My Ruthless Innocent Billionaire

SHE CAN BE AN OBSESSION

Cynthia’s P.O.V.

I was sitting in my chamber at my clinic. They had shifted the little angel to Austin’s hospital. I desperately wanted to talk with Austin. I wanted to know how both were doing but I couldn’t call him from my number. I was waiting for Nancy. She was also a nurse so it would look like Ryan approached me for his wife’s job and I employed her.

“Good Afternoon Ma’am”, she came inside after giving a knock on the door.

“Good Afternoon Nancy, please come. I was waiting for you”, I greeted her and she nodded while locking the door.

“Did you get any news about them”, I asked her in a desperate tone.

“Yes Ma’am…. Danny called Ryan and said that they have completed all the formality of shifting the baby and she is stable yet unconscious. The doctor who is looking after her there said that it will take time to heal her properly but soon she will awake”, she told me and I exhaled my breath out that I was holding for so long.

“I really don’t know Nancy what to say. You can understand my helplessness. I can’t go there to see my babies. She needs me but I can’t be by her side right now”, I started crying again and Nancy stood up from her seat and came towards me.

She pulled me in her embrace and I buried my face in her tummy while crying loudly.

“Everything will be alright Ma’am… Please have a little patience. Soon you will be with them. You are doing everything to keep them safe”, she tried to comfort me.

“You need to talk to the doctor there. He asked you to call him”, she said to me and I pulled myself away from her while rubbing my nose from tissue paper and wiped all the tears.

“Here… please talk to him”, she handed over her phone to me and I dialed Austin’s number.

“Hey Austin… how are they”, I asked him as soon as he picked up the call.

“The baby is stable but Anaira is still critical. Her heart stopped working for a few seconds but then started working again”, I gasped in horror when I heard him.

“Wh… what are you saying… is.. is she”, I failed to complete my sentence but he immediately responded, “ she is alright Cynth. She is alright. She was tortured brutally all those years. I don’t know how did she manage to keep her alive. She is a strong girl Cynth. You should proud of her. She didn’t give up and managed to not only save herself but also her daughter.”

A faint smile occurred on my lips after listening appraisal of my daughter. She was really strong.

“Please take care of her Austin. I don’t know how much time it will take to figure out who did this. Till then, I am totally dependent on you for everything”, I said to him with complete trust.

“Don’t worry Cynth. She is also my daughter. I will protect both of them with my life”, he assured me.

“One more thing Cynth. Did you remember Neil? “, he asked me and I tried to recall this name.

‘Yeah… Neil Gilbert… right?”, I said while recalling about him.

“Yeah… right. He is working as a private investigator now. I think we can ask him for his help here. He is an expert in his work and his experience can benefit us”, he suggested and I thought for some seconds.

“I think you are right Austin. It would be better to take expert advice on this matter. I will talk to Alex. You can’t imagine his state of mind. He is really trying hard to keep his composure like normal. Pass Neil’s number to Nancy and I will definitely contact him”, I said and then we hung up.

“Thanks Nancy… I don’t know how can I ever repay your debt on me”, I thanked Nancy while returning her phone.

“Please Ma’am… don’t say this. Alex Sir has always treated us like a family member. So, what I did is only for my family. Please don’t treat me like a stranger”, she politely requested me and I was overwhelmed by her gesture.

“I am sorry Nancy. I didn’t mean this. You are like a younger sister to me. Please forgive me if you feel hurt from any of my sayings”, I immediately apologized to her.

“Please Ma’am…. We are family”, she said and I nodded in agreement.

Alex’s P.O.V.

I was staring at the same page of a document for the last 15 minutes. Mom called me and told me about Anaira’s condition. I wanted to run to her and pulled her in my embrace. I found her after 6 long years and yet I couldn’t be beside her.

“Hey Bro…. where are you”,  Matthew, my cousin who was also my partner, snapped his fingers in front of my eyes and I came out of my trance.

“Sorry…. I zoned out for a moment”, I said and put down the document back on the table. I stood up from my chair and stand at the window.

“You are thinking about her again... Right?”, he said and I closed my eyes. I really failed to choose whom to trust and whom to not.

He sighed and leaned at the wall against me.

“We have tried hard all these years to find her and still we are trying. Just don’t lose your hope, Alex. I know only one thing Alex”, he looked towards me with an ensuring look.

“She only loves you”, he said with so much faith in his face that a smile crept on my lips.

But soon, I stared blankly at the wall.

“What if Matthew, if …. If someone … was keeping her captive somewhere”, I shot in the dark and he looked at me with widened eyes. I wanted to test my trust in him but didn't want to give him any hint that I knew anything about her k********g.

“You are right. You are absolutely right. What if not… someone has kept her captive. Why didn’t we think before”, he said with so much excitement that I regretted my decision to take a shot at him. I wanted to tell him but the doubt in my mind was still at its place which stopped me to say anything to him right now.

“Matthew… don’t be so dramatic… If someone kidnapped her, he must have any reason for k********g her… right?”, I tried to distract him but I was watching him closely.

“Right…so???”, he said while standing up straight. He closed his hands on his chest.

“We never received any ransom call and none of our business rivals approached us for any negotiation”, I said while shrugging my shoulder. His expressions immediately changed from excitement to irritation.

“I agree that we never received any threatening or any ransom call but what if …. ….”, he stopped and stood up in a defensive stance. I knitted my brows. He was better not going to say what I was thinking.

“What if…. What Matthew”, I intense my gaze on him.

He gulped hard and then spoke again, “please listen to me first then if you want then beat me”. He was such a drama queen sometimes.

“You know how many boys in the college wanted her for themselves. Right?”, he questioned me and I gave him a murderous look.

“Just listen to me first Alex and stop scaring me”, he shouted again.

I closed my eyes and then again opened and motioned him to speak.

“Ok…. We have investigated each and every angle of this case but never thought about this. If the kidnapper is someone who is totally obsessed over her. Don’t forget that she disappeared just before your engagement with her”, I really wanted to kill my cousin but then it struck me harder.

What if Matthew was right?????? Anaira was a sweet, beautiful, kind-hearted, and very cheerful personality. Most of the boys in the college admired her and so many boys back then approached her also.

I drowned deep in my thought when I heard Matthew again.

“I don’t know about you man… but I am going to investigate this angle now”, he announced and headed towards the door.

“Wait Matthew… what are you going to do… I still think that it can’t be possible”, I didn’t want to ensure him that I buy what he said.

“It is possible Alex whether you believe or not. She is also my best friend. You don’t want to look at this angle… fine with me.. but I am going to investigate this… just give me a favor”, he asked and I looked at him questioningly.

“Don’t tell John anything about this please”, he said and I was not surprised. Matthew never believes John, my best friend, who was CEO of Adrian Enterprises. His father named his company after his mother. Though we three were good friends ever Matthew still didn’t trust him completely.

“Ok”, I said and he mouthed thank you and closed the door.