chapter 276
Sitting in his office with these two important men in front of him, Finn had only one desire: to put an end to all this and go home, for he had let Elena and Vlad out, but sometimes he didn’t trust his guard at all, not that he could do them any harm, but he was afraid he wouldn’t be up to the task of protecting them. he was now listening to them without listening to them, things that had never happened before, and if it went on like this, he was going to have to take some time off. when a feeling as unpleasant as it was crossed his spine, he saw himself shivering and getting angry at the same time. He was tempted to contact his guard and ask him if everything was all right, but he knew that just for that, he’d get into another argument with Elena for nothing, so he decided to calm down. Sending the men away was the best idea, but when he looked at his watch, he saw that they were only ten minutes away from finishing, so he might as well wait and avoid being noticed by them. hearing the noises in the corridor on his floor, he couldn’t understand since when he’d asked Caroline to raise poultry in his skyscraper. tempted to get up, the door to his office opened on a Caroline who seemed to be at her wits’ end. when he wanted to ask her what was going on, a small body passed by her and ran inside. Vlad threw himself on top of him, crying and, damn it, wondering what had been done to his son. the guard’s silhouette appeared and he waited for a third person who didn’t show up. he began to question his henchman with his eyes, but the latter didn’t seem to be ready to give him an answer. pulling out his pistol to threaten him into talking would have been better, but with the kid in the room, he didn’t want to frighten him even more. he managed to cup his face, his tears compressing his heart with unbearable pain and he promised himself to make the person who was behind this shit suffer.
-What’s wrong Vlad? who made you cry? tell me, big boy, please.
-Elena disappeared. We were on the street when she asked us to wait on the other side and when she crossed, she was pulled into a car and we couldn’t catch her.
Finn received this like a slap that had the gift of making his skin bleed without hurting. This girl had become far too important to him to disappear like that. He looked at the man he’d asked to keep an eye on them to make sure they were safe.Exclusive content © by Nô(v)el/Dr/ama.Org.
-We’ll find her, won’t we? And alive, you promise?
He didn’t even know who was behind the kidnapping, or what this person wanted with Elena, but he had a slight idea, and if it was this person, he could well believe that she could just take a beating and not die. He had to go to her rescue before this madman beat her up like he knew how. He tried his best to reassure Vlad while dodging his request for a promise, but Vlad was much more tenacious than that and was waiting for him to make that promise.
-I promise I’ll do everything I can to bring her back Vlad, but you’ve got to go home. Caroline will take you home and you’ll stay there with Gina until I get back, okay?
-I want to come with you. I want to look for her too; she’s protected me so many times and yet I haven’t even been able to do the same with her. Please, I want to come.
-I know you’d like to do what’s necessary for your Aunt Vlad, but leave everything to me, and besides, it’s dangerous out there, so she’ll be happier to know you’re safe instead of in danger. I promised you I’d do everything, so I’ll bring her back to you.
He finally nodded and Caroline took his hand to leave Finn’s office. At the time, he’d even forgotten that the two men were in his office, but it was the end of the meeting. He knew that the people who had known him would certainly no longer recognize him, but from the moment he had welcomed a young woman and a kid into his home, he had become much more protective than he could have imagined himself. these two people had become his family, and he was going to hurt anyone who tried to get close to them. he stood up and closed his office. he hadn’t spoken to his man, not that he was sulking, but he was like that, so silent when he was devising a plan to defeat his enemy and especially when someone had touched what was important to him. once in the parking lot, he finally deigned to open his mouth, just as Finn thought he’d lost his tongue too.
-Sir, may I ask where we’re going?
-To get back the young woman you couldn’t protect.
