The chopper landed on an enormous field, and Jax was the first to get out, leaving Ava and Rake alone.
Ava gazed at Rake, but the soulless expression on his face made her quickly look the other way.
"Is your ass stuck to the chair or something?" Rake coldly stated.
"What?" Ava harshly asked with a shocked expression on her face.
She angrily gazed at Rake. However, from the coldness in his eyes, she knew that he wasn't the Rake she loves, and it tore her heart apart, but she kept silent instead of crying.
"You are not the man I hope to have spent eternity with and love even in death. I feel so cheated for loving you." Ava pitifully said.
"If you want to survive this side of my life, you better keep those cheesy statements to yourself." Rake stated.
"Haha... Cheesy. You are really not Rake."
Ava angrily wiped her face, then stood up from her seat and got out of the chopper without looking at Rake.
Jax saw Ava walking towards him, a
Ava stepped back slowly as the three bloodthirsty wolves circled her, leaving only a little distance between them and her."Nice fellows. I am not tasty at all. You don't want a skinny woman like me." Ava calmly mumbled.However, she was freaking out inside, and with every step that the wolves took closer, Ava felt as though her heart was going to explode in her chest."Stay back!!!" Ava commanded."Growl!!!""Growl!!!""Growl!!!"Ava’s bossy tone only made the wolves more alarmed and agitated as they closed in with their aggressive red eyes center on her."Ohh, this is not good. Rake! Rake! I am sorry. I didn't mean to act stubborn! I don't feel ready to die! So please save me!" Ava hastily screamed.At that instant, one of the wolves vigorously charged toward her. Ava couldn't breathe because of fear, and she immediately shut her eyes tightly."Bang!!!"The gunshot sound didn't help Ava’s panic attack either, but sh
Ava stared at Rake and then Jax. She could tell that whoever this big boss was, he wasn't someone she wanted to meet and the way how Carter coldly gazed at her made the to shiver a bit.She took a few steps closer towards Jax then bent her head down to avoid any eye contact with Carter.At that moment, Rake grabbed her wrist and pulled her away from Jax and the others, then stopped walking when they were far enough.“Hey.” Ava cried as she struggled to free her hand from his.“Listen carefully! The danger starts from this exact moment! Do not trust anyone except me, and don’t follow any instructions except it's mine! Do you understand?” Rake said.“I heard you! Now let go of my hand! You are hurting me, and this handcuff is the worst. When are you going to remove it?”Rake slowly released her hand. He then reached into his pocket and pulled out a tiny key, then unlocked the cuffs.“There. Now listen up. Jax is going to take you to my house.
Ava could feel the blade so close to her skin. She shut her eyes tightly when she felt a liquid running down her neck. “Lady Belle. I advise you not to do that.” Ava heard a familiar voice say, and she finally allowed herself to breathe. “Who dare interfere?” Belle screamed. “It's Jax. Look, Sir Roland told me to bring her to his home, and he won't be happy if he comes back and meets her dead.” Jax said as he slowly approached Belle and Ava. “She is just a plain and ugly woman. I will be doing Roland a favor if I kill her.” “You got a point.” Ava immediately opened her eyes. She eyed Jax as though she was trying to tell him, “ Hey! What hell are you doing? Are you trying to get me killed?” Ava saw Jax stare back at her for a moment. But she couldn't tell if he got her signal or not. “I wouldn't stop you from carrying that knife deeper into her skin since you have already started. But we both know my boss, and the last t
The study got pretty quiet for minutes. No one had the guts to speak up. Instead, they were all staring at Roland, but he too remained silent.Luther intensely gazed into the face of everyone in the room and none of them was bold enough to have eye contact with him or speak, and he seemed to have had enough of the silence.“Someone give me a damn answer now, or you all lose your tongues!” Luther screamed.“Sir, your order got given. But young master…” Carter did not get to finish his statement when Roland cut him off.“But I disobey that order.” Roland said.The rage expressed on Luther's face was transparent for all to see, and everyone else was extremely calculative about how to act.“Father, I…” Roland tried to speak, but he didn't get to end his statement.“Everyone out! I need to have a word with my son!” Luther screamed.No bodyguards waited for another second. Instead, they all immediately ran for their precious life. Carter was
Luther felt satisfied with his victory until Roland burst into a wild laugh.“What's funny, boy! I have the upper hand here. You are counting death if you try to break free from my grip.” Luther coldly said.“Are you sure? Look down.” Rake calmly stated.“What the hell?”“Before you think about snapping my neck, this blade will already be stuck deep into your heart. Do you want to test who’s faster?”Luther hesitated for a second with a frown on his face, then his fingers slowly slipped off Roland’s neck while gazing at the knife pinpointed directly at his heart.“You are always perfect at killing with weapons. I know that I will be dead before I can break your neck.” Luther mumbled.“Is that defeat I hear?” Roland asked.“Although it angers me to admit it, I am a man of my word, and I like to play fair, so the girl is yours to keep. But one wrong move from her, and I will put her down even if you refuse. Now, how was the mission?”
