What happened to Natalie did not escape Roberto’s ears. He was both angry and worried when he heard it. “Where is Anthony now?” he asked Marco, his confidant.“Sir, he’s injured and being treated,” Marco replied.“Cedric, go watch Anthony! Marco, you come with me to see how Dante and Cavendish are,” Roberto instructed them seriously. He was afraid something bad would happen.“Okay.”Cedric, who was Roberto’s bodyguard, immediately went to carry out his duties. Meanwhile, Marco pushed Roberto’s wheelchair towards the basement.When they arrived in the basement, Natalie was still unconscious. Dante sat on the sofa alone, daydreaming. His expression looked hard and cold. His hands were clenched into fists, and his forehead was deeply furrowed. He looked terrifying with his sharp, cold gaze.“Dante, how is Cavendish?” Roberto asked carefully.Dante turned to his grandfather. “She’s still not awake,” he replied dryly.Roberto’s wheelchair stopped near the bed. He watched Natalie for a few
“Get some rest. Don’t worry about anything. There will be people looking after you outside the room,” Roberto said after talking to Natalie for a while.“Thank you,” Natalie said sincerely. Roberto was a good old man. His demeanor was gentle, reminding her of her grandfather.Roberto smiled and left the room. Natalie took a deep breath, trying to make herself more calm and comfortable. She looked around and noticed the room.It was just like a normal bedroom. The bed was soft and comfortable, not like a hospital bed. However, there was medical equipment that confused her. Was she still at the winery? She forgot to ask Roberto.The door to the room was firmly closed. Natalie didn’t hear anyone outside. Finally, she closed her eyes again. Her body still felt weak, and she didn’t want to do anything but sleep.Meanwhile, Dante sat at his desk, pondering. His grandfather had told him not to bother Natalie. So, for the rest of the night, he didn’t see her again.He opened his locked drawer
A maid, dressed in a classic black-and-white uniform, delivered breakfast to Natalie. She smiled kindly as she said, “Miss, this is your breakfast. Do you need anything else?”Natalie nodded. She immediately asked, “Where is this place? Is it still at the winery?”The maid smiled. “Miss, this is the basement under the winery.”The answer surprised Natalie quite a bit. She didn’t expect it to be a basement at all. No wonder there were no windows in the room she was staying in.“Is anyone outside? Where’s Dante?” she asked.“Mr. Alex is on guard outside. As for Mr. Vittorio, I didn’t see him. Maybe he’s in his office.”The corner of Natalie’s eyebrow rose. “Office?”The maid nodded. “Could it be that you don’t know?”“Ah....” Natalie pretended to laugh and shook her head. “I thought he went out because he hasn’t come to see me since I woke up. Maybe he has a lot of work to do.”“Oh.” The maid just nodded before saying goodbye to leave. Natalie didn’t hold it against her. She looked down
Dante kicked her out?Natalie was so shocked that she didn’t know how to react. It was supposed to be something joyous. How long had she wanted to hear those words from Dante’s mouth?Yet, when she actually heard them, somehow she didn’t feel that happiness. Natalie knew something was wrong with her heart because she didn’t want Dante to kick her out. She didn’t want him to throw her out.It wasn’t solely because she was on a mission to investigate the Vittorio family business. But it was because only Dante wanted her. Only Dante worshipped her body like Dionysus worshipped Ariadne.He might be cruel and heartless, but there was no man in the world as devoted to her as Dante. No woman could seduce him because he was only seduced by her.No one was so possessive of her as Dante was. No one protected her so much as he protected her from his enemies.Natalie was probably out of her mind for wanting it all. She felt like she was going crazy and losing her mind. Her tears fell unstoppably,
Natalie observed Dante’s handsome face closed. The man had been sleeping for some time. His breathing seemed to rise and fall gently and regularly. Wouldn’t he be worried if she secretly searched his office?She glanced around and sighed. It was Dante’s secret office, and there were probably a lot of important secrets stored there. However, Natalie didn’t want to check it out. She was afraid Dante would wake up and get angry.A knock on the door suddenly sounded. Dante’s eyebrows furrowed. His senses were really sensitive. Natalie rubbed his chest gently, then whispered, “I’ll open it.”Dante mumbled incoherently without opening his eyes. Natalie finally stood up and went to open the door. It was Alex who came in. His face looked tense as if something urgent was going on.“What’s wrong? Dante is sleeping,” Natalie said.“Wake him up! There’s someone who wants to see him,” Alex ordered seriously.“What’s so urgent? Dante didn’t sleep last night. Let him sleep a little longer.”Alex sho
Dante drove Natalie to the penthouse and then hurried away. He said he would shower and change at the office. Natalie didn’t know if he was being honest with his words, but she didn’t question him at all.When lunchtime came, Natalie’s phone suddenly rang with an incoming call. She hesitated whether to pick it up, finally leaving it on until the call stopped.A moment later, an incoming message came from the same number. She opened it immediately and read that the person was Francesca. The secretary was awake and wanted to talk to her.Finally, Natalie called Francesca immediately. “I’m so sorry, I just came from the bathroom,” she lied. “How are you now? I’m really sorry about yesterday.”Francesca sighed and replied, “Don’t worry, Miss Smith. I’m feeling better now. I called you so you wouldn’t be worried about me.”“Is someone looking after you at the hospital?” Natalie asked.“Yes. There are Mr. Vittorio’s subordinates outside.”Natalie shook her head. “I’ll be right there,” she s
