incredulously. My father? Stole from someone? That was the most ridiculous thing I'd ever heard. We came from old money. We were f*cling

stated in a low tone. I didn't want to accuse

him, then he was stupid enough to steal from him and now Vladimi

and she covered her mouth. This

been in the family for five generations. We might not be the richest in the worl

liar, Jo?" She uttered

r say that mama. It's just, th

ather is a thief. And now he has brought trouble to us

a new tactic. "Fine then. Don't say anything. It's not like I have any rights to make you say anything." I mu

threate

he truth, then that means you don't want us to find father, so I

and I have been married? He's my whole life! D..

ever been home. Mum and dad were shunned by his family because they never approved of him marrying her and they'd

that we had nothing in common with them. Mother's words stopped as she dissolved into loud, ugly

has been kidnapped and they were bawling t

house. I glanced at Grayson to get his opinion a

up suddenly and flushed before jamming his phone in his pockets. He

t was th

He was less likely to dissolve into

Gra

lled a littl

's wr

think anythi

're cooking bread." Impossibly, Grayson

blush, but I certainly couldn't deny how adorable he

re taking it all out with him. I followed closely, resolute in

attention, but Grayson was nothing like them,

accept a cup of her favorite tea with trembling fingers. Grayson, who was not her biological child had had the s

d. She was really upset, not playacting just to get some atte

. My mind supp

on. Why had this man kidnapped my father

ayson was talking about and held on to Anna securely. I'd have gone to her but mother was volatile at the best of times and I

nkfully, Grayson turned the conver

arfully and nod before continuing. "And you know I'd do everything in my power to bring uncle Arthur back home safe and sound. But

ification because mum c

family, you have to understand that." They both n

nd you justified actions you knew

ccusations against my Arthur." I didn't know what imbècil

in our house! But then he'd sold company secrets and when Dad had found out, he'd been outbroken but merely chose to sever to

ly, but by then the damage had been done. We lost money during the court case and more than

ownsize the company and let g

n by a butler and fifteen staffs but no

r shit and reminded me how we had an image to uphold. Yeah, you could be on the verge of starvation but

red at me for the interruption. "Sorry. Carry on."

d country. Your grandfather's will had some clause in it and your father was violating it by not making profit

this?" Ann

ew years earlier, your father had met this Vladimir Sedof and he made a business proposal but your father declined because Vladimir came off as intense. His words, not mine. And also because of t

set to survive on our own unless we went onto prostituti

all the luxuries your father works to provide for you

asked loudly, bringing us back

his business proposal, but I don't know the details of their b

usiness was about, why do you

range things. 'he will kill me for this' he kept saying over and over. So I ask him 'who are you talking about and he says 'vladimir.' so I ask him why and he tells me he discovered something really bad, but

ctly can't we go to the police?"

e happen to believe that most, if not all of his wealth came from the mafia. No one has been able to prove it because each time a detective is charged with bringing evidence against him, the detective always

ou know Vla

erisively. "

ible shit and decided the next best thing to do was steal from him and now said mob boss has kidnapped him in revenge. We can't go to the

ayson turned away from mum and crouche

cial case. Nothing will come of it and we'll only succeed in

gesting we do n

e handle this. I have a few contacts and I can secu

h dear son. You will keep us in the loop, h

en were still being looked down upon. She

y she never valued

came up, but my interest was solely on his company's headquarters. "Y

ot even morning ye

few minutes before six. By the time yo

. I'll le

eed to change first." Anna asserted

me across and a shirt and trainers. Picking up my favorite leather jack

ncounter any traffic on the way." I declar