The CEO's Painted Skin

The burly man scratched his head. "Why can't we just drugged the girl?"

"And what? Just dumped her unconscious body in the sidewalk near the building, I can't allow that. Madam specifically told me that I must send Catherine near the doorstep of her home," Rico said.

The two men went silent.

"You guys wait in the vehicle outside, I will try to talk to Catherine first," Rico said.

He went to the basement and knocked on the food box.

The door of the food box opened.

"Are you ready, Catherine?" Rico asked.

"Yes, I'm ready!" she answered, she can't hide the excitement in her voice.

"I want you to choose, you want to be drugged while we take you out and bring you near to your husbands home or we can cover your head with a black garment so that you don't see anything then we will handcuff you and we will only free you the moment we are near the Infinity Jade Tower. Choose between the two options..." Rico said.

Catherine began weighing the option in her mind, which option was favorable for her? She's very much wanting to believe in them this time. She doesn't want to be drugged anymore. She wants to know where they will take her.

She took a deep breath. "I choose the option that you will have to cover my head with the black garment and handcuffed me," she finally spoke.

"Okay, and please no screaming outside, can you promise me that... or else I have to cover your mouth with duct tape," Rico said.

"As long you will send me home, I won't scream. Reunited with my husband and family is all I ever wanted right now. I just want to go home, pleaseee," she said her voice was cracking on the verge of crying, she was tired with all this, all she ever wanted was to go home.

"As long you won't scream and avoid alerting anybody of your situation then we will take you to your home, just make sure no screaming, okay?" he just wants to make sure she will keep her promise.

"Promise, I will," Catherine responded quickly. "Take me out of here!"

Rico opened the door. He handcuffed her hands and covered her face with the black garment. "Hold on to my arms. Let's go! Let's bring you home!" he said.

The black tainted van with a fake plate number was already waiting inside the parking lot of the house. The two men wearing a black face mask get inside the front seat, while Catherine and Rico get inside the backseat.

The driver started the engine, the vehicle moves towards the opened gate... a few minutes later they were now traveling in the busy highway.

It will be a nerve-wracking 30 minutes drive for both the men and Catherine.

They have their fears.

Catherine was silently praying to God that the men will stay true to their words and bring her back to Infinity Jade Tower. She will follow everything they will tell her as long she can go home tonight. But she was also scared that they will take her somewhere, she was dying of nervousness and fear.

"C-can you please take the cover away from my face, I just want to know where I am, I promise I won't scream," she begged.

"Pleaseeee," she said again.

A few moments later, she felt the garment was taken away from her face.

Free at last, she frantically roamed her eyes on both sides of the streets, her heart was jumping of joy when she noticed that they were traveling on the same familiar route towards the Infinity Jade Tower. Indeed, the leader was telling the truth and they were sending her home! She wants to cry with happiness right there inside the vehicle. But she blocked her tears from falling. It's not yet the right time to cry.

When she noticed that the next block will be the Infinity Jade Tower, she ordered the driver to stop the vehicle. "Stop the car right now, parked on the side of the street, I will walk from here towards home," she said.

The three men looked at each other.

"Earlier, I did promise you guys that if you will just send me home tonight I won't scream, I''m keeping my promise," she said.

The driver parked the car on the sidewalk.

Rico freed Catherine's hand from the handcuff and opened the door of the vehicle. She immediately exited the vehicle and walked briskly towards the direction of Infinity Jade Tower without looking at the men behind her back.

The vehicle moved on forward passing by on Catherine, Rico looked over his shoulder at the rear of the car watching Catherine walking faster towards the building. Before the vehicle finally turned left to the next corner, he saw her entered the building's entrance greeted by the guard, Rico released a deep sigh of relief.

She was home at last!

They all can rest now.

Fifteen minutes later. The men took off the mask from their faces and parked the car beside the street, then they boarded another vehicle, while the black van was being driven by another man heading to his shop to be painted with white.

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Author's Note:

Hello guys!

I just want to inform you all that this novel will officially end tomorrow after I will upload the last remaining chapter.

I will make a new book regarding Mr. X, Allison, and Caroline.

In the new book, you will know why Allison acted that way abducting other people, then you will also get to know Mr. X, up close and personal, his path and Caroline will collide in the new novel.

In the new book, you will be updated by John and Catherine's situation after the kidnapping. But rest assured that Caroline will no longer mess up John and Catherine's love story.

Don't worry guys, the new book will have more or less... 50 to 60 free chapters of getting to know Mr. X, Allison and the update of John and Catherine as well...Free! Free! Free!

The new novel will be more on Allison, Mr. X, and Caroline's story.

That's all guys!

Thanks for reading and supporting the novel!

Love much,

Lizabelle