𝙸𝙽 𝙻𝙾𝚅E 𝚆𝙸𝚃𝙷 𝙼𝚈 𝙼𝙰𝚂𝚃𝙴𝚁
In Love With My Masters - Episode 32&33
{..Crazy over you..}
THEME: ROMANCE
By: Greenie J.
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Tiara heard Terry's scream again, and it sounded like they were beating him. Her body began to shake.
"Don't touch him, don't hurt him, please! He doesn't have any business with this" she stuttered, her hand trembling as she held the phone. She continued to hear her brother's screams.
"The more you delay, the more your brother will be tortured. Act fast, and if you dare let anyone know about this, forget about your brother's existence" Evelyn said before hanging up.
The phone slipped from Tiara's hand as she slumped to the floor. Her mind was racing. She couldn't think straight. Her poor brother was in pain because of her.
"I caused all this. If only I had focused on my job here, this wouldn't have happened. I hate this. I can't afford to lose my brother, but I love Lucas too. I don't know what to do; I'm so confused" she sobbed loudly, her tears wetting the floor.
Her phone rang, but she didn't pick up. It rang again, and she hesitated before checking, thinking it might be Evelyn. Instead, she saw Lucas' name on the screen. She hesitated before answering.
"Hey" Lucas said from the other end.
Tiara bit her lip before responding. She decided to act like nothing had happened, remembering that if she told him now, her brother's life would be in danger.
"Hi" she replied softly.
"You okay? Your voice sounds somehow" Lucas asked.
"I-I cried because of a sad movie. You know I'm a movie freak" she said in one breath. She could hear Lucas chuckle on the other end.
"I don't know how you could cry because of a movie, it's quite funny. Anyway, have you eaten?" he asked.
"Yeah" she replied simply.
"I miss you" she muttered.
"Really? Do you want me to come back now? Tell me, and I'll come" Lucas said. Tiara's eyes widened in fear.
'No, he must not come' she thought.
"Are you sure you're okay?" Lucas asked when she didn't respond.
"Huh, umm, I'm okay. I'm just tired. You should stay, I'll be fine here" she answered.
"Hiding anything from me?" he asked, his voice low, serious and suspicious, sending a shiver down Tiara's spine.
"Not at all, just still emotional about the movie. I hate sad endings, so it takes me a while to recover" she lied, her voice trembling slightly as she struggled to maintain a calm tone.
"Oh, but don't hide anything from me, okay?" he said, and Tiara's grip on her phone tightened, her knuckles white with anxiety. She forced a weak laugh.
"Yeah, I won't" she replied, her voice barely above a whisper.
"Goodnight" he said and hung causing Tiara to let out a silent sigh of relief as the call ended. She didn't waste time tossing the phone aside. She stood up immediately and started pacing around. She really needed to do what Evelyn said or else her brother would die.
"What should I do?" she muttered. Her mind raced with conflicting thoughts.
A voice sounded in her head,
'Call him and tell him everything. If he finds out you kept this from him, he might hate you forever. Call him now, who knows, he can save Terry'
But then another voice countered.
'Don't call him. Remember what Evelyn said. Just run away, and she'll release your brother. Family comes first before anything. Lucas was once cold and mean towards you, so just run away'
She let out a deep sigh.
"Yeah, my family comes first. I need to save Terry" She quickly ran to her wardrobe and grabbed the luggage beside it. She hadn't arranged her clothes that were inside the luggage since the wardrobe was already filled with clothes Lucas had bought for her.
Thankfully, Robert had sent her salary two days ago, and Lucas had given her his black card with unlimited money before leaving. She hadn't wanted to accept it, but he had insisted. She grabbed her phone and handbag.
"Should I take it with me? Maybe it can help me since he said I shouldn't return it again" she mumbled, staring at the card on the bed. She shook her head negatively before dragging her luggage out of the room.
Minutes later, Tiara was already outside, dragging her luggage behind her, but the guards blocked her path. She sighed, forcing a fake smile onto her face.
"Miss, where are you going with the luggage?" the head guard asked, eyeing her suspiciously.
"I want to give it to my friend" Tiara replied, trying to sound nonchalant.
"I have too many clothes already, so I thought I'd give some to her"
"Oh, you can ask us to deliver it for you" the guard suggested.
"It's no big deal, I'll just go myself" Tiara insisted..
"No, miss, the boss won't allow it" the guard said firmly.
"He instructed us to protect you, and it's late already"
Tiara's lips formed a thin line as she tried to think of a convincing response.
"I just spoke with him, and he said I'm free to go" she said, turning on her phone to show them the call history.
