The question Patricia had just asked to her with a super innocent face (which she had to admit, so cute she almost tempted to kiss her girlfriend in that very instant), created a crushing blow inside her. The woman already knew about the situation that was threatening Marie, and it seemed she had no other choice but to tell everything she knew about the people who were stalking Marie.
Yes, except for the other identity as one of Aldebrando's informants and confidants, which she would not be able to tell Patricia. Keith forbade her and all the members of Aldebrando to bring anything related to Aldebrando if it would have to do with the identity of the man he was desperately hiding from everyone and his obsession with living as an ordinary person.
Although she was quite dubious about the definition of 'ordinary person' from her bes
“A lot of things happened before we came here,” Keith replied nonchalantly, walking straight into his apartment after taking off his shoes without waiting for her to give permission to enter her apartment. "And I do not want to even talk about it. Where is Marie?" “She is inside, Boss. Safe and sound, no injury. Inside the living room.” “Good,” Keith breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing her words, patting him on the shoulder a few times. “Grazie, Aura [Thanks, Aura].” Before she allowed the man who was her boss at both of her workplaces to walk into his apartment any further, she managed to grab Keith's arm quickly. “Before I let you see your wife, answer my question first, Boss.” "You sure
She glanced at Cecilia who was a bit reluctant to answer Tatius' question, who was now feeling anxious. "About Alan, he..." She hastily pushed her back a little as soon as she realised that the woman named Cecilia Esther had absolutely no intention of complying with Alan's request by planning to tell Tatius of Alan's true condition. It was impossible for her to just let it go, given that Tatius would surely be in shock if he found out what had really happened to Alan, as she already considered Tatius as her brother-in-law. And losing Tatius was the least she wanted to happen in the future. The possibility of grief she did not want to even imagine about it. "Yeah, he is pretty fine. Perfectly f
Tatius was laying down on the bed as soon as he managed to force himself to eat Cecilia's dinner. If he compared the taste of Cecilia's cooking to Alan's, he had to admit with a heavy heart that Alan's food was many times better than Cecilia's, which tended to be bland when the food met his tongue. Even though he knew that with the same ingredients (he had a quick peek and then when she borrowed Aura's kitchen to cook), Alan could turn all of the ingredients in Aura’s kitchen into a much tastier meal. He did not know what kind of spices Cecilia put in the food. All he knew was everything Cecilia told him, who repeatedly bragged about her skills to make sure that the food she made was following exactly as the diet menu as recommended by the doctor. There was only one thing he could comment on Cecilia's cooking just now: he did not want to get a second chance to eat that awful dish. Eve
Somewhat surprised he found the presence of Cecilia who was already standing in front of his bedroom door. He thought for a few seconds thinking about the possibility that the woman came to his room to force him to taste Cecilia's creations that he didn't want to taste at all. Until his eyes did not find the apron worn by the woman while cooking earlier, it immediately disappeared the terrible idea that had appeared in her mind, replaced with a feeling of relief in her heart. "A little bit, but not yet. I am still awake when you knock on my door," he did not immediately open the door to his room and let the woman into his room. Instead, he kept the woman standing in front of the room, while he only opened the door to his room slightly, with his half body leaning against the side of the door and his eyes half closed. "Is there anything you want to talk about with me?"
The atmosphere in the living room felt much more awkward than the usual day. She took a sip of a cup of Keith's still steaming cappuccino carefully so her tongue would not burn from the hot temperature, while her gaze fell on the Smart TV screen in the living room showing a chart of stock movements this morning. After her conversation with Derek ended with unpleasant information, also with Aura who asked her to wait for Keith in her apartment instead of staying at her husband’s cafe after she was persuaded by Patricia made her realize that she could not continue her activities as usual. With increasingly dangerous threats from her paternal grandfather as well as Uncle Hermann, she was in a tight spot. Not to mention the fact that her car was still in the process of being repaired at a car repair shop, who happened to be owned by one of the old acquaintance of Keith (who she firmly believed that the mechanics at the repair shop were having a hard time
Her eyes blinked when she heard Keith's question just now. Still trying to calm her mind, she faced Keith who was looking at her with his super innocent look. "No. I already told Felicia that I will be starting to work from home this week." Did she see wrongly, or did she feel that her husband had just breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the answer? On the grounds that from her perspective, it looked like Keith was hoping she would answer his question with the answer she just told Keith earlier. It was like her answer was the answer that Keith was looking for. A little bit of disappointment appeared inside her, but she quickly managed to hide her disappointment by smiling softly