POV JEANNE ..."That's not only him," said Leo from across the phone.I frowned in confusion and said, "What do you mean? Isn't it clearly him? I even heard that he killed two people before and it must have been my parents!""Of course, Jerry is the one who killed your parents. But he wasn't the mastermind behind the murder."Leo's words made me think again and suddenly my thoughts focused on one person."Lily Hayes.""She's one of them too."Leo's answer made me even more angry and frustrated. "Just tell me who?!"I unconsciously raised my voice, even though I didn't mean to. For a moment I didn't hear any sound from the other side. I thought that Leo might be angry with me because I shouted at him, so I immediately apologized. However, when I was just about to open my mouth, Leo suddenly preceded me."I can't reveal the mastermind right now," Leo said and I became confused."Why?""I can't explain it to you here. Wait there, I'll come to you tonight."And then the call was disconne
POV LEO ..."Damn it!" Throughout the trip I kept swearing without reducing the speed of my car. I had entered New Jersey five minutes ago and with the approximately 350 km/h speed of my Hennessey Venom F5 and managed to cut the time from New York City from two hours to just 30 minutes. What I never expected was that Maria, one of my trusted members, was a spy from Dragonbone. And because of my carelessness, I had put Jeanne in danger now. In the middle of my focus, my phone suddenly rang. Without looking at the caller's name I picked it up and then I heard a man's voice from the other side. "Hey, my brother —""Just say what you want, asshole!" I interrupted the voice as soon as I heard it.It was Owen Morgan, my biological brother. I really couldn't figure it out. Of all the times, why did my brother have to call me now — I swore to myself. "Hey, hey, calm down. What's wrong with you?""Don't ask now," I said hurriedly, "Just end this call if you keep talking nonsense." There
LEO POV... "Calm down," Jerry said, "I haven't even touched it yet, just said to make sure. But, I guess that's true isn't it?" I saw Jerry's grin wider. "I thought to showing it off in front of you, when I fuck your beloved wife. Ahh, that would feel better." I gritted my teeth as I glared at the asshole in front of me. My anger was rising and my grip on my assault rifle was tightening. It was Jerry Gill, the leader of the Dragonbone mafia group located in Camden. Unlike the Morgan family's mafia business that only deals with money laundering and online gambling, the Dragonbone mafia has no specific field. However, they were famous for human trafficking, especially trade for women and organs. Then I heard Jerry whistling while still groping Jeanne's body. "You have good taste in women. It's a pity that you —"I couldn't stand it anymore, so I cut him off. "Keep your filthy hands off my wife or ..." The next second I was preparing to pull the trigger of my assault rifle, but sud
POV LEO..."L-Leo...p-please help m-me nghh..."For a moment, I closed my eyes while trying to stay calm when Jeanne's moans seemed to be fishing me."Nghh... L-Leo, i-it f-feels s-so hot..."Jeanne spoke with her moan again and honestly, it made me even more frustrated. My manhood had stiffened while images of my dream the night after our wedding began to haunt me. However, the thought of Jeanne's words regarding the three conditions she proposed made me doubt.On the other hand, I also felt anger when I imagined Jerry touching my wife's body. Maybe he had done something with my wife's body with his dirty hands — I thought while clenching my hands."Jenane, you know I'm a man after all," I said, pausing to catch my breath, "If you continue like this then — mmph!"My eyes suddenly widened when I saw Jeanne's face which was so close in my eyes, our noses even touched. I could see how her aquamarine eyes looked at me in the glaze."Jeanne, don't be like this," I whispered to her.For
POV JEANNE..."Jeanne you..."Even though all my senses seemed to be dysfunctional, I could hear Leo's voice echoing and faint. I wanted to ask Leo to stop all of this, but the words that came out of my mouth were different from what was in my head."Ahhn... L-Leo, I-I can't take it anymore... hnggh!"No. That's not what I wanted to say — I screamed inside myself.I didn't understand what actually happened to me, but I lost control of myself as soon as I felt the needle piercing my skin."J-Jeanne, hold on a little," Leo said as he pressed his body closer to mine, "You can bite my shoulder if it hurts."Leo then directed my hand to hug his back and suddenly I felt a slightly sticky and thick liquid. When I withdrew one of my hands from there, I saw red liquid on my palm.Blood? Wait? He's injured? When? — I said to myself in disbelief.I wanted to tell him to stop and treat the wound before it got worse. However, again all that came out of my mouth was a sigh. My body completely betr
POV LEO…"Jeanne?"I woke up with a scared feeling when I didn't find my wife next to me. I rubbed my face, trying to gather my senses as quickly as possible. However, I still didn't see my wife in the corner of the room.When I saw the silhouette of a woman with white-blonde hair standing on the balcony, I felt a little relieved. I immediately went downstairs and approached my wife who was still standing there.SHRRRI opened the sliding glass door and sure enough I found Jeanne standing in reverie with a glass of wine in her right hand. Her gaze stared straight at the view of Camden city which still looks a little dark."Jeanne ..." I said and when I saw the blank look on my wife's face, I knew that she was probably angry with me.My gaze suddenly turned weak and I thought that this contractual relationship would be broken because of last night's incident."J-Jeanne, I can explain —""No need," Jeanne cut me off in a cold tone, "What happened last night...""...""...we'd better fo
POV JEANNE…"Jeanne, are you ready?"Leo's voice came from the door of my room. I turned around and saw him neatly dressed in his black tuxedo.Several months have passed since the bad incident that happened to me. In order to find more evidence and catch Lily Hayes as the mastermind behind the deaths of my parents, the news about the collapse of the Dragonbone mafia was hidden.Owen Morgan — Leo's older brother — was the person who was the most important person to cover up the news. It makes it look like Dragonbone is still there. Jonah Mason — the manager of the bar where I previously worked — was then the person who took on the role of Jerry as the Big Boss of Dragonbone.And today is the wedding day of Lily Hayes and my ex-fiance — Adam Moss — which is also the day Lily Hayes was arrested."Yes," I answered simply.He then took my hand which was clad in black gloves and took it in his large hand."
