CHAPTER 60: TOM HAS BEEN KIDNAPPED [2]
Earlier on, Evelyn was quite busy and needed someone to help take Tom from school… Kira had a busy schedule so the only person she could send on her behalf was Stella. She placed a phone call to the teacher and sent Stella’s picture to help identify her.
But Stella only came back looking bruised and beaten, her body and mouth were swollen. Then she relayed what had happened and Evie found herself in Raphael’s office.
“Where has he been taken to?” Raphael asked anxiously.
“I don’t know…I can’t even think it through.” Evelyn replied amidst tears.
Micheal was confused, wasn’t this the assistant he heard about? Who was Tom? Why was he kidnapped? Raphael looked at Jeremy and the latter nodded before he [ Raphael ] pulled Evelyn with him and left the office.
“What is going on? Who is Tom?” Micheal shouted at no one in particular.
The workers watched Raphael hold Evelyn and ran out to the elevator. They stood up and tried to sneak their way in to know what was happening in the office.
Jeremy coughed, “Sir, Tom is Mr. Raphael’s son.” He revealed the truth and Micheal choked on his saliva.
“What do you mean by his son?”
“That’s what I mean, sir. Excuse me, sir.” Jeremy ran past him.
Michael rubbed his neck and left the office too.
Raphael ignited the engine and zoomed out of the company’s building.
“Did the kidnappers send you any message?” He asked eagerly after Evelyn informed him that her father was the one in charge.
“He wants me to come back to the mansion and sign off a few documents. I don’t even care about that, I just need my son back but I was scared of going alone. That was why I had to come to meet you, I am sorry if I disturbed you.” Evelyn replied. Her face was swollen but still looked puffy.
Raphael smiled.
“Send a message to Jeremy not to call the cops.” He instructed her.
“What is the password?”
“Simple, EvieTom.” He replied and Evie did as he said. Well, this should be easy, Raphael thought.
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“Don’t you think that this plan might backfire, Sir?” Jacob asked worriedly as his eyes were on little Tom who looked scared and his eyes were red, seeing as he had been crying since.
“What do you mean by backfire? This is not a kidnap situation, after all, my grandson is here with his grandfather and his grandfather needs his daughter to sign a few things. That’s very simple.” Johnson answered and sat down, he picked up a magazine and scowled at it.
What the hell did his wife see in such things that she wouldn’t stop reading them every day? There was nothing special but it was okay to pass some time till Evelyn arrived. Knowing the deal he was going to pull today, he made Jessica and her daughter not aware so they wouldn’t somehow ruin his plans. They were sometimes a jinx to his life and he didn’t want it now.
“But are you not scared of her involving the cops?” Jacob asked again.
“Jacob, why are you being so foolish? Why will she involve the cops, huh? She needs her son badly and if that means not telling the cops, she won’t. I am also her father.”
Jacob nodded reluctantly but he was not fully satisfied. He was sure that whoever went to pick Tom up must have been dealt with badly and that could serve as a form of evidence for the cops but his boss was calling him foolish for thinking this. Well, he was willing to see how things would turn out.
After waiting for twenty minutes, they heard the sound of resounding yet angry steps approaching them. Johnson looked up from the magazine that he was now finding somehow fascinating to him and he smiled when Evelyn showed up.
Tom shouted when he saw his mum and Evelyn’s heart ached but calmed down when she saw that he was alright before facing her father.
“What is the meaning of this, huh? How dare you kidnap my son?!” Evelyn yelled at him.
“What do you mean by kidnap? He is my grandson and I wished to see him after all. I didn’t ask who the father was so you should be grateful.”
“Are you kidding me? What rights do you have? You disowned me…”
“Now I have accepted you back. You can come here and start living with us without any apology from you despite your mistakes.”
Evelyn’s brain turned hot, “, Do you know how unreasonable you are? You are a psycho! You are heartless and mean! I can’t believe mum fell in love with a worthless man like you, you’re disgusting!” She continued insulting him and when Johnson couldn’t take it anymore, he stood up.
