Romance With The CEO

Chapter67: Bait 2

Lucas grabbed the phone and realized it was the call he had been waiting for. He immediately answered the call.

"Hello, Neil. How's it going?"

"Everything is done. He's with us now."

Lucas sighed as he looked at himself in the mirror. He rubbed his chin and felt the stubble there.

I forgot to shave.

A growing beard would soon show signs. Lucas reminded himself to shave tomorrow morning.

"Do as you wish. I want them to be able to reunite tomorrow night."

"Alright, Sir."

After the call ended, Lucas left the room. He headed to the dining table and found Velia waiting for him.

Velia served Lucas's plate. They enjoyed their dinner in a pleasant atmosphere. Light conversation filled the air.

"Is there something you want to say, Luc? I see you look like you want to say something."

Lucas shook his head. "No, nothing."

Unfortunately, Velia sensed otherwise from Lucas's eyes. There was an unusual gleam that made Velia suspect that there was something he wanted to say.

"I'm just really happy that I still get to see you until now?"

"What do you mean?" Velia asked, slightly confused. "I haven't gone anywhere. Especially when I'm with Carter."

Lucas coughed briefly with an unsure impression. "You may not have gone anywhere, but who knows if there are people who might want to take you away from me."

"Take me away from you? You're confusing me, Luc."

Lucas laughed. He resumed moving his spoon and fork.

"Maybe it's a sign that I need an extra portion."

Velia snorted playfully and gave him what Lucas wanted. She had no idea that she had just escaped from lurking danger.

*

Boy blinked. The bright light dazzled his consciousness back. He opened his eyes.

There were at least two things that Boy immediately noticed upon regaining consciousness. The first was that he was tightly bound to a steel chair. He could not hope to free himself by breaking it like a wooden chair.

The second thing was that Boy felt pain in his face. It must have come from his broken nose due to a punch.

Damn it!

Boy remembered clearly that he was suddenly punched. The perpetrator was the man sitting in front of him. He gave off a cold impression when he looked at Boy.

"Who are you?!"

Boy's furious shout meant nothing to the man. He remained calm even when Boy tried to free himself.

Boy grew angrier, but something made him freeze. He was late to realize the third thing. That is, he was now in his hideout.

Damn it!

Boy clenched his jaw. His eyes radiated uncontrolled anger.

"Turn off that light, Carter."

The man's voice sounded. Flat and seemingly emotionless.

"It's too bright. Besides, he's already awake."

The blinding light immediately went out. It left only normal lighting so Boy could see the two men in front of him more clearly.

One by one. He would not forget.

Boy clearly recognized both. They were Velia's driver and plumber.

"You damn plumber!"

A chuckle escaped. A hat lifted, revealing a smirk.

"Neil. That's my name."

As if Boy still cared about the man's name. He cursed incoherently and jerked the chair, even though it was useless. The rope held him tightly.

"We can do this the easy way or the hard way," Neil said, leaning back. "It depends on which way you want to go. But I assure you that you will do as I say regardless of the method you choose."

Boy spat with a challenging attitude. "Do as you say? Let me go and we'll see if you can still threaten me like that."

Neil remained calm, unaffected by Boy's provocation. His taunts were like the wind passing by.

"You cowards!"

"Don't talk about yourself, Boy."

Boy turned away. He saw Velia's driver responding to his words.

"What we've done is nothing compared to what you did," Carter continued with a smirk. "How could you have tried to kidnap a woman?"

Carter's question hit Boy. One possibility crossed his mind and made him furious.

"Who are you really? Are you Velia's lackeys?!"

Neil displayed a sympathetic expression. "Sshh. Don't waste your energy on useless things, Boy. It's better if you follow our instructions."

His face hardened. Boy clenched his jaw. He knew very well that his current position was not advantageous at all.

"What do you want."

"It's simple," Neil replied. "We know that you're just a pawn. You'll do anything for money. Unfortunately, your luck ran out when you had to deal with us."

Neil took out a cell phone from his jacket pocket, and Boy's eyes widened. It was his phone.

"You should know that we've cleaned up your place," Carter added. He looked around before returning his gaze to Boy. "Turns out you're a cautious worker. All conversation records and job history are neatly stored."

"You..."

Boy's anger reached its peak. His face turned dark with rage.

"Calm down. You don't need to worry. We didn't touch what was unnecessary. We only took what we needed."

Neil's words did not calm Boy at all, quite the opposite. Warning alarms went off, and he knew it was not a good sign.

"So, I want you to contact Ricardo right now if you want to survive."

Boy's red eyes glanced alternately at Neil and Carter. His gaze exuded explosive anger. He could not accept being undermined.

"Don't make a choice you'll regret, Boy. You know, don't you? Humans only have one life."

Boy gritted his teeth. The stakes were high, his pride was on the line. Unfortunately, Neil's insistence made him realize that he had no other choice.

"What do you want me to tell him?"

Neil grinned as he dialed Ricardo's number. "Turns out you're smarter than I thought. I want you to tell him to come here."

Boy's gaze remained fixed on Neil without blinking. The call connected, and they waited together.

"Hello, Boy. I hope you have good news tonight."

*