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
“Nothing is wrong. I guess you are the one making dirty assumptions in your head and not thinking about the positive side.” He blurted it out as he moved away from Austin.“I’m not a kid anymore, Marco. There is something that you are holding back, and I know that you are hiding something from me with the way you are behaving. This is unlike you. What exactly is going on? Why this sudden attitude and character all of a sudden?” He questioned me while I was walking in his direction."Please don’t piss me off. Since we are done with the meeting for today, why don’t you just grab your bag and let’s go back to our office? You can as well stay back if you feel like maybe he’ll end up employing you.” He stumbled out of the office, closing the door in full force.“What exactly is wrong with Marco? Should I call this hate or just pure anger?” Austin questioned himself before following him out of the meeting room.Meanwhile, Marco had a strong face while walking out of the Greyport company. Some
Ethan entered his office and stumbled on his chair, processing everything that happened in the boardroom. He wasn’t happy that Marco would come up with the greedy idea of sharing the percentage in a 50-50 deal.“What has gotten into that boy’s head? Does he think that I am still that low-life Ethan’s boy that has been controlled by Bella? Oh! Poor Marco! I know you never believed that I would be the one behind the number one leading company in the city.” He thought to himself.“I think I need to come up with another plan that’s better than this one. I really need something that can bring me and Marco closer so that I’ll be able to attack him when he thinks I mean no harm to him," he muttered to himself, sketching something on the drawing pad.Ring!Ring!His phone rang and brought his attention back to reality. He picked his phone down on the desk and turned it to see who was calling him. His screen graced his eyes with Nadia’s name popping in. Immediately, his heart raced as he thought so
“Hey! Hey! Slow down and stop handling me like this. I don't even care about you anymore. You can go ahead and do whatever you want to do with your life and your company. It's none of my business, and that's final. Can you please leave my collar alone?" Austin responded to him while struggling to release himself from his grip.“Fine!" he scoffed, reteaching back to his seat to reflect on all that had happened today.“I'll be at my office in case you need my help on anything.” He dashed out of Marco's office.“Phew! Finally, I can have a fresh breath of life and not some loopholes loitering around to monitor my next moves.” Marco spoke to himself as he watched Austin shut the door behind him.He grabbed the magazine that was on his table to check the track records of his company and other companies, and he found out that Ethan's company is still ranking at number one and his own company drops to number 12.“Could it be that Ethan is responsible for how companies are graded, knowing fully w
“I'd rather allow it to pass than raise the topic all over again." Austin responded as he grabbed the magazine he brought earlier with him and stood up from the seat.“Gosh! This is what I hate so much, and you know that I hate things like this. Why did you give me a tip about what you have in mind, knowing fully well that you won't spill it out? Why? ”“I'm so sorry about that, sir. I didn't even think about what I thought before it came out of my mouth. It was not intentional, sir."He clapped his hands together while laughing in a sarcastic tone. "I see. Indeed, it wasn't intentional at all. I can see that you have a whole lot of family issues on your head, and that made you not think before you talk."Austin kept standing at the front desk of Marco's office with his head bent down, patiently waiting for Marco to tell him to get out.“It's actually pointless talking to you, Austin. Since you came into this office, I haven't been able to pick one significant thing that you've said. You k
“Use your head for once, Mara. Do I really have to be the one to tell you everything? Can't you think of an excuse to make that'll be suitable for me? Gosh! ” He spoke to me with a fierce voice, not minding how his words were piercing through my heart.“I'm so sorry about that, sir. I'll think of something meaningful to say." She assured him as she took a step backwards from him.“You better be sorry for yourself and not for me. "Are there any questions left to be asked before I step out?" He asked her while he adjusted his suit properly.“There is nothing left to be asked, sir. If at all I need clarity on anything while you are away, I'll definitely hit you up in your DM." She responded to him calmly with her sweet, melancholic voice.“Whatever! If that's the case, then I'll see you tomorrow."Marco hissed and stepped out of his company, walking straight up to his car. He hopped into his car and started it, but before he could move the car, he saw a car that looked just like Bella had pas
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