Stay with me

Chapter 74 - One for all and all for one!

As soon as Defnе crossed the threshold of the office, Omer, casting a gaze at her, frowned and asked anxiously:

- What happened?

She took the whimpering Emine Diana from his arms and hurried to the nursery.

- Later, - she answered. - First I will feed the baby, and then I will tell you everything.

He didn't insist. Silently he paced the cramped space of the nursery and looked anxiously at Defne's aloof face. She was feeding the daughter, but her thoughts were somewhere far away. And these thoughts were completely bleak.

When Emine let go of the nipple and groaned demanding, Defne mechanically put her to her other breast. Omer stopped beside her, lifted his wife's face by the chin, and, looking into her eyes, asked:

- Defne, is it that bad? She nodded silently. - You're scaring me.

"Please," Defne asked hoarsely. - Let me feed Emine. And then we will go down to Sapphire and I will tell you everything.

Omer sighed and obeyed.

***

The white ferry smoothly plowed the dark turquoise waves of the Sea of Marmara. Two young girls and a guy stood by the handrails and looked at the receding coast of Istanbul. It drowned in a translucent haze and became more and more ghostly.

Mert took his phone out of his pocket, looked probingly at the girls, and said:

- We need to write to our relatives.

The girls followed him and pulled out their phones. Esra gripped the smooth, thin rectangle in her hand and turned to her friends:

- We will send messages now and turn off the phones. We can be tracked by a signal, but I do not want to be found earlier than this one ... - her voice broke, but she immediately pulled herself together, - before Kadir Shishmaz leaves Istanbul.

- And how do you know that he left? Banu asked.

Esra stubbornly raised her eyebrows on the bridge of her nose and replied:

- I will. It will become easier to breathe.

They parted in different directions and tapped their fingers on the phone screens.

"Grandma, just don't worry. You must not. You have sugar and blood pressure. I'm alright. I'm safe. But while this man, my father, is in Istanbul, I cannot live at home. Don't worry about me. I'll be back as soon as he leaves. "

"Laura, just don't be angry with me. I cannot do otherwise. Esra needs help and I cannot leave her alone. I promise I'll be careful and won't lose my head. Love you!"

"Mom, don't worry about me. Esra is in trouble, and I have to help her. I'm a man. "

Messages went on the air.

They pressed buttons on the side of the phones and the screens went out.

Iplikci went down to Sapphire. Defne automatically noted that the secretary's desk was empty. Wondering where Esra could have gone, she went into her office. Omer, with the baby in his arms, followed her. In the study, having settled Emine in a portable basket, he turned to his wife.

- Tell me, - ordered.

Defne took a deep breath and, in a dispassionate voice, recounted everything that had happened here earlier.

- He wants a million dollars. Otherwise, he will take Esra, - she finished her story.

The mask of aloofness cracked and shattered into pieces. Lively emotions distorted her face. Defne covered it with her hands and her shoulders trembled. Omer immediately came to her side and hugged her.