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The Adopted Heir Chapter 36
Cynthia could be seen trying to sneak out of the apartment given to her by the board members to live in until she put to bed. She wanted to elope to Italy where nobody would be able to recognize her. On her way to the back door, she heard the noises of some of the bodyguards. She stood for some time thinking of how to maneuver her way out of the house without getting caught.After standing there for a few minutes, she decided to try her luck by distracting them. She was going to scream in a way that would depict that she was hurt or in pain, and when they followed her voice, she would just run out immediately and then enter the taxi that was already waiting for her."Argh!..." Cynthia's loud voice boomed around the house in the quiet and peaceful night. Hurried multiple footsteps can be heard approaching the direction the noise came from. When Cynthia noticed that they were already making their way to her, she stealthily grabbed her luggage and silently made her way through the fron
The Adopted Heir Chapter 37
"What do you mean by that?" Jayden Bartels asked Cynthia Bailey about her previous statement. That statement caught his attention."Um…Nevermind." Cynthia said, getting up from her bed to enter her inbuilt bathroom."I heard correctly, right? I wasn't the only one who heard what she said, am I? I just want to make sure that I wasn't hallucinating." Jayden asked Sophia after Cynthia left the room."I heard it too. You didn't imagine it at all, which leaves me to think of the possibility that maybe she was used for their selfish gain." Sophia replied."What should we do now? It doesn't look like she's ready to open up any time soon. What if we guaranteed her safety and also made her understand that she won't be going to jail with her accomplices if she complies with us?" Jayden asked with his eyes narrowed in concentration and his eyebrows furrowed."Hmph…There's no way that I would allow her to escape going to jail. Who agrees to assassinate one's character and goes unscathed?" Sophia
The Adopted Heir Chapter 38
Cynthia was sleeping when she heard some noises. Before she could turn off her bedside lamp, someone grabbed her arms and covered her mouth so that she wouldn't make any noise. She was now wide awake but the room was pitch black that she could only make out some shadows.The unknown person carried her out of her room. Cynthia tried making even a little sound but it was impossible because of how tight her mouth was covered. She tried using her peripheral vision to look for the bodyguards who were supposed to look out for her, but they were nowhere to be seen in the completely dark house.When she noticed that there was no bodyguard at all to come to her rescue, she started panicking and thrashing around. She made it difficult for her kidnapper but the unknown person was undeniably strong and well built. And her strength was nowhere compared to his.The unknown person took Cynthia outside and bundled her into the back of the car like some sack of potatoes. Her hands were forcefully tied
The Adopted Heir Chapter 39
Sophia and Jayden were in their separate companies when they got a call that Cynthia Bailey was missing. They all drove to her apartment, this time around with Alex. They all drove their separate cars.Sophia was the first to arrive and she quickly rushed into the house to find the useless bodyguards according to what she referred to them as, palming their heads and groaning."What did you say happened? Where is the girl kept under your watch?" Sophia yelled not minding that the after-effect of the teargas they inhaled was still working in their body.The three men saw her and they stood up immediately, "We're so sorry ma'am. We did our best to stop them from taking her awa…" Diego was saying but was interrupted by a resounding slap by Sophia. She went ahead to give the other two guys the same vigor of slap."Gosh, you men are so incompetent. Can you hear yourselves talk? You sound so unprofessional and useless." Sophia screamed. She is very angry and it was showing in her demeanour.
The Adopted Heir Chapter 40
It took more than 20 minutes for the private investigator to call back. And when he did, everyone took up their car keys and rushed out of the apartment in search of the warehouse he mentioned.The trio took one bodyguard each and drove off. They kept driving around looking for the place for more than 30 minutes before they finally saw a place that looked exactly like the picture sent by the private investigator.They all alighted from their cars when they arrived at the abandoned warehouse. It looked deserted and in the middle of nowhere. If not for the map sent by the P.I. to help them locate their destination smoothly, they wouldn't have been able to find it at all.They cautiously made their way to the entrance of the warehouse. They tried their best not to make any noise. As they cornered at the back of the uncompleted building, they saw an outdated car. Probably that's the car that has the tracker which gave them hope that they were at the right place.When they reached the back
The Adopted Heir Chapter 41
Sophia let go of Cynthia and made a run back into the uncompleted warehouse. She fell on her knees immediately after she got to where he lay.She held his chest sobbing, "Please stay with me, Alex. You said that we will always be together till eternity, Remember? Which means that you can't just leave me like that." Sophia was crying her heart out.Meanwhile, the gunfight did not cease. It continued like that until the police sirens were heard making their way into the warehouse. Apparently, Samuel, the private investigator went to report to the police what was going on, but it took them long to locate the place.When Victor and his group heard the siren. They made a dash for an escape but a voice on loudspeaker stopped them on their track."This is the police, just surrender your weapons in one peace. The entire building is surrounded. If you try anything stupid, you will have yourself to blame. Just place your hands on your heads." The voice of the detective boomed around the uncompl
The Adopted Heir Chapter 42
After several hours, the doctors who were attending to Alex came out looking exhausted. When they came out they met Cynthia and Jayden. One of the doctors approached them and gave them the good news that Alex was out of danger but was still unconscious. And that they have to wait for him to wake up before seeing him.Jayden went outside in search of Sophia who left angrily. He wanted to share the good news with her too. After walking around for several minutes, he finally caught sight of her at the hospital cafe. She was just sitting down mopping into space.Jayden walked up to her and sat down across from her. She knew that someone sat in front of her but she didn't bother looking up cos she wasn't in the mood for any more drama."Sophia, we're all worried about him too," Jayden said immediately after he sat down."Oh wow, that's a piece of news to me. I didn't know that before." Sophia replied nonchalantly, still not looking at him. She was drained emotionally and physically, so she
The Adopted Heir Chapter 43
Sophia barely slept a wink the previous night. Immediately it was 6 am, she stood up and started getting ready to go to the hospital.She reached downstairs and met her parents having breakfast. She greeted them and made her way out of the house."Sophia, won't you at least have breakfast with us?" Alessandro asked."I'll have one later in the day. I don't have an appetite now." She replied, still making her way to the door."Remember What we discussed last night, please be home early for lunch," Ellie said after her, but Sophia didn't say anything. She entered her car and drove off.Sophia got to the hospital at about half past 7 am. She made her way straight to Alex's ward. When she cornered through the hallway that leads to his ward, she saw Jayden and Cynthia. They were both looking better today. Everyone looked exhausted yesterday."Did you both sleep in the same house? Why are you both here together?" Sophia asked sarcastically as she neared where they were standing which was ou