Page 84 of Billionaire’s Promise

I chuckled awkwardly. “Well, let’s just say I’m not as innocent as you all think I am. I’ve crossed paths with him.” I had a past that I wasn’t proud of. A past that I had never really shared with anyone. Not even my family.

“You knew the boss?” Dave kept surprising me with his ability to ask straight to the point questions. Language was no barrier to him.

“Yes,” I thought about not saying his name, but what was the harm. “Dannie Wu.”

We stared at each other without saying another word for what felt like a very long minute.

“Dannie. Wu. Dan. Tin.” He spat out each word slowly.

“You know him?”

It was subtle but I knew that both his breathing and heart rate were racing. That was the perk of being a doctor. I could tell these things.

“Mack Ander was Dannie’s guy?” He answered my question with another question.

“I don’t know if Mack still works for Dannie. But based on the fact that he asked me for money a few days ago, I am going to say no. At this very moment, he probably isn’t working for Dannie.”

“Dr. Bennet,” Dave cleared his throat. “I make big mistake.”

“How so?”

“Mack. Dannie. Dangerous.”

“You didn’t know. You did all that to protect me.” I cut in. I knew why Kai took Mack. That was no excuse for kidnapping someone. However, I wanted to reserve the shouting and lecturing for Kai. For when I see Kai face to face. “Listen. At this moment, we don’t know if Kai is missing. Maybe his phone is on an airplane mode.”

“His plane land last night.” Dave interrupted me for the first time. His face was growing more impatient by the second.

“Please, let me finish. Kai might not be able to contact us for whatever reason. Like you said to me, Jenny and Lucy were taken. So, for all we know, he was on his way to help them. If we find one of them, we’ll find them all.”

“I think we take Mack. Dannie take Mr. Li.”

“I don’t think Dannie would do that.”

“Dannie does take people.” Dave protested.

“I didn’t say he wouldn’t do such a thing as kidnapping.” Dave’s face changed, “calm down Dave. I don’t think Dannie was stupid enough to take someone like Kai. One, I don’t think Dannie cares about Mack enough to kidnap someone like Kai just for fun and revenge. Two, Dannie hates hassle. And kidnapping a high-profile crich asshole like Kai would definitely give him a huge headache. So, I can say that Dannie had nothing to do with that.”

To be honest, I was only speculating. I had no idea what Dannie would or wouldn’t do. Saying all that made me feel better. I only hoped that Dave bought into it.

“This is good news.”

“Well, I suppose.” I gave an awkward, small laugh. “But I cannot guarantee that Dannie won't hurt Kai in the future. He sees that as a fun way to pass time. And Kai kidnapping Mack has probably put a target on his back.”

That I knew for sure. Let’s just say that Dannie was an eye for an eye kind of person. If you ever wronged him, he would make sure that you paid for it. That thought sent a shiver down my spine. I hadn’t thought about Dannie in a long time. Not properly. When Mack showed up, I tried with all my might not to go there.

“Dr. Bennet.” Dave’s already very serious face changed. I didn’t know that his face had another dimension worse than what it already was. This was a someone died face. I stared at him blankly. I couldn’t find any words to say to him.

“Yes, Dave.”

“Forgive me.”

“What’s wrong?”

“I must leave you and go find my boss.”

“Can you take me with you?”

“No. I cannot.” His voice was stern. It had an authoritative tone to it.