All Chapters of Auctioned To The Highest Bidder: Chapter 101 - Chapter 110

ROMAN'S POV:I glanced at the line of workers before me. Staring from one face to another, I wondered who within them was the traitor, the person who had comfortably gone ahead to rat me out to the police. After the call, I had checked the jacket and the coat I had worn to the delivery company for cameras. There was none. I also insisted Paul check with me to make sure I wasn't mistaken. The clothes were cleared, but the perpetrator was not. Whoever had snitched on me was in the same building with me, was practically breathing the same air as I did in the same room. A cigarette in between my fingers, I studied each and every face, but unfortunately, betrayal was never written on foreheads. “Today, something incredible happened.” I paused, billowing smoke into the air, waiting for my words to sink in. “ Today, I discovered that amongst all of you standing here, someone works for the police. Someone in this room, here and now, slipped a camera onto my coat and managed to record vi

ROMAN'S POV:“Welcome to the Adams family delivery company, Chief Brendan Smith.”Once inside my office, I saw Brendan Smith sit on the chair opposite mine. His facial expression did nothing to hide how disgusted he felt that he was inside my office and wasn't tearing it apart in the name of a search. Smiling at him brightly, I felt at that moment that there was no greater feeling in the entire world. I had outwitted a man who had attempted to revive the police force in Cleveland, a man whom the underworld feared greatly. He was now in my office, his search warrant in his pocket, unable to carry out his intended action. “What will you drink, chief? We have wine, champagne, whiskey, and gin. Just name it and my right hand man here, Paul, will deliver.”He glared at me, an irritated glare that spoke volumes. “I'm not here to drink, Roman. You know that.”I shrugged. “Neither am I, Chief. But before we move down to business, it's always preferable to break the ice, no? You're my gu

ADRIAN'S POV: I got out of bed, knowing that no matter how hard I tried, I wasn't going to be able to even get a wink of sleep. My goodness, I couldn't remember the last time a woman had kept me up at night. Since embracing the life of the street and the danger it eluded, I had slowly disengaged myself from love, women or the thought of having a family. What would happen to my family if something eventually happened to me? The underworld streets of Cleveland were reckless and mannerless. No-one cared if you were a father or the sole breadwinner of your family. I had seen fathers, uncles and brothers get shot. I didn't want that for my children. That was until Nyssa Dimitri came into the Giovanni household. When I had seen her in New York city, I instantly knew there was something special about her. It wasn't only in her hazel eyes that screamed innocence but had the wiles and cunny of a fox in actuality. Neither was it because of her well trimmed, beautiful and extremely

ADRIAN'S POV:“How? How could this happen?”I glanced from one face to another, but a proper answer wasn't forthcoming. Nyssa's face mirrored the same look I had when I had first heard the news. Roman Adams had truly escaped. Even after I was certain that I had him in a corner, that I had trapped him with the video evidence and the involvement of the police. But as usual, Roman had shown why he was one of the most notorious and well feared mafia lords in the entirety of Cleveland. I had underestimated him. “It's obvious, boss. Someone from our team snitched.” Leonardo began again, gesturing as he spoke,“I don't know who it is, but Roman Adams was ready before Chief Brendan came to search that company. That is the only logical explanation…”I scratched my beard as I glanced at Nyssa. At that moment, I didn't know what to believe anymore. I wanted to believe that she couldn't snitch on me despite what Roman had done to her, and at the same time, I knew that no-one could be fully and

ROMAN'S POV: “I wished it was that easy, Mr Adams. To start with, the camera doesn't turn to where Nyssa was going. I'm still working on angles and trying to edit the video so that we can see if there'll be a breakthrough, but so far, there's nothing forthcoming.” I ran a hand through my hair tiredly. I would do anything to find Nyssa Dimitri. But at the moment, the entire universe seemed to be against me finding her. At least, I could console myself with the fact that she was still alive. “Detective, do you care for anything? Our kitchen makes one of the best pecan pie in the city. Trust me, you'll love it. Something to compensate for all your troubles.” Detective Christopher smiled, his eyes telling me he was considering the offer before accepting. I ran a hand through my hair tiredly as I turned to Paul. “Please make sure that the detector is treated properly.” Paul's nod and a moment later, I was back in my study, where I had started from, thinking intensely. Where di