Under His Protection

Laura just rolled her eyes as he took the bag from her hand, ” the party has already started iam sure few minutes from now a maid would be sent to come get me or worse still japhet himself, we better hurry now Michael”

He took her hand in his as he opened the door making sure no one was in the hallway, they both carefully made their way through the hall avoiding the crowded areas around the room until they slipped through the back door where he parked his car, Michael could not help but admit that his heart was beating loudly in his chest and he knew Laura was no different from what he was experiencing as they reached his car.

“How do we plan to exist around here when he main driveway is crowded with people?” Laura asked once they were inside the vehicle, she looked through the side mirror of the car as she sees no one coming towards that direction.

“There is an old gate at the side of the estate that is rarely used by anyone except your father whenever he wants to make a secret exist, the gate will lead us to the old road going to the city after a short drive” Michael answered her as he brought the car to life.

“So where are we going to after this?”

He smiled sheepishly in her direction as he kissed her lip again, ” since you are going to be wife atlast iam taking you to my home, to my hometown”

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The news of Laura’s disappearance from the estate and her engagement party that night spread like wild fire in the boring party, trisha watched her husband animatedly as he tried to calm the so-called groom at the news that his bride-to-be ran away few minutes before they actually announced to the elite of the society about their impending nuptials.

“He is an odd fellow” de don commented, looking at the restless man Laura was supposed to marry.

“What do you mean?” Trisha stared at the man beside her curiously with an eyebrow raised, right now she was standing with her husband closest friends and their wives, she almost didn’t come down for the party but Dè Don wife Maliki said it was not a good idea if she who is the mother of the bride was found missing and people would start to assume that she did not approve the match which was totally true!

The Italian billionaire eyes glinted with cynicism as he looked at Trisha, ” I mean if i were him, once I learnt that my fiancee ran away from our engagement party I would immediately start searching for her, I will not rest until I find her, but look at him insisting on calling the police for help”Ccontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.

“You are correct” one of his friend agreed, sipping his wine casually looking at the man in question who furstratedly ran his hand through his hair as Jadua kept talking to him, ” If I were him, I would have start turning the earth upside down just to find her, I will not wait for the authorities before I make my love”

” OMG I feel so sorry for Jadua” Maliki said gravely, she turned and focus her gaze on trisha who was looking unimpressed at her husband and the man he was still consoling, “Trisha I think you need to help your husband to calm that poor man who had just lost his fiancee this night, he needs reassurance”

Trisha frowned at Maliki, ” like hell would I help him after he deliberately kept me in the dark, he had made me so worry for the whole week when I thought he suddenly had a change of mind about our plan”

“What plan?”

Trisha lip curved with a smile as she stared back at Maliki who look so lost, ” Ah! That is not something to be worried about sister”

“Is this the after party entertainment? Or perhaps you guys are already gossiping at the sudden turn of event this evening” it was Lorrie, Trisha young and only sister who got married three years ago to a young billionaire spoke behind them, Trisha turned and saw her sister who had told her she wouldn’t be attending the party standing there heavily with her handsome husband approaching them.

“The latter dear sister” she answered cheerfully as she hugged her sister warmly, ” but where on Earth did poor laura go to?” Lorrie asked, her violet eyes filled with worry, ” why would she run on the same night of her engagement party? I hope she will be safe wherever she is at the moment”

“She probably have her reasons my love” Marcus glanced down at his pretty wife with affectionate smile on his handsome face.

“Reasons or whatever, Jadua already had premonition that this scenario would happen when we had a quick chat in his study room a while ago” Dè Don inserted smugly.

Trisha stared at her husband who was still in a deep heated conversation with japhet just that they were now three, maybe japhet friend also came to console him, they were on the other side of the lawn, she studied her husband who was taking the whole situation with such calmness in him, it was as if what De don just said was finally making sense.

“Wait! What If…. Jesus! Don’t tell Michael finally showed up and whisk unsuspecting Laura somewhere and far away from here? Was that the reason why Jadua was so sanguine about the whole ordeal?” Trisha thought if her assessment had been correct though she did not have the chance to talk to Jadua again after their heated conversation in his study room, and now just this night that the party started the whole manor was thrown into a complete uproar at the news that Laura was missing in her room, her engagement ring and even her designer dress specially made for her was carelessly discarded in her room.

Trisha thought there was a huge chance that Laura suddenly felt cold feet about the whole thing and left the estate without even a note, she could not be more proud of her daughter who was able to stand for herself and not let anyone bully her anymore.

“You got quite a smile on your face dear sister, do we need to worry?” Lorrie asked her elder sister with a tilt of her eyebrow, she knew Trisha was the Devil herself and still could not get over how she brought the mighty Jadua Van-Lerie to his knees to the extent of making her his wife, if there is anyone who know Trisha very well it is Lorrie.