Forgotten Romance: Take Me Back To You

'What? Pregnant? Both of them?!'

The chairwoman stammered backwards and fell on the chair upon hearing what Sonny reported. 

It was mid-afternoon when Chairwoman Suzette decided to visit Marcus at his office. She couldn't reach her grandson as well as Jade the whole morning therefore she decided to visit them at the company after her medical check-up. 

She ċȧrėssed her ċhėst as if she'll be having a heart attack. She couldn't believe what she just heard. If only everything is just a dream, then she'd choose to wake up as soon as possible. However, seeing her problematic grandson, she sighed upsettingly.

Marcus couldn't say a word when he was asked. It was Sonny who reported every detail.

This is definitely a great scandal that could ruin their name. 

After a few minutes of silence, Chairwoman Suzette lifts her gaze and fixes onto the silent man who seems to be in deep thought. 

"Then what are you going to do about it?" She muttered while clenching her fist secretly. The thought of divorcing Jade for the sake of his ex-girlfriend crosses Suzette's mind. "What are your plans about it, huh?" There's a hint of anger on her tone. 

He didn't say a word. He himself didn't reach a resolution yet. 

"Marcus!" 

Both Sonny and Marcus were startled with the loud bang they heard from the old woman's palm. She hit the table in her desperation to hear Marcus' explanation. 

"Remember, once the board hears about this, they'll use it to take you down. We might even lose many of our important investors because of your ȧduŀtery!" She added. 

"Madam Chairwoman, please rest ȧssure that the case with the media and newspaper companies were already settled this morning. There won't be any article about last night's event moving forward." Sonny ȧssured her.

"Don't trust fear and money to silence all our enemies, Sonny. Not because you were able to tame the fire doesn't mean the fire already died. We have a lot of enemies lurking around us, just waiting for the perfect time and opportunity to devour us. One little mistake can cause us everything, always remember that." She reiterated. 

"I'll sort it out as soon as possible." Marcus stood up and walk towards the big transparent window and look out at the city's busy street. 

"How? How exactly are you going to do that, huh?" Her eyes followed the young man. 

He inhaled an amount of air before calmly releasing it as if he thought of something important. "I promise, grandma, I'll sort it out as soon as possible." He met his grandmother's eyes and smiled in ȧssurance. "Please trust me in this."

Suzette was taken aback. She wanted to say something but she apparently forgot what it was. The smile on his face…. it is not a fake one, not even a force smile. He is…. Glowing. He is glowing with confidence. 

The chairwoman left the company premises with a lot of thoughts running on her mind. What could he be planning? How is he going to sort this one? There's something with that smirk and she felt it for a few seconds. 

She's still delving on her own thoughts when her phone suddenly rang. It was an unregistered number. Despites her hesitations, she picks up her phone and answered it. 

"Suzette Hanes speaking, to whom am I speaking with?"

"Hello mother, how have you been? Did you miss me?" A man's voice came from the other line and the familiarity of it cause her hand to tremble a little. 

Barry!

"What do you want?" She sternly replied. 

"Oohhh, look who's in a bad mood right now." He laughs mockingly. "Well, I can't blame you though. Who wouldn't be in such a bad mood after a great scandal, tsk tsk."

"I don't have any time for you, Barry." She is about to hang up when Barry suddenly said something that caught her interest.

"What? What did you say?"

"Suzette, Suzette, I know everything you did. You should remember, every secrets have their own time of revelation."

He may not be in front of her right now but Suzette could almost see him smirking on the other end. 

"Nonsense."

"You can lie all you want but I will surely find that girl from long ago."

Suzette tremble but she tried her best to sound as confident as always. She can't risk giving him hints of her wavering voice.

"I know she's alive and I'm certain that you hid her. I'm almost at the end of my search now." His voice--- he's definitely threatening the old woman. "I will make sure to eliminate every member of his kin."

"You-----!"

"And remember, their blood is in your hands. YOU…. are the one responsible for their deaths!"

