Chapter 23 (2)

On Leonard's table, he had also laid the map of Travis Redd's mansion and had some of their spy's their to comfirm that Miss Emily was truly there and he also checked on her house and was informed by Miss Chloe who seemed less concerned , that her sister was taken against her will.

"Am listening," Leonard said as he took his seat alongside Cam who took the chair opposite him. Jack circled the chair to go and stand beside Leonard so he could explain in details as well as point out the locations.

"Mr Riverstone is owing Travis Redd, he had sent his right hand man Stone to their house to demand for his money. In the course of Stone demanding the money, he realized that Mr Riverstone didn't have the money, so he tied them up."

"Them?"

"Him and his wife, then Emily came after."

"Where is she now?"

"In his mansion, she is locked up in his room and em..." He trailed off.

"Speak!!!" Leonard ordered.

"She is unconscious, so the maid we have there couldn't help us sneak her out," Jack explained. He had thought about another plan to save Miss Emily by sneaking her out, he thought the mission would be successful and Leonard would come home to hear the good news but the plan had back fired in his face.

"If we are going to rescue her, we need to be smart about it," Cam said.

"Yes Sir," Jack replied. "We should call his right hand man, Stone and pay double or triple the price of what Mr Riverstone owes," Jack suggested.

"That will only raise alarm and let Travis know that Emily is important to you," Cam said, "Or is she not important?" He asked but got no reply from Leonard but he and Jack understood his silence and they all understood that Cam had a point.

Travis was a smart man, he would definitely put things together and if Emily was tagged as Leonard woman it wouldn't end well for her and he didn't want to deprive her of the life she was living. A life that was enabled her to be free and be herself.

"We should pay the exact amount of money he owes but through her sister Chloe or better Mr Riverstone, this way Leonard would not be tied to her in any way." Cam said as Leonard leaned into his seat thinking about it, Cam was absolutely right, and his plan made more sense but using Chloe would not get them anywhere as Chloe could always get rid of Emily or worst take her place.

Her lust for money was something Travis would gladly feed on but Mr Riverstone on the other hand was the perfect candidate to deliver their message.

Cam was always thinking things out and Leonard respected him for that, he could only wish that he would stay away from his sister for his own good.

Cam was just like him, a Playboy and his sister wasn't going to be one of his little toy to play with whenever he was bored or horny.

"And where is Mr Riverstone?" He finally spoke again.

"In the dungeon."

"Has he been tortured?"

"Not yet Sir."

"Very good. Prep him to deliver the money, we will trail him for security reasons incase Travis smells wolf."

"On it Sir," Jack said nodding as he remembered something else, "I also have Miss Chloe and her mother on house arrest."

"The police I suppose," Leonard said knowing already that they did be stupid enough to call the police after Mr Riverstone and Emily were nowhere to be found.

"Yes Sir," Jack replied.

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In Travis mansion, Emily slowly opened her eyes as the ray of sun shined through the curtain into her eyes. She raised her hands hurriedly to cover her face as she examined her new found location. There was something familiar about the environment from the decor to the black theme and that huge painting of a white and black dragon on the wall.

She slowly tried to rise up from the bed when it started to dawn on her what had truly transpired and her purpose here, she was kidnapped.

She remembered her father offering her like a lifeless chicken and the men dragging her away, she had tried to struggle, to scream but when they had placed a handkerchief over her nose, she suddenly became numb and unaware of the things happening around her as she fell into an unconscious stare.

How could her father do this to her yet again? She had always been there for him, showing him nothing but love and look at what she had gotten in return. She had not even recovered from his last debtors attack and now this again.

Tears trickled down her eyes as she thought about how stupid she had been to always tell herself that her father would change and become a better man. Chloe had disowned him as her father a long time ago, Emily had always thought it was out of shame; which it was but it was also because there father was never a father to them.

She looked at her hands and legs under the duvet and realized that she wasn't cuffed. Why wasn't she cuffed? She immediately reached for the lamp beside her when she heard the door opening slowly.

"Little catch," she heard the man who she had seen in their house call out to her as he stepped in with a grin.

"How much is he owing? I will pay in full," Emily said still holding onto to the lamp.

"And how do you intend to pay?" The man laughed, "there is a dress in the wardrobe, freshen up and get dressed. In the next hour I will be back for you."

"I am not interested in playing games."

"Games? Games will be you disobeying me and me blowing up your brains." Stone warned. "One hour." He repeated leaving her alone.