CHAPTER 31: HIS POV

Red quietly made his way to the bar that his secretary told him. According to her, they have received information from their private investigator that Chelsea was seen with Angel Callie Martinez.

***FLASHBACK***

While Red was busy with what he was doing, Ms. Dein entered his office. He stopped what he was doing and immediately looked at her and noticed her haste as if she wanted to tell him something.

"Sir! We found her!"

Red suddenly stood up, "Where? How is she doing? Is she okay?" he said as he hurriedly arranged his things.

"He is now living with his best friend Angel Callie Martinez. He is the daughter of Jessica and Rodrigo Martinez who are famous as one of the successful entrepreneurs in the Philippines. She’s from the states and has just returned to the Philippines for some private reason that has not yet known. We got information that the condominium where Ms. Martinez is staying is located in Muntinlupa and these are the photos we got from the CCTV of the condominium where they were seen together." She said as she showed Red the photos she was carrying. "These are the photos taken that Ma'am Chelsea was seen at a Starbucks in Alabang. According to the private investigator, Ma'am Chelsea has only been working there for a few days. He has also spoken to the Starbucks manager for the other details. For the meantime that's all they know... But don't worry sir, I have followed Ms. Martinez and the last update to me is that she is returning to her condominium and left again with Ma'am Chelsea and the two stopped at a night club in Angeles Pampanga." She added.

"Night club? Don't tell me she's being like that kind of woman again... Send me the address of that night club." Red said but was immediately blocked by Ms. Dein. He looked at her evilly, "What are you doing?" He said seriously to her when she still didn't leave his presence.

"Sir, you have an urgent meeting with our special guest from other companies. You cannot leave now because they are on their way..." Ms. Dein said but he didn't listen. He gently pushed her,

"Cancel the meeting and tell them that I'm sorry. Just make an excuse like... I have an important business trip so I can't meet them right now. I owe you this one Secretary Dein. " He said and patted Ms. Dein on the shoulder before rushing out of his office.

***END OF FLASHBACK***

Red quickly drove his car regardless of the rainy weather. When he left the company, the bad weather started to show, fortunately it was just a drizzle. He was still walking down the road and was thinking deeply about why Chelsea was able to leave and end their contract so easily.

He feels regret that he was not able to protect Chelsea when they were together.

After an hour and a half, he arrived at the address of the nightclub sent by Ms. Dein. He first looked for a place to park and when he found one, he hurriedly got out of the car and entered the club. He saw a great crowd and the combined noise of music and people. He started to roam the club to find Chelsea but he failed. With so many people it was impossible for him to see her.

He immediately went to the male bathroom and took his phone. He texted Ms. Dein to send people to help find Chelsea. He looked in the mirror and stared at himself. The dark circles in his undereyes is visible because he hasn't been able to sleep properly since Chelsea disappeared. He also beat himself up at work to focus his attention on other things and not worry too much about her. But no matter what he did, he still couldn't get Chelsea out of his mind. She was still running through his mind. Before leaving the male's bathroom, he washed his face and removed his necktie and opened the buttons of his clothes a little.

When he left the male's bathroom, a sexy woman blocked his path. "Hi! Are you new here? I’ve never seen you before." she said, trying to flirt with him, but Red ignored her and just walked past her. Red stopped when he felt the woman hold his hand. He slowly turned to her and released her grip on his hand. He glared at her before walking away. He even heard her shout "Arrogant!" but he ignored it.

As he walked, his attention was focused on a woman sitting alone in front of him. Wearing this red fitted dress, he can see the curve of her body which is even more attractive because of her beautiful black hair.

"I found you." Red whispered to himself. He wanted to approach her but his body seemed to be stuck in his position. He could do nothing but watch Chelsea.

He took his phone from his pocket and sent a message to Chelsea. He noticed that she turned his head after reading the message he sent. He immediately hid among many people so that she wouldn't see him. After a while, a woman came with a drink and handed it to Chelsea.

“And must probably Angel…” Red said in his mind.

More than an hour had passed and Red was still watching the two. He wants to stop Chelsea from drinking but he stops himself from doing so. It was obvious from the faces of the two that they were already drunk because it was as if Chelsea was comfortable with what she was doing and didn't care that there were other people around her.