Roland arrived at his home in the afternoon because he made a stop at the beach to clear his head.He drove the pickup into his garage and packed it. Then he got out of the vehicle and headed into the mansion.“Gosh!… I am sorry for my reaction, young master.” Floral said the moment she met Roland in the hallway.“It's okay.” Roland replied without care.“Young master, dinner has been served at the dining table.”“Where's the girl?”“Oh. She’s in the last bedroom that's at the end of the hall. She has been up there for the entire day.”Floral last sentence did not seem right to Roland, but he didn't react immediately.“Did something happen?” Roland calmly asked.“To be truthful, something did happen. I hesitated to tell you because I thought sir Jax had informed you, and I didn't want to seem nosy.” Floral said.“What is it?”“Madam Belle came to your house and put a knife to your guest's neck since she mistook her to
Roland caught Ava doubtfully staring at him. She then rolled her eyes when he half-smile at her.“What?” Roland asked.“I know that expression quite well. You had that same expression the morning of our engagement celebration.” Ava angrily said as the light in her eyes faded, leaving only sadness.Roland's forehead furrowed, his brows drew together, and the color drained out of his face. He walked out of the bathroom and Ava followed him. When he looked at her, Ava's confusion was visible for him to see.“Don't forget your place!” Roland shouted.“What?” Ava asked out of confusion.“You are nothing but a garbage that I picked up from on the street, so don't cross these boundaries that I have set for you! Is that clear?”Ava plastered a smile on her face for a second, thinking Roland was kidding, then it faded in an instant as her eyes got wet when she saw how serious hi
After Doctor Charles left, the dining table was awkwardly silent.Roland and Ava were too occupied with their own thoughts to focus on each other.“May I be excused? I am full.” Ava said a while later.Roland lifted his head and gazed at her calm appearance. He then let out a soft sigh before focusing his attention back on his dinner.“You are free to go.” Roland mumbled.Tears shimmered in Ava's eyes as she stood there staring at the man that her heart longs for, but now, he was too distant for her to hold onto him. She sniffed back her cry, then turned around and walked away.Ava was so into her thoughts as she walked towards her room that she did not hear the footsteps behind her.“Is that what you are going to be sleeping in tonight?”Ava turned around to see Roland staring at her. She tried to smile at him. But her lips rebelled against her and a frown was the only expression she could come up with at that moment.“It's not
The jet landed on an open field, and its door opened. Then Roland looked at Ava and said, "Let's go." Although she had all these questions running about in her head, she stood from the seat and mumbled, "Okay," Then she obediently followed Roland out of the jet, and once her feet touched the grass, Ava looked at the black SUV in front of them and then stared at Roland before asking, "What now?" Swaying his attention to her, he said with a deadpan expression, "Get in the car." Inhaling deeply, Ava gathered all her strength, held in her words, and walked over to the SUV. After she had gotten into the car, Roland looked at Jax when he stopped beside him and asked, "Is everything set?" "Yes, he's awaiting us at the hotel," Jax replied. Staring at the tainted window glass, Ava pouted, wondering why Roland had not entered the car yet, and suddenly, the thought of him abandoning her crossed her mind. Without hesitating,
Keeping a straight face, Ava fixed her eyes on the door as it opened, then her sight rested on Roland, and the corners of her lips slightly raised. "I'm sorry for slapping you," Ava mumbled beneath her breath as she watched him shut the door. "It's fine. I shouldn't have forced you to do something that you didn't want to do." Roland said, walking over to her. Then when he was just a foot away from Ava, he squatted, took her hands in his, and looked into her eyes. "How about we take a trip out of this place and go somewhere else for the time being until this issue with Belle can die down," Roland said as he focused solely on her gaze. "Are you serious?" Ava asked, striving to contain her excitement. "Yes, just you and I… Well and Jax." "Yes!" Widening her smile, Ava's eyes lit up as she loudly said again, "Yes, I want to!" "Great, grab a suitcase and get a few things that you need. We will go shopping when