“That’s enough! I won’t harbor any unmeaningful words from you ever again! All I need you to do, Evelyn, is to sign these papers. You don’t need to know what they are for, just sign them. What is so hard about it? You just pick a pen and scribble down your signature, take your son and say your last goodbye to me while I do the same then end the story. Can’t you see how simple it is?”
Evelyn scoffed and ran her hands through her hair in frustration. She threw her father an angry look but the devil in human clothing was smiling at her shamelessly and without remorse. Repeated clapping of the hands came from behind Evelyn and Raphael appeared.
“Wow, I thought my father was the only one who was being a lunatic, I never knew my North Star’s father is an experiment of a psychiatrist.” He commented and stopped clapping.
Johnson was a bit confused and he looked at Jacob for help.
“Mr. Raphael Theophilus.” He told Johnson.
“Daddy, save me.” Tom cried out and Johnson became more confused as his eyes darted from Evelyn to Raphael then Tom. He began to see the facial features of these two males, Tom looked so much like Raphael. How could he have missed this? But what relationship did they have?
Raphael Theophilus was known to be a cold, self-distant individual that would only be around you for business so what…oh no.
“Mr. Johnson, good day. I am not here to talk too much with you. Hand over my son and we can leave peacefully.”
Johnson laughed, “Evelyn, I never knew that you could be this desperate and also turn into a liar. I assure you, Mr. Raphael, Evelyn is only lying to you. She is not to be trusted at all, she is a liar. She doesn’t last long…”
“That’s enough. I am the one who gets to say who exactly my woman is so you can shut up. I have been silently listening to the news about your company and I am sure that you don’t want things unimaginable to happen, right? I believe so.” Raphael laid his threat with a cold smile.
Johnson gulped. He had never been in any business deals with Theophilus , not even Raphael yet, so he did not know how hot or cold he could be but his threats were something his gut was telling him not to joke with.
Jacob released Tom and the cutie ran into Evelyn’s arms. She carried him and gave warm kisses all over his face.
“Evelyn, can you please excuse us? I need to talk with him.” Raphael winked at her and she nodded. Evie left without looking back. She went to wait inside the car and checked her son’s body.
After waiting for a few minutes, Raphael came out. He entered the car and they were hitting the route that led to Evelyn’s house in a while.
“What did you say to him?” Evelyn asked him. Raphael glanced at her and bit his lips sexily. Evelyn scolded him with her eyes, Tom was a smart kid. He could ask why his dad was looking at his mum like that. Raphael caught hold of it.
“Do you want to know?” He questioned.
“Yeah.”
“Maybe some other time.”
“Hmm.”
Tom got closer to his dad from behind and kissed his neck. Raphael looked at him from the mirror and smiled.
“Thank you, daddy.”
Evelyn glanced at her son and smiled too.
“You are welcome, baby. Daddy will always be here for you.” Raphael replied and locked eyes with Evelyn for a few seconds before she looked away.
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“Alright, Evie…that is good news. You scared me earlier…can you see what I meant when I told you that you made the right choice? He will always try his best for you…you’re welcome…shut up, yeah I will tell him you said hi…thanks…bye.” Kira ended the call and put her phone down.
Richard was sitting in front of her, mixing diverse colors this time around. He was also sweating and he looked at Kira pleadingly.
“Evelyn said everything is fine now and also hi to you.” She said nonchalantly, pretending to be oblivious to his struggle.
“Thanks. I hope to meet her someday but can you at least let me pause for a while? Please, darling.”
Kira glared at him and continued her work.
“I should have known this beforehand. I never signed up for this.” Richard mumbled.
“Did you say something?” Kira smiled threateningly at him.
“What? No, I said I never knew I could find a hardworking girl like this.” Richard lied.
“Aww, thank you. I am moved.”
The doorbell rang and Richard jumped up, “I will get it for you.” and then ran out of the room.
Kira smiled. She loved teasing him in this manner while he was a pro at flirting so it was a win-win.
Richard opened the door only to find a strange yet good-looking man standing.
“How may I help you?” He asked him.
“I am here to see Kira.” The man replied. Richard looked at him from head to toe, wondering who he was when Kira appeared behind him.
“Ben?” She called and exchanged looks with Richard.