63. Meet Dante

Caterina opened her eyes and immediately realized that she was already at Leo's headquarters. She tried to get up, but her hands and feet were tied with iron chains to the corner of the bed so she couldn't escape. She was angry because Leo made her a prisoner.

"Let go of me, bastard! What did you do to me? I'll kill you with my hands when I get free. Let go of me, bastard!"

Caterina screamed like crazy. She tried to remove the iron chains that bound her hands and feet, causing her skin to hurt. Her wrists and feet were scratched, causing her to endure the pain.

"Argh! Let me go! Let me go! I'll kill you if you dare appear in front of me! You cruel devil!"

Caterina sobbed with exhaustion and frustration. The iron chain was too big and strong. No matter how hard she tried, it couldn't just come off. Caterina gave up. She lay down and cried for her father.

"Marco, save me. Marco, let me go."

Caterina still hopes that Marco will come to help her. Even though she herself was pessimistic because penetrating Leo's base was not something the enemy could do. If caught, the enemy would be burned alive in the cellar.

The bedroom door opened while Caterina was still sobbing. Seeing the figure coming to meet her made Caterina curse at the man. She cursed and demanded to be let go.

"Aah, it's so annoying. I'm sick of seeing your face. Why do you always have to appear in front of me?" Caterina hissed.

Leo smiled crookedly. Even though he came because he wanted to apologize for the mistakes he had made, Caterina did not welcome him well. Leo became annoyed with Caterina's words and gave up his good intentions of apologizing.

"You made me cruel, Kate. If you had obeyed and been willing to make peace, you wouldn't have been tied up like this."

"I swear I will kill you, bastard! You are not worthy to be called human. You must die so you can live with your friends in hell!" Caterina shouted.

"Shut up, Kate. You'll get hurt if you move too much," Leo said.

"To hell with that. You have to let me go. I'm not an animal; why are you tying me up with iron chains like this? Let go!"

"Calm down. I'll let you go. Promise not to attack me."

"I will kill you straight away!" Caterina glared sharply.

"It's so fun to see you tied up like this. You're like a prisoner that many men will take turns with. Hahaha."

"Shut your mouth, bastard!"

"Wow... you are really scary, Kate. But why am I excited to see you angry?"

Caterina controlled her breath, which was rising and falling with anger. Seeing Leo's face was like looking at a pile of trash. Caterina was reluctant to stare for long and chose to ignore him.

"You're making things complicated, Kate. If you hadn't escaped from the base, this mess would never have happened. Look at you, looking so pathetic."

"You think I'll regret it? No. The only regret in my life is trusting a human like you."

"You are indeed a smart girl. Unfortunately, you are stupid in your actions."

"Thank you for that useless compliment. Get out of my sight and never appear again! Your face looks like a very disturbing pile of trash."

Leo hissed sarcastically, then took the key on the table and walked to the corner of the bed to open the padlocks connected to the chain one by one.

"Look, you're hurting your skin by moving too much. Dante would definitely be sad to see his daughter's smooth skin scratched like this."

"Don't mention my father's name, bastard! Your rotten mouth doesn't deserve his name. He will curse you from heaven."

"Marco managed to make you a different person, Kate. I didn't expect him to be good enough at teaching you to be a rebel. I should have let you stay there longer so you could learn to be a good stalker too."

Leo laughed mockingly. As expected, after removing the four iron padlocks on Caterina's hands and feet, the woman immediately attacked Leo. Luckily the man had prepared himself for the sudden attack and immediately locked Caterina's movements. Leo folded Caterina's hands behind her back and held her neck.

"Calm yourself, Kate. I picked you up because Dante wanted to meet you."

"I told you never to mention his name! Let him rest in peace in heaven."

"He's not dead! Calm down so I can take you to see him!" Leo emphasized his sentence. "Ah, I'm so tired of fighting with a stubborn woman like you."

"Liar. Where are you taking me? You're going to abuse me, aren't you? Fill your mind like an animal!"

Leo started to get emotional. Caterina turns into an annoying figure. Leo really doesn't like Caterina's new character and blames Marco. I don't know what Marco said, but Caterina didn't even believe him one bit.

"Go ahead!”

Leo encouraged Caterina to walk. Because the woman couldn't talk to her well, Leo was forced to carry Caterina by locking her hands behind her back and pushing her slowly. If released before arriving at Dante's room, it is not impossible that Caterina will run away again. If she managed to escape, his men would definitely hurt Caterina. The man actually didn't want Caterina to get hurt, but he never realized that his actions also really hurt the beautiful woman's heart.

Caterina stopped in her tracks when she was directed to a secret room. She remembered that the room contained Leo's firearms and refused to be invited in there.

"I don't want to go in there. I know this is a weapons storage area. You will kill me if we go in there," said Caterina.

"It turns out you still remember this room, Kate. But don't worry, I've moved all the weapons to another, larger room. Come in; there aren't any weapons in there."

Caterina's feet were still reluctant to move. However, because of Leo's encouragement, the woman finally complied. When he entered Dante's room, Leo let go of Caterina. He let Caterina walk alone to the bed and saw how the woman dropped her body to the floor. She propped herself up on her knees and cried beside Dante's bed.

"Dad... what happened? Dad, open your eyes. I'm here," Caterina said in a deep voice.

"Marco shot him straight in the back of the head. The hot bullet penetrated his brain and put him in a coma."

Caterina was still sobbing while trying to call her father. Hoping that that way Dante would soon wake up and realize his presence.

"I'm sorry, Dad. I'm sorry. I should have protected you from this man." Caterina hugged Dante's body because of her unstoppable longing.

"You really still think that I was the one who tried to kill him? Ah, damn it. I actually took him back to headquarters so he could be rescued as soon as possible! Why do you trust that bastard more than the person who saved your father?" complained Leo.

Caterina stood up and turned her body so she could face Leo. She was happy to see her father was still alive, but she still couldn't believe that Marco had shot her father in the head.