In a large mansion, an old man was smoking a wooden cigar pipe. A recent issue of a magazine was on his lap. He looked very relaxed while reading his magazine.A bodyguard suddenly came and handed the old man a cell phone. “Sir, I have a message for you.”“What is it?” The old man watched the phone screen with narrowed eyes. A video played and showed a scene of two men talking to make a deal. He recognized one of them.“What is Edric doing?” the old man asked.“Dante’s secretary is in the hospital. Yesterday she ate the gelato given to Dante’s fiancée and ended up poisoned. After some investigation, they found this footage,” the bodyguard explained.“Really? Did Camilla send Edric?” The old man named Henry frowned as he watched the videotape. “Quickly, call the girl here!”“Okay.”The bodyguard left immediately. Henry smoked his cigar pipe and waited grimly. About half an hour later, he heard a car entering the courtyard. He rushed out onto the second-floor terrace.Camilla got out of
Natalie was a little surprised that Dante had suddenly asked her to come to his office. He said Alex was picking her up and would probably arrive in a few minutes.“What’s wrong?” Francesca asked after Natalie hung up the phone from Dante.“Dante asked me to come to his office. I don’t know if it’s anything important,” Natalie replied.“Maybe he misses you.” Francesca chuckled, then smiled. “It doesn’t matter. I’ll be fine here with a bodyguard outside,” she said.“I’ll come here again tomorrow if you’re not allowed to go home yet,” Natalie said.“Thank you.”Moments later, Alex walked into the room. He didn’t immediately ask Natalie to leave, but approached Francesca and asked, “How are you now?”“I’m fine. Thank you for helping me so much,” Francesca said sincerely. Yesterday, Alex took care of all her hospital needs.“My pleasure,” Alex said. He smiled and then asked Natalie to leave.Natalie said goodbye to Francesca before walking away with Alex. On the way, she asked the man why
“What happened to you, sis?” Kelsey let go of the hug. She cupped her hand on Natalie’s cheek and gently wiped away her tears. A complicated look filled her eyes.They had been separated since Kelsey was in middle school. Even before Natalie was imprisoned, they rarely saw each other. Even so, Kelsey used to see Natalie’s face either on the internet or in magazines. She knew her sister’s appearance wasn’t like that and shouldn’t have changed that much.Natalie shook her head and smiled. “Nothing. I just had surgery to change my identity. Call me Cavendish in the future, okay?”Kelsey didn’t say anything. She pulled Natalie’s hand towards her dorm room. She lived alone there, so she had more freedom to bring guests in.“Sis, I missed you.” Kelsey hugged Natalie after they entered the room. She burst into tears. “I’m sorry I couldn’t be a good sister,” she said through tears.“No, Kelsey.” Natalie shook her head. “You’ve suffered a lot over the years. Living alone isn’t easy, but you’ve
Natalie sat near the plane window. Her seat was only economy class, but she didn’t complain or mind. Just being able to go to London was good for her.Moments later, the plane took off. Natalie stared out the window in silence. She tried not to think about anything, including Dante. Since yesterday, she had always distracted her mind from thinking or remembering anything about him.Meanwhile, Dante was in the first-class seat. He wasn’t worried that Natalie would escape his watchful eye. They were on the same plane, after all.The trip took a while. They arrived in London at midnight. Natalie got off the plane and immediately looked for a money changer at the airport. Luckily, she had experience flying to London, so there was no confusion.She exchanged her dollar bills for British currency and then left the airport to find a place to stay. Somehow, she felt that someone was following and watching her. She quickly turned around and looked around, but no one looked suspicious.Natalie
The next day, Aland went to Dante’s penthouse without Natalie knowing. He sneaked out and pretended to be mysterious when leaving the hotel. George, who had been watching them since last night, frowned.“Where is he going?”George quietly followed Aland. He became even more curious after realizing Aland was going to Dante’s penthouse. “What’s he planning?”Aland was asked by Dante to pretend to steal. So, he acted mysteriously and carefully. He knocked on the door. It wasn’t long before Cedric opened it.“Aland, you—”“I want to see Mr. Vittorio,” Aland said.Cedric let him in and closed the door again. Then Aland went straight to Dante. It turned out that the man had already prepared the items he would take.“Here are Natalie’s passport and wallet. She has to leave tonight,” Dante said seriously.“Are you really going to just let her go? What if she runs into trouble in London?” Aland asked cautiously.Dante smiled. “You don't need to worry. I’ve already arranged everything.”Aland c
