Chapter 69: Bride-to-be missing!!!
"Boss, should we go on with the task?". Clash asked hitting a weapon on his own hand.
The mysterious man lifted his head higher, his eyes were deep black and scary. "Yes, go on with it".
They left him all alone and moved to another part of the building.
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Someone was worried throughout the night, he quickly got into his car as he drove off.
Maxson couldn't get himself all through the night, he had woken up so early in the morning to see Joan. Not that he had a bad dream, or he sensed a strange feelings, he just wanted to be beside her.
As Maxson stepped into Joan's home, he met Granpa Liam sitting on the chair of the living room blankly.
"Good morning Grandfather". He greeted politely. He looked around, wondering if she hasn't woken up.
"Where's Joan? I haven't seen her this morning?". He asked trying to clean the dirt in his eyes.
Maxson got a little confused. "Grandfather, she should be in her room sleeping. You know pregnant women tend to sleep more during that period". He explained, walking to Joan's room.
"I have checked everywhere in the house, I couldn't find her. Didn't she follow you back last night?".
Maxson was surprised he knew, "can't he hide the talent of spying on people?". He asked himself.
"She didn't follow me yesterday. Infact, I made sure she entered the house in my presence". Fear began to knock on his stilled heart.
"She might have gone to the market to get some things. Joan loves cooking from childhood". Grandfather Liam smiled to himself.
Maxson quickly took his phone and dialed her number, unfortunately, it kept on saying switched off.
He moved closer to the entrance door, phoned his elder brother, Scott, about the current situation.
"We would find her by all means, keep Grandfather calm first. I'll report to our family too". Scott assured his younger brother.
"Thanks bro. I'll send you the footage I'll get now". He said with anger burning in him.
"Good, I'll be expecting it".
Grandpa Liam wasn't really concentrating on Maxson's conversation. He stood up with his old walking stick leading him to where Maxson was standing.
"Is there anything wrong with my granddaughter?". He asked with worriness.
"No Grandpa, I have forgotten I came back later to pick her. She was complaining of back pain, and we didn't want to disturb you, so we had to leave". He forged a lie.
"So when am I going to see her?". He asked.
"Tonight Grandpa, I'll bring her to you. Mother is helping her massage her body for strong bone. She would also prepare the herb soup she needs to take". He smiled at himself, helping grandpa to walk back to his room.
Grandfather Liam nodded his head, holding Maxson's hand as they walked inside.
After helping Grandpa to his room, Maxson went to get the cctv recorder device he had secretly planted at the front yard and entrance.
"If she really do went by that time, she should have leave the house using the front path".
He took his phone and texted some of his gang men to watch and protect Grandfather Liam while he is away.
Maxson got into his car, he quickly inserted the device into his tablet, it showed who had came in and out of the house.
After informing Joan to go inside the house last night, he had quickly planted the recorder somewhere there. If not, it might take him a little far behind to catch up with what had happened to Joan.
He watched the video gently, seeing how she was being kidnapped, the kidnapper was putting on black all through, with a scary black mask. "Who might have done this to her? It couldn't be Royce! He is still serving time, so who might we have offended?". He asked himself rhetorically.
Immediately watching the video twice, he sent it to his brother, who in turn will forward it to everyone in their gang.
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Flora watched the video sent by Maxson with Scott, she wasn't expecting such incident to surface when it was few days to her wedding. She thought about her step family, manipulating behind scenes.
"Do you think Cylene could do this?". She asked.
"No, it wouldn't be her. She isn't in City B right now, at the same time, we can't completely defend her. She has someone backing her up secretly, and this person might be someone influential but hiding". Scott choosed to hide about Cylene being in his custody from her.
"True!". She agreed with him.
"Because of safety honey, please stay home today". Scott pleaded like a little child.
"Alright baby. Thankfully, I don't have any shoot today. I'll talk to Beauty to inform her I won't be able to see her, she could decide to come visiting me.
"Good honey". Flora blushed unaware, she continued to knot his office tie as Scott was about to set out.
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"Hello Beauty, please try coming over to my place today if you can. I won't be able to make it to the hangout, that would be for another day. I'm so sorry bestie". She apologized.
Beauty on the other line looked quite exhausted. "Dearie, that would be for another day then. I'm trying to fix something here". She spoke slowly and lowly.
"Is everything alright?". Flora got concerned about her friend.
"I'm cool bestie. Talk to you later". She said and ended the call.
Flora suspected she wasn't in a good mood. She remembers how Beauty works tirelessly and relentlessly whenever she's in the office or home.
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At the underground....
A woman covered in different wounds was hanged straight down with a rope tied to an iron metal. She looked weak and sick at the same time, giving this villainous and merciful show.
"Really? You still choose not to open up?". Hack who was one of the men toturing her said.
Cylene who was so tired to speak looked up, she regretted ever coming back to City B. Even her children whom she came for was unappreciative.
It seems she had to survive from the hands of this brutal men so she could gain back hee lost freedom and planned her revenge. The willingness to escape surged deeper within her, the man she had put her trust in had landed her into this hot mess. Who was she going to run to? Or who did she know that would save her?
She didn't say anything upon the tortures, torments and pain she was getting. "Get that hot water now". Venom said to Hack.
He brought the hot water and poured it on her head. A loud scream rang out the hall way of the underground. "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh". Cylene screamed like death had come to take her life.
"I'll confess, I'll confess. I, I, I was the one who sent them to kill her". She quickly said.
"To kill who? Speak in details now!". Venom shouted at her.
"Flora, Flora. I was the one, who plotted to kill her. Please, spare me". She pleaded in pain.
"Hahahaha, spare a killer?". Venom laughed wickedly.
"What about her parent's death? Who killed them?". Cylene was shocked, she thought she was only taken for Flora's harm she caused, she wasn't expecting they would ask about those fools too".
"I don't know anything about tha tha that". She stammered, trying to pretend.
"Continue the cutting till she confess". Venom said and left Hack to it.
The pierce of blades kept on tearing her body parts. She couldn't say anything on this because her children's life would be on stake. She could only scream in pain as her blood kept wasting to the floor.