Chapter 51

Zayate’s POV

I closed the door and stormed towards the secretary’s office, seething with anger. I felt like I was going to explode any minute.

“Where is he now?” I demanded.

“I don’t know, Mrs. Haïdara. The boss hasn’t arrived yet.”

“What do you mean you don’t know? Tell me right now, where is my husband?”

“I’m sorry, I really don’t know.”

“Why are you even here? Aren’t you supposed to know where he is?”

“Yes, but he didn’t show up today. Please, contact him.”

Frustrated, I turned on my heels and got back into my car. I banged on the steering wheel in rage. I wasn’t sure if that idiot had done his job right.

My phone rang, and I grabbed it, hoping it was Ousmane. But no, it was my mother. I wasn’t in the right frame of mind to talk to her, and I didn’t want her to know what was going on. She’d just tell Nadine, and then I’d never hear the end of it. I drove off to my store.

All day, I kept checking my phone, hoping f