"See? He called me just a few minutes ago"
The guards exchanged skeptical glances.
"Are you sure the boss gave you permission?" the head guard asked.
Tiara nodded emphatically.
"Let's call him to confirm" the guard suggested, and Tiara's hands trembled as she held her phone.
"He said he'd be busy for the next hour, so you shouldn't disturb him" Tiara said quickly.
"I mean, I'm not a child or a teenager, so I'll be fine. If you don't see me in the next hour or two, you can track my phone to find my location"
The guards conferred with each other before nodding in agreement.
"Okay, miss, you can go" the head guard said, and Tiara flashed a quick smile before walking out of the estate.
As soon as she was out. one of the guards turned to the head guard.
"Are you sure we should let her go like that?"
The head guard shrugged.
"Since the boss called her, I don't see why she'd be lying. Like she said, if we don't see her in a few hours, we can track her location"
The guards nodded in agreement, but one of them couldn't help asking,
"But she's just a maid, right? Why is the boss so protective of her?"
Another guard chuckled.
"Can't you see the boss is interested in her? She's quite lucky, actually"
The guards smiled and whispered among themselves as they returned to their posts.
After Tiara got out, she dialed the number Evelyn used to call her. Evelyn answered immediately, as if she had been waiting for Tiara's call.
"Done thinking?" Evelyn asked, her tone dripping with sarcasm.
Tiara balled her fist, trying to contain her anger.
"Yeah, I'll be going to another town before I can plan on leaving the country. Please release my brother. Don't touch him again. Just don't touch him" Her voice cracked as she spoke.
Evelyn chuckled.
"Oh, what a lovely big sis you are. Anyway, I'll only release your brother if you get to the town you mentioned and send me a picture of yourself there. You have 12 hours. Bye, bitch. And next time, learn how to stay away from someone else's man"
Evelyn hung up, leaving Tiara in tears. But Tiara quickly wiped them away, took a deep breath, and switched off her phone. She shoved it into her bag just as a taxi stopped in front of her.
"Hello, miss. Are you going somewhere if yes, Get in" the taxi driver said, eyeing her luggage.
Tiara nodded and got in, taking her luggage with her.
"Take me to the bus station" she said weakly.
The taxi driver nodded and drove off. But a few minutes later, he took another turn different from the way to the bus station and Tiara frowned.
"That's not the way, mister" she said, her voice laced with confusion.
The taxi driver smirked, speeding up.
"You think so?"
Tiara's face went pale as fear set in.
"Where are we going? Who are you? Stop the car" she yelled, looking around frantically.
The driver stopped the car, turned to her, and let out a sly smile. Before Tiara could react, he sprayed something on her face, and she went unconscious, slumping down on the seat.
The driver smiled, took out his phone, and dialed a number.
"Caught her" he said before hanging up. He started the car and drove away.
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SYDNEY'S MANSION ~ BALCONY
She sat on the chair, munching on chips and enjoying the night breeze. But her relaxation was short-lived, as she had been trying to reach Terry for some minutes, to no avail.
"Is he sleeping already? At least he should have said a goodnight. He's so mean, gosh!" She muttered frustratingly, shoving more chips into her mouth.
"I hate him" she mumbled, already tired of calling him.
"Or wait, is he cheating on me?" Her eyebrows twitched, and she scrunched up her face before grabbing her phone.
She checked his location and frowned, seeing that he was still at the road near the junction he dropped him.
"How come? Did he lose his phone or what?" She asked aloud, though she was alone.
She stood up immediately, walked inside her room, and spotted her car keys on the shelf. She grabbed them before rushing out of her room, still in her pajamas.
She ran out of the mansion and sprinted to where her car was parked. She quickly got in, started the engine, and drove out, with her guards opening the gates for her.
As she drove fast on the road, she almost hit some cars.
"F+ck, why is his phone still there? Is he okay?" She muttered anxiously.
Not too long after, she stopped her car at the junction and got out immediately walking around the street. The streets were empty, with everyone seemingly asleep. She turned on her phone's flashlight and began searching around for the phone. That's when she spotted bloodstains on the ground and her heart skipped a beat as a chill ran down her spine.
She traced the blood until she stumbled upon a phone on the ground. Hesitating for a moment, she picked it up, noticing the cracked screen. She switched it on, and her heart stopped for a second.
The wallpaper was a picture of her and Terry together at the beach. She saw her missed calls on the notification bar. She swiped the screen up but was met with a password lock. She tried typing his name, then his surname, but both were incorrect. She tried again, combining their names, but it was still incorrect.
