VictorI nodded, feeling dejected and defeated. "Okay, I'll go," I said quietly, trying to hide the hurt I felt. "Just let me know if you need anything, okay?"Maddie didn't say anything, and I turned and began to walk away. As I reached the end of the driveway, I heard Maddie's voice behind me. "Thank you, Victor."I stopped and looked back at her, and for a moment, our eyes met. I saw a flicker of something in her eyes, but I couldn't place it. All the while, this Chandler fellow just kept looking with a smirk on his face. Then she turned and went back into the house.As I walked down the street, I felt a sense of despair wash over me. I had come here with the best of intentions, and yet I had only made things worse. I wondered if I had been too presumptuous in thinking I could help, and I questioned whether my presence was a burden rather than a comfort.I considered going back, but I knew it wouldn't do any good. I had to respect Maddie's wishes and give her the space she needed.

Maddie“Help, somebody help.” I screamed, looking at Victor lying helpless on the floor.Chandler rushed in, alarmed. "Maddie, what happened?" he asked urgently."Call 911!" I shouted again, seeing Victor lying on the floor, helpless. The panic in my voice echoed through the room as I waited for help to arrive.Frantically, I kneeled beside Victor, my hands trembling as I tried to assess the situation. Chandler dialed 911, relaying the urgency to the operator. The seconds felt like an eternity as we waited for help to arrive.Victor's eyes met mine, filled with a mix of pain and confusion. "Stay with me," I urged, my voice shaky. The room seemed to close in, and the air was thick with worry and fear.After a little while, we heard the ambulance siren getting closer. It was both a relief and made everyone more nervous. Chandler helped the paramedics by providing information, and I stayed near Victor, trying to comfort him in the middle of all the chaos.The paramedics came in quickly

Maddie“Someone help.” I screamed into the tiny room I was kept in by my captors.“Shut up there!” One of them said, “What do you want? I could pay you a lot of money if you would just let me go.” I pleaded, crying.I heard the door opening, and the one with the heavy-built body came in, and fear gripped me.“What I want is a taste of you; how do you like that?" He said this, licking his lips. I ran to the room.He dragged me through the floor, opening my gown.“Stop! That's not what we are here for.” I heard a feminine but modified voice over a speaker. It sounded like those in the movies.“Begin the questions.” My other captor came in; he looked like he meant business.They brought a chair and connected my hands to a lie detector.“What's your name?" The interrogator asked.“Maddie… Maddie Thompson.” I was panicking.“Where have you been for the last five years, Maddie.? He askedI swallowed hard before answering, ” Italy.” I answered correctly.“What are the names of your son's?" H

~~Victor~~I held the door handle for a moment, unable to comprehend what I had just heard. "What did you say?" I asked her again."I didn't tell you because I felt I needed to protect them from you," she said. "Mama..." The little one called out to her, crying."Get in," I instructed her. "I'm going to make a phone call. Be right back.""What phone call?" She asked suspiciously.I hesitated before responding, "The police, because you are insane.""What do you mean by that?" she asked."You've been back for how long, hmm? Ten months? And all this time, you never thought to tell me they were my kids. How am I supposed to believe you?" I questioned her."How am I supposed to tell you, after I was humiliated?" I interrupted."Humiliated?" I asked, laughing."You were moaning to me on my wedding night, a wedding with your sister. So how were you humiliated?"With her face flushed, she responded, "And you, drunk? I mean, who doesn't recognize his own wife on his wedding bed? If you don't w

~~Victor~~It has been an incredibly stressful two days, the longest of my life.Ever since Maddie revealed that I am the father of her kids, I haven't been able to think straight.With Aiden kidnapped, I feel like I'm losing my mind. Just a week ago, I was lying in the hospital poisoned; now I have twins, and one of them is missing.I could feel the world falling apart around me, and there was nothing I could do but wait for the investigation to unfold.I made calls to all my contacts in the FBI and police. We didn't go through the usual channels because Maddie believes there is a mole in the city police department."Any news?" Alex and our friend Mark entered the office."No, there isn't a lot of ground to cover.""I still think it was a wrong call not to involve the police. Greta thinks so too," Alex said."Yeah, but Madison doesn't trust the police," I replied. "Madison, huh? We on a first-name basis now?""Stop it, Alex. A child is missing. His child," Mark said, pointing at me.