Bowman said, “I’ll utilize all the available officers and we’ll locate Ms. Ross as soon as possible.” “I don’t want it as soon as possible, I want it now!” Odell shouted madly. Bowman immediately said, “Alright sir, I’ll contact you once we find her.” The call ended. Cliff drove the car around. When Odell got in, he asked in a small voice, “Sir, are we going to the station or back to the company?” Odell shut his eyes to ease the frustration. He said gruffly, “Back to the company.” Sylvia was taken away in front of the company. He wanted to go back to see if there were any clues left behind. “Yes, sir.” …When Sylvia opened her eyes, she saw sunlight shining on her face through the refraction on the window. She was on a huge bed with clean sheets. She got out of bed and tried to open the door, but it was locked. The handle did not even budge. She went to the window and realized it was sealed shut as well. She looked outside and saw a field of lush. Trees and p
He reached out to her again. Sylvia’s gaze shifted but did not avoid it this time. She would agree to let him touch her face if he agreed to let her go. As she showed no intentions of avoiding his touch, he stroked her face and said softly, “Sylvia, you two had been through a lot together, and he still doesn’t trust you. He hates you, he’s not a man you can rely on.” Sylvia slapped his hand away. “No, he trusts me and he likes me. He’s good to me.” “Then why didn’t he bring you to dinner the other day?” “That’s because he knew I didn’t want to go. He’s just there for the sake of showing up. There’s no reason to bring me along.” He grinned. “Is that what he told you?” “Yes and I believed him,” she said as she stared into his eyes. “Okay. I’ll let it slip.” A quick pause later, he continued, “Then why is he not talking to you for the past two days? Is it because of the kiss mark I left on your neck?” Sylvia’s expression shifted. “That’s none of your business.” He ch
Other than the pills, Thomas would even swing a pendant before her eyes to hypnotize her. She could barely keep her consciousness clear and could not even tell where she was. She would even forget who she was at times. She did not want to be a mindless zombie anymore! Thomas grinned. “Don’t worry. This one here won’t rob your consciousness, it’s poisonless.” Sylvia’s lips remained tightened. “I thought you wanted to leave?” he said. Sylvia’s expression changed. “Can you just let me go instead of forcing me to eat this?” His smile remained. “Sylvia, there’s no free lunch in this world.” “Then state another condition or term. I don’t want to eat this.” “I only have one condition and this is it. Take it and I’ll let you go.” Sylvia stared at the pill in his hand. She did not want to take it but she wanted to escape him more than anything. After struggling with her thoughts for a while, she reluctantly asked, “Just this?” “Just this.” “You’re not going to lie to
Inside the security room of Carter Tower, the atmosphere was tenser than usual, and the pressure was suffocating. Odell went straight to the security room as soon as he returned. Bowman was also there. The security guards showed them the surveillance footage from all the cameras and repeated it multiple times. Bowman went back and forth to make calls and arrange his men for further investigation, but until dark, there was no clue about Sylvia. Lily’s car disappeared into thin air. It was then Bowman received a call. He came back to the security room after the call and looked at Odell with a heavy look. “Sir, my men said Ms. Springsteen’s car last appeared on the road in the suburbs. My men are scouring the place as we speak. “We have also set up blockades at every single exit of the city and we haven’t spotted Thomas or Ms. Springsteen’s car. I’m sure Thomas is still within the city and he’s hiding in the suburbs. Why don’t you go home and have a rest first? I’ll contact
To her surprise, the man, who she assumed resented Sylvia, stayed in the security room and reviewed the footage of Sylvia being taken away countless times. He stayed back until now, tried to smoke to divert his attention, and even added a 100 million bounty to locate Sylvia. Had he not resented Sylvia because of Thomas’ kiss mark on her neck? He had not gone home for two days, yet he did all that just to locate Sylvia. Was it because of his children that he had to find her? Lily felt terrible looking at his depressing figure. Spark! He ignited his lighter and started exhaling clouds of smoke again. His actions were slick and smooth. There was no extra or unneeded movement throughout the process. Lily’s expression froze. She pursed her lips bitterly. Moments later, she added, “Master Carter, Sylvia followed Thomas to Galston for six months and she came back unharmed. She’s even pregnant with your child. I think he cares about her as well. I believe he won’t harm her in
Surprised, Cliff said, “Isabel? Liam? Why are you two here?” Isabel and Liam came into the security room and looked at their father. Liam wore a frosty look. “Daddy, what happened to Mommy?” Isabel pouted. “Yeah, what happened to Mommy?” Odell frowned coldly. “Who brought you two here? Go home!” He had been up for the night, making his voice gruffly. The kids stood still with no intention of leaving. Odell looked at Ben. “You brought them here?” Ben trembled and helplessly said, “Sir, they made me. Sebastian and Aunt Tonya can’t do anything about it as well. I’m sorry.” Isabel glared at her father. “Stop blaming Uncle Ben. Tell me what happened to Mommy? Did you do something to her again and she left you?” The girl got agitated as she spoke. Her eyes were teary, and her face pouted. Odell frowned. He wished she left because of him but that was not the case. Liam noticed his father’s silence. He added, “Daddy, tell us what happened to Mommy. If not, Isabel and I
Thomas then looked at the woman beside him and stroked her fair cheek. “He’s finally coming for you.” Sylvia turned away to avoid his hand. She felt better and stronger compared to yesterday but still remained weak. She could only slightly move her limbs but it would only last seconds. She could not do anything but lay on the bed and allow the man to do whatever he wanted. She could not even resist his touch. Thomas grinned and got out of bed. He took his shirt off before he walked out of the room. Sylvia frowned when she watched the scrawny figure leave her sight. However, she soon realized what Thomas was trying to achieve. …An hour later, several cars screeched to a stop in front of the manor. Bowman and his men got out and went up to the door. Odell and Cliff led the bodyguards out of their car. Cliff then pointed at the white MPV parked under the tree further away. “Sir, that’s Ms. Springsteen’s car. Madam should be inside.” Odell frowned coldly. Isabel
Odell soon reached the living hall. The huge building had a lot of rooms. He scanned around and asked, “Where is she?” Thomas looked at him in silence as if he was carried away by his thoughts. Odell strode up to him and tugged his collar. He shouted, “WHERE IS SHE?!” Thomas regained his composure and said, “She’s in the room facing the east on the third floor.” Odell pushed him away and strode up the stairs. Thomas watched his nervous brother stride up the stairs and asked, “Brother, there are bombs in every other room other than hers. Are you sure you want to go there?” Odell glanced at him and continued forward. Thomas grinned. “Are you not afraid I’m luring you into a trap?” Odell continued to ignore him and strode up the stairs. Thomas’ smile faded, and he returned to his frosty self. He murmured, “Even if you’re not afraid of bombs, you’ll resent her when you see her.” …Back in the room on the third floor, Sylvia struggled to move her body across the w