Chapter 44Daphne knocked on the door to Lorenzo’s room. “Good morning ma’am. May I come in?” she requested.Hazle got up from the bed lazily. Alesandro was watching tTV like she expected. She was a little stunned that the noise from the TV hadn't woken her up. Alessandro noticed that she had woken up. “Good morning maammy,”“Good morning to you Sandro,” She yawned.She stretched and put her left breast that popped out while she was sleeping back in.. She opened the door.“Good morning.” she replied to Daphne as her vision got clearer.She suddenly felt sick in her stomach. Disappointment claimed her. What was she expecting? A heartfelt apology from Lorenzo? No.A sincere “I am sorry” from him would have satisfied her.“Young Master has some business to attend to this morning so he told me to pick your new home.”“He said to pick a suitable place that Young Master Alessandro can easily adapt to.” She added.“He left us all by ourselves and gave us a bunch of instructions to follow. M
Chapter 45“You didn’t have to sleep in the hotel,” Aurora pinched Lorenzo as they entered the party hall.“I just needed some air.” he replied as he rubbed the area where she pinched him without complaining.Aurora noticed that his mood was off and he might have a lot going on. He didn’t even nag her about the pinch.“You look like you are bothered by something.”“It is nothing. People are staring.” He replied to her briefly.“Let them stare, just talk to me.” “We should dance, Aurora.” He looked into her eyes.“You don’t look like you want to dance. Tell me what is wrong. Did you have a fight with Hazel?” She searched his eyes and she spoke to him.His pupils dilated as she mentioned Hazeel. “It’s her, isn’t it?”“We didn’t fight.” They stopped by a table and Aira passed the waiter that stopped by them tooserve drinks.Lorenzo wasn’t the type that drinks at functions. He always whined that alcohol would make him lose his ground as a businessman.“Did she try to boss you around agai
Chapter 46 He looked around the house but the whole house was empty. It clicked in his head that Saturdays were the days that the staff took their day off.He rang the bell for Roberto to come in and he voted in the huge sitting room downstairs.“Good evening, Chairman.” He bowed before Lorenzo. The first time he met Lorenzo, if anyone had told him that Lorenzo was going to be the next Chairman of Rossi's group.“When did Daphne leave?” Lorenxo asked him.“Miss Daphne had clocked out before I resumed for my shift, You weren’t around during the day?”“No sir, you told her to find someone to rotate the job with me.”“She employed someone else already? Who is he? When did he begin the work?”“I don’t know much about him but he is an American. I detected it from the way he writes his report. He started working here on Monday.”“What time did he report that my guests left?”“2pm, sir.”Was she that desperate to leave me?“Thank you Roberto.”“Is there anything else you’d like to know sir?
Chapter 47“Nana is arriving this afternoon, have you been able to reach Daphne? She should see Alessandro before she leaves.” Leonora faced her brother.They were both sitting in the back seat of the Rolls Royce, Leonora’s favorite car.“I’d have Daphne look into it, Did you change your driver?” Lorenzo noticed a change of deodorant smell coming from Driver’s seat.“Yeah, I fired the last one. I heard him spill things we talked about to someone over the phone.”“Did you know who he was talking to?”“No, it could be your ex-wife. Maybe that’s why she left.”Lorenxo went silent as he tried to remember what they discussed word for word, he had not said any offensive thing, did he?“What is on your mind?” Leonora lowered the window. “When will Thomas and Antonio join us?” He asked, not revealing what was really on his mind.“They will join us at the mansion. We should be staying a few days there with you and Nana.”“It would be nice to have the whole family together.”“Adonis will be st
Chapter 48"You can't just go in, ma'am." Daphne tried to stop Rachel from going in but her efforts were futile as the plus size woman pushed her away."Here you are! Sitting comfortably. Wealth feels good," Rachel mocked Lorenzo as soon she sighted him in his office.She looked around his office and focused on him again.His mood became sour all of a sudden. He had a lot on his mind then his ex-wife's mother was screaming in his office.He had hoped that the rest of the month was going to be peaceful.He pushed his glasses to the bridge of his nose and got up from his seat. "Good afternoon, Mother " He replied to her as calmly as he could. He respected the fact that she still shared some blood ties with him through Alessandro; he would have thrown her out of his office if Hazel didn't bear his son."I told you I wasn't your mother, you useless…""I'd advise you to give me some honor and mind what you say to me. If not, I will have you arrested for illegally breaking into my office
Chapter 49“What do I have on my schedule this afternoon?” he asked Daphne as they both walked into his office.He just left Aurora's place after napping for some hours. It was the break he needed.Aurora had broken their relationship off because of her Arabian prince and the two decided to announce it after she extends their hotel to the Arabian prince’s hometown.“The interview sir,” Aurora replied to him. She placed some files on his table while he sat down.“Are the applicants around?” He flipped the files open and he started going through them.“Yes sir.”“I didn’t see them while I was walking in. Where are they?”“They just completed their screening at the HR’s office. I will ask them to come up.” She looked out and saw a few men walk in. “I think they are here, sir.”“Please make me some iced coffee, on your way out, ask the first applicant to come in.”“Okay,” She bowed with courtesy and walked away. Lorenzo pondered on what he saw on Daphne’s hand. She had way too much con
Chapter 50“Abducted?” Leonora asked shockingly, switching positions with her husband. “What do you mean by abduction?” She tied her robe properly.“I just found Hazel’s phone under my pillow and one of Alessandro’s shoes under my bed.”“It could be a coincidence, have you reached out to her family yet?”“Yes, they have no idea about where she is. It is no coincidence that one of his shoes, not a pair, was still in the room, Nora.”“Where did you think the abduction took place? Here?”“I am not saying yes but My instincts are telling me to check the security footage. The staff do not have access to the place right?”“They don’t, I will give you the access tonight. I should have done that a long time,”“Babe,” Leonora faced her husband. “I will be back soon,” She kissed Thomas on the lips and she followed her brother out of the room. They went to the security room, Nora unlocked it and they both went in.“I can check alone, you should go back to Thomas.” he suggested as he didn’t lik
Chapter 51Lorenzo drove through the dark highway, following the direction from his car’s GPS. His heart raced while he drove at the highest speed.He stopped in front of an empty building, it was an unfamiliar area that had many dark alleys and there was no sign of humans around.The area must be undergoing redevelopment, he thought to himself as he got down from his car. He had kept a pistol on him.Thankfully his family was authorized to handle guns because of their fear of being attacked by their enemies at any time.He started running through each building in the area. The last CCTV camera that was close enough to the area didn’t not capture the building Hazel and Alessandro were taken to.Daphne didn’t have to go this far to hide them away, he had been so kind to her, giving her bonuses every month, ignoring his kind gestures to serve his enemy was crazy.This could not be her own intention, she had no reason to do that.After ransacking the buildings in the area, Lorenzo dialed