Around 4 a.m. in the morning, Ethan drove into his apartment at full speed as he got pissed off with the way Marco ended the meeting with him earlier today. He turned off the car ignition as he pondered his thoughts a bit before coming down from his car.“How was Marco so wise enough to pull that stunt on me? Ethan, you really have to be careful with these mad moves you are taking.” He slammed his fist on his forehead as he questioned his inner self.“I think I know what to do. I think it’s high time to strategize and execute as soon as possible when I eventually gather more evidence from my source. Bella and Marco have to go down. They can’t be seen flexing and chilling after what they did to me.” He muttered to himself as he got out of his car.Ethan jingled with his car keys; the keys were echoing in the empty parking lot. The night air was cool, and the dim lights of streetlights kept shining into his compound. Ethan got to the entrance of the door and inserted the key into the lock,
CHAPTER NINETEEN:“I heard the sharp sound, sir. I guess it’s coming from the basement.” He responded with a serious face.“Basement? Who do you think can be in the basement?” Ethan asked Alex as he put his car keys back into his pockets.“I certainly don’t know, sir. How about we go check who is in there? You never can tell if we end up seeing Nadia there.”“Nadia? I doubt if that can be Nadia. If at all Nadia wants to stay in a safe place, she would rather stay in my favourite room than the basement.”“Okay sir! So what do you intend to do?” Alex asked him to know his next move.“I plan on going to the station to make a report.” He answered as he grabbed his keys and unlocked his car.As he was about to hop into the car, the sharp noise repeated itself again; this time around it was more intense: “Help! Help me!" the voice kept on echoing.Alex looked at Ethan once more, and his face could tell that he had something in mind to say.Ethan could see the long look on his face, so he said to hi
“She really needs medical attention right now. I think she is losing her breath. The more you keep asking her certain questions, the more she keeps getting tired of answering." Alex suggested this while standing beside Mr.Ethan outside of the basement.“Oh! That’s a good idea, Alex. Let me go get my car keys, and we will both head to the nearest hospital in the city.” He responded as he hurriedly searched his pockets, looking for the car keys.“What are you looking for, sir?”“My car keys I thought I dropped in my pocket, and here I am looking for them without any traces of where I dropped them last.” -Ethan said with a sad look on his face. He felt that he was wasting so much time and taking Nadia's health for granted. On the other hand, while he was busy complaining about his carelessness, Alex was with his torchlight searching for where the keys might have dropped.“Finally! I found it.” Alex exclaimed as he picked up the key from the entrance of the basement and gave it to Ethan.“Tha
An hour later, Mr. Daniel, the doctor, walked into the receptionist room and asked for Mr. Ethan. As Ethan saw the doctor fast approaching, he ran towards the doctor with questions lingering on his face.“Good morning, doctor. My name is Ethan. I….I…Wa….” He kept on stuttering as he tried to introduce himself.Dr. Daniel could sense the tension on Ethan's face, so he parted him on his shoulder and told him to keep calm.‘I’m sorry about that, doctor. Let me introduce myself better now that I am calm. My name is Ethan. I’d love to know the state of that young girl. Has she gained consciousness? How is she doing now? Can I see her?” -Ethan kept on asking the doctor so many questions, as he didn’t give him any breathing space at all.“Mr. Ethan,I want you to calm down for a second. You are asking me too many questions at the same time. As for the young girl, she is doing so well. I’m so glad you brought her in as early as that. Assuming you brought her in by this time, I don’t know what the
Friday came so early, and it was time for Nadia to leave the hospital. She was excited that she'd be leaving the hospital that very day just to be at home with her uncle.“Here, take some fruits before we head back home,Ethan said to her as he opened the nylon bag he had with him, stacked up with some fruits of different kinds in it.Nadia was surprised to see different kinds of fruit in there.All these fruits for me," Nadia asked.“Yes! They aren’t too much, and besides, the doctor emphasised that you need to take more fruits for a healthy body. Don’t you want to stay fit again?” He asked her jokingly.“Who doesn't want to stay fit? I believe everyone wants to stay fit. We just don’t always find time for our bodies. But, as for me, I’ll prioritise my health above everything," she said to him.“That’s very good. I can’t believe all these smart words came out of your mouth," he jokingly said as he laughed with her and played with her hair.They both exchanged glances as they focused more on
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE:“Why are you still looking at your phone? Is anything the problem?” Bella asked as she saw the long pause Marco took after he received a message from his phone.“It’s nothing, babe. It’s a message from the office. A new deal has been brought to us, and we have to think about it thoroughly before signing it." He responded as he dropped his phone and pulled off his clothes,planning to change into his pyjamas.“Wow! That’s a huge win,babe. Congratulations on that, and more congratulations to you as you keep on bagging new contracts." -“Thank you, babe, but I'd rather not be so excited about the win until we get to meet the CEO of the company and the board members, then I can partially rejoice a bit." He responded to her while he hopped on the bed to lay on his back and take some rest.“Okayyy.”Bella went into the bathroom and changed into something sexy and appealing to the eyes. She had a pink G-string on and a tiny bra that only covered her nipples. The most beautiful
