6. Leonardo's Anger

Leonardo strode into Caterina's room with his heart beating wildly. He had just returned from taking care of sending a drug package out of town. The man couldn't wait to see Catrina. He inhaled roughly, trying to look his usual self. That face looked so flat and cold; a hostile aura seemed to radiate from him.

When he opened the door to the room, he was left speechless. Because there was only an empty bed there. The bed looked a little messy, a sign that it had been used up and had not been tidied up. There was no beautiful figure of Caterina that he missed and craved.

Leonardo looked around, finding nothing but emptiness.

“Kate!” Leonardo called out. His baritone voice bounced around the room. “Are you in the bathroom?” He asked, but there was no answer.

Leonardo stepped inside, his long legs guiding him steadily towards the bathroom door. When he turned the doorknob, the bathroom door opened and showed that there was no one there. His wild mind began to wander. He squeezed the doorknob roughly, a sign that he was upset. His face looked so flushed with anger.

Leonardo stepped out of the room with his emotions in control. He had guessed that Caterina had run away.

“Get me the maid who took care of Kate today!” Leonardo gave the order sharply. The look in his eyes was deadly. The look on his face tonight was much colder than usual.

The servants rushed to carry out the orders Leonardo gave. The luxurious mansion felt very cold tonight. Not a single person dared to make a sound, as Leonardo's anger had burned away their courage.

“What is it, sir?” A woman came forward with a pale face. Her heart was beating rapidly. She knew this was bound to happen, for she had been given orders to look after Caterina today, and she had failed in her duty.

A slap landed on the woman's face, leaving a red mark with the image of a palm there.

“I gave you orders to guard Caterina. Where is she now? I know you must know about her escape plan. I'm giving you one chance to tell me where she went. If you lie to me, I'm not sure that I will spare you.” Leonardo said with emphasis. He looked at the woman with a deadly glare.

The woman looked down, trying to avoid the glare she was receiving. Her body trembled at the thought that she would die because of this. She wanted to answer, but her mouth was clamped shut. Her palms were cold and sweaty. She did not dare to look up and answer. Even the sting on her cheek from the slap Leonardo gave her was overpowered by the fear she felt.

“Answer!” Leonardo's voice raised. “This house is filled with CCTV; don't let me find out for myself. If I discover Caterina's whereabouts without an explanation from you, I'm sure you'll regret not wanting to answer my questions.”

“Sir, I—”  The woman uttered in a very stammering manner.

“I'm sorry, Mr. Bianchi. I was the one who asked my daughter to leave; the maid is completely innocent. She has nothing to do with this matter. I didn't want Kate to die, so I asked her to leave. I deserve to die.” Dante approached, he knelt before Leonardo and resigned himself to death. For him this was an honor, because he could save his daughter by sacrificing himself.

Leonardo fell silent at Dante's confession. His jaw hardened, his face visibly flushed. His hands were clenched tightly into fists. He stared intently at Dante, but he could do nothing. Dante was the father of the woman he loved. If he did anything to Dante, he could be sure Caterina would never forgive him.

Leonardo walked away without making any comment. He wasn't sure that he could hold himself together if he continued to be there. His only goal now was to find Caterina as soon as possible. He didn't want to suffer the pain of longing for a long time.

“Let's go to Puerto Vallarta now!” Leonardo gave orders to his men. He was sure that Caterina would return there because Gabriel was there. He didn't think that Caterina's love for Gabriel would be that great.

Dante panicked when he heard that his boss would follow Caterina to the town where he had taken his daughter. He wanted to follow, but he didn't want to make things worse and make Leonardo even angrier with him. He could only pray that his daughter would always be well.

“I hope you don't get caught again this time.” Dante said hopefully.

The car drove straight towards the hospital where Caterina worked at breakneck speed. They even ran the usual red lights. As a mobster who ruled most of the cities in Mexico, he feared nothing. There is nothing in this world that Leonardo fears, not even death. If he met the Grim Reaper, he would probably pick a fight with him.

The car stopped when they arrived at their destination. It was already very quiet there, because it was almost dawn. Leonardo and his men began to create chaos. Everyone was running around in fear.

“Where's Caterina?” Leonardo grabbed a female doctor by the neck. One of his men pressed the mouth of a pistol against her forehead as a threat to make her answer truthfully.

The doctor looked very frightened with a trembling body. The tip of her eye stared at the trigger of the gun that could be pulled at any time.

“Are you deaf? Where's Caterina?!” The man in the all-black uniform repeated the question Leonardo had asked.

“P-please don't shoot me. Doctor Caterina has resigned; she said she was moving to another city to find a new atmosphere.” The woman replied with a violently trembling voice.

“She brought her boyfriend's body?” Leonardo asked for confirmation.

“Boyfriend? I didn't know that Doctor Caterina had a boyfriend.”

Leonardo was a little pleased to hear that answer. That means Caterina's confession about her feelings for Gabriel was just a lie. Now Leonardo is getting big-headed; he feels Caterina's love is still for him.

“Where did she go?”

“I don't know; I really don't know. She didn't tell me which city she was going to.”

“Where is Gabriel's body?” Leonardo asked again; perhaps he could bring Gabriel's body to lure Caterina into showing herself.

“Rossie took him away to be treated by the best doctor.”

“Who is she?”

“If I'm not mistaken, she's the younger sister of the leader of an organization called Phoenix Crew. I don't know for sure, but it might be true.”

Leonardo released his grip on the woman's neck. He was silent for a moment, his forehead visibly creased after hearing that sentence. He tried to remember the incident the other day, when he shot Gabriel and a woman blamed Caterina for the shot Gabriel got. If that woman was indeed the sister of one of the mafia, then Caterina was in danger.

“Call in more troops. We'll split up to look for Caterina all over the city.” Leonardo gave orders to his men, then left the hospital quickly.