Chapter 24

Annur's POV:

I get off my text with Hatina as I order Chris to send a driver to pick her up. I'm pissed off that she wouldn't let Alex pick her up which she didn't tell me the reason but then she apologized making me calm and relax. I definitely cannot be mad at her, I love way too much.

How can I, Annur Abubakar, billionaire, CEO, let my wife come back home in a cab? No, that is definitely wrong.

I can't believe she'll even think about it. Sometimes she can be so damn stubborn, which I swear makes me love her the more.

I really wanted to go with her, because she has been quite ill for a while and whenever I told her to take drugs she declines.

What a woman.

She has been quite feisty lately in almost everything, like when we're together intimately and when we're just spending time together. I've noticed her changes in mood, appetite and even appearance. Like the way her breasts have become more enlarged, and her hips more broaden, oh I have noticed them all and so on.

I'm a smart man, and I know when things change, which makes me think maybe, just maybe she's not alone.

"Sir the meeting is starting." Chris says breaking me from my thoughts.

"Okay let's go." We both walk to the conference room for the meeting. The meeting begins immediately and I talked to my staffs on the new rules being placed in the company.

We are halfway with the meeting when a text arrives on my phone from an unknown number.

"Excuse me," I say to my staffs as I check my phone and let Chris take over.

Hello, my love, it’s really been a long time now, Hasn't it? I told you to come meet me but you refused... Hmm I don't like that from you, that's being disobedient but don't worry I forgive you. Well, I texted you to tell you that I have something very special of yours with me and if you like you can ignore this text or you can acknowledge it, you Choose, but if you feel to ignore it and think I'm bluffing then I guess you won't see your dearest beloved wife again.

Love Hani.

Fucking hell, its Hani, what is she saying?

Hatina, what is happening to her? A million thoughts comes into my head at that moment so I decide to call Hatina.

I take out my phone calling her, but she doesn't answer, I call again still the same. Ya Allah, what's happening to her, I hope she isn't hurt.

My heart start to race faster as I become out of ideas, while my angry rises and slam the table as everyone turns to look at me.

Oh my God I actually forgot I am in a meeting, as Chris comes running to my side.

"Sir is there a problem?" Chris asks while I give him the phone. Throughout all these Chris has been the one on my side, he has always helped me but unfortunately since the information we had about those criminals that followed us we haven't gotten any lead recently.

I hand over the phone to Chris as he reads the text and I excuse myself from the meeting saying its dismissed and Chris follows me outside.

"Call the driver now," I instruct him. He picks up his phone and calls him but, there is no answer.

"Call again!" I yel. He calls again, and still no picking.

"For God's sake, where the fuck is he?" My fist tight as I think of the next thing to do.

I quickly think of calling home to see if Hatina is back. I call Faiza. "Hey, is Hatina back?" I ask not even greeting.

"Salam to you too brother, and she not back, I'm waiting for her, we're supposed to go out now and she's not here yet, maybe she is delayed at the hospital." Faiza says to which I agree in order not to scare her, and by the way Hani might be lying. Yes she might be, I pray so, at the same time she might not I can't take any risk.

"Sir what do we do now?" Chris asks me. "Do you... "

"Sir there's a call for you, it's Sean, he says it's urgent." The receptionist comes in running through the door as she gives the phone to Chris.

"Is that not the driver?" I ask and Chris nods, before I take the phone from his hands.

"is my wife with you?" "sir... I'm sorry."

"Answer the damn question!" I yell at him. "No sir."

I inhaled a deep breath. Oh this is war.

"what happened? " I ask him.

"I was going to pick Mrs. Abubakar up, when I was stopped by this group of men in a car. They blocked me and surrounded me. Told me to get out of the car, and beat me up, took my phone, took the car and left."

Those bastards. I swear to God, they will all pay. "when was this?" I ask him.

"About an hour now."

Oh fuck. They could be anywhere now.

My thoughts are, it's either they used the car and pretended to be the driver I sent and then kidnapped Hatina or they kidnapped her right from the hospital. But it all ends in the hospital.

I disconnect the call, as all I wanted to know has been said.

"Chris I want you to call every police station here and report my missing wife and get me a fucking good detective," I yell as I tell Chris.

"Okay sir." Chris obeys.

"Call me if you find anything I'm going to the hospital" I said while Chris begins to leave.

"Sure boss." He replies.

I arrive at the hospital and walk in meeting with the receptionist. "I'm looking for someone, my wife. She came here like an hour ago, I wanted to ask if she checked out." I tell the receptionist.

"I'm sorry Mr., I can't just give a patient's information to anyone." The receptionist say as my fist tightens.

"Am not just anyone, and if you knew me you would answer the damn question, unless you don't like your job"

"Sir... I'm sorry... "

"For God's sake I'm Annur Abubakar the person who funds this hospital," I tell her and her eye widen.

"Oh my God I'm so sorry...Sir... what's her name please?" She asks.

"Hatina Abubakar," I say to her while she checks the list on her computer with trembling fingers. I am not in the mood to play or chit chat with anyone right now.

"Um... Yes Hatina Abubakar she came by 10:15am and checked out by 1:10" the receptionist say. So that means Hatina had already checked out which means she's not here either.

