In the downtown, there is a huge 43-storey building with glass walls. It is so tall and intimidating. As the sun's rays are falling on the outer glass walls, the reflecting rays are giving an illusion that the building is blazing in silent fire. The name 'Carter's construction ' is written in bold letters outside the building.On the fortieth floor of that building is where Reed Carter's office is."Is she alright?" he asked Matteo, who works as his assistant in his legal company apart from being his underboss in his illegal company.Matteo doesn't have to ask about whom his boss is talking about. 'I cannot understand my boss's unhealthy obsession towards Miss Vitello. She hates his guts and he wants intel about everything she does. I don't know what he wants to do ' he thought to himself, but wouldn't dare to voice it out loud. He knows his boss would punish him for that."Are you sleeping, Matteo?" Reed snapped when his assistant did not reply to his query right away.Matteo snappe
Reed dialed Susanna who is a coworker of Mia in the hospital. He learned what happened from the head nurse."She became pale all of a sudden and ran away from there. I am so worried about Doctor Mia. Is she alright?" Susanna asked with concern.Reed doesn't want to indulge in small talk. But he knows he has to make it look like Mia is not well to evade suspicion."She is fine now. You know after everything that happened with her, she is a little disturbed" he said vaguely and covered up for Mia.Susanna nodded sadly."Yes, poor thing. Please take care of her" she requested."Sure" Reed replied before disconnecting the call.Matteo is waiting for his boss to tell him where to go."Go to her apartment" Reed instructed.Matteo frowned.'What is wrong with him? She is missing and now he wants to go to her apartment? What does he think he would find there? ' he wondered inside his head."If you are done talking in your head, then i suggest you start the car right away" Reed snapped impatie
Mia never thought she would be standing inside that dreaded basement again. She thought she is dreaming again. But the pain after her pinch proved that this is real. She is really standing in the middle of the Basement again. But this time she is not alone. Reed is standing beside her and Matteo is standing near the Basement door."What the..." she muttered.This is the same place where she was held, but at the same time, this is not. The basement where she was held was dark, dingy and dirty. But the basement she is standing now is a beautiful poly house with lots of Blooming flowers. The smell of soil abd the scent of Jasmine's is strong here.Mia cannot believe that this is the same place. No blood or the bodies here. Nothing that is making her feel nostalgic. She moved around the basement and found every inch filled with flowers. She sat on the ground, ignoring the mud. She remembered about how she suffered here in this very place. But now, this place changed beyond recognition. N
Reed is standing near his car with one leg propped on the door and leaning towards the car. It's been two hours from the time he left Mia inside that basement. He made Matteo go and check on her ten times by now. But still, he is waiting patiently for her to come to terms with their reality. It's high time she accepts it and moves on. He looked up from his phone when the door opened. There, under the bright sunlight, she is standing with her gaze fixed on him. He straightened up and pocketed his phone. 'What is wrong with her? Why is she looking at me like that? Neither anger nor hatred is simmering in those baby blues. She is looking at me differently ' he thought feeling a little unsettled by the look in her eyes."Are you ready to go princess?" he asked when she didn't make a move to come closer.As if his voice propelled her into motion, she ran towards him and wrapped her arms around him tightly. Belatedly Reed understood that Mia Vitiello is hugging him. He froze on the spot.
"Are you alright?" Reed asked Mia softly. It's been ten minutes from the time she stumbled into his lap. And she is still sitting there with his arms protectively wrapped around her waist.Mia sighed. She is feeling tired and sleepy. She ruled it off thinking that it must be because of work and disturbed sleep. Sometimes she still experiences nightmares, not as intense as they used to be. Those nights, she would slip inside his room and will sleep beside him. That helps a lot."I am fine, just a little tired and hungry" she muttered.Reed frowned. "You didn't eat your lunch yet?" he asked her. It was already ten past two in the afternoon and she didn't eat yet."Did you?" She countered.He was busy with work and did not think about his lunch."No" he muttered.Mia pulled back with a grin."Then let's go. I know a very good deli nearby. You will love their deep-roasted turkey sandwich" she said excitedly and pulled him along.When Matteo saw that his boss is going for lunch, he frown
Reed caught her again before she could fall."Well, I feel like a babysitter" he muttered.He is not angry because he had to take care of Mia. He is angry that she is not taking care of herself properly, resulting in her present situation.Mia heard his words, which upset her. She is beginning to like Reed, and his comment made her feel bad."Then don't babysit. I will go to my apartment. I can take care of myself" she snapped with anger, but in reality, she is hiding how upset she is over his comment.Reed rubbed his temple. He can see that she is upset over what he said. But he doesn't know how to tell her what he is feeling. He is not the kind of man who opens up with anyone. He angered a lot of people and made so many others cry, including his underboss Matteo. But their feelings never mattered, so he never bothered to pacify them. But Mia is different and he doesn't want to make her sad."That's not what I meant princess. Come, drink this soup" he coaxed her softly.But Mia is st
The next morning, the video of Reed carrying Mia out of the deli broke the Internet into awe. Women are going gaga over Reed. But as fast as it was released, someone removed it. No matter how many times the video was uploaded, it was deleted. Someone hacked into the host systems and even deleted the video from the host who uploaded the video. This process went on for a while until they removed all the traces of the video. Reed likes his privacy. Even though he is a public figure, he likes to keep his personal life away from the eyes of everyone. Moreover, he is leading two lives and wanted to keep his other life hidden from everyone. It is good that way. His enemies wouldn't know who he is, and that is a plus point for him. The next morning, Mia woke up and found herself alone in Reed's room. She noticed that her pencil skirt is gone leaving her only in a shirt and panties. She understood that he must have helped her out of her skirt. She noticed her breakfast is sitting on the beds
"Ahh..."Mia jumped with anxiety when the tsunami struck the coast taking away so many people along with it.Reed gave her a lazy look. They are in his home theatre watching a movie about how Tsunami stuck on an island and how many people survived it. He doesn't like to watch movies. But she insisted upon it, so here he is. Sitting right beside her and watching her more than he is watching the screen.Thankfully the movie came to an end."Amazing, isn't it Reed?" She asked him excitedly.He gave her a nod. He didn't see the movie at all. He was working on his mobile when he was not looking at her. She is still wearing his shirt, which barely reaches her upper thighs. Her long-toned legs are on display, distracting him continuously.That's when his mobile rang. It's Nero."Hello Nero" he greeted his friend.Nero has seen the video which popped up just a moment before it was taken down. He doesn't have to think about who must have done it. "Hey man, what happened to Mia?" he asked dir