The Billionaire’s Twins Play Matchmaker – Chapter 2
Six Years Later
“Julius!”
Julius sighed as he looked up from his paperwork to see his self-proclaimed fiancée stride into his office. The woman didn’t know the meaning of the word knock among many others.
ily. Yet with their support Katherine had never needed to work a day in her life. Instead she spent her time traveling the best social circles looking for her perfect groom. She found it in Julius. He was everything she wanted: rich, powerful and handsome.
nd the perfect venue for
at such short notice. He grunted.
Julius said.
ns and certainly couldn’t afford to throw it around even for their daughter.
the wedding to the next level!” Katherine squealed.
“No.”
at?”
hall is already reserved.”
n’t you want…”
uivering it as she pouted. Julius glared at her, unyielding. The stand-off continued for several moments before she fin
will be so disappointed.”
can make it up to me,” she smiled. “I
“Who?”
r a rock,” Katherine gave him another brochure.
e it a cursory glance.
photographer of this decade! Everyone praises his work as genius. Can you just imagine wha
is phone rang. Picking it up the receiver he answered, “Prescott, to what do I owe this call?”
take the hint and go but she remained as if determined to get the last word in.
ah, maybe next time.”
’s supposedly really difficult to contact them. I guess he’s a bit of a recluse or something but there is no way he would deny seeing us.”
she was satisfied. Pecking a kiss on his cheek she breezed out as quickly as she entered finally leaving him to his work. Scowling Julius grabbed a handkerchief and wiped away the lingering wetness Katherine left on his skin. Her touch was nauseating. Glancing at the brochure again he realized the gallery looked familiar
a few days ago for the grand opening of the same gallery. He remembered it because it was an invitation sent by his father. Augustus DaLair was not much
atherine wanted to go to the gallery to appeal to
act he was beginning to wonder if something had been slipped into his drink.
Julius home to sleep it off. Shortly after that Katherine started to claim he was her fiancée even going as far as buying herself an engagement ring. He hadn’t cared in the beginning but now she was
a careful scrawl. In moments he was taken back to that night six years ago.
* * *
Slam!
d into the apartment. “Macey! Don’t ignore me! We’re not done talking!”
ng room as he headed toward the bedroom. If he had been sober he might have realized it was too quiet and no one would be able to ignore his drunken ranting.
realized she wasn’t there. Turning he staggered toward the door kicking over the garbage can and tripping on the trash that spewed across the floor. Sprawling on the bedroom floor he passed out completely.
s fog and a thought suddenly occurred to him.
forgotten about last night!” he called.
ough the garbage again. Growling in anger he righted the trash can and began throwing the refuse away. He h
re the clean this up! I wasn’t put on this earth to clean up after a woman!”
st looked like a toothbrush but with no bristles. Turning it over he read the digital display: pregnant. Julius’s hangover was instantly forgotten as the single word sank in.
Pregnant.
mpty. The bed was unused and no sign of the redhead who shared it with him for the last two years. Suddenly panicked he darted out of the bedroom heading to the kitchen.
y!”
of her and none of the usual breakfast smells. The living room was likewise absent of life. He continued to check every room of the condo ref
the study. Here at last was something she had touched. Stepping up to the desk his
s. The wedding band it was made to attach to was likewise a simple band with three stones: two diamonds and a slightly bigger emerald in the center. Underneath the rings was a note. With a shaking hand he reached for it.
lly want nothing from you.
No. No-no
racing as he spun around and headed to the kitchen again. Her purse, wallet and keys sat on the counter. He ignored them reaching for his phone and dia
se!”
t rang twice before a chipper voice answered.
…”
mood for the usual antics of the director of his company’s IT department.
ez. Someone woke up on the wrong side of t
ust shut it. I need you to track Macey’s phone and tell
ight?”
ng and I need to find her. Can you do it?”
e number?”
d through his hair.
in the gutter somewhere because that will hold up in court.”
ouldn’t be injured. Dear God, let her be okay. Out loud he demanded, “Well?”
me even if you do it legally. Do you know
switching his phone to speaker.
directly to voicemail.”
and waiting for Chris’s verdict. Just as he reached for his keys he got his answer.
m you. Just down the street.”
arking. Leaping into his favorite car; a blue Shelby GT, he raced out onto the street following Chris’s directions. He suddenly screeched to a stop at a quiet intersection.
is?”
e. You’re practically on top
ris there is nothing here…” Julius cut himself off as his eyes fell on the garbage
r phone in hand. Julius began to shake: trembling with rage and fear. It couldn’t end like this.
Please.
”
“Damn. Okay. So
me this way. There have to be cameras.”
“Yeah, but…
care how you ge
* * *
lked down the street hugging herself.
Despite the poor resolution it was clear she was upset and had been crying. Her normally sparkling eyes were clouded with sorrow and fear. Macey had always been a
e hospitals to find the one she visited. He now had a copy of her tests confirming her pregnancy as well as a picture of the ultrasound estimating the baby’s development.
us stared at them for a long, quiet moment. He had people stake out several hospitals hoping to catch her. Babies required careful monitoring even before they were born but she never appeared and no one recalled a woman matching her description. He refused to believe she was gone. Sh
dly recalling they were in fact their birthstones. With a sigh he once again found himself silently rehearsing his planned speech for when he found her again.
even listen?
lease.