Chapter 91: I Don't Remember Anything!Lory stood in front of Hanna, who was curled up on the sofa, her face distraught and eyes brimming with tears. The housekeeper watched her with concern, sensing that something much more serious than a fight with Maya was tormenting her."Are you not going to tell me what happened to make you look like this?" Lory asked again, her voice gentle and comforting."Nothing happened!" Hanna mumbled, avoiding the housekeeper's gaze. She didn't want to reveal what had transpired the previous night, as shame and guilt consumed her."Hanna, what trouble did you get into this time?""Well... last night Maya was trying to pick a fight, and we argued... It was very serious, Lory!" She explained, jumping off the sofa with an anxious impulse and ruffling her own hair. "Ah..." She screamed hysterically, as if trying to stifle the memories that haunted her. "I need to get out; I'll spend my time studying!"With hurried steps, Hanna climbed the stairs and went to h
Chapter 92: Slaps and Memories."Yes! You and... Danica!" Lory hesitated, the young woman's name hanging in the air like an accusation."I wasn't with her last night," Morgan defended himself, conviction in his voice coupled with uncertainty in his eyes. "I ended up drinking too much and... it seemed like something was wrong with the wine. I swore I would wake up with..." He pressed his lips together, the memory slipping from his grasp, leaving only a bitter taste of disgust at the thought of Maya."Wake up with whom?" Lory insisted, her eyes fixed on Morgan, searching for any sign of deceit."I don't know!" He sighed, frustrated by his own inability to remember. "Everything is confusing, and my head is pounding.""You don't remember anything?" she questioned skeptically."Nothing!" Morgan responded vehemently, getting out of bed. "I don't remember seeing Danica yesterday."He headed for the door, wrapping the sheet around his waist. Lory, meanwhile, pulled the sheets off the bed, rev
Chapter 93: IndifferenceThe two men headed to Morgan's office, their footsteps echoing in the silence of the Farrugia mansion. Upon arrival, they settled into the armchairs, waiting for the boss to arrive. Oliver, cautious, had stashed Hanna's necklace in a safe place, avoiding any suspicion."He should be here by now, right?" Gantz questioned, his voice laden with impatience. He stood up and began pacing around the office, his eyes scrutinizing every detail.Suddenly, he paused in front of the bar. The old, rare bottle of red wine caught his attention. Without hesitation, he grabbed a glass and filled it to the brim."What are you doing?" Oliver asked, alarmed. "The boss will punish you if he catches you drinking on the job."Gantz ignored his friend, sitting on one of the stools with the glass in hand. He swirled the wine, appreciating its color and aroma, then took a generous sip."And I would miss out on this opportunity?" he murmured, a satisfied smile forming on his lips. "It w
Chapter 94: Something Wrong?“What’s going on?” Oliver questioned as he approached Gantz, who was disoriented and slumped over the counter.Morgan pressed his lips together, hesitant to reveal the truth to Oliver. “He’s a driver; he shouldn’t have drunk like that,” Morgan reprimanded, trying to downplay the situation.“Something’s wrong…” Oliver commented, trying to help Gantz stand up.“There’s nothing wrong!” William Morgan retorted, his voice tense. “You can leave if this is all you wanted to talk about. I don’t want to waste time on superficial matters, especially with you meddling in my life for such trivial reasons!”“You’ve lost your mind, William Morgan!” Gantz shouted, still unsteady. “You’ve lost your mind and you’re going to fall hard! Big time!” He continued yelling as Oliver dragged him out, trying to quiet him.Meanwhile, Hanna was trying to concentrate on her work in the laboratory. What had happened to Gantz worried her, as did her brother’s situation. She worked tirel
Chapter 95: What No One Could Imagine**As Hanna retreated, Oliver and Gantz entered the annex.“Where is the housekeeper, Lory?” Oliver asked, looking around shrewdly.“She’s already in her room, sleeping,” Hanna said, apprehensive. “How do you know it's me?” she questioned as the men showed caution.“Shall we talk in a more private place, Miss Hanna?” Oliver asked with a mysterious tone, and Hanna pressed her lips together, feeling threatened.“What do you want? I still have to go to the mansion now.”Oliver shook his head.“No, you don’t need to. I know very well what happened between you and Morgan. Do you think this is right?” he asked impartially.“Fine,” she sighed, anxious. “Let's talk in a more private place. There’s an office downstairs,” she said, crossing the large room and heading for a door near the stairs. Walking down a corridor, she reached the second door among the various ones there. They entered the office, where the furniture was still covered with white sheets.“
96: Miss Hanna Ortiz!**Lory observed Hanna beside her, noticing her nervousness and the way she shrank back, clearly unsure of how to make her request.“Miss Hanna, what’s going on?” Lory asked calmly and gently, trying to put her at ease.With a hesitant glance, Hanna finally raised her head and looked at Lory pleadingly.“Lory, I need your help with something very important.”“You know you can count on me, Hanna,” Lory said with an encouraging smile.“Tomorrow, I need to do something crucial in case Morgan comes after Danica.”Hanna began detailing everything she intended to do, seeking Lory’s help. That same night, Morgan waited anxiously for her, pacing back and forth almost until dawn, feeling a tightness in his chest as he had a bad premonition. Then he found the invitation card that Hanna had received from Murilo, picked it up, and read the information about the retreat, the date, and the time.“He wants to take Hanna to a retreat that only has students?” Morgan smiled skeptic