POV JEANNE…"Play the audio," I said as I brought the handy talkie closer to my hand.Not long after, the sound of the music playing below suddenly became silent. All the lights in the room went off, making the atmosphere tense and everyone on the first floor looked panicked.A few seconds after the panic, audio was heard coming from the room speakers. It was audio of Lily Hayes' voice with a middle aged man."[How? If you help me to get that bitch's property, you will get 5% of the shares and also you can sleep one night with me. Didn't you say I am in your taste?]""[Hahaha ... you are really good at flirting, Ms. Hayes. I've also hated that self-righteous bitch for a long time.]"The voice of the man in the audio is Robert Lewin, who is still a relative of the Hart family. My parents even helped him when he went bankrupt. I never thought that he was one of the people who masterminded my downfall.The audio continued to play a compilation tape of the crimes Lily Hayes had committed
POV JEANNE … "What?!" I got up from my position. I stood behind Samuel's body and then released my grip on Samuel's arm. "We met long before you knew my brother, you say?" I asked in astonishment. For a moment, our eyes met as Samuel glanced at me. However, not long after, he took his eyes off me again. "Forget it." "..." "No matter how well I explain it to you, it won't change anything," he said. She then released my grip on her arm and walked out of the room. CREAK! SLAM! I, on the other hand, was still rooted to my spot and staring at her disappearing figure from behind the door of the room. Not even the banging sound of the door closing made me flinch. I then threw myself back onto the bed behind me, sitting down while staring at the door. With a bitter smile, I muttered, "What the hell did he say?" I paused, trying to digest what Samuel had just told me. At least I tried to dig up my memories of Samuel back then. However, I couldn't find anythin
POV JEANNE…SLAP!I slapped Samuel as soon as I regained my consciousness. Staring at him without a word coming out of my mouth. He looked surprised and seemed to freeze for a while. Until he finally looked at me with a soft gaze full of regret. "I'm sorry...""...""I couldn't hold myself and —""I-It's late," I interrupted him and immediately turned my back to him. I bit my lower lip, trying to hold back all the emotion inside me. "Jeanne, I —""Go back to your room," I said, "I'll open the door for you from this room." Then I walked in and went to the door that connected this room with the second floor corridor. CLICK!After the lock opened, I immediately opened the door to my room.I then turned around and looked at the balcony door. Samuel was still standing there, looking at me before he finally lowered his face. Shortly after, he walked towards me."I'm sorry."Those were the last words I heard from him, before he walked out of my room. SLAM!Immediately afterward, I sl
POV JEANNE…"Good night, dear...""...""...and have a good rest."After chatting for a while with Aunt Lydia a.k.a Samuel's mother in the TV room while enjoying a cup of warm tea, our conversation finally ended at midnight. Aunt Lydia then escorted me to one of the rooms on the second floor. It was the same room I remembered from my first stay at Dawn's family home. "Thank you, aunt Lydia and good night to you too," I replied. CREAKShe didn't answer me and just gave me a smile as she closed the door. However, only halfway through closing the door, I saw her suddenly stop. "Ah, I almost forgot to say this," she said as she opened the door completely again. "Yes? Do you need anything?" I asked back. I saw that afterward, Aunt Lydia was smiling and seemed to be teasing me. "By the way, Samuel's room is next to yours," she said in a teasing tone. I knew where this was going, but I chose to pretend I didn't know. Smiling awkwardly, I replied, "I see." "Well, just in case you
"Divorce isn't always a bad thing anyway." "..." "Sometimes, it's even a good thing to get away from a toxic relationship," she said, smiling at me, "So at least be happy. Maybe it's God's way of saving you from the harm that will come to you if you stay with him." Hearing those words, I fell silent and immediately thought about my relationship with Samuel. If I think about it, our relationship is too toxic to maintain. Even though Leo said he loved me and I was already in love with him, the way he expressed his love sometimes made me feel uncomfortable. "You're right, auntie," I said later, "Thank you for giving me a new perspective." Lydia then replied me with her warm smile. "Of course, dear," she said and then glanced at Samuel with a meaningful smile. "..." "Moreover, you can count on Samuel from now on," she said in a teasing tone, "He will glad to help you." I see where this is going - I said to myself. Instead of rejecting him outright, I just smiled
