Never Judge

At first Cedric thought that the Tius were only a few minutes late, that was something he could excuse. But when those few minutes passed Cedric glanced at his wife, something wasn't right.

"Have someone pick them up." Adrianna said as she crossed her arms on her chest. "I don't know what's going on, but something is off. They would never dare offend people like you."

"That's true." Miguel said as he nodded in agreement. "The Tius seem like an overly conscious family. I doubt they would be late for a random reason."

Cedric nodded and glanced at Dave. His assistant quickly knew what he wanted done and left the room.

"I'll try giving them a call." Adrianna told her husband as she placed a hand on his shoulder and took her phone out.

Cedric could see as she dialed the number for Julia's brother and placed the phone on her ear.

"Jonathan!" Adrianna suddenly said as the person at the other end of the line finally picked up.

"No, no, I'm not looking for Julia. I'm actually looking for you and your parents." Cedric heard his wife tell Julia's brother.

"What do you mean you don't know where your parents are?" Adrianna asked Jonathan. "Didn't they tell you about lunch at Maharlika Hotel with us?" She asked.

"Well come over. Tell the person at the reception you're here for Mr. and Mrs. Reyes." Adrianna told the man at the other end of the call.

"Ask Jonathan where he is, I'll send people to meet him up." Cedric said as he nodded at Ian.

Ian quickly got up and stood at Cedric's side to get Jonathan's location.

"He is at Elisia Malls. He's on his way to the lobby." Adrianna told her husband.

"Get men to guard him, I have a bad feeling about this and I want you to make sure that Jonthan is safe." Cedric instructed Ian who nodded and took out his phone to make a few calls.

"Jonathan, my husband is sending people over to escort you to the entrance then to Maharlika hotel." Adrianna instructed. "If people approach you, make sure to ask them who sent them. They have to say Mr. Reyes. Then ask where they are taking you. If they tell you anything other than what I said, run."

"Do you think someone took the Tius?" Miguel asked Cedic as he gave his friend a worried look.

"I'm not sure, but we should find out soon." Cedric said with a nod as he watched his wife listen to Jonathan as he repeated her instructions.

"Oh, there is someone there to pick you up already?" Adrianna asked the man on the phone.

At the same time, Ian returned to the room and nodded at Cedric.

"You've sent people to fetch him?" Cedric asked.

"I sent John. I didn't think you wanted to risk anything going wrong." Ian told Cedric.

"Good." Cedric said as he listened in on his wife's conversation once more.

"What did they say?" Adrianna asked with a worried look on her face.

"Jonathan, run!" Adrianna shouted as she looked at Cedric. "He's at the food court, they said he was going to be taken home."

"Ian!" Cedric ordered as he looked at his assistant.

Ian was two steps ahead and was already calling the team, giving them instructions on where to go and what to expect.

"Tell him our people are on the way, where is he now?" Cedric asked Adrinna.

"Jonathan, I need you to tell me where you are so that our people can get to you." Adrianna said.

She was silent for a while as she waited for Jonathan's response.

"Kid's section, he's in one of the shops with multiple entrances, he's trying to lose them." Adrianna told Cedric and Ian.

Ian simply nodded and relayed Adrianna's update to the team.

"Tell him to keep moving, our people will find him." Cedric told Adrianna, who nodded in response as she returned her attention to Jonathan.

"Jonathan, keep moving, don't let them catch you." Adrianna said as calmly as she could. "Our men are on their way, you just need to stay out of their reach till our people can get to you. Okay?" Adrianna asked.

"Sir." Dave said as he entered the room.

"Did you find Julia's parents?" Cedric asked.

"They are in their house, but the Tiu residence is surrounded by armed guards. Some of our men tried to say they were bringing a gift to the Tius, but the people guarding them wouldn't let them out." Dave informed Cedric.

Cedric closed his eyes as he thought long and hard about who could be doing this.

There were only a few people that knew about Julia and Julia's disappearance. The timing too was quite interesting. It seemed that they did something to alert the other party that they were taking action.

"Help Adrianna with whatever she needs." Cedric ordered Dave as he got up and stepped outside.

He checked it the room next door was occupied, when he found it to be empty, he gestured to his bodyguards that he would be inside.

His security detail quickly adjusted, making sure that no one would be able to get into the next room.

Cedric took out his phone and dialed Ace's number.

"Yes cousin?" Ace asked in a sleepy tone. "What do you need at six in the morning?"

"Connect me to the head of the Esteves Group, it's about time we spoke." Cedric said in a harsh tone.

"Are you sure about this Ced?" Ace asked as Cedric could hear his cousin moving in the background. "You do know that we don't really stand that much of a chance against them. They are an international group. We're just us."

"Trust me on this, Ace." Cedric told his cousin. "I have something that they want, and they will do what we ask." He insisted.

"Alright, I'll tell them to give you a call." Ace told Cedric. "No guarantee how long this will take."

"Just tell them I want to talk." Cedric said as he dropped the phone on his cousin.

As Cedric dropped the call, Ian entered the room with a smile on his face.

"Our men got Jonathan out of there. He's with John now on the way here. John will bring him up." Ian said with a nod.

"Finally some good news.." Cedric said as he sighed a breath of relief and exited the room.