ODDS OF LOVE - SEASON 14

Episode 19

" Father, we have to call the police," Maxim said urgently as he stood by his father Nicholas in his study. He watched his father who read the note and looked at the awful pictures of Ariel. Nicholas looked as traumatized as Max himself felt inside. If not worse. He felt helpless. It was as bad as if these mad people had his wife or their sons. Who would do this? , he thought as he tried hard to block out those images from his memory.

Ariel.

He could call up her beautiful face and intelligent eyes in his head. He could still hear her soft moans as they had made love......

Ariel......

They had to get her back. Somehow.

Nicholas shook his head. His face was equally pale as his son's but more stern and firm. " No. Not yet. I need to know what they want first. "

Max snapped tersely," Father, we can not just do nothing. She has been kidnapped. Her son was even threatened. Alan wants to know where his mother is. What do we tell him? "

Nicholas sighed deeply. He put the note on the top of his desk beside the face down pictures. " We wait. When they make contact, which they will, then I shall possibly involve the law. Not before. You read those words. If we are being watched we don't know who by. They think we have alerted the police they will..... they will harm her. And maybe even that poor innocent boy. "

" What do we do then ? What do we tell Alan ? Everyone else? "

Nicholas thought to himself for a second. Then he spoke once more. " We tell them nothing. Nothing to her sons. Nothing to any of our family. Or the staff here. If anyone asks tell them Ariel is working later than expected at her office. And , Maxim , we must keep a close eye on Alan. Very close. It is bad enough his mother is in danger. He shall not come to harm in my home. "

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Josephine sat alone on a  bench at a small park in Evergreen Acres watching the three boys playing in a nearby sandbox. She held a cell phone up to her ear and spoke into it softly but firmly," Did you send the message? "

The man on the other end of the phone replied harshly in a deeply accented voice, " Of course I did. Are you sure this shall work? Is she really involved with the son? From what I see she is angling for the father instead. "

Josephine laughed coldly. " You see nothing. You never have , brother dear. What are you complaining about anyway? It will be quite profitable for you. You get the old man's money. And I get rid of an obstacle. One of my obstacles that is. "