A promise: That changed my life

Chapter 52: What is going on?

Karan

"Hotel grand dupes?" I repeated in utter confusion.

"Yes, I am sure I heard that only, " Sunny confirms.

I immediately got up, I don't know what kind of coincidence is this but the hotels that I dealt with Marcello this morning, are also actually hotel grand dupes and now my question is what Danny is doing there and how he fell into trouble with this girl's mother.

I knew that he wasn't here just to see my mom. There was something he wanted to tell me but didn't get the right timing.

"Then we better hurry up, " I stated, not wanting to waste more of my time here, If Daniel is in danger then I should go there with plans.

"I think we should take Esha with us as well, she can at least recognize her mother, " Sunny said.

I nodded in agreement, "Yes, Adah, you also come with us, you can handle her better, "

"Yeah, "

"Wait, I also want to come, " Kaya said and Mom joined her.

"No, Kaya stays at home with Maa, take care of her, " I stated.

She wanted to say something but she didn't and just gave me a short nod. As we made our way to the car, driving straight to the grand dupes. Along the way, I informed the hotel staff about my arrival so if they could see anything suspicious they can inform me right away and also to the cops, just in case, if

the matter goes out of my hands I want to be ready with plan b. Besides I am the prince of this city so they didn't take the risk of asking me questions about the sudden requirements of security.

Esha was silently seated on Adah's lap, not understanding what's going on, I can't blame her for that though, she too small to expect anything anyway. She is indeed cute.

"We are there, " Sunny told us, pulling the car to the parking lot.

"Greetings, Sir, " A middle-aged man whom I think, is Manager greeted me with a smile and big bookies as we entered the hotel, Esha suddenly gets scared coming here, so Adah hid her face with the help of a scarf to relax her and within a minute she calmed down, "I see, you are here with your family, " He says amused, "I can give you the tour around the hotel-" I cut him off.

"No, I am here for something else, "

~~~

Anjali

Danny passed out after receiving hundreds of punches and kicks all over his body, Marc also slapped me several times but Danny didn't open his mouth about Esha's whereabouts which I was glad but also sad for his bad condition because of me. Though, he signaled me from his eyes that she is safe so I am feeling revealed.

"I don't understand why you're suffering from so much pain just to save Esha, I swear I will leave you once you, tell me where is she, " Marc said, trying to make a deal with him after attempting failed plans of beating him and he will blurt out everything to him.

"I won't tell anything, " Danny trails off in pain.

Marc sighed with frustration just then one of his men said, "Sir, The manager has informed us that the second owner of his hotel is here with his family, "

He raised his eyebrows, "What? Why Karen is here?" He questions.

My head shot up in the realization of what I just heard, did he said, 'Karan' my mouth opened itself in solid confusion.

"We don't know, Sir, "

"Alright, keep an eye on them till I come back, "With that, he storms off.

I sighed in relief, hoping for the best.

~~~

Karan

"What is it, Sir?" That manager asked me.

"Actually…" Before I could tell him, I saw Marcello suddenly approaching me with a smile, I didn't know he is here too.

"Mr. Karan, glad to see you again on the same day," He said, hugging me, his eyes roam to the Adah with lust, as I stepped between them.

"Me too, "

"Ohh, I think you are here with your beautiful wife for lunch and with your driver, "He says with the lust dripping from his voice. Even Adah averted her eyes from him in disgust.

"Excuse me, I am not his driver I am his younger brother, Sunny, " He corrected him, glaring.

"Thanks, Mr. Marcello, but I am here for important work if you don't mind, "

He nodded, "Come this way," he says, leading us towards the grand restaurant of the hotel as we sat down on the table, near a big water fountain, "by the way, is it your child?" He asks, gesturing towards Esha in Adah's arms.

"No, we are actually here in the first place to find her mother, " I said.

He rose a brow at me, "What do you mean? If she got lost or something?"

"Sort of, "

"Can show me her face, "

I nodded and understood me without telling her, Adah removed the scarf from her face, allowing Marcello to see her carefully and within a second his eyes went dark and jaw clenched like he was angry.

"Esha?" He mumbled her name and Esha reacted to his voice too, she gave him a short glance and instantly hidden back into Adah, scared.

"You know her?" We asked in unison.

"Yes, She's my daughter, " He replies, "What is she doing with you?"

"It doesn't matter, you should be grateful that she was with me, safe, " I said, he nodded, smiling.

"Right, I was really worried for her, I am sorry that you have to go through all the trouble, and thank you for bringing her to me, " He countered, "Can I get my daughter back?"

His expression was showing that he wasn't even a bit worried about Esha, I was getting a doubt.

Esha clutched Adah's dress, tightly like she doesn't want to leave with her dad, Adah patted her back to ease her, "If you don't mind, Mr. Marcello, can we know how She got lost?" Adah asked, doubting him too.

"Well, " He pressed his lips together, thinking for an excuse, "She was with her mother, going shopping and on the way, she lost Esha somewhere, I was about to go and take help of the police but before that, you guys brought her back, safely."

None of us couldn't digest his statement, we know he was lying because according to Esha, Daniel told her to ask for help from me and a little girl like her won't lie about such a big thing. I signaled to Dave through my phone, he is a police inspector, as an indication that something is off here and I am going to need his help soon.

"Can we meet her mother?" I asked, "Just to hand Esha to her, personally, we want to see her happy reaction, "

He clasped his jaw, "Sorry to say but her mother is busy with some work, "

"What kind of mother would she be if she can't come to see her daughter, " Adah spoke, angry yet disgusted.

He stood up from the chair, furiously, "Don't ask me questions. Give my daughter back to me, you bitch!" He shouted out at Adah and was about to slap her when I grabbed his hand.

"Don't you dare to say something like that to my wife! You scoundrel, Let alone touching," I finished my line with a hard smack on his nose, making him struggle on the ground with pain.

"Guards, teach him a lesson!" He commended his bodyguards to beat me but we smirked hard, indicating to him to look behind him. Baffled, he did, only to find Inspector dave with his constables, arresting his men.

"You can't do this with me, Karan! I am the owner of this hotel, it's my property!"

I chuckled meekly, "But in the morning, you sell 98% percent of your hotel rights to me, it means I indirectly yet legally own every single hotel you have in India, Isn't it a lovely coincidence, Marcello?"

"Not only that, Mr. Marcello you tried to hurt a woman, and Karan sir just defended her so we have to arrest you on the basis of attempting to hit a woman, " Dave spoke in a matter-of-fact manner.

"It's bullshit!" He yelled.

"Where is this girl's mother?" I questioned, glaring at him, when he didn't respond, Dave slapped on his head from behind.

"Answer!"

"In-room no. 304, " He said, totally humiliated.

Dave signaled his half of the constables to hold him till we went into room 304 to see what's wrong. As we reached the room, we heard some screaming of Daniel, my heart thumped hard, and almost jumped into my throat.

"That's Danny, we need to save him, " I muttered. Belongs to (N)ôvel/Drama.Org.

"It doesn't look like he is alone, " Dave whispered as he prepared his gun to fire. He knocked on the door.

"Who's there?" A voice replied.