Chapter 18
Meanwhile, Willow had already been brought back to their new place by her three line
Not long ago, after they had finished washing up the boys come out to find their mem
mam gune and the door wide open. That alone was enough to make them 1 pande..
Brad quickly pulled up the surveillance footage and discovered she’d been taken away. Without hesitation, he led his brothers to the rescue!
Wins, completely unaware that her own sons were the ones who had busted her out, was stall shaken
remembered hearing the blaring alarm. The moment she reached the deer and pushed it wing open. She didn’t think twice before bolting downstairs. only to see her three sons waiting right there
The four of them had immediately flagged down a taxi and rushed home
Once they’d settled. Willow took a deep breath and tried to steady herself. Then she asked.
“How did you three end up there at that exact time?” |
Brad answered calmly, “We noticed you weren’t home after we finished washing up, and the landlady downstairs said you were taken away by same gays. We checked your GPS tracker and went to find you past as we arrived, you were coming downstairs. Mom, what happened to you?”
Willow didn’t overthink the GPS
the GPS comment… Brad was smart and always carried gadgets… but she quickly turned to Mac, narrowing her eyes in suspicion
“Micell Mom the truth.
- th. Why did you scratch that man’s car?“]
Machlinked a few times, then suddenly frowned, his voice full of anger.]
“Was it that scumbag couple who took you?”
“What scumbag couple?
Marhuffed. “I’d known they were gonna pull more stunts after that. I wouldn’t have let them off so easy at the station! They were asking for it! Don’t worry Mom. I’ll handle it for you… I make them payr
He puffed up his tiny chest and was ready to storm off, fists clenched
Willow grabbed him and pressed him down into a chair, her face stern
“What happened at the train station?
Sering there was no hiding it anymore, Brad pouted, then gave her the whole play–by–play
by the ame be finished, Willow’s eyes were wide with disbelief.]
The had no idea all of that had gone down
Heart aching, she pulled Adam into her arm and carefully checked him for injuries.[]
The bruises on his tiny leg still had faded completely. Willow’s chest tightened like someone had gripped her heart and w
Her voice wavered as she asked)
Did it hurt, werdry||
wouldn’t let go
Adan, ever the line sunshine, in
immediately tried to confurther
It doesnt hurt! Not at all! Don’t cry. Many See? I can still jump!“}}
He wiggled free of her hug and hopped around the room a couple times like a lile bunny, beaming as he did it.
Watching her lmtle one put on a brave face only made Willow tear up even more. She reached out and pulled him back into her arms, holding him tight, her hand gently rubbing the back of his head
Her heart ached
or die three. Mac was the most sensitive, he needed more care than the other hwn. So while she loved them all expaally, she gave Mac just a little more softness.
Thusorry, baby Mommy didn’t protect you well. You got hurt because of me.”
Adam shook his head quarkly ||
ubby and healthy. She said I must have a great mommy taking care of mer
That’s not true! The nice wante downstairs said I looked chubby and healthy. She
Willow’s chest flooded with warmth, and she just hugged him tighter for a while!]
Later, she pulled out her homemade herhal salve from the suitcase and gently applied it to his bruises
Then she turned her attention to Brad
She gave him a proper talking to… balanced and fair. Where he deserved praise, she gave it. Where he needed correction, she didn’t hold back.]
“A real man doesn’t go looking for trouble,” she said seriously. “But he also doesnt run from it, you stood up for your line brother, and for that, I’m proud of you.-]
Brad straightened his back proudly, dearly basking in her a
approval
But going off on his own and scratching someone’s car, all without telling Mommy… that was definitely not okay.]
And then.
Willow gave Mac a stern talking to about the fireworks, her voice sharp and serious. She warned him never to play with that kind of thing again.
What she didnt know was… they werent fireworks at all. They were miniature explosives personally designed and built by Mac
To keep Mommy from getting upset, Mac nodded like a little angel, acting as if he couldn’t be more obedient]
As for why they had suddenly changed places to live, Brad casually made up an excuse, and Willow believed it.]
Later, Brad asked her. “Did they do anything to you, Mommy?”
Willow frowned at the thought of that fifty million compensation fee. She didn’t want her three kids to worry, so she lied
“No, everything’s been handled. It’s over now. Go play. Mommy’s just going to the bathroom.
While Willow was in the bathroom, the turretle ones snuck into the bedroom and held a secret meeting.)
Brad said, “There’s no way it’s over, no matter what Mommy says. If it was, they wouldn’t have locked her up like that.“]
Mar clenched his tiny fists.|||
“They’re the ones who want to end it I say no way! Our precious Mommy Isn’t someone
wone they can just bolly Bro, you and Adams stay here with Momany. 111 go teach those scumbags a lesson them find out what happens when they mess with us!“[]
He was already halfway to the door when Brad stopped him.]
