Free Web NovelChapter 217: Leaving Their Home
Clouds of dread enveloped Zyair as his eyes wandered to the empty spot on his nightstand. His world seemed to crumble all around him. Everything he had worked tirelessly to build could come crashing down if that picture fell into the wrong hands, which he was sure it already had.
His mind reeled to pained memories of his past, so much could surface and come back to torment him. Skyla’s warm hands found their way to his face as her disturbed voice brought his focus back to her.
"I am sorry, it’s all my fault. What was I thinking, framing that picture?" Skyla felt like she had doomed him. Handing over his identity which he had so carefully protected from the world. Her heart was in shambles, after everything he had done for her, that’s how she had repaid him.
"Skyla, don’t blame yourself. You need to go to my mom’s place. I have called Lawrence, he will take you. You will be safe there while I deal with the situation at hand and give the Police my statement. Just check the cupboards for all the valuables," Zyair asked her with as much calmness as he could muster at that moment.
His mind had been hijacked with so many scenarios but the prominent factor was to keep her safe. He would deal with the consequences of whatever was to happen to himself later. freewebnovёl.ƈom
"I want to stay with you and..." Skyla was still holding onto him, her pained voice had him closing his disturbed eyes for a second.
"Please!" It was a request from him but was said with a very firm tone. She stiffened but kept quiet. She had dealt enough damage to him all she could do was obey him for now.
The Police Officers entered as Skyla tiredly got up from the floor and began to check the drawers and cupboards as Zyair had instructed.
He tiredly got up from the floor, the strength in his body was leaving him. Slowly he walked out with them with a set jaw and overly creased forehead. Anger was whirling inside of him and he felt like murdering someone.
It took another hour for Skyla to go through the whole house but except their framed picture, nothing else seemed to be missing. They hadn’t kept any laptops or any other devices including data at home, everything was secure in the office.
Zyair had already called his security team at Kincaid International as well, telling them to be extra vigilant and not let anyone near his office.
A very angry Lawrence arrived soon and he hugged a very shaken Skyla who was sitting quietly in the living room. He helped her sit back down on the sofa again.
"Are you okay?" He pressed and she could only shake her head, the guilt was eating her. The tears wouldn’t stop falling from her eyes.
Lawrence kept his reassuring arms around her shaking shoulders, as she sobbed uncontrollably on his shoulder. freeweɓnøvel.com
Zyair cooperated with the Police as they tried to collect samples and snap pictures.
The intruder had been wearing gloves as captured by the side camera and it was most likely they wouldn’t find any fingerprints.
Soon Zyair approached them in the living room, he was putting on a bold front but inside he was breaking apart again and again. Even Lawrence and his family were unaware of who he was before becoming Zyair Kincaid.
How will they react? How will the world react?
Will he be left alone again? Will all his efforts to take his business to these new heights come crumbling down?
He had always dreamt to become a successful businessman and he had achieved that goal but would he be able to keep living his dream?
He feared the answers.
Zyair knew he had to speak to his media team and reveal his truth to them. Everything could blow at any moment and only they could control the damage, if that was even possible with mainstream media and so many social apps.
"Lawrence, take Skyla to my mom’s place and stay there with them until I return," Zyair instructed in a hardened voice. Skyla couldn’t even make eye contact with him. She kept her head bowed.
"I will do that, we will handle whatever will happen," Lawrence tried to provide assurance, not knowing how grave the situation was.
"Not this time, Lawrence. Just keep her safe, I will handle the rest." He stepped closer to Skyla and took her wrists in his hands, pulling her up he wrapped her shaking frame in his strong arms and whispered in her ear.
"Don’t ride the guilt train. Go with Lawrence and try to sleep. I need to take care of some important bits. I will come to you soon."
Skyla could sense the tension in his voice and it disturbed her further. But she nodded at him, trying to stay strong. He would need her strength soon.
"Take care of yourself. I will wait for you," Skyla whispered back before Lawrence took her away. Zyair watched her leave their home with resentment filled orbs. They had only begun to build their home together and now this.
Why life always chose to fuck him over?
Lawrence and Skyla drove in silence, she was completely lost playing scenario after scenario in her mind on how to handle the shit storm that was about to descend on them.
Reaching the villa, Lawrence and Skyla went inside and met Meena. Zyair must have called her because the elderly woman’s face was nothing but worried.
Skyla quickly went to her open arms as a few tears slipped out and got buried in her shoulder. Both of them had gotten closer, especially after the news of their engagement.
"Don’t worry, my child. Zyair is a very strong man, he will handle it." Meena tried to comfort the grieving heart of the younger woman as she gently rubbed her back.
"He can’t do it alone, we will need to be there for him. If the news leaked, the media will tear him apart," Skyla countered and Lawrence wondered what could be the reason behind it.
He knew what Zyair looked like but he had never searched his picture or about his past for the immense respect he held for the man but he was curious now. His heart slightly ached as well about the fact that people were going to lay open his personal life.
"We will be there for the boss. No matter what they will throw at him, I will fight back with everything I possess," Lawrence added in his bold way and Skyla turned her head in his direction. She wondered if he would feel the same way knowing Zyair’s truth.
Only time would tell who would stand by his side and who would leave him.
"Thank you, Lawrence. He needs us more than anything. He won’t show it but if his picture gets leaked it will break him." Skyla tried to give some hindsight to Lawrence, so once he would know the truth, he wouldn’t be too shocked.
"Leave that to me. Get some rest Miss Skyla."
Meena took Skyla away while Lawrence stayed waiting for Zyair’s return.
