Chloe's POV "What the fuck are you doing here?" I snapped, but he just gave me that usual unbothered smile of his. I hated that he was here at this time. His presence always spelt trouble. "Is that how you should greet your soon to be father-in-law?" He asked, mirth dancing in his eyes. But my heart skipped. Ethan and I didn't announce our engagement. How did he know? "Do you have any idea why Ethan is not back and why I can't reach him?" My heart thudded, thinking he had something to do with it. "That's right... Ethan." He then stood up and walked up to me, and I took a nervous step back. "The both of you... I did warn you that you cannot win that day." I remembered the day. After Ethan and I threatened him with the case of those young girls, he did warn us that we would not win against him. "What do you intend to do with him?" I asked him, my voice low. "While he is absent, I will make sure everyone knows how he decided to neglect his duties for some fun in France. And then I
Chloe's POV Time went by extremely slowly, and in three days, it felt like it had been weeks. I still had not heard from Ethan. I still had no idea how he was being held. I had no idea if he was being mistreated or not. I had not slept well for the last three nights, and even the few hours I was asleep, I was still restless. I could not count how many times I had cried. I still managed to go to work, but I wasn't enjoying it anymore. I was performing terribly at all my trainings, and they were beginning to suspect that something was wrong with me. Amanda especially. She was so perceptive, and she easily got curious and worried. But today, I decided to stay back. I might be kicked out soon, but I didn't care anymore. With Nolan's influence and Ethan's money, I was able to hire private investigators to spy on Anthony, and a team to help me search for Ethan. As if my life wasn't falling apart enough already, I got a text from Nolan, telling me that Anthony just made a move to take ba
Chloe's POV That evening, after Bonnie had left, Bryan let me know that the girl I asked for had been found. Among all the girls Ethan was looking into, he was specially investigating her, as though there was more to her case. Her name was Rita, and she was just eighteen. Rita looked nervous, and she was overly cautious when she was led into the house to meet me. I didn't blame her though, I would be cautious too. I wondered how they even managed to convince her to come. She sat in the living room, while I went to get her juice. By the time I returned, I met her staring at her surroundings in awe. A small smile crept to my lips because I could relate to that. I had been so used to staying here that I forgot how grand this house actually was. I cleared my throat to get her attention, and she almost jumped out of her skin, her eyes following my every movement. "Rita." I called softly, as I took the seat adjacent from her. "Who are you and why do you need me?" There was fear in he
Chloe's POVEven though I went to bed early last night, I still woke up late. Or let me just say that I had woken up numerous times, but I kept forcing myself back to sleep. I didn't want to get up and face the reality that Ethan still wasn't with me, Anthony Howells was still roaming proud and free with all the evil he had done, and I was to assume Ethan's role temporarily, a role I had no fucking clue of.But I was forced to open my eyes when I heard my phone ring. It was on the bed with me, so I just stretched my hand and grabbed it. When I saw that it was Nolan, I sat up, feeling alarmed."Hello." I said into the phone the moment I took the call. I was hoping that he would give me some news about Ethan."Good morning, ma'am. I am sorry to disturb you this early, but there is a problem. I think you will have to prepare yourself to come to the company today. My sources gathered that Anthony plans to meet the board today.""Shit!" I jumped out of bed and went into the bathroom, the p
Bonnie's POV I found myself in this place once more, even though I told myself I would never come here. But I had a reason this time, or so I told myself. As usual, his security let me in. I had never thought about it, but they always let me in without question. If he truly wanted me to stay away, would he not instruct that I was not to be let in? I shook the thoughts away as I made my way inside. Myles was in his study, busy on a computer, his whole attention there, that he didn't notice me. Or maybe he did, but he chose to ignore. I pushed back the urge to walk forward and touch his curly hair, which was braided back as usual. When I got closer to him, he finally spoke, a sign that he knew I was there. "I thought you said you will not come here again." "I thought you said you will stop stalking me." I retorted. I truly didn't know if he was still stalking me, but this was a good way to get my answer. "I find that to be a very fun activity, so don't blame me." The nerve of this
Chloe's POV Anthony leaned back into his seat, staring at me lazily, as if unfazed by my presence. "I appreciate your effort in wanting to stand in for my son, girl, but it would be wise for you to back off. You know nothing about running a company." He turned his gaze away from me, and returned it to the board members. "I am a major shareholder here, and I am experienced. As you all know, I used to run this company before my son took over." His son? I did my best not to scoff. I looked over at the people seated, and most of them seemed to agree with Anthony. I tried my best not to shrink under the pressure of the gaze of the ones that had their eyes on me. "Under your leadership, this company was beginning to experience decline. It was slight and not very noticable, but you know that it would had gotten worse until if Ethan had not stepped in. He was not the CEO yet, but he helped you out of your mess. Who is to say that we will not just be handing it over to you for you to destr
Chloe's POVMy phone had been ringing, even before I stepped foot in the board office. I knew it was Amanda, and she was probably pissed that I had been absent from work. As much as I would love to work there, my family's safety was my priority.In the next fifteen minutes, I found myself at the estate gate, and I met Bryan and some other men there. They were all holding guns and looking so alert."What are you doing here?" Bryan asked, alarmed at my presence."Did anything happen?"He nodded. "You saved us with that call. Two men were caught. They shot Terry, and they were going to shoot me, but we were already aware, and we were quick to incapacitate them." He was still looking around, as if expecting more people to come."You think someone else will come?"He shook his head. "I am not certain now that the baby had been moved out."Fuck! These people were really coming for my child."Where are the men?" I demanded, and Bryan raised a brow in surprise and confusion. "Where are they?"
Chapter 82: Darkness Ethan's POV Days had past, that I was sure of, but I didn't know how many. I was left here in perpetual darkness. Maybe it had been up to a week, because I was going mad here, I couldn't tell. I had wanted to rush back home to my family after I finalized my agenda here, but then some key documents went missing. Searching for them, I came back to this place, one of the private buildings I held meeting with my business partners. I came alone, and I guess that was the mistake I made. I found the documents, but one of the men around me convinced me to take a look around the house. Truly, the building was to be admired. It was small, but it was so modernized and almost everything in it was computerized. Finding it fascinating, and thinking how Chloe might love something like it, I began to look around. I planned to buy it, or build something like that if I get back home. I even discovered that it had an underground cellar, and I entered to check it out. That was