Chapter 255 IT SHOULDN'T BE
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"And from where exactly you have heard about it?"
I try to sound polite but I know I am not being polite at the moment.
"Well," He puts the napkin and then holds the cutlery, avoiding eye contact with me. "Your step-sister, Anna Swan," He mentions Ann's name with a grim face, "She… she informs me that you are unstable since your parent's died, even showed me your report which proves that you were unstable." He pauses while I listen to him intently and feels irritated by the way he is chewing on his steak.
"She wanted to see Mr. Jack's will and without your consent, I couldn't show it to her. But, then after she convinced me with the proof I had no choice but to show her Mr. Jack's will."
"Dad's will? Has Ann seen Dad's will?" I interrupted him, feeling surprised by this piece of information. I thought I would be the first to see Dad's will. I know Dad has divided the shares but separately Dad had made another will too in case something happened to him and sadly something did happen to him. But that second Will was never disclosed at all.
That's what Ann used to say to me.
"Yes, she had." Uncle Frederick replies casually.
"What did it say?" I ask him curiously and then from the side, he picks a small briefcase which I haven't noticed before, he then very neatly takes out a thin file with a few papers in it and then hands it to me.
"Here."
I take it and then start reading it carefully, my brows knitting together from time to time while my eyes keep widening from shock.
"This… Has dad really made this will?" I look at Uncle Federick in disbelief and he nods, "Yes, he has doubts that Anna isn't his daughter at all, and she would harm you and be unfair to you in the future. Hence, he asked me to prepare this Will so it would secure your future. The shares and the property which belong to your father will only be inherited by your children and not anyone else. If by any chance, you are not able to marry and make kids before you pass the age of 30. Everything then will be turned to charity. No one would be heir then, in simple words, no one will get a single penny. Neither you nor your sister, Anna."
BOOM
The revelation is shocking and eye-opening for me, the incidents from the past start to flash, Ann, forcing me to marry, wanting a kid of mine, and then forcing Tessa to leave at any cost.
So, it wasn't her love for motherhood but the money, she needs the property, she needs the control, but why? I had given her everything already but that would be taken away if there would be no kids containing my blood.
"Why do you intend to meet me now when I wasn't medically stable?" I question Uncle Frederick bitterly.
"I did…" He looks at me blankly, "I didn't ask you to meet, it was you who arranged for this dinner." He reveals and my heart starts to get anxious.
"No… I didn't ask you to come here, you did." I take out my phone and show him the message I received while he does the same and shows me his phone with the same message but with a different number.
"That's not my number," I exclaim.
"This isn't mine, either." He too exhales and my eyes shut in deep regret.
F**k, this is all messed up. Without wasting a minute, I rush out of the restaurant and straight to my car. I speed up to Tessa's parent's home.
This shouldn't be what I am thinking this shouldn't be.
My heart pulses as I accelerate to reach my family as fastest as I could.
****
"Tessa?" Panting, I call out her name while looking around the house. The sound of the TV in the background is louder than usual. With a thumping heart, I climb the stairs and then slowly open the door of the Cyril room just to find it all empty.
Anxiously, I switch off the TV and then walk out to look into another room while my heart already knows that what I am looking for isn't going to be found.
THUMP
My heart seems to drop when I realize that Tessa and the kids aren't in the home but then where did they go?
Only one person's face comes into my view. Hurriedly, I take out my phone and didn't realize I am shaking until I see my fingers trembling while making a call.
"Pick it up."
I growl when Ann doesn't answer, No, she can't do something like this, no, she can't harm my family.
Tessa must be gone out with the kids, she will return in a while, she will.
I keep giving false hopes to my heart when deep inside I know they are useless.
****
"Where's Ann? Ann…." I yell loudly, furious and anxious.
Miss Celine's face turns pale from my appearance as she stutters in reply, "Miss Swan ... isn't ... at home."
And before she would utter another single word, I storm out of the house, Ron waiting for me already in the car.
"Take me to the police station." I order him and he looks at me hesitantly, "Sir…"
"Now." I glare and he obeys quietly.
****
"These are my kids and my wife." I hand over Tessa's and the kid's picture to the officer and he looks at me stunned.
"You're married?" He exclaims while looking at the pictures.
"This news shouldn't get leaked." I tell him cautiously and he gives me an apologetic look, "Umm… Mr. Andrew, we can only file a missing complaint if it's more than 24 hours, and as you had explained, it's been only 2 hours. I think you should wait for some time."
"24 hours?" I look at him with displeasure.
"The kidnapper might approach you, Sir, soon." He explains and I frown, kidnapper? So, Ann has turned into a kidnapper, a sharp knife seems to cut my heart, the pain is slow but unbearable and slowly it's increasing by each second.
"I can't wait… Start looking for them now." I growl losing my posture when suddenly Ron comes over to hold me in place.
"Sir, calm down, please."
"Calm down, my family is missing for more than 2 hours and he is sitting here calmly not intending to do anything at all." I glower.
"That's how we work, Sir." The man's low voice comes from behind Ron and I intend to start a fight when Ron drags me out forcefully, "I'll ask someone else, they will start the investigation, please calm down, Sir." Ron tries to calm me down, but I am not in my senses at all.
I didn't know how I made it back to the mansion, but as soon as I realize that I am in the mansion, I storm to Ann's floor and start screaming her name. She isn't here but her things are.
I destroy everything in her room but couldn't find anything. Where could she take my family? I sit on the bed with a blank mind, there must be a place where she would take them but where?
Or maybe I am just doubting her, what if she too had been kidnapped or taken away by someone else, but by whom?
Who's the biggest enemy in our business circle?
I keep looking for an answer, the people who would be a threat, I start making a list, but how would they know about Tessa and my kids? I never had anything to do with Ann's business and my jewel business. I don't think anyone would become my enemy to the consent that they would want to harm my family.
Except for the Marven prick, no one ever dares to mess with us that badly.
And there, my head clicks.
Aiden Marven Maverick !!!
That f**king bastard, except him who else would dare to take them away?
I am going to kill that MF, this time he has gone too far.
