Ivan froze in place. What was he hearing? "Natalie?" He called in fear. Being a don, and a mafia, her words reminded him of only one thing.He quickly stood up from where he was sitting, ignoring his grandmother's annoyed look and her shouting."Ivan! Don't you dare leave this place!" She shouted. She felt nauseous the moment she heard Natalie's name.Ivan ignored her. "What are you people doing?" He asked in a cold voice. Was Natalie being tortured?Natalie, on the other hand, froze when she heard Ivan's voice. So, was it him that they were calling?"Nooo!" She shouted in fear. "Don't listen to them... I will be fine."Now she fully understood why she was there. There was only one thing that these people would want from her, and that was Gello.Even though she was feeling some loss about not having it, she still felt a little at peace when it was with Ivan.But to think that her kidnappers would kidnap her and try forcing Ivan to hand it over..."Shut up!" The man holding a knife said
She sat up in shock. But seeing the men in the room also look at each other in confusion, she began to have hope.Maybe someone had actually come to help her out? Maybe the police had finally located her?"What happened?" The first man asked the other as he peeped through the window. And the other shrugged his shoulders in fear.Just then, there came a loud bang at the door and it broke. Several men dressed in black poured into the room.Natalie trembled again. She always had a bad feeling about those men dressed in black. In most cases, they were the enemy!However, she sighed in relief when they quickly captured the two men who were trying to escape.And when she turned her eyes at the door once again, she froze to see Ivan standing there."Ivan?" She called in a whisper. She thought that she was actually hallucinating. Did he personally come to rescue her?Ivan ran towards her in fear. "Natalie... How are you feeling?" He asked as he untied her.His face turned extra dark when he sa
"Are you okay?" Ivan asked and hurriedly helped her back to a sleeping position. He was scared that she would be hurt.Natalie looked confused for a few seconds, and she looked at Ivan as though he was not even there. What the hell happened to her?Ivan trembled. "Are you feeling unwell anywhere? I will call the doctor," he said and made as if to stand up.And it was then that Natalie returned to her senses. "Ivan?" She called in shock. "You are here? I am fine."Ivan looked at her, and it was only when she smiled at him that he relaxed. "You scared me! Were you having a nightmare?"Natalie froze at the question. Could she have talked out aloud for him to hear?She was also confused by her dream. She would not know how to explain to him if he began questioning her about it."I am scared..." She said with a spoiled look on her face and extended her hands to him. "Can I get a hug?"Ivan nodded immediately. He could not turn her down, no matter how much he wanted. He moved closer to her a
Ivan shrugged. "I don't know. Maybe you should open it and check," he said with a calm expression.Natalie was a bit apprehensive. "Where did it come from?" She asked. She hoped that it was some good news.Ivan cleared his throat. "Trevor found it delivered at your place when he went looking for you yesterday," he lied with a straight face.Natalie nodded. She was praying that it was some work invitation or something.She slowly opened the envelope and took out a document. And she creased her brows when she was told that it was a contract.What? Her eyes opened wide in shock. It was a contract that had been personally sent to her by the president of Sparklight Entertainment. Hadn't they fired her before? What happened until she was called back?"It is a contract for me to go back to Sparklight," she said happily. She could not believe that that was happening."Is it?" Ivan asked happily. If she was happy, he was also going to be happy."Yes! Yes! The president himself invited me back.
