Hidden Horns

4. The Driver

Lev's body was sent back to New Zealand and his parents never resent Chloe for what happen to their son. But the night before Chloe announced to his friend's parents about his death. The latter called them last night, saying how much they misses them but he's not planning to leave Chloe alone, especially that he knows that Chloe's life is in danger.

Little did everyone know, Lev know they are being tailed, at that moment when the driver drove fast, Lev didn't try to follow them and he blocked the car behind, and that's when the tragic death happen.

The driver behind the car hit the gas and bumped the car in front of them, which caused Lev to lose his control and leads him to his death. He didn't have any idea that the car behind was aiming for him and not Chloe.

"What now?" Jess asked as she climbed out of the car and leaned her back behind the backseat door. The window rolled down and Yohan tapped her shoulder.

"You did a good job." She said to her friend. "But not really, because Chloe seen your face."

"She did?" Agma asked, looking through the rearview mirror inside the car.

"Yes, she knows she's being tailed."

"How'd you know?" Jess asked, now leaning her body at the window car to see Yohan's face clearly.

"I've heard them talking at the morgue."

"So what are we gonna do?" Agma asked, her body was now fully twisted to face Yohan at the back.

"Nothing, I'm going to handle everything from now on." Yohan said. "Bring me to Smith's."

"How would you handle everything if Chloe saw us?" Jess asked again, her voice laced with fear that Chloe might tell to the police who are the suspect from Lev's death.

"That's why I'm telling you to bring me to Smith house and clear your names before Chloe will think that both of you are the suspects." Yohan said through her gritted teeth.

Jess and Agma exchange glances, but still obliged,Jess open the shotgun seat and Agma starts the engine and drove to Smith's as what Yohan asked her to do.

When they arrive at the Smith's, the guard was about to block the car but he saw Yohan inside who rolled down the window and the guard salute at her before pressing the button to open the gate.

"Is mr. Smith inside?" Yohan asked the maid who passes by in the living room.

"He's in his office, do you want me to inform him that you're here?" The maid asked, eyeing the two lady behind Yohan but when her gaze shifted back to the woman in front of her, she flashes her sweet smile.

"No need, I'll call him by myself." Yohan said, smiling back at the maid.

"Ok, do you want something to drink?"

"Yes please, I'll have the same drink and two coffee." Yohan said and she pinched the maid's cheek before looking over her shoulder to look at her friends. "Wait me here, I'll call mr. Smith."

As Yohan walked upstairs, the maid who left with Agma and Jess, stayed, eyeing the two women. "Which of you is Yohan's girlfriend?" Jess and Agma exchange glances before they both laugh obnoxiously. "What's funny?" There's a glint of irritation at the maid's voice.

"Look, neither one of us are Yohan's girlfriend, we are her friends." Jess said, trying to stop myself after hearing the most ridiculous question she has ever heard.

"Are you sure?" The maid asked to make it sure, with her left brow raised.

"We are sure, ma'am." Agma answered, suppressing her laughter to break out again. "Now, can we have our coffee and Yohan's chocolate drink?"

"Sure." The maid said and turn her heels, now smiling widely, as if hearing that either of the two women are not Yohan's girlfriend.

Everyone knows that Yohan is into girls, even with the appearance of a fine woman, with doe eyes, long dirty blonde hair that is always tied up into a tight bun, her petite body but really has incomparable skills in combat fight, as she's the most trusted bodyguard of the Smith that were sent to protect their only child for the past 8 years.

"Mr. Smith." Yohan knocked the door three times before pushing the door open.

"Sit down." The old guy said, pushing himself up to walked into his mini bar inside his office, he took two glass and put a few tube of ice inside and open the black label drink. "I guess, you already heard what happen to Chloe's friend."

"Yes sir." Yohan replied, reaching for the glass that was handed at her and bow her head for the gratitude and Mr. Smith walked back behind his mahogany wooden table.

"That is the reason why I reached out to you." The guy said, sipping in his drink with his eyes pierced at Yohan intently.

"What do you want me to do, sir?" Yohan asked, meeting the guy's eyes without even blinking.

"I want you to be Chloe's bodyguard."

"I was already doing that for 8 years, nothing's new."

"But this time, you'll be her driver and you need to show yourself." Collin said as he put down his glass and lean his back into his chair.

"So my job will be her driver from being her shadow bodyguard?" Yohan asked incredulously.

