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
Chapter 52Hazel woke up from her sleep, she ached all over. Her eyes swung open after being conscious for a few mins with it opening her eyes.She didn’t even know that she had bandages around every joint on her. Her body barely felt any pain. All her mind was on her son.He passed out for a long time before Lorenzo came to their rescue.“Mrs Rossi,” one of the nurses called as she saw Hazel looking for Alessandro in the general word.Hazel didn’t know that the nurse was calling her, no one’s ever addressed her as Mrs Rossi even when she was still married to Lorenzo.The nurse tapped her back, “Ma’am, I was calling you.”“I’m sorry, I didn’t here. I am looking for my sim, Alessandro Rossi,” Hazel answered cheerfully hoping that the nurse shows her her sim is.“You should rest up so you can heal up soon and be health enough to see him,”“Are you sh*ting me? Is my son fine? He is not dead, is she?” She yelled, attracting the attention of everyone in the emergency room.“Calm down ma’am
Chapter 53Lorenzo got a call from the hospital, he was asked to come ver. He had been visiting at midnight because of his busy schedule. He had to fly to New York and Delaware for headquater’s project.They had started constructing the building, he went to do some inspections and talked to a few investors then he had joined the HR team, Mr Cephas and Ms Connor in interviewing the job applicants. For the high ranking position.Daphne was still in the police station and Lorenzo had told the police to freeze the case till his son woke up. Matt was driving him down to the hospital. Lorenzo was happy that he had employed him just in time. He had been a good employee and the perfect assistant.He made up his mind to not mistreat Matt just because of his issue with Daphne. Every human deserved their own chance. The doctor had not mentioned anything about Alessandro. Whenever he dropped by at midnight to check on them. Hazel was always sleeping in the ICU with him.He had begged the doctor