"Is that why you want to help me?"
                          
"I understand your situation and I want to help you. I know my friends would too," he concluded.
                          
"Okay!"
                          
Keith stood up and voiced, "Listen guys!"
                          
Everyone stared at him.
                          
"My new friend, Charissa wants to talk revenge on her mother's killer. She needs your help" he divulged.
                          
"Sure! I'm willing to help" Lance said and began to operate his laptop.
                          
"Me too!" Becky and Ashton chorused.
                          
"Revenge sounds awesome and fun. Let's do this" Gwen rose to her feet and smirked.
                          
"Firstly..." Lance trailed off. "What's the name of your mother's killer?"
                          
Good question! What is his name? His son's name is ....I can't recall. I know his surname is Ford.
                          
"Ford," Charissa replied.
                          
"Ford, who?" Ashton sniggered. "Is it the fat and ugly Ford that is my roommate?" he teased.
                          
"Oh, that guy!" Keith chuckled. "How have you been surviving with him?"
                          
"By staying away from him. I just don't bother to go home," Ashton shrugged.
                          
"Seriously? Is he that bad? You can live with me if you want to"
                          
"Thanks. I really appreciate but I have to decline. You have done so much for me. I am indebted to you" Ashton replied in a firm, serious tone.
                          
"Hmm...Okay but the offer is still open. I have free rooms" Keith replied.
                          
"Well..." Charissa sneered and glared at Ashton. "He is not your roommate. I am talking about a different Ford".
                          
"Oh, you mean Ford the pizza deliverman, right?" Lance teased and laughed.
                          
"No! No! She means the...." 
                          
Charissa interrupted Ashton, "This Ford is rich, okay!"
                          
"Is it Zachary Ford?" Keith asked.
                          
"Exactly! You dummies should think like Keith" she taunted.
                          
"Ah! How could you call a genius like me a dummy?" Lance poked his forefinger on his chest and gasped dramatically.
                          
"Oh! Sorry..." Charissa trailed off. "But not sorry" she added and chortled.
                          
Ashton laughed and Lance pouted. 
                          
"Let me do a background check on this Zachary Ford" Lance spoke out.
                          
"Is Zachary Ford really the son of your mother's killer?" Keith asked in disbelief.
                          
"Yeah!"
                          
"Wow!" he mumbled. "You know, I think Zachary Ford is behind the fire incident in my company. You know he is our competitor. Maybe that was his plan to get us bankrupt".
                          
"Aha! Here we go!" Lance exclaimed and smiled. "Is this the man that killed your mother?" He turned the laptop till Charisse could see the screen.
                          
A cold feeling spread out in her body. She cringed and nodded, "That's him".
                          
Lance typed on the laptop for a while and announced, "No one knows where Mr Shane Ford is".
                          
"What do you mean?" Becky asked.
                          
"Mr Shane Ford hasn't been seen for years. Some reporters wrote that they think he is dead" he replied.
                          
"Dead?" they all exclaimed.
                          
"Wait..." his eyes glossing over some information on the laptop screen. "Some say that he is hiding or retiring in an isolated island. No one knows!"
                          
"So how are you going to take your revenge if we can't find him?" Ashton asked.
                          
Charissa glanced at their questioning faces. Her forehead creased and her lips pressed into a thin line.
                          
"I won't give up. There is no way a successful billionaire would die and no one would know. Mr Ford might still be alive" she spoke with determination and certainty. She brushed her blonde hair and narrowed her eyes. "First step in my revenge plan...FIND THE KILLER!" she added.
                          
"How?" Gwen queried.
                          
"Well..." Charissa's glare softened. 
                          
I don't know! How will I find him?
                          
"He has a son, right?" Becky asked.
                          
"Yeah!" Lance replied, his eyes fixed to his laptop.
                          
"And his son will definitely know his whereabouts, right?" Becky intoned.
                          
"What's your point?" Charissa asked impatiently.
                          
"We can get information from his son," Becky declared. "He has to know about his father".
                          
"You're right!" Gwen exclaimed.
                          
"That's a great idea!" Ashton chimed.
                          
"Nope! That's not really a good idea" Lance decreed, shattering their dreams.
                          
"Why not?" Keith asked. They all stood, staring intently at Lance.
                          
"According to the internet, Zachary is a tough dude to crack. He is cold and distant. He never allows anyone into his life. He doesn't even have time for women. He is a workaholic and can be brash" Lance summarized. "If the press couldn't squeeze any information from him, how could we?"
                          
"What if he asks me to go on a date with him?" Charissa inquired.
                          
Lance flinched and rose a brow at her, "Injustice said he is a workaholic. He doesn't date. He never had a relationship with any woman".
                          
"He asked me on a date" Charissa replied.
                          
Lance glanced at everyone and looked back at her.
"Interesting! We can work with that," Lance smirked.
                          
📢---A/N---
                          
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