Rossie started to get suspicious because recently Marco rarely came home to the mansion. The luxurious mansion that was used as his headquarters and residence with Rossie and his other subordinates looked very different without Marco's presence. Rossie, who was busy taking care of Gabriel, soon realized that her older brother had not been home for a long time. After leaving Gabriel's room, Rossie approached Marco's study and met her brother's right hand.
“Why doesn't Marco ever go home to the mansion? Does he have work out of town?" Rossie asked.
She asked because she already had a bad feeling. However, in order to break this feeling, Rossie finally asked Marco's men who were at the mansion. To be more sure, Rossie also asked Marco's right hand directly.
"Mr. Marco no longer has work outside the city. However, it seems like he really has other work that needs to be done quickly.”
"Fast? He hasn't been home for two weeks. Are you sure he's okay? I'm starting to worry.” Rossie presses for answers from Marco's confidants.
"Yes. He must be fine. He was just practicing somewhere.”
Rossie narrowed her eyes and looked at the man in front of her suspiciously.
"Does he have a girlfriend?"
“Why do you ask like that? That's not something I know. I only know about work.”
Rossie took a deep breath. The girl was doubtful about Marco's right-hand answer. She was sure that Marco was hiding something; that's why Rossie tried to find out from her brother's confidant.
“I just feel like he's been acting strange lately. It's like he's hiding something from me. You don't feel that way?”
Marco's confidant just shook his head. Even though Rossie is intimidating, Marco's confidant doesn't seem afraid. He will only submit to his superiors.
“I never saw him close to anyone. He's too busy, so he doesn't have time to date." That answer also didn't make Rossie relieved. He don't know why the girl still doesn't believe it.
“You said you only knew about work, right? This means that maybe Marco does have a girlfriend, but you don't know. I'm getting curious."
“I told you that he was just training somewhere because he didn't want to be defeated by the enemy.”
“Then tell me where it is!”
"Excuse me. That order can only be carried out by Mr. Marco.”
Rossie frowned. She finally gave up and left Marco's study to look for her other men. Rossie asked her other subordinates to look after and supervise Gabriel, because she had to find out about Marco.
“Make sure you take good care of it. Don't make any mistakes!”
“Yes, young madam.”
“And let me know if there are any signs of consciousness from Gabriel. "I have to go now," said Rossie.
She grabbed her bag and car keys, then left the mansion to look for Marco. The other bases had been visited, but Rossie still couldn't find Marco. Asking the subordinates at the headquarters did not produce any results. Finally, Rossie went home empty-handed.
However, when she arrived at the mansion, it turned out that Marco was already there. With quick steps, Rossie approached Marco and bombarded the man with lots of questions.
"Where are you from?"
"Work."
"Lie!"
"Rossie, I told you that you don't need to interfere in my business."
Rossie was annoyed with that answer. However, seeing Marco's tired face made the girl understand and finally choose to remain silent. Marco immediately left the living room and walked towards his study. Rossie didn't stand still. She decided to go into Gabriel's room and check on the man's condition.
**
"Marco, you didn't help the mafia leader look for Kate, right?" Rossie asked suddenly while they were having breakfast together.
Seeing Rossie's unfriendly gaze made Marco uncomfortable. The man just cleared his throat as he diverted the conversation by asking about Gabriel's condition.
"If there is no possibility of recovery, it is better to just send Gabriel back to his parents' house. Let his parents take care of him. "Why would you bother taking care of a man who clearly likes other women," said Marco.
Rossie banged the spoon and fork on the table, making quite a loud sound.
"This is not the time to talk about Gabriel!" Rossie emphasized.
“Then why are you also talking about Kate? Aren't we having breakfast?"
“I just don't like dealing with that woman! If you don't kill her immediately, then I will kill her myself!"
“Rossie, killing is easy. However, washing your hands of a murder case is not an easy thing for a doctor like you. Just improve your career and don't think about useless things like that.”
Marco left the dining table, even though he hadn't completely finished breakfast. The man went straight to his study and annoyed Rossie. Rossie is still suspicious of Marco's attitude. She was sure that Marco would help Leo find Caterina's whereabouts.
Rossie lost her appetite for breakfast and decided to check on Gabriel's condition. However, before she had time to open the door, Rossie saw Marco walking quickly from his study. Rossie also asked his men to check Gabriel's condition and immediately follow Marco's steps. While he was lying on the terrace, Marco's car had already left the yard at high speed.
