My Turkish Heart

Chapter 53: Strike while it's hot

"First Lady, you called for me?" Miss Aydin said nervously.

"Yes, my son is now stuck in Istanbul and it's time for you to strike while the iron is hot"

"Ma'am how will I do that?"

Burak's mother gave Miss Aydin a cold stare and sighed heavily.

"You acted like you could handle my son, but you really just a pawn in this game too" The First Lady said bluntly.

"I'm sorry First Lady! I'm sorry! Burak is harder to handle than I expected..I will win him over.." Miss Aydin tried to make up excuses to stall for more time.

"Enough! We will work according to my plan. At the moment, I have ensured that Burak can't leave the country anytime soon, so I will arrange for you to be around him more"

"Yes, Ma'am! I will do whatever you say" Miss Aydin said obediently.

"Now leave! I have other things to do."

Miss Aydin bid farewell quickly, scared of further scolding from Burak's mother.

Then, after Miss Aydin left the room Burak's mother angrily picked up her phone and called someone.

"Serkan! You taking your own sweet time!" she yelled on the phone.

A very upset Serkan then explained the situation to her in which he finds himself. He didn't want her to harm Izzy too much, so he withheld the fact that Izzy was adopted. So he only relayed the information about Emma kidnapping Izzy and wanting a big ransom from Burak.

"Hmmm.. This wasn't in my plans, but since it already happen then less things to get my hands dirty with. At the moment I have frozen all Burak's funds so she won't get a cent for that vixen she calls her sister! Ha! This is even better to separate them quicker. I want you to gaslight the sister by telling her Burak won't pay and make sure Izzy hears this too. You need to get out of there, so we can let Emma take the fall for this alone"

Serkan was already upset with Emma's impulsive behaviour, but hearing Burak mother's plan he was even more pissed. Before he could even protest the idea, she hung up .

"Everyone is using me as their pawn! From now on I'm on my own. I first need to find a way to get Izzy to safety" Serkan said under his breath.

As Serkan walked back into the B&B, he noticed that Izzy was slowly waking up. He knew he needed to be quick with how he executes this plan, so that Izzy won't see him as the bad guy. Going to find Emma, he purposely pulled her to the hallway close to where Izzy was so that Izzy could overhear them as she woke up.

"We have a problem!"

"What's the problem? Everything is going smoothly! Burak will send our big payout soon" Emma said with a sly grin.

"He has no intention of paying" Serkan said.

"What do you mean?! He promised on the call he would" Emma said, getting upset.

"I called one of my sources back home and they are with Burak now. He said he won't pay, he was just messing with you"

"NO! How can this be?! Izzy is in our possession and he said we should keep her safe until the money arrives"

"Emma! Wake up! His trying to buy face by doing so! I'm telling you in 10 minutes when the given time is over, he will call and say it's not ready. Then he will ask for more time. What do you think that means? His trying to track you down and get you arrested for kidnapping. In people like Burak's eyes, Izzy is not worth that amount you requested"

Serkan's gas lighting was successful, as Emma started going crazy trying not to believe his words. He could see that her mind was working overtime, as to if Burak would really pay or if he just set her up. Emma kept yelling no repeatedly, as she held her head trying to think of another way to get the money. 

During this time, Izzy had woken up and heard all the ranting that was going on. She had a blindfold on, so she couldn't be sure of who the kidnappers were. After listening to Serkan tell Emma that Burak won't pay, she was more certain of who kidnapped her. Izzy thought about wiggling free , but she couldn't tell how many people were around. Hearing how livid Emma was, she thought she should play it safe, because clearly Emma had no problem taking things to the extreme. She felt scared, but also shattered at how things could have even gotten to this.

"No matter how kind you are to others, they could still harm you intentionally if they wanted to. You're really so naive, thinking that others are like you too! But now we can't fret over this, we need to find a way to get out of here!" Izzy thought to herself.

Just as Serkan had predicted, Burak called and said they needed more time to get the funds ready. Emma lost her mind upon hearing this and threatened Burak.

"Mess with me?! You think I won't harm Izzy?? Think again! She's just a lowlife in my eyes! I give you 1 more hour, if you can't deliver , then just remember Izzy's blood is on your hands!"

Emma hung up the call,  pissed and then ordered her men to go get her some strong liquor from the store. Looking at Serkan made her even more angry and she told him to get lost. He knew that Emma was on edge and would crack soon. Thinking of how to get Izzy safely out, he agreed to leave and come back within the hour to hear what Burak said. Emma wasn't bothered if he returned as in her eyes he served no purpose.  Knowingly he walked through the living room where Izzy was being held, he knew she was awake, but tensed up when she heard his footsteps.

"Izzy, I'm going to get you out of here. Just trust me please..." he whispered to her quickly before leaving.

As Serkan exited the b&b, he was attacked by Kyle's men from behind. Lying motionless on the porch, they carried him to his car and placed him inside of it. 

"Distract Emma and I will rescue Izzy!" Kyle ordered his men.

They went to the other side of the b&b and started creating loud sounds to get Emma's attention from inside. Once they lured her successfully upstairs and away from Izzy, Kyle took action. He quickly ran inside and told Izzy softly that he came to rescue her. Untying her quickly and taking off her blindfold and the tape from her mouth.

"Shh! Let's not talk here! We don't have much time" Kyle explained to her.

Izzy was still a bit weak, but nodded in agreement. Kyle untied everything and then lifted her swiftly up into his arms and carried her back to his car. Putting Izzy carefully into the passenger seat, fastening her seat belt and then rushing over to get behind the wheel. Driving away from the b&b , he was flustered by the adrenaline of everything that just happened.

"Are you okay? Did they harm you? Are you bleeding anywhere?" he asked worried.

"I-i'm fine.. thank you.." Izzy finally said.

"Thank goodness! I was worried they harmed you! Sorry, I can't take you to the clinic for observation as they might find you there. I'm taking you some place safe, okay? Do you trust me?"

Izzy looked over at Kyle who was more worked up in the moment than her. In this moment she realized that he wasn't lying when he said he cared about her , as he genuinely risked getting harmed tonight just to save her. It made her emotional that Kyle cared so much about her who was a stranger to him, compared to Burak who wouldn't even pay a cent for her safe return.

"I trust you.." she said with tears in her eyes.