“I’m leaving now,” Marvin said after kissing Stella’s forehead. “Your dinner will be delivered soon, and the guard will arrive in about 30 minutes.”Stella smiled and nodded as Marvin left the room, leaving her alone.Not long after, Stella lay on the bed and started playing with her phone, but only for a few minutes as her eyes felt heavy and she wanted to close them. However, before she could, the doorbell rang.“Is that the guard Dariel found? Or the hotel staff delivering the food? They arrived so quickly,” Stella muttered with a confused expression. She got up from the bed and walked towards the door.Before opening it, Stella peeked through the peephole to see who was standing outside her room.“It’s the hotel staff with the food,” Stella muttered when she saw a man in a hotel uniform standing outside with his head lowered.Without suspicion, Stella opened the door and asked, “Are you here to deliver the dinner my husband ordered?”The man then lifted his head and smiled at Stel
“You’re finished, Stella!”“Let go!” Stella struggled, but Damian’s grip on her elbow tightened.“Let you go? Dream on!” Damian sneered. “But… I will let you go when your husband comes to save you. But by then, you’ll both die together. I can’t wait! Will you die hugging each other? Or holding hands like in those dramas? That would be so pathetic.”“Stop talking nonsense! You’re the one who will die first, Damian!” Stella retorted sarcastically.“Really? I don’t think so. You’ll die first. And I’ll laugh watching it. I’ll make sure you and your husband die by my hands! If I can’t be with my love, no one else can be with you! If not with me, then you can't be with anyone else.” Damian declared.Stella swallowed hard. She opened her mouth to speak, but stopped when she heard Damian’s phone ringing. Damian quickly took his phone from his pocket, glanced at the screen, and saw Fanny’s name. He swiped the green panel on the screen and put the phone to his ear."What are you doing there? Wh
"Becoming a guardian angel? Just keep that desire in your dreams because it will never happen. Why? Because Marvin will also die tonight!" Damian thought to himself. He looked at Fanny with a sorrowful gaze.Beep-beep...Damian reached into his pants pocket. It was Stella's phone that was vibrating. Marvin's name appeared on the screen."Who?" Fanny asked.Damian showed Fanny the phone screen he was holding. "Your prince. I want to play with him first. I have such a grudge because he helped Stella to bring me down. So, let him panic first, looking for his wife.""Do whatever you want, I don't mind.""Okay," Damian said, immediately sliding the red panel on Stella's phone screen."I'll rest in that room," Fanny said, pointing to the door of the room right next to her. "Tell me when Marvin gets here. You hold a grudge against Marvin, don't you? As for me, I'm annoyed with him! He dared to slap me because of this wretched woman. I want to see his devastated face when he sees his wife gon
"Ssshhh..."Stella, who was beginning to regain consciousness, opened her eyes, blinking slowly as she lifted her head. She looked around with blurred vision. She winced slightly at the pain in her cheek."Boss, she's awake," said a man.Damian immediately turned his gaze to Stella."Where am I?" Stella wondered to herself, feeling out of place."You're awake, Darling?" Damian asked with his arms folded.Stella began to focus on Damian, realizing she had been brought here by him.Meanwhile, Damian directed his gaze toward Fanny's subordinates. "You all go outside and keep watch. Let me know if the second prey arrives."He knew very well who Marvin was. The man would undoubtedly search for Stella relentlessly, and there was a good chance he would find her before Damian had a chance to inform him. Moreover, he had intentionally left Stella’s phone on, making it easier for Marvin to locate her."Yes, Boss."They all left, leaving the room with only Stella and Damian remaining."What do y
Marvin's eyes shot open when he heard Stella telling him not to look for her. His already growing worry intensified as he heard the sound of a slap. He was sure his wife was in trouble. His heart pounded, fearing the person holding Stella might hurt her.“Darling?” Marvin called out."Take my life instead of my husband's!"“What did she say?” Marvin mumbled as he heard Stella's trembling voice talking to someone he believed was in front of her. He also clearly heard Stella sounding like she was holding back tears.Slap!Marvin covered his mouth as he heard the slap, convinced that the man was hurting his wife.“Darling? Darling? Are you okay? What’s happening? What is that bastard doing to you?” Marvin asked, panicked."Your wife is with me. Find her, and let’s play here."“Da–mian? Is that you?” Marvin asked.But there was no answer to Marvin’s question because the man had already hung up.“Hello? Hello? Damian? Aarrrhh! Shit! Damn it!” Marvin cursed in frustration.“What should we d
"A trap? What do you mean?" Marvin asked as he untied Stella's hands and feet."Damian... he didn't run away." Stella tears starting to stream down her cheeks."He didn't run away? What do you mean?" Marvin still didn't understand."Yes, because I'm still here," Damian suddenly said, drawing Stella and Marvin's attention to the source of the voice.They saw Damian emerge from a room, pointing a pistol at both Stella and Marvin. Seeing Damian with a firearm, Marvin quickly stood in front of Stella, using his body as a shield to protect his wife. However, Stella didn’t stay behind Marvin but stood beside him, holding his hand."What are you doing? Stand behind me!" Marvin pleaded."No," Stella replied, her voice trembling. "Why did you come here when I asked you to leave?! He wants us dead. You should have left and ignored me! At least one of us could survive. Then, when you find my body, you can avenge me on this bastard!""How could I think like that, Stella? My life would be full of
Fanny, who had been dozing, immediately opened her eyes upon hearing a commotion outside. She sat up, her ears sharp, trying to determine whose voices were outside."Is that... Marvin's voice? Has he arrived?" Fanny got up from the bed and walked towards the door.Slowly, she opened the door slightly and peeked out, wanting to confirm whether her suspicion was right or wrong. And it turned out she was right. The voice she heard indeed belonged to Marvin.She saw Marvin and Stella standing hand in hand, about 6-7 meters away from Damian, who was standing with a firearm aimed at them."He's already here? Ugh! Why didn't Damian wake me up? I told him I wanted to see Stella die!" Fanny muttered in the room, "Ah... maybe Marvin arrived suddenly, and Damian didn't have time to wake me. Alright, no problem. I'm here now and ready to see Stella's demise."A smirk appeared on Fanny's lips."I can't wait to see Marvin cry over that wretched woman. He deserves it for slapping me that time. It ma
Stella was rushed to the nearest hospital. Marvin was extremely worried, fearing that neither his wife nor his child would survive. He had already experienced the pain of losing someone before, and it hurt deeply. If it happened again, especially now that it involved not just a lover but his soulmate and flesh and blood, he didn’t know what would become of him. He felt he could never live long without Stella."Marvin..." Stella called. She looked at Marvin, who was staring at her with a frightened expression. "I'm okay, don’t cry."Marvin didn't answer immediately. He continued running while pushing the gurney on which Stella was lying, accompanied by several medical staff and a doctor. Stella was eventually taken to the hospital. Marvin was asked to stay outside and wasn’t allowed to enter.In just a few minutes, the door opened again, and the doctor came out with a panicked look on his face."You can only save one life. Who should we save? The mother or... the baby?""I want both! M