" What....are you planning to do?"
Julie shot up from the bench and without a warning snatched the files from Caleb. She did her sign language saying, ' protecting William's company.'
He couldnt say anything, his eyes still wide. It was difficult to process what he had just found. The file had the secrets of Lennon manufactures which Wish probably didnt know of.
Julie sighed loudly and forced him to look at her, ' Will you help your friend or Wish?'
Caleb gulped hard, hesitating to answer. Without waiting for his response, she rushed out of the park and disappeared. He could not stop the girl, instead crashed down on the bench still thinking about it all.
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" I will keep your secret." Jake replied, " But eat the food." He pointed at the still untouched food.
Wish had no appetite whatsoever and declined.
" Then...." he picked the food and held a spoonful of it infront of her mouth, " I will have to feed you..."
She backed away with wide eyes. " I dont....want to...."
" Then i will have to tell your secrets..." he mumbled, embarrassed.
Wish sighed and took the spoon, " Alright....i will eat just a little."
He sighed a relief after the girl finally ate the food before she passed out of hunger. She peacefully ate it though it felt like she would throw up. The smell of the place wasnt making it any better but she really had to eat, in order to stay alive at least.
After few hours, Wish started dozing off in her sleep. When Jake noticed how she looked uncomfortable in the chair, he woke her up, " Do you wanna lay down?"
" What?..." she mumbled with half-closed eyes.
" But your hands and legs will still be tied."
She seemed to agree because of her sleepiness. There was a thick mat, worn out where she lied down, going to sleep right away. The second day had almost passed and she might have been tired by sitting on it all day.
He knew Julie would curse at him for doing this but he didnt care for now. She might not visit today anyway. He was getting attached with his victim and it was not a good thing at all. But he knew when to not cross the line.
It was getting chilly than the daytime so he slowly took out his jacket and laid it on top of her as she slept peacefully.
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William rubbed his forehead in stress. It was already almost evening and the sun had started to set, yet none of his guards had found any leads regarding Wish. All of the guards were now scattered out of the city in search and so was he. He had decided to go alone and now he was in his car, somewhere far from the city.
It was a deserted land and the road was completely empty. Though it looked like no living creature would have stepped here, he was pretty familiar with this area. It was way back during his childhood, a memory with him and Julie. A bad memory.
He drove his car away from the road to the sandy land. About an hour of riding into plain land, he could see the abandoned warehouse. He had no idea why he came to this place, but something made him suspect it. Though it might have little chance of finding Wish here.
Stopping the car, a little further from the warehouse, he slowly pushed the old door open. By the sound of it, the door might have been used recently. It didnt sound creaked like how an unused door would sound like. Was there really someone in here?
At the centre of the place was a single chair, turned over on the floor. There were couple of boxes and metal stuffs at the back which smelled awful. He carefully walked towards the chair and there was something else beside it. A plate of food? It was half finished and looked recent. So, there really was a person here. Finding nothing else, he pulled out his phone and called one of the guard. It still felt very suspicious to him. Maybe the person hid because of his arrival?
" Come to my location. This place seems a little suspicious." he talked on the phone, looking around. There was no sign of living.
Meanwhile, William had arrived at the place where Wish was captured and hidden. Right when William's car entered the plain land from the road, a signal had notified Jake that somebody else than Julie had arrived. Since, Wish was still sleeping he carried her quickly at the back of the warehouse which was hidden by all the big boxes. Wish squirmed a little in her sleep but ended staying quiet.
William seemed to have noticed the chair and plate. Then he called somebody turning ahead. Jake quickly sent a message to Julie, and cursed internally when she didnt check it instantly like she used to.
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" Good job with finding the location." Martha smiled satisfied, " You have to reach there within the next one hour." she commanded on the phone to her men who had gone to retrieve Wish.
The day Wish had gotten captured, Martha's bodyguards were following her. In fact, Wish really was being followed by her guards and she had no idea.
Martha was inside the car with two more of her men, as she cut the call and looked out of the window. " Has she arrived?"
Their car was parked on the underground parking lot of Lennon manufactures. Since, it was pretty late, not many cars were left.
" She will be here soon." the guard replied and not long after he said it, a white car entered the parking lot, stopping a little further away from them.
Julie came out of the car, the file safely tucked in her bag. She had planned to go to Mr.lennon directly and blackmail him by showing his secret. As she walked ahead thinking of what to say, a man in black suit came towards her from the opposite direction. Thinking he might just be passing by, she tried to step aside when the man swiftly took her arm, turning her elbow.
She screeched from the pain, shocked and terrified. What was happening? When she continued struggling in his tight hold, Martha stood infront, tilting her head with a little smirk, " You should have brought a companion."
Julie stopped, glaring at the strange woman. She could confirm, she had never met that woman before.
They covered her face with a black cloth and pushed her inside the car, driving away. Martha snatched the bag with force as Julie refused to let it go. After finally taking it away, she pulled out the file of Lennon manufactures and raised her brows, understanding what it was about.
" So, you were planning to blackmail the Lennon with this secret and break the marriage?" Martha scoffed, glancing at the mute girl who had stopped struggling. " The important question is....how were you able to find this information, girl."
She would obviously not answer the question, not that Martha understood hand signs.
A little later, Martha got a call and answered right away, " Oh, you found them? good."
Julie snapped her head to the woman's direction. Did they.....find Wish and Jake's hiding spot? But how...Anxiety started to build up in her body as she tried to picture what these people would do, especially to Jake. She was starting to worry a lot when the woman spoke up.
" We found Wish. That means, i will get straight to the point." she shifted on her seat, " Dont come in between their marriage or we will make sure to kill you on the spot...."
It sent chills down Julie's spine, even though she wanted to fight back. She couldnt get the courage. Who were these people?
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William was still on his phone, looking at the updates of the search when another car appeared. He thought it was one of his bodyguard but no....the car was different.
He stood there confused as a couple of men came out, all professional.
" Who are you guys?"
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