Be Your Lover Forever (Alicia)



After Zayn stepped out of the car with a walking stick, he put on a massive pair of glasses then lowered his head, pretending to cover his mouth with a handkerchief, walking toward Fleur.

"Cough, cough..."

Following a violent cough, the bracelet broke with a crisp snap, and the next second, the walnut-like carved beads fell and rolled everywhere.

"Oh, no, my beads! Cough, cough..."

After exclaiming, he coughed again, even shaking his shoulders from time to time as though he was in great pain.

A group of children noticed him, and one of them quickly bent over and picked a bead up. "Let me help you, Mister!"

"Sure, thank you!"

No one knew who first offered to help, but more and more children gradually joined in. A boy handed a few beads to him, and Zayn bent over to take them while pulling a few colorful candies wrapped in transparent wrapping out of his pocket, giving one to him.

"Oh, thank you, little boy!"

Seeing that, even more children joined in. Zayn wasn't ruffled either, giving a piece of candy to any children who gave him the carved beads. Most of the children didn't do anything, being held by their parents, while the others who did help, their parents dragged them away as they threw away the candy.

"See it and leave it. Don't eat everything anybody gives you!"

"C'mon, let's go!"

"You're better than that! It's not like you've never eaten anything nice before; how can you even like some stupid candy?"

"Mister..."

Voices of adults and children could be heard all around from time to time; some whispered while others were cocky. Because everyone came driving luxury cars, mostly in a rush, in addition to the bustling surrounding, no one noticed anything off. But some children were wary, only looking at the candy they got instead of eating it.

However, Zayn still wasn't ruffled, popping a random piece of candy into his mouth as he distributed them.

Many children then unwrapped their candy with ease, seeing that he ate a piece himself. When one ate, the others followed mindlessly; even the adults weren't bothered anymore.

Soon, several little girls lined up with beads in their hands, and Zayn gave them each a piece of candy as he had earlier. However, he deliberately left Fleur last. After scrutinizing his surrounding a few times, confirming she was the only one with the unique bag, he fished a similar candy from his other pocket, handing it to her.

"Come, little one, this is for you. You're so pretty! Oh, can you help me count how many beads there are here? I'll give you another piece when you're done, okay?"

After taking their candy, most of the surrounding children have already left with their parents, and Zayn deliberately took Fleur aside amidst the chaos. "I can't see very well. Look there, is that another one..."

He deliberately pointed toward his car, but Fleur didn't overthink, saying, "I think so. I'll pick it up for you!"

With that, she ran over, but just as she squatted down near the car, Taylor, who had been waiting for a long time, gave Zayn a signaling glance, who then exclaimed as he pretended to have fallen over. Just like that, everyone's attention was on him, and Taylor used the commotion to carry Fleur into the car. As she had already eaten the candy with hypnotic effect, she fell asleep before she could even scream when Taylor covered her mouth and nose with a specialized handkerchief.

Taylor then concealed her entirely under his large suit jacket before starting the car slowly, disappearing on the road in no time.

A while later, Zayn got up and answered a call, stumbling, "What? You guys have already picked him up? I came to the wrong kindergarten?" "Oh, not this kindergarten? Okay..."

He deliberately shouted on the phone as he waved his hand, limping away. It wasn't until he turned into a passageway that he pulled his wig off and jogged to the luxury car pulled over at the crossing, jumping into it, heading to destinations unknown.

Meanwhile, Willy had just arrived near the kindergarten when he received a strange message. There wasn't any text but a few pictures of Lauren lying asleep in various postures in a foreign room, clearly unconscious. There was a clock in the pictures; the time shown was when they were sent to him.

They were... just taken?

What was going on? Was she in trouble?!

Willy hit the brake immediately and called Lauren, only to be sent to voicemail every time. Sh*t, her phone was off!

Then he received another batch of pictures.

A location map?

The National Hotel?

F*ck, who the hell was this? What did he want? Was he challenging him? Laurie!

He then dialed the unknown number several times, only to be sent to voicemail, rendering a layer of sweat to form on his forehead.

Sh*t!

With that, he turned the car around and dialed another number. "Keep your eyes on Yvette! I have something going on; get someone from home to pick her up. I'll be there later!"

After arranging Yvette's transportation and receiving the affirmation, he called Lexx. "Lexx, something's up. Check a number for me!"

Then, he hit the gas, and the two rushed to the hotel on separate roads.

Lauren was still feeling woozy when she woke up. Seeing that she was in a foreign room, her face paled in fear, falling off the bed when she turned her body.

"Hmm..."

What was going on? Why did her head feel so heavy, and why didn't she have any strength?

