Be Your Lover Forever (Alicia)

Sometimes, it was disrespectful to wear cheap, shabby clothes. Women of society represented their men. If they were inferiorly dressed, it reflected poorly on their husbands, raising questions of character and financial capability, which was detrimental to business and other social engagements.

It was also why people still did it although it was a luxurious waste of money.

Rather than wearing fakes, speople had resorted to buying branded preloved fashion.

For someone like Danica, it was just another outfit and the cost didn't matter. She would never wear imitations just for the sole purpose of liking it.

Was it just a coincidence? Alicia didn't think so! Alicia instinctively felt Frederick had gifted Danica the clothes though they weren't the ssize. Perhaps she had altered it from a larger size, or Frederick did.

He had told her that he bought all of them and that he didn't want anyone else wearing the sclothes as her. So, he had lied! She had felt distraught over her willfulness at the time.

Anger grew within her. A car honked from behind making her step on the gas and maneuvered the vehicle into a side street, all the while keeping watch of the figure in pink and blue. She cout of her daze and was about to turn the car around and leave when she saw the woman in pink and blue standing next to someone tall and equally familiar.

They hugged, whispering in each other's ear, kissed and then turned to walk down the street together.

She couldn't believe her own eyes. Alicia sat, unmoving, for a long time. "Frederick? They..." How could this be? She rubbed her eyes and started the car. Then she inched the vehicle forward in the direction where the two had disappeared. Her mind was blank.

Since the West City deal was done, Frederick resumed his original plans. He met a few close friends for a meal and conversation. As a group, they decided to go clubbing for a night of fun. Directing everyone to get in the car, Frederick went to freshen up first.

He scrolled through the messages on his phone as he walked out. He pursed his mouth into a tight line. "Had she already given up? There's not even a text." That d*mn woman! Wasn't he worth fighting for? Was she trying to drive him nuts with this kind of perseverance? Couldn't she have held on for another two more days?! Now that he has given her an out, she suddenly decided not to show up? It was frustrating! Frederick scrolled upsettingly, and his actions reflected his emotions.

"Frederick, is something wrong?" Switching off the phone, Frederick replied. "No. Have you made the arrangements in East Bannpool?" As they walked, Chet nodded and said, "Don't worry! Mr. Stewart will take care of it." "Have them finished all the follow-up early tomorrow as soon as possible, so there isn't anything to worry about!" Frederick thought of something at the elevator entrance and said, "Oh, by the way, as for the bank, have them transfer money earlier to facilitate the negotiations. Don't impede our progress with any delays..." "Okay, I will see to it tomorrow." When they entered the elevator, Frederick's cell phone buzzed.

Suddenly, he was a little excited, thinking that it was a message from Alicia. However, Frederick was momentarily stunned, as it was a message from an unknown number.

"Frederick Clements, since you took our money, we have taken your wife. Calone to Barrett Warehouse in half an hour. If anyone else finds out about this, she dies!" Frederick's face went ghostly paled suddenly. It had only occurred to him that Alicia hadn't cto him in the last two days because something had happened to her. Picking up the phone, he quickly dialed Alicia's number.

"Sorry, the number you have dialed is unavailable. Please try again later..." He began to panic after trying her a few more times "Frederick? What's wrong?" "Alicia has been kidnapped! Getthe number for JT Translation Services." Getting out of the elevator, Frederick hurried to the car, dialing her work number. "So, she left this evening? Okay, thank you!" Trying her number over and over again, Frederick sensed something was wrong. She had left work this evening, so had she just been kidnapped? Then, Chet soon accessed her car's driving logs. "I sent someone to check on her car, and there's a number for us to call. Should we call the police?" "No! I don't know what's going on, don't call the police yet! They only gave30 minutes to get there. I have to go now. Keep in touch in case anything happens!" Frederick started the car and called the unknown number. Surprisingly, the call was answered.

"Who are you and what do you want? I'm not married, so how would I have a wife? You must have made a mistake." "Is that so?" The obviously disguised voice sounded robotic over the phone. Then ca woman's muffled screams as if her mouth was gagged.

He couldn't make outwords. Although it sounded familiar, he couldn't be sure that it was Alicia.

Frederick broke out into nervous sweat.

"Don't touch her! What do you want? Tell me!" "Calone. If you're not here in 20 minutes, we can't guarantee the safety of such a beautiful woman!" "I can give you whatever you want! If you touch her, I will kill you!" Panicked, Frederick drove even faster.

"The 'Clements' nis legendary.

We just want to talk business. If you don't do anything layou rash, neither will we" Before Frederick could respond, the call was abruptly cut. Then, Chet's call cin.

"Frederick, it's too short a tto trace the call Her car was parked in the alley on Northlane Street to the north. She walked the rest of the way. Surveillance has her going in but not coming out again. The area is remote, with little surveillance or crowds of people. We can't find any other information yet, and the car is still parked on the side of the road...."

"I see. Don't make any move without my permission! I'm going to the Barrett Warehouse now, so assign We now speople to watch the perimeter En a mile away from the building. They can have anything as long as no one is hurt. If you don't hear fromafter an hour, do what you have to!" Frederick floored the accelerator as he wondered, Was she really in the north? There was no reason for her to be there. Who else knew about their relationship? They even laid their fingers on her. D*mn it! He shouldn't have been angry with her! X