Chapter 247 - Found her

They slowly grouped themselves. They started approaching the spot Leo was, while the man had now stopped.

The woman with him was dressed in a simple green gown, with her hair a bit messy. It looked like she arranged it in a hurry.

She seems to be counting her steps, indicating that she hasn't been here before and looking around when the guy isn't noticing, but would look like she doesn't care if he does.

She's a caregiver, a more suitable term for maid and just freelance it. This seems to be a jackpot, since she was told that she would help bath a young woman and put on her clothes for her.

She wondered if the person was sick, but whatever! The pay was good.

She had no idea that someone was kidnapped and the culprit planned to either knock her out or sedate her if she proved stubborn, which would be the times where the woman will be needed.

She would be kept there or threatened, so that she wouldn't tell anybody.

The man asked the woman to step back and bend down at the spot they stopped at.

He lifted a piece of square shaped stone covered in weed like normal grassland and an iron bar which was fully locked came into view.

The woman seemed to panic a little. What if they wanted to hurt her.

"Why are we going underground?" She asked.

"You have nothing to worry about. Stop being curious when you meet the boss and just clean up for the woman and I will take you back." He said and she kept quiet.

One would never suspect a thing. Some of the boys had searched that same area multiple times and didn't discover the entrance.

How creative.

The secret to how Leo finds the place will remain a mystery forever, but he indeed led them to where she seemed to be.

They waited for him to unlock it and headed in with the woman before they all came out and followed them

Leo took the lead, and they all followed after. Luckily, he didn't lock the gate and just slowly pulled the stone to cover the hole, while navigating the way with a flashlight till he and the woman got down the long staircase.

Leo and the boys did the same and there's light after the stairs ended.

The place was nicely built. It looked like it was recently renovated because the wall still smells of paint even when you're not sniffing it.

They are in already and didn't bother to act discreet.

He's finally where his woman was kept.

His heart couldn't stop beating fast as fear licked it, teasing him and his mind traveling around the world of dreadful assumptions.

It didn't take long before they caught up with them.

They easily seize the man, but he tries to act tough at first, but after seeing Ella's guards with big muscles and thick necks, one would think the muscles are gonna force their way out of the cloth at any moment.

The attempt he made to defend himself came to a half.

He felt pressured and surrendered, but to his surprise, it was one of Leo's boys whom he looked down upon for their simple stature that knocked him out.

He hit the edge of the gun with him to his head before everyone could react and he dropped to the floor.

Leo didn't order to knock him out, but he understood his feelings. Tim and Ella's boys are only following orders, but his boys address Clara as their sister, so they are as worried as he was.

And also, they didn't like how Leo was panicking so much.

He then asked the two of the bouncers to stay behind with the man, in case he woke up. He wanted to take his time to deal with him later.

And there's the woman who was now facing the wall and shaking in fear.

Before they ask her anything, "I'm innocent…... I'm innocent. I don't know anything. He said I will be helping them take care of a woman. That was my job, to care for people and get paid. That's all I know, I didn't do anything." The woman started confessing her involvement in the situation.

"A woman." Leo muttered, his gaze turning sharp and frosty.

Why would someone want to take care of a woman in this type of place?

Obviously an abduction.

"Bring her along. Don't hurt her." He ordered and headed toward the direction the man was heading to, before they captured him.

That was the only road the passageway led to anyway.

They soon found themselves in front of a big giant door. It was amazing that such a place existed under a normal square rocked after being moved away.

It looked well crafted like it belonged to a royalty. Golden metal was used to make design on it while it's color was silver in general.

The door was unlocked and they didn't bother being sneaky. They pushed open the door and saw Callum sitting on the bed, resting his back against the wall with his eyes closed.

His hand was holding onto Clara's own, who had been knocked out three times in total after waking up repeatedly.

He held onto her hand tightly with a pain expression on his face, because each time Clara opened her eyes, she would curse at him and continued to try to fight him.

He couldn't believe she could possess such combat skills, yet a man will still remain a man and since he is not a novice at fighting himself, he just avoided her attacks again and knocked her out again and again.

He didn't plan on giving up, because he believed it's just a matter of time before she lost her will to fight. 

Leo's entire being began to boil with anger, as he saw Clara on the bed.

She looked a bit pale and exhausted.

Her breathing was heavy as if having a bad nightmare, while her lashes looked glassy as it was missed with her tears.

He felt like his senses had vanished.