Irresistible Boss Succumbing to Your Touch (Maria Anita) novel Chapter 557

Flavian’s POV

It was not time yet to pick up my little one, but I had this urge to go get her early. I missed her, and with everything that had been happening, I felt uneasy about her going to college, a place where I could not do much beyond leaving a patrol car at the entrance.

"What's wrong, big brother?" Lexie stood in front of me with her hands on her hips.

"Nothing, why?" I asked, raising my head. I was sitting in the living room with my face buried in my hands.

"Because you look tense and you're huffing." Lexie looked at me and sat down.

"It's all this stuff with Manu, Lexie, and her going to college at night. I won't lie, I'm really worried." I ended up confiding in my sister.

"We all are, but Manu is fine there. She has PH and the patrol car you left. But you seem more restless today than usual." Lexie quickly assessed me with the clarity of someone who knew me very well.

"Yeah, I am feeling restless." I reflected. "You know what, I'm going to pick her up early." I stood up decisively, and that's when my phone rang. "Detective Moreno."

"Flavian, this is Peter Hank, Manu's friend." That was it, I knew something had gone wrong!

"Where's Manu?" That was all I wanted to know.

"Flavian, I left her in the classroom to get us some snacks because she didn't want to leave the room." Peter Hank was nervous and speaking anxiously. "When I came back, I couldn't find her. Her stuff is here, but she's not. I've looked everywhere and can't find her. I even went into the women's bathroom. Flavian, something's wrong. I gathered her things, asked around, and nobody saw anything. I went to the administration, and they said she must be around here somewhere, but they wouldn't let me see the security cameras. I don't know what else to do."

"How long ago did you notice she was missing?" My head was spinning, I was freaking out, but I needed to try to stay calm to think and find Manu. In front of me, Lexie was already standing with her purse in one hand and my keys and wallet in the other, pushing me out of the apartment.

"About an hour." Peter Hank was in despair, I could tell.

"Damn it, PH, and you waited all this time to tell me!" I couldn't hold back and lost it, shouting into the phone like a madman. I felt the phone being taken from my hand.

"PH, it's Lexie. What happened?" While pushing me toward the elevator, my sister listened to the young man's explanations. "Wait for us at the entrance, we're on our way." Lexie hung up and handed me back my phone. "You made the poor guy cry!"

"Lexie, he lost Manu, damn it!" I exploded at my sister.

"Little brother, we're going to find her, but you need to stay calm." Lexie was right, but I felt my heart racing and I couldn't breathe, I started getting dizzy and lost my balance, slamming against the elevator wall for support. "Flavian, breathe! Look at me! Come on, inhale through your nose and exhale through your mouth, slowly, come on."

My sister was right. If I lost it, I wouldn't be able to find Manu. I needed to maintain control - to hell with staying calm - but I had to keep my grip on the situation. I took a deep breath, and by the time we reached the garage, I had regained command of my actions.

"Give me the keys. COME ON, LEXIE!" I shouted. She jumped back and stretched out her hand to give me the keys.

While driving toward the college, I called one of the police officers stationed outside using the car's Bluetooth system.

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