She doesn't want to hear any words from him any longer so she decided to drop the call immediately. The anger, fear and the trembling she's been trying to hide earlier resurface at once and it's slowly killing her. No, it can't be. He must not find out about the child.

MEANWHILE, Marcus' eyes settled outside the glass window when Sonny came forward.

"Mr. Hanes, Miss Han have been calling the sixth time now. Miss Henry keeps on asking for your presence since this morning." Sonny reported.

"Tell her I'm busy." Marcus voiced with a blank face. "How's Jade? Have you check on her? Did she ever call?" He looks at Sonny with an expectant gaze.

"As for miss Jade, I haven't received any call from her yet." Sonny saw Marcus' disappointment. "However, her doctor called a while ago saying that she already regains her consciousness."

"How is she then?"

"She's doing fine as per her doctor. However, they haven't heard any words from her since she woke up."

Marcus furrowed his brows unexpectedly. "Please tell me there's nothing wrong about her health." 

"She's perfectly fine as well as the child in her wȯmb, Sir." He ȧssured the young man. However, instead of being happy about it, the young man heaved a heavy sigh. The change on his countenance worried his personal ȧssistant. "If you're worried about her, then why don't you visit her right now? It's better than frowning all day here."

"I can't."

"What do you mean you can't?"

"I don't know. A part of me wants to see her but then…."

"You're… You're feeling guilty." He softly muttered.

Once again, Marcus glowered. Yes, he is feeling guilty for some reason. He wanted to see Jade so bad but he is trying to restrain himself for the mere reason that he doesn't know what to say to her. She's been pregnant for two months yet he didn't notice it. What a shame in his part especially that Rachelle is pregnant as well. Jade must have heard about it too. How will he face her now?

"I know why you're feeling guilty all of a sudden but abandoning her won't do you any good at all." Sonny tries to convince the young man. "She is your wife, remember?"

"I'm not abandoning her, Sonny. I just don't know how to face her." He honestly replied. 

"Call it whatever you want, Sir, but for me, it will always be the case. I may understand your reason why you can't face her yet but the fact that she is pregnant and yet stressed out, that should be a good reason for you to be there by her side. She needs your presence, your support, Marcus." 

Marcus once again released a heavy sigh. He doesn't know what to do. His mind is still in a muddle for all the things that took place in just a day. 

"What's my next schedule?" Marcus asked all of a sudden.

"B-but Sir…"

"I have a lot of work to do today." He walks pass the middle aged man. "Call the hospital to give everything they need. Make sure they'll be taken good care properly."

"Y-yes, Mr. Hanes." Sonny sighed. He knew Marcus was a cold person but not to this extent. But then, although he might not understand what's going on his mind, Sonny still choose to obey his boss. 

"Oh by the way, get me a new secretary." Marcus added.

"I'm sorry, Sir, did you say a new secretary?" Sonny halted in confusion.

"Unless you want to take Jade's spot again then you may skip looking for one." He said sarcastically.

"Right away! I'll find a new secretary as soon as possible." He forced a smile before he dashed outside.

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"I don't think we are understanding each other, Madam."  The middle age man is obviously losing his patience to the person in front of him. "I'll give you one more chance, W H E R E I S T H E C H I L D?" He voiced murderously.

"I … I really don't know…" the woman weakly replied. The middle age man has a few men with him who is mercilessly torturing her. "Please believe me. I really don't know where she is right now."

"Tsk!" The man disappointedly stood up from his chair. "Kill that useless old gag." 

"Please! Please don't!" The woman got on her knees and beg the middle age man to spare her life. "I'm telling you the truth, I really don't know where she is right now. B-but… but there's someone who knew her whereabouts."

"Who? If I am satisfied with your answer, then I might spare you."

"It's the chairwoman! Chairwoman Suzette was the only person who knew of the child's whereabouts!" She uttered. "Please, please spare my life, sir! please!"