Twenty minutes ago.

The Larson Group executives were in a conference with another high-profile company.

Sebastian’s phone had been vibrating for quite a while, but he chose to ignore it the first couple of times.

When the phone buzzed again and he finally glanced at the caller ID, his frown relaxed.

He raised a hand to signal a halt to the meeting.

“I’m sorry, but I need to take this call,”

he said, proceeding to answer his phone without waiting for the other men’s response.

As Sebastian listened to Natalie’s words, his face slowly darkened.

His body grew tense, and a heavy pressure was palpable in the air.

Garrett turned to Sebastian and noted how tight his grip was on his phone, as well as the slight tremor of his hand.

“What happened?” Garrett asked as soon as Sebastian hung up.

But the latter barely acknowledged him.

“Sorry, this meeting will have to be postponed,” Sebastian announced.

He stood up and walked out of the room.

The men looked at each other, dumbfounded, but none of them dared to raise a question.

Garrett hurried after Sebastian and asked him again, “What’s wrong?”

Sebastian closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

“Send out all our helicopters to look for a maple forest in the periphery of the city.”

Garrett needed no further explanation.He nodded and rushed to do as he had been ordered.He knew that something had happened to Sebastian’s wife.

Moments later, five helicopters hovered over the city, scouring for a particular patch of woods.

Sebastian was on one of the machines, siting with back ramrod straight and his eyes straight ahead.

He was barely keeping his anger in check.

then, the radio crackled, and Garrett’s voice came through the noise of the

main highway into

cursed under his breath and instructed his

helicopter took sever seconds to make a turn, and then

then running for a long time, Natalie

and thought she heard

out,” the driver said

it off, and used it

him

and disoriented, the man had to blink a few

finally cleared, he found himself surrounded by a group of people wearing

commanded,

against the light streaming through the trees, so the driver only

demanded as he

of the men in black stepped forward, brandishing

of agony rang out

to a

crouched beside her and untied her hands before carefully wrapping her in his suit jacket.He

were still glazed, and she instinctively panicked

me! Somebody, help! You bastard! If you dare to touch

her voice made his

grabbed both of her hands

voice was calm and comforting, his face

knitted, his lips tight, and

carried Natalie

laid her down on the backseat gently, the cool breeze of early

you know who

such a state made Sebastian feel

ran his fingers through

obvious palm marks on Natalie’s face, and there was a streak of blood at the

so much that he didn’t

shivering body in his arms,

here. You’re safe.Don’t

the waistcoat of Sebastian’s striped suit and looked up at him, tears rolling down

she return to

Sebastian’s arms and sobbed, “Oh, Sebastian,

“Yes, Natalie.It’s me.”

the suit jacket he put on her and put his arm around

able to press his forehead against hers,

“Does it still hurt?”

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