Riya was struggling with words when Chris also came and asked “Riya what happened to Nancy”
Riya doesn’t know how to reply to them so she asks them to follow her. Once they all were in the bride’s room, they saw Malcolm sitting there stressed. Riya closed the door and said “Nancy is missing”
Author’s PUV
Chris was shocked after listening to Riya and Angie started crying “saying I want MumDa” Mr. Johnson comforted her and made her sit on the sofa and said to Riya “Miss Riya, can I speak to you personally?”
Riya nodded and they walked to the other corner of the room and he continued “Miss Riya! Please let me know how I can help you in finding her and……. I would suggest that let Angie stay with me till the time we find Nancy it’s about her safety also”
Riya looked at him in surprise and said “thank you, Mr. Johnson, for your help but we will manage”
Mr. Johnson said “see Miss Riya I understand but as you just saw I can comfort Angie well, when Nancy is not around she might be irritable, I don’t have anything much to do so I can take care of her till Nancy comes back”
Riya thought for some time and said “Ok Mr. Johnson, but please let me know if you need any help in taking care of Angie, you can call me anytime” Mr. Johnson smiled and said “don’t worry I will take good care of her”
He came back to the sofa where Angie was sitting and said “Little buttercup, shall we go to my house and play?” Angie was not herself; she was missing Nancy; she never stayed away from Nancy from her birth.
Mr. Johnson took picked her and said “I know Angie is missing her Mumma, let’s go to my place and play for some time and once aunty Riya finds Mummy we will come back to Mummy immediately”
Angie smiled weakly and put her head on Mr. Johnson’s shoulder and Mr. Johnson went home sharing his personal contact number to Riya.
After they left, Malcolm’s men who were waiting for his orders entered the room. Malcolm ordered them to look for each and every corner of the city.
There was news all over the city regarding the engagement cancellation of Malcolm and Nancy. All wanted to know the actual reason, they wanted to know if Nancy is seriously not well, then in which hospital she is admitted and the disease she is suffering from.
Why everything was kept hidden.
Something was going on Malcolm’s mind which he was not sharing with anyone. They all left the hotel and went home.
Malcolm went to his study, he was in deep thoughts. As much as he remembers he hasn’t pissed anyone who could do this. If this kidnapping was done for money then kidnappers must have called for ransom money or left some note but nothing that happened.
When he was in deep thoughts his eyes fell on a file on which it was mentioned the hotel’s name in which they had organized their engagement. He opened the file and saw the first page which mentioned that your party hall had been upgraded to the best party hall of the hotel.
As much as he remembers his manager informed him that he was not able to book the desired party hall because it was already booked by someone else on that same day, then how come they got upgraded.
Malcolm was able to connect the dots; he pulled out his phone from his pocket and dialed one number.
Author’s POV
Nancy opens her eyes slowly, she sits abruptly and looks around. She was on a king-size bed and it was a bedroom. The Interior of the room was luxurious; its theme was white which looked beautiful with white fur carpets, more like heaven.
Nancy remembers that she was at her engagement party, after having that juice she fainted, and before collapsing, she saw Owen. Now she is scared, she understood that he must have done this to take his revenge just like he did to Millers.
She was in her thoughts only when the door opened and Owen came inside. He was wearing a grey suit, he was looking handsome as ever, his body was perfect like Greek God, but his face was gloomy and he said: “You are awake?”
When Nancy saw him she immediately stood next to the bed and said in a worried and scared tone “Mr. Johnson …. please listen to me I am really very sorry for what happened in the past. Believe me, just forgive me once I promise I will leave the city with my daughter and never come in front of you. Please Mr. Johnson …. please let me go”
Owen was listening to her sitting on the luxury wing chair looking like a devil king who is out to kill someone. When he heard her saying about leaving the city his anger was triggered again and he furiously stood and walked towards Nancy taking long strides. He stood a little far, but in front of her and said in anger “I told you, you are mine and you should stay away from other men, how dare you disobey me?”
From the time he had seen Nancy and Malcolm’s photo in the newspaper he was fuming in anger no one could touch her. She is only his.
Nancy got scared but still tried to gather some courage and said “Mr. Johnson, this is my life I am not your personal property .. you” before she could complete her statement Johnson started walking towards her looking straight in her eyes.
Nancy got scared and started taking a step backward, she was not far from the wall and her back touched the wall but Owen kept walking, Nancy got scared like hell and she started crying and said in cracking voice “Mr. Johnson what have I done to offend you, please let me go”