“Not this time. I’ll go.“||
“You? But they’ve got bodyguanh. What if you can’t take them? ||
Brad narrowed his eyes, kicked onto his tablet screen. He was small, but those eyes? All Imsiness
After a long patuse, he said calmly,
“Moining sadd this is a country governed by law. We have to follow the low. So this time, we’ll get justice Legally-
Meanwhile, Willow had no idea that her three le cas had just set their sights on Dandenagain ||
That night, she couldn’t sleep ||
The five million debt weighed on her like a boulder, suffarsung her:[]
Even if smerne put a gun to her head, she collect cough ups that kind of money: []
And every time she thought about that man’s face, her blood pressure spiked. He Innked way too much like Brad and Mae
Which could only mean one thing… he was most likely the man from that night.||
Just thinking about it made her want to… choke him outr
There
HashT 10 sate. And willient certainty, she didn’t know what in de text
a long sleepless night, Willow finally came up with
a plan at timen.||
was no way she could come up with fifty million anytime soon. And now that the “wild man” might try to take her children, she had to art fast.]]
First step divorce Damien, fasi.||
Then move the kids out of this cry
Once she got them out safely, she’d figure out a way to pay him back.
So Willow got up, washed up, amibbled a note telling the kids to stay inside and not go wandering off then left quietly
She hailed a cah and headed straight for Damden’s estate to get that divorce.
F
Meanwhile, Damien’s world was already in chaos.]]
Earty that morning, he got the call.
The building I
g Damien had inspected just yesterday had been bought out overnight… at a price even higher than he’d expected.
The parcels of land he had his eye on? Snatched away before dawn
And thour contracts he was just about to sign? All intercepted and stolen.[]
Initial estimates said the Damien Group had taken a hit of several billion.
but that wasn’t what passed Damien off the most. Money was never the issue… he had more than enough, Losing a few billion? Barely a sting
What really lit him up was the fact that someone was clearly coming for him
He’d ruled the business world for years… his name alone could shake the entire economy. In his presence, no one dared even breathe too loud, let alone go up against him.
And yet, here it was
What made things worse? Even his top hackers couldn’t trace the culprit.]
That just poured fuel on the fire. He was raging inside, but had nowhere in v
In vent
When the boss was in a foul od every felt it. A dark cloud hung over the entire DamienGroup[]
Nico was running in cinties, nearly breaking his phone with all the calls he was making||
Belone they could even parce ingether what was happening, another disaster the Damirtzroup’s entire computer system crashed |
Everyone who shouldve been frantically working was now satting at their desks, wide eyed and helpless ||
“Are the IT people complete idiots?” D
- Damien rapluded ||
Nirn, sweating Lullets, kept urging the tech team in fix it, fast ||
Tut the techs guys? They were about to cry. These weren’t amateurs… they were some of the best in the country. But today… today they’d run into a real master.
After what felt like türever, the system rebonded. The inca sidled in collective relief, wiping their forehe
hat the second the screen lit up, the entire office trave
Total shock ||
ma rerty manilor, the thing was displayed
Chapter 19.
Lines of bold text popped up across every computer screen in the Damien Group ||
[Today’s events are just a warning. If you dare besily that girl again, I’ll come for you. Mr. Damien, act wisely ] ||
The entire office? Pre chos
w What the hell?!” |
Was this a targeted hack? Someone actually broke into our system?r|||
Tid they just say the bass ballied a gi117” ||
Who the hell has the guts and the skills to pall this o
In the president’s office, Damien stared at his own monitor, ja tight face dark as a storm. His entire hody radiated fury.
Narood off to the side, pale and stiff as a board, sensing an incoming explosion.||
The swallowed hard and tried to calm him. “Boss, th–this must he some kind of prank, right? I mean, saying you bullied some girl? That’s ridiculous! Everyone knows your character, you would never…
Where’s that woman from yesterday?” Damien’s voice was sty
I took in a second to read. You mean… Willow? We still haven’t located her.”
palm in the desk. “Useless“]]
The entire building shook.
Kato fell the temperature in the room drop ten degrees. Working for the devil himself might be easier than this.
eyes were still fixed on the message on the screen
His instincts screamed that the “girl” being mentioned.. was Willow.
He wasn’t a saint, and he’d never claimed to be one. But bullying women? That was his style. In fact, other than his obsession with finding Rick’s birth mother, he barely interacted with women at all
And yet.. he’d detained Willow yesterday. Locked her up, no explanation, no apology
And now this?||
The Damen Group’s elite team of hackers had lost… twice. Our when their business deals got hijacked overnight, and now, when their entire system had been compramand with case ||
The unes who’d stolen his deals couldn’t be trant ||
Willow couldnt be i found.
