After a while, Max finally managed to seize the weapon. After installing the safety lever and pocketing the gun, he helped Mia hold the hand that tried to rebel.
“Let go! You are a coward!" the vicious woman snapped. Although she was already helpless, the look in her eyes seemed ready to tear anyone who stood in her way.
“Gaby, quickly call the police and an ambulance!” Max exclaimed, snapping his wife out of the shock.
After blinking, Gabriella reached for the cellphone lying on the table. With trembling hands, she dialed the emergency number.
While the woman was doing her job, Sharp Knife rushed in with his men. After sighing heavily, he swung his index finger. Without needing any clear command, two people rushed to take Mia and Max's place.
“Look! How cowardly you are! Fighting one person in a gang," the woman yelled although she was starting to turn pale and sweaty.
Instead of being provoked by emotion, Sharp Knif
“I'm sorry, Mia,” Julian sighed to the girl in the red dress walking beside him.Instead of smiling, the secretary snorted lightly. “Stop apologizing, Julian. You didn't do anything wrong," the girl replied, rubbing the hand that never let her go."I feel bad to have left you alone with that criminal," the man muttered, still not untangling his brows.“You weren't awake when the hitman attacked. So, stop blaming yourself. Besides, if you were with me, I'm sure you would protect me," the girl said while raising the corners of her lips.Seeing such a sweet smile, Julian's heart became a little more spacious. "Do you know that I'm very proud of you?""Yes. I've heard that phrase a dozen times today," Mia replied, raising an eyebrow. “Now, let's hurry! People must have questioned our existence," the girl urged while dragging her lover's steps faster.“There's no need to rush, Mia. Tonight, you are the queen. N
“Are you sad for being ignored by the Little Prince?” Julian teased before placing his palm behind Mia's back, signaling the girl to follow him."A little. He prefers cake to me,” Mia joked before stopping in front of the man who had just gotten up from the couch.“Would you guys still throw a party even though I haven't arrived?” Sebastian asked with his trademark lopsided smile.Snorting a laugh, Julian reached out a hand. "Let's think this is also a welcoming party for you," he replied, shaking the hand that gripped him tightly."Oh, this party is multifunctional, apparently," the cousin replied while turning his gaze to the crowd around the cake. His nephew was still the center of attention there."Yes," Julian answered before turning the excitement off and replacing it with seriousness. "So how's your wound? Has it gotten better?”Glancing at his left arm, Sebastian pushed his lower lip. "In the heali
While the fortune teller smoked the crystal ball, Mia glanced at the man sitting beside her. As soon as their gazes met, she and Julian furrowed brows together. They seemed to be talking telepathically.After a moment of silence, the man finally grabbed the girl's fingers. While stroking the back of that cold hand, he nodded."It's all right," Julian said only with the mouth motion without a sound.After making the same move, Mia looked back at the black-clothed table in front of her. Candles that were lit in every corner, added to the mystical impression in the room."The crystal ball is ready, Miss," the fortune teller whispered, causing Mia to gasp. With eyebrows raised to the max, the girl held her breath. "Now, rub your hands then place them on the right and left sides of this ball."With a stiff motion, the secretary obeyed the directions. Without asking, she placed her hands flat on the table."Not like that, Miss, but like this," the
“Julian, is there something you really want to do with me?” Mia asked when her lover escorted her to the room."Me ...?" the man replied while glancing with a questioning look. “I want to do everything with you, Mia. Every moment in my life is only enjoyable when it's spent with you."Receiving an unexpected answer, the girl snorted a smile. "That's not about it, Julian. I mean, the thing you want to do the most. The thing at the top of all the list.”From under the furrowed brows, Julian watched his footwork. “Right now, what I want the most is seeing you walking towards me in a wedding dress. We will take the real oath, then put a ring on each other's finger. Yes, that's what I want right now."Instead of feeling satisfied, Mia shook her head again. “There must be something other than that. What about after marriage? What do you want the most from me?”"A cute baby," Julian answered without a second thoug
“What is this, Mia?” Julian asked while picking up a piece of paper with the photo of the girl and his nephew. “Is this really a gift for me? Not for Cayden? This looks like a collection of your memories. What exactly are you planning?”Hearing her lover's voice starting to get carried away by emotion, Mia spontaneously gulped. Clenching her fingers, she tried to defend the lie.“It is really a gift for you. Aren't Cayden and I the people you love the most?”“Are you secretly preparing for farewell?” Julian inquired with a pointed look. His teary eyes were starting to be covered with red streaks.Knowing the man's anger, Mia's lips began to tremble. She wanted to deny it, but couldn't tell a further lie. Her tongue was too stiff to break the tension.“Answer honestly, Mia! Why do you give them such a farewell gift?”Before the girl could tell the truth, a heavy sigh escaped from Jul
"Have you seen Julian?" Max asked as he had just returned from his brother's room. After pulling out a chair and sitting down at the dining table, he added a caption. "He's not in his room."Without a word, the servants, who were busy arranging plates and glasses, shook their heads in unison."Julian doesn't usually get up early on the weekends," the woman who was draping an apron around her son's neck, murmured."I don't know .... He really isn't in his room," Max said, shrugging his shoulders briefly.“Perhaps, Mister Julian is asleep in Miss Mia's room. They've been working all night," the youngest servant who was next door to the secretary chimed in.The girl's confession successfully widened everyone's eyes and even, stopped the butler's footsteps. After a faint exhalation, the old woman came to Lena's back and touched her."What did you say? Mister Julian is sleeping in Mia's room?”In an instant, the atmosphere turn
Since that morning, Julian and Mia had been busy making wishes come true. They went on picnics, took Cayden to play with bubbles, and had barbecues with the others. Unfortunately, all of those activities was done in Max's backyard. It's still not safe outside. Julian didn't want to take the risk if they travelled far to fulfill another wish. That fact was secretly frustrating him.“Has No Name been caught?” the CEO asked in a low voice. His eyes were closed, waiting for the expected answer from the speakerphone."Sorry, Sir. We haven't succeeded to track him down. The criminal always disappears without a trace."In a sudden, Julian snorted. While furrowing his brows, the man gritted his teeth.“You said you could arrest No Name within a week. But why until now, he is still free? It's been two weeks! In seven days, I'm getting married. Do you want to be held responsible if that criminal appears there?”“Please be patien
"I'm only two weeks late, Madam. Isn't it too soon to detect pregnancy now?" Mia whispered as the doctor left the table."Of course not. Technology is so sophisticated now. Take it easy," Gabriella said with the same volume of voice.Hearing that answer, Mia's heart suddenly beat faster. When a woman in a white coat returned with a bright smile and a blue folder, the roar of her breath was no longer muffled. Grasping the bag's straps tighter, the girl tried to sit up straight and calm."How's it going, Doc? Is my friend really pregnant?” Gabriella asked with round eyes. She seemed ready to cheer if Cayden would soon get a new friend.Still with the same curved lips, the doctor shifted her gaze to Mia. After a blink, she opened the folder and circled a number with a pen.“This shows the level of the hCG in your blood. Seeing a result this high, it can be confirmed that you are pregnant.”In an instant, the pop in Mia's chest