The car came to a halt and Vivian took her hands off the steering wheel, shaking from fear and looking around, wondering where she was. The gun was still pointed at her head, and her captor refused to move it, he didn't even speak to her throughout the drive. Her heart thumped loudly against her chest, afraid that her death was near.
“Pl.. please don't kill me. What do you want? Money? I'll give you lots of money, but please don't hurt me.” She pleaded, breathing heavily, her hands up in the air.
“Shut the fuck up!” Her captor barked at her before getting out of the car in a hurry. He rushed to the front, pulled her out, and kept the gun pointed to her head. She let out a shriek, shaking at the spot, afraid to make any sudden movements.
He was wearing a mask, which he slowly took off and Vivian's eyes widened. Her soul almost left her body when her captor revealed himself.
“Maxwell?” She exclaimed, her eyes glued to his grinning face.
“Oh yes Vivian, I'm glad you still remember me. I've lost weight since you fired me, I was afraid that I'd be unrecognizable.” He chuckled and grabbed her arm roughly, the gun still pointed at her head.
Just then, Vivian sighted a bunch of men coming out of the old warehouse in front of her. They were in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by large areas of uninhabited land. The men were heading towards them, each one carrying a weapon.
“Maxwell please let me go, please. I'll give you money, anything you want, please.” She started to plead, her eyes becoming watery.
“Shut the fuck up! You think I want your money? Come on Vivian, even you should know that I am way past that, I can't reduce myself to such a height.” He smirked, using the tip of the gun to caress her face. She shut her eyes in fear, panting heavily.
The men got to where they were standing and bowed to Maxwell in respect.
“Take her inside, tie her up and I'll meet you there in a few minutes.” He instructed and threw Vivian over to them. She gasped, almost hitting the floor but they held her up and started to drag her towards the warehouse, ignoring her pleas and screams.
They dragged her into the dusty, abandoned warehouse and tied her to an old, wooden chair.
“Let me go!” She yelled, fighting to untie herself but it was a fruitless attempt. The men all stared at her, a few of them gossiping about how hot she was and how they would love to fuck her. But they got strict orders from Maxwell not to touch her.
Soon, Maxwell came in with a cigar in his mouth and stood in front of her, staring bluntly at her. She glared back at him, wishing to rip his head off.
“What do you want huh? What do you want!?” She screamed at him and he chuckled, bending over to her height and puffing out smoke in her face. She coughed and he laughed.
“I want everything, Vivian… I want everything!” He stood erect again and turned his back on her. “For years I have watched you rule the Davenport empire to ruin because of how incapable you are. All I could think about was how I would have been a better leader, how the company would have been transformed under my governance but I was never given the chance.” He sighed angrily and turned to look at her.
“But now I have the chance because your life is in my hands.” He smirked.
“Vivian, I will only let you live if you hand over the company and shares to me.”
Vivian's jaw dropped, she couldn't believe her ears. She blinked at Maxwell, trying to decipher if she was dreaming or if it was all a reality. It dawned on her that it was all real.
“You can't possibly mean this Maxwell. How can you say such a thing? You know it's impossible! It can't happen!” She screamed and he immediately got pissed off. He corked the gun and pointed it at her head once again, threatening to blow her brains off if she didn't call Richard and tell him to hand the company over.
Afraid, Vivian took the phone from his hand and called Richard, shaking like a wet dog.
“Hi, Vivian,” Richard answered cheerfully as soon as he answered the call.
“Richard.. there's a problem.” She panted.
“Is everything okay? You sound like you're in trouble.” He furrowed his brows in worry.
“I've been kidnapped, Richard! You have to prepare the papers for handing the company over to Maxwell or I'll be dead by the time sun rises tomorrow.” She sniffed and looked at Maxwell who mouthed some words to her.
“And.. and you…. You must not involve the police or I'll die.” As soon as she said that, the call disconnected, leaving Richard in a panic.
He quickly picked up his phone again and dialed the detective's number, telling him everything and asking him to do everything possible to find Maxwell and Vivian. Although he was asked not to involve the police, he thought they were the only options left.
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Adrian was sitting in the living room of his mansion, sipping coffee when Isabella majestically walked in, wearing a skimpy gown that revealed half of her butt. She sat next to Adrian and tried to touch him but he shrugged her hands off.
“Your dinner is ready.” She informed but he didn't say anything to her. He focused all of his attention on the television, but his mind was restless. He couldn't stop thinking about Scarlett and the terrible heartbreak she must be going through. Isabella was sick of it already, she was always getting kicked to the curb because Adrian was always missing Scarlett.
“How long do you intend to sob over that girl? You've been starving because of her and I don't like it one bit.” Her voice progressively became seductive as she leaned towards him, caressing his arm.
She had followed him to his mansion from the little apartment and Adrian did not have the energy to send her away. He knew he wanted nothing to do with her, so he let her stay and focused on getting Scarlett to believe him.
“Come on Adrian, I'm a woman too. Don't act like you don't see me.” She bit her lip and moved to kiss him but he flared up, shooting glares at her like daggers from his eyes. Isabella backed off quickly, staring down in shame.
“The next time you fucking touch me, I'm going to cut your arms off.” He threatened and turned to the television again only to find Vivian's pictures on the news.
“What happened?” He mouthed and turned up the volume.
“Vivian Davenport has been kidnapped and the police are yet to find any of the kidnappers.” The reporter read out and Adrian gasped silently, his eyes widening in disbelief.
Immediately, he picked up his phone to call someone.
“Hello? I want you to do everything possible to find her, she must not spend the night with her kidnapper.” He instructed and ended the call. He headed up to his room instantly, ignoring Isabella who had been calling him to eat.
“What has this woman and her daughter done to Adrian? He has suddenly become a different person and it's all their fault!” Isabella cried out. “I hope she dies in jail.”
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Meanwhile, Scarlett was sitting on her bed, beside Lily who looked a bit flustered, like she was bothered about something.
“Is everything okay? You were chatty and after going downstairs, you became cold.” Scarlett pointed out, hiding her pain. She was still finding it difficult to recover from the heartbreak but Lily was there to cheer her up.
“What? It's nothing, don't mind me.” Lily giggled. “I was thinking that we should go clubbing tonight and possibly get laid. Trust me, getting fucked by a good dick will help to lighten your mood, trust me.”
Scarlett shook her head slowly, feeling reluctant and tired.
“Thanks for trying Lily but I'm not interested in anything that has to do with a man. I don't wanna hook up or fuck some random dick. I got attracted to a guy from a club but now look at me, I'm a ghost of my former self!” She sobbed and Lily rushed to comfort her, rubbing her back and patting her back.
“I understand Scarlett, but sitting here all day wouldn't solve the problem either.”
“No Lily, I don't wanna go out.”
Lily decided to let her be, but she still looked a little worried about something.
Scarlett's phone which was lying next to her rang and the caller was a person she least expected… Nelly. Nonetheless, she answered the phone.
“Hi, Nelly.”
“Scarlett, I'm so sorry you have to go through all of this.”
“All what?” Scarlett was genuinely confused.
“Poor thing! You must be shattered over your mother's kidnap!”
Scarlett gasped.