The Billionaire's Mistake

MISTAKE 196

Chapter 196: The plot gone wrong

Even though James had made plans, the words hit James like a physical blow, stealing the very air from his lungs.

This was not far from his prediction, but the thought of her being taken still shook him up.

For a moment, the world around him ground to a halt as looked to the man with a frown.

"What did you say?" he ground out through clenched teeth, his hands already curling into white-knuckled fist,

at his sides.

The hotel manager swallowed hard, suddenly wary of the towering, inferno of fury blazing in his son's eyes.

"Madam....we saw on the surveillance video, two masked men grabbing her off the corridors."

They actually came and they took her. He was more angry than he had anticipated he would be. Someone had dared to lay a hand on his wife. They were looking down on him. He took in a deep breath and rubbed his temples. He suddenly felt a headache descend on his

skull.

"Taken?" he echoed, his voice barely above a whisper. "How is that possible? Where could they have taken her?"

Hi eyes were red. Anyone who saw could tell he was about to blow.

He looked to his men who had covered the place. He knew those he had set he trap for would attempt something, but he had only thought of an attempt.

He thought he had covered all possibilities. If they tried something, they would be caught quickly, but they actually succeeded in taking her?

How could they take her without triggering any alert?

He shot a look to his men and they hurried off.

"Where did you say she was taken?" he asked.

manager shook his head,

we're doing everything we can to find her,"

and was not sure

voice commanding.

his face pale with worry as

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trapped inside the Hotel, their murmurs of confusion and

as they took up positions at every entrance and

wildfire, consuming him from within." Where

last see her? Believe me when I say, if she is not found

I assure you, we're doing everything in our power to find her. We'll

James wasn't satisfied with empty

was still not ready for the feeling of

make sense of what he would do if something really happened to

know was that they really thought he was using her as bait and had not swapped Stella. James picked took out

tools we installed have to be working. If my wife is taken off this hotel, I

fallen into a stunned silence, no one daring to breathe too loudly, afraid that they would

them that if anyone dared to protest, there would

rolled through the room at the situation they had found themselves. They took could not believe someone would dare take James's wife. Was this not trying to get killed. His men arrived and handed him a field

but dangerous

them all off one by one,"

in that moment, not a single soul doubted the brutal

not. He had miscalculated

shed pande. Stella, had been abducted right from under his nose at

at his private security team, who

every room and cabin, corridor and potential hiding spot began as James stood absolutely still. But his mind was all over the place at

hearing the commotion, his face filled with concern. "James, what in God's name is going on?" he

calmly his father could see a chill roll off him. He knew his son enough

that he was more angry with

have miscalculated? How could he had thought using Stella this way

godmother, Maria, took a deep breath and immediately began pacing in

It seems our reputation is not