“Sorry, I’ve to take this,” he told the officer before answering the call. “Hey, it’s me Adonis, how are you doing?” Adonis spoke from the other end of the phone, sounding happy. It wasn’t someone Tony was expecting, and he definitely wasn’t in the mood for any step brother hangout shit. Laurel was nowhere to be found and it was starting to seem scary. “I’m not in a good mood, Adonis. Let’s talk when this is over, please.” Tony replied, he would have hung up the call after saying what he said but, he didn’t want to be rude. They had started on a good note, it’d only be wise if it continued like that. “What’s wrong, brother?” Adonis’s voice sounded like he actually cared and wanted to know what had gone wrong. Tony hesitated, he wasn’t sure if he should break the news to family yet, he knew it was going to spread like wild fire and it would get to Sir Winconstin in no time. However, on second thought, maybe Adonis might be able to help. “We were supposed to be on our way to Laur
“Tony’s fiancée, I kept her away, so you could do your wedding first. We’re going to keep her away for a month, if Tony really loves her, he’d continue searching for her. Your father should be dead in less than a month, by the end of the month; you’d have become the heir.” Gina paused what she was doing and explained her plan to Adonis with a broad smile. “That was you?” Adonis was totally starstruck.“I just finished a call with Tony and he said he couldn’t find Laurel. Oh, how I hate this. Hope she won't be hurt?” Adonis couldn’t deny the fact that his mother’s plan was brilliant. So he had no reason to complain. Although it didn’t sit well with him, it was for his own benefit. He really thought Laurel would be at Lilian’s, he remembered his mother saying she’d handle some part of the plan, but he never knew it was about abducting Laurel. If he knew, he wouldn’t have told Tony that he wanted them to have a same day marriage. “She’s in one of the houses I bought close to the beach
Laurel was kind of relieved that at least someone had come to explain what was happening to her. She hoped to hear some good news, the man seemed very calm and it was like he wasn’t speaking to someone who had just been abducted. Whatever the case, she was anxious to know what this is about. “The first thing you should know is, you’ve actually been abducted. This isn’t a joke or a prank by anyone.” Gerald began, clearing his throat. He still had the small smile on his face. Laurel sighed, she shouldn’t be too surprised by that, all she did was hope. This wasn’t Tony’s pranks, this was a serious issue and she was about to find out why. “However, I cannot tell you the reason why we abducted you as your main abductors want that to stay secret. What I can tell you is that they do not mean any harm. Which is why you were brought to such a beautiful house. Your abductors do not seek money and do not want anything, they just want you away for some time. You will be fed, clothed and given
Are you the man she’s bringing home?” Lucy spoke out before her parents could say anything. Laurel’s mother looked at Lucy with surprise and confusion, she couldn’t completely understand what was going on. “Yeah, but that isn’t the priority now, can I come in?” Tony replied, looking at Laurel’s parent who still seem confused. “Yeah, you may come in.” The father agreed, opening the door wider. They’d overheard Laurel talking about a man when she called Lucy, but she never told them anything directly. Lucy was worried, why would Laurel’s fiancée be at thier house without her, something had happened and all she could wish was it to be something positive. Although from the looks of Tony, it was seeming otherwise.Tony was accompanied into the small apartment, opening the door and the first thing in the way was the sitting room; there was no hallway or passage. The sitting room was large enough to hold the dining at one corner and then the main sitting room at the other. The kitchen c
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