The Billionaire's Secret Lover novel Chapter 100

I paced around my office in anticipation, ever since our last call with Lillian, we couldn't get in touch with her. She had refused to answer any of our calls and had sent it to her voicemail.

“ Any luck with her yet?” I turned to ask Danny who was trying her phone again. I could see the worry etch his brows as sweat streamed down his face. I couldn't help being annoyed with myself that I had caused everything. I regretted ever bringing him and Lillian into this mess. Hell, I regretted ever risking my wife and children's life. If only I never met Deborah then none of this would have happened.

“ Not yet. She just won't pick up even after leaving her a dozen messages. She's just so stubborn especially when it comes to Nina” Danny exclaimed running his hands through his hair in frustration as he paced to and fro the office. I couldn't help feeling sad for him when he was trying to get in touch with his wife who chose to go after my wife. 

I turned to see Inspector Peller, John, and Don perched on the couches trying to track down Deborah from her car or phone or whatever with a young dark guy who they call a computer whiz kid but still there isn't any improvement.

“ Fuck!!!” Inspector Peller swore in frustration as he slammed his fists angrily on the couch. I knew that this case had become personal to him, he was frustrated with how Deborah had played everyone, especially him in his game, that he vowed to catch her at all cost.

“ Sir, your parents and the Millers are here to see you!” Aurora's voice pulled me out of my thoughts as I turned to glare at her standing in the doorway.

“ I'm not in the mood to receive any visitors. Send them away, make excuses for me” I told her waving her off angrily. I don't want to deal with my parents nor the Millers adding to my headaches.

“ But sir___ what should I tell them?” 

“ I don't care. Tell them anything, just don't let them come into my office ” I shouted at her about to go and slammed my door in her face when my dad's voice stopped me on my track.

“ Michael Vincent Thompson, how dare you tell your secretary to send us away. Are we not your family again?” His voice thundered across the room as he pushed Aurora to the side and walked into my office glaring at me.

“ Dad, that's not what I mean. We still haven't found the girls and now Nina's missing. I don't____”

“ What did you just say? What happened to my daughter? Why is she missing? Are you not supposed to watch over her?” I groaned as I turned to look at Mrs. Miller who was glaring at me across the room. I've forgotten that they were also present in the room.

“ I don't know. I did try to protect her but she got a call from Deborah and left home without informing anyone. I've been here all morning going crazy trying to find her” I told her running my hands through my hair in exasperation. I knew I had just given Mrs. Miller more reasons to hate me seeing that she had never really liked me in the first place.

“ Oh! Should I give you an award for that?” She exclaimed sarcastically with a fake laugh. I nearly rolled my eyes at her dramatic antics. This was the reason why I didn't want to see either of them because I knew they were going to make my life difficult.

“ Do you think I should give you an award for going crazy looking for your wife and kids?” Mrs. Miller asked me as I groaned in anger before going back to my desk. I sat down heavily on the couch and let her rant on...

“Patricia, I can't have you insulting my son. Can't you see that he's trying to find the kids, if Nina had only been patient then she wouldn't have become a victim too” My mother retorted back immediately taking my side as she defended me. I groaned loudly at both of them, this wasn't what I wanted. I knew they were going to pick on each other. I always knew!!

“ Oh! Diana, is that who you call a son?” Mrs. Miller's sudden question shocked us all as we all turned to see her pointing at me. I knew there was more coming and I wasn't disappointed when she continued.

“ Someone who loses his wife and daughters to his mistress. Someone who couldn't even protect the woman he claims he loves. Someone who brought us all into this mess in the first place. Huh! Tell me, is that who you call your son?” 

“ Patricia, let me remind you in case you've forgotten. My son was here trying his best to find his missing daughter but what did your daughter do, huh? ___ Answer me, she went running like a superhero the minute her phone rang going to save her children and where did that take her___ right into the lion's den. If anything should happen after all of these then it's Nina's fault and not my son” 

“ Oh! So it's now my daughter's fault, right? It's now her fault for being too concern for her children that she went immediately to search for them leaving your stupid old fool of a son who doesn't care any bit, hiding away in this hole he called an office” 

I couldn't take it anymore. This was getting out of hand. I never expected my mom and Nina's mom to pick on each other. Not after everything we've been through as a family. I can't believe she calls me a stupid old fool! 

I look to my father and Mr. Miller for help but they were busy discussing with Inspector Peller trying to find a solution to the problem on the ground while Just John, Don, and the whizkid guy were still busy with the system.