Dante lay in the coffin comfortably. The lid was not closed, so he could see Alex looking at him flatly. “Looks like you’re quite happy living in a coffin,” Alex quipped.The smile on Dante’s lips grew. He heard the sound of approaching footsteps and signaled Alex to be quiet. This time, he wanted to know how his younger brother would respond.Anthony stared at the black coffin in the living room with narrowed eyes. Roberto, who saw his arrival, immediately asked, “Why did you come here?”“Grandpa, I heard about it,” Anthony said without removing his gaze from the coffin. He hadn’t gotten close enough to it to see Dante’s face or body.“Why do you have to hide things like this? Is my brother really dead?” Anthony asked his grandfather.Roberto took a deep breath. “Anthony, how many people expected his death? If our enemies find out about it, they will immediately take advantage of the situation,” he replied seriously.“Why did you come here? You haven’t answered my question,” the old
That night, Natalie ran out of the apartment building looking like a mess. Her long hair was tangled and messy. She was only wearing pajamas, so her arms, bruised from Dante’s whipping, were visible to others.Her cheeks were red from the man’s slap, and there were even traces of his fingers. She looked down and covered it with her hands because she didn’t want others to see it.Barefoot, Natalie ran on the sidewalk. People might notice her, thinking she was crazy or homeless. However, she didn’t care. Her feelings were completely shattered, and she just wanted to escape as far as possible.Snowflakes fell onto her body, making her even colder. Her lips turned pale and blue. She hugged her body in the hope that no one would chase her.Unknown to Natalie, someone was watching and following her from afar. It was George who was always watching the apartment building. He wanted to approach her to find out if the information about Dante’s death was true.Just as he was about to approach Na
Natalie was really sick. That whole day, she just lay in bed with a weak body. Even the next day, she had trouble getting out of bed. Lizzy, who knew about her situation, became worried.“Mister, don’t you want to do something? She’s really sick, not just pretending,” Lizzy said to Dante. She hoped he would call a doctor or do something to treat Natalie.Dante was lazing around in his room. He was pretending to be dead, so he couldn’t do any work outside. When Lizzy spoke, he only glanced at her. “Just let her be sick. I won’t bother her,” he said.“Don’t you still need her existence? If she’s sick, how will she get to London?” Lizzy continued to persuade her employer.“Why do you care so much about her? You’re better off here, keeping me company,” Dante said as he patted the bed beside him. He smiled sweetly at the girl.“Sir, no kidding!” Lizzy gave Dante an annoyed look. She knew he wasn’t serious.“Alright. I’ll see her later,” Dante said indifferently.Lizzy finally stopped bothe
That night, Natalie was too tired from crying until she fell asleep sitting on the floor and leaning against the side of the bed. She woke up when someone suddenly opened the door in the morning.Lizzy came in carrying a tray of breakfast. She placed it on the table and stepped closer to Natalie.“Miss...” The girl looked at Natalie sadly. What happened last night really saddened her. She hadn’t expected Natalie and Dante’s relationship to suddenly fall apart.Natalie looked down and tried to stand up. She looked at her own horrible-looking reflection in the mirror. Her eyes were puffy and red. Her lips were pale, and her appearance was a mess, but she didn’t care.“I want to talk to Dante,” Natalie said hoarsely. She had been crying for so long that her voice was almost gone.Lizzy sighed. “Miss, he wants you to leave America immediately.”“Leave America?” Natalie was surprised to hear that.“Mr. Vittorio wants you to go to London. He doesn’t want to see you again or have anything to
In the middle of the night, Roberto was about to fall asleep when Marco suddenly knocked on the door and entered his room. “Sir, Alex wants to see you. He has urgent news,” Marco said seriously.Dante’s grandfather frowned. He finally sat up. “In this middle of the night?”Marco nodded. Roberto sighed. “Let him in,” he said.Before Marco left the room to call Alex, Alex had already barged in. His face looked pale and worried. “Sir, I have some bad news,” he reported.“What is it?”Alex swallowed. He looked down and said, “Something happened to Dante. He’s...”Roberto looked at him sharply. “What happened to my grandson?!”“Someone badly injured him. He’s... dying,” Alex replied quietly, without daring to look at the old man.“No way!” Roberto shook his head in disbelief. Suddenly, he held his heart and looked in pain. “What... has happened?”Alex raised his gaze and panicked at Roberto’s pale face. Had he lied too much to the old man to cause a relapse of his heart disease?“Sir, calm
In the car, Alex waited uncertainly. Dante still hadn’t called him, so he was worried. Was everything okay?He held his cell phone uncertainly. After some consideration, he finally decided to call him. The phone rang for a long time, but Dante didn’t answer.“Ah, too long. I’d rather go up to the penthouse,” he muttered.Finally, Alex grabbed the gun from the dashboard and exited the car. He had to carry a weapon, just in case. After that, he hurried up to the penthouse.Arriving at the penthouse floor, Alex pressed the bell several times. Unfortunately, no one would open the door for him. He sighed and barged in with his access card.The first sight he saw surprised Alex. The penthouse was a mess. Rose petals and small crushed candles were scattered on the floor. Some glassware, such as vases, was also broken and scattered.Alex immediately went deeper and saw Dante sitting quietly at the dining table. Lizzy and Aland, who were standing in the corridor, immediately looked at Alex exp