Finn had only one direction to go, Paolo’s house, and he knew he’d find Elena at home. If he thought he’d succeeded then, he was kidding himself and would regret it the minute he laid eyes on him. He knew that few kidnappers kept their victims at home, but Paolo wasn’t an intelligent man, so the only place he could keep her was at home. Once parked at the bottom of his building, he quickly got out and asked his man not to follow him. When he arrived at his door, he looked through the lock. All seemed quiet, which wasn’t normal for someone was certainly torturing his prey, unless he’d tied up his mouth, which was also a possibility. ringing the bell would certainly alert him, so one shot to the lock and it was destroyed. he now had the path open to him. he entered and saw him slumped over on the couch, all busted up and unkempt. he looked around a bit but it seemed he hadn’t even heard him, which didn’t hold water. a punch to the jaw was what brought Paolo back to reality and he looked again to see where he was. he finally spotted Finn standing in front of him, holding a pistol in his hand.
-After taking away my family, now it’s my turn, or what?
-I see you’ve been a bit clever this time, Feodorina, but don’t take me for a fool, because I’m not. I know it’s you now, and you’re going to tell me where Elena is, because if you don’t, you’ll be tortured to the point where they’ll end up amputating your leg. I’m deadly serious, and if you don’t want to see the demon inside me, then do as I ask. Where is she?
Paolo was frozen by the threat, and if he really was the culprit then he didn’t see why he was going to play guessing games with him. He wanted to live a little longer before taking a trip to death’s door, and this man’s threat couldn’t have been a good joke.
-I know it’s you Paolo, so where did you leave your cousin because I know you wanted to get my attention and now that you’ve got her, tell me where you’re keeping her because I’m not going to be nice in the next few minutes, you see? you wanted to hold me to ransom afterwards? so do it now because your son is worried at the moment and I promised to bring his aunt back to him.
-You really think I’m that miserable? I can’t organize the kidnapping of my own cousin to ask a stranger for ransom, can I? I’ve done nothing of the sort and if you do your homework, you’ll understand that I had nothing to do with it and that you’re accusing me wrongly.
-If it’s not you, then who is it? Do you think it’s your old whore?
-Betty? ah no, I don’t think so. she’s so busy wanting rich men and frequenting all the trendy nightclubs in town that she couldn’t possibly have time to plan a kidnapping. don’t forget that you’re a well-known businessman and you’ve got enemies too, so maybe it’s your fault.
Finn didn’t think he was wrong at all, but he couldn’t think of anyone who’d have the courage to confront him like that and touch Elena. In the last few years, he hadn’t had any problems with anyone, apart from the little show between him and Savoski, but he thought Dimitri was far from being a kidnapper who’d go after Elena.
-I’m going to leave now, but I promise you that if I ever find out you’ve made a fool of me, I’ll be back, and this time we’ll not only amputate your legs, but your arms too, and you’ll be useless, even to yourself.
He didn’t even know if Elena had enemies or not, but seeing her so frail, he couldn’t really see what she’d do with enemies. He needed to search more thoroughly, and to do that, he needed to assign each task to each of his men so as not to waste time. The man behind the wheel didn’t bother to ask him anything, because he could see that things weren’t going well. When he arrived home, he wished Vlad was asleep or simply in his room, so that he too could go and hole up in his study, but to his great misfortune, this kid was standing in front of the door, waiting for him with bated breath. He knew that for the first time, he was going to disappoint him, for he had made him a promise, but he still had time to look before it was too late.
-She’s nowhere to be found? asked Vlad?
-For the moment, but I promise I won’t give up until I find her. I want you to stay strong for her.
-Maybe it’s my dad, maybe he’s still not over the fact that we left.
-I know, Vlad, but I don’t want you to have this image of your father. He can be aggressive when he’s under the influence of alcohol, but don’t forget that Elena is his cousin, so I don’t think it’s him. He’s not as bad as you think.
he didn’t want Vlad to have this image of his father. it wasn’t a good thing for him because if it went on, he’d hate him. he didn’t want this child to grow up with hatred and resentment. he wanted him to have everything of a normal kid and only have love around him like he had when his parents were still alive. He remembered the way his parents looked after him. Even when his father went on trips that lasted weeks, he spared no effort to take them with him, and like that, he had been the happiest child in the world with loving parents.