𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈𝐟 𝐖𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐈𝐧 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞

CHAPTER 36: RYAN

"she what?" I gritted out which made Isabelle step back.

"She came here to talk to you." Isabelle said as she swallowed

"Where the hell is she then?"

"She was trying to find you-"

"Why did you let her go on her own?"

"I-im sorry, sir-"

I walked away before Isabelle could apologize.

This is what you get when you leave her without answering properly.

I couldn't answer properly. If I did, I had to tell her the truth. And she will hate me.

So you decided to ignore her. She still hates you.

She doesn't hate me. She's hurt.

I looked around the banquet trying to find Rose. Even in a big crowd, I can easily spot her but when I couldn't, an ache started forming in my chest.

"Where are you?" I muttered as I took out my phone.

Several texts and missed calls from Rose.

Shit.

I clicked on the recent voicemail of hers and placed the phone by my ear.

"Ryan, please pick up your phone. I need to tell you something. Please."

Tell me what? What the hell was so important that she had to come here?

I tried calling her back but she didn't answer. I started looking around again then my phone rang.

I quickly took it out only to see Finn's ID.

I picked it up.

"What?"

"Did you meet Rose?" Finn said over the phone

"How do you know she's here?"

He didn't answer.

"Finn. How do you know she's here?"

"Um, she made me tell her the location of where you are."

I clutched my phone tighter "and you did?"

"She sounded worried-"

"Finn, there's a reason, I didn't tell her where I am."

"Okay, what the hell is that reason?"

I sighed "John is Jack's murderer."

The line fell silent before Finn muttered "that fucking bastard."

John.

John was here.

I came here to confront John.

Fear grew inside me as I looked around the crowd to find John but didn't find him.

"Finn, I need to go. Rose's in trouble." I hung up before Finn could question me.

I ran towards the entrance of the banquet to talk to the security guard.

"Mr Hartford-"

"My wife. She came here. Did she leave?" I asked, pushing aside all the formalities.

"Y-yes."

"With who?"

"Um, I think Mr John."

The security guard swallowed as I glared at him "did you ask for me when he was taking her?"

He shook his head "he said you had allowed her and Ms Rose agreed."

I didn't waste my time beating the shit out of him- as much as I wanted to- I walked out of the entrance to go to my car but stopped when I spotted Rose's car.

I rushed to her car to find her door unlocked. I opened it to find her car keys and phone

"Shit"

I shut the door of her car and took out my phone to call Finn.

As soon as he picked up, I said "track down John. If he lays a finger on my wife, I will fucking kill him."