As her memory returned, she

remembered she had just been in Nora's room discussing the concert with her. Then many people got very busy, and she was exasperated, but she was still cautious, not drinking anything. Later, after familiarizing the lineup she was supposed to match, she helped deliver a prop. As a result, she walked in on Nora... doing the unspeakable with some old dude in the prop room. Their clothes were still on them, but they....

That old dude, his terrifying gaze!

As she wanted to leave, she accidentally made a noise, leading to an awkward scene. Nora even put in a good word for her, but the man suddenly turned grim, saying it was better to be safe than sorry. They had to have something on her. With that, he took a small bottle out of his pocket and shoved some pills into her mouth. They were street drugs; she was sure of it!

He wanted to assault her sexually and even film the process!

He feared she'd expose his love affair!

Who the hell was he? Why was he so afraid? So much so that he still wouldn't let her go when she and Nora had sworn with their lives! More than that, she was certain he would first throw Nora into the spotlight if something happened. From how he decided to deal with the matter, she knew he was afraid of being exposed!

Lauren suddenly panicked while she pounded her head. She had to run immediately! She couldn't have anything happen to her!

She shuddered to think how she should face Willy and their baby girl or how to continue living on this pl if it came true! With that in mind, she clambered toward the exit.

Suddenly a pair of men's dress shoes came into view, and her blood instantly drained from her body, screaming as she wanted to run toward the back. But her wrist had been grabbed before she could even exert any strength.

"Are you really that afraid of me?"

He- A familiar voice?

Looking up, Lauren's eyes widened when she finally made out who it was. Kay... Kayden?

Why was it him?

She then tugged on his pant leg as she shook her head. "Don't touch me; don't... Please, save, save me. Send me... to the hospital! Please, hurry..." She subconsciously clung to the bit of hope despite clearly feeling losing her consciousness.

"You're the first woman I truly loved, but why wouldn't you give me a chance? Why him, of all people? You even have such an adorable daughter with him! I don't understand; why does everything I want always end up his? Tevye, do you know how much I have done for you? But all the good fortune only revolves around him!"

Kayden kept sighing as he muttered.

Lauren didn't know what situation she was in, but one thing was for sure, it wouldn't get any worse than this. She forced herself to stay awake, saying, "There are far more who are less fortunate than you; why would you think you're the only unlucky one? Think about how much others have done for

you..."

"Kay- Kayden, you know, I grew up

without a mother as well. She died of an accident when I was little. Because of my father's love affair,

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lost my mother and got a stepmother and a half-sister... You may not have a father and mother's

love at the same time; you didn't lose any love. You still have Grandpa! But I, all these years, even until now, including when I met Willy, I was barely happy. All I have is

Yvette!"

"It's not that you're unfortunate; you just don't see other people's misfortune, or perhaps you have no idea! You have no idea... what we've been through to get to where we are today! Kayden, do you know how many people wish they had the life you're living today?"

"Kayden, anything, any relationship requires 'give and take', even family!"

"I also only understand this now!"noveldrama

Lauren paused for a couple of seconds before she pleaded again, "Hmm... Please, save me!"

"Don't touch me!"

As her consciousness began drifting away, she intuitively curled her body up as she muttered, subconsciously pulling out the family card, hoping he

could save her, seeing she was family. Before closing her eyes, she thought she saw white light flash before her eyes; Kayden seemed to have pulled

a switchblade out, and instantly, her brows relaxed...

Meanwhile, after kidnapping the child, Zayn and Taylor phoned Cloud.

Hearing they had done the deal, Cloud immediately told them where she hid the money without asking then ended the call. Then she snapped the SIM card in half and flushed it down the toilet, throwing her head back, roaring in laughter.

"Haha, I'll be able to see you in misery tomorrow!"

With your daughter gone and yourself defiled, let's see how much love you still have for each other; how you can still be a family! Finally, someone

more miserable than her!

Cloud laughed so hard that she feared up. Later, she picked up another phone. "What!? You're telling me you didn't get the job done when I've

already given you the insider's invitation card?!"

Useless! That useless piece of sh*t!

"It's not that we don't want to do it, but someone else beat us to it! Some man knocked her out and took her away. I think he's that infamous pervert; he's a bit of a politician and had even been on the news before. She's probably as good as dead!"

"What 'probably'? There's absolutely no room for error!" The concert was a rare opportunity with so many walks of life in one space!

"Keep your eyes on her. Avail yourself of her if you have to. I'm going over now. There can be no mistakes!"

After hanging up, she hurriedly grabbed her things and headed out wearing a facial mask and a hat. As she was in a rush, she never noticed her third

phone had constantly been flashing...