Chapter Seven

Dorian Bower struggled out of the Jenson's house and into his car, he picked his phone and called his guard immediately.

   “ Brown, I need you to come to the Saint estate and send the men out now in search of Lyra. She just left the house and she hasn't gone far” he said “ she has nowhere to go” he added and hung the call. Dorian shut the door, and keyed his car engine, zooming out of the Jenson apartment while cursing Lyra. She put him in so much pain and if he lay his hand on her, she would regret it.

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  “ Bring them in” Sebastian said as he smiled, he was finally meeting his future granddaughter in law. Remy found a seat and placed his right ankle on his leg while his eyes fixed on the entrance and moment later, the tall double door opened.

 Taylor walked in first, his shoulder stiff from anxiousness, followed by his wife , her eyes moving cautiously across the marble hall, Slyvia walked beside her mother trying hard not to look too fascinated by the grand hall but Remy’s eyes searched behind them. Where was she? 

Sebastian stepped forward with a polite smile.

    “ Mr Jenson” he said and Taylor quickly extended his hand with a slight bow.

   “Thank you for having us, Sir”Taylor said, Sebastian took his hand with a firm, controlled grip.

     “ Thank you, Chairman Hawthorne for having us”Ramona said smiling.

   “ You are welcome”

  “Good evening, Grandpa. Having us here is truly an honor” Slyvia said and Sebastian smiled brightly.

   “ Good evening, my daughter and you're very much welcome…” Sebastian then looked behind before turning to Mr Jenson “ I notice someone missing” He said. 

Taylor's smile flickered slightly but Sebastian's gaze was on him.

   “My daughter, Lyra couldn't make it tonight” he said and Remy’s brows lifted faintly where he was sitting.

  “Couldn't or didn't want to?”Sebastian asked and Taylor quickly waved a hand .

       “ She was just…”

   “Stubborn, she doesn't ever want to get out of her room and very disobedient”Ramona said interrupting her husband. 

Sebastian's gaze sharpened slightly.

   “Interesting” but he wasn't excited as he was before they arrived, he had been anticipating her. Remy stood up and used a hand raise to halt their greetings.

   “Unfortunately, I have been expecting her for quite a while and I get everything I expect to so… with that said, I'll be going to your home to bring her” Remy said and then the Jenson gasped surprised. Slyvia was trying to avoid his gaze but he pointed at her anyways.

   “ You'll come with me” he said and Taylor looked divided with Ramona searching her man's face for what to do.

   “Actually.. “ Taylor started,cursing at himself for believing they didn't want to see her. “ She had something to attend to..”

    “Something to attend to which is better than being here?”Remy turned to Taylor asking slowly while his face showed clear rising anger. Anyone would kill to have dinner with the Hawthorne, who the heck does their daughter think she is? Taylor stepped back, Remy Hawthorne was known for his short temper anger and he feared for what will come upon him. Ramona and Slyvia were also trying to keep their distance.

   “ She’s having dinner with…” 

    “ Dinner with her boyfriend” Ramona took this opportunity, it was clear that Remy was getting angry and that was the only time to make his dislike Lyra, more.

   “ She is in a relationship but Slyvia is very decent girl, she is homely…”

   “ Why didn't you let me know she is in a relationship?” Sebastian finally joined, asking Taylor. “ You have been wasting my time” his polite smile was gone, replaced with a man trying to keep his temper. Taylor looked at his wife, she had edged him and embarrassed him before the Hawthorne. He didn't know what to say to save himself.

   “ I'm sorry, Chairman” Taylor said while stealing glances at his wife for humiliating him like this.

     “ I'm calling off the dinner and her relationship, she's cutting it off” Remy said “ Ryan” he called . Ryan appeared right behind him “ check with every restaurant in city A and in twn minutes I need to get the resturant Lyra Jenson is.” He commanded and Ryan nodded leaving. She had a man, that was the cause of her nonchalance toward him. Interesting but sorry for her, he doesn't care. He had picked a liking toward her and that would be her curse because he wouldn't let her go. Not under his watch.

    “ I'll just call Dorian to bring her back home” Taylor said and took out his phone, going to call Dorian. The first call, Dorian didn't pick his phone, the second, same. The third, same . Then he searched for Lyra's number, it's been ages since he called her and he couldn't even remember what he saved her contact as. So instead he search Lyra, no result . He paused, what could he save his daughter's contact as? He checked my first daughter, no result. Then decided to stroll through his contacts when he saw the black sheep of my family. That was her. He called her.

    “Lyra, pick your phone… pick your phone” he said as the line was only ringing, then cut. He called again. This time, it was picked on first call. “ Lyra, come back home right now. I will send the driver to come and pick you from there”he said immediately then paused when he got no response “ Lyra” he called again.

    “ This is not Lyra” it was a deep and thick masculine voice and Taylor’s fingers tightened around the phone. It wasn't Dorian’s voice either. Of course it was another man. Why was he even surprised?. She'd sneaked out to meet another man after Dorian left. 

  “Who are you?” He asked. 

       “who am I?” The man on the other end of the phone asked back “shouldn't you be bothered by where Lyra is?” He asked

   “ why should I be? You have her phone so she's with you… So you are her man. You are the one she'd been sneaking out to sleep with, right?”

  “Her man? “ The man started in a low voice and Taylor heart skipped with uncertainty, who was Lyra going out with? He sounded so much like a thug… “I don't know who you are but I will find you so if you don't tell me where Lyra is right now and I find her myself, you'll never see her again”

   “What?” Taylor was surprised but the call ended. 

He turned to the people staring at him and he couldn't even comprehend the conversation he just had. Who was his daughter's phone with, was he just threatened? Why wasn't Dorian picking his call?are they in danger? What has she gotten herself into? Who was she sleeping with? 

His head was spinning as he walked back to them, chairman Hawthorne was giving him a questioning look while remy was rather impatient,Ramona was angry her words didn't get to Remy while Slyvia had that curious look on her face. He had to say something and yet he didn't know how to explain the conversation so he came up with the most ridiculous conclusion. 

   “ I think Lyra has been kidnapped”