14

After getting the breakfast from the cafeteria, Bethany decided to give Sandra a call and ask to inquire about the situation at the house.
“Hello Miss Bethany, are you alright? Has everything settled down over there? Is the man alright?”.
Sandra was very worried about Bethany that she didn't sleep all night and ended up spending the night at the house while waiting for her.
She's been thinking about the whole incident the entire night, and she couldn't resist the urge to call Bethany when she got the chance.
Bethany decided to share her burden with Sandra. Bethany felt a sense of relief and explained the entire situation to her.
On the other hand, Sandra couldn't come up with a conclusion either, so she decided to play the blame games.
“I had told you not to go anywhere so late at night, but you wouldn't listen to me. Now, see what you've done. How are we supposed to get rid of him and move ahead? You shouldn't have even gone to a remote like that one in the first place”.
Sandra said while kneading her temple in frustration. She didn't realize that she had crossed the line unintentionally.
Bewildered, Bethany found it difficult to digest what she had heard, with her brows knitted. “How dare you? Are you scolding your boss right now? Do you wish to have your head on a plate?”
Bethany asked with her expression darkened.
“Why would I want to cause my pain? I'm sorry Miss Bethany ”. Sandra quickly apologized and decided to change the topic. When Suddenly, a sweet voice of a child spoke from the other side.
“I think I've become so small that you wouldn't even notice my existence. How could you do this to a child like me, Miss Bethany Burnett? Why did you choose to abandon me in this house and go on a spending spree?”.
The voice was so sweet and innocent, and anyone who heard her wouldn't mind laughing at her innocence.
Upon hearing the voice of an aggrieved child, Bethany was stunned for a couple of minutes as she couldn't come up with a well soothing word to console the child.



She closed her eyes and said pleasantly, “How can anyone forget the face of a cutie like you? you're so awesome that anyone would not dare to forget you even for a slight second” She explained while playing with nails gently.
“You're trying to butter me, aren't you? If what you said is true then, why have you left me all alone here with this antagonistic woman? She's making life unbearable for me now that you're not at home. what am I supposed to do now? I'm so small that I can't even fight against her”. The sweet voice of the child from earlier is now laced with a hint of annoyance as she made the complaint to the older woman.
She was knitting her brows tightly as she let out the words from her mouth.
“I don't believe anyone can bully a cute little one like you or what do you say? don't worry I'm going to come back home as soon as I'm done here, and after that, I'm making it up to you. I promise”
Bethany said as she tried to convince the child to drop her complaint.
“I didn't expect you to say anything else other than that in the first place. always making promises, hum!”.
The child sighed helplessly as she folded her hands around her chest.
I'm sorry dear but I'm sure going to make it up to you after everything is settled.
“Oh! so you are giving complaints about me to the other woman? I should be doing that and not you, do you understand? More, You should grateful to me for tolerating you all these days”.
while they were conversing the voice of an older woman could be heard from the other end of the phone, and Bethany couldn't help but frown at their silliness.
“If you can't do such a simple job. Tell me what you're my godmother for”.
“You little brat!”
The woman yelled as she snatched the phone from the little girl and began to speak with Bethany, who looked defeated.
Bethany felt bad after giving a few thoughts about what the child had said to her.
She thought that the child was right after all. Her eyes became moist as she recalled that this was the first time she has been away from the child for so long– She had never thought that all of this would involve the child.
She had failed to comfort the child due to the emergency of the night.
“Bedni, are you alright? shall I go to the hospital to be with you? ”.
Her best friend, Erica spoke with a loud voice bringing her out of her daze as she hurriedly rejected her suggestion.
“What are you saying right now? why would you want to do that? Do you think I'm here for a good time? You won't get a chance to feed your curiosity. Just stay over at the house and watch after the kid”.
“But, but.........”.
“Not a chance Erica”.
“Whatever. just watch after my prince charming. Who knows we might........”.
Before Erica could finish her words, Bethany hung the call upon her and she had no choice but to shove the rest of the words down her throat.
such weird people in my life. I'm so annoyed.
Hanging up the call, Bethany took a deep breath while glancing at the entrance, after a while, she returned to the room carrying the package of breakfast.
The room was weirdly empty, with the injured man missing from the bed– He was nowhere to be seen.
Bethany rushed over to the reception, “Excuse me, Miss, where is the man in ward 105?”.
She said upon getting to the nurse station.
“He just got himself discharged from the hospital a while ago ”.
who wouldn't remember a face like his? he had such outstanding features that leave a huge impression on people.
Zayn was so handsome that all the nurses remember him.
Discharged himself?
Bethany found it hard to comprehend the actions of the man.
if he had wanted to die alone in the loneliness of the night. Then, why did he come in front of my car? I even did such a huge favor bringing them here to the hospital, and he just left without recovering?
Great! just great.
On second thought, she assumed that he might have an important something doing and so he might return to the hospital once again.
This, she asked the nurse for a pen and wrote down her contact before handing it to the nurse.
“Here Miss, This is my contact. Please give it to him if he comes back once again ”
Although I gave him my number back then at the pastry shop. I think he might have lost it now. This would do then!.
She flashed the nurse a stare before walking out of the hospital in a haste.
On the other hand, There was a solemn and frozen atmosphere at the Meyer Group of companies, as Zayn standing in the most egregious position, glared intensively at the datasheet in front of him with his cold gaze like an emotionless demon, while his assistant couldn't contain himself.
Staring at the older men who hadn't shown up in a long time, he sneered .“I wasn't informed that there was going to be a sudden start of egoistic division in my absence. how did you dare to make a dividend around here? Assembling and leaving your works undone when no one had summoned you”.
He seemed with all of the strength left in his body as the muscles kept rising at every word that he uttered– While one of his hands was pressed against the place where he had sustained injury from last night.
He spoke coldly and powerfully. Each word he said left several shivers down the spines of the employees as they felt lashed by his words – they kept their heads lowered.
Nobody dared to say anything in response to the question posed.
They've all suddenly gathered without any interest in work, because of the widespread news that he had been kidnapped while out last night.
All of them who had heard the news wanted to figure out the fact today and that's why they've gathered around.
If the information turns it to be true, then the whole story and picture of the Meyer would suddenly have a modification.
But at the sight of Zayn standing here without any form of harm on his body, they soon realized that the news of a sham.
“Well, that's because we haven't met for a very long time, and we missed you so much so we wanted to see you again ”.
one of the older men at the conference table suddenly voiced out, and everyone turned their gazes toward the person who had said the word. Zayn also turns to look at him.
“If You've indulged in our work enough I'm sure you wouldn't have the time to think of another. I'm giving you all one more chance ”.
Zayn very well knew about these old foxes but he didn't nail their lies.
Instead,e decided to save their faces by changing the tone of his voice as he said, “Alright. let's have lunch together later”.
“I'm sorry, but I don't think I can make it as I still have some matters to deal with at home”
Scott stood up and walked out of the conference room with the help of his walking stick. Under his guidance, other attendees also left the conference room one after the other.
At last, it was only Zayn left in the room.