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, his

master. But we're doing everything we can to find her," he

the plan and was not sure how they got her

down the entire hotel," he ordered, his voice commanding.

worry as he relayed the order

The

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

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

wildfire, consuming him from within." Where

I say, if she is not found there will be a

doing everything in our power to find her. We'll search every inch of this Hotel If

wasn't satisfied with empty

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

terrifying possibilities as he struggled to make sense of what he would do if something really happened

calm himself. He 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

working. If my wife is taken off this hotel,

daring to breathe too loudly, afraid that they would draw James's

right now, told them that if anyone dared to protest, there would

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

but dangerous as he gave

off one

soul doubted the brutal truth behind his words.

could not.

and 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

at his private security team, who

James stood absolutely still. But his mind was all

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

James said so calmly his father could see a chill roll off him. He

only James knew that he

allowed this to happen? How could he have miscalculated? How

Maria, took a deep breath and immediately began pacing

was drama, but today we are being tested at our event. It seems our reputation is not what it used to be!"