She opened the door and walked in, with Kayden coming in behind her. The old man gaze weakly at the door and his eyebrows raised when he saw Kayden waltz into the room, his hands in his pocket. “Crystal, thank you for coming.” Lorenza stood up and pulled her into a hug, Crystal hugged her back and then walked towards the bed to see Mr. Connell.“How do you feel now?” She asked curiously, meanwhile, Kayden just walked across the room to sit on one of the chairs that were in the room.“At least show some concern, you brat.” Mr. Connell snapped, even though he spoke angrily, he was still happy Kayden came and then his silver eyes turned back to Crystal who had an excited look on her face. His eyes narrowed when he noticed the bruise that was forming on her cheeks.“What happened to your face?” He asked as he reached forward to touch her cheeks. “Who hit you?”“Er… I…” she trailed off unable to explain it, her cheek had already turned blood red and the handprint was still there
Kayden closed his laptop and stretched his limbs, they were sore from sitting in one spot for too long. He glanced outside the window; he noticed it was very dark, night had descended upon them, yawning slightly he picked his phone and head outside, Crystal must be tired of waiting. Surprisingly, Crystal wasn’t the one he met by the elevator, it was Laurie, who was always an early bird. “What are you still doing here?” He asked his voice filled with concern, Laurie’s eyebrows raised, she wasn’t expecting to see him just yet.“Uhh...I...” She trailed off trying to find a reasonable excuse but was unable to find one. “What sort of work were you doing up until now?”He inquired and for a while, all Laurie did was say nothing. “Do you know it is very dangerous, for a lady such as yourself to walk alone at night?”She blinked back at him, unable to defend herself.He brings out his phone immediately. “I'll hire a taxi for you immediately.” “N-No,” she shook her hands dismissively, w
“Can you please tell me where you’re taking me?” Crystal asked curiously, she had agreed to follow them to wherever they were going to and in exchange they agreed not to shoot her. As she got into the car, they blindfolded her quickly, even though she was panicking she tried her best to stay calm. “When you get there, you will know?” One of them said and she felt the car engine revved to life. “Why did you abduct me?” She inquired again, for some reason, she felt the sudden urge to know what she should expect. “It’s not an abduction if you agreed to follow us.” The man stated there was something in his voice, she didn’t know whether it was confidence or sarcasm.“Do you know no one would refuse to follow you once you hold them at gunpoint?” She questioned softly, careful enough to not anger them so they don’t blow out her brains on impulse. “Tell me one thing, are you going to kill me?” “Probably, it totally depends on you.” He muttered she was squeezed in between the two hefty
Crystal didn’t know how long she sat there but she could tell it was a lot of time, she felt sore in her arms and legs, she had been sitting for too long and she fell asleep a couple of times too. Jones McQueen had left and he didn’t tell her what he would do to her, she was just seated there in the silence. “Mrs. Smith,” She raised her head up when she heard the familiar voice. “Are you ready to discuss with me?” “I have told you that I won’t aid your nonsense.” She cracked; there was certain dryness in her voice. “I have very valid information that you have the key design to the summer festival shoes.” He said as he proceeds to the chair, he was wearing a bathrobe that revealed his chest; he sat down in all his seductive glory. “I want you to give me that, we checked in your purse and found some couple of useless flash but it wasn’t nothing related to a shoe design.” “I don’t have it.” She lied. “How will stealing someone else’s design be of any benefit to you?” He chuckled dark
“Mr. Smith d,o you have any information on Crystal’s whereabouts?” Paige asked curiously and Kayden dropped the pen in his hands, he glanced up at her, she was standing halfway through his office. Worry was etched on her face, it was very obvious that she didn’t get any sleep too, her eyes were swollen and they were dark underneath. “Are there any leads yet?”“I know you are worried about Crystal, but you should knock before you come into my office.” He complained with a small frown on his face.Paige’s face tightened immediately as she raised her arms to her chest and folded them.“Are you even worried about Crystal?” she inquired. “Shouldn’t you be looking all over for her? I know how you feel about her, but she disappeared, what if something happened to her?”“Since we involved the STIU why should I also bother myself?” He closed the laptop, and glanced outside the building, night was descending on them already and he still hasn’t gotten a text message from the arrogant McQueen bas
Kayden and Petra were whispering something to themselves, but after a while, they just stood and glared at each other before Petra took the empty tray and walked out of the room. Crystal couldn’t comprehend what was going on but she remained quiet. Kayden’s glare then turned towards her. “You heard what Petra said?” His cold voice came unexpectedly and it almost made her jolt. “Finish everything in the damned bowl.” “Aren’t you being a little too caring today?” she asked as she raised the spoon to her mouth but only to drop it again, it was just too hard to eat, he looked at her suspiciously. “Do you want me to lick your shoes this time?” “What did McQueen what from you?’ He was quick to change the topic; he strolled back to the chair and sat down. “Why did he keep you for so long? “I would appreciate it if you saved the questions for tomorrow,” she started lifting the bowl for her lap and placed it on the small table that was next to the bed. “I’m so tired and sleepy now.” “We wi
“How are you feeling?” Sebastian asked both of his hands fixed in his pocket as he stared down at Mr. Connell, who seemed to be lost in thoughts and unaware of the environment. The old man jolts slightly but as soon as he noticed that it was Sebastian, he was relaxed again. “The only time I ever see you is in the hospital.” “I’m getting better,” The old man sat up in the bed. “My old age is catching up to me.” “I don’t think that’s the case,” Sebastian sighed running his hands into his night-black hair, he placed the roses he bought into the vase and disposed of the dead flowers. “Kayden really is bad for your health, Mr. Connell you might not be my father but you don’t deserve to be treated like this.” “I told you to call me father.” He said with a small frown. “It's not just Kayden that makes me fall into shock. You do too.” “That’s why I try to avoid coming over unless it’s important.” He said bluntly and he strolled over to the vacant chair in the room. “But you should stop w
Crystal was sitting there quietly, staring outside the window, her eyes following the streetlights as they passed them; just another she does to get things away from her mind. She let out a sigh, trying to calm herself; even though she tried desperately she was unable to calm down. Where could Jake be right now? What is he doing? Does he know where she is already and he is just keeping quiet? Or he had completely forgotten about her, which is impossible. Jake isn’t the type of person that would just forget her. Then is he just watching her from the darkness and when she least expected it he would appear from the darkness, just like he does in her dreams? She shut her eyes tightly trying to get away the horrendous image from her mind; it was very scary she opened her eyes again.“He’s an offender and you are a victim, there is nothing he can do to you.” She schooled herself internally, in the same way Paige would have done, she recalled everything Paige had said to encourage