My Accidental Husband Is My Revenge Partner - Chapter 298

Chapter 298: Your Ring
Arabella quickly hid behind a thick trunk that was able to completely cover her shadow. She checked her phone, reading the text from Xander, asking her for her whereabouts, but she wasn’t looking at the street names while she was running.

Then the worst thing that could happen in that situation occurred. Her phone was almost out of battery.

“What? This can’t be happening right now.”

She quickly fired back a text at Xander, informing him she was being followed and had no idea where she was. Then, she shared her location with him as soon as she could before her phone’s battery died.

Arabella continued to stay hidden beside the tree trunk as she watched them continue to search for her.

It was already dark, and her only source of light was their flashlight and the soft glow from the moon. They searched around everywhere to find her whereabouts.

“She ran in here, but where did she hide now?” One of the men questioned

“She must be here somewhere, just keep searching,” the other encouraged.

Arabella’s heart continued to thump hard against her chest, worried they would be able to hear it if she didn’t calm down. But how was she supposed to calm down? She saw the guns in their hands and her heart sank into her stomach.

The girl finally found the courage to leave her spot else, they would find her.

However, just when she took three steps away from there, a glint of flashlight landed on her, and just then, she lost all hope.

Xander tried to call Arabella several times but her call wasn’t going through.

He dialed Xavier’s number. Although he was hesitating about calling the latter, he needed to find Arabella. He was several miles away from her, and Xavier was the closest to her.

All he needed to do was call Xavier.

Keeping his frustration aside, Xander called his brother and explained everything to him, including sharing Arabella’s location.

By the time he’d already ended the call, he was already in the car. The driver had already retired for the day and Xander had no intention of going to call him. Neither was he planning on telling Bruce where he was heading. There was simply no time for him to do anything except reach where Arabella was before it was too late.

His mind had already started to wonder what could have happened to her. He tried calling her number once again, but it resulted in the same thing.

Slamming his fist hard against the steering wheel, Xander zoomed out of the gate, startling the security guards. He was still underaged and needed a driver’s license to drive freely on the road.

Quickly, one of the men went to Bruce’s office to inform him of the situation.

Xavier zoomed past several cars. From the urgency laced in Xander’s voice when he’d called him earlier, he already sensed that the situation wasn’t good.

Just like Xander, he didn’t have the time to ask for his regular driver.

When Xavier arrived at the location, he searched around but couldn’t find her anywhere.

“Bella!!” He called her name, but he got no response.

It was getting close to midnight and there was no one out whom he could show her picture and ask if they’d seen her.

Xavier decided to venture deeper into the bush, while silently hoping he doesn’t get attacked by some wild animal.

Without knowing, his feet kicked an object and he lost his balance and fell. He quickly got up and searched for his flashlight. However, the next he saw sent chills down his spine.

Xander arrived at the location with the car looking scratched. It turned out he got into an accident on his way, but he didn’t stay to get it resolved.

He called Xavier, but the latter didn’t pick up.

He cursed under his breath, now wondering what could have happened to Xavier. Arabella still wasn’t picking up her phone.

“Where could she be?” He wondered, glancing around.

Just like Xavier, he decided to venture into the forest.

However, just when he stepped his foot inside, he saw a light shining from a distance. Without thinking, he quickly followed it.

As soon as Xander reached the light and saw the person lying down on the ground, he stiffened.

It was as if all the active nerves in his body had refused to cooperate with him so he could react. He was as stiff as a statue as he continued to gaze upon the lifeless Arabella.

Then his eyes shifted to Xavier who was just as shocked as him.

“What did you do?” He questioned Xavier, finally able to move his hands and the first he did was to grab Xavier by the collar of his shirt. “What did you fucking do to her?” He spat.

Xavier stared at Xander with an even more shocked expression, trying to understand what the latter was saying.

“W-what a-are are you talking about?” Xavier stuttered.

Xander bit his tongue as he tried to suppress the anger surging through his body.

Xander pushed Xavier away and squatted on the ground, tears threatening to fall from his eyes as he stared at Arabella.

Her eyes were still wide open, staring up at the sky but they were empty. Her shirt was stained with her blood, with some of it still dripping from her lips.

Xander’s gaze ventured down to her stomach, where she’d been mercilessly stabbed. He could see some of her intestines popping out from her belly, and the tears he’d been trying to hold back streamed down his cheeks.

She wasn’t blinking anymore and he knew she was already gone. However, he didn’t want to accept that yet.

He shut his eyes as he gulped down his saliva in regret. “I’m taking her to the hospital,” he said.

Just when he was about to pick her up, he noticed something glimmering where her hair was sprawled. He picked up the object, studying it before his gaze landed on Xavier with bloodshot eyes.

“This is your ring, isn’t it?” He questioned.