Chapter 220
Julie’s POV
I jolted awake from the bed as if a violent electric current had surged through me. I remembered the club. I remembered Robert.
A sharp pang of anxiety gnawed at my chest how could I stay here while he knew nothing of my whereabouts? I began pacing the room, my hands trembling as I tried to find a way to contact him, but I didn’t have his number or any other means.
Suddenly, I thought of my father. Surely, he had some link to him. I rushed out of the room. He had already given up on any response from my mother; he had left her locked door and headed to the living room, where he sat drinking alcohol with a desperate greed.
I stood before him, my voice shaking. "Dad, do you have Robert’s number?"
He looked at me with glazed eyes and replied coldly, "No, I don’t."
I clenched my fists. "I need to speak with him. It’s urgent."
He set his glass on the table, eyeing me with suspicion. "Did he allow you to leave?"
I stepped closer, deciding to bargain. "Dad, help me reach him, and I promise I’ll tell you everything."
He sighed, slowly pulling his phone from his pocket and scrolling through it. "I don’t have his number, but I have his father’s."
My eyes widened. "His father’s?"
"Yes," he replied, tapping the screen. He handed me the phone, the numbers glowing on the display, and added with a tone of impending interrogation, "Once you’re done, I want to know exactly what happened."
I never expected to speak to that man again. The last time we met, I had punched him and hurled the vilest insults at him, yet here he was, acting like a protective father... What is happening? How did everything flip like this?
I snatched the phone and retreated to my room, locking the door behind me. My breath hitched as I dialed. It rang for a long time before someone picked up. "Hello... Mr. Thomas?" I asked, my voice trembling.
"Who is this? This is Stewart’s number," he replied, sounding puzzled.
"It’s Julie, your son’s personal assistant," I said, trying to be brief.
"Julie? Why are you calling from Stewart’s phone?"
"Listen, Mr. Thomas, I need Robert’s number immediately."
"Why?" he asked sharply.
"I was kidnapped today," the words poured out of me like a flood. "A man saved me, but I’m afraid Robert is out there looking for me. He needs to know I’m home."

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