Chapter 3 Abducted

On Regan's side, the next day he woke up feeling very tired after getting drunk last night, which was the night of the party.

It was his sister's birthday, he headed to the bathroom to get ready and then went to the dining room to have breakfast, but he was surprised to meet someone he had lost touch with for years.

It was a very beautiful woman known as Riley, but seeing her made Regan feel uncomfortable, and he even abandoned the idea of having breakfast.

"Regan, my dear, why are you standing there? Come join us at the table. And today, your friend Riley is here. Does that mean you're not happy to see her?" Regan's mother spoke with a smile, but Regan cut short her smile.

"No, Mom, I won't be able to join you because I got a call from the office. I have an emergency meeting, so you all carry on," Regan turned and left, but Riley had already realized why Regan didn't want to join them.

She got up and went outside where she saw Regan opening the door of his car. She hurried and grabbed his hand.

"Why do you hate me, Regan? Is it because I married someone else?" Riley questioned.

"No, but can you let me go, please," Regan spoke softly, but as he turned, Riley grabbed his hand again.

"I know I made a huge mistake marrying someone else and even having a child with him. But the truth is, I loved you and I still do. So, can we be together now? Because I've left that man and come back to the country for you!" Riley spoke With emotion, this showed how much Riley deeply loved Regan.

"Okay. I am now busy with business, so relationships and marriage are not on my agenda anymore. But when the time comes, I'll look for a woman to marry," Regan concluded and left, leaving Riley overwhelmed with tears of sorrow and regret.

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After being discharged from the hospital, Stacy found herself on the streets, unsure of where to go since she had no place to stay. The neighbourhood she was in was unfamiliar to her because she had been thrown out the previous night. Despite her hunger pangs, she noticed a man standing by a tree, engrossed in his phone. She approached him and greeted him politely.

"Hello, my brother. Could you lend me your phone? I need to make a call urgently," Stacy asked politely and humbly.

"Sure, no problem," the man replied, but he was eyeing her from head to toe, clearly taken with Stacy.

Unaware of his intentions, Stacy took the phone and dialled Caspian's number, as it was on her mind. Luckily, the call connected, and hearing Caspian's voice brought a smile to Stacy's face.

"Hello, who is this?" The masculine voice resonated, calming Stacy's heart as she was familiar with Caspian's voice.

"Caspian, it's me, Stacy, your beloved," she replied.

"Where are you?" Stacy asked, but suddenly the call was cut off, and when she tried to dial again, the number was unreachable as the phone had been switched off.

With no choice, Stacy began to walk away from the spot. However, the man who she had asked for the phone called his friends in the neighbourhood, suggesting they take advantage of Stacy and use her as their woman for the night.

"Alright, don't worry. Just keep following her, and when the time comes, we'll take over. No need to stress," he assured his friends.

Stacy was filled with sadness at the turn of events, realizing that Caspian had changed so much. All their promises of never parting ways seemed meaningless now. However, she refused to lose hope, believing that one day Caspian would return, and their love would continue as before.

Stacy, a 24-year-old orphan, had lost her parents in a train accident years ago when she was very young. She was raised by her paternal grandmother until she turned nineteen, but after her grandmother's death, she faced hardships and was eventually forced to live on the streets after her relatives took away the house left by her parents. Despite the initial difficulties, things had gotten better when she met Caspian.

Her life with Caspian had been filled with happiness, and they eventually fell deeply in love with each other. They made vows and promises to each other, which made Stacy trust Caspian deeply. They even planned to have a child together to make him happy. However, she was eventually left heartbroken when Caspian left her, and her pregnancy was cruelly terminated.

Stacy continued wandering the streets until nightfall when she found some boxes and lay down outside a clothing store to sleep. It was a fitful sleep, as the cold was intense, not to mention the mosquitoes.

Unable to continue sleeping, she sat up, but to her surprise, three men arrived, their faces covered with scarves. Stacy didn't recognize them and wondered why they were there.

"I know you must be wondering a lot, beautiful girl, but we've come here to offer you help. If you accept, you won't have to endure this cold anymore," the first man said, leaving Stacy confused.

"Why, but I know you, and what are you talking about?" Stacy asked, but suddenly they attacked her and grabbed her forcefully, pulling her with them.

"If you won't understand us politely, then we'll make you understand by force. Let's take her," one of the men ordered.

After the command was given, Stacy was taken away, she started screaming with fear, unsure of what fate awaited her. Having her mouth covered, Stacy was taken by the men to a place that only they knew. But at that moment, Regan was on his way back home after a busy day at the office. As he passed through a forest where there was a shortcut, he was surprised to see three men crossing the road into the woods, carrying a woman who was screaming for help.