Travis finally picked up the phone lifelessly. His voice was lazy and exhausted which made Diego frown.
"What's wrong with you?" Diego asked him with a bit of concern but he immediately remembered the purpose of his call. "I have a good news for you."
"What is it? I don't have much time now. I still have to find her so hurry up." Travis retorted with annoyance and as he drove his car back to the rented house.
"Who are you looking for? Jillyanna?"
"Yes. She actually visited the house and left the keys. I just a bad feeling. I need to find her as soon as possible."
"What the hell? How could that possibly be happening? I thought she'd come running to you and move your marriage earlier." Diego stated with disbelief which confused Travis.
"What are you talking about?"
Diego cleared his throat and told him what he found yesterday which he forgot to tell him due to many things going on. "This is what happened. I visited my mother yesterday at the Senyu Medical Center and I saw Jillyanna walking towards the hospital alone when I was about to leave."
"Just get to the point." Travis insisted to save his time while driving to the places where he and Jillyanna went to.
"I need to tell you the details. No more no less." Diego snapped at him before continuing, "So, I followed her. I saw her went inside a consultation room but not long after, the doctor accompanied her to a different department. I saw her talk with Cheska."
"Cheska? Cheska Suarez? Ob-gyn? What was she doing there with her? Do they know each other?"
Diego laughed at his questions. "I never thought losing her would make you dumb." He joked but still continued his story. "I went inside to Chesks's office to confirm something..." he recalled what happened during his findings yesterday.
He saw Jillyanna came out of the consultation room with an envelope and a sweet smile on her lips. It was a genuine happiness reflecting her face.
When she was out of his sight, he stepped inside Cheska's office which startled her a bit. "What are you doing here?" Cheska asked but her smile can't hide her happiness.
"Visiting you and mom." he walked around her desk and gave her a peck on her lips.
"I'm glad to see you here. Have you eaten?" Cheska asked him softly. She was sitting on her swivel chair and Diego was leaning his hips on her desk facing her.
"Just wondering if it was someone I know. Did someone named Jillyanna Madrid come for a check up?"
Cheska was surprised that he knew one of her patients. Her surprise turned to doubts and she pinched his waist.
"Why do you know her? She is not your woman right?" Cheska glared at him since everybody knew what a womanizer this person in front of her was. But it was not everyone who knew that those girls were paid to act as his woman for the sole purpose of hiding their relationship including Travis.
Diego kissed her again to lighten up her mood before responding. "That was Travis's woman."
"Oh really? So Travis must be the father of her child. She's a month pregnant and was planning to surprise him." Cheska said excitedly.
"I see. I'll keep it a secret, then."
That was why Diego didn't mention it to him until today. He thought Travis must have known after a day but he never heard anything from him which was weird. So, he decided to let him know tonight.
"Diego, you are my best friend. I helped you and Cheska hide your relationship. Don't you dare play bullshits with me." Travis was getting even more frustrated and angry. Blue veins popped out of his temple and his face was red from anger.
"Do you think I'm crazy? I wouldn't dare play a prank on you! Cheska would be coming here tonight. You can ask her if you want."
"Thank you. I'll go search for her."
"Do you need my help?" Diego asked knowing that this was a crucial moment specially that Jillyanna was carrying his child.
"I would really appreciate it." Travis responded. They discussed about their plan to locate her and ended the call after they finished talking.
Left with no other choice, Travis called Brown to do a quick search and block her from leaving the country.
Everyone was shocked when they received the news. Not only them, people that they had contacted to help them search for a single woman were surprised as well. They didn't even do this when looking for his auntie's daughter.
It was so intense that even Thomas can't understand why his son was doing it. He gave him a call and scold him but Travis didn't listen to him at all. His mind has only one thought - find her and bring her home.
Jillyanna didn't know what's going on and she was busy packing her things. She had finally decided to leave the country and stay away for good.
The next day, Jillyanna distributed the groceries to her neighbors to avoid them getting spoiled since she had decided to leave as soon as possible. She didn't want to keep the groceries knowing that she couldn't finish them all in a few days.
At the same time, in the Madrid's family villa, a man and a woman came looking so elegant yet professional. The guard checked on them and found nothing dangerous so he called the house owner for permission.
"Just let them in." Lucian was the one who answered since he was off duty that day. Alex was trimming the plants at the backyard so he didn't know that someone visited them. Sky was out to buy groceries with Cielo.
"Good day." Hawk greeted Lucian and showed him his certificate to let him know that they were law-abiding citizens.
Lucian checked it and returned it to him. "Is there anything I can help you with?"
It was Savannah who pulled out a sketch of Jillyanna and showed it to him. "We are looking for her."
Lucian was stunned to see the drawing and he was nervous of what might be the crime his sister was involved in.
Savannah smiled and took back the drawing. "I believe she isn't here right now. Don't worry, she isn't involved in any crime."
"So what is going on? What do you need her for?" Lucian stated calmly but he was deeply nervous for his sister-in-law.
"Our friend wanted to find her. She's pregnant with his child but she left without a trace."
Savannah dropped the bomb but the explosion didn't cause any ripples in Lucian's face. Instead he laughed and shook his head in disbelief and relief.
