Prologue

Third person’s point of view

“You know the drill, Sariel, you have to fvcking get in Maddox’s company and mess everything up,” Sariel’s uncle Finn barks at her.

Sariel was just nodding in response to his uncle's directions. She heaved a deep, long sigh.

Maddox is Ventura’s eldest son and currently serves as the CEO of Ventura’s company. Finn is unaware that Sariel and Maddox are already in romantic affection. He was so preoccupied that he didn't realize how often the two see each other.

Finn is enraged with Maddox because Maddox set him up by mixing Finn's products with fake stuff, causing Finn's client to cancel a huge deal in the past. Finn was almost bankrupt because news of him selling fake products reached other clients. Luckily, he was able to salvage his reputation, but he wasted a lot of money as a result.

As a form of revenge, Finn decided to steal the confidential data of Maddox's company, which he plans to have Sariel carry out. He is willing to risk his niece's life on this mission. Maddox would think that they are accomplices, and Finn doesn't care if something bad happens to Sariel. The fact that Finn is the adopted child of their parents means all he has in mind is to uphold his illegal business.

“This is the flashdrive that you’re going to use, if you want to seduce Maddox, then go for it, I don’t give a damn,” Finn spat again at Sariel’s face.

“But, what can I get after this?” Sariel asked her uncle.

Sariel hesitated. She wanted to defy his uncle's demands because she didn't want to hurt Maddox, but she had her own worries about her mother for the fact that Finn was holding them by their necks.

Considering that Sariel's father had previously objected to Finn's illegal actions, Finn didn’t hesitate to kill Sariel's father in front of her.

Yes, in front of her. His uncle doesn't have any sort of conscience.

Finn took everything from Sariel's family. Without the power to overrule her uncle, Sariel couldn't reclaim control of her family's properties. Finn had the support of illegal business partners, while on the other hand, Sariel was forced to obey her uncle's commands to avoid being evicted from their own home.

“We’ll see if you succeed in this mission that I’m giving you, but if you fail, both you and your mother will be dead meat,” Finn groaned with flared nostrils.

After that intense conversation, Finn looked sharply at the car ahead of him. They're tailing Maddox's parents' car because Finn's planning to ram into it until it crashes.

Finn will be sure to involve everyone related to Maddox because of his intense fit of anger.

“Damn, Ventura’s,” Finn murmurs under his breath.

Sariel felt a bit anxious. For the second time around, she will witness her uncle Finn's insolence as her father is killed right in front of her. Sariel held her breath as Finn stomped his car's pedal and drove at high speeds.

On the contrary, Maddox and his brother Marlowe were on the same page. When they heard about Finn's and Sariel's malicious plans from the device they had installed inside Finn's car, they took swift action, following both their parents' and Finn's cars.

‘But, what can I get after this?’

It was very clear to Maddox that it was Sariel's voice. He felt disgust as he drove promptly.

He felt betrayed by the woman he dearly loved. He thinks Sariel just used him, given that she was collaborating with her uncle Finn. He'll make her pay for it.

Maddox turned to his brother, Marlowe. "Where the fuck are you paying attention to, Lowe? Call mom and dad. The old hag is bumping our parents' car. Warn them!" he growls at Lowe.

“Damn, I'm on it. Just wait! " Marlowe frantically fished his phone in his pocket to call their parents.

Unfortunately, their mom and dad cannot be reached, and both of their phones are turned off. Given the fact that they don't like to use the phone while driving, “Fuck! Why does it have to strike right now? ” Marlowe scowled.

"What are we going to do now?" he asked his brother Maddox.

Maddox's jaw muscles twitched, gripping the steering wheel so hard that it was ready to break. Marlowe's hands clenched into fists, his knuckles turning white.

Maddox already had in mind that Finn would come back to him but he didn't think that it would involve his parents as well.

It is true that Maddox fabricated the products that Finn was meant to sell to an important client previously. He just did that because he discovered Finn was involved in illegal transactions and did not want the connection to develop further. Finn is rumored to take advantage of his connections to blackmail his business opponents. Maddox simply wants Finn's craziness to come to an end.

Maddox accelerated, but before he could catch Finn's car, it had already crashed into his parents' car. It made a powerful strike, and the car even flipped.

“Freaking Finnshole!”

Maddox's emotions were in disarray. He wanted to cry because of what Finn did to his parents, but his hatred became stronger as time passed.

Maddox and Marlowe promptly exited their car in order to get to their parents' car, which flipped on the road.

Maddox noticed Finn's car, which had been severely damaged in the crash with his parents' car, but it was still functioning. Maddox noticed blood gushing from Finn's head and enacted that Sariel was really next to him.

When Finn notices Maddox, he curses him and swiftly drags the car away. Maddox felt a strong hatred. He was ready to return to his car and follow Finn after, but Marlowe held out his arm.

"Help me call an ambulance! Bullshit! It was my phone that was on deadbat now, ha! "Lowe was annoyed. He could not determine what to do first.

When the ambulance arrived, the paramedics promptly attended to their parents. Their parents had blood all over their bodies.

"Damn! Lowe, call Kenzie to locate the old man's car. We're going to punish them for what they've done. This is not going to be tossed off," Maddox mutters as he clenches his teeth.

Maddox immediately rushed into the car and followed the ambulance, while Lowe was there inside the ambulance to accompany their parents.