Everything was blurry for a second as Ava slowly opened her eyes. Then she shut them close and waited for a while before raising her eyelids. “What happened?” Ava mumbled, staring at Roland's worried expression. For a moment, he said nothing as he stared at her. Then he let out a sigh of relief and said, “You fainted.” A frown settled on Ava's face as she slowly sat up, glaring at Roland. Then without holding back, she raised her hand and slammed her palm against his cheek. “What did you make me do!” Ava screamed, staring wide-eyed at her shaking hand. When she gazed back at Roland, his face bore no expression, and she slowly began to panic, wondering what he was going to do to her. “If it makes you feel any better, you didn't kill him.” Roland coldly said, rising from the bed. “Huh?” Ava mumbled without meeting his eyes. “I shifted the gun in another direction before it fired. But you wouldn't know that becau
“Miss, my young master said that you should come down for breakfast.” Ava heard Foral’s voice echoed from the other side of the door.She then put the pillow over her ears and ignored the knocks.After a few minutes, it became quiet, and she slowly took the pillow off her head.“How can I go back to pretending that we don't know each other when I have seen his nakedness again?” Ava mumbled, sniffing Roland's shirt.Then she curled into a ball and thought, ‘ I might be crazy to continue loving him after everything that has happened.’The silence in her bedroom lasted for a brief while. Then Ava heard footsteps approaching her door.“Break it down!” Roland's voice echoed into the room.“Break what down? The door! Has he gone nuts!" Ava mumbled, getting out of bed.Then she stopped in her tracks when she heard the sound of a power saw tearing through her door.&ldq
The moment Jax drove the vehicle into the yard, Roland got out, leaving Ava downheartedly staring after him.She watched from the car window as he entered the villa and slammed the door shut.“Is he mad?” Ava mumbled, slowly rubbing her arm.“I have seen and felt the wrath of my boss's anger, and it's nothing like now. I think you hurt his feelings.” Jax said, staring at Ava from the V mirror.“I didn't mean to.”“It's not me who needs to hear that.”“Right.”For a moment Ava didn't move, then a sigh escaped her lips as she pushed the car door open and got out.Roland had just got done changing into comfy sweatpants and a t-shirt when Ava entered his room.“What do you want?” Roland asked, giving her an icy stare.“Ummm… Thank you for tonight.” Ava said, staring at his bandaged hand.“Is that all? You can
As Jax drove them home, Roland and Ava sat in the backseat of the car without uttering a word to each other. Unable to bear the silence any longer, Ava stared away from the windshield and pouted as she gazed at Roland.Then she frustratingly sighed, and asked, "Are you not going to scoldme?" "Why should I?" Roland mumbled, keeping his eyes center on the v mirror to make sure that no suspicious car was followingthem.
After allowing Roland and Ava to walk a few distances ahead, Bella pulled her hand out of her dress pocket and threw the knife at Ava.However, Roland hastily caught it before the blade could penetrate Ava's neck and hit her spinal cord.Then his eyebrows lowered and his lips tightened as he stared at the murderous look in Belle’s eye and it woke his anger.The entire hall was in chaos while everyone watched in horror as blood dripped from Roland's palm and fell to the ground.Within less than a second, the room suddenly became noisy with desperate screams and cries of the guests when Roland's men stormed the hall with weapons and placed everyone under gunpoint, except for Ava and him.The atmosphere quickly became hostile, and no one dared to move or utter a word as they all waited for Roland's next move.Then a smirk settled on Belle’s lips while she stared at Jax’s gun, pointing directly at her, then her gaze swayed towards Roland's mad eyes, a
Ava stared at Roland with shock in her expression as he gently squeezed her hand. Then she faintly smiled, knowing that was all the assurance she needed.“Roland, this girl disrespected my daughter on her special day. How dare you stand up for her?!” Bartow shouted in rage.“I apologize that my guest offended Lady Belle. It is my fault for not teaching her properly. I will handle her when we get home so a situation like this can not happen again.” Roland calmly said w
Roland stared at Ava, and he could see pure fear in her eyes.The moment the waiter walked past Roland, he set his glass onto the tray before rushing over to Ava.“We got to go.” Roland hastily said.“What?” Ava asked out of shock.Roland could tell that Ava wasn't in her right state of mind, so he held her hands and led her to the door.However, a few steps away from the entrance. Roland stopped walking, and so did Jax and Ava“Sir, things just got a bit complicated,” Jax mumbled.“I can see that,” Roland replied.“What is happening?” Ava asked.Then a grey-headed and built elderly man walked up to them with a murderous gaze in his eyes.“Good evening, big boss!” Jax said.He then bowed for a second before lifting his head. But he was careful not to make eye contact with Luther.“Young lady, how close are you with my son, and what's your relationship?” Luther coldly asked.“Son?” Ava mumbled.She ga