Red frowned when he saw two men approach where Chelsea was sitting. He didn't know what they were talking about because of the distance and the noise of the club. After a while, the two sat next to Chelsea and Angel. Red immediately clenched his fist as he watched the man talking to his wife. His head became even hotter when he saw that he brought his face closer to Chelsea's ear and seemed to whisper something.

He was about to approach them when the man suddenly stood up and helped Chelsea to stand. Red stopped himself from approaching them again. He saw the man helping Chelsea to get to the center. Later he saw the two dancing. Red couldn't help but be annoyed by what he was seeing when he noticed that Chelsea seemed to be enjoying what she was doing. He couldn't believe that Chelsea was in such a situation and seemed to be attracted to the male companion. While watching, his phone suddenly rang and he immediately picked it up to answer it. With so much noise inside the club, he thought of going to the male's bathroom again to answer it.

"Hello? Can you hear me now?" Red asked on the other line.

[Sir?... Yes sir, it’s now audible. Sir, the men you asked me for are on they way there. Have you seen Ma'am Chelsea?]

"Tell them not to go..."

[But sir, they are already on their way... They are on their way to the address I sent you.]

"I said, tell them not to go. Just cancel it."

[But sir—]

"Don't make me repeat myself Secretary Dein! You already did your job, I'll take care of it." Red said before hanging up.

He immediately came out of the bathroom and looked for Chelsea with his eyes but suddenly she disappeared in the crowd. He went to the center and looked at the people one by one. Seeing a woman wearing a red dress, Red immediately confronted her but it wasn't Chelsea, "I'm sorry." Red apologizes to the woman.

He went to the place where he and Chelsea were sitting earlier but only Angel was there with another man. He immediately approached her.

"Where's my wife?" Red immediately asked.

Angel stared at him in wonder. "Your wife? Who's your wife? I'm still single." Angel said and her system has obviously consumed by alcohol.

Red left her and began searching the club. He moved the tables one by one and when he still couldn't see where Chelsea was, he looked outside the women's bathroom. He thought that maybe she was just there, but after a few minutes passed, Chelsea still didn't come out of the women's bathroom.

He felt nervous so he immediately picked up the phone and called Ms. Dein.

"Send the people I ordered you to come here. Tell them to hurry up and find Chelsea." He said and hurried out of the bar. He thought of going to the police and getting Chelsea blotted so he easily went to the parking lot.

When he got to the parking lot, he noticed a man forcefully pressing a woman against the wall. It is in the darkness of that part of the parking lot, so he had a hard time seeing who it was. He was about to ignore it and was about to go to his car when the man suddenly dragged the woman and when he saw her face, everything turns black. The rage were visible in his eye. He saw the man take Chelsea to the car and force her inside before closing the door.

He quickly went to the man and punched him with great force. Red was so angry that he couldn't control himself anymore. He has lost his mind and just wants to beat up the man who shamelessly dragged Chelsea to death. When it fell down and he was not satisfied and forced it to stand up before kicking it with such force that it hit a car and teh car started alarming. When Red noticed that he was no longer moving, he immediately stopped and calmed himself down. He let out a breath before approaching the car and opening the passenger seat door. Chelsea looked at him, terrified, as if she was about to cry. He helped her get out of the car. Red adjusted the strap of her dress and slowly combed her hair with his finger. He wiped the tears that spontaneously fell from Chelsea's eyes.

"Shh... Don't cry... I'm here now." he said, trying to comfor her, but it even make Chelsea burst into tears. In a rush of emotions, Chelsea suddenly hugged Red.

"I-I'm s-sorry, Red..."

He let Chelsea calm down but it seems that she is traumatized by what happened. He just picked her up and brought her to his car. He took off his coat and put it on Chelsea before helping her get inside the car. He also helped her put on the seatbelt before he went to the drivers seat. After putting on the seatbelt, he immediately drove the car back to the mansion.

It took them hours before they arrived at the mansion, which is why Chelsea fell asleep. Maybe because of her crying, she just got tired and fell asleep. When they got to the mansion, Red didn't wake her up and just carried her into the mansion. Manang Fe appeared to them with obvious concern on her face.

"What happened?" Manang Fe asked Red.

"She's fine. Bring a bowl with water and a towel to Chelsea's room, Manang. Please also prepare her sleepwear." Red said and continued to go up to Chelsea's room.

When he laid her down, she slowly opened her eyes, her eyes focused on Red who was just staring at her. "Red..." she said while trying to grab Red's face.

"Shh. Get some rest." Red said and caressed Chelsea's face.