The whole room went silent like a graveyard as soon as Tony finished talking, he could see the shock and despair in their faces. He really did make the wrong decision telling them this news, however; it was better now than if they found out later. Lucy was the only one who understood completely what was going on, her heartbeat had already skyrocketed and her expression looked as if she’d collapse. Her sister had been abducted, she knew Tony wasn’t lying because she had tried to call Laurel some few hours ago and truly her phone was dead. “I can’t seem to wrap my head around what you’re trying to say here. Firstly, who are you to Laurel?” Laurel’s father asked, trying to understand what really was going on. The man was old, and had grey hair covering his head. Laurel’s mother just remained mute, she was utterly devastated but didn’t want to believe what she just heard. Tony was a little shocked that only the teenage girl was aware of his existence. How the hell did Laurel not tell
Tony felt relieved hearing his father’s voice, although what he was about to say was better said physically, but in situations like this, things just had to be done. “Laurel’s missing,” Tony sighed, he was tired of explaining how she got missing over and over again. However, he would have to do it again. “What!” Winconstin exclaimed from the other end. “Laurel is missing, father. We were supposed to be visiting her parent today, but the unexpected happened when I got to where she was; I couldn’t find her, not at her house, not at her friend’s, not anywhere and her phone is dead.” Tony placed his forehead on the steering wheel as he spoke. “She’s been missing for up to twelve hours now, I had to get the address to her parents from Riley, I’d put a family in tears after revealing to them that thier daughter might have been abducted. I don’t know what else to do, father.” Tony felt like crying but that wouldn’t solve anything and would make him look less of a man. He didn’t tell Win
“My answer to that question would bring up matters regarding my family, which means I’m not answering it.” Adonis started walking out of the store, his hands pocketed in his pant trousers. Rose sighed, it’d take a lot to get something out of someone like this, her seduction doesn’t seem to work on him either. “You’ve not paid, Adonis.” Rose called out, grabbing the pack of clothes the attendant was handing over to her. “The store is mine, let’s go.” Adonis turned around and then winked at Rose with a sweet smile on his face. Rose was completely dumbfounded, her mouth agape; she looked at the attendant who was still smiling like a baby doll, and then hurriedly went out of the store. She just couldn’t imagine how wealthy these people are. ***Tony didn’t know where Adonis lived, but that wasn’t a problem. He had gotten to the city very late the other night and couldn’t do anything. He didn’t want to disturb anyone in the middle of the night. However, he couldn’t sleep throughout t
Adonis was bewildered, he moved a little bit closer to Gina. “What do you mean?” He asked. His expression showed how concerned he was. “Tony’s phone is tapped, I knew about the search before it began; and I moved her to another state not very far from here. She’s safe and well, and would receive everything she was supposed to receive at the beach house.” Gina stared at her lips in the mirror and matched the upper part and the lower part together to get the colour all over her lips. Adonis paced the room brushing his hair with his hand, he was actually tired of this, even though it was the perfect plan, it was affecting him greatly. The actual cause of Adonis' fear was not because he genuinely liked Laurel or anything of that sort. It was because Laurel was Tony’s fiancée, and judging by what he had seen, Winconstin seemed to be fond of her. If he were to find out that it was Adonis who abducted her in order to push his own agenda, then the heir competition is over because he would
Lilian quickly closed the door, taking a few steps backwards. She was too frightened, that was the most frightening moment she ever experienced for a long time. How the hell was Tony standing in front of her doorstep? He didn’t even know where she lived. Who the hell did this? Lilian couldn’t stop asking herself the questions, she actually thought it was Katerina. “Open the door Laurel, I just have a few questions to ask, I’m not hear for a reunion or anything.” Tony spoke from outside, he could see how frightened she was when she saw him. That could mean two things; either she was scared that he had discovered what she had done or she was terrified seeing him again at the house he didn’t know about. Tony was wearing a simple clothing, the same style he wore to Laurel’s family house just different colors. Although he knew Lilian wouldn’t have the time to think about his financial status when he starts confronting her. Lilian walked back to the door, she was wearing an armless gown
Tony turned around immediately, but it wasn’t who he was expecting. It was Katerina, carrying two bags of groceries as she approached the front door. He should have known, despite all the shouting and yelling, no one came out of the house. She wasn’t home. “What’s going on?” Katerina was muddled. “I was just about to leave,” Tony turned around and started walking towards Katerina. He had made a very big error but Lilian was going to find out one day anyway, this just wasn’t how he wished she found out. One good thing was that she still didn’t know the whole truth, she wasn’t aware that he was an original Marcellus. “Go on, drive your boss’s car back to the company, before she finds out. Whoever abducted Laurel, I hope the person doesn’t release her anymore.” Lilian called out when she saw the Mercedes that was parked in front of her house. It was the same one that he brought to that car wash that day. Tony walked past Katerina without looking at her or saying a word, it was bette
“Hello, Tony, it’s me, Laurel.” Laurel spoke from the other end of the phone, her voice sounded like she was scared. The liquor bottle fell off Tony’s hands, he couldn’t believe it, he never expected it. Normally, if an abduction happens and the abductors want a ransom, they’d have called him hours after abducting Laurel. Since it had been almost three days now, Tony had concluded that these abductors didn’t want his money. And that’s the reason why it was easier to suspect Lilian. Hearing Laurel’s voice now, brought tears to his eyes, and the liquor bottle that fell off his hand shattered on the floor, pieces of glass flying everywhere. “Laurel? Oh my God! Are you okay? Where are you? What happened?” Tony rushed her with questions, however the joy in his heart didn’t last a minute. “She’s fine, I just want you to know that your fiancée is safe, what you just did, getting the police to search the whole city would only make us hurt her. Here’s the deal; call off the search before
“That’s it, your idea has been carried out. Let’s see if they’d risk Laurel’s life.” Gina said, sitting at dinner with Adonis. It was his plan all along. He wanted the police to think the abductors were still within the city, that way they wouldn’t be thinking if they had escaped even before the search began. But that wasn’t the only reason he did it. He did it to also give Tony peace of mind that Laurel wasn’t dead and that she was safe, but still he had put him in a pinch. All he wanted was to become the heir, he didn’t wish to harm anybody or allow anyone suffer. If he becomes the heir, he wouldn't have any problem with Tony but if he doesn’t, there’d be a whole lot of issues; maybe it was then he’d awaken his real self. “Don’t talk as if you’re enjoying this, it’s not a game. As we speak, Tony is fighting with uncertainties.” Adonis told his mother, slicing the steak on his plate. “I’m sure you would come to realise that the people you seem to have pity for would have done th