Unloved Unwanted Unstoppable (Seraphina and Dominic) novel Chapter 285

Gideon draped his suit jacket over her shoulders.

"Mr. Cole? You don't have to, I—"

"Wear it."

Gideon's tone brokered no argument. He then took an umbrella from Myles and pressed it into her hand.

"I'm the boss. Taking care of my employees is part of the job."

Myles's face contorted slightly, but he didn't dare make a sound.

Boss, you've never taken care of any employee like this before.

Seraphina gripped the umbrella, looking at Gideon's shoulder, which was already damp from the rain.

"Thank you, Mr. Cole."

She opened the umbrella and stepped out into the downpour.

Gideon watched her figure until it disappeared around the corner. Only then did he pull his gaze away, take another umbrella from Myles, and head toward the parking lot.

At the same time, from the shadows nearby, Dominic slowly stepped into view.

He held an umbrella in his hand, his eyes clouded and distant.

He had an early flight abroad the next morning. Having heard Seraphina was visiting The Cole Group today, he had come by to ask her to look after their daughter while he was gone.

But the moment he parked, he had witnessed the entire exchange.

His grip on the umbrella handle tightened painfully.

Right then, his phone buzzed.

It was a call from Cynthia.

"Dominic, there's one last document for tomorrow's procedures that needs your personal confirmation. Where are you? Are you coming over?"

Dominic replied, "I'm on my way."

...

The next day, Seraphina was in the middle of verifying lab data when she received a frantic call from Ms. Lyons.

Lily had been kidnapped!

And the kidnapper was Owen.

Owen had originally tried to contact Dominic, but when he couldn't reach him, he had gone to Ms. Lyons instead.

Unable to reach Dominic either, the teacher had no choice but to call the police and immediately contact Seraphina.

Seraphina's entire body went rigid.

What the hell was going on?!

She hung up the phone and sprinted out of the lab, dialing Dominic's number as she ran.

But it was Cynthia who answered. "Seraphina, Dominic is resting. Stop pestering him—"

"Put him on the phone right now..."

Before Seraphina could even mention that Lily had been kidnapped, the call was abruptly disconnected.

Seraphina clenched her fists in blind panic.

Then, she suddenly remembered Dominic had a secondary emergency number, specifically synced to their daughter's smartwatch.

She quickly dug up the number and dialed it.

This time, Dominic picked up.

"Your daughter has been kidnapped by Owen Hamilton!"

Seraphina screamed into the phone, "Nobody could find you! Don't you ever forget that she is your daughter!"

Dominic's breathing hitched, his voice tight. "I understand."

He hung up and stood up abruptly from the negotiation table.

His business partners looked bewildered. "Mr. Lockwood?"

"We'll wrap this up for today. My assistant will handle the remaining details with you."

With that, Dominic strode out of the room.

Cynthia hurried out of the adjacent lounge, reaching for his arm.

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