While Haraline and the children were inside the room, a loud alarm suddenly went off, making Haraline anxious about what might happen. During those hours, her husband was nowhere to be found. Outside the house, chaos erupted, and gunfire ensued. Haraline immediately grabbed her cellphone and tried calling her husband, but he wasn't answering. She made several calls, but none were answered. Haraline was frightened, not knowing where to go with her children as the chaos outside escalated. Tearfully, she hugged her babies close.
"Boss! Intruders have breached our security!" Zyjin's butler exclaimed.
"F*ck!" Zyjin immediately took action to go to his family. While on the way, Zyjin was extremely nervous. When he arrived at their home, his family was nowhere to be found. Zyjin's world nearly crumbled at what had happened.
"Boss! I'm sorry I couldn't protect your wife and children!" said the butler.
"Bullsh*t! Find out where they've taken them!" Zyjin shouted.
"Yes, boss!" The butler quickly moved to carry out the order. Zyjin also called his friends, who hurriedly arrived at his mansion.
"Boss! What happened?" they asked.
"Why didn't you answer my calls earlier?" Zyjin shouted in anger at his friends. They lowered their heads, unable to face their boss's anger.
"My wife is missing now. They were abducted earlier! I arrived too late!" he yelled. "Move! Locate where my wife is!" he commanded. All of them sprang into action. Each of them grabbed a laptop, but the truth was, the system at home couldn't locate Haraline.
Zyjin made numerous calls seeking help in the search. He, too, began searching for his wife. Almost driven to madness by the thoughts of his wife and children, he couldn't help but blame himself for leaving them.
"Fuck! I shouldn't have left them!" he muttered, hitting the laptop in front of him. "Bullshit!" he exclaimed while working on the laptop. Frustrated for not finding Haraline's location.
"Damn it! My laptop's ruined!" Haycer shouted. A virus had infected his computer.
"Fuck! Bullshit!" Kint cursed as his laptop also died. Several laptops had been damaged due to the virus placed by their enemies to prevent the location of Haraline from being discovered.
"Boss! Gardar is down!" Zyjin's butler reported as the system controlled by Gardar shut down.
"Bullshit!" Zyjin didn't know what to do anymore. Every person he contacted had no news. Frustrated, he stood up and went somewhere, contemplating who might have taken his wife. With the number of people who wanted to bring him down, he couldn't figure out which one it could be. Zyjin immediately called his private investigators to look into the people who could have taken his family.
"You can count on us, boss!" they assured him. Zyjin nodded and left the headquarters in pursuit of any lead.
*Haraline pov*
"I woke up in a dark room. My children were crying, and I immediately embraced them. I'm scared for them.
"Where are we? Let us go!" I shouted. I felt sorry for my crying children. I held them tightly, willing to sacrifice myself to protect them.
"Don't involve my children! Let them go! Please, take me instead, not them!" I cried. "Stop, my children. Your daddy will save us," they paused as if understanding me.
"Silence those kids! I'll kill them if they don't stop!" a man threatened, pointing a gun at my children's heads.
"Release us, please! Have mercy!" I hugged my children tightly.
"We won't let you go! We'll only release you once you're dead!"
"You beasts! Let us go!"
"What's the big deal? We're worse than animals! But your spouse is even more evil than demons!" he shouted. Why do my children have to suffer? Why are they dragged into this by these heartless people?
"Please, let us go!" I shouted again. I wanted to escape, but I couldn't. Trying might endanger my children.
"Shut up!" a man yelled and slapped me hard. I almost dropped my children. They cried again, and I hugged them immediately.
"Silence those kids! Do you want me to kill one of them first?"
"You beasts! You want to kill innocent children!" I cried while weeping.
"Shut up, woman! If you don't want one of your kids to die!"
"Be quiet, lady! I'll prioritize killing your kids!" a man threatened, and I got slapped again. I kept quiet to avoid harm to my children. I just hugged them and cried silently.
How many hours have passed? We're still here. I haven't eaten, and I'm getting weaker. I don't know if my children are still fed with the milk I have. How long will we stay here? My body weakens due to hunger.
"Boss, here's Zyjin Fortabella's wife and children!" a man entered. He was younger but exuded malevolence.
"Good! I'm leaving. Guard them well! Don't let them escape under any circumstances!" the man said.
"Yes, boss!" The man left, and shortly after, they gave us food. Due to hunger and for my children, I ate everything. I didn't want to risk my children losing their source of nourishment.
A few minutes after eating, my children suddenly cried, and fear gripped me at what might happen to us.
"Shut your kids up! It's irritating!" the guarding man shouted. I checked the diapers, they were full, and I had no replacements. What do I do?
"Brother!" I called the guard.
"What!" He asked irritably.
"Maybe you have diapers there! My children are crying because their diapers are full!" I pleaded.
"I don't care about your kid!"
"Brother, please, even just old clothes!" I added. He made a dismissive sound and left. Zyjin is taking so long. Haven't they found us yet?
"Oh, diapers! Your kids smell!" the man said when he returned.
"Thank you!" I said and cleaned the kids. After that, I breastfed them until they slept. I looked at their faces, the innocence in them. I wouldn't let any harm befall them. I'd sacrifice my life for my children.
"Don't worry, my children. I'll protect you, no matter what happens. I won't let them hurt you," I reassured them. Once again, tears streamed down my face. It's so difficult; my children shouldn't be going through this. If only it were me alone, I could endure everything, just not them getting harmed. As I talked to them, exhaustion took over, and I let myself sleep.