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.

his head,

we're doing everything we can

on the plan and was not sure how they got

his voice commanding.

his face pale with worry as he relayed the order to

The

rippled through the crowd as guests realized they were trapped inside the Hotel, their murmurs

their faces were cold as ice as they took up positions at every entrance and exit, effectively sealing off the ball room and in

burned like a wildfire, consuming him from within." Where is she?" he

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

manager recoiled, his eyes wide with alarm. Mr. Grey, I assure you, we're doing everything in our power to find her. We'll search every inch of this Hotel If we have

James wasn't satisfied with

everything out, he was still not ready for the feeling of fear that rushed

a thousand terrifying possibilities as he struggled to make sense of what he would

had prepared men to swap her away. He 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

we installed have to be working. If my wife is taken off this hotel, I will sink it," he said so

silence, no one daring to breathe too loudly,

told them that if anyone dared to protest, there would

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

was low but dangerous as

off one

brutal truth behind his words. James Grey was a man

remain calm, but he could not. He had miscalculated how good they would

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

his private security team,

began as James stood absolutely still. But his mind was all over the

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

off him. He knew his son enough to know

he was

have miscalculated? How could he

a deep breath and immediately

our event. It seems our reputation is not what it used to be!" she said in