OMG!!! My Crippled Husband is a Hot, Powerful CEO-Chapter 193 – You just wait

Six hours had passed since Joanna was taken. Time was ticking, and very soon, they wouldn’t know her location once the seventy-two hours elapsed.

The person sending the messages claimed to be Logan, but Alex found each word detached from the brother he grew up with, so this time, he responded.

’You claim to be ready to give me the terms of getting my wife back, but how do I know that you are indeed Logan? It could be anybody just using his image.’

It took a while before he got a response. ’How do you want me to prove it?’

’A video call won’t be bad,’ Alex replied.

There wasn’t a response, but a video shone on his phone. It was Logan walking on the beach. "Alex, how are you?"

Alex’s teeth gritted together, but he could still not believe it, sensing something off. "How do I know it isn’t an AI?" He asked. Logan smiled and asked him,

"How do you want me to prove it to you? Alex’s focus remained on the background of the video. There were bodyguards around, and Logan was walking leisurely.

"Take the gun from one of those bodyguards, the one at the far end."

Logan looked around curiously and responded, "You don’t get to order me around."

Alex’s suspicions were clearing up. "I knew it. It’s some kind of AI video, but where is my wife?" He was beginning to get worried, regretting not having thought about this before making the trade. What if Logan’s voice was only generated with an AI tool or something?

"Joan isn’t up yet. She’s still unconscious, so if you want to see her, then you have to wait until she wakes up."

Alex stared at Aiden to confirm if the tracker was still on, and it was only after getting a nod that he relaxed.

The only thing to do now was to buy time as he was determined to not make any decisions until he spoke to Joan, and by then, he hoped to know exactly who was behind everything.

"You are not Logan, and even if Joan is sleeping, I want an image of her."

He missed his wife and wanted to be sure she wasn’t being abused or anything of that sort.

"Okay, I will get to my bedroom and send you a picture of her," Logan said. Alex was disheartened. "Your what?"

He knew Logan always wanted to get back at him, but to keep Joan in his bedroom was not sitting well with Alex.

"I said in my bedroom. Just you wait. I’m gonna make her divorce you," he said seriously. Alex wanted to react, but Violet quickly wrapped her arms around him from the back and spoke.

"You must be thinking Alex cares about Joan, but he doesn’t. All he cares about is the baby. Like I texted before, Alex is mine now, and Joan knows it. That baby is equally your nephew or niece, so please take good care of him or her." ƒreewebɳovel.com

Everyone observed the change in Logan’s expression as he seethed.

"You just wait, Violet. After dumping me, you went for your rival’s man after pretending to be her friend."

Aiden was seething but decided to play along due to how Violet’s words affected Logan.

The confusion in Logan’s face was evident as he couldn’t tell which of the two women he indeed wanted, especially when he felt so jealous to see Violet with Alex.

"Well, she never loved Alex. Everything was just a contract. Why do you think she was so eager to come see you? Think, Logan."

A frown squeezed Logan’s face, and he abruptly ended the call. Violet pulled away from Alex and asked him, "What do we do now?"

Alex thought carefully and declared, "He would be thinking of a way to come for you or most probably do a swap, but this time, we have to get someone in there since there are victims. 3E, how many victims do we have there?" Alex asked. The hacker was at a loss. "I can’t tell precisely."

"Then we have to go on a rescue mission," Alex suggested thoughtfully, Aiden pointed out.

"A direct attack would endanger your wife." Alex nodded, "that is true, but I have a plan. Let’s meet Dario at the club."

"And me?" Violet asked. Alex stared at her. "I think you should stay with the hacker. I will send food. You can sleep in my office when you are tired. It’s very comfortable, but we shall be back soon."

Alex never liked such clubs, but this time, he pretended to enjoy it so he won’t be recognized. They had to disguise themselves until Dario arrived with Nancy. Seeing Alex, she was excited.

"It’s a pleasure to see you in person, Sa..."

"Alex," Alex’s voice rang over the music. Nancy nodded and got to business. "Dario informed me about the way in, so don’t worry. I can endure anything and will do anything to get her out."

"There might be restrictions," Alex hinted, being certain that the maids would not be allowed to make contact with the outside world but Nancy quickly came up with another plan.

"Then we have to set a day for the rescue and work with it," she suggested. Alex was stunned. Wasn’t she around fifteen or sixteen? Her level of maturity was just remarkable.

"Great. Do whatever you can to survive," Alex advised her, like he did to Joan, Dario informed him. "I’m going with her and won’t be in contact. As from today, I will join Logan’s team and show them the depth of my loyalty."

Alex nodded. "Understood."

Aiden was about to say something when the auction began. Dario pushed Nancy forward. "She’s for sale."

As the bid started, he had a chat with the bodyguards before the curtains were drawn. Alex knew he wouldn’t see them again until everything was over, but for as long as he had his men in there to protect Joan, they could attack directly.

Alex returned home with Aiden and Violet, leaving 3E to upgrade their server because it was going to take a lot of time.

A day passed like the wind before they received a message from Logan. A video.

"Alex, you either confess to being Salvatore and turn yourself in to the cops or you divorce your wife. Oh, sorry. She made the decision for you," Logan said. Alex’s eyes were only glued on Joan before Logan let out his final words...