"Bodyguard and driver." Collin said. He play the the glass in his hand, dipping his index finger and stir the ice and the rum. "Chloe's life is in danger..." Collin's trail off his words and he looked up to meet Yohan's eyes. "And I know that the one who killed her friend is still free to walk around, just waiting for the right time to attack my daughter."

"And what makes it difference by showing myself if I already saved her multiple times without showing myself to her."

"You are the most well known bodyguard of Smith's clan. And I'll be relief if you are with my daughter's side 24/7."

"I don't think she'll like that idea, mr. Smith." Yohan chuckled softly to ease the tension between them.

"I know, but I don't care about that, it's your job to guard her and it's your problem." Collin said.

Yohan's mouth fell open in mock surprised but immediately recompose herself and she sip in her glass before putting it down in the table.

"Ok then, that'll be my own problem to deal, and I will ask for your permission to have full control of your daughter." Yohan said, as if she's challenging his employer.

"Do as you please." Mr. Smith said to dismissed the conversation and he waved his hand in resignation. Yohan stood up from her chair and turn her heels, but just before she could take one step, mr. Smith speak again. "Wait, who's the two young lady with you?"

Yohan turned around and smile at her employer. "They're my friends, I've asked them to follow Chloe everywhere since I missed my flight and got delayed."

Mr. Smith raised his left eyebrow, couldn't hide the doubt about the two girls, but since they came with Yohan, he dismissed his doubt feelings and nodded his head.

"Ok then, this conversation has never exist between me and you." Collin said and Yohan didn't respond as she already know that he doesn't want his wife to know that Yohan will reveal herself to Chloe, after hiding for 8 and just be Chloe's shadow.

Yohan exited the office and the moment she shut the door behind her, she felt someone standing not too far away from her spot and when she dart's up her head, she saw this fine lady, wearing a white Le cardigan Tordu, paired with black linen wide pants and white Adidas shoes, carrying a patent leather bag in her right shoulder. Her eyes were covered with a dark Gentel monster shades and little crease in her forehead.

"Who are you?" Chloe asked.

"I'm Yohan, your new driver." Yohan replied, standing straight and square her shoulder when Chloe removed her shade, her eyes were swollen after crying for how many days after Lev's death.

"I don't need a driver, you may go home now." Chloe said and she walked straight down to the stairs, only to stop in the middle when she saw the familiar women sitting on the couch in their living room. "What the–."

"They are your bodyguards." Yohan said, looking at her friends.

Chloe looked back behind her abruptly with her widened eyes then looked back to the women downstairs. "They are the one who killed my friend!" Chloe said, her voice filled with wrath.

"No, they didn't." Yohan said, calmly. "If you think that they are the ones who killed your friend, then you're mistakenly accusing them, ms. Smith."

"They are stalking me since I came here in New York! They've been following me everywhere and they are the ones tailing us behind and they killed Lev!" Chloe said, her voice roaring in the whole mansion which cause Collin to step out from his office.

"I'm sorry for what happen to your friend, but it was clearly an accident, the police report said that Lev lose control and crashed his car." Yohan said, even if the woman in front of her are yelling in rage, she still shows nothing even an empathy or any emotion.

"Stop protecting them, unless you are one of them and was just hiding inside the car all the time!" Chloe accused.

Mr. Smith was just standing outside his office door and watching them, waiting on how would Yohan explain herself about the accusation of her daughter to his most trusted bodyguard.

Yohan chuckled dryly, and the corner of her lips lifted upwards to form her infamous smirk. "I wouldn't be your driver nor bodyguard if we killed your friend." Yohan said, with still her stern voice and meet Chloe's eyes that's glisten with tears. "I know that you're frustrated about your friend's death, but accusing someone is really necessary, especially if we are here to protect and not killing you."

"No one would know what is your plan, and just like what I've said, I don't need a f*****g driver what more bodyguards." Chloe said, her eyes shifted from Yohan to his father behind. "Was this your order?"

"No." Mr. Smith denied, which made Yohan to snapped her head over her shoulder, looking at the old guy with her wide eyes, silently asking him if what the f**k was that— look. Collin shrugs his shoulder and went back inside his office, as if telling Yohan to deal it with her own.

"What the hell?" Yohan murmured before looking back in front of her and met the swollen feline eyes. "Look, wether you like it or not, I'll be your driver and they will be your bodyguards."

"And wether you like it or not, you are not going to be my driver. I don't want any of you to be on my side, I don't want to see you so get the f**k out of my face, you f*****g arrogant shit." Chloe said and she walked back upstairs explosively and into her dad's office.