She thought for a while before pressing something -
'Granola bars'
Immediately, the phone opened, and she scoffed.
"It must be his favorite snack for real" she mumbled, going to his call history to see multiple missed calls from his mom, dad, best friend, Rita, and she gasped.
"Why are they calling him so much?"
She went to his messages and saw various texts. She clicked on the one his mom sent and saw a voice note. She played it.
"Terry, where are you? Come back home, it's late. I already warned you about coming late, or else you're grounded. Please, baby, where are you? Everyone is worried (sobs)
Please, where are you?"
The voice note ended, and she checked the time it was sent _ 3 minutes ago. The phone fell from her hand to the ground.
"He bid me goodbye an hour and some minutes ago, and he's not yet back home" she muttered, tracing the bloodstains. She began to shake uncontrollably.
"It can't be, no, it's not what I'm thinking right" she stuttered, her eyes turning red and her lips quivered
"I should call his parents" she said quickly, taking his phone from the ground.
The phone fell from Terry's pocket while he was being abducted.
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MEANWHILE, IN JONES' APARTMENT, Mrs. Jones and Mr. Jones were busy pacing around, with Rita by their side.
"Why don't we call the police?" Mrs. Jones sniffled tearfully.
"Let's still wait for a few hours first" Mr. Jones replied.
"I don't care, I just want to see my son. I can't even sleep now. I just want my son" she half-yelled.
"Should we tell Tiara?" Mr. Jones suggested.
Rita shook her head.
"I just called her now, but it only said 'switched off"
"Wait, why don't we check Terry's location?" Rita said.
"Yes, check it now" Mrs. Jones said hastily.
Rita nodded and was about to track it when Mrs. Jones' phone rang, and she checked it to see Terry's name displayed on the screen.
"Oh my gosh, it's Terry! My baby is calling me! My Terry!"
Rita and Mr. Jones quickly ran to her side.
She quickly picked it up.
"Hey Terry, is that you? Are you okay?" She said quickly.
But another voice spoke up weakly.
"Hi, ma'am, are you Terry's mom?"
Sydney asked, and Mrs. Jones' face dropped.
"Yeah, I am. Is he with you? And who are you?" She asked hurriedly.
"Can you meet me at your street road near the junction, please?" Sydney said with a sniff.
Mrs. Jones' heart skipped a beat.
"What's wrong with my Terry? Why is your voice like that? Talk to me, miss stranger"
"Just meet me, ma'am" Sydney said before hanging up the call.
And Mrs. Jones rushed out of the house, along with Rita and Mr. Jones, since the call was on loudspeaker, so they heard everything.
1 Hour And 30 Minutes Later,
The guards were already checking the time for Tiara, but now they haven't seen her. Since they already have her number, they've been calling her phone, but it was switched off.
They already called Lucas, and now they've been scolded, and Lucas is currently on his way back home.
Lucas was furious. He knows the voice she used earlier is quite suspicious and strange, but he just doesn't want to doubt her.
No matter how, he can only get back to California from Mexico in 3 hours in his private jet. It would have been more than that, but being a rich man, his private jet is Gulfstream G650ER, which is quite fast and expensive, worth $70 million.
They called him 45 minutes ago, so now he'll be back in 2 hours and some minutes, approximately 3 hours.
POLICE STATION*** DETECTIVE’S OFFICE
Mrs. Jones and Mr. Jones were sitting on the two chairs in front of the Detective, who was sitting on a swivel chair.
Sydney was standing and pacing around, while some officers were also present.
They had met Sydney at the place she told Mrs Jones to come earlier and found Terry's phone and bloodstains, which prompted them to call the police immediately. Now, they were at the police station.
"Hey Detective, how many hours are you going to take to find him?" Sydney yelled, causing the officers to flinch. The Detective let out a sigh.
"We are working on it, miss. As you can see, the officers are doing their job out there searching for him, so just calm down"
"Just shut up, man! Calm down? Wow, just wow! We've been here for the past one hour and 30 minutes but no feedback yet, and you're telling me to calm down? Oh, please, f+ck it out!" Sydney replied angrily.
Mrs. Jones cried,
"Please find my son!"
While Mr. Jones tried to comfort her, fighting back his tears. Rita stood beside Sydney, curious about Terry and Sydney's relationship and why Sydney was so worried about him. It seemed unusual, but she couldn't ask due to the situation. How could a billionaire be so worried about Terry's late-night absence, especially when Sydney was still in her pajamas? The officers were also surprised to see Sydney Flynn so worried.