Trevor felt even worse that she was not aware of the efforts that his boss had made yesterday.He could still remember the look of isolation, of distance and dejection that was on his face as he left in the morning.Ivan had sat on the rooftop the whole night. He had not even found shelter when he was rained on in fear that Natalie would come and not find him.He kept looking at his watch and tried calling Natalie's number, but she could not be reached.That was something that Ivan would never have done before. This had proved to Trevor just how much this girl meant to the boss.And even though he knew that he did not have any right, he still wanted to lecture her a little. He would not forgive her if she hurt his boss again."You did not know that he was going to confess to you?" Trevor asked in confusion. "My poor boss waited the whole night in the rain for you to show up!"Natalie's eyes widened even more in shock. "He did?" She asked. Everything was just too confusing. Wasn't he ju
Riwel sighed and snatched the phone from Scott. At times, Scott was always very poor at explaining things."Sweetie, we could not stay in the country after we were released. It is not safe... We..." He began to speak.Natalie sighed. " Dad? Is that you? You people left without me? No one loves me anymore!"Riwel tensed up. " No darling! You know that is not true. That child... Carl, he assured us that you were safe. We did not have time. He said something about someone supporting us. He said that you are safe. Is that true?"Natalie froze for a second and threw a look at Ivan. "Yes dad, I am really safe. I was just worried...""We are good too, my baby," Riwel sighed in relief. "That person bought us a bigger house here. How good it would have been if you were here! If you find time, come and find us, okay?"Natalie sighed. She could not help but know that that good Samaritan they were talking with was Ivan. How would they react if they found out the truth?"Dad, are you not planning t
He made as if to stand up and looked away from her. "Don't listen to what Trevor says," he said.Natalie was scared that she might have angered him. She held onto his sleeve immediately.And Ivan could not help but sigh. He looked back at her, his expression a little calmer. "Natalie...""I was just worried when I heard that. I am really sorry," she apologized.Ivan took a seat and held her little hand in his. " Natalie... If you really want to apologize, do you think you can make up for it?" He asked.A line of sweat formed on his head, and he looked way more tensed. But he did not look away from her. He looked into her eyes and waited for her answer.Natalie was confused by his question. She looked at him keenly. "Make up for it, how?" She asked.And she widened her eyes when the man dipped his hands in his pockets and took out a small golden box.With trembling hand, he extended it towards Natalie. "This is what I wanted to give you yesterday..."Natalie froze. She did not need to a
When Ivan appeared at the company, it was around three in the evening. It had been a few days since he had been seen there and a few people had already begun slugging.Some of the employees had already begun packing their stuff yet they still had a full hour before the end of work.When the first person saw him, he hurriedly informed the others. And the environment became silent all of a sudden."He seems to be in a very bad mood. I don't know where he has been the last few days," one of them said.The others nodded in fear. "We might never be able to leave the office today. Who the hell angered him at such a time?"While they were still whispering amongst themselves, they saw Daris, walking towards the office with a cup of tea.The employees looked at her with envy. She must have heard that the boss was back and rushed over to please him.Everyone in the company knew that President Dione treated Daris exceptionally well. She was the human recourse manager of the company, and had a sli
Black and Ivan looked at each other before turning to Natalie. Ivan cleared his throat. “Honey, I recently found out that Black wasn't the person that killed my family. It was June and her accomplices!“Five years ago, Black really did have intentions of killing Ivan and the whole of his family. But his first aim was Ivan, and that was the reason why he sent Natalie to kill him. His family, back in the country, were out for a night. Black was prepared to attack, because Ivan was away and he would not be there to protect them. But an hour earlier, he received information that they were already killed.After gathering information, Ivan had recently realized that June was behind everything. Despite being around and pretending to be a naive and innocent girl, she had caused more havoc.She had killed, thinking that the company belonged to Ivan's dad. To her shock, it was Ivan who owned it. So she lost. She was not able to put her hands on the company.Luckily, she was now behind doors. I
The old lady chuckled. “I was so stupid! How could I not differentiate between someone with a good heart like you from those full of bad intentions? Instead of protecting him, I exposed all of us to danger. Please forgive me…”Natalie, who had never had any experience of an elderly person apologizing, did not know what she was supposed to say. She pursed her lips in fear.The old lady sighed. “I am not saying all this because you saved my life. I just think I was too blind in the past not to see the good in you. Please, take good care of my grandson, and my great grandchildren!“Natalie was just so shocked. She had not expected that things would be this easy after so much struggle. That meant that the old lady was blessing her marriage with Ivan, right?She lifted her eyes to look at Ivan, and seeing the broad smile on his face, Natalie relaxed. Everything was fine. They were finally going to be together without any difficulties.Ivan winked at her, and Natalie could not help but roll
The doctor sighed with disappointment. “You don't know it? That thing that healed you!“ He was not sure if the girl was just pretending or she really knew nothing about it.Natalie shook her head. “Wait… I think I was wounded! What happened? What is that Gello you are talking about?“ She asked.The doctor sighed. “When you were brought here, we all thought you were going to die! You had wounds, you had lost a lot of blood and you were almost losing your child. But… that thing they gave you… it healed you in less than ten minutes…”Even though Natalie was pretending not to know anything about Gello, she was shocked to hear that she was healed like that. “Doctor, are you sure about what you are talking about?“ “Yes… it happened… He just wrapped it around your hand…” The doctor had begun speaking when the door was pulled open and two men walked in. Trevor went directly to the doctor and held his hand. “Doctor, would you mind us having a small talk?“ He asked while pulling him out, not
