POV LEO…"Wh-What?! Jeanne fainted and is now in hospital?!" I was shocked when I heard the news from Jonah. "What's her condition now?" I asked frantically.I was currently at one of JR's mafia bases in Canada, in an old warehouse on the outskirts of Toronto. I was tracking the trail of the man behind my mother's death and the disappearance of my wife's brother - William Hart. Since I arrived in Canada, I turned off the special cell phone that I used to only contact Jeanne because I didn't want to involve her in this dangerous matter. "[T-The doctor is still checking her condition inside. But when we took ma'am to the hospital, blood was flowing down in her leg.]" Jonah said, "[I-I'm sorry, Master.]" WHACK!I punched the stone wall beside me in frustration. Jonah's words made me even more worried about the condition of Jeanne and my future children.I even told Jonah not to contact me unless it was urgent so as not to drag Jeanne into the danger I was in, but why did it turn ou
POV LEO "Argh! Shit!" WHACK! CRASH! I hit the surface of the table with my bare hand. It's been two days since I arrived in New York City and went to the hospital where my wife is unconscious even now. After I heard the explanation from Doctor Lucas, I immediately searched for Mylene Rutz's service record in all hospitals in the city. However, not a single hospital in New York City claimed to have received a doctor named Mylene Rutz. "Tsk! How could she commit suicide on the same day that Jeanne was hospitalized," I muttered in suspicion, "It all felt too planned to be a coincidence." I tried to track Mylene Rutz whereabouts and found out that she committed suicide on the same day when I got the news that my wife was rushed to the hospital. After sorting everything I became very sure of one thing. "She was murdered, not killed herself," I said. A few minutes before Mylene Rutz fell from the floor of her apartment, the power in her building suddenly went out
POV JEANNE … "Ugh...!" I woke up with a slight pain in my head. My vision was blurry and all I could see was white light, as well as my hearing which felt as if the voices around me sounded like drowning. However, slowly I got back all my senses and at the same time the dryness in my throat kicked in. "W-Water," I said softly. My voice that sounded weak and made me wonder. How long have I been asleep? — I asked myself. "Ah, you've finally woken up." A moment later, I heard a woman's voice from my left side. I slowly moved my head slightly to look to the left side. Then I saw a woman dressed as a nurse. She seemed to be taking a glass of water and spooning a little water from the glass into my mouth. I opened my mouth slowly and let the water wet my mouth and my throat. It feels better — I thought. After getting my energy back, I tried to get up from my position. But the woman next to me held me back. "Please don't push yourself, Mrs.," she said, "You'
POV OWEN … "That bastard! How could he's so reckless ..." I grumbled as I got out of my car. Two days ago Leo told me to help him in Canada because he had to go back to see Jeanne who was rushed to the hospital. I was in Mexico for my political business and was about to return to New York City, but when I got that news from Alena — Leo's personal assistant — I immediately flew to Canada.I did the work in Canada quickly, hoping that I could go home and relax afterward. However, after I arrived at the New York City airport, I got a report from one of my spies at the mansion that Leo was on a rampage and had a gun to Olivia's head. Hearing that, I canceled my relaxing plan and immediately caught up to Leo at the Morgan family's mansion. SMASH!I opened the main door of the mansion and shouted, "Stop! You dumbass!" However, a few seconds later I realized that things were much worse than I had imagined. On the stairs of the second floor I saw Jeanne who seemed to have lost her bala
POV JEANNE…"What took him so long," I muttered as I sat waiting in the lobby of the mansion. I occasionally glanced at the hallway on the second floor where Leo and Owen had disappeared, but I never saw them appear from there. An hour passed and Olivia had also left shortly after Leo and Owen disappeared in one of the corridors on the second floor. Before she left, as always, she threw a sardonic gaze at me. "At least I'm grateful that I managed to stop Leo," I muttered in relief. I don't know what the problem was between Leo and Olivia, but this wasn't the first time my husband had put a gun to someone else's head. Even with his brother, he didn't hesitate to do it, even if Owen's intentions were just a joke.But this time felt different — I thought. "I feel like it's quite serious this time," I muttered again as I smiled wryly, "This is the first time I've seen Leo seem to be completely controlled by his anger." In the midst of sinking into my thoughts, I suddenly felt a lig
POV JEANNE … KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK! There was a knock on my room door, but it didn't make me take my eyes off the pile of documents on my desk. "Come in!" I said. CREAK Not long after, I heard the sound of the door opening. "Is there anything you would like, ma'am." When I heard the voice of the man in front of me, I instantly turned my gaze to stare at him. Not far in front of me, stood the man who had always accompanied me as my personal bodyguard, Jonah Mason. I saw him smiling at me as he made a small bow, though I kept a straight face because I had been in a bad mood lately. "Come with me to Marea Restaurant tonight," I said as I looked at him coldly, "I want to eat Italian food." "Yes ma'am, but are you fine with Master Leo's requirements?" Jonah asked and sounded a little hesitant. Hearing that name mentioned instantly put me in a bad mood. My relationship with Leo had become a little bad after I found out that he had a personal assistant who was a wo
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
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 … "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