Chapter 414 - Sarahs birthday (14) (1/2)
Sarah and Aiden checked the email, and saw it was related to their work at White corp.
Email didn't have many details. It said that a very important, time sensitive project showed up, and they need to return. Jeff sent a private jet to pick them up.
Less than a minute later, Aiden's phone rang. It was Jeff.
”Did you get the email?” Jeff sounded rushed.
”Yes.”
”White corp. jet will be at the airport on island Brac in six hours. It needs one hour to refuel. Come back as soon as you can.” Jeff didn't leave him the opportunity to refuse. Aiden understood that it's something urgent, but he was troubled. He looked at Sarah, feeling sorry that Jeff is asking them to cut this trip short. It is for her birthday, and they planned to stay for two more days.
Sarah saw Aiden's expression and even though she was not able to hear what Jeff said, she understood because of the email she received. Sarah smiled to reassure him that it's OK.
Aiden sighed. ”Yes. Tonight, we will leave.”
As soon as Aiden hanged up, Emir started bouncing around in a frenzy-like state. ”What??! You are leaving tonight!?? Tell me I heard wrong!”
Sara sighed. ”No... Sorry everyone, something came up, and we need to leave.”
”No, no, no...” Emir whined. ”What about another match? You promised another match!”
”I'm really sorry. There is nothing I can do at this point, except to say that we will make it up to you next time. We need to leave now.”
It took some effort for Sarah and Aiden to leave. To Aiden's frustration, Emir was holding onto Sarah, not letting go, and others didn't help either. They all wanted for their Boss to stay longer. Only when Sarah promised that next meeting will be within three months, they started saying their goodbyes properly and let them go without causing big commotion.
As soon as they exited, Aiden voiced his thoughts. ”It would be easier if you didn't stop me from smacking Emir. Others would also be quiet then.”
Sarah laughed. ”What's with you and smacking? Since when are you like that?”
Aiden rolled his eyes at her, obviously joking. ”And since when you let others cling onto you like that?”
Sarah gave it some thought. ”True… but he is a friend…” She saw Aiden smirking and realized that he is not serious. ”Let's not talk about it. We should hurry. I want to get souvenirs for everyone home. There is a nice market close to the hostel, and we need to get our remaining things from the hostel before we go to the Island.” She tugged his arm to hurry up.
Aiden extended his step and was next to Sarah in a second, resting his arm around her shoulders. ”We should also talk to Matija and Toma before we leave…”
Two of them went through the list of things to do before they head back home and didn't notice that from nearby, one person watched them as they descended toward the town. Nick was hiding his presence between bushes and looked at Sarah and Aiden with a frown, his lips pressed tightly forming a thin line. He was not aware that one of his tightly clenched fists is wrapped around a prickly branch of the bush. Only when they were out of sight, he lowered his gaze and noticed few drops of blood that fell on the ground.
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Sarah and Aiden didn't take much time to pack. They left most of the clothes there, to use when they come next time. That was perfect, since it gave them extra space in the bags for the souvenirs.
Sarah was happy that they are leaving with a private jet. ”I was thinking how to take these Drachmas back home.” She was lovingly stroking the marble container that they found in the shipwreck. ”Like this we can avoid security checks and customs.”
”You are taking that?”
Sarah excitedly nodded. ”Yes. I have plans for these coins.”
”Oh? Tell me.” Aiden was happy to see her smile so widely.
”I want to discuss with Felix if we can put some identifiers or trackers inside. Then we can use them as a sort of token… but before that I will talk with JoAnna. She should know the best way to prevent them from oxidizing. I think this is silver…” Sarah was lost in her thoughts.