“You can confide in me, Nadia. Whatever you are going through, you have me here to fight it out with you." -Ethan reassured her again for the second time.“Uncle Ethan I'm not going through a lot. In fact, no one came into the house. I went to the basement by myself when I was looking for you." She said to him:"Looking for me? Why were you looking for me? I thought I wrote a letter for you and dropped it on the bed." -he responded.“Yes! You wrote a letter, and I read it before I came down stairs, but I thought it was one of your sick games you enjoyed doing anytime you want to play hide and seek games with me, she said to him.“No! Why would I want to play hide-and-seek games with you as early as that? It’s not my thing, and I wouldn't jeopardise your health because of that. I clearly wrote it in the letter that I won't be around, and you should stay safe while I rush back home to you.""But I was scared. How do you expect only me to stay in this mansion and not be terrified?" She said
“Are you sure about that name?” He asked her with a low voice because he was standing at the entrance of the board room.“Yes! Sir, I’m sure about the research I conducted before I discovered that he was the one that entered that room.” She reassured him with her words.“Hmmm…. That’s fine. Thank you for the information.” He answered while adjusting his suit a bit before making an attempt to enter the boardroom.“Hold on a second!” Stella exclaimed“Sir, Is there a problem? If you don’t want to have the meeting with Mr. Marco, I can help you cut it off and come up with an excuse to give them.”“No! Everything is fine. Thank you for everything, Stella. If there is no further information, I'd rather just go in there and anchor the meeting rather than stand out here and keep them idle.” -“Sure! You can go in there and anchor it the best way possible.” She said this to him with a big smile on her face.He smiled back at her and entered the boardroom. As he got in there, he was surprised to see
Just right at the scene as they were arguing and all, Jacob was so fast in informing the cops about the whole situation He just could not stand by, watching without doing nothing Just as Marco was about to start beating Bella up, the sound of sirens was heard and Aaron immediately separated them knowing fully well that the cops were nearbyBut to their surprise, the cops were not just nearby but they were actually coming for them"Everyone, freeze! And drop your weapons!" The police in charge immediately orderedBut unfortunately for Aaron, even though he was stabbed in the hand, he was the only one holding a weapon which was a bat at the moment.And of course, he did drop it but then he was the first one the cops arrested,Jacob who called the cops immediately informed them that the one who kidnapped a little girl just like he has explained to them earlier on the phone was Bella and Aaron.After arresting Aaron, the cops also arrested Bella and they were taken away.Marco broke dow
162"Bella, I can explain. It's not really what you think" Marco gently pushed Natasha off him and tried to apologize but before he could do that, Bella punched him on the face and suddenly pounced on himPunching him and hitting him like there is no other chance for her to do that.When Aaron noticed that Bella was rather punching him too hard, he immediately walked over to where they were even though his hand was hurting like hell and he managed to separate them before Bella would actually kill Marco.He is a guy but at least everyone should agree that Bella is quite the strong femaleshe was panting heavily, trying to release herself from Aaron's grip like she has lost her mind or something but Aaron did not give up on herHe kept on holding her so tight because he knows that she could actually bite Marco ears off if they are not careful.Marco sighed as he stood up and then everyone thought he would actually go on his knees one more time like he has done before but this time, Marc
161Marco did not care what was going on between Ethan and Bella even though he saw them talking, he immediately walked over to where they were standing and immediately turned Ethan over to himself "Bella!" He called sternly.Bella turned to look at him with a frown on his face and took few steps away from him"What do you want from me?" She asked"Hey" Marco said again and sighed "What in the came over you? Why have you changed so much?" He asked and Bella scoffed"What in the world are you talking about? I have always been like this" she replied him bluntly "That is not possible, you are Bella. You don't kidnap people, especially Kids so tell me what is wrong with you" he asked with so much concern and worry"And why the fuck do you care?" Bella rolled her eyes like she was being burdened "By the way, didn't I tell you not to talk to me again? We literally have no business together anymore " she said and turned to go but Marco grabbed her back by her wrist"Stop it Bella. You can
