Chapter 109 - Scared For Her Life (1/2)

”Sir!” Bella came rushing in Adam's office, not bothering to knock.

Adam was already on his way out when he saw her. She looked like as if she had run a marathon before coming here.

”What is it?” Adam asked her, not paying her much of his attention.

”T-the public ele-vator has st-topped working.” She replied in between her breaths.

”And why exactly are you telling me that?” Adam asked her with an amused expression. ”I am sorry, but I am not sure whether I can fix it or not.”

”No! Mr. Tay-Taylor is stuck inside it.” She replied, still taking deep breaths.

”What is he doing in the public elevator?” He added, walking towards the door.

”I don't know. B-but….” Bella replied as she followed him out, but her words trailed off in the end. She didn't know how to break the news to him.

”But he's not alone in there. Stella is trapped with him as well.” She finally gathered the courage and spoke it in haste.

”What?” Adam stopped in his tracks. After a while he turned around to look at Bella. ”She is in there? With him?” He looked at Bella with a shocked expression, his eyebrows raised up and his eyes popping out of their sockets.

Bella meekly nodded her head in a yes.

”And you didn't think to start with that.” Adam almost yelled at her as he headed towards his private elevator with Bella in tow.

”Which floor?” He asked her as she followed him inside the elevator.

”22nd.” Bella replied to him in a meek voice.

Adam hurriedly pressed the button to the 22nd floor.

From the 44th floor until the 22nd, Adam had his eyes fixed on the changing numbers. His eyebrows were furrowed, his jaws, clenched tightly and his custom made Italian leather boots were tapping against the floor. Even Bella could feel how tensed up he was.

As soon as the elevator reached its destination, Adam stepped out hurriedly, not waiting for the doors to be opened completely. Bella followed him out as well.

The public elevator was situated at a distance of ten feet or so from his own. He strode towards it hastily.

There were already a bunch of people standing close to it as three technicians were trying to get the doors opened.

”Move.” Adam's strong voice resonated through the hallway, quieting the murmurs and whispers of people.