In the next morning, William left for office and Wish was back to being alone. But it didnt last for long. After 20 minutes or so, a bell rang on the door. She was surprised who could it be and looked at the screen to see if it were some stranger but instead her eyes lit up.
" Mom!!! Lia!!!!" she instantly hugged them once the door was opened.
" My dear.....are you okay?? You know how much worried i was yesterday??" Mrs.young said crying in the hug.
" Thankgod, you were safe, sis..." Lia broke from the hug, sighing.
" Im sorry for making you guys worried." Wish replied, " Have a seat."
" By the way, sis..." Lia walked along the apartment, looking around, " This place is so good..."
Wish gave a light laugh, " I should have brought you here sooner..."
Lia continued looking around the apartment in awe. Her mother said they found about her situation by Lucas. But by the time they had known about it, William messaged saying she was okay. Lucas was also supposed to come but he had something important to do so he would visit later or tomorrow.
" I will make some lunch for you." Wish stood up but her mother grabbed her making her sit. " What do you mean you will make lunch in that condition?" Mrs.young said sharply, " I will make it so rest here as much as you can."
Wish rolled her eyes in a joking manner. What would she do without her mother?
" So, why dont you share about your kidnapping experience?" Lia laid on the other couch, " You always act like you are fine. I know you are not."
Wish dropped her smile, realising she hadnt spoken about the kidnapping. Her sister always hit with direct statements and she couldnt avoid it.
" Oh....i will talk about then. You better listen carefully or imma smack you."
Lia scoffed but smiled back, nodding. As she shared her weird experience of the kidnapping, Mrs.young also listened from the kitchen. She talked about how uncomfortable the chair was and how unexpectedly kind her kidnapper was.
" How would a kidnapper be kind? Arent they usually bad and harsh....?" Lia started thinking inside her head.
" Turns out he wasnt like the normal kidnappers. Maybe because...." she looked down and whispered the words after, "...i told him my secret."
Lia raised her head, " secret?"
" Forget about it...." she changed the subject. " Im just thankful that i am back in one piece."
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William reached near the company building and as expected, the media were waiting for his arrival. These media were probably from the top news channels, ready to swarm him and write breaking news headlines.
" Sir, we will be dropping in you 3 minutes." the driver said to warn him.
" Okay." he replied, not that he cared about these damn media people. He was going to avoid them like how he did every time.
Once he stepped out of the car, the medias swarmed him without any thoughts of privacy invasion anyways. Their questions started to ring in his ears as the bodyguards pushed away those persistent journalists. William was already getting tired of the push and pull, he could actually lash out on these annoying people.
" Mr.brent, when did you find out that Ms.lennon was captured?" one of the guy shouted.
" Could you tell us the reason for her kidnapping?"
" Are you scared of something like this to occur in the future?"
These people asked such obvious questions, they could write the answers themselves. " Such a bother...." he whispered under his breath.
When he was finally away from the hounding journalist, he took a deep breath and patted his shoulders.
" Mr.brent, were you aware about Julia Wilson's lies of her not being born in a rich family?"
He heard the question and snapped his head back, " What??!"
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William was glaring at the screen, his hands in a tight fist. He was watching the news of Julie's confession on the Television in his office. So, this was what she was hiding? He knew the girl was using him for his money but this secret was something out of his imagination.
SLAM
The secretary jumped from the spot where she was sitting by the sudden slam. " S-sir, are you okay?"
" You can go." he ordered still glaring at the screen. The secretary didnt waste a second and scurried out of the office. Before she was out, she spoke again, " Also, Mr.lindson wants to visit you. Which time would be okay for you, sir?"
" Tell him to come now."
As said, Mr.lindson came in no time. Looked like he was waiting to be called. " William, i hope you are doing fine.....after that terrible incident."
' Yes kind of, uncle..." he sighed, " Anyways, what brings you here? Must be something important."
" Well, yes. Also, something pretty urgent." he gave William a file.
" Looks like the postponement is finally affecting the company." his uncle stated, folding his arms. Today, marked the third week since their marriage postponement.
William carefully observed the file, eyebrows creasing. This looked bad.
" Almost 30% have taken out their shares..." Mr.lindson spoke, " Most of them are Lennon Manufactures investors too."
All this time, they hadnt gotten a call from Mr.lennon. In fact, he hadnt spoken with him ever since that day he threatened the man about Lia's surgery. He had no regrets.
" I....will prepare a speech regarding the postponement." William said, " Please be patient."
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Mrs.young had almost finished preparing the lunch. The delicious smell of the food had filled the whole house, making Lia drool already.
" God Lia, control yourself." Wish gave a disgusted look as she prepped the dishes and table.
" I cant help it okay?? I havent ate anything since two hours!" she whined but still managed to fill the glasses with water.
" Two hours?? Wow....must have been really hard." Wish said sarcastically. Suddenly the bell rang making her look up. " I will get the door."
When she looked at the screen, it made her face surprised, " Oh?"
" Uh...hey." Lisa stood awkwardly, carrying a plastic bag.
" You came in the right time." Wish gestured her to come in.
Once Lisa stepped in, the smell of delicious food seeped inside her nose. " Have you been a making a feast or what?" she casually walked inside but halted after her eyes landed on the other two people. She recognised them instantly, her heartbeat increasing. Lisa couldnt face them and instantly turned around.
But Wish grabbed her wrist tightly to stop her. Lisa turned a little, trying to free her wrist, " I will leave now."
Wish didnt let go, her hold still tight, " Stay for the lunch."
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