****
Ocean yawned, she was nude on the bed , she rolled to the side and Rhett was not there.
She got scared, she climbed down from the bed and rushed out of the room, she touched her baby bump.
Her heart was racing so fast.
She saw the sitting room was empty, it scared her the more, she walked to the kitchen.
Her heart beats reduced when she saw him in the kitchen doing God knows what!.
“Bunny” She smiled.
He faced her and gasped dramatically.
“You are naked!!” He chuckled.
“Like, what am I hiding” She rolled her eyes.
She walked to him and crossed her hands around his neck.
“Bella,, you are tempting me” He giggled.
He took off his shirt and made her wear it. It only reached her hips.
“Cute” He smiled.
“What the hell are you making?” She giggled staring at the heated oily pan.
“Fried eggs”
“Where are your eggs?” She laughed.
He scratched his head.
“Tanga (fool)!”
“Long time since you spoke Filipino” He smiled.
“I miss my dad” She said sadly.
“Don’t be sad” He gave her a quick hug.
“Eggs”
He walked to the kitchen cabinet and brought out two eggs.
He walked to her and placed them in her hand.
“Are the police men still outside?”
“Yes”
She hit one of the eggs on his head and it cracked.
“Ouch” He rubbed his hair.
“Big head” She smiled.
A month later ***
****
Ophelia’s house ***
“I love this wedding dress” Ophelia smiled checking the wedding dresses in the on her laptop.
She showed it to Ocean.
“Wow, I love this one” She smiled pointing at a strapless wedding gown.
“Nice choice” She smiled.
Ocean touched her belly bump that had grown bigger.
“I’m a bit hungry” She muttered.
“You have come to finish all the food in my house huh?” Ophelia laughed.
“It’s the babies”.
“Go disturb your husband” Ophelia smiled and stood up.
She gave Ocean the laptop and headed for the kitchen.
“Thanks Ophelia” Ocean smiled.
****
Dan’s shareholders ***
The police had stopped protecting them, it has been one month and no attack had been shown so there was no need.
Rhett was sitting in his office reading a docvment when his phone beeped.
He decided to ignore it but it beeped again.
He took the his phone and checked the message.
“Boss, Ma’am Ocean said you should go to a restaurant and meet her, Ding Restaurant, her phone battery died, but she luckily was able to send this message” Rhett read inwardly.
An address entered immediately, he saw it and smiled.
“Oh Bella, you are full of surprises” he said with a smile.
****
Ding Restaurant ***
Rhett opened the door of the restaurant and entered it was absolutely empty and it looked a bit dusty and abandoned.
“What’s this?” Rhett looked around confusedly.
He called Elsa but her number was unavailable.
“I should call Bella , maybe, she has charged her phone” Rhett said and dialled her number.
“Bella” He said as she answered.
“Hi bunny” Ocean said obviously sounding excited over phone.
“Where are you?” Rhett asked.
“I’m at Ophelia’s house, we are checking out wedding dresses online” Ocean replied.
“That’s weird, didn’t you ask me to come to a restaurant named Ding” He asked confusedly.
“Erm.., no I didn’t” She replied.
He became silent.
“Rhett are you okay?”Ocean asked worriedly.
He was about to speak.
Bang!
Something hard hit him on the head fell behind, he fell to the ground, the phone was still on his hand with Ocean yelling his name from the other end.
Thirty minutes later.
****
Marcello walked into the same restaurant, he looked around with same confusion Rhett had.
“Rhett!” He called gazing around the place.
“So quiet and bleak” He muttered.
“Rhett, come out, if this is a joke stop it!!” Marcello yelled already pissed off.
Rhett had texted him to come to the restaurant and now he is playing a hide and seek game.
“Rhett!”
“I’m leaving, okay, come out when you see ready” He sighed.
From behind something pierced into his back, he held the person’s hand but the substance in the syringe penetrated into his back already..
Marcello passed out.
******
Ophelia’s house**.
“Ophelia, I’m worried about Rhett” Ocean said worriedly..
“Why?”
“He called saying that I invited him to a restaurant called Ding which I didn’t” Ocean said already panting..
“Ocean calm down, it might just be a mistake, maybe he mixed up your number with another person’s number.
” I feel it in here, I’m telling you Ophelia, Rhett isn’t fine”Ocean muttered anxiously..
“I have to go to the police station”
“No, no, sit, I will get you a glass of water then we can go together” Ophelia said walked to the kitchen.
“My Rhett be safe please” She said rubbing her chest.
****
*Unknown location*
Water splashed on both Marcello and Rhett jerking then out of their unconscious state.
They were both tied to separate chairs.
Rhett shook his head while gasping, Marcello was still dazed.
Rhett’s head hurt, blood dropped from his head to the back of his shirt.
Marcello was feeling worse.
“Wake up sleeping beauties” Tyson grinned.
Rhett’s eyes widened some more.
“I guess you don’t know me” Tyson smiled.
Marcello stared him with blurry eyes.
“I will introduce myself, I am Tyson, forget the surnname, the master of Arabella Rolland, does that name ring a bell?” Tyson roared with a sneer on his face.
Rhett was beyond shocked, Ocean was right all along.
“Now which one of you should I take down first” He smirked toiling with the gun in his hand.
“The former alleged boyfriend”
He pointed a gun at Marcello.
“Or the husband”
He diverted the gun to Rhett’s direction.
“What do you want from Bella?!!!” Rhett yelled struggling with the ropes but it was useless.
“Bella, oh that’s what you call, Ara” He gave a wicked smile.
“You’ve got a loud mouth, Let me just end you” Tyson said angrily.
He pulled the trigger and shot!
