SOLD TO THE MAFIA QUEEN

“What’s wrong? How do you know I am with Noah?” Ashley asked him. “I know today is your engagement.” He replied.

“What is all this about?” She asked. “Just give him the damn phone!” The butler snapped. Ashley removed the phone from her ear and extended it to Noah, narrowing her eyes at him. “Who is that?” Noah asked.

“Just take it.” She replied coldly. He swiftly took the phone from her.

“Hello,” Noah muttered.

“Your father is with us; if you don’t come to us now, you might not get the chance to see him alive again.” The butler said to Noah and hung up on him.

“Hey! Hey! Hello! Hello!” Noah screamed, running his hand through his hair as he attempted to dial the number again, but Ashley snatched her phone from him.

“So, do you want to stop playing these games? And give me the antidote?” She inquired. His body tensed up as he glared at her.

“You need to take me to that man that was on the phone now!” He screamed, staring at her with his eyes shaking.

“What’s wrong?” Ashley inquired.

“I don’t know who that was, but that person has abducted my father; we need to go quick.” He said and grabbed her by the wrist and hauled her away with him. Xander slowly rose to his feet, a sad expression on his face, as Noah’s bodyguard ran after them, but Dave did not join them, instead he was standing next to Xander with his hands folded. “The queen is going through a lot lately; you should have called her yesterday, you brought this upon yourself, now you will have no option but to face her wrath.” He said.

“What have I ever done to deserve this? Why is she bent on ruining my life?” Xander asked angrily.

“Hmm, that’s a good question, and I think I should tell you the reason,” Dave said and continued. “Your slut sister stole from my queen, she stole a huge amount of money, and you will have to work for queen to get it back.” Dave said hitting Xander on the chest. “You were a strong policeman, you are just what she needs; come with me, and I will take you to her.” Dave said and started walking away from Xander expecting him to follow him, but Xander stood back his mouth open in awe.

“Come on, bro, didn’t you say you needed the queen? Now is your chance; being around her will make her forgive you and go easy on you.” Dave advised making Xander run after him.

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“We are here; this is my father’s house,” Ashley said as she stepped on the gas and parked her car in front of her father’s mansion.

“I know, I just don’t know why I was called here.” Noah said, stepping out of the car. Ashley smiled to herself at the thought that her father had something up his sleeves. They all walked into Lugard’s mansion, standing in the empty living room.

“Hello! Is anyone home?!?” Noah shouted.

“Bill, where are you?” Ashley shouted, and just then her eyes landed on a few maids who were hiding away from them. She was about to speak when they started hearing loud footsteps coming from the main stairs on one side of the living room. Her eyes rested on the butler, who had a serious look on his face as he approached them and stood in front of Noah, glaring at him. “You must be Noah.” He said.

“Yes, I am; are you the one I spoke to on the phone?” Noah inquired.

“Yeah, come with me if you want to see your dad.” The butler ordered, his words were simple and straight forward. Noah grumbled and followed the butler including Ashley. The butler took them to Lugard’s room, and the moment they stepped a foot into the room, the heat of the room caught them by surprise; it felt like the place was like the inside of an oven. “Why is it so hot in here?” Ashley inquired.

“I turned off the air conditioning as per your father’s request; the heat makes him feel warm because of the things that are going on in his body.” The butler said, as they all made their way into the dimly lit room. Ashley ran to her father on the bed and grasped his hand. “Dad, are you alright?” He inquired, touching his head. He started coughing continuously and sat up on the bed, holding her hand for support.

“…I am fine…” he said and sneezed into his hand. Ashley gasped as she saw that there were atoms of blood in his hand, and she directed her gaze to Noah. “Give him the antidote now, you scumbag!” She declared.

“I told you; you can’t tell me what to do even now that I am your husband.” Noah replied, clenching his fist.

“H-Husband? Did you marry him?” Lugard asked Ashley, sounding hurt and feeling like he had failed his daughter.

“Yes, dad, I got married to him a few hours ago because I wanted him to come save your life, which he is supposed to be doing.” She said through clenched teeth her gaze fixed on Noah.

“You said something about my father; what about him?” Noah asked, staring at the butler, who took out an iPad from Lugard’s cabinet. They started hearing screams coming from the iPad; it sounded like Kendrick’s voice. Noah quickly snatched the iPad from the butler. His eyes widened at the sight; his father was naked in a sweatbox that was bringing out steam, and the surroundings were so dark that he couldn’t comprehend where his father was.

“What’s the meaning of this?!?” Noah yelled, his hands trembling as he heard his father’s screams.Material © NôvelDrama.Org.

“… I didn’t know my daughter would get married to you so soon…But your father is in my custody if you want to see him again. Give me the damn antidote, or I will ask my men to blow his head off.” Lugard threatened hitting his chest because he was having difficulty speaking.