----
“Mr. Charriftgton, Miss Darling is
really skitled. She’ll be fine. Plus, ber
parentgand Xavier are with herand
Neenea two bodyguards
Natkan said, wiping his forebead
nefvously.
----
"David had been so calm around Danielle that Nathan had
forgotten what David was like before all of this.
“Are you a fortune teller?" David asked, his voice sharp.
“Nathan blinked, not sure where this was going. "No..."
“Then stop acting like you know it all," David said, his eyes
cold and intense.
“If you don’t find her in the next half hour, you’ll be digging
coal in Sheaniea," David added.
“Nathan’s eyes went wide. "Not that ce, please. It’s not
somewhere anyone should be. I’ll find Miss Darling’s
location within half an hour, I promise."
Then, he rushed out of the living room, knowing he had
less than half an hour to get things done before David sent
him to Sheaniea.
----
The phone suddenly rang, and David’s anger red up.
‘Who the hell dare to piss me off now?’
“Speak,” he snapped, already on edge.
“What’s got you so pissed?" Jaden asked, surprised by the
sudden anger.
“Just say it, or I’m hanging up," David shot back. He wasn’t
in the mood for small talk. His mind waspletely
focused on finding Danielle.
“Jaden, realizing David was already in a bad mood, got
straight to the point. "Do you know where Xavier went?"
“You want me to babysit him now?" David shot back, still
frustrated with his friend.
----
"Jaden forged himself to stay calm.
He knewthis wasn’t the right time”
for thisGonversation, but he had
already been snapped at, so he’
migkt as well get the answet" ‘I’m
na’joking."
“He’s gone," David said, his teeth clenched as his anger
bubbled up.
----
“What are you saying?" Jaden asked, clearly confused.
“They’re lost. I can’t track them down,” David replied, his
frustration growing.
“Jaden finally put the pieces together. So, Danielle was
probably gone too.
“Have you found them now?" Jaden asked again.
“Don’t you have something else to do?" David snapped, his
worry for Danielle outweighing any patience for small talk.
“I’ll help you find her. Let me know if you hear anything,”
Jaden offered, but David hung up before he could say
more, irritated by the pointless conversation.
“Nathan burst in. "Sir, I found them. They’re in ckpool
Vige. It’s a remote area, no signal."
----
“Get the helicopter ready. We’re heading to ckpool
Vige," David ordered as he stood up and made his way
to the door.
“Hold on, sir. It’s all mountains out there, no signal. We’ll
have to drive," Nathan pointed out carefully.
“Then let’s get going,” David replied, and the Rolls-Royce
convoy took off from Nathor Pce.
“During the ride, David called Jaden to let him know where
they were heading.
“Sir, it’s gonna take about three hours to get there. You
should try to rest, you haven’t had much sleep the past
couple of days," Nathan said, ncing at him.
“Yeah," David muttered, too exhausted to argue.
----
"Meanwhile, Jaden got the info from
David and aed getting ready to
head to ckpool Vige himself. ￠~
‘Xavier #éallly can’t seem to stay out
of trogble. What’s he doing in that
godfdrsaken ce?’ he thought,
fect ration growing.