Love, Lies and Billionaires

Maren’s heart was tearing apart, and she just had to give herself a week break or she’d probably rip someone’s head off at the office or something.

She just couldn’t contain her anger and sadness at what Alexander had done, and she meant it when she said she didn’t want to see him again.

How could someone be so selfish? She asked herself as she laid on her bed with her eyes facing the ceiling.

How could someone destroy someone else’s relationship without remorse just to be with the person? That is some messed up shit, you know?

To think Irene was in on the plan since sat one and she hadn’t noticed. She’d been that oblivious all this time?

She knew she was supposed to be mad at Irene with this new information, but somewhere deep down; she felt some kind of pity for her and she wished she could speak to her one last time to hear her own side of the story or at least make peace with her.

There was no denying that she missed Irene. I mean, this was her best friend from day one and though she’d hurt her badly a thousand times, she still had a soft spot for her and she wanted to see her one more time.

If only search parties worked like charm, Irene would have been found by now, as Maren had informed the police, and they’d called for a search party like she was some lost dog.

Maren knew she had to get to the bottom of all these and age needed to do it fast in case Irene was in some kind of danger.

She knew she wouldn’t be able to do anything if she kept wallowing in her misery on her bed, so she sprang up and headed for her wardrobe.

There was no way she was going to believe Alexander, as he’d lied to her countless times, so what was another lie to the list?

She pulled out a black suit from her wardrobe and quickly put it on. Checking and putting on a little makeup, she headed out of the room.

“Well, look who decided to grace us with her presence”

“Mummy!” Nathan cheered happily and got down from the chair he was sitting on and ran to hug her. She wondered why he was so thrilled to see her when he was basically with her all through the night, but she picked him up in her arms, anyway.

Her mom picked up a cookie from the saucer, which was previously in front of Nathan, and took a bite with her eyes fixed on her daughter.

“You finally got out of your hole after all these days,” her mom said with a questioning look, which Maren understood.

“Not now, mom. I really have somewhere to be,” she whined and turned to Nathan, who was sucking on a cookie with a small smile on his face.

“Nathan, mummy has to go somewhere and I promise when I’m back, I’ll not lock myself in my room anymore, alright?”

Nathan nodded, not wanting to speak with a full mouth. She smiled and gently let him jump down from her arms.

As soon as he was away from her, her face became serious and she turned her gaze to her mom. “I’ll see you soon.” she headed for the entrance.

As she got into the car which was parked just outside the door, three other men got into the car behind and both cars zoomed off.

*****

The sound of crunching flesh and muffled cries of pain filled the small room, and the only man seated had his hands and feet tied painfully.

The man who stood in front of him showed no mercy as he administered partial blows on his face and body and even when he tried to speak, only small breaths managed to fly out.Exclusive content from NôvelDrama.Org.

He was wearing a round collar which used to be yellow but was now covered with red and some other colour which was hard to decipher.

The man’s eyes were only half open and partly swollen, but his lips were torn beyond recognition and covered in red, which dripped down to his chest.

“Sir, you have a visitor,” a guard whispered to Kendrick’s who had been watching the scene with folded arms.

He grunted and gritted his teeth, but kept his eyes on what he’d been watching. “Who the fuck is it?”

The man hesitated and looked at his boss’s face before whispering, “Miss Sharppe.”

Kendrick turned to the man swiftly, his iris suddenly dilating along with his expression, which has softened. He turned to the man, who was still giving punches, and snapped his finger.

“Clean this shit up,” he ordered and headed for the exit, followed by the guard who had brought the message.

He walked out of the building which was beside the main building and met Maren outside, resting on her car.

“What a pleasant surprise!” Kendrick announced with a bright smile. “Guess I’m that irresistible, aren’t I?” He smirked, and Maren rolled her eyes.

“To what do I owe this visit?” He asked as he got to where she stood and stood a couple of feet in front of her.

“I called your office but was told you weren’t in. That’s quite unusual, you know.”

“Well, I had some important matters to attend to here, which would take pretty much the entire day. So yeah, today’s my day off”

Maren let her eyes stray in the direction which he had come from. Then brought them back to him and secretly scanned his appealing appearance for nothing in particular.

“And like they say, all work and no play makes jack a fucking dull prick,” he added. “So you seem really serious today, so I’m guessing you’re here for business. So what’s up?”

“I need your help,” she stated, and Kendrick’s brows arched as he clasped his hands behind his back and took a step closer to her.

“Go on”

“I need your men to do some investigation on my missing friend.”

“I thought you said you didn’t want me involved in that. Why the sudden change of mind?” He argued.

“I was angry that time, alright? You were being a piece of shit and the last thing I needed was you being an asshole just like your brother,” she blurted in one breath and Kendrick gave a slight nod in understanding.

Maren took a deep breath and shook off her stress before she straightened her face again. “I need you. I need your men to find Irene”