Chapter 200 - The Logical Explanation (1/2)

”Oh! No, no. You aren't disturbing me at all.” Adam replied to her when apologised to him for troubling him.

A couple of eyes shifted to him when his words made into their ears and their brand registered his sentence. The same thought was echoing in their minds but no one could gather the courage to voice it out. 'Yeah, yeah! You aren't disturbing him at all Ma'am, or us for the record.'

As if sending their piercing gaze on him, Adam passed them a look, quietly hinting them to get on with the work assigned to them and stop dilly-dallying. Understanding his unsaid words, they shifted their eyes away from him, busying themselves in their own work.

”I am listening, sweetheart. You carry on.” He replied to her when she questioned him for being so quiet.

”I am not doing much right now. We were just having a small meeting.” He added.

”Small meeting? Tell them to the people who are stuck with you inside that room for another hour or so.” He heard her reply which was followed by a series of laughter. If he was the one holding a meeting, there was no way it could end up being small. She sure knew him well.

”Alright, alright. I will go back and entertain them, my lady. You take care of yourself.” Adam chuckled lightly, blowing another jab at his team. ”I love you too.” He added the latter part with a bright smile resting on his face, not forgetting to blow a kiss into the phone's speaker, taking them by surprise again.

He put his phone back on the table after disconnecting the call. His eyes met with a couple of shocked ones, causing him to frown his brows in confusion.

”What are you guys staring at? Is there something interesting written on my face?” He threw a deathly glare towards them, causing them to flinch. They shook their heads in no, earning another glare from him. ”Then may I know why are you guys sitting back so relaxed? Who will do the work that I assigned to you people?”

Under his threatening glare, they shifted their attention back to their own assigned jobs. It wasn't their fault that were a bit distracted by that dog food. They were thanking the heavens above that it was just a phone call and their lady boss wasn't actually here with them. Faint shivers ran down their spines by the mere thought of being exposed to some real dog food.

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After working straight for five hours or so, everyone was tired including Adam himself. They had been looking into the past records of such incidents and the only similarity they could find between Parker's kidnapping and those previous ones, was the type of car they used to pick up their victim in.

”You guys can take a break for now and eat something. Then we can get into these reports in greater detail.” Adam spoke up, placing down a bunch of papers on the table before him. ”I want to know when and exactly how these people were kidnapped and about their recovery as well.”

”Yes, Boss.” The members of his team replied at the same time before leaving their seats and going out of the room, leaving Adam on his own.

Heaving out a tired sigh, Adam leaned his face in between his palms as both of his elbows rested on the edge of the table. He rubbed the side of his head slowly, trying to ease the headache which was building up with each passing minute.

He was frustrated with his own self for not being able to protect his own man. Moreover, even after spending around five hours on the case, they weren't a single step closer to finding him.

A sudden ping from his phone brought him out of his stupor, shifting his attention to his phone which was resting securely in his coat's pocket. Taking it out, he placed his thumb on the home button to unlock it. A single notification was waiting for his attention which was about a text he had received. Just looking at the sender's name, a smile bloomed on his impassive face.

Clicking on the notification, he opened it.

'Take it easy. Don't work yourself out, you need a break too.

And I love you ♥️.'