Disbelief that she had actually achieved her plan with that one-night affair and relief that she wasn't involved in any crime.
He looked at them with a faint smile. "Honestly, Jillyanna hasn't been home for a few days already. We tried contacting her but she wasn't answering. She came back to her apartment last Sunday with a man but she went out after few hours."
"You didn't report her missing?" Hawk interrupted him.
"Nope. We are sure that she's fine." Lucian answered.
"Do you know where she is?" Savannah asked him this time.
"Nope. But let me tell you something. Any moment from now, my sister will be leaving the country. That's something I know for certain."
It was a truth and a lie. He knew where Jillyanna was currently staying but he wasn't telling them. He knew Jillyanna was going to leave but base on his observation, she's most likely to leave after a week.
Savannah and Hawk was about to leave when Savannah turned around and asked her another question.
"Is she the one who named the cafe?" Lucian knew what she meant but he denied the question.
"Nope. My wife named the cafe. Jillyanna hates doing business." Another lie. Jillyanna named the cafe after her mother's last name but there's no way he would tell them that.
For some reason, he felt that the issue about Jillyanna having a baby with their friend wasn't that simple.
He immediately called and informed her about what happened. "The man you hooked up with has connections."
"I know. He works with a lot of people but I didn't know I'd actually find such trouble. Anyway, thanks for covering up my existence." Jillyanna stuffed another bag with her clothes.
"When are you planning to tell us? If they didn't come today, we'd never find out." There was sadness in his voice but Jillyanna didn't mind it.
"I was planning to tell you guys before leaving. How would I know that they'd come and ruin my surprise?"
"Surprise my ass! I know you'd never do that." Lucian chuckled and changed the subject. "Be careful around you. Make sure to always bring your phone no matter where you are."
"I know. I know. I'll be fine." Jillyanna answered to stop his nagging at her.
They talked for quite a while with safety precautions and health measure. Jillyanna made sure to take note of everything and bring the books with her.
Travis went back to work as usual but his priority was to find Jillyanna as soon as possible. He postponed all the meeting for upcoming projects until he found her.
The investigation about his auntie's daughter was going smoothly and the private investigator mentioned that they would be able to get all the result next week as the earliest. After all, they were investigating the background of more than a hundred of different women.
Travis had someone stationed at the cafe to see if Jillyanna would come and report to him. He also asked Brown to send someone and check the apartment for him.
He remembered the first address that Jillyanna left at the hotel and also asked someone to check over the place. He wasn't leaving any place unturned.
"Found her! Boss we found the car you describe and it matches the description and the plate number." a man wearing a white shirt and a baseball cap reported to Travis.
He immediately asked for the address and was stunned to know that it was the first address that he knew, the place that Diego said it was owned by Mr. Anton Xavier.
"Don't leave the house and wait for me. Don't let her go away." He ended the call and left his office immediately.
The employees were surprised when they saw their boss running anxiously along the hallway to the elevator door.
Meanwhile...
Jillyanna was on her way back to her house after talking to Jenny about the house and the plants when she saw someone lurking around her house.
She hid herself behind the bushes and observed the person. She saw him call someone and report his findings. Jillyanna kept her calm and waited for few more minutes.
The man approached her car and check the plate number. She didn't make any noise and walked around to an area where he couldn't spot her. She wanted to alarm her neighbors but she saw four cars coming making her stop with her actions.
"Holy crap!" she whispered a curse when she saw Travis came out of the car. And what was unexpected was the woman and the other man he was with.
She would never forget Savannah whom she fought with at the cemetery. The other man, whom she didn't know the name, was also with her during the night that they bumped at the pharmacy. He didn't come out of the car but she clearly saw him observing her from the side mirror of the car.
"They knew each other? What the hell? How did he figure out that I live here?" Jillyanna mumbled before walking back to Jenny's house while hiding herself using the bushes.
"Sis, why are you back?" Jenny asked upon seeing her.
"I saw some people who wanted to take me and marry someone by force. They aren't really bad guys but I don't want to marry anyone. Can you help me tell them that I left already?" Jillyanna plead to the young girl. She knew Travis won't lay a hand on the youth, that's why she wanted her to go to her place.
"I just need to let them know that you left, right?" Jenny clarified.
"Yes."
Jenny was running towards the house as if she was shocked to see someone trespassed the place.
"What are you doing here?" she asked with her hands on her hips.
"Do you know Jillyanna Madrid?" Travis asked directly at her. Jenny thought that the man in front of her was strikingly handsome and was a perfect match to Jillyanna but she didn't give in.
"I know her. However, she left this morning with her suitcases. I was entrusted to look after the house. Don't trespass here." She had her arms wide open as if it would keep them away.
"Do you perhaps know where she's going?" Travis asked without any hope at all. Jenny felt sorry for him but she didn't want to let Jillyanna down.
"She didn't tell me where she's going but she mentioned to me that she'll see Eiffel Tower soon. I think it's in France." she looked so innocent that they never doubt her answers.
Travis left immediately while giving orders to his men to see if Jillyanna really left for Paris.
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