Rossie immediately chased him. Her suspicion and curiosity made her feel like she had to follow Marco secretly. Rossie carefully followed Marco's car from behind until she finally arrived at a headquarters.
Rossie seemed frozen for a moment. She didn't even know that Marco still had another base. She quickly followed Marco's steps and was surprised when she saw Caterina there.
"Sorry for asking you to come so early, but I need your permission to use a firearm," Caterina said when Marco arrived.
"It doesn't matter. You want to train this early?”
"Yes. I will hone my skills while I have time.”
“You're really diligent, Kate. Then take it. I allow you to use firearms with the condition that you be careful. Don't hurt yourself because you need to be physically strong to fight Leo later," said Marco.
They seemed friendly when chatting. This made Rossie very angry. Her hands clenched tightly at her sides. Her breath rose and fell because she saw Marco smiling at Caterina. The fact that Marco was lying alone made her angry, plus seeing their closeness made Rossie curse Caterina.
“I'll make sure that bitch dies by my hands!” cursed Rossie.
With a bright red face, Rossie swore that sooner or later, she would make Caterina stiff. However, because she realized that Marco would side with Caterina, Rossie tried to suppress her anger. Instead of attacking and killing Caterina now, Rossie decided to strategize and find the right time to resolve her hurt.
Marco had just landed his hips on the sofa when Rossie approached with searching eyes. Rossie, who had been waiting for Marco to return to the mansion, couldn't hold back his curiosity any longer. He immediately mentioned Caterina's presence at headquarters.“I thought you would never return to the mansion again. Wouldn't living with Kate be more fun?”Rossie folded her arms across her chest. Her eyes widened and her lips smiled sarcastically when she saw Marco's face, which looked surprised by her question. Now everything is clear. The reason why Marco rarely comes home to the mansion is Caterina. Rossie really wanted to know what was going on in Marco's mind, why the man was protecting Caterina and not killing her."What are you talking about?" Marco tried to avoid eye contact with Rossie. However, Rossie immediately caught her brother's gaze.“Don't act like you don't know. I know that you hid Rossie in another base. Even I didn't know that you had a base there." It seems like you
Rossie secretly entered Marco's study when the man was not there. He snuck over and looked for her older brother's schedule on a pile of folders. That's where Rossie finally found out that next weekend Marco would be busy with sending drug and weapons packages.Rossie deliberately looked for the right time to come to the base where Caterina was hidden. When Marco wasn't around, she could easily find Caterina and kill her. Rosie's hatred for Caterina is at the limit. She felt that the woman deserved to die because she had taken away part of her happiness.Gabriel, the person he has been after for a long time, turns out to like Caterina. This made Rossie angry. She did whatever it took to be the number one person in Gabriel's life. However, Caterina's presence destroys everything. Caterina makes Gabriel's world focus only on her and just forgets about Rossie. Obviously the girl didn't accept it.Jealousy makes Rossie hold a grudge against Caterina. If she can't have Gabriel, then Gabrie
Marco looked at Caterina for a moment, then looked back at Rossie and helped his sister to get up. With so many bruises and several wounds on Rossie's body, the girl cornered Caterina even more. However, seeing Marco's eyes that had no anger in them, Caterina was reluctant to say anything else. She was silent and did not deny what Rossie said."Enough. Rossie, we have to go home.” Marco supported his younger brother's body. Even in his weak condition, Rossie could still glare and grin sarcastically at Caterina.Even though he didn't believe Rossie, he just wanted to calm his sister down. He asked Caterina to go back to her room to rest, while he took Rossie home to the mansion for treatment."The gun is already in your hands, but why not use it to kill that bastard woman?" asked Rossie when she was taken into the car.On the way home, Marco didn't talk to Rossie at all. He knew his sister was in pain, so he didn't want to blame her too much. Although on the other hand he was quite hap