Natalie froze up. She waited for the excruciating pain, then maybe, death. She had been so sure that June had shot her straight in the chest. She would be dead in just a few seconds.However, after a few seconds, nothing happened. She did not get any pain either. Confused, she opened her eyes.“Natalie…” Someone called her. All she could hear and see were the movements of people here and there.But her eyes caught one person who was running towards her direction. “Natalie… are you okay?“ Ivan asked as he pulled her into his arms.Due to the pressure he applied, Natalie winced in pain. Her body was covered in several wounds due to the torture that these people had inflicted on her. She saw June lying on the ground, her gun some distance away from her.“You are hurt! Quickly, call an ambulance!“ Ivan ordered as he tried to untie her. Trevor and a few other men were checking up on the old lady.“Ivan… you came…” Natalie said in shock. She had not expected him to be back that quickly. But
Carter opened his eyes when he heard Natalie's voice. “Mommy…” he called between cries as he struggled. His mommy was finally there to save him.Natalie hurriedly untied him and pulled him into his hands. “You are fine now…”“Mommy…. Save great grandma. She is in the backyard. Auntie June has a gun…” Carter said the moment he remembered what had happened.Natalie shook. “It's okay,” she said and carried Carter to the room where she had locked Melan. “She will protect you,” Natalie whispered to Carter.She handed Carter to Melan. “Melan, don't open the door until I come back. Don't make any noise,” she said while trembling.“Sister… will you be safe?“ Melan asked in fear. Natalie hurriedly nodded and locked the door behind her, leaving.She ran upstairs to Ivan's room and took out her phone. Luckily, Ivan hurriedly picked him up when she called him.“Natalie…” Ivan called. “Did something happen? I am done here. I am taking the plane soon…”“Ivan… hurry up! Grandma is in danger!“ Natal
When Black came back to the room, Natalie wanted to keep her distance from him. If this man could send his wife away without blinking, what was he not capable of?Black sighed seeing her action. “Daughter, I sent her away to make up for what we caused you to go through in the past,” he spoke up. “Please, forgive me…”Still, Natalie could not fully understand if the man had changed or he was just pretending. “Why did you bring me back?“ She asked at last. She wanted to end things as fast as possible. She wanted to go back to Ivan and Carter.Black took a seat beside her. “I heard about your break up with Ivan… that man has wronged you. I am your father. I had to come for you. I will help you carry out revenge if you want to…”Natalie pretended to be really heartbroken. “But… why are you two fighting?“ She asked. She was still mad that the man had pretended that the break up had nothing to do with him.Black was silent for a while. “ We were fighting in the past, not anymore. I won't li
…Natalie's eyes widened when she woke up on an unfamiliar bed, her mind finally connecting the dots. The room she found herself in was lavish and spacious, a real contrast to the small, cramped space she had been forced to inhabit in the past in this house. The memories of the mistreatment she endured flooded her mind, making her feel annoyed and anger about those two people that called themselves parents.She moved, and her body ached. She could not help but wince in pain. She had expected to be taken away by Black, but the fact that they had sedated her before bringing her here spoke volumes about their intentions. It was as if they didn't even want to give her the chance to fight back or escape.Her thoughts were interrupted as the door was pushed open, and a woman around forty years old stepped inside the room. The woman's eyes widened in disbelief as they landed on Natalie, and she let out a horrified scream."Aaaah!" the woman shrieked, her hands flying to her mouth as if to st
Natalie tried to sit up, her concern immediately shifting to the boy who had accidentally knocked her off her feet. "The boy who just knocked me off... Is he okay?" she asked, showing her compassionate nature even in her own moment of distress.Ivan scanned the crowd and locked eyes with the worried boy. He noticed the blood on the boy's hand and pursed his lips. "Someone check up on the boy," he instructed, and the people around quickly rushed to help him.Still feeling disoriented, Natalie held onto Ivan's hand. "Can you help me up?" she asked, her voice trembling slightly."Of course," Ivan replied hurriedly, carefully assisting her to her feet. He guided her away from the gathering crowd and led her towards the car, where they could have some privacy.As they distanced themselves from the scene, Ivan noticed Natalie's expression changing. Her eyes turned red, and sadness enveloped her face. He gently helped her into the car, his heart aching for her."Are you feeling hurt anywhere?
Ivan woke up with Natalie in his hands, a broad smile appearing on his face as he looked at her sleeping face. He brought his hands to her face and gently caressed her, feeling the sense of peace that he had missed for days.Natalie's eyes fluttered when something kept moving on her face. Slowly, she opened her eyes and met a man's warm gaze. She snuggled closer to him, a smile on her face. "Good morning, beast," she greeted him jokingly.Ivan smiled and pinched her nose. "You look so happy today. Did that mean that I satisfied you well last night?" He joked back.Natalie buried her face into his chest to hide away her embarrassment. "Can't you just talk like a normal person?" She asked and pinched his waist playfully.Ivan hurriedly held her hand. "Stop messing around unless you want to awaken the beast again," he said, and kissed her lips lovingly.Natalie smiled, her cheeks flushed. She seemed to have thought of something and sat up. "Um... Black will be taking me today, right?" She