My Vengeful CEO
24

[Iuri Stevens' Vision]

"Is there a problem?" Hades asks looking at me worriedly. I look to where Aya is and when I lose sight of her, I start to speak:

"I need to ask you a favor."

"What?" he looks at me suspiciously.

"Do you have an employee who can fly a jet?" I ask in distress.

"I have two, why?" he looks me up and down.

"I need to borrow one," he frowns without understanding, "I have to return urgently and I let my pilot take the afternoon off since I was only going to return at night and he is not answering his cell phone."

"But what happened? Your face is pale, man!"

"Look I'm sorry, I know today is the inauguration, but I can't stay here anymore. I can't really explain what is happening right now near where I live, but there were voices that were shouting very loudly on the call and there were sirens, lots of sirens. I recognized the voice of Leandro who was shouting, it appears, they broke into the orphanage I bought and are holding the children hostage, I didn't get any more details the call dropped," my heart squeezes, I hope no harm has come to any children, "I have to go back!"

"Okay, I'll come with you..."

"No, you need to stay and don't let Aya know about this in any way, I beg you. I don't want to see her suffer unnecessarily. Please," I beg.

"What do I say when she asks about you?"

"Say that... hm... say that I got sick and needed to go to the doctor, but that I asked her to represent me at the opening party."

"Got it, take this with you," he pulls out a gun from the back of his body and hands it to me, "Can you shoot?"

"I took lessons six months ago, but my license hasn't come out yet."

- Take it, don't hesitate to shoot if you need to - he hands me the gun, it's a Glock 17, silver color, its caliber is nine millimeter.

"Thank you," I thank him and put the gun away in the back of my pants, I tidy up the top of my suit to hide it.

Hades picks up his cell phone, enters a few numbers, and holds it to his ear.

"You have five minutes to get the jet ready," he hangs up his cell phone, "You can go, there's a car behind the hotel, use it to get to the airstrip. I'll take care of your girlfriend." "Okay, thanks again for your help."

I need to keep cool, emotions at these times only serve to get in the way. In my mind comes the image of little Ysie crying. "Whoever you are, if you lay a finger on her you will never see the dawn break again, I promise you that! - With the oath in mind, I make my way to the area where Hades' jet is.

[Aya Millenis' vision]

I feel distressed, I don't know exactly why, and no matter how hard I try to get away from this feeling, it won't leave me, every second my heart gets tighter. No matter how much Lucas tries to entertain me, or people talk to me, the only thing I can do is to smile and agree with what they are saying, but I am not even paying attention. Something is wrong, I feel it, but I can't tell what it is, and it is agonizing. It's been over an hour since Iuri left to talk to Hades, every moment I sweep my eyes around looking for them.

Finally I spot Hades walking through the hotel lobby, I feel relieved, but the relief goes away as he approaches. Iuri is not with him.

"Where is Iuri?", I question as soon as he approaches, he sighs.

"I'm so sorry, Iuri had a malaise and I needed to take him to the doctor..."

"Mercy," I put my hands over my mouth, I knew something wasn't right, but my chest is still very tight, like something else is happening, "How is he? To what hospital was he taken? I need to go see him."

I move my legs, but before I can take the second step, Hades grabs my arm, I look at him confused.

"Wait," he asks and lets go of me, "Iuri asked you not to go see him..."

"What!", I narrow my eyes, "He can't have asked that! I'll never leave him alone in the..."

"He wants you to stay here and represent him at the opening, he has asked you to take care of maintaining the image of the Stevens company, which is responsible for the construction of this hotel and because he is only a week into his position as president."

"No... no... you are lying," I accuse, "He wouldn't do that to me! I know he's not the same as before, but I know the man I love would never put image in front of what's really important!"

Hades is silent at my words, his eyes seeming to wander into some memory. Finally, he sighs.

"I am telling you exactly the words he told me to tell you."

"That's not true!", I call him a liar again, "Where is he? Come on, tell me the truth," I vociferate, my eyes watering and my chest tightening even more.

"He's in the hospital under observation..."

"Stop! Shut up!" I scream hysterically, I can't listen to this lie anymore, I feel suffocated, "I know you're lying! I can feel it...", I take a deep breath trying to swallow the cake forming in my throat and control my trembling fingers, "Look here, if you don't want to tell me the truth, that's fine, but I'll make my way."

I turn in the direction of the exit and start walking, I need to find him, I don't know where to look, but I will ask every person I meet if someone has seen him until I find a clue. I pass through the door, the cold wind of dusk's twilight hits my face, a hand holds my arm, I look back and Hades looks at me seriously.

"What do you want?", I question roughly.

"What an impertinent woman," he releases me, I roll my eyes at his insult, "Listen, how do you intend to find him?"

"That's none of your business."

"Listen, I don't know the details, but he asked me not to tell you at all the few words he said to me."

"What are you talking about?", I narrow my eyes in his direction, hesitation present in his eyes.

Hades sighs and I feel even more uneasy, my heart screams that something very bad is happening, I don't know what it is, but I feel such a strong urge to cry that my eyes burn as if I were cutting onions. I need to control myself, this is no time to cry.

"Iuri received a phone call, even he himself didn't know more details..."

"Just tell me!" I urge him. He sighs.

"The orphanage has been raided and the children are being held hostage."

I feel my blood freeze, no, no, no, no... This can't be happening, the children are in danger and Iuri has gone alone. I can't stop myself from shaking my head frantically in the negative, I have to do something.

"I have to go back," I pronounce, I don't know what I should do, but I know I can't stay here.

"It is not safe, Miss Aya, you will be in danger going back," he warns me.

"I will not stay here while Iuri and the children are in danger, I will go back and you will not be the one to stop me!", I speak firmly and once again he sighs.

"The day was going too well to be true, I will go with you, just wait..."

"I can't wait, I want to go now."

"One second," he takes his cell phone from his pocket and calls someone, "Thomas, bring the car," he hangs up and puts it away.

"Iuri took the jet, we're going to have to drive."

"It doesn't matter, we just need to get there!"

"Okay, come on."

I follow him to the side of the hotel, a black car is already waiting for us. "Please, Lord, don't let anything bad happen to him or to the children.