She hesitated before speaking again. "If I may, Miss Medley, I know this situation isn't easy for you. But Mr. Wade... he's not as cold as he appears. He sees something in you."
I scoffed. "He sees an opportunity. That's all."
Maria smiled knowingly. "Perhaps. But sometimes, opportunities turn into something more."
I didn't respond. Instead, I picked up a fork and forced myself to eat. I was still eating when my phone rang with a notification and I looked into it, my eyes popped open by the headline hashtags the billionaire daughter has gone missing, hashtag Missing billionaire daughter. I scoffed at the whooping sum of five million dollars that was placed as a reward for whoever finds me, I shook my head and rolled my eyes, "it's been barely seventy two hours since I left Louis and news has already spread like wild fire?" I said to myself "I haven't even had contact with him for five years and now he brings all the care and love to make an appearance, what a dad" I said rolling my eyes.
Meanwhile, Mathew was able to trace that the last place Medley was, was SKY TECH and he sighed, he knew deep down that if Medley was with Wade Kyle, there was no bringing her back home, but still he decided to give it a try by giving Kyle a call.
*Kyle's POV*
Kyle sat in his study, reviewing documents when his phone buzzed. He glanced at the screen, an unknown number.
He hesitated before answering. "Kyle Wade."
"Mr. Wade," a deep voice spoke. "This is Matthew, head of the Baron family's security team. We need to talk."
Kyle's eyes narrowed. "What business does the Baron family have with me?"
"It's about Medley Baron."
Kyle leaned back in his chair, his grip tightening around his phone. "What about her?"
"She is missing. And we intend to bring her home."
Kyle chuckled darkly. "Is that so? Because from where I stand, you people threw her away like trash. Now you suddenly care?"
There was a pause before Matthew responded, his voice firm. "Mr. Wade, the Baron family may have their reasons, but that doesn't mean they stopped looking after her. We've been monitoring her for years, ensuring she is safe."
"Safe?" Kyle scoffed. "She was left homeless and humiliated. That's what you call safe?"
"I don't expect you to understand the Baron's ways, but I need to know... where is she?"
Kyle smirked, leaning forward. "She's with me now. Come get her if you dare"
Silence.
Then Matthew sighed. "Then I assume she's there by choice?"
Kyle's jaw clenched. "She's here because she has nowhere else to go. But I promise you this, she's not leaving."
The line went dead.
Kyle set his phone down, his mind racing. He knew the Baron family was powerful, but still a piece of cake for him to handle, but for them to suddenly show interest in Medley after five years? He scoffed and continued reading.
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*Medley's POV*
After eating, I decided to take a walk around the villa and catch a glimpse of its beauty from within. Ever since I got here I've just had myself locked in for no reason but what's there to worry about when the most ruthless man on this planet is about to become my husband, what more can I be worried about? I thought walking into the garden, it wasn't just rosey but classy, the flowers are of high quality and in different varieties so speaks of their meaning, I picked up the water pot and began to water some of the flowers, I had nothing more to do, I found myself being happy doing this, I used to have a flower garden back home, who knows how well it's been taken care of after all this years, I sighed and continued what I was doing, the flowers were well shaven and taken care of so there wasn't anything else left for me to do so I just sat down in the swing and played with it, allowing the breeze play with my hair and tickle my nose, I've never been this comfortable in a while.
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*Kyle's POV*
Seeing how comfortable she was in the garden, he stood for a while and watched her, he didn't want to disrupt her activities with his presence so he silently stood and watched her from a distance. His phone buzzed and he picked up the call without checking the caller
"I thought you were a dead man!" a voice came from the other end
"unfortunately I'm not Victor" Kyle replied
"Meet me at Vox's" Victor said and dropped the call.
*Matthew's Pov*
Mathew walked into Mr Baron's villa and met him sipping on his cup of coffee with a magazine in his hand
"Tell me there good news" he said without looking at the door, he assumed it was Matthew and he was right
"Yes sir, there's good news but also not really good" he stuttered
"I don't understand, make yourself clear, did something bad happen to my daughter?" he asked glaring at Mathew
"No sir, she's... she's... uhmm... perfectly fine" he stuttered
"Then what is the problem?" Stuart demanded this time in a very harsh tone
"She's... uhmm... taken refuge with Wade's" Mathew replied
Stuart's expression shifted from indifference to shock. His grip on his coffee cup tightened.
"Wade? As in Kyle Wade?"
"Yes, sir."
"What?" Stuart asked in surprise, even he would not have gotten the chance to meet with the Wades if he wanted to but his daughter took shelter under him, he knew how ruthless the young man is, he was considered ruthless and he lives to it, plus it's been barely one month he returned to L.A, how come his daughter has gotten in touch with him so fast. His daughter had always been unpredictable, but this… this was beyond comprehension.
"Sir according to the security footage, that was the first time Miss Baron came in contact with him, so I believe their relationship isn't that strong, if you go now, it would be an opportunity to bring Miss Baron back home" Mathew suggested
"That sounds about right, prepare a gift, I will pay him a visit in his Villa within the next two days" Stuart said and Mathew nodded
"Yes sir" he said and walked out