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.

shook his head, his

doing everything we can

on the plan and was not

down the entire hotel," he ordered, his voice commanding. "No one leaves until we

pale with worry as he relayed the order to his

The

realized they were trapped inside the Hotel, their murmurs of confusion and fear filling the

the scene, their faces were cold as ice as they took up positions at every

wildfire, consuming him from within." Where

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

Grey, I assure you, we're doing everything in our power to find her. We'll search every inch of this Hotel If

satisfied with

still not ready for the feeling of

a thousand terrifying possibilities as he struggled to make sense of

had to trust his men. What he did not know was that they really thought he was using her as bait and had not swapped Stella. James picked took out his phone and called

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

the crowd had fallen into a stunned silence, no one daring to breathe too loudly, afraid that they would draw James's attention to

if

shudder rolled through the room at the situation they had found themselves. They took could not believe someone would dare take James's

but

them all off one

brutal truth behind his words. James Grey was

not. He had miscalculated how good they

in a state of shed pande. Stella, had been abducted right from under his nose at his own family's annual ball, despite all his

private security team, who swiftly locked down

as James stood absolutely still.

the commotion, his face filled with concern. "James, what in God's

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

only James knew that he was more angry with

happen? How could he have miscalculated? How could he had

a deep breath

being tested at our event. It seems our reputation is not what it used to be!" she