CHAPTER 64: THE CONDITION
NATASHA POV
I’m already at the place that is written on the card and the driver warned me one more time before he left me here.
That is why it is really making me more nervous now just to be honest here.
I looked around the place and the environment is really creepy which is giving me goosebumps right now.
All I can see are wooden chairs and black plastic bags along with the scattered cigarette butts on the floor.
I think the driver is right because this place really looks like a hideout for gangsters.
Am I at the right place? But why am I not seeing anyone here? I just simply asked myself confused.
“Hey, there! Are you Natasha Montilva?” A mysterious guy suddenly appeared out of nowhere and asked me.
I looked at him from head to toe to assess if I can trust him but he looks like a true gangster himself.
From his loose black shirt to his tattered baggy jeans and long hair. No doubt that I can conclude that he is a gangster.
“Ah, y-yes I am. May I ask if I am at the right place? Do you know about the card?” I simply asked the mysterious guy but he just raised an eyebrow at me.
“Follow me,” he simply answered and started walking fast. I just heaved a sigh and followed him wherever he wanted me to go.
We go inside a warehouse and I can really feel the chills all over my body right now.
It’s more scary and creepy than a haunted house just to be honest here.
Am I going to be safe here? I am thinking that I should not go here all by myself but I can’t do anything about it anymore because I am already here.
“Here, just wait for my boss. He will come here in a while. Don’t make any violent moves or loud noises if you don’t want my boss to get mad. You will not like him in his angry mode,” the mysterious guy just said to me and left me inside the warehouse.
I was left alone here in this creepy place and I am starting to get goose bumps. I heaved a deep sign in order to calm myself down.
Please be strong Natasha. You need to find your daughter by all means that you can. I simply whispered to myself for encouragement because I don’t really know now if I made the right choice to go here without informing anyone especially Alex.
“Hey, there! It’s so nice to finally meet you here, Mrs. Natasha Montilva. At last, I got the chance to meet the woman that Alexander chose to marry,” an unknown guy said and he slowly walked towards my direction with a grin forming in his lips.
Who is this man? Is he the boss that the mysterious guys earlier is referring to? I never met him in my entire life so how come he will kidnap my daughter?
There’s a lot of questions that are running into my mind right now the moment I saw this unknown guy.
“Who are you and why do you want to meet me here? Where is my daughter? Did you hurt her? Give her back to me!” I did not contain my emotions and I asked him immediately with a mad voice.
“Hey, calm down, woman. Mind your words and don’t ever try to raise your voice to me."
"I just want to remind you that you are in my territory so don’t be so cocky by telling me what I should do. Did you understand that?” he simply answered with authority while his jaw was clenched.
“I don’t want to waste more time by talking to you so please tell me where my daughter is and give her back to me before I will report you to the police,” I just said to him with a warning tone.
“HAHAHAHA! Are you kidding me? Do you think I will let you do that? You know what, don’t be so fast, Ms. Natasha?"
"I want to know you first. So how are you doing and how was your marriage with Alexander?” he simply asked me after laughing so hard because of what I said earlier.
“Who are you really? How did you know me and Alexander? I am sure we don’t have any arguments with you so why did you kidnap my daughter? What did we do wrong to you?” I just asked him instead of answering his question.
“You have done nothing wrong to me but with someone you did. That is why I am here to make you pay for hurting my one and only little sister."
"This is just the beginning because I will make sure that your life will be a living hell until you just want to die rather than living your miserable life,” he just answered with a greeting.
I frowned because of what he said. Who is that sister that he is referring too?
I only know one woman that might have a grudge with me but she is not here and I don’t know if she has a brother so I am not sure if my hunch is right.
“What do you mean? Who is your sister and why are you doing this to my daughter? Where is Alexa? Bring me to my daughter now!” I exclaimed to him with a mad voice but I did not expect what he did next?
“Haven’t I told you to stop raising your voice at me? You are really testing my patience, huh! Do you still want to see your child or do you want me to end both of your lives right here right now?"
"If you don’t want me to lose my patience at you then you better shut your f*ck*ng mouth! Did you understand?” he said to me with a mad voice.
“Ahh! I-it hurts! Let go of me!” I complained because he furiously grabbed my collar and pinned me to the wall. That is why I can’t breathe right now.
“Shut up, b*tch!” he exclaimed and slapped my face so hard to the extent that the loud sound echoed from the four corners of this warehouse.
“It’s your fault, woman! I told you to shut up but you are so loud. You know that I really hate a person talking back to me."
"I am the boss here so if I told you to shut up, you better obey me if you don’t want to get hurt. Did you get that?” he just said to me with a greeted tooth after slapping my face.
“W-why are you doing this to me? I just want to get my daughter back. I am begging you, please bring back my daughter to me,” I just said with a pleading voice and my tears started to fall down to my swollen face.
“Alright, then. I really hate someone crying in front of me because it is irritating the h*ll out of me."
"So, I will not prolong your agony anymore. I will bring back your child, safe and sound in one condition and you are not allowed to say no,” he simply answered me.
“W-what is the condition?” I asked him with a cracked voice. Somehow, the situation gives me hope because he said that there is a chance that he will bring back my daughter to me.
“File a divorce to Alexander. Go to a far place with your child where he will not find you. Leave him and disappear from his life forever."
"If you can do that, then you will get back your child, safe and sound. I just want to remind you that I am not taking no as an answer,” he just replied with finality.
It’s like my whole world was torn into pieces after I heard his condition.
Do I really need to choose between my husband and my daughter?
I can’t do that because I love them both and they are both important to me. What should I do now?