“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
“Yes! You pronounced the name correctly. Mr. Ethan is the CEO of Greyport, and he is my boss.” Naomi answered her.Bella burst out with uncontrollable laughter the moment she heard everything that Naomi said to her. She laughed so hard that she almost found herself on the floor, but Naomi held her hands and stopped her from falling.Naomi was confused about what was going on right in front of her from the way Bella laughed.“Are you sure about what you just said? Are you sure that's your boss or that you're mistaken for someone else?" Bella questioned her once again."Ma'am, I don't know who you are, but this is the last time I'll tell you that Mr. Ethan is the man who just walked out of that entrance door, and yes, he is my boss. Is there a problem with that?" Naomi gave her a straight look, waiting for her to say something.“Not at all, dear. It’s fine, and I'm deeply sorry for the way I reacted and the way I behaved. Thank you for the information, Naomi."“You're welcome, ma'am. Isn't i
“Please don't pull that stunt here at all. I read the letter you wrote to Marco on the night of his birthday celebration, and I know that you are the one behind that letter.” She said this to him as she pulled her hands off his wrist.“Bella, I know that you don't like me at all, and I totally understand, but I won't tolerate the fact that you accuse me of something that I have no idea about. I didn't write any letter to your boyfriend, nor do I know the letter that you are talking about." He spoke to her as he tried to hide his feelings of guilt.He knows that convincing Bella to believe him would be a very difficult task for him to do, but he doesn't mind going the extra length for her to believe his words."Ethan, the deed has already been done, but that doesn't mean that if you trespass again, I won't put you in the right place. I think I'm done with the business that brought me here.” She hissed at him with a disdainful look while she unlocked the seat belt that was crossed around h
“Are you asking me that kind of question?” Debbie asked her because she wasn't expecting Naomi, who was just new to the company, to be asking her that kind of question.“Yes! I thought we were both talking about the same thing, so why can't I ask you that question?"Deby chuckled out loud as her gaze was fully fixed on Naomi. “Ma'am questionnaire, how about you ask Mr. Ethan how he was able to build his company tomorrow? I'm sure he'll be glad to have you interview him."Naomi gave a deep sigh before responding to her. “Phew! I don't know why you joke about a lot of things, even though I'm saying something meaningful. I'm only trying my best to know my boss well."Deby packed all her bags and was about to leave the office room, but she took a pause and turned backwards to respond to Naomi, “The earlier you stop digging up more questions or asking people around you more questions about Mr. Ethan, the better for you. That’s the only advice I have for you. I'll talk to you tomorrow; for now,
“I should be the one asking you that question, Bella. What has gotten into you? What the hell is wrong with you?" He stood up from the couch and pointed his fingers at me.Bella became so pissed off by the time she saw him stand up from the couch. She knew that something was wrong somewhere.“Nothing is wrong with me, Marco. I think you are the one who has something to deal with. You really need to do a thorough check on you and stop transferring aggression to me." She poured out her aggression back at him.“Oh! I'm the one who has a problem now, right? Are you okay at all? What have you been smoking, Bella?" He fired back at her.With the way their voices were rising from one point to another, one could tell that the matter had become so intense. Marco was really pissed off with Bella, not because she came back home later but because he had no idea where she went from the on-set.“Smoking? You've been the one smoking, not me. Babe, what is bothering you? You can talk to me if you need som
“What’s the problem with you, Marco? Why the sudden cough?’ Her hands were placed on his chin.“Get me water, babe. I need water urgently.” He begged for water with his hands wrapped around his mouth as he gasped for air.Bella hurriedly stood in speed and rushed to the kitchen, grabbed a glass cup, and filled it up with water before returning to the sitting room and handing it over to Marco.He collected the glass of water from her hand and drank everything within a blink of an eye. Bella still placed her hands around his chin and looked into his eyes, trying to find an answer within those innocent eyes of him.“Babe, Did I say anything wrong at all? What’s the reason behind the cough? This is basically the first time I’ve seen you cough this hard before. You can talk to me if you need someone to talk to. You know that I’m always right here for you to listen to all your pain and worries.” Her mind was calculating everything that could be going on in Marco’s mind.He cleared his throat a
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