POV JEANNE … "How was the food, Jeanne?" "It's delicious," I said as I smiled at the woman in front of me, "You've always been a talented cook, auntie." I was currently enjoying dinner at Dawn's family home. I occasionally glanced at Samuel who seemed to be enjoying the leftovers on his plate quietly. "Ah, you praise me too much~" Lydia — Samuel's mother — said with an embarrassed smile. "Hm, it just common taste," Samuel said suddenly, "Besides it, I think you put too much —" Samuel stopped what he was saying and smiled awkwardly. I followed the direction of Samuel's gaze to his mother, who was already glaring. "N-No, it's not," Samuel said then and stammered a little, "I was just joking. Mom's cooking is the best, hahaha." Then Lydia's sharp gaze softened as a smile spread across her face. "Thank you~" she said. "Hm, but it would be better if you didn't cook anymore," Samuel said again, not long after that. "Samuel!" Lydia said half shouting. I was jus
POV JEANNE … "Is it really okay?" I asked. I was currently in Samuel's car and we were heading to Dawn's family residence. After rejecting Samuel's propose, I decided to go home. But Samuel suddenly invited me to have dinner with his family. And I don't know what came over me, but I said yes. "After all, this is your quality time with your parents," I said again. I looked doubtful at Samuel who was sitting in the driving seat, right next to me. He then glanced back at me. "Calm down," he said, chuckling softly, "Don't you already know my parents?" I lowered my gaze and then said again, "Yes, but it's been a long time since I've seen them." "..." "Isn't this supposed to be your time with them anyway?" I said again, "You once said that you often don't have time to spend with them, even to enjoy dinner together." A second later, Samuel chuckled softly. "Oh come on Jeanne, I'm sure they'll be happy to see you," he said casually. "..." "They already think of you
POV JEANNE…"So that's the problem...""...""I think he's gone too far," Samuel said, "And it's best that you separate from a temperamental person like him." "...""You'll only put yourself in a toxic relationship if you continue to stay with him," Samuel said again, "Moreover, your marriage is only a contract. What's with a guy like that? Only dare to give the woman he loves with a contract marriage. Tch! He's a loser."I smiled weakly when I heard Samuel's words. What he said was true, nothing good would come from maintaining a relationship with a temperamental person. However, on the other hand, I still love Leo. And even though I said earlier that I didn't want this child I was carrying, I still had the conscience not to throw it away. "I also think it's fine to be the father of the child you're carrying. Of course, if you don't mind," he said again. My eyes widened when I heard the sentence that came out of Samuel's mouth. However, instead of answering him, I smiled bitterl
POV JEANNE… "Leo, what did you do?!" I said in a high tone to Leo just after he poured the drink on Noah's face. But he seemed to ignore my words. The next second, Leo seemed to grab Noah by the collar and then he punched Noah's stomach and face.WHACK! WHACK!"You bastard! How dare you approach my wife when I'm not around," Leo said as he kicked Noah several times in the stomach. I, who saw this, immediately approached Leo and tried to stop him. "Stop it! Leo! Enough is enough!" I said.I tried to bring Leo a little away from Noah who was crying in pain on the floor while holding his stomach."Ugh! Cough! L-Leo, listen to my explanation, this is all just ... a misunderstanding — Cough!" Noah said, stammering in the middle of his groaning and coughing."Misunderstanding? You said that after I caught you approaching my wife, hm?!" replied Leo and then I heard him laugh sarcastically, "Don't you remember what you did back then, huh?!" "Leo, don't! Stop it! This is all just —""Sh
POV JEANNE…"Yes, do it that way..."CLICK! CLICK! CLICK!"Give a more natural smile — Yes! Good!" Amidst the hustle and bustle of the people around me, my gaze focused on the figure of Noah who was still in the middle of a photo shoot and recording session for an advertisement. "It was only a month ago that he did a 'face reveal' as Noisjy, and now he has a lot of advertising jobs," I said as I smiled at him.After I left Marea Restaurant yesterday, Noah immediately contacted me. We had originally promised to meet in person at Ocean Prime Restaurant, but Noah suddenly informed me that afternoon that he might be a little late because he had another job to do. I finally decided to go to his studio, which also happened to be not far from Ocean Prime. I then turned my gaze around and found the studio crews looking at me hatefully. It seems that apart from being a crew, they are also fans — I thought.With a smile of astonishment, I then said, "And there are also many troublesome fans