Yohan released a sigh of relief after Chloe slammed the door and she go down to her friends. "That was close." She said.

"I got scared for a second." Jess said, clutching her chest.

"Don't act stupidly, even if Yohan hold herself earlier, she still saw us stalking her, which means we're not still free from accusation." Agma said lowly, only for the two as the maid passes by behind them after watching the commotion earlier.

"Have you had s*x with that maid?" Jess asked after the maid enter the kitchen.

"No, I only met her when I got employed by mr. Smith and that also the day I left to New Zealand 8 years ago." Yohan said and picks up the chocolate drink from the center table.

"She likes you." Jess said the obvious.

"But aren't we're doing this because Yohan like Chloe?" Agma asked, punching Jess in her shoulder to snap out the idea of the maid admiring Yohan.

"Yeah, and their money of course." Jess said and Yohan smiled thinly.

"You better be careful, Chloe's eyes will be in you, both of you are the suspect about Lev's death, so you need to get Chloe's trust." Yohan said.

"How?" Agma asked.

"That'll be your problem, because I have to deal with her attitude, that alone is hard to deal." Yohan scoffed and she sat on the couch. "That old man knows something that's why he's putting this s**t to me."

"What do you mean, he knows something?" Jess asked curiously, sitting next to Yohan.

"That I have something to do with Lev's case, his eyes says it all." Yohan sighs, drinking straight at her warm chocolate drink. "And I don't know why even if I'm a suspect, he still wants me to be her daughter's bodyguard."

"That is the real problem, that's why we need to be more careful, Yohan." Agma said and she also sat down to Yohan's right side. But only to stood up again after they heard hard slam of the door and when the three of them look up, they saw the raging eyes that if looks could kill, the three of them are probably dead by now.

"s**t, she's scary." Jess mumbles, without tearing her gaze to Chloe.

"I guess you already talked to your dad, are we leaving?" Yohan asked, collecting her cool after got startled for a minute.

"I'm leaving.. alone." Chloe said firmly, but Yohan ignored her and she nudge her friends with her shoulder. The three of them move towards the main door, ignoring Chloe's words. "I said alone!" Chloe yelled, but got still ignored.

Yohan stood next to Chloe's car and waiting for the brunette to come out of the house, when Chloe stepped out, she huffed loudly upon seeing the girl standing next to her car. She unlocked it and walked to the driver's side, ignoring the woman. The moment she slammed the door in her side, Yohan did the same and starts buckling her seatbelt.

"What are you doing?" Chloe asked ludicrously.

"I told you, I'm your driver, but since you are sitting there, then I'll be your passenger for now." Yohan shrugs.

"Get the f**k out of my car!"

"I'm your driver and in case you don't know, I'm also your personal bodyguard."

"Are you insane? I don't need a driver, what more bodyguard?! Just bring your friend with you and be gone!" Chloe yelled loudly and pushed Yohan's out of her car.

"Ok that's it." Yohan said irritatedly and she unbuckle her seatbelt before pushing the door open on her side. She didn't shut the door and leave it open, which cause Chloe to leaned forward and reach for the door, as soon as she shut it, she stepped on the gas and Yohan, who's in front of the car immediately jumped on the hood just before Chloe could hit her. "What the actual f**k?!" She exclaimed after she rolled out on the hood and fell on the ground.

"Oh my God! Are you ok?!" Jess asked, who have seen the whole incident and she helped her friend to stood up.

"I'm fine." Yohan said as she stood up, glaring at the girl inside the car, whose eyes were wide and shocked to what just occured. "This bitch." She murmured before running to the driver's side and forcedly open it. "Are you trying to kill me?!"

"What are you even doing in front of the car?!" Chloe asked back, though either of them could hear what are they saying as the window still rolled up.

"Open this goddamn door!" Yohan growled and still trying to open the door.

"No!" Chloe refused and maneuver the car, leaving Yohan no choice but to jump in the hood of the car to stop the brunette. "What the hell? This b***h is crazy!" Chloe grumble and pushed the door open, she climbed out and was about to hit Yohan's head but she was stopped by Jess. "Don't touch me!"

"Is she really this wild?!" Jess asked the woman lying flat in the hood.

"She's worse than that." Yohan scoffed as she get down from the hood and climbed inside the car. "Bring her in."

Agma gives a hand and they put Chloe inside the car with their whole strength, as the brunette keep struggling from the grip. A loud and breathy sigh came out from Jess after she successfully shut the door in shotgun seat and Yohan immediately locked it, buckling Chloe's seatbelt forcedly, ignoring the slap in her shoulder, head and every part of her face coming from wild Chloe.

