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

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

plan and was not sure how they got

ordered, his voice commanding. "No one leaves until we

his face pale with worry as he relayed

196. The

they were trapped inside the

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

him from within." Where is she?" he demanded, his voice

Believe me when I say, if she is not found there will

we're doing everything in our power to find her. We'll search every

James wasn't satisfied with

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

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

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

my wife is taken off this

daring to breathe too loudly,

face right now, told 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

voice was low but dangerous as he

one by one,"

not a single soul doubted the brutal truth behind

calm, but he could not. He had miscalculated how

had been abducted right from under his nose at his own family's annual

security team, who swiftly locked down the entire

spot began as James stood

the commotion, his face filled with

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

that he

have miscalculated? How could he had thought using

a deep breath and

but today we are being tested at our event. It seems our reputation is not what it used to be!" she said in