GETTING THE HEART OF THE CEO

The bodyguards approached as the situation was under control. Mario, one of Lindsey’s bodyguards, approached alongside Oscar, who was injured in the shoulder. When Kyle hugged Lindsey, the injured Oscar went to support his companion.

“Lin! We couldn’t catch them; they shot from a car and fled. We need to take Oscar to the hospital; he got shot while protecting you,” Mario explained with a pounding voice. Lindsey glanced at Oscar’s bleeding shoulder and covered her mouth.

“Oh, God! Let’s get to the hospital quickly.”

Oscar displayed a pained expression on his face. Isa approached him to check on his injuries.

“Lin! It’s better if you go home, and I’ll go with Oscar to the hospital.”

“I’ll go with you, Isa! Janna, go with Lin to the mansion!” Dexter said, grabbing Oscar’s arm. “We’ll take my car so that your other bodyguard can accompany you.”

“I’ll drive you. I won’t take ‘NO’ for an answer. Before you say anything, check the rear tires of your car; they’re shot,” Kyle said.

Lindsey, frightened, was analyzing who could want to kill her. ‘Could my father be capable of ordering my death? Or is it Kathen?’

“Friend, Kyle is right. We’re going with him,” Janna said.

Lindsey snapped back to reality and, with a sad look, turned to Kyle and said, “Okay, Kyle, this time I’ll agree with you. We’re going with you.” She then glanced at the others and added, “Isa, keep me informed. Jose and Mario, call a tow truck and take the car to the mechanic; see you at the mansion.”

Kyle guided them to his car, and just as they were about to get in, they heard Freed mutter, “Janna! You’re coming with me,” leaning against Kyle’s car.

“This is an ambush from both of you,” Lindsey protested with a raised eyebrow. “Without Janna, I won’t get in your car, Kyle. You know I’m capable of taking the bus just to avoid being alone with you.”

“Such a complicated woman you’ve become,” Kyle observed, resigned. He looked at Freed and said, “Janna is coming with us. Go ahead to the office and find out who is behind this attack.”

Despite the tension from the recent events, Lindsey sighed with relief. She didn’t want to share a seat with that man, knowing he might try something if they were alone. Getting into the car, she whispered, “Thanks. You keep your driver company. I want to be comfortable.”

Kyle didn’t respond, just entered the car as the co-pilot. They all rode in silence, and upon reaching the mansion, Lindsey got out without looking at him.

“Thanks, Kyle,” Janna said, only managing a nod before running after her friend.

Kyle only nodded and watched them disappear through the door of the house. While getting into the back of his car, he whispered to himself, ‘Little doll, soon you’ll be in my arms, and we’ll see if you’ll continue to be so haughty.’

Lindsey entered the house, saw the children playing with the nanny, and as they saw her, they ran to hug and kiss her. The three of them were sweet with their mom, but with others, Leno and Lucas were serious and less outgoing.

“Mommy! I like my school. My classroom is nice, and I made friends with Camila and Alicia,” Luna commented with her sweet voice.

“Bravo, my princess! I’m glad you adapted quickly,” she looked at her other two children, who were engrossed with their tablets. “You two won’t tell me how your day was at school?”

“It’s fine; we made new friends,” Leno replied indifferently.

“Nothing out of the ordinary,” Lucas added, engrossed in his tablet.

“Mommy! The kids here also have moms and dads. Camila told me about her family and asked about my dad. I told her I only have a mom,” Luna said, putting on a sad face. “When are we going to meet our dad?”

Lindsey was startled to see her affectionate daughter pouting.

“Yes, Mom! When will we meet our dad? Our friends have dads; where is ours?” Leno chattered.

Lucas is the quietest of the three but the most protective of his siblings. He doesn’t participate much unless necessary, just watching his mother, awaiting an answer.

Forcing a smile, Lindsey searched for the right words in her mind to respond to her children.

“My loves, I’ve already told you he can’t be with us right now. Some things happened between Mom and Dad that you can’t understand at your age. I just ask you to wait a little to meet him. He’s not a bad person, and I know he’ll love you as much as I do.”

“Okay, Mommy, we’ll be waiting for that moment. I really want to meet my dad,” Luna said, making another pout.

The other two children nodded.

Lindsey played with the kids for a while, then sat with her grandmother and Janna, talking about what happened in the company’s parking lot.

In a small apartment in a poor neighborhood, some people are arguing.

“You’re a fool! How could you let your daughter freeze our bank accounts? So many years of living comfortably off Lina’s fortune, and now look where we ended up,” Kathen yelled like a demon, looking around.

“Don’t yell at me! I’m the most affected in all this. I lost my company and money. Today, I tried to enter the company to talk to her, but they denied me access,” he walked back and forth, thinking about how to reach his daughter and convince her to forgive him. ‘As her father, she’s obligated to forgive me and give me her support.’Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

“Call your acquaintances to see if they can help us or give you a job while we figure out how to get back what belongs to us.”

“Do you think I haven’t done that? Those who claimed to be my friends turned their backs on me when they found out what happened in court. Those idiots criticized me for stealing my daughter’s inheritance.”

Courney was crying, not knowing what to do now that she was without money. What she had in her bank account, her mother took away.

“Mom! I need the money you took from my bank account to pay the person I hired six years ago to play a prank on my sister.”

“What? You didn’t pay for that job?” She glared at him angrily, realizing that she had handed over that money to her daughter.

“Mama! I gave him half, we agreed that I would give him the rest the next day in a park, but he never showed up, and I spent that money. Today he appeared and told me that after he did what I asked, he was sent to jail. He turned out to be a criminal, and now that he’s out, he’s looking for his money and threatened me that something bad will happen if I don’t give it to him in two days.”

“You’re a useless one who can’t do things right. Now, figure out how to solve it because I’m not going to give you that money.

“Mom, please give it to me; my life is in danger.”

“I regret to tell you that we’re poor, daughter. This money is to survive until your father finds a job and tries to recover what belongs to us. Figure out how to solve it.”

John watched the two women argue, didn’t want to listen any further, and retreated to one of the rooms. His mind was in chaos.