CHAPTER SEVENTY ONE: DISAPPEARED IN THE CROWD
The party was attended by first class family including the president himself and his family. If the Caskeys were still the first class family as back then, they would have been officially invited but everything was different now.
The Deans were here too. Senior Dean was more careful least Dallas talks nonsense.
Ridden sat in the front with his family. He was happy as different people came to greet them respectfully.
When Naysa and Marina walked out of the elevator to the teble at the far end of the room away from the party, he saw them. He was really tempted to stand up and go to them but he couldn't because his parents were here.
Livia sat on the table and welcomed the two with a happy face, though inwardly, she was sad because Roderick wasn't here. He was busy with the preparations of his grand father old man Andrew who died this morning.
But before they would start sipping the drinks, Naysa suddenly stood up, looking into the crowd. Marina was suprised with Naysa's sudden reaction.
"What's wrong? What did you see?" Marina also stood up.
"Probably she's looking at Ridden. He really changed." Livia said.
"I saw someone who looks like my mom." Naysa started walking towards the crowd but Marina held her back.
"What do you mean you mom? Stop hallucinating. Your mother died. Besides, this is a large crowd of wealthy people, how will you find your way?" Marina held her hand but before she knew it, Naysa was free and ran away into the crowd.
"Naysa wait..." Too late her voice didn't even reach Naysa who had disappeared into the crowd. We're it not for Livia holding her back, she would have squeezed herself through.
"She'll be alright." Livia said.
"What do you mean she will be alright? If anything happens to her Jemmy will kill me." Marina lamented. Livia helped her onto the seat and together they drunk with Marina stretching her neck now and then to see if she would locate Naysa.
When the guards walked in to check on their madam boss, Stenson wanted to cry when he was told Naysa disappeared into the crowd. What will Jemmy do to them if anything happened to her? Stenson started his search.
As for Marina, after taking her glass of drink, and dye to fear of Jemmy's actions when he realises Naysa disappeared while they were together, she drunk Naysa's glass. That's when she started feeling hot. She entered the elevator and when it stopped, she staggered in one of the rooms.
Meanwhile, while Naysa was squeezing through the crowd, a figure suddenly blocked her. Looking up, she came face to face with Ridden Griffin.
"Hey... Why are you in a hurry?" Ridden asked.
Naysa smiled awkwardly. How could she explain she was looking for someone who looked like her late mother?
"Umm... Am just..." Naysa stammered.
"Can we have a meal together then?" Ridden asked.
"Actually no. Marina is alone and waiting for me." Naysa said.
"She is safe with Livia." Ridden said. Having no other excuse, Naysa followed Ridden to a lone but we'll decorated table where they were served.
Meanwhile....
A man walked into the room he had booked only to find a beautiful lady with a red face. Marina couldn't recognize herself. Whatever happened, she didn't know. What she knew was, her whole body was burning. A feeling she had never had before.
The man looked at the lay who was trembling and fumbling to get her clothes off wide open. When the tall figure finally regained ground after a moment of shock, the lady had lost sanity and was begging to be fucked.
"Good heavens!" The man sighed slowly. The lights were not on and he also didn't bother to switch them on.
Morning...
Ridden watched the beautiful face on the bed and sighed.
"Mmh! I didn't have any bad intentions, or else, I'd have done something. She's just too beautiful."
Naysa slept peacefully since yesterday after the meal.
Suddenly, her phone beeped, a sound that got her out of sleep immediately. "What happened?" That was her first question."I swear Ridden I'll kill you myself if anything bad happened."
"Nothing happened really. You feel asleep and I helped you here. Besides, I wouldn't have had sex with you without your own permission since I love you. It's not list but love."
The phone stopped ringing but in few seconds, it rung again. The caller was Erin. Naysa quickly picked up the reciever, still remembering she didn't know where Marina was.
"Hello... Naysa, there is trouble. Where are you?" Erin's voice came through.
"What's wrong?" Sitting up abruptly, she asked, her sleepy eyes opening wide. "What's wrong with her? Is she sick?"
"Please hurry to the hotel. We need your help." Erin said and cut off the reciever quickly. Naysa tried calling but no one picked up. She now jumped out of bed and almost rushed out when she remembered she didn't have anyone else to help her out except for Ridden.
"Drive me back to the hotel." She said.
"Why are you in such a hurry?" Ridden frowned.
"Marina is in trouble. Besides, I didn't ask you to bring me here. Hurry up. I need to be going." Naysa almost shouted, attracting the attention of Ridden's parents who came in when they heard her voice.
"You are up. What's wrong?" Mr. George asked.
"Nothing father. Can you leave us alone?" Ridden replied.
"How can you say nothing is wrong?" Mrs. Griffin asked. Naysa grinded her teeth, feeling she was being delayed.
"Can I go now?" Naysa said. When Ridden pretended he didn't hear, Naysa walked out by herself, not minding the mayor and his wife.
At Emerald Castle...
Stenson and the other guards who arrived late into the night had spend the remaining hours out trembling. Too good Jemmy had left with Hank and didn't call. Just as they thought their day would be worse since Jemmy would be back anytime from then, Stenson's phone rung. The caller was Naysa.
"Hello madam... You kept us worried. Where are you?" Stenson asked.
"Meet me at Polar hotel now!" Naysa said and cut off the reciever quickly. Stenson jumped into the car followed by the others who were in no better condition than him either.
"What happened to my sister? Where is she?" Naysa ran into Erin who was hurrying into the elevator.