<h4>Chapter 134: 134. Cat Out of the Bag</h4>
Laura was shocked and with a very confused expression on her face, she looked at the both of them in astonishment.
"What is going on and why are you bothughing?" Laura asked, as she was lost and couldn’t figure out their reasons for theughter.
Both Mrs Spencer and Hadizah were quiet, as they both ced their gaze on her.
Laura sat on the floor, as her curiosity was consuming her and she needed an answer at that moment because she was already running out of patients.
"My dear Laura, pleasee over here!" With an appealing tone and with a smile on her face, Mrs Spencer called her to their couch where they were seated.
Laura stood up, as she was not able to process anything or think of what was happening at that particr point in time.
She got to Mrs Spencer and she was offered a seat, as she had a questioning gaze fixed on the both of them.
"Laura, I have known you since you were a child and today, you just showed me that whatever is entrusted into your hands; you will go the extra mile to protect it and make sure nothing goes wrong... You have passed the test and I am d you did it with flying colors!" Mrs Spencer said with a smile on her face, but Laura was still confused; because she was unable to link her statement with the news she brought about Maria.
"Mrs Spencer, I don’t understand what you just said!" Laura uttered calmly, as she sounded worried and confused.
"We know where Maria is and she’s not in any danger at all!" Mrs Spencer said to her with smiles all over her face, as she looked directly into Laura’s eyes to see her reaction to the news she just passed to her.
Laura was shocked and speechless at that particr point in time, as she could only look straight into Mrs Spencer and Hadizah faces without a single wording out of her mouth.
"We both know that you will be shocked and maybe disappointed, but a great task ising your way and we need to know if you will be able to handle it... We also needed to know if you are mature enough for the next power that will being your way, so do not me us for what will happen; it’s just what needs to be done!" Hadizah exined to her, as she spoke to her calmly.
"Where is Laura and what happened to her?" Laura asked.
"Hmm... Maria was about to make a grievous mistake and I won’t allow her, so we made a n for her not to do so, but she consented to it. It’s only that she didn’t know what exactly we did to help her to eliminate it!" Mrs Spencer exined to her, as Laura adjusted properly to sit right and with all her full attention channeled towards the both of them.
"What happened, you said she was about to make a grievous mistake, please what did lead to that?" Laura still further asked, as she sounded lost in the all thing.
"The staff of the office is the biggest power and asset an Alpha can possess and Maria was the only one who can grant him that because she’s a direct bloodline of the past Alpha and if she does grant Bernard that; Bernard would be be arrogant and would not listen to any of Maria’s plea anymore, and also all that she needs to regain and recollect back would be gone. We staged a kidnap and we have abducted Maria and the staff of the office!" Mrs Spencer further exined to Laura, as things began to get clear to her gradually.
Laura was still astounded but was pleased to hear that her friend was in a safe hand and nothing evil had happened to her.
"So, how did she consent to this ma’am?" Laura inquired, but this time; she was a bit rxed.
"She agreed to work with someone she trusts and that person is who you introduced her to, but you don’t know that he’s also my cousin!" The moment Mrs Spencer uttered those statements, Laura looked lost again, as she tried to remember who the person could be with a confused facial expression.
"Don’t tell me you are talking about Mr Frederick ma’am!" Laura said as she lifted her eyebrows in a shocked manner.
Once Laura mentioned that name, Mrs Spencer and her friend burst intoughter, as her facial expression looked so funny to them.
"Is it that I have also been getting yed all this while, please what else it is that I don’t know!" Laura questioned the both of them, as she had no smiles on her face.
"No one has been ying you, but you have just been going through different stages of the test and I am d to announce to you that you did excellently well in all and I am very proud of you!" With excitement shown all over her statements, Mrs Spencer uttered those words.
Laura had mixed feelings, as she doesn’t know if it was to be happy about what Mrs Spencer just said or not to be excited about how things have been kept away from her all of the times she has been working with Mrs Spencer.
"Laura, I am sorry... But the task we all have at our hands, are bigger than us. It’s a quest to protect the universe and to do that effectively, we need to learn how to keep some things, till when they are mature enough to talk about!" Mrs Spencer apologetically made those statements, as she let out a half-smile on her face.
"Alright ma’am, now I do understand everything more... But, what is the real situation surrounding Maria, will she not be released anytime soon?" Laura said, as she also poses a question to Mrs Spencer.
"Hmm... Maria’s situation is a bit moreplicated than we see on the outside, we need to evaluate a lot of things and she would only be allowed to return to the Gilbert family when we are sure about her safety and every other thing surrounding her situation!" Mrs Spencer exined calmly to Laura.
Hadassah was still seated there, as she listened to their conversation.
"Will I be able to see her?" Laura asked with an expectant look on her face.
"No, you can not see her now and seeing your friend, simply means that it would be too hard for you to help her or protect her... She would want to know everything about you and your connection to me and Frederick... We can not allow her to know that yet and to her now, you don’t know me or Frederick together and she also doesn’t know that you are aware of who Frederick is to me now!" Mrs Spencer said, as she also stated a warning to Laura on what to do.
"Alright ma’am, I will keep things the way they have been, but I also have something bothering me in my mind... Though you told me not to worry about it then, it had refused to stop!" Laura answered, as she also made those statements with an unhappy look on her face.
"What could that thing be Laura?" Mrs Spencer asked, as she sounded worried and also looked curious.
"It’s the affair between Bernard and Cassandra... She’s constantly betraying Maria and also in the process, she might hurt herself. Bernard can not be trusted with anything!" Laura exined with much worry and concern all over her facial expressions.
"Laura, you need to learn how to act like you do not see them or whatever they are doing... Your main priority is to work with Maria and make sure she’s safe!" Mrs Spencer advised her, as she said it gently with a cheeky smile on her face.
"Okay ma’am, I will try to keep on doing that... Though it’s very hard for me, because sometimes, I feel like punching Bernard in the face; I always try to control myself. I will do as you have said, ma’am!" Laura said, as she also expressed how she feels about Bernard and Cassandra’s saga with a scorned look on her face.
"Please my dear, channel all your energy towards making things work for Maria and in a very short time toe, we would have been free, as we make the universe a better ce!" Hadizah said in an advising manner, as she had a smile on her face.
"Thank you, ma’am and I will also do as you have advised... But you did mention at the beginning of our discussion, that there is a new power or ability to be handed over to me, I can’t get it clear. Please what exactly do you mean?" Laura said and also popped out a question to the both of them with a deep look into their eyes.
Mrs Spencer and Hadizah looked at each other’s faces, before turning their faces towards Laura and they both remained silent over the question she asked...