The Billionaire's Secret Lover novel Chapter 98

A Month Later

I sat in front of the television in the sitting room but I wasn't really seeing anything. I couldn't stop thinking about my kids ever since we found out that Deborah took them. I couldn't help being worried about them. Is Deborah taking care of them? Have they eaten? 

A lot of things are going through my mind but there's no one to talk to. Michael had been busy these days, especially after he found out that Deborah had tricked him. 

He couldn't stop blaming himself for not being vigilant and I couldn't add to his self-loathing by telling him about the calls I've been receiving and that from Deborah.

I could still remember her last call which was a few weeks ago after we came back from the hospital.

I had looked at the strange number scared because I knew it was from Deborah even before I picked it up. 

Her cold voice had called to me from the other side of the phone“ Nina. I need you to walk away from anyone present in the room. I want to talk to you in private” I had heard her say to me just as I nodded forcing back the tears from my eyes.

I had stepped away from Michael, Lillian, Danny,and Inspector Peller who were having a meeting in our sitting room on how to catch Deborah with the excuse to ease myself.

Immediately I got to the room, I placed the phone back in my ear and listened to her further instructions“ I am in the room now, Deborah. Can I talk to my kids?”

“ Don't you dare tell me what to do? I'm the boss here” She had shouted at me from across the phone. I couldn't help the tears that streamed down my face especially after hearing my babies' voices in the background screaming my name.

“ I'm sorry, please can I at least talk to them. I promise I'll do anything you ask of me, please just don't hurt my babies. They are my life” I had pleaded at her but all my pleas had fallen on deaf ears as the only instructions she had given me after that was___

“ I don't care what you want but listen carefully to me. I will call you back in a few days to meet at a place if you want to see your kids alive. You must not tell anyone, if you do, you meet your kid's lifeless body in front of your house. You understand?” 

I had nodded with tears streaming down my face before I realized that she couldn't see me“ Yes, please don't hurt my babies” I told her but the phone had gone dead in my hands and since then I hadn't received any call from her. 

I can't help being worried, has she gone back on our deals? She promised not to hurt the kids, was she just joking with me? No, she can't possibly do that__ but Deborah Melton was capable of anything if she put her mind to it

“ Nina!”

“ Nina!!”

“Nina!!!!”

I jolted out from my thoughts as I dabbed frankly at my now wet eyelids before turning to see Lillian frowning at me. A sad Joey stood behind her looking worriedly at me.

“ I'm sorry, what did you say?” I asked her, trying to smile to remove the worried look on her face but all I got was her more intense look.

“ What are you thinking about so seriously that I had called your name all this while but you wouldn't reply?” Lillian asked me as she came to sit beside me on the couch. She waved Joey up to his room, who gladly obliged since he didn't want to be reminded of the twin by my frequent tears.

“ Nina. Please, you got to stop thinking, it isn't looking good on your health. Look at what happened in the hospital the last time, ” Lillian told me as she pulled me into her embrace and sobbed into her arms.

I wish I could stop but who would when her kids have been missing for a month now. I have gone to the radio station, media houses,and even the police but no one could find my babies. What am I to do? 

“ Please, Nina. I could understand your pain, I swear I do but____”

“ Do you?” I screamed at her cutting her off from the rubbish she was telling as I stood up abruptly 

from the couch in anger.

“Of course, Nina. I do and_____” 

“ No you don't cause if you do, you won't be here telling me not to think about my kids. I don't even know what Deborah is doing to them this minute and______” I paused as I sob uncontrollably on the floor, I can't even eat nor sleep without worrying about my babies. What is going on with them? How are they coping? Is Deborah being harsh on them?

“ Nina” Lillian came over to where I was squatting on the floor crying, she wrapped her hands around me comforting me.

“ I understand but you need to be strong for your daughters. I'm sure we will find them soon. Michael, Danny and the Inspector are working hard to make sure that happens, okay?” 

I nodded at her just to get her off my neck and to keep her from worrying about me cause we both know no one could catch Deborah Melton. 

I mean she had been in the same city with us and we couldn't find her. Even though she had watched us every day from her house across from us, we had shared the same parking space, the same elevator and no one could find her. Then tell me, why would this time be different?