Chapter 45They recognized me because some knew I was from the Dayron family—the daughter of the mafia boss. How could they not? They probably saw me before, a naive girl following his orders, but it's different now. My memories are returning, though I still don't know what will happen next.Pumunta na sa harap ang ama ni Ronald at nagsalita. "Good evening, everyone." Bati niya sa kaniyang lahat kaya humarap silang lahat sa direksyon niya."It's great to see many familiar faces—and some new ones, too! Thank you all for being here tonight." Pasasalamat niya sa kanilang lahat."We're here to discuss Navarra ArmaTech and its mission to make firearms significantly safer," he began his speech."Our company has developed new technology that improves safety features compared to what's currently available, reducing accidental shootings," he explained, which amazed everyone."We've secured key partnerships and project strong growth; to expand and bring this life-saving technology to market, we
Nanatili pa ring nakatutok ang mga nguso ng baril nila sa isat-isa. Halata sa ekspresyon nila ang galit at nakikita sa hitsura ni Ronald na desidido itong pabagsakin ang lalaki. Ramdam ko ang tindi ng tensyon sa pagitan nila."Don't you dare lay a finger on my wife," he seriously spoke. "Or else I am going to beat you up," he said, looking at him sharply. "Limb to limb," he said emphatically, remaining serious."That's her father's order," the arrogant man sneered, a proud look on his face. My eyes narrowed."He's never been my father!" I yelled, my voice cutting through the silence, silencing everyone.Sumenyas ako sa tauhan ko gamit ang index finger ko kaya lumapit ito sa bintana ng sasakyan. "Dario, keep our son safe and take him to escape if something bad happens," I whispered into his ear."Don't worry, Miss Airah, I will do my best to protect you both," he replied, and went back to his position, pointing his gun at them again.Nagsimula ng kumilos ang aroganteng lalaki at tinutu
Pagkatapos naming mag-usap ni Ronald ay nakita na naming bumababa na ang kasambahay kasama ang bata. Naglakad sila papunta sa amin habang ang bata nanatiling nakatitig sa aming dalawa. Naiintindihan ko ang nais ipahiwatig ng mga titig niya sa aming dalawa."Dad, you promised you'd tell me everything," Niccolò said, giving him those big puppy-dog eyes. Ronald sighed. "Okay, okay," he said. "After everything that happened, I had a feeling we were being followed. Then, on the way home, that jerk shows up—it was totally a kidnapping," he explained to our son. "I don't know what his problem is," he said, pretending and trying to sound normal.Nakita kong umupo sa tabi niya ang bata at tila naniniwala naman siya sa sinasabi ng kaniyang ama sa kaniya. Kailangan niyang itago yung totoo dahil masyado pa siyang bata para makita ang karahasan sa magulong mundo na 'to.Nagkatitigan kaming dalawa ni Ronald habang nag-iisip ng paraan para solusyonan ito. Hindi naman kami basta-bastang kumilos ag
Kinabukasan ay pumunta kami sa security at monitoring room, nagulat ako ng makita ko kung ano ang nilalaman ng bawat computer. Sa bawat pag-zoom nila sa computer at pagpindot sa mga litrato ay makikita ang larawan pati mga personal na detalye ng ibang mafia organizations. Makikita rin sa computer ang bawat ginagawa nila at nagagawa nilang i-monitor ang galaw ng mga informants nila na siyang nag-se-setup ng mga camera sa lugar.Actually, informants are risky to trust because they can betray you and put you in danger, especially since these informants are inside your rivals' organizations. Like in this case, imagine you're relying on an informant to tell you when your rival is planning a big robbery. But what if that informant is secretly working for your rival? They could tell you a fake plan, leading you to a trap, or even tip off your rival to your own plans. "Airah, we're in danger, and they're endlessly looking for us because they want you," he stated, glancing at and pointing to t
