Filed to story: Dumped by Scumbag Adored by Billionaire
Call it survival instinct but Natasha crawled away on all fours away from the shooter and with each step she took, a bullet was sure to pierce the ground she once was.
“Sir,” The others realized their captain was down but he shouted at them, “Protect the woman, the sniper has his eyes on her!” He figured out the sniper was after her.
They at once surrendered Natasha as if forming a barrier around her. One of them tried to reach for her but Natasha was smart enough to take advantage of their defense and took to her heels.
The sniper was no other than Jean who was ordered to eliminate Natasha by Isabella. Just as Isabella guessed, Pedro had gone to Julie for help and his men were competent enough to track down Natasha where she was hiding all this while. All Jean did was to follow Julie’s men, waiting patiently like a panther, and after they had done the work, he was ready to steal the prey.
Truth be told, Jean was a straight shot and was capable enough to shoot down Natasha even when one of Julie’s men had her. But he wanted to give Natasha a fighting chance, the woman might be in the wrong for forcing herself on Pedro but the child wasn’t – he was innocent.
Hence, her survival tonight depended on her luck and the capability of Julie’s men to protect her. He promised to never harm innocent children and although he couldn’t back down from the order, he could at least give her a chance.
He saw her escaping and shot at her several times but Natasha was desperate to live and successfully evaded him until she vanished from his line of focus. Isabella would not be happy with him, however, she shouldn’t have forced his hands. Perhaps, she knew he wouldn’t be able to do it in the first place – she just wanted to see where his allegiance lied.
Natasha ran without looking back. She took advantage of the shortcuts and alleyways. Now, she was finally away from Mrs. D and Pedro’s people altogether, she had to escape. This was the perfect opportunity to seek the freedom she wanted and as well protect her child from those evil people.
She finally came out into the main road and as luck would have it, spotted a police patrol car.
Oh, thank God, Natasha was relieved. Tears of joy filled her eyes and she hurriedly waved her hands crazily trying to flag them down. The police would protect her.
As soon as the police car stopped in front of her, one of them lowered the window and she shouted immediately.
“Officer, I need help!”
“Hey, calm down,” He gestured at her, “What’s going on? Speak slowly and try to catch your breath,”
Natasha took a deep breath, “My name is Natasha and I was abducted from my home. Some bad people are after me and I only managed to escape here when a fight broke out. Please, I need your help, I can’t let them find me! I’m pregnant!” She cried out and was ready to kneel if that would move their heart.
The officer who lowered the window finally came down and placed both hands on her shoulders assuredly,
“Don’t worry, you’re safe now and we wouldn’t let anything happen to you,”
“Thank you,” she was grateful. For the first time in a long time, Natasha finally saw the light at the end of the tunnel.
“You should ride with us,” He gestured to their car,” Since it’s late already, you should spend the night at the station where we would keep watch over you – your safety matters first. When the morning comes, we’ll launch an investigation into your case. Are you good with that? “
“Yes, it’s perfect,” Natasha nodded, not that she had a choice anyway. But it was much safer to be with the police than those gangsters who had no regard for the law.
The officer opened the door for her and she went into the back seat where she stayed all by herself while the officer returned to the front seat where his partner was the driver.
Natasha finally let down her guard, she was safe now.
They drove for a while and exhaustion swept over Natasha because the adrenaline that kept her running had expired plus the fact it was late and a pregnant woman like her was supposed to be asleep, not running away from her abductors.
Natasha was about to doze off when she felt the car suddenly stop and she looked out only to realize that it wasn’t the station.
“Huh?” She was curious about the reason for the sudden stop when the door was opened from outside and an all too familiar face climbed into the car causing all blood to drain off her face.
Oh no, they all were in cahoots, it dawned on her.
“Had fun running away, Natasha,” Mrs. D smiled darkly at her.
Natasha gulped.
The third point of view:
“The sun must have risen from the west today,” Reina commented as soon as her gaze rested on Isabella who arrived in the dining room where she was serving breakfast.
“Good Morning aunt!” Anabelle popped out as well.
“Anabelle!” Reina was surprised to see her. Ever since both kids – Isabella and Anabelle – graduated from university and took up Jobs, it was hard to get a grip of them.
Anabelle savored the sweet moment she and Reina embraced. It had been so long they were like this and it brought back memories from the past that put a smile on her lips.
It had taken her a lot of wits – and a little threat from Isabella – to have been able to escape Julie who was intent on having her home with him. But as much as she loved her fiancé – she giggled inwardly at the thought of it – she would never miss a day with her cousins. Isabella’s family was fun to be with.
“The way you hold her people might begin to think that you’re her mother, not mine,” Isabella snorted, looking away.
Reina withdrew from Anabelle and turned to Isabella with a sigh, “Even at this age, you’re still jealous of sharing me with others,”
“Who said I’m jealous? I’m not jealous. Why should I be jealous?” Isabella retorted with a scoff.
“Just come here,” Reina pulled her into her arms even though she put up a false resistance at first.
Isabella sank into Reina’s embrace and then resting her jaw on her shoulder, she rolled her eyes at Anabelle which made the girl gasp in disbelief. Isabella was really childish.
“What have we here?” Niles muttered, coming into the room with Elsa in his arms while Ella held onto his hand.
“Isabella!” The two girls shouted at the same time with Elsa climbing down her father’s body forcibly while Ella let go of his hand, both of them running to go meet their sister.
However, since Isabella and Reina were still locked in each other’s embrace, Anabelle decided to step in and fill the void so they don’t disturb their sweet moment. So she approached the kids with her arms wide open expecting to receive their hug, but to Anabelle’s greatest shock, they simply ran past her and went straight to hug Isabella and their mother altogether while Anabelle still stood with her arms hanging awkwardly.
Niles stifled a burst of laughter to not hurt Anabelle’s feelings since she still hasn’t come to terms with what happened.
Those children were hardcore, was the first thought in Anabelle’s head when she realized her arms were empty. She had thought Isabella’s cold gene would be the last in the family, turns out there was more.
But then, Anabelle felt someone tug on her wrist and she looked down to discover it was no other than Diego who gave a radiate smile that instantly melted her heart.
Anabelle felt teary-eyed, she was not alone – Someone among the siblings loves her, boohoo (? ?).
“Today must be blessed,” Allen commented as soon as he came down into the dining room as well.