160Both Ethan and Marco ganged up against Aaron and started to hit him so hard that Aaron pretended to have given up.They gave up on beating him and just as they were about to leave, Aaron suddenly stood up and suddenly dragged Marco back and started to hit him so hard.Ethan felt so bad for Marco for the first time He was actually dragged here in the first place and now he is the one Aaron is hitting He could not just stand there watching without doing anything so he looked around and found a piece of broken bottles on the floor.He took the bottles on the floor and suddenly stabbed Aaron with it on his arm before he would kill Marco Aaron yelled out in pain as he immediately covered the bleeding part with his palm, however he seems to be bleeding so badly but Ethan did not care a bit.He stretched his hand forward to Marco and helped him stand on his feet"Thanks man " Marco thanked him.Back to Bella and Anita, this time they were no more pulling each other's hairWhen Anita n
159On hearing voices coming out from the warehouse, they all hid as they just could not understand why voices will be heard in a warehouse.This is a company's warehouse, it is supposed to be only a building for goods so would be in there and why this time unless they are here to steal something.As they all hid behind the wall,Marco knew that he was hearing a voice which definitely sounded like Bella's "Wait a minute, that is Bella's " he arched his brow and has he tried to move forward to check if he was mistaken or not, Ethan pulled him back"Are you crazy? Where do you think you are going?" He asked but Marco jerked his hands off"Let go of me you crazy psycho. I told you several times not to do that again, don't talk to me like we are friends or like you care " He glared at Ethan"And do you think I actually give a fuck about you? I am just asking because I am so worried about the rest of us. What if you making a rash move eventually let those psychos hurt Nadia?" Ethan clenche
Chapter 158The night was dark and the warehouse loomed ominously in the distance as Jacob and his gang approached cautiously. They had tracked Bella's phone to this location and believed that she might be held captive inside. Under the cover of darkness, they found a hiding spot nearby and waited, hoping to catch a glimpse of the perpetrators or hear any clues that might lead them to Bella.Hours went by, and the silence was deafening. The only sound was the distant hum of the city and the rustling of the wind. Jacob and his friends strained their ears, trying to pick up any faint noise that could give away the location of Bella. But all they heard was the eerie quiet of the night.Suddenly, they saw a group of shadowy figures exit the warehouse and quickly disappear into the darkness. Jacob and his gang knew it was their chance to act. They split into groups and slowly made their way inside the warehouse, keeping their senses sharp and their eyes peeled for any sign of Bella.As the
Chapter 157As the call with Bella ended abruptly, Ethan's skepticism lingered in the quiet aftermath. He couldn't shake the feeling that something was amiss, that the suddenness of Bella's dismissal held untold secrets. Turning to Jacob, a note of disbelief colored his words. "That was too quick. Did you manage to pinpoint her location?" he inquired, his gaze searching for answers in the uncertainty that loomed over them.Jacob, consumed by the task at hand, offered a faint nod. "I'm still working on it. Let's hold on to hope. We'll find her," he reassured, his fingers flying across the keyboard in a race against time. The anticipation in the air was palpable, a sense of urgency driving their collective pursuit of Bella's whereabouts.Meanwhile, Ethan redirected his focus to Marco, the tension between them hanging heavy in the air. "Why did Bella react that way towards you?" he prodded, a thread of curiosity weaving through his words. Marco, his patience wearing thin, shot back with
Chapter 156The tension in the room was palpable as Jacob suggested to Marco that he should call Bella. Marco's eyes were clouded with worry, uncertainty gripping his heart at the thought of reaching out to her. However, Jacob's reassuring words urged him to take a leap of faith. "You should call her, Marco. Don't worry about what she might say. We need to find out where she is," Jacob urged, his voice laced with determination.The room seemed to pulse with an energy of its own as Jacob’s suggestion hung in the air, heavy with possibilities. Marco’s heart thudded in his chest, the weight of uncertainty settling over him like a shroud. Jacob stood by with a steadying presence, his gaze unwavering as he encouraged Marco to take the leap and contact Bella.Anita, who had been listening intently, spoke up. "We should give it a try, Marco. If Bella doesn't pick up, I can call her with my own number. She doesn't have it, so she might answer." Her suggestion brought a glimmer of hope to the
Chapter 155Anita and Ethan's hearts pounded as they confronted Jacob about the phone found in his possession. The phone belonged to Nadia, Ethan's precious daughter who had been kidnapped days ago. Jacob's expression shifted from surprise to fear as they demanded answers from him."Why do you have Nadia's phone, Jacob?" Ethan's voice was laced with anger and desperation.Jacob stammered, trying to explain, "I-I swear, I didn't kidnap her! I don't know how her phone ended up with me, I found it near the park."Anita's eyes narrowed, suspicions rising. "You expect us to believe that? Nadia's been missing for days, and her phone mysteriously shows up with you?"Ethan's hands clenched into fists, his rage bubbling over. "Where is she, Jacob? Tell us!"At that moment, Marco, Jacob's brother, stepped forward hesitantly. "I think I know what might have happened," he said, his voice shaking.All eyes turned to Marco as he spoke. "It wasn't Jacob who took Nadia. It was Bella."Ethan's brow fu