“Rossie said you liked me. And she doesn't like that. Is it true? You like me?"Marco was stunned for a moment when he heard Caterina's question, then he laughed while looking away. Unbeknownst to Caterina, the man swallowed heavily. He didn't expect that Rossie would say that to Caterina.Marco tried to act as relaxed and calm as possible in front of Caterina. He didn't want to make his feelings too obvious. If Rossie could only find out, even though she had covered it up, that doesn't mean Caterina didn't realize it too. For this reason, he felt he had to be careful in giving answers.“I also find it unreasonable. Remembering that all this time I have always considered you a good friend. However, I can't get rid of that curiosity and want to hear a direct answer from you," Caterina continued.“Don't listen to her, Kate. Rossie was just talking casually. You're right, we're just good friends. How could I like you? I think of you as a little brother, just like Rossie.""So, it's not t
The alarm sound at the headquarters suddenly sounded. The danger sign that Marco deliberately put up when an enemy attacked shocked both of them. Marco ran to the main door and locked it, then peeked out the window. His eyes widened completely when he saw many black cars parked in front of the fence at his headquarters.The big men immediately broke in by forcing the fence open. Stupidly, Marco didn't bring many troops to guard the base.Marco immediately pressed the danger button connected to his men's room. Even though there weren't many men on guard at the headquarters, at least there were still some who could be used to measure time. Before Caterina and Marco had time to storm Leo's headquarters, Leo suddenly arrived and brought a group of troops. This made Marco quite panicked. Who knows where Caterina's whereabouts reached Leo's ears, but he wasn't prepared if Caterina was taken by his enemy.“Hide, Kate!”Marco grabbed Caterina's hand. While his men were trying to fight Leo's t
"Why did you take me away?" Caterina asked when they arrived at an underground passage connected to one of the old buildings."Even though I could have killed him. Didn't you see that we had succeeded in paralyzing his troops?" She continued. The woman was still upset because she failed to kill Leo.Marco didn't answer. Just seeing the many wounds on Caterina's body made him weak, especially if he saw the woman dead there. The fear of losing made Marco decide to withdraw. The man just wanted to be with Caterina longer and make lots of memories together as good friends.Caterina was still grumbling the whole way through the underground passage. Meanwhile, Marco only occasionally responded with a smile.When they came out of the secret door in the old building, Marco's men who knew the secret code were seen waiting for the two of them. The car used to take them back to the mansion had also been prepared. Caterina was secretly amazed by everything Marco had prepared.“What building is th
Caterina sat on the edge of the bed. The classic feel in the room she currently lives in reminds Caterina of her father. No matter how hard she hides her tears, in the end they will fall because of her longing and guilt for Dante. Caterina fingered the pendant that Dante had given her, which was still around her neck, while closing her eyes. In silence, she prayed for eternity for her father in heaven. She didn't ask for much; Caterina just wanted Dante to rest in peace without carrying a grudge.“Dad, even if I die, I will not forgive that bastard. I swear I will avenge you on him. Heads must be paid for heads; lives must be paid for lives. Don't cry there, and be happy wherever you are," said Caterina while wiping the tears from her cheeks.The clock is moving very slowly. Caterina still couldn't close her eyes and decided to count the seconds that passed by while sighing. The woman remembered Marco's confession in front of many people. It made her very uncomfortable. Knowing that M
Marco, who was trying to defeat Leo's men, looked quite shocked when he saw Caterina come out from where she was hiding. He regretted Caterina's decision to surrender and tried to paralyze Leo's remaining troops so he could quickly approach Caterina. “No, Kate!” Marco asked hopefully. However, he did not dare to scream. Confessing his feelings in front of her was enough to make their relationship awkward. Marco just didn't want to make Caterina even more uncomfortable because of it. Even so, he was also not ready to lose Caterina now.Leo raised his hand in the air, gesturing to his men to stop the attack because many of Marco's troops had died. Apart from that, the attack was stopped because Caterina had come out of her hiding place.Caterina kept her distance from Leo. She deliberately stood next to a large flower vase in the corner of the room so that if at any time she felt threatened, Caterina could use the flower vase as a weapon. Her eyes were also busy watching the surroundin