### Chapter 97: Not Pleasant.Morgan sat on the sofa, overwhelmed by a dizziness that prevented him from understanding Danica's sudden absence from the mansion. "Everything was fine, why did she leave?" he asked, his voice heavy with worry and confusion.Lory, with her lips pressed together, hesitated before responding."She said things took an unexpected turn," she replied, lowering her voice and avoiding Morgan's gaze. "She didn't want to become the mistress of a married man, and that everything was a mistake."Lory's words echoed in Morgan's mind, making him relive the moment he encouraged her to drink wine. He put his hands on his head, restless and overwhelmed by a whirlwind of emotions."Lory, I need to apologize to her," he pleaded, his voice thick with guilt. "I need to see her, please!"Lory sighed, apprehensive, seeing the pain and disappointment in Morgan's eyes."William, I'm sorry," she said softly. "Just as Danica appeared unexpectedly, she disappeared the same way. The
**Chapter 98: Failed Plan**Liara approached Hanna with the intention of intimidating her, but Morgan grabbed her arm firmly. It was the first time he had reacted this way to Liara."Don't you dare interfere in my life, much less speak to Hanna Ortiz, especially after what you did last time. Wasn't that enough?" he asked, his voice tight but controlled.Liara then yanked her arm back forcefully, grimacing in pain. "Do you know what you're doing?" she asked, irritated."You should have limits! You shouldn't go around attacking people for any trivial reason! How long will you keep up this anger?" he reprimanded her firmly."Until the day you pay, because you know very well what you did! I will never accept what you did, Morgan! I will never accept the fact that you walked away unscathed after killing three people! You murderer!" she asserted, and Morgan leaned against the wall, fatigued, closing his eyes tightly."You're guilty! Why don't you just pay? You murderer..." Liara's voice w
**Ch. 166: Each Life** The next day, Gabriel accompanied Hanna on a tour of the places mentioned in the will she had inherited. However, there was still one place she dreaded visiting—the hospital room where her father lay. Despite her reluctance, Hanna knew she had to see him, understand his condition, and decide what to do. "Do you really want to see him?" Gabriel asked hesitantly as they stopped in front of the door to the room. Hanna remained silent, her head bowed, displaying apprehension and sorrow. Her emotions were conflicted: she didn’t want her father to die, yet she harbored deep resentment for his actions. "I just don’t want him to die," she admitted, her voice thick with emotion. "It wouldn’t be fair to strip so many people of their freedom for years and then just die like that." "He’s an old man now," Gabriel offered, trying to console her. "Still filled with malice..." Hanna smiled, but it was a disconcerted and melancholic smile. "Can you imagine he wante
Chapter 165: Freedom and Punishment Ruby didn’t understand what Hanna meant. She stood up and left again, demanding a phone from one of the soldiers. Her hands trembled like a green twig with everything that was happening. As she made the call, anxiety consumed her. “Office...” “Gabriel!” Hanna stammered, cutting him off before he could respond. “Hanna! How are you? Where are you?” He stood up, surprised, stumbling over his words. “I need you to solve a problem for me, right now,” she pleaded, anxious. “Hanna, how did you even manage to call me? What’s going on?” he asked, concerned. “Morgan is already getting sick from searching for you...” “No! I don’t want you to tell him where I am or how I’m doing,” she warned hesitantly, massaging her stomach. Suddenly, she remembered Morgan’s words about having children. “Alright... just tell me where you are, and I’ll be there by tonight if possible.” “Can you get here by tomorrow morning? My... grandmother... sister... aunt... I’m no
**Cap. 164: Control is Mine.**She, filled with curiosity, opened the bedroom door and realized that the men had followed Lins. This further reinforced her suspicions. Carefully, she went down the stairs and began to wander aimlessly through the house's labyrinths until she heard screams and pleas for help.Hanna followed the noise and found the two guards dragging Heydi and Ruby. Her heart raced uncontrollably in her chest. What would she do? She watched Lins following behind the men as they took her grandmothers to some unknown place.They continued down to an underground area, an old stone corridor, damp and dark. The wet walls made the place feel even more frightening. Finally, they reached a room with prison bars on the door. Through a small window, Hanna could see what was happening inside.“Get the whip!” Lins ordered furiously.“Please…” Heydi whimpered in panic, kneeling on the floor beside Ruby, who kept her head down.“You had to break the rules and tell him, didn’t you?” L
**Chapter 163: The Mask Falls**Maya turned the doorknob fearfully, and as soon as she entered, she found Liara sitting motionless on her bed, her hair disheveled. She looked like a madwoman who hadn’t slept in days.“Mother...” Maya called cautiously as she approached, but Liara didn’t respond. “Are you okay?” she asked, extending her hand to try to touch her mother’s shoulder. Suddenly, Liara stared at her furiously.