Adrian's POV:

"ADRIAN!"

My neck snapped immediately to the sound of Mum's voice calling out to me frantically when I've just took a step outside the automated glass doors.

"Mum!" Wasting no time at all, she dragged me by my arm tightly, pulling me along with her to a corner.

"Adrian, y-you have to read t-this now! I tried to call you b-but your phone was on flight mode." She said with trembling voice as tears threatened to fall from her face. No...don't tell me something happened to Ryan...

Unfolding the piece of paper quickly, my eyes scanned through the letter swiftly as my heart thumped against my chest in a frantic mess as I took in every word. This can't be true. Ryan will never do such a thing to me. He knows how much I love him and I know how much he loves me back. He couldn't have written this. I don't believe it...I don't believe this at all!

"What does he mean by this, Mum?!"

"I don't know! I went to check on him in the office only to find the company in a mess. I went to your house to check and his room is chaotic. His passport is even gone!"

This can't be happening...that can't be true at all...I refuse to believe in such rubbish!

"I'm going home Mum. I don't believe that Ryan will do this. There must be a misunderstanding."

"Let's hurry then." Something is not right. I don't believe that it's written by Ryan. What does he mean by if being with me was really the best for him? Does he really feel that way? I can't believe that. Before I even left for this trip, he even said that he'll be waiting for me to come back home with those sincere, non-lying eyes of his.

Please, Ryan. You don't mean this right? You didn't write this letter, right? Right?! Answer me! Wherever you are, just give me an answer! Any will do! Please! I beg you Ryan!

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Upon reaching home, I threw my luggage down in the living room hurriedly before dashing up to Ryan's room to see it in a huge mess. Going to his drawer of valuables, other than his passport, nothing else is missing. His stacks of bundled up cash were all untouched, along with his watches which I've given to his for his previous few birthdays.

If he was to travel abroad for an unknown period of time, why is it did he not bring any money with him? I know that he has a credit card but he knows that not all countries uses them. This is so frustrating! There are many questions I want to ask him yet he's nowhere to be found! With all my questions unanswered, I can't help but feel uneasy about this situation.

"Mum, can you call my Dad? There's something not right. I want to confirm with him something." Nodding quickly, she dialed for him instantly, letting a sigh of relief when the call got through before handing her phone to me to answer.

"Dad?"

"What do you want, Adrian?" He questioned gruffly, obviously annoyed.

"Dad, do you know about Ryan?" He paused for a while before replying nonchalantly.

"That he went abroad? Yes. What about it?"

"Where did he go to? Why didn't he inform me or Trish? Tell me everything you know, Dad!"

"No idea. He never tell me much also. I only received a call from him saying that he wanted to take a long break away from the busy life as he felt too pressurised from the workload. He said not to inform you or Trish in case you two stops him from leaving. That's all I know."

"You could have asked him to leave just hours before I come back at least! Don't you care that the company is in a mess?!" I mean, he's always saying company first but this time, he didn't care about it and just let Ryan go like this?! That's not him at all!

"So? You'll clear it up anyway. I'll talk to you when I come back in 3 days time. Don't disturb me when I'm enjoying my cruise, brat."

"But-" Fucking asshole! He actually hanged up on me with no proper explanation! Now I have to wait three days for him just to give me an explanation?! Arghhhh!

Sprinting downstairs immediately, I grabbed the nearest thing I can find, which is Dad's antique vase, and threw it against the wall in fury, causing it to smash into bits and tiny pieces. It's all his fault! If he didn't send me overseas so abruptly for the damn meeting with those pigs, Ryan would have still be by my side and not fucking missing! Damn him! Damn it! I hate this! I fucking hate this! I'll make him pay...I'll fucking make him pay for this!

"Adrian, calm down. What did your dad say?" Mum wrapped her arms around me tightly as she tried to calm me down even though she's shaking in fear for Ryan.

"He said that Ryan is gone because of the pressure from work. He hung up before I can ask him anything else. I hate him, Mum. I really hate him! It's all his fault that this happened!" Unable to control my rage and self-loathe for being unable to protect Ryan, my walls crumbled like an avalanche as my tears flowed down my cheeks like a waterfall.

Where did you go, Ryan? Where? Where are you my love?

A bit repetitive and boring but ya...but I promise that the next chapter won't be as boring as this. Pardon me.