Caterina rolled her eyes in disgust when she found Leonardo in front of her. She didn't understand why he always followed her wherever she went. No matter what place she wanted to go, Leonardo was always there.“You—” Marco looked surprised at Leonardo's arrival. Not without reason, he had begun to fear dealing with the man. There were many secrets about his crimes that Leonardo knew.“Why, are you afraid?” Leonardo stared with a challenging look. If it wasn't for Caterina's request, he would have finished Marco long ago.“Why should I be afraid if I've done nothing wrong?” Marco asked back. He tried to act casual even though his heart was beating very fast. He masked his fear by giving a challenging look.“Do I need to explain all the mistakes you've made? While Kate is here, you can explain if you're innocent.” Leonardo said it casually, but it sounded so deadly to Marco's ears.“Leo, stop disturbing other people's peace. Marco is not bothering you, so stop bothering him. Can't you
Caterina turned to the source of the voice. She glared, visibly displeased by Leonardo's presence there. She didn't say a word. After chuckling, she went to the garage and pulled out Alex's car.“Why does it have to be Alex? You could have borrowed my car.” Leonardo commented when he saw Caterina busy getting Alex's car out. He felt annoyed and jealous because Caterina chose Alex over him.The orange sports car started driving at a moderate speed out of the gate. At the gate he was intercepted by the gatekeeper. No matter how hard Caterina tried to explain, the gatekeeper did not allow Caterina to get out of the fence.“I allowed her to go to buy medicine; just open the gate.” Leonardo gave the order through a handy talky.After getting the order, the guard opened the gate. Caterina immediately drove her car onto the highway. The car was traveling at breakneck speed.Leonardo followed. He drove a normal car so as not to attract attention. He also drove his car without being followed b
“What are you doing here?” Nathan asked sharply when he arrived at the salon. He looked at Elise with an unusual look.“I'm doing things I couldn't do when I was your wife.” Elise replied casually. She did not seem afraid at all, as the love had disappeared from her heart. She had always given in and dared not speak up because she was afraid of being divorced. However, now she was not afraid of anything. Her only goal in life now was to please herself.“You can always do whatever you want when you are my wife. You had a lot of free time; I always gave you a lot of money. It's just that you don't want to beautify yourself.” Nathan came to her defense. He felt that he had done his best to provide for her while she was living in his house. He thought she couldn't take care of herself.Elise laughed bitterly.“Is that so, Brooke?” Elise turned to look at Brooke; she looked at the woman with a look that demanded an answer.“Of course.” Brooke replied nervously, trying to cover something up
“Panggil aku jika kau sudah selesai. Jika aku tidak sempat menjemputmu, aku akan meminta supir untuk menjemputmu. Hubungi aku jika ada yang berusaha untuk mengganggumu.” Julian berpesan setelah ia menurunkan adiknya di depan sebuah salon kecantikan paling bergengsi di kota LA. Hanya orang-orang dari kelas atas yang bisa ke sana, sebab harganya tidak terjangkau bagi kalangan menengah ke bawah.Elise tersenyum kecil. “Jangan khawatirkan aku, aku bisa menjaga diri.”“Baiklah kalau begitu, aku harus pergi sekarang.” Julian berucap dengan lembut, menit berikutnya mobil yang ia kendarai mulai melaju pergi dengan kecepatan tinggi.Elise berbalik, lalu melangkah dengan santai menuju gedung mewah di depan sana. Sudah lama ia tidak memiliki waktu untuk dirinya sendiri. Ia bahkan sudah lupa seperti apa rasanya pergi ke salon kecantikan. Sudah saatnya kini ia kembali bersinar.“Wah, kakak ipar, ternyata setelah bercerai dari abangku kau bekerja di sini? Kau bekerja di bagian apa? Petugas kebersih
