the fate played

46 - gone for what?

Chris Langford

I sigh, a broad smile, nahh scratch that, a grin broadening on my face.

The message had me breathing in relief. The knock on the door breaks me out of my euphoria. Harry walks in looking rather tensed and had a frown on his face. "what is it Harry?", I ask, keeping the phone down on my desk.

"sir did Miss.Robinson call you?" he asks. I shake my head, "I mean she hasn't but why are you asking?" He clears his throat and says, "I mean she asked me to call her after your meeting but her phone is off."

A frown starts marring on my forehead, I growl, "and why would she want you to call her?" He looks taken aback by my tone and I fucking regret raising the decibel of my voice at him. "that is the issue sir", he says clearing his throat. "the hell you mean Harry, why would Hailey want you to call her?", I ask half annoyed.

"she called me the previous midnight to get her a brown folder and some blank pages in it delivered to her by 9 in the morning. I mean why would she specifically ask me to do such a thing and on the other note she exactly asked for the same brown folder and blank pages", he answers.

"you mean the same..." I trail off when he nods and completes my words, "the exact same one that had the papers of your uncle's shares."

Fucking hell, quickly picking up my phone I call her but true on Harry's words her phone is off. Fuck, fuck, fuck. I call Nick and without any hi or hello I roar in the phone, "track Hailey's location, it's urgent." "dude, what's wrong?", his voice booms from the other end of the phone.

"Nick, god damn it, there is a high chance Hailey is in trouble, her phone is off, I want you to track her last location, please its urgent", my words come out in a hurry yet clear. "okay, I am on my way", with that he hangs up. Pacing restlessly in my office, I call her again and again but nothing. Panic starts brewing inside me.

My intercom buzzing makes me frown, I answer and the guard's voice comes from the other side, "sir, Mr Romano is looking for you." "Send him in my office", I answer and hang up. God damn it, not the time for Lucas to show up. I can't deal with any other shit, I have Hailey as my top priority as of the current notion.

The papers, my uncle's warning, Hailey leaving a day before the signing keeps on roaming in my head. I've known Hailey with my whole heart, but no sign of trouble to her ringed in my head. What could possibly be the connection of papers and Hailey missing? And if she is legit in trouble, why would she not tell me and go fight on her own?

I would've burned down the god damn company if she were to be in trouble due to it. My grandfather could possibly be turning up and down in his grave if he ever heard my thoughts, but I can't help it. I was happy, eternally happy with someone after so long. Hailey is the ray of sunshine I've been avoiding for so long, now that I had it in my arms why did it felt wrong and uneasy?

My office doors open with a loud bang, his men and Lucas walks in and besides him was the former Don of the country- Xavier Romano. The guy was real terror the time he ruled, slayed people who annoyed him even slightly, traitors were almost burned to hell in his mafia and due to this ruthless behaviour people feared him to shit. They were scared by his name sake let alone go face to face.

"If you are here for business, then I can't, I have a family emergency to deal with", I deadpan. One would consider me an idiot to use the sharp tone of voice to Romano, but they can go to hell, the love of my life was missing and I was worried to shit. Lucas shakes his head, "we are not here for business."

Before I could even react or ask him, Xavier asks, "Where is Hailey?"

Huh ! First Lucas now his father, what is wrong with these Romano, can't they leave my woman alone? "and what business could you possibly have with her?" I ask, annoyance clear in my voice. He looks down his feet and sighs, "where is she?"