ABANDONED BUILDING
Inside a room, heavy breathing could be heard. The floor was stained with blood. Terry, covered in blood, coughed out more blood and sighed deeply. His eyes were weak and red. He was tied to a chair, alone in the room. Nobody else was present.
The door creaked open slowly, and he heard footsteps. He looked up to see a lady dressed in all black, wearing a black mask. Her black hair was tied in a ponytail. Another lady, similarly dressed, stood beside her. They were none other than Aliyah and another member of Lucas' empire.
Wondering how they knew him and about his abduction.
Aliyah had been at the supermarket to buy some things and decided to take a stroll after parking her car around Terry's street. That's when she saw Terry's being attacked by some men, and he was bundled into a car. She quickly walked back to her car and followed the abductors, using her expertise in trailing. She caught up with them and discovered where they had taken Terry. Aliyah immediately informed the members of the empire.
NOW, BACK TO THE PRESENT:
Aliyah and the other lady approached Terry.
"Hey" Aliyah called, her face lingered on Terry's face, her eyes softening as she took in sharp angles of his jawline, even with the bruises and scrapes. He still looked handsome.
"Aliyah, act fast" the lady beside her urged.
Aliyah composed herself and began to untie the ropes binding Terry.
"Who are you?" Terry asked weakly.
"Forget about who I am for now. Let's get you out of here first" Aliyah replied.
After freeing Terry, they carried him out of the room, sneaking past the guards outside the abandoned building. They quickly got into a waiting car and drove off.
It was still a mystery how they got in. The guards outside didn't know, and even Evelyn didn't see them come in. Aliyah and her partner are experts at sneaking in quietly without being seen.They got in without anyone noticing.
As soon as they drove away, Evelyn stormed into the room with Lauren and some guards to check on Terry but were met with an empty space.
"Where is he?" Evelyn screamed in anger.
"How did this happen?" Lauren asked, shocked.
"Where were you all when he escaped? Find him now, you bastards!" Evelyn yelled, ruffling her hair in frustration. The guards hastily left to search for Terry.
Lauren's heels clicked on the floor as she paced back and forth.
"What do we do? Did that bitch send someone to save her brother? No, it can't be Lucas, right?" Evelyn gasped.
"But Lucas is in Mexico, there's no way he's here so soon" Lauren replied. Evelyn remained silent.
Minutes later, the guards returned, breathless.
"Ma’am, we think he's escaped" They said.
Evelyn's face contorted in rage as she screamed, her voice echoing off the walls.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh"
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3 HOURS LATER, UNKNOWN LOCATION
The room was dimly lit, with worn sofas arranged around a large, empty tub. Gray walls enclosed the space, casting a somber atmosphere.
Tiara was seated inside the large tub, her hands chained behind her back and legs tied with rope. Her voice was hoarse from screaming since she woke up seeing herself here, her throat raw and sore as she begged for mercy, her eyes wild with fear.
The men who kidnapped Tiara, including the fake taxi driver, were loyal henchmen of the old man who had previously tried to rape her and got her fired.
When their leader stumbled upon their boss's lifeless body in the bush, he knew Lucas Ross was responsible. He miraculously survived Lucas' attack during Tiara's rescue, and had witnessed how his boss was taken away by some ladies (Wren and Aliyah)
Though he fainted shortly after due to his weak state, he began searching for his boss after he recovered. Last night, he finally found his boss but he is dead already and grief overwhelmed him.
Fortunately, the dead old man had secretly kept a loyal team of henchmen outside and the leader joined forces with them to exact revenge.
"Let me go! I need to save my brother" Tiara screamed, but their laughter sent chills down Tiara's spine, their cruel grins twisting their faces into menacing masks.
"We'll kill both you and your boss. We're waiting for him to come save you since we have called him already" their leader announced.
Tiara's eyes widened in fear.
"Lucas!" she called out.
"Wow, she even called him by name, aww" One of them mocked, prompting the others to burst into laughter.
The leader snapped his fingers, and one of his men stood up, strolling over to the tub. He turned the tap, and cold water gushed in, filling the tub where Tiara lay helpless. To make matters worse, the drain was covered with drain cover, trapping the water inside.
"No, don't do this...Lucas, please save me!" Tiara screamed, her voice trembling with fear as she gazed at the rising water.
Minutes ticked by, and the water level reached her neck. Tiara's body shook violently, her teeth chattering from the cold. The water was as frigid as ice.
"Lu-cas" she mumbled weakly, her lips dry and pale. The water crept up to her nose, and then, it covered her completely, her hair floating above the surface like a dark halo.
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TBC.
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