Kagigising ko lang at pagkababa ko ng hagdan ay napansin kong kinakausao nito lahat ng mga tauhan niya, at kasama na rin doon ang mga tapat kong tauhan. Pabalik-balik ang lakad si Ronald sa magkabilang direksyon. "Okay, here's the plan," Ronald began. "We'll secretly attack them, but first, our assassins will take out the guards," he stated. "And Mr. Dayron will walk right into our trap. You'll take the old man, kill all his men—we need Mr. Dayron to break off the engagement before we put him to sleep permanently." He finished, turning to look at me as I approached. "Oh, you're awake, Miss Airah," my mobster said, his voice low. "Yeah, and I take it you've already discussed the plan," I replied. He just nodded, a small, knowing smile playing on his lips. As I descended the stairs, Ronald walked towards me. I noticed that he glanced at the man who had spoken to me earlier before turning his attention to me. He offered his hand; I took it, and he led me to the sofa, sitting beside
Three large Jeep Wranglers pulled into the gates and stopped in front of the mansion. A group of men got out, all dressed alike in black leather jackets, pants, and heavy boots. Underneath, they wore plain black shirts. Each man wear a necklace with a cross, but the points of the cross were unusually sharp. They were wearing black gloves, like motorcycle gloves, but their fingers were visible. They also had black belts and carried both guns and knives. The way they looked and acted created a feeling of danger and tension, like something bad was about to happen. They walked toward the mansion. "Where's your boss?" one of them asked the mobster guarding it. "He's inside. I'll call him; just wait," Ronald's mobster replied, then went inside to find him. He went to the living room. They waited a few minutes. When the mobster returned, he was with Ronald. Ronald waved; they smiled when they saw him walking towards them. "Glad you came," he said, offering the assassin leader a hand
Ronald has already dealt with those assassins, and I guess later they will carry out the exact plan. Sorry, Father, everything you did to me will bounce back to you. Every evil thing you have done to me will bounce back to you at this time. Ronald suddenly appeared from somewhere as I was standing there in the huge cabinets of books. I was actually searching for a book about mafias. He started kissing my neck and grabbed my waist from behind. "May we heat up ourselves for recharged before we'll going to fight amidst the danger tonight?" he asked in a seductive tone as he caressed my legs. "R-Ronald," I stammered. "We're here in the library so we can't do this thing in here," I replied so he wouldn't continue his steamy plan. "But it's under our control, darling," he stated in a seductive tone again, continuing to kiss my neck. "Hmmm, Ronald," I moaned when I felt his finger slowly slipping inside my clitoris. "Do you like it?" bulong ni Ronald sa tainga ko. When I didn't
Palermo, Italy7:28 PMDayron EstateWhen we arrived at the place, I looked up at this blue-roofed mansion. I remembered myself standing at the center private balcony. I remembered the day he was talking with that filthy old man, without realizing he was making an agreement to marry that old woman, older than his things. Maybe that's why they were glancing at me from that time."So, what do you say?" Ronald asked, turning his attention to me."Let's begin?" I asked him back, turning my attention to him.Tumingin siya sa mga mata ko. "No need to ask, darling," nakangiti niyang sagot.Inutusan ni Ronald ang mga tauhan niya na buksan ang malaking gate gamit ang ear piece. Their system has been hacked by the mobsters of Ronald inside the computer and monitoring room, so the security has been removed without them noticing. Kusa itong bumukas, pagkabukas nito ay naglakad kaming lahat papasok.Those security cameras moving isn't working. Ronald's mobsters are good at hacking systems, especia
