Forgotten Romance: Take Me Back To You

"Mr. Hanes, everything is set and the reporters are waiting for you downstairs." Sonny reported but Marcus is not responding. His eyes are settled on the tall buildings before him. 

"Mr. Hanes, is everything alright?" Sonny voiced. Looking at the young man's back, even if he can't see his face, he knew his thoughts must have been flooded about a certain woman. 

"Do you think she saw the news?" Marcus asks out of the blue.

"Are you pertaining to miss Jade?"

"Do you think she heard about me on the news? Marcus continued. "After a year of silence, my first appearance became a scandal. If she heard the news I bet it will upset her." he sighed heavily. 

"I think she'll be able to understand once she learns the truth." Sonny answered.

"Will she? Well, I hope there's a way she'll come to hear the truth."

"Mr. Hanes…" Sonny could feel the sadness in his voice.

Marcus smiled bitterly. "I'm fine. Tell them I'll be there in a few minutes."

Sonny heard Marcus' phone beeps and understood what he meant. Every single day, when his other phone beeps, Marcus immediately checks it even if he is in a very important meeting. He was hoping to hear some good news from his secret spies all over the country as well as abroad. 

Marcus checks his phone. He receives an email notification and when he checked it, there is an attached photo of it. 

Jade! He grasped in surprise. Although it was a little shady but he could still recognize the one on the photo. 

Seeing Jade's photo, Marcus immediately called his spy.

"Where is this place?" Ah, how he wanted to go there right away!

The man gave him the exact location and to his surprise, it was a place near Benjamin City. It was only a two-hour drive. He was thinking of flying to that place right now but his spy told him they haven't located her yet. His men have been looking around the whole city for days now but still haven't found her. 

'God, please let me find her.' He mumbled a desperate prayer.

Marcus was about to go to the conference hall to when his phone rings. 

Rachelle? He raises his brow upon checking the caller id. 

"Is there a problem?" He asks when he answered the call.

"M-marcus… I—I'm sorry…" The woman's voice is trembling in fear. 

"Rachelle, is everything okay?" Something isn't right with the tone of her voice. He is worried. "Are you in trouble? Tell me!"

"M-marcus… please… don't… don't go to the conference. I'll… I'll fix this, I promise." Her voice was shaking and breaking.

"What are you talking about? I don't understand."

"Just… just please don't go…"

"Rachelle, are you okay? where are you? I'll send some of my men to you---"

"Don't!" Rachelle yelped on the other line. "Please don't. I'm… I'll fix this, I promise. Just don't go to the conference."

"Rachelle, I made up my mind. I'll tell them about you… and our child. Don't worr---"

"Don't do it, please. Marcus, I'm sorry, okay. But you don't have to do that. Don't say anything. Please…. I'm begging you."

"Rachelle, he is my son. They deserve to know the truth."

"He is not your son!" Rachelle didn't have a choice but to tell him the truth. "I'm sorry, I lied. But he is not your son. I… our son died before I even gave birth to him. And because I wanted to come back to you, I have to adopt someone else's child. I'm sorry."

"What do you mean? What are you saying right now?" Marcus was not a bit surprised at her revelation but to hear it from Rachelle admitting his lies was new to him. Something must have happened to her. 

While still on the phone with Rachelle, he picked his other phone and texted Sonny. He needs to dispatch some of his men to Rachelle's location. Seems like she's in grave danger to be telling the truth that she's been working on to hide for months. 

"Just don't do anything for now! please!" She raised her voice and with urgency. "I'll tell them it's not your son, so please do not attend that conference."

"Rachelle." She mumbled worriedly and dash outside his office. He needs to see Rachelle immediately! Looks like she is in grave danger. 

MEANWHILE, Rachelle is still shaking in fear after the phone call. The gun is still pointed at her forehead. 

"I already told him the truth. You might want to remove the gun on my forehead." Rachelle bravely suggested while still on the floor. 

The young woman wearing a black hoodie jacket paired with a tight jeans smirked with satisfaction. "Good." She uttered before walking over the couch. 

"I am not totally satisfied, but that will do." The young woman uttered while her legs crisscrossed. "Make sure to keep your promise though. You must leave the country but make sure you clarify the situation before you go. Don't ever tarnish Marcus' name because of your petty dream. You can never have him even if you successfully gave birth to your child."

"You evil witch! And do you think Marcus will love you? Not in a million years! I knew Marcus better than anyone else and I'm so sure he will never love you!" Rachelle retorted. 

Because of this crazy woman, her plans failed and now she needs to leave the country--- forever! This damn woman threatened her, her family and career… she promised to ruin her with all the evidence she has. 

Although, it is a puzzle for Rachelle how the woman obtains those exclusive information, she still needs to succumb to the woman's proposition if she wants to live long. 

She's crazy to kill her manager in one shot! She didn't even bat an eyelid when she killed her manager. So how could this heartless bitch spare her life as well. 

"But me? I'm the complete opposite. I have plans and I am not in a rush. As long as I can stay beside him, even if it will take me a few more years to win his heart then it doesn't matter as long as I can stay with him until the very end. I will wait until that day comes." She voiced dreamily.

"Tsk!" Rachelle hissed mockingly. "Dream on." She muttered softly. 

"Anyway, I'll send you all the things you will be needing and you cannot go out until the day of your flight." The woman stared at her with murderous intent. "And don't ever think of escaping if you don't want to be shot right into your head. Not seeing anything doesn't mean your free." She gave her a condescending gaze before leaving the building.

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"Sir, I'm sorry but Miss Henry is nowhere to be found. According to the hotel staffs, she left in the morning with her manager." One of his men reported. "But she left a note. We found it under the pillow."

Marcus was a bit confused. Why leave? Where did they possibly go? Something is not right. 

He took the envelope and open it. To his surprise, the note has only for letters written on it. 

HELP!

"Wait!" He stopped the man from leaving. "Check all the security footage and check all the people who possibly visited this room. Quick!"

Marcus is still worried even if things have ended between him and Rachelle. Though they broke up a long time ago, Rachelle was once a part of his life and he loved her greatly---- before--- before he met Jade.