"Get out of my car!" Chloe yelled, trying to remove her seatbelt.

Yohan starts the engine and shifts the gear, hitting the gas hardly and drove away from the Smith's driveway and into the already open gate. She was trying to focus on the road even if Chloe kept yelling next to her and telling her to stop the car.

Collin was just watching them through his balcony and he saw everything. He shook his head, because of her daughter's attitude, and because of Yohan's way to chastised her daughter, until the two cars vanished from his sight.

"Stop yelling, you will get someone's attention and think that I kidnapped you." Yohan said through her gritted teeth, gripping the steeringwheel tightly.

"You really did! Now stop the car before I call the police!" Chloe said but Yohan just laugh mockingly. "I'm not kidding!"

"Then call 911 and tell them that your driver kidnapped you." Yohan said challengingly and she smirk.

"Damn you!" Chloe spit and she fishes her phone and starts dialing but Yohan stole her phone and throw it outside the window while their car is still moving. "You f*****g dumbass! Now you're scared huh?!"

"No, I'm not. Just use my phone." Yohan said as she handed her phone at the raging brunette but instead of using it, Chloe took the phone and smashed it in the headboard. "Whoa, now you don't have phone you can use to call the cops." Yohan said and she laugh mockingly.

"Shut the f**k up!" Chloe sneered and she tried to open the door, but Yohan locked it as soon as Jess and Agma shoved the brunette inside. "What do you want from me?! Are you going to kill me just like what you did to Lev?!"

"Ms. Chloe, Lev died in a car accident, we didn't killed him, and your father know me, isn't it too ridiculous to think that? Especially if we are both came out from your house and your dad was just standing there and watching us from his balcony?" Yohan said calmly.

"Maybe he sold me out after turning down the company!" Chloe yell, still in rage at the thought of having a new driver and three bodyguards just like what her father told her inside his office.

"Yeah? Then I have all the rights to chastise you as much as I want." Yohan said.

"As if I will accept you as my driver nor bodyguard, I don't need a killer to be with me 24/7." Chloe snarled, crossing her arms against her chest after she realized that there is no way she could open the door, and especially if the car is moving in 130km/h in a road that clearly says only 60 because of the intersection ahead.

Yohan beats the red light and didn't even slowed down the car, leaving the car behind them who were just shaking their head, couldn't believe that they will need to deal to hot headed girl like Chloe.

Yohan pull the car infront of the building where all the press flinched at the sight of the full speed car and the tires in screeching halt. Charlene, who just got arrive not even a minute pass before Chloe's car, looked over her shoulder.

"Why is she driving like that?" Charlene asked Ivy, who's standing next to her and busy calling Chloe's number.

"Who?" Ivy asked and followed Charlene's gaze and saw Chloe's car. "This crazy b***h! I've been contacting her since this morning!" Ivy growled and walked back outside and ready to confront her friend but her steps halted when an unfamiliar woman climbed out from the driver's side.

"Who is she?" Charlene asked again.

"I don't know." Ivy replied, not even tearing her gaze to the woman with long dirty blonde hair that is tied in tight bun and wearing black suit.

The woman walked to the passenger's side and open the door for Chloe who kicked her shin as soon as she opened the door for her.She crouched and rub her shin while glaring the brunette.

"Asshole!" Chloe scoffed and rolled her eyes.

"You're lucky there are lot of cameras here." Yohan murmured as she stood straight and since the crowd were shock at how Yohan pulled the car, they didn't had the chance to mob Chloe and the latter successfully arrived at the lobby where her cousin and childhood friend are looking at her in confused.

"Who is she?" Ivy and Charlene asked simultaneously.

"She's the devil who will ruin my life and the suspect about Lev's case!" Chloe said, though low, but enough for the two to hear.

"What?" Charlene asked, her eyes were wide open.

"Hi, I'm Ivy, who might you be? Why did you drive like that and why are you inside Chloe's car?" Ivy approached the woman in black suit and offer her hand.

"I'm her driver." Yohan said, staring at the hand in front of her. She thinks that it's rude to talk to her employer's friend casually, but it's more rude to leave the girl's hand in the air with lot of paparazzi around, and in the end, she reached for Ivy's hand but only to get swat away by Chloe.

"Don't touch her, she's a killer." Chloe huffed and pulled her friend away, leaving Yohan wearing her infamous smirk and turn her heels.