Araceli POV
At the Royal Pack.
Essel reached for her cell phone and dialed two numbers. I distinctly heard a mechanical, cold female voice coming from her cell phone saying that Micah's phone was off.
"What's Micah doing? Why isn't he answering his phone?"
Essel said with some concern.
"Normally, Mr. Micah doesn't turn off his cell phone. This is weird."
Maddox scratched his head. "Mr. Micah's cell phone doesn't turn off all year round. But he should be back soon. Maybe we should wait a little longer."
I didn't know why, but I'd been feeling uneasy.
This uneasy feeling even prevented me from calming down to make dinner for the kids.
I pursed my lips and said, "Maddox, do you have Micah's assistant or secretary's number? Call it and ask."
Maddox nodded and immediately dialed a number.
The call was quickly answered. maddox chatted with the person on the other end of the line for a few moments and quickly hung up.
"Okay, thanks."
Maddox turned to me. "Ms. Melany personally left the office with Mr. Micah. No one knows exactly where they went..."
"Melany?"
I was confused.
"The security guard said Ms. Melany looked strange today. He said something seemed to have happened..."
I couldn't help but frown as I listened to the voice coming out of the phone.
Micah was taken away by Melany...
Where was Micah taken?
I was getting more and more restless inside...
I walked around the living room and finally managed to dial Raphael's cell phone.
The phone rang several times before it was picked up. Raphael's cold and low voice came from the other end.
"Ten more minutes and I'll be back."
I clenched my hand that was squeezing the phone and said, "Raphael, have you contacted Micah?"
As soon as my words left my mouth, I heard a man's voice on the phone.
"Mr. Lancaster, we can talk this over..."
The voice was a bit far away, so I couldn't hear it very well, but the timbre was familiar to me.
It was Zackary's voice.
How did Raphael end up with Zackary?
Immediately after that, I hear Carina talking again. She said, "Mr. Lancaster, Melany is true to you. She's so good with the two kids..."
I froze.
Did Raphael go to Zackary and Carina?
Was it for Melany?
I didn't have time to think about it, and calmly said, "Contact Micah when you have time and ask where he is."
With that, I hung up.
Raphael POV
At Eclipse Group.
Zackary and Carina could only watch as Eclipse Group's stock price plummets. There was absolutely nothing they could do about it.
I looked at them icily and didn't say anything.
"Mr. Lancaster, Eclipse Group really can't take a hit like this. I beg you to have mercy..."
Zackary's head was covered in cold sweat. He looked at me with pleading eyes, begging me to spare him.
I sneered.
Zackary couldn't force himself to not care anymore. If this kept up, there's only one way for Eclipse Group to end.
That was to go out of business.
I thought for a moment and said, "Have you guys thought this through? Do you guys want to tell me the truth?"
Carina propped herself up on her desk, looking shaky.
With quivering pale lips and chattering teeth, she said, "Mr. Lancaster, for what it's worth, Melany has taken care of Micah and Essel for so many years. I beg you to let us live for her sake, okay?"
I immediately put away my smile and looked sharply at them, rising sharply to my feet.
"That means you two have known about this for a long time, right?"
Carina was shaking, unable to say a word.
Zackary held his breath and said, "Five years ago, we both thought Araceli was dead. We couldn't bear to watch our two children grow up in a motherless environment, so we came up with this idea. Anyway, Mr. Lancaster, Micah and Essel are your children. Even if Araceli is their biological mother, Araceli won't let you off the hook if you deal with Eclipse like this!"
I clenched my fists in anger.
"As you said, Araceli is their biological mother!" I said coldly, "And you almost killed my children's real mother! Do you think Araceli will still help you?"
I sneered, "The only thing you guys should be thankful for right now is that I have shares in Eclipse Group. Otherwise, Eclipse Group would have disappeared from New York tonight. Your packs would also cease to exist."
Zackary collapsed onto the couch. His eyes were lifeless, staring blankly out the window.
Carina's eyes were filled with terror.
They should be afraid, because my revenge doesn't stop there.
I had worse things in store for them...
"Buzz..."
Just then, Carina's cell phone vibrated.
Carina glanced at the caller ID and then at me in fear, and immediately hung up.
I guessed that the caller was Melany.
Carina didn't dare to answer it, so she had to hang up the phone in a hurry.
I smiled coldly, "Dial back. I want to know what other excuses Melany wants to say to fool me."
I'd been hoodwinked for five years.
This time, I would never let Eclipse off the hook so easily!
Getting Eclipse Group's stock price to drop was just the first step.
Although the call had been disconnected, Melany immediately called again.Carina didn't dare to look me in the eye, so she had to put the call through with a trembling hand under my gaze.
"Mom, listen to me, now hurry up and sell all your stocks and assets. Don't care how high or low the price is. Sell them all..."
Melany's voice was hoarse and urgent.
"You hurry up and transfer fifty million dollars to me! I need to leave the country now..."
Carina was sweating profusely, her lips pale. She looked at me shakily, knowing I'd heard what Melany had said.
"Mom, are you even listening to what I'm saying?"
"Melany, Mr. Lancaster is right next to me..."
Carina's voice trembled. "Eclipse Group's stock price has bottomed out. The stock won't sell..."
"What?"
Melany's voice was filled with shock.
"Melany, run away! Flee as far away as you can! Don't go back to Eclipse!"
Suddenly, Carina shouted as she cried.
"Raphael, you maniac! Pervert! Don't hurt my mom!" Melany screamed over the phone, "If you do anything to my mom and dad, I'll kill..."
I frowned slightly.
Who was Melany going to kill?
"Micah is here with me now! If you do anything to my mom, I'll kill your son immediately!"
Melany said angrily before hanging up the phone.
My heart was filled with burning rage.
Melany took Micah...
Shit...
I rushed over and grabbed Carina by the neck.
Carina took the phone and panicked, "Mr. Lancaster, there's no way Melany would do that! She loves Micah so much, there's no way she would hurt Micah!"
I kicked Carina out of the way and sat down in front of the computer in my office. Zackary had long since passed out and was lying on the floor, unmoving.
I connected my cell phone to the computer, quickly locating Micah's position.