Pierce’s POV
I couldn’t find Kelly again. I kept on going back to the place she’s working but she wasn’t there. It’s almost a week since she disappeared and I don’t know what to do anymore.
I’m certain that it was her who I saw and when I asked soone working in that company, I confird that soone nad Elle Young is working there. She’s here but I couldn’t find her. Is she hiding from ? I don’t know. If it’s true that she can’t rember , then she has no reason to avoid . But if she does rember, why is she doing this?
“Let her be. She’s old enough to know what she’s doing.”
My forehead creased when I heard dad say that to mom when mom told him that Phoebe has been constantly leaving the house almost every night. She’s sneaking and dad seed to not give a damn. I was walking down the stairs when I heard them and I’m instantly pissed because of dad’s answer.
“What do you an? She’s just 21 years old. We can’t let her do this. What if she’s—”
“Just trust her.”
Trust her. I laughed sarcastically, earning their attention. I gritted my teeth as I continued walking down the stairs. My eyes never leave my dad’s empty gaze.
“You don’t really care about your children, huh?”
“Pierce, don’t talk that way to your father.”
“Why won’t I, mom? His younger child, a lady, has been sneaking out almost every night and that’s his reaction?”
“Pierce!” Mom walked towards and caressed my arm, trying to stop but I shook my head in disappointnt.
“You are both my children, and I know how I raised you.” Dad’s cold remark made laugh.
“You know us? Then tell now. Am I lying when I said that Kelly is alive?”
He didn’t say anything. He just sipped on his coffee, completely ignoring .
“DAD!”
“Do you think I’d want a son who can’t even control his own feelings? I don’t want you to end up losing your mind just because of a woman, Pierce!”
“That woman is my life—”
“That woman is fixing her life and look what you’re doing? You’re ruining yours. Do you think she’d take you back if she saw how ssy your mind and life are?”
My jaws dropped. Not because of what he said but because of the ssage it gives. He just...indirectly said that Kelly is alive. I swallowed the lump in my throat as I fought back his cold stares.
My dad has always been cold. He’s just warm and soft to my mother. There was even a ti that I thought I wasn’t his real son but considering how he reacted to what Phoebe has been doing...Is he really our father?
“What did you say?” I asked, weakly.
Dad fixed his gaze on the tabloid again and I was about to growl at him when the door swung open. Phoebe entered and she looked really stressed. Her eyes are swollen too.
My forehead creased as I rushed towards her. “What happened to you?”
She shook her head. “I’m fine.”
“Your eyes are swollen, Phoebe! What the fck are you saying?”
She glanced at mom who rushed beside us too before she looked at again. “Rember when I disappeared?”
My lips parted and I nodded. “It was Klay Carver who took you that night, right?”
She nodded. “He abducted .”
I clenched my jaws. “That bastard—”
“He abducted so he can get Kelly back. He just released when Kelly ca.”
I feel like my head suddenly exploded. All I could hear was her na. Kelly. Klay got Kelly. I thought he was the one who abducted her before my private villa was burned to ashes? What the hell? Did she manage to escape or there’s another person behind that fire? Fck!
“Do you...” I swallowed hard as I stared at Phoebe. “Do you know the place?”
She shook her head. “I was blindfolded. But...it’s an island. A secluded island. I think it’s Klay Carver’s private property.”
I sucked my breath and slowly nodded. I looked at dad. He was just reading, not even throwing us a single glance but the words he said to before Phoebe interrupted, ca rushing back into my mind. He knew all along and he kept his mouth shut. I think he knows about the person who burned the villa too. He’s just hiding everything from . For what reason? I don’t know but I’ll confront him after this. I just need to...rescue her first.
*** Kelly’s POV
“You can’t get away anymore, Klay!” I growled at him as he started dragging inside the house. “Let go!”
“NO!” He shouted angrily as he looked into my eyes. “I won’t ever let you go, Kelly. I love you. I need you.”
“Did you ask if I need you too?”
He shook his head and road his eyes around. “That doesn’t matter. What’s important is you’re with —”
“I don’t love you anymore!”
He stilled and his jaws clenched after a few seconds. He looked at . His eyes were full of emotions and dominating those emotions was pain.
“As a matter of fact, I don’t have any feelings left for you except hatred,” I added rcilessly.
His grip on my wrist slowly loosened. I glanced at his hand and just when his hand was about to let go, a gunshot echoed in the whole house.
I scread and covered my ear. Klay imdiately wrapped his arms around as if protecting from any harm.
I looked up at him, begging. “Just let go, Klay. Please... I-I can’t die here. My daughter needs ...”
“What made you think that I’d allow you to die here?” His eyes beca aggressive. “They would get through first before they hurt you and take you away from .”
My lips trembled. “T-They’re here for , Klay. To save —”
“YOU DON’T NEED THE SAVING BECAUSE YOU’RE SAFE WITH , KELLY! WHY ARE YOU MAKING IT SOUND LIKE I’D HURT YOU? I WILL NEVER DO THAT!”
“You’re hurting now!” I fired back. “You’re depriving of the chance to be with my daughter and that’s hurting !”
He looked at and licked his lips. “We’ll get her.”
“What? No! Just let go, Klay!”
“Never,” he answered firmly and grabbed a gun. My eyes widened as I looked at that thing. No!
Klay was about to drag upstairs when a cold and familiar voice echoed in the whole room. My eyes widened again and watered when I saw a familiar man standing a few ters away from us. His brown eyes were darkened with fury and his fists were balled.
“Let her go, Carver!”
Pierce...
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