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Chapter 40
"A child can teach an adult three things: to be happy for no reason, to always be curious, to fight tirelessly for something."
-Paulo Coelho-
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“Ah, you are still the same, Eden. Always get straight to the point. Then, I will tell you what I want.” She smiled and steeped her fingers together.
“I need your men to search for someone for me.” She stated. Eden’s expression remained flat. He did not seem surprised by the request at all. It was the opposite, he seemed to be expecting it.
“Aunt Lobelia, you have all of these men here and yet none of them could do the job for you?” He sarcastically remarked.
“Unfortunately yes. It’s just none of my men are as skilled in the detective play as yours. I could hire a private detective but doing the business with you would be a lot safer for me. We’re relatives, after all. Surely, you would help out this aunt of yours
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Sold to Love Chapter 41
"The manner of giving is worth more than the gift."-Pierre Corneille-***“Good morning Karina.” The blinding light of the room woke her up along with a woman’s gentle voice. She slowly opened her eyes and saw Lobelia standing there in Leo’s bedroom.Yes, she ended up sleeping in the same bed as Leo because the little boy refused the let her out of his sight. Lobelia was not wearing any makeup at the moment.When she was all natural without her usual flamboyant appearance like that, she looked a little bit more normal, she almost couldn’t recognize her.For a woman her age, Lobelia was still beautiful since she took care of her skin well, but having makeup on reduced even more years off her.“Lobelia, good morning.” She greeted her as she rubbed her eyes together. She turned around and saw Leo sleeping peacefully beside her.“Don’t worry, his perso
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"Always trust your first gut instinct. If you genuinely feel in your heart and soul that something is wrong, it usually is."-Unknown-***The day everyone was waiting for had finally arrived. It was Eden’s birthday and they decided after a long talk to hold it in New York since it was the perfect spot for everyone to gather around.A day before the birthday, Eden had brought Karina to New York in advance to check on the preparation. This time, they brought their luggage for a three days stay as well since they planned on walking around New York as well while they were there.The birthday banquet was held at a different hotel from where the auction was held. They stayed over at the hotel and Karina did not know it costed them a few thousand dollars per night just to stay there.Eden would not tell her about it though, he just wanted them to have a good time. The night before the birthday was held, Eden went th
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"Dance like no one's watching, live everyday like it's your last day and love like you've never been hurt."-Mark Twain-***Eden’s birthday party went on really well. After he was done giving his speech, he went back to his seat and joined Karina to have dinner together before he had to visit each table and entertained all of the guests.It was not easy for them to just head over to New York for the party so he had to greet them personally one by one.“I’m going to accompany you later to entertain the guest.” Karina offered as she was eating. Eden was slightly startled by her sudden offer because Karina was not exactly the most social woman.She was not a loner or anything but she would prefer to keep to herself and did not like to engage with people she did not know all too often.He was quite happy about it though because he thought she was starting to open up to him and his communi
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"If you want respect for your past, it means that you have a problem with your present and even more with your future."-Karl Lagerfeld-***After he was done with the after party business, Eden returned back to his room expecting to see Karina there. However, as soon as he opened the door, she was nowhere to be found.Eden began to panic because he knew there was no way she would stroll around the hotel since he saw how tired she was. Karina was supposed to be sleeping or at least doing something in the room.He checked the bathroom but she was also not there. Eden did not waste time before he went to speak with the hotel’s security guards and manager to ask if they saw Karina anywhere.However, none of them knew where she was and they swore they did not see them at all. If she left the building, the security in the lobby should have seen her.“Dammit!” Eden was getting frustrated. He sent
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"An obsession is a way for damaged people to damage themselves more."-Mark Barrowcliffe-***“Why is everything so dark?” Karina was slowly gaining her consciousness after God knew how long. She tried to open her eyes but there was nothing but darkness. She tried moving her hand as well but soon realized they were both tied up.She was in a state of panic but since it was not her first time in that kind of circumstance, she was a little bit more relaxed than before. She took a deep breath and tried to recall what was happening.The last memory Karina had was walking back to her room after Eden’s birthday party. Then someone grabbed her from the back and covered her mouth and nose with sedative. She was losing her consciousness and ended up there.“Not many clue to begin with. What am I supposed to do now?” She asked herself. Karina wondered why she always ended up getting kidnapped? As
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"The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you."-David Foster Wallace-***Eden jumped on his private jet and made his way toward Karina. It took him and his team of investigators roughly forty-eight hours after finding out that Michelle Langdon was the woman behind Karina’s kidnapping.They had to go through all of her connection list and tried to find out where she was at the moment because she clearly was not in New Hampshire. They even went to her father, Malcolm Langdon to see if he knew about his daughter’s wherebout.However, the man had admitted that he had no idea where his daughter was and they gave him a lie detector test on the spot and he passed.It seemed like a dead end at first but he was not giving up.He tried contacting all of his acquaintances and associates in the airport and line department to see if any of them had any passenger named Michelle Langdon a
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"Ambitions interest me because it's such a surefire indicator of damage."-Peter Morgan-***Eden Black was new at the game. Even though he had been prepared for it his entire life, it still felt somewhat surreal.It was his first taste of having freedom to do whatever he wanted. It was his first time working in his father’s company and he was already in a position of power.Most people would have to climb their way through from the rabbit hole at the bottom to even be in his position. It would only take around a year or two before his father stepped down and he could finally take in the position for himself.It was perfect. Eden Black felt invincible at this point in his life.He had his own set of men that were entirely separate from his father and once his father’s position became his, his men would be his men too. He would have endless source of money, power and would truly be invincible.
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Eden saw Karina for the first time during the funeral. She was pale and fragile looking. Her sweet face was covered in tears, but somehow it made her look slightly ethereal."Dwelling on the sins of the past won't help us stop the evil of the present."-Andrew Mayne-***Perhaps because her cheeks and nose were turning red and mixed with her cute face, she looked like a crying doll. She still had some bandages covering the wound she had from the impact of the accident around her arms and legs area.It was a miracle she did not have . She was sobbing as the people put her parents’ casket down on the ground.At first, he did not feel anything for her. However, the more he observed her, the tighter his chest became.Perhaps it was because Eden never hurt a child before, but looking at such a young girl crying over losing her parents somehow made Eden felt quite guilty. It was strange because he was not the
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