“Traitor!” Liara screamed shrilly, then stood up and rushed at Maya, who backed away, terrified.“Calm down, mother, it’s me!” Maya stammered.“I want you to die! Die! You and your cursed child!” Liara raged, clutching her head and messing up her own hair before grabbing a water pitcher from the desk. Maya, panicked, realized her mother’s intention and ran out of the room, still hearing the glass shatter against the door.Maya collapsed to the floor, her legs trembling, hands covering her face in horror. She then crawled away from her mother’s door, retreating into her
Chapter 162: Everything in My Hands?As soon as the two women introduced themselves, Hanna was surprised, not knowing they existed.“What’s going on here?” she asked, confused.“We don’t have much time to explain,” Heydi said anxiously. “But do you remember how you were raised here?”Hanna shook her head in denial.“Girl... you don’t remember because you were on controlled medication when you were younger. Lins lied to your mother, saying you had a disease due to congenital problems.”“Me? But I don’t have any health problems,” Hanna said, thoughtfully.“Yes... Lins made up that lie just to keep you locked up until you turned eighteen and could serve his plan,” Heydi explained. “I thought you were free from this torment, but it seems he never stopped searching for you.”“What are you trying to say?” Hanna asked, growing more confused.“That... we are all daughters of Lins,” Ruby revealed. “There is no other lineage in our family apart from his.”Hanna instantly understood what she mea
**Chapter 161: Ortiz Castle**Hanna decided to go with Lins that same day. Despite wanting to return, she was afraid of facing Davis again and feared he might discover her pregnancy and that she hadn’t lost the baby. "For my child’s life, I’d rather go..." she sighed to herself in front of the bathroom mirror. At that moment, she longed for a peaceful place. At the same time, her brother crossed her mind, but she didn’t know if she should tell Lins about the child’s existence. Even so, she still didn’t fully trust Lins, but he seemed like the safest option to protect herself at that moment, especially since she believed Morgan was now closer to Maya. Morgan had found out which country Lins had traveled to, but it no longer mattered since he was already leaving the country on another aircraft, and Morgan couldn’t track him anymore. After landing, they drove to an old city. With many well-preserved, picturesque old houses, it was a populous place with warm and cheerful people. H
**Chapter 160: Lins, My Father?**“How is her health?” the raspy, grating voice of the elderly man echoed in Hanna’s ears. “She’s in quite a weakened state,” the doctor explained. “It seems like she’s been neglected for a long time, which has made her frail. She has a cut on her leg that needs attention because it’s deep enough to get infected, but that’s not even the most critical thing. She’s pregnant.” When the doctor revealed this, Lins raised his eyebrows. “Yes…” he sighed, restless. “I heard she’s married to an important man.” “What do you want me to do regarding the child?” the doctor asked calmly. “Nothing. What do you think should be done?” Lins asked, indifferent. “I thought you might want to terminate the pregnancy,” the doctor commented. “I’m not considering that,” Lins replied firmly. “Let her have the baby. After investigating the hospital and the day she was there, I found out that her ‘perfect husband’ tried to terminate the pregnancy without her consent.
**Chapter 159: Too Late**In less than half an hour, Morgan had several police cars parked in front of the place where Luna said she saw Hanna.“Are you sure it’s this mansion?” Oliver asked Morgan with concern.“Luna said they were entering the mansion across from her father’s,” Morgan replied as the officers rang the doorbell, but no one answered.“Are they reviewing the footage?” Rudan asked anxiously.“Yes… They’re checking this morning’s footage,” Morgan confirmed. “There are cameras in front of Luna’s father’s mansion, and they’ve made them available.”“Wouldn’t it be easier to just say ‘your father’?” Oliver asked, annoyed.“That man means nothing to me,” Morgan said, then stared at the mansion he so despised. “But... unfortunately, there’s someone I need to see once I’m sure Hanna is in there, and I can get her out of that so-called father’s hands.”Morgan waited a few minutes until the footage was brought in, confirming they had indeed taken someone inside the mansion. But th
**Chapter 158: The Disappearance of Hanna**That same morning, Davis had already realized Hanna was missing. The room was in disarray, everything overturned, bed sheets strewn across the floor, and Davis furious as he threw the bracelet with the tracker far away.“How did this happen?” he asked indignantly.“This time...” Rudan sighed, pretending to be anxious about the situation. “It seems she really managed to escape,” he added, as Davis stared at him in rage, circling him.“You never took your eyes off her, and suddenly...” Davis murmured suspiciously.“Suddenly what?” Rudan retorted. “My job is to take care of your security, not play the role of Hanna’s husband while you act like a spoiled brat and womanizer. If you want to throw the blame on me, go ahead! But it wasn’t me who made false promises and mistreated her.”“Damn it! Are you against me now?” Davis asked indignantly.“You seem blind,” Rudan countered. “You’ve been completely oblivious to a life! Hanna was carrying a child