AIRAH JHOANNE DAYRON'S P.O.V. Pagkatapos ng nangyari kahapon, hanggang ngayon hindi pa rin ako makapaniwala sa mga narinig ko mula kay Dexter. Nakatanaw lang ako sa bintana habang iniisip pa rin ang mga salitang binitawan niya.Paano ako maniniwala? Tinutukan niya ako mismo ng baril at nakikta ko sa kaniyang mga mata noon na seryoso siya. Wala akong nakita noon na napipilitan lang siyang gawin ‘yon dahil sa takot.“Baka nagpapanggap lang siya,” isang pamilyar na boses ang galing sa likuran ko kaya umikot ako para harapin ito.“Ronald, ikaw pala,” pilit na ngiting sambit ko.“Baka nililinlang ka lang ng Dexter na ‘yon,” aniya habang naglalakad palapit sa direksyon ko.Napatingin ako sa mga mata niya, inilapat nito ang kaniyang kamay sa pisngi ko bago niya ako dahan-dahang niyakap. Ipinilig ko na lang ang ulo ko sa dibdib nito habang hinahaplos niya ang buhok ko.“Let's figure out this together again, okay?” kalmado niyang sambit.“Alright,” mahina kong tugon.Kumalas na siya sa pagkak
NICCOLÓ NAVARRA'S P.O.V. My mother has been watched for days, and I can't bear just watching these things while this man has something to pull off. What's so special about an old man's death wish? Will his soul haunt him every night and turn his dreams into nightmares if he doesn't make it? How ridiculous! My mother thought that this man was so honored and noble, but guess what? He's doing the most ridiculous thing a man can do just to live. Was he just going to live like this, like a dog, even after his master's death? Let me guess, Dexter is some kind of slave? Oh, come on, man, I know what you are — just a pet of a billionaire and powerful man inside this dark organization. “Dinudungisan niya lang ang pangalan niya,” mapanuya kong komento. Bumaba ako ng sasakyan at isinara ang pintuan. Napatingin akonsa direksyon nila at hindi ako makapaniwalang ganitong klaseng tao siya. Inilabas ko ang baril bago hinahaplos-haplos ito habang tinitigan ko ito. Dahan-dahan akong nag-anga
DEXTER LAZIO'S P.O.V.Tumigil ako sa labas ng Dayron's villa at doon ko nakita si Airah na pumasok sa loob ng gate, kasama ang mga ibang tauhan nila. Napansin kong mas naging mahigpit ang kaniyang asawa para sa kaniyang seguridad.I only used her father's death as a reason.She must know the reason behind these matters, so she would understand.“Ano nang plano?” tanong ng kasama ko habang nanatiling nakatitig sa direksyon nila.Ang mga mata ko ay nanatili lang sa kanila habang sinusundan sila ng tingin. “Hindi ko pa puwedeng sabihin sa ngayon,” tugon ko naman.Narinig ko ang pagbuntong hininga niya. “Just tell if there's something I can help.” “Sure.” Hindi ko alam ang rason kung bakit sila narito ngayon dahil wala naman akong maisip na dahilan. Maaaring may kinuha silang gamit mula sa loob ngunit hindi ko malaman kung ano ‘yon. Sa tingin ko ay mga dokumento o kaya'y mga naiwang armas sa loob.Ilang minuto pa ang nakalilipas ay napansin kong bumukas muli ang malaking gate sa harapan
RONALD NAVARRA'S P.O.V. As far as I know, I need to protect my wife from this danger. I want my family to be safe despite how cruel this world is, and how dangerously this world spins in our lives. They're the real treasure that I've ever had and could ask for. “Dad,” pagtawag sa akin ng anak kong si Niccolò kaya umikot ako para harapin siya. “ Mom seems so stress lately,” sambit niya sa nag-aalalang boses. “Just let her rest,” kalmadong tugon ko naman habang nakapamulsa. Nilagpasan na ako nito at naglakad papuntang hagdan bago dumiretso sa kuwarto namin ng mommy niya. Bumuntong hininga ako at napaisip bigla dahil nariyan pa rin ang panganib. Hinding-hindi mawawala ito at mukhang hindi pa doon natatapos lahat. Nariyan pa ang kanang kamay ng kaniyang sakim na ama na si Dexter na maaaring sumira sa aming dalawa. Anong klaseng utos naman kaya ibinigay sa kaniya? Is this his death wish? I can't believed that even a dead person would still be able to fulfill his death wish with his on
DEXTER LAZIO'S P.O.V. Ngumisi lang ako at binalewala ang pagbabanta nito sa akin at hinawakan ang nguso ng baril niya na dahilan ng mas lalong pagkainis nito sa akin. "Bakit hindi mo ako subukang patayin ngayon?" pang-aasar ko sa kaniya. Nararamdaman ko na ang paggalaw ng daliri niya habang paunti-unti niyang pinapagalaw ito patalikod sa gatilyo ng baril hanggang sa narinig ko siyang tumawa sa likuran ko na ikinabigla ko. "I'll give another chance," sambit nito sa akin. "Stay away from my family and I will let you go or this is the end of your happy days. Now choose, your choose will be my gun's command." Tumatawa nitong wika na parang bang nang-aasar nito. My knuckles whitened and the rage erupted from my chest. "Do you think I would fall in your trap?" sambit ko sa kaloob-looban ko. Naramdaman ko ang paghakbang pa nito palapit sa akin, " Choose one and let's assumed that I'm your genie," mapagbantang bulong nito sa akin. Bumigat ang paghinga ko sa hindi ko malamang dah
