Till then

The moment she closed her eyes, the elevator door abruptly opened, producing a 'ding' sound.

Opening her eyes, she was overcome with terror and instinctively pushed him away by pressing her palms against his chest.

He reluctantly moved away, but continued to enclose her within his arms, only to discover that the elevator door had opened.

They remained seated together, and as she regained her composure, she forcefully pushed him away once again, causing him to separate from her.

It was then that he noticed a group of people gathered outside the elevator.

Nonchalantly, he stood up and positioned himself next to her, seemingly unconcerned about the fact that they were being observed in a compromising situation.

However, she became anxious upon realizing that everyone's gaze was fixed upon her.

She made an attempt to rise by placing her palms on the floor and exerting slight effort, but her dress slipped off her shoulder, causing her eyes to widen.

Perplexed by how her dress zipper became undone, she swiftly adjusted the sleeve by pulling it back onto her shoulder.

Feeling humiliated by her predicament, she became aware of the everyone gasping, causing her to avert her gaze towards the ground.

Observing her clutching her dress at her chest, he realized that he was the one who had unzipped her dress.

Her eyes welled up with tears, and she promptly attempted to zip her dress from behind by placing her other hand on her back. However, in the compromised position, she was unable to fasten her dress.

Letting out a sigh, he decided to protect her privacy by kneeling down in front of her, shielding her from the view of others.

Their gazes locked onto each other as he observed her shimmering eyes, then proceeded to embrace her in the presence of everyone.

She remained motionless, experiencing a sense of freezing as his arms encircled her, all while being in full view of others.

The rapid pace of her heartbeat indicated her heightened emotions, particularly when his fingertips lightly grazed her bare back, causing a slight flinch and an outbreak of goosebumps across her entire body.

She felt him gently pulling up the zipper of her dress, all the while maintaining eye contact with her.

Once her dress was fully zipped, she was startled by a loud and assertive voice shouting her name,

"ANGELINA."

She flinched terribly in fear as she moved away from his embrace, only to find her fiancé standing at the entrance of the elevator with fury in his eyes. His jaw clenched tightly as he gritted his teeth and yelled at her,

"What the fuck were you doing?"

Upon hearing his words, she promptly rose from her seat, trembling in fear. She was unsure of what he might do to her in this precarious situation.

As she attempted to speak, her fiancé hastily approached her, seizing her shoulder and forcefully pulling her away from the man beside her who is standing there as if nothing had occurred.

He then delivered a forceful slap to her face, the impact from the slap was so strong that causing her face to turn in the opposite direction and sending shudders through her entire body.

He witnessed her face turning in the opposite direction as a result of the forceful slap, causing him to tightly clench his jaw and fists at his sides, consumed by anger.

Now, her tears began to cascade from her eyes as she instinctively touched the area where she had been slapped, casting a hurtful gaze towards her fiancé.

"Daniel, you a.." she attempted to speak, but before she could finish her sentence, he interrupted, shouting at her and abruptly cutting her off.

"Are you attempting to seduce my boss within this confined elevator?"

His heartless words left her heart feeling shattered.

She shook her head, wishing to respond but he gripped her arm and forcefully pulled her out of the elevator.

He pressed his jaw tightly, restraining himself from erupting in anger as he saw how he was treating her and forcefully dragging her away.

He know that he shouldn't take action, not because he couldn't do anything, but because he didn't want to make a scene here.

In a raised voice, he addressed those present, "Do you guys have nothing better to do than just stand here and watch?"

Upon hearing his angry tone, everyone expressed their apologies and hastily departed, bowing in reverence.

With his jaw still clenched and his fists tightly balled, he exited the elevator and proceeded towards his office, consumed by his fury.

He doesn't even know why he's so angry, but all he wants now is to wreck everything in sight after seeing him lay his hands on her.

Her tears just made him want to destroy anyone who dares to harm her like that.

He sat down abruptly on his chair, emitting a heavy sigh trying to calm himself down. He wanted to push thoughts of her out of his head and focus on the reason why he came to France in the first place.

His daughter was going to pay for the sins her father committed.

That fucking mother fucker obviously loved his daughter so much, that's why he's been keeping her hidden from everyone until now. Not a single person knows he even has a daughter.

He smirked to himself, thinking, 'You love your daughter this much? Well, then she'll pay for your sins, just like you committed that sin with my mother, I'll do the same to her.'

He tightly clenched his jaw, consumed by thoughts of that bastard. That fucker will face the consequences of his actions, as he will be held accountable through his own daughter.

He will make him bear the same pain as him, the burden of every tear shed by his mother, as his daughter will endure the same pain.

The anguish of being born as a daughter to a man like him going to weighs heavily upon her.

She, too, will suffer the consequences of her father's transgressions. He will ensure that bastard's heart bleeds with agony, as he witnesses his beloved daughter crumble and ruined before his eyes, just like he witnessed his mother's downfall.

That monster brutally murdered his mother in his presence before raped her in front of him.

He was forced to witness every agonizing moment as that cruel person restrained him in a chair and violated his mother. He observed the entire sequence of events, including his mother pleading for the him to cease, begging him not to harm her. Despite her cries of anguish, he callously continued without any regard for her suffering.

His eyes pricked with tears as he recalled the profoundly distressing moment in his life. Despite being no more than ten years old, he had limited comprehension of the situation but understood that his mother was breaking down before his very eyes.

In an attempt to control his emotions, he tightly clenched his jaw, causing the veins in his forehead to become visible.

With determination, he closed his eyes to prevent even a single tear from escaping, vowing to inflict the same agony on the person responsible for his mother's suffering.

He opened his eyes upon hearing a knock on the door, and after granting permission for entry, he observed his secretary enter the room, placing a package on the desk while bowing respectfully.

"Sir, you received a parcel from an unknown sender"

She informed him and he nodded his head and gestured for her to depart.

It's been two weeks since he arrived in France, and he has diligently searched that bastard's daughter.

To his dismay, he has not yet acquired any information regarding her whereabouts, resulting in feelings of frustration and disappointment.

His phone made a notification sound, so he grabbed it from his pocket and saw Vito's message on the lock screen.

He unlocked his phone and opened the message to read,

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Vito:

Man, you didn't tell me you went to France, look for his daughter!

If you'd let me know, I would've come with you, you fucker.

╰───────────────╯

While engrossed in reading this message, another notification from Marco appeared on the top of his phone's screen.

He opened the message and saw Marco's text,

╭───────────────╮

Marco:

Bro, your girl's here,

Photo attached;

The file has all the details about her.

Don't forget to bring her for our fun.

╰───────────────╯

He was taken aback upon viewing her picture.

He quickly grabbed the parcel and opened it to find the file inside.

As he perused the comprehensive details about her, a sly smile formed on his face. He realized that he didn't need to search for her anymore, as she had presented herself to him by stepping into the elevator.

His expression darkened as he looked at her picture, muttering, "Baby girl, you're going to pay for your father's sins"

With a cunning smile, he observed her image on his phone screen, commenting, "Till then, enjoy your time with your fiancé."