“Coba sebutkan satu saja perlakuan baik yang aku terima?” Elise memberikan tantangan.Belum sempat Madison membuka mulutnya untuk menjawab pertanyaan Elise, perhatian mereka teralihkan ketika ponsel Elise berdenting.‘Aku sudah sampai.’ Sebuah pesan masuk dari Julian, abang Elise. Setelah dua tahun hidup dalam penderitaan, akhirnya Elise meminta abangnya untuk menjemputnya agar ia bisa kembali tinggal bersama keluarganya. Ia baru sadar sebodoh apa dirinya, meninggalkan status sebagai putri keluarga konglomerat hanya untuk menjadi istri rumah tangga yang tidak dihargai oleh keluarga suaminya.“Aku tidak ada waktu untuk berdebat dengan kalian.” Elise berucap dengan tegas, lalu beranjak pergi.Di depan sana, Julian menunggu dengan perasaan senang. Ia senang, sebab akhirnya sang adik tersadar. Mereka berpelukan ketika akhirnya bertemu kembali setelah 2 tahun lamanya. Mereka saling meluapkan perasaan rindu yang selama ini terpendam.“Dia dijemput oleh seorang pria.” Brooke yang mengintip m
“Ayo bercerai!” Nathan berucap dengan dingin ketika ia menyodorkan sebuah map berisi kertas pada Elise. Pria itu bahkan tidak ingin menoleh menatap istrinya. Baginya, kehadiran Elise di sana hanya akan merusak pandangan matanya.Ini adalah permintaan ke sepuluh ketika Nathan menyodorkan kertas itu untuk pengurusan perceraian. Ia hanya membutuhkan tanda tangan Elise, maka mereka akan resmi bercerai. Biasanya Elise akan menolak dan memohon agar Nathan tidak menceraikannya. Ia akan berlutut, mengemis cinta pada pria berhati dingin itu.Namun, kali ini responsnya berbeda. Ia meraih kertas itu tanpa ragu, lalu memberikan tanda tangannya. Ia bahkan tidak mengucapkan satu kata pun ketika Nathan menghampirinya dan meminta untuk bercerai.Bukan tanpa alasan. Elise bersikap seperti ini karena ini adalah kehidupan keduanya. Di masa lalu, ia menolak untuk bercerai. Semakin ia berusaha untuk mendapatkan cinta Nathan, semakin Nathan membencinya. Ia telah memberikan segalanya pada lelaki yang ia cin
“Aku tidak percaya selama ini kau tinggal bersama pria seperti Leo. Ayahmu, yang sudah jelas mengabdi bertahun-tahun dengannya saja bisa dibunuhnya dengan begitu mudah. Dia benar-benar iblis!” Marco datang membawakan sebotol yoghurt untuk Caterina.“Dia menembak kepala ayahmu karena dia gagal membunuhku. Dia benar-benar psikopat.”Caterina yang duduk termenung sambil memikirkan Dante seketika terkesiap dan mengusap air matanya. Amarah dan dendam yang membara di hatinya membuat Caterina meneteskan air mata. Kebenciannya kepada Leonardo kini sudah berada di puncak paling atas. Tidak ada kata maaf lagi yang akan dia berikan kepada pria itu. Pria yang dulu sangat dicintainya, kini berubah menjadi sosok yang paling dibencinya. Waktu mengubahnya dengan sangat cepat. Caterina merasa kesal karena dulu pernah mencintai orang seperti Leonardo.“Kau tenang saja, Kate. Aku berada di pihakmu sekarang. Kita harus bersatu untuk membalaskan dendam masing-masing kepada Leo. Kalau kita bersatu, bukanka
Marco yang sedang mencoba mengalahkan anak buah Leo tampak cukup syok saat melihat Caterina keluar dari tempatnya bersembunyi. Dia menyayangkan keputusan Caterina untuk menyerahkan diri, dan mencoba melumpuhkan pasukan Leo yang tersisa agar dia bisa secepatnya menghampiri Caterina.“Jangan, Kate!” pinta Marco dengan penuh harap. Namun, dia tak berani berteriak. Mengakui perasaannya di depan wanita itu sudah cukup membuat hubungan mereka menjadi canggung. Marco hanya tak mau membuat Caterina semakin tak nyaman karenanya. Meski begitu, dia juga tak siap jika harus kehilangan Caterina sekarang.Leo mengangkat tangannya ke udara, memberi isyarat pada anak buahnya untuk menghentikan penyerangan sebab sudah banyak pasukan Marco yang tewas. Selain itu, serangan dihentikan karena Caterina sudah keluar dari tempatnya bersembunyi.Caterina menjaga jarak dari Leo. Dia sengaja berdiri di samping vas bunga besar di sudut ruangan agar jika sewaktu-waktu merasa terancam, Caterina bisa menggunakan va
“Kenapa kau ingin aku membunuh Alex?”“Dia tidak layak menjadi tangan kananmu. Kau tidak sadar kalau ada orang yang lebih layak di posisi itu daripada dia,” jawabnya.Alex mengerutkan kening saat mendengar jawaban dari musuh. Mengapa ada orang yang sangat ingin menyingkirkan dirinya, Alex benar-benar ingin tahu siapa orangnya. Namun, karena keadaan sedang genting, dia pun tak berani bertanya.“Pemimpin macam apa kau, sampai-sampai tidak sadar kalau di markas ini ada pengkhianat?” cibir Marco.Leo mengacungkan pistolnya tepat ke wajah Marco. Dia muak sekali mendengar suara Marco dan ingin segera menghabisi nya.“Jangan main-main dengan senjatamu kalau tidak mau aku menembak wanita ini!” musuh Leo kembali memberikan peringatan.Leo sudah sangat muak dengan masalah ini. Dia pun tak mau berbasa-basi lagi dan ingin tahu motif dari penyerangan tersebut.“Katakan apa yang kalian inginkan! Kau mau uang?”Leo tak ingin membuat Caterina semakin ketakutan jika terus-menerus dijadikan sandera. Ji