Chapter 72

Joel's POV I was in the conference room when my phone started to ring. I checked the caller's ID to see it was Celina calling but I ignored it. The phone continued to ring and I had to silence the ringtone. John finally stopped calling and after 5 minutes, Tricia started to call. I was wondering what she was calling for so I excused myself out of the hall to pick up the call because I felt something was off. I accepted the call and placed it in my ears "Darling I'm in an important_" "Joel the kids are missing." She sobbed loudly on the phone as she managed to get the words out of her mouth. A cold chill ran down my spine as I heard the words Tricia spat out. "What do you mean by the kids are missing?" " I left them at Celina's and just this morning when I called her, she said someone already picked them up saying I sent him too. Joel I didn't send anyone to pick up the kids" Tricia was choking up on her words. I knew she was crying and scared. I hung up on the call instantly and