RONALD NAVARRA'S P.O.V. I secretly followed Dexter. I gestured to my mobster to bolt to the other side before he noticed anything. Dexter really acts like he owns this villa, which belongs to my wife. My eyes widened when I saw those men walk out of the villa. The audacity of this man really made my blood boil. He really has no shame in doing this on his previous boss's property?My jaw tightened when I saw him attempting to use the black, sleek car. "Damn this bastard!" I cursed under my breath.Narinig ko siyang nagsalita, "Siguraduhin niyong malinis ang trabaho."Naikuyom ko ang mga palad ko dahil sa narinig at alam ko na kung saan papunta ang sinabi niyang 'yon. Halatang may pinaplano talaga siya at humigpit na rin ang pagkakahawak ko sa baril na parang bang may nagtutulak sa akin para paputukan na agad siya ng baril. Sa isip-isip ko ay baka may iniwang utos ang matandang Mr. Dayron na 'yon bago siya mamatay at sa tingin ko ay 'yon ang ginagawa niya. Is that his one last wish be
DEXTER LAZIO'S P.O.V. This is actually insane since I couldn't imagine that she would be back to visit this villa. It's been a year since she took a last visit there, and I thought I could live inside her father's fortune. She's indeed a heiress, but that thing was only granted once her father died in her bare hands. Her emotions drove her to kill even her own father. Unfortunately, that's a biggest sin, but on the other side, her manipulative father also wanted to do the same thing to her. Magulo ang mga pangyayari at minsa'y hindi na ito maintindahan pero kailangan pa ring unawain ito. Ang kaniyang ama ay nag-iwan ng testamento ngunit hindi niya pa ito nadidiskobre. Ang huling testamentong iyon ay mahirap paniwalaan at baka isipin nilang gawa-gawa ko lang ito. Hindi ko rin naman kailangan 'yon kaya mas minanuti ko na lang sunugin. Wala rin namang saysay iyon dahil may asawa at anak na siya. Hindi naman ako nabaliw na nang tuluyan katulad ng kaniyang ama. Huminga ako ng mal
THE DAYRON'S VILLA8:56 PMVISITING THE OLD FAMILY ESTATEAIRAH JHOANNE DAYRON'S P.O.V.Naisipan kong bisitahin ang lumang villa ng pamilya namin dahil matagal na rin akong hindi nakapunta rito. Pagdating pa lang namin doon ay agad kaming huminto sa harapan nito at napansin naming nakabukas ang gate kaya ipinasok na lamang namin ang dala naming sasakyan.Inilibot ko ang paningin ko sa paligid ay napansin kong parang ang linis pa rin nito at wala man lang nagbago. Napatingin ako sa itaas at parang may nakita akong kanina kaya ginusot-gusot ko ang mga mata ko dahil baka namamalikmata lang ako.Naglakad ako paakyat sa maliit na hagdan bago tumungo sa pintuan.I twisted the doorknob and noticed that it's open. "This is really weird," I commented.I walked over inside the house and darted around the surroundings. Every old piece of furnitures was still here, and the books cluttered in the mini cabinet in the corner."What's wrong?""Nothing, my love."Nagtungo ako sa magkabilang direksyon
RONALD NAVARRA'S P.O.V. My wife has everything she wants: the mansion, the villa, multiple properties, all from her father. We are a mafia family fighting for the principles we believe in, and I hope the next generation, passed down to our son, will continue to lead this legacy I will soon leave. Sa ngayon ay pupunta na naman kami ng port kung saan dadaong ang mga malalaking barko. Ang isa sa mga barkong dadaong doon ay ang kliyente namin na bibili ng mga alak at iba pang illicit goods na nais nilang bilhin. 2 HOURS LATER Nakatanggap kami ng tawag na dumaong na ang kanilang barko hanggang sa nakita na namin silang naglalakad papunta sa direksyon namin. Sinalubong naman namin sila at sinabihan kaming sa loob na lang ng barko gagawin ang transaksiyon. Ang barkong iyon ay pagmamay-ari ng pinuno nila sa grupo. Naglakad kami patungo sa loob ng barko at ini-lock nila ang pintuan nito para walang makapasok. Tinungo namin ang lugar na may mga lamesa at upuan para doon ilatag ang ka