Chapter 146: A Little Hint
Bang! Tristan put down the coffee cup on the desk heavily.
Ed, who stood behind him, blinked. He saw his Boss turned back and pointed his finger almost to his nose, and snapped, “What the hell are your men doing? They are all useless when you need them. Why haven’t you got any news about her whereabouts so far?”ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .
Ed could not say anything.
From when he got the news this morning until now, 7-8 hours had passed. They knew nothing about what happened. The driver was seriously injured and was still in a coma. He couldn’t give any information.
Tristan lost his temper. He had always tried to control his emotions and didn’t blame others without reason. It was cowardice to shout at others. But this time, he could not control himself.
When he got the news, it was like a bomb exploded in his brain. It took him a while to react. He ground his teeth and said, “Look for her, even if you have to dig the ground feet down.”
Tristan paced around his office, and everything was provoking to him. He swept the files on the desk to the floor. If he had not been busy with these, he could have been with her…
Even if he would leave, there were things that needed to be taken care of before he left. After all, these were his heart and life. He would not see it fall apart after he left. He hammered his fist to the desk. He was making the same kind of mistake again. The company and his career, even if they were his heart and life, now they could not compare to her and his child in her belly.
Kate sat with her back leaning on the wall, covering a ragged blanket.
Blond was sitting on a chair playing PSP. It was at the heat of a game when the power was out. He cussed and threw it away and tried to start chatting with her. “Max is your brother?”
“Yes.”
“You two look alike. He was stubborn. He would not eat.”
Kate didn’t reply. She ate. The takeout food was too greasy and too salty that she almost wanted to throw up, but she had to eat it for the baby.
She asked, “Don’t you know Ed? Aren’t you together? Why do you want to kidnap me?”
“No. We are on the run, on the wanted list. Nobody wants to have anything to do with us.”
“Why do you want to hang out with these people?”
“To earn a living. I was too young and knew nothing. I thought it was cool. You know, like the movies. They played it so cool. And then, after some time, I cannot go back anymore…” His tone was cynical as if he was much older than his age.
“You can still come back.” Kate said, “You are still young. If you are less than 17 years old, and you haven’t committed a felony, they will not send you to prison.”
“Everyone has a second chance.”
The last sentence sounded more like persuading herself than him.
She could not tell the day from night in the basement.
She could only judge from her own biological clock. Kate yawned and slept with alertness.
In her dream, she felt something was touching her. She woke up suddenly, and her eyes caught sight of the dreadful bald head. He was stinking with alcohol, and his eyes were red. His hand was stroking on her.
“Go away. Don’t touch me.”
“Nowhere to go today. I have to do it for you today. If you don’t want to do it down there, use your mouth to make me happy.”
Then he started to take off his belt.
Kate was frightened. Her hand was tied in the back.
The man had already got one of his legs on the bed, and his penis was swaying in front of her face. She tried to dodge it, and her stomach started to churn. The man grabbed her hair to stop her from moving, and Kate screamed, “Help!”
As she was on the verge of hell, blond pushed the door open and came in. “Boss said she was not to be touched.”
The bald head got furious, “Shut up. I have to do it here today. You can have a try later too.”
Blond came over to drag him, “This is against the rule.”
“To hell with the rules! We don’t live like humans. No woman. No going out. Now the woman is available here, why can’t I have her?”
Blond dragged him tightly, “I will tell Boss. He will fix you.”
The man was a little scared. He bluffed, “Who do you think you are? You are threatening me?”
Obviously, blond’s mentioning of Boss had some deterrence. He released Kate and vented his anger on blond. He kicked and beat him up for a long time before he got out.
Blond wasn’t his rival. He got up from the ground and wiped off the blood from the corner of his mouth. His cheek was already swollen.
Kate leaned against the wall, and her eyes were wet. “Thank you.”
“I despise him. Scum.” Blond cursed and untied her hands. “I untied your hands, but don’t play tricks. Even if you get through me, there are other people too.”
Kate thanked him again. She didn’t dare to sleep now. She stroked her belly and kept her eyes open.
The day broke, and one more night passed.
Tristan raised his head from the desk in his office. He had sat there for half a night.
He stood up and twisted his sore neck, and took up the key and cell phone.
After he arrived at the villa, he was a little hesitant to walk in.
The house was extremely silent and empty without her. He could even hear the echo of his own footsteps.
He went upstairs and came to the baby room that had not yet been decorated.
His heart ached at the sight of the crib.
He had already prepared for the worst case. If the baby was gone, and even if she could not have the baby again, it was okay as long as she was alive. If she was gone, he could not live on.
Yesterday he sent Chapman away.
Chapman didn’t want to leave, especially at this time when Kate was missing. He insisted on staying behind. If everyone was gone, they would probably suspect.
He told him, “Of course somebody will stay. I will. You have your family to take care of.”
“You also…” Chapman stopped in the middle of the sentence.
He smiled bitterly, “As long as we three are together, it doesn’t matter where we are.”
Even hell would be heaven.
If he was alone, then heaven would be hell.
Chapman hesitated and then said, “They were aiming at you. If you are not here, Kate might not be dangerous.”
He, of course, knew that.
But he could not take a risk on this. As a man, if he could not protect his wife and child, he would not deserve to live in the world.
He walked closed to the crib and took up a brown plush bear. The bear was adorable, with bright dark eyes. It reminded him of her. In fact, everything reminded him of her.
There was a small sound behind him, and he turned back abruptly.
It was the white cat.
It walked slowly to him and stopped by his feet.
He squatted down and touched its back. It cried, and sounded like sobbing.
“You miss her, don’t you?”
“Meow-”
“She will come back. She will be okay.”
“Right?”
“Meow-”
Tristan took the plush bear to the room with the piano.
The piano was still maintained dustless. He put the bear aside and opened the lid.
He needed to stay cool, needed to calm down.
He took a deep breath and closed his eyes. The fingers fell on the keyboard, and a melody was on.
Kate, tell me where you are. Just give me a hint. A little hint.
Give me a chance to learn a song for you. I haven’t played something especially for you.
After he finished, he realized that what he played was Canon in D. The melody was beautiful, but the story behind it was too sad, ominous.