<i>"We’re going to start kidnapping them. But, we can’t have someone who has a family. If the families of the girls start makingints, then trouble is going to stir up. So, we have to go with orphans."</i>


    <i>Mr Wace gave it a thought. Orphans didn’t have any family members who could want to check up on them after they’d been kidnapped. </i>


    <i>"Orphans are good...." He muttered, subconsciously sipping his drink when the wordsing from the television interrupted him from his thoughts. </i>


    <i>In unison, Bruce and Mr Wace’s head snapped towards the television hanging on the wall so everyone could see what was being disyed on it. </i>


    <i>However, when their eyes recognized the person on the television, extreme fear that froze their bodies gripped them. </i>


    <i>"The president has been caught," Bruce mumbled. </i>


    <i>It was the president of Radiantia, the one who had allowed them to begin their first business of importing illegal weapons into the city. </i>


    <i>Unfortunately, it turned out he’d been used of other crimes whose allegations had been proved right. </i>


    <i>It turned out the president had been caught in an odd-looking abandoned business that his men had been guarding and there, they found two young underaged girls. </i>


    <i>The reporter went on to show the two girls who were so skinny it seemed they lost weight with every single carbon dioxide they released. </i>


    <i>"He told us if we didn’t do everything he wanted us to, he would kill our parents and kill us too," the first girl struggled to say as tears streamed down her eyes. </i>


    <i>"We told him to stop, we didn’t like it but he kept on going," the second girl who seemed younger than the first girl added as she hugged the first girl. </i>


    <i>From their facial simrity, it was obvious they were siblings. </i>


    <i>The camera was taken away from them and the reporter returned to the screen. </i>


    <i>"I’m sure Jeffrey is the one behind this," Mr Wace said. </i>


    <i>"We are not sure about that, Thomas. It could be anyone," Bruce replied, but deep down he had the same thought as Mr Wace. </i>


    <i>Mr Wace could easily call Jeffrey and ask him if he was the one responsible for the arrest of the president, but since the disappearance of Ava, coupled with the lie he’d orchestrated against Jeffrey, they didn’t speak with each other anymore. </i>


    <i>"We would need to be careful about Jeffrey, he’s been more activetely and if we’re not careful about him, we might be the next ones to appear on the television."</i>


    <i>A chill ran down Mr. Wace’s back when he heard Bruce’s words because those words were true. </i>


    <i>**</i>


    <i>Xander opened the door for Arabe as she got out of the car. </i>


    <i>"I never knew you had this gentlemanly attitude in you," she joked as he chuckled. </i>


    <i>Their date was over and he’d offered to give her a ride home especially since he kept feeling that unknown gaze at his back. Even currently, at her home, he could still feel it which caused his blood to boil in anger. </i>


    <i>He didn’t want to believe one of the girls in their school was following them out of spite which would put Arabe in harm’s way. </i>


    <i>"Goodnight," he said, pecking her on the cheeks since it would be too inappropriate to kiss her on the lips. </i>


    <i>"Goodnight."</i>


    <i>Xander waited for her to get inside her house before he got into the car and the driver zoomed off. </i>


    <i>As soon as Arabe got inside her living room and locked the door, she saw her mother and father sitting on the couch, probably waiting for her. </i>


    <i>"It’s so long. Why did youe backte?" Her mother questioned with concernced in her tone as she stood up and marched towards Arabe, pulling her onto the couch to sit in between her and her father. </i>


    <i>"Xander took me to a restaurant and he got us dinner," she responded, showcasing the bag of food in her hand with enthusiasm but her parents didn’t reciprocate it. </i>


    <i>"Arabe..." Her father called her, making her turn to face it. "We’re worried that this rtionship you have with Xander might bring you nothing but trouble."</i>


    <i>"You said it yourself. He came from a rich family. Have you thought of what would happen if his parents find out their son is dating someone like you?" Her mother’s words felt like a dagger that had stabbed itself into her heart. </i>


    <i>"Someone like me?" She asked, confusion etched in her expression. </i>