"Ya Allah what will I do now, I can't find Hatina, Ya Allah put me through please," I mutter to myself when my phone rings. Its Chris I hope he has some information.

I pick the call as I go out. "Sir, I got to every police station here and gave them details of Mrs. Abubakar but they didn't seem to find anything sir," Chris says.

"What do you mean they can't find her. Chris I'm going crazy, what do you expect me to do huh? Go back to those officers and tell them to look properly and find my wife," I tell him.

"I'm sorry sir, I'll get right to it." Chris says. "Did you get me the detective I asked for?" I ask him.

"Yes sir, I got him. He's name is detective Milan and he's coming over to the office" Chris answered.

"Is he good, an expert?" I ask him. "Yes boss he's really good," Chris says.

"Okay you know what, tell him to meet me at Babo's Coffee" I say to Chris.

"Yes boss." He agrees. I take my car and arrive at Babo's Coffee as I enter and sit waiting.

Twenty minutes passed and I am still waiting for the so-called detective. Chris said he is good I wonder why he'll keep me waiting if he's that good.

"Good day Mr. Abubakar." I hear someone say behind me. He's wearing a well-suited suit and I think he might be the detective, but I have to ask to be sure I can't make any careless assumption at this moment.

"Good day?" I ask.

"Oh my bad, I'm detective Milan." He says.

"Sit we have a lot to talk about," I tell him. “I’m sure Chris has told you what's happening, but I'll tell you more."

" Go on." Milan says.

"I had an ex-girlfriend which I dated for some time but we ended things roughly due to the fact that I had to get married and she became pissed off and swore to make me regret my decision for leaving her and now my wife is missing and I have to find her at all cost no matter what it takes," I tell him.

"And if I may ask what makes you think she is responsible?" He asks and I cock my brows. Is he really asking me that?

"Excuse me?"

"Your ex-girlfriend I mean, how do you she is responsible for this. And I'm sorry Mr. Abubakar, but I cannot admit that your wife is missing until after 24 hours."

"You gotta be kidding me right now? Do I look like a kind of person to make assumptions? "

"That is not what I mean."

"I don't care what you mean. I know she is the one who took her because she sent me a text." I open my phone and show him. If I kept on arguing it'll get us nowhere.

"My apologies. We'll find her, I'll start investigating right now, I just need you to be completely honest with me so I can know where to start from and I'm going to need that number." he says.

"Sure." I tell him everything starting from how we broke up, to the messages she sent and how she's responsible for Hatina kidnapping.

God saying that word 'kidnapping' is still hard to believe, how can I let someone I love so much get in trouble. This Is all my fault if I hadn't allowed her to go to that stupid hospital or I could have insisted on going with her but stupid me left her to go on her own, and Alex I'm going to make him see hell, but I can't blame him though he was only taking orders.

This is all my fault I put her in danger, I put the woman I love in danger because of my careless behaviors.

"Mr. Abubakar would me mind coming to the office with me so we can trace this number," He says.

"Sure let's go," I say as we get moving.

We arrive at his office and he begins to work. He gives my phone to a hacker then he began to do whatever he does, he also have a lot of people here, I think they're his team. I guess he really is an expert.

I look at the time to see its already 6:20 p.m., Mom and Dad must be waiting. Thinking about that makes me remember Hatina isn't here, how will I explain things to them, what will I tell them?

"Mr. Abubakar why don't you go home, we'll call you when we get something," Milan says.

"I'm not complaining, am I? Just do your job." I reply harshly.

"Sir we've got something," I hear the hacker say. I think his name is Bill.

"What is it" Milan asks rushing over and I did the same.

"We got a location to where the message was sent and from the CCTV cameras from the hospital, it shows that she was indeed picked up by a black Audi and this is the guy." bill briefs showing us a picture of a guy.

"Good, very good let's get going we ain't wasting time anymore." Milan says as he picks up his equipment and begin moving, but then stop when he sees me following. "What are doing Mr. Abubakar?"

"I'm going with you of course, don't even try to argue with me because it doesn't work on me, now let's go," I say as he nods negatively.

"Mr. Abubakar, if you go with us I want you to know we are not responsible for anything that happens to you, this is all you," He says.

"I know." And with that he nods as we leave.

I quickly took out my phone to text mom that I'll be late a little. We arrived at the store building we traced and as soon as we enter, we are received by gunshots.

"Take cover, take cover," Milan says as we hide. We go deeper and the gunshots starts again.

"Sir there's too many of them," One of Milan's men says.

"Ah!" Another man's voice as he grabs his hand and wince in pain upon being shot. "Don't worry about me sir, they're getting away, sir go, I'll be fine." The man who is hit says as blood oozes out and Milan keeps pressure.

As much as I would like us to follow them but I can't be selfish, this Man needs medical attention right now.

"No we need to take him to the hospital," I say as I grab him up, but then my phone rings.

"Hello," I say.

"My love, I see you've made your move and pissed me off at the same time, but you know what happens when I get pissed off I become mad, but don't worry I'm not mad at you I'll just make someone else pay for what you did. Just watch how I make Hatina pay for what you did. This is just the beginning Annur, watch as I make everything around you suffer, then you'll have nowhere to go than to come for me for help, You'll come running to me and then I'll make you mine and only mine."

And I'll be dammed if it isn't the she-devil.