Unable to hold the tears back as he thought of Jean and her hopes, Mond began crying in earnest.
Mond crumpled in a ball, huddling himself, shuddering with sobs as he cried, with his head between his bent legs. All the sadness that had been pent up, pushed down for years and years came bursting out.
A few days later, dressed tastefully in black, Mond exited the cemetery and got into his car. As he drove away, he made a silent promise, 'Although I left you here, and can't be here all the time, I will come visit you regularly.'
When he returned to the ZM Group building, Mond was as collected and composed as always, and he treated everyone indifferently.
Sitting at his desk, Mond called the assistant and said,"Please, come here."
"Yes Sir, President Mond," the assistant said politely.
Within seconds there was a knock at his office door before the assistant opened it and stepped in.
"Mr. Mond, how can I help you?" asked the professional and polished looking assistant. She met with the detached demeanor from Mond she was accustomed to.
"Have you made any progress in the task of finding Sally that I assigned to you?" Mond had a murderous glint in his eye as he demanded. Whether in the name of Cherry or of Jean, Sally would pay for what she did.
"Yes," his assistant nodded as she placed a slip of paper onto Mond's table adding,"This is Sally's residence now."
"This is where Sally is living now?" echoed Mond.
"Yes, it should still be her current address. She has been living there the past few weeks. I made arrangements for a security detail to watch her. At present, there's been no change," the assistant reported. Having worked for Mond a while, she knew his expectations well, and did her best to thoroughly assist him with this problem.
Jumping from his seat, Mond took the paper and grabbed his coat as he stormed out of the office.
After leaving ZM Group, Mond sped along, following the directions his assistant provided him. Soon, he found himself at a nice, yet out of the way place. He had arrived at the address written on the paper.
Mond got out of his car and walked into the apartment complex. When Mond reached the door scribbled on the paper, there was a fire burning in his eyes. He stood there regaining the tenuous grip he had on his fury and then jammed his finger to ring the bell.
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