CHAPTER 67: WAKE UP
NATASHA POV
After packing my things, I immediately leave the condo while my tears keep on falling down my cheeks.
Alex has left already after saying those last words to me. He did not even wait for me to leave.
But, why would he do that in the first place? He already ended our contract marriage and he said that we are not affiliated with each other anymore.
That fact is really giving me pain until the bottom of my heart and I feel like my world has been destroyed because the man that gave me inspiration to hold on has now given up on me.
But this is my choice right? The only one left on me now to give me inspiration to hold on is my daughter.
That is why I really need to get her back from those kidnappers because if that will not happen, I don’t know if I still have the reason to continue on living my life after I got separated with Alex permanently.
I rode on the taxi and I immediately dialed the number that the man gave to me.
After a few rings, he finally picked up the phone. I talked to him on the other line with a low voice.
“Hello, I already did what you want. I want to meet you now so that you can fulfill what we have agreed to,” I simply said to him with a serious voice.
“Oh, that was so fast, huh. Very good, I like it. I will text you the new address right away. I will expect you to be there, bye!” he just answered and he ended the call.
I received the address that he sent, then I immediately told the taxi driver.
It’s a different address from the first place where I met. I wonder why we need to change location.
I finally reached my destination and my heart is pounding so fast right now. I don’t know why but I am having the guts that something bad will happen today which I am praying that it will not happen anyway.
I entered the unfamiliar warehouse and I coughed because of the mix of smoke and dust that I am inhaling all over the area.
This place seemed to be abandoned for a long time already.
I saw a familiar man who was waiting for me here with a grin on his lips.
I stared at him with a serious face and I should not show any weakness to him right now.
“Well, well, well! Welcome here, Natasha. I’m so glad to see you again. I really want to commend you for doing what I want as fast as I expected."
"Congratulations for that but are you sure that you are not lying to me? You know what, if you are trying to trick me then just don’t do it because you will not like the consequences of your action. Did you get it?” he just asked me with a raised eyebrow.
“Don’t worry because I know that you might doubt me so I prepared an evidence for you so that you will surely believe what I said to you,” I simply replied to him and handed him my cell phone and turned on the recordings.
Yes, I recorded my conversation with Alex earlier using my cellphone but I just hid it on my back and luckily, Alex did not notice it.
I know that this will happen so I made sure that I am prepared.
The man just keeps quiet and listens to the voice record looking so amused while his eyebrows are raised.
But me, on the other hand, is just holding back my tears again because I am hearing those hurtful words from Alex again and I feel like it is slowly killing me right now for the second time.
“Alright, enough of that. I have heard you already. Fine, if you badly want a divorce then I will give you what you want. I will call my lawyer immediately and tell him to process our divorce papers as fast as he could."
"But please, just do me a favor. Pack your things and leave my condo. I don’t want to see your face again. Don’t worry because I will still look for our daughter. I will do my best to find her."
"Now, I will just give you 30 minutes to sort your things out. After that, please feel free to leave my house. Our contract marriage is officially done and terminated now. We are not affiliated with each other anymore. So leave and don't ever talk to me again.”
The recordings ended so I got my cell phone back.
The man smirked at me and slowly clapped his hands while he was laughing mockingly at me.
“HAHAHAHA! Oh My God, I can’t believe that Alexander will really do that to you. I feel like I am on a soap opera right now."
"I never imagined that this kind of scene would actually happen in real life. HAHAHAHA! I am so amazed with your love story guys, just to be honest here, HAHAHA!” he just said and he is already holding his tummy like it was the most amusing scene that he has witnessed in his entire life.
“So, do you believe in me now? If yes, please fulfill your promise in our agreement and give my daughter back to me."
"Don’t worry because we will immediately leave the city and we will go to a far place where Alex would never be able to find us,” I just said to him with a serious and determined voice.
“Oh, well, because you are so obedient then I will fulfill my promise to you. Now, allow me to introduce to you my little sister with your child."
"Come on, little sis, come out here now and bring here with you the baby of Ms. Natasha,” he simply said meaningfully while grinning.
I just frowned at him and my jaw dropped the moment I saw the little sister that he is referring too.
She is now walking towards us while pushing my daughter’s stroller. She is looking at me intently with a small grin that is formed on her lips.
“So, if you are wondering why Abegail is here then I just want you to know that she is my one and only sister and yes, what you are thinking right now is right."
"I am doing all of this because of her favor and I think you deserve it because you stole Alexander from her!” the man said to me with a greeted tooth while his voice was raised.
“Abegail? What is the meaning of this? Why are you doing this to me and you even kidnapped my innocent daughter?” I just asked her in disbelief but she just hissed at me while smirking.
“Huh! Do you think I will let you be happy with Alexander while I am being miserable because he chose you over me?!"
"Tsk, in your dreams, b*tch! Now, get your daughter back and completely vanish from Alex’s life,” she just answered with a clenched jaw.
I was about to get my daughter from her but we got alarmed by the sound of the siren that we heard all of sudden.
Without any warning, we are all surrounded by police men with their guns pointing at the kidnapper.
“Raised your hands, we are police and you are under arrest!” one of the police said but Abegail’s brother immediately moved and took his own gun inside his pocket.
He pointed his gun to my daughter and I immediately got alarmed. Oh No! Not my daughter please!
“Try to move closer to me then I will not hesitate to pull the trigger and shoot this innocent child! Now, put your guns down and let us escape if you don’t want blood to flow in this place!” the man said with a warning tone.
“No! Please, don’t hurt my daughter!” I said to him but he just glared at me and pointed the gun on me instead.
“You know what, you are really noisy! Do you want to go first before your child, huh?” he asked me with a clenched jaw.
I bit my lower lip and my tears kept on falling down my cheeks.
“Please, calm down, Anthony. You don’t need to act impulsive. I don’t want anyone to get hurt here. That is not included in our plan,” Abegail simply said, reminding her brother to calm down. She looks so worried too.
“Put your gun down and just go with the police, Anthony,” We heard a deep and baritone voice coming from the only person who can make my heart beat faster.
I looked at Alexander and he was standing at the back with a serious face.
He looked at Abegail and the latter just looked at him with a shocked face.
“Don’t you ever tell me what I should do, Montilva. You are not my boss because this is my territory and I should be the one who should be followed here,” Anthony simply answered with a serious voice.
“Stop acting cocky because it doesn’t suit you, Caster. Just surrender in peace and go with the police,” Alex simply said and that made Anthony mad.
“Shut up! Fine, you are really testing my patience, huh! I will give you a sample and I will go with this woman first!” Anthony said and without any notice, he pulled the trigger and shot the gun at me.
The sound of the gun echoed from the four corners of this warehouse.
“Alex!!” I heard someone shout and the last thing I knew, Alex fell down on me with so much blood flowing in his body.
My knees got weak and I fell down the floor with Alex on top of me.
I looked at him and his eyes were closed. I did not notice the commotion around me because I was frozen in my position.
“A-alex, wake up! Don’t leave me, please…” I managed to utter those words before everything went black.