Chapter 5 5

"Get down," he said softly, but she didn't move.

" Get down! " he shouted, and when she didn't, he took her

hand and led her out.

"I'm not going home with you! You can't make me marry

you, so let go of me!" Flora shouted, snatching her hand away.

"I'm sick of you, woman!" Francis shouted back, lifting her in

his arms toward his car, which was opened by one of his men.

He got in beside her and stopped her from getting out the other

side.

Flora: "Let go of me! Let go of me! Why do you insist on

keeping me here when it's obvious I don't want to. Let me go,

please."

He ignored her, telling his men to start.

Flora sat in her car, her mind disoriented by thoughts not

noticing that they were not going back to Castle Stone.

They arrived at a plantation field and he pulled her out of the

car.

Flora: "Why are we here? Are you going to kill me?"

"Normally yes but we are going to take a little trip" he said,

and at that precise moment, a helicopter headed towards them.

Flora: "Don't tell me..."

Francis: "We are going to see Crystal and clear everything

up."

__ _" You better be ready because after this visit, I am going

to kill you if it turns out that you were lying all along."

Flora: "And if it is not a lie? What will you do?" "

At that moment, Jerome's words came back to haunt him.

It's obvious there's something about this girl that's hooked

him, will he be able to let her go when the time comes?

Refusing to give her an answer, he started walking towards the

chopper while Flora followed.

"Everything will be resolved once he knows the truth," Flora

thought, feeling relieved... "She's not picking up," Chris said, handing Bloom's phone

back.

He tried to reach Flora, but she didn't answer.

Bloom: "Maybe she's busy. Mothers often are, you know."

Chris: "Mother? Do you think I'm calling my mother?"

Bloom: "When I saw how anxious you were, I assumed she

was, was I wrong?"

Chris: "Yes. I don't have any parents, I grew up an orphan."

Bloom: "I'm sorry Chris, I didn't mean to..."

"It's okay, it's not your fault. Anyway, I was calling my

girlfriend, she must be worried, I haven't had a chance to call

her in two days," Chris said, his thoughts preoccupied with

Flora as he didn't notice the sad expression on Bloom's face.

Bloom: "Do you have a girlfriend?"

__"Bloom, Francis called, he needs us," Jerome said near the

door, intruding on their discussion.

"Okay, I'll be right there," Bloom said as Jerome left.

"The big boss is calling but you can keep my phone to keep

calling your girlfriend, I'll be back soon," she said, leaving the

room, a part of her sad....

"Hey, I just saw Bloom and Jerome leave. Do you think she's

been caught?" " Mirabelle said as she entered Naomie's room.

Naomie: "I don't want to, but she might have been caught.

Francis isn't anywhere."

"If she's caught, they'll trace it back to us and... That's bad,"

Mirabelle said, feeling scared.

Naomie: "Relax. There's no need to be scared."

Mirabelle: "There's no need? If the boss knows I helped his

fiancée escape, then I'm dead. You can get away with it since

you're close to him, but I'm just an employee."

Naomie: "Shut your mouth and listen to me. Nothing's going

to happen. If they find out it was us, we can deny it. It's that

girl's word against ours." Flora was surprised when the helicopter landed at the airport

so quickly, and she was even more surprised to see the

welcome in front of Francis.

As soon as he stepped out of the helicopter, two men were

waiting for him.

Flora watched them greet Francis with great enthusiasm, as if

he were some kind of great God.

From a killer to someone who receives royal treatment in the

city of California, who exactly is he?

____"Aren't you going out?" Francis's question snapped her

out of her thoughts.

Still in her wedding dress, she left as quietly as possible, not

seeing the questioning looks on the faces of the men present.

"Thank you for everything, we'll leave now," Francis said,

shaking hands with the two men.

"As long as you stay in California. "We will be at your

service, Mr. King," one of the men said, and they both

curtsied.

He led Flora to the four security men assigned to her and they

got into the car.

___ "Do you need us to stop somewhere so you can change

into something more comfortable?"

"How did he notice that the dress made her uncomfortable..."

She thought, looking at him.

Flora: "No. I'd rather we go see Crystal and Cassandra."

The sooner he knows the truth and gets out of her life, the

better for everyone.

It took an hour to get to the Lopez mansion, and luckily for

them, Crystal and Cassandra are both home.

Crystal was the one who opened the door, and upon seeing

Francis with Flora, her face turned pale.

Francis: "Can we come in?"

A few minutes later, the four of them were sitting in the living

room, the atmosphere very tense.