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, his

we're doing everything we can

manager was also in on the plan and

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

face pale with worry as

The

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

James's private security 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

wildfire, consuming him from within." Where is she?"

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

alarm. Mr. Grey, I assure you, 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

mind raced with a thousand terrifying possibilities as he struggled to make sense of what he would do if something

What he did not know was that they really thought he was using her as bait and had

my wife is taken off this hotel, I will sink it," he said so calmly, it made

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

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

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

voice was low but dangerous as he

off one by

brutal truth behind his words. James Grey was a man

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

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

his private security team, who swiftly locked down the entire luxury

room and cabin, corridor and potential hiding spot began as James stood absolutely still. But his mind was

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

chill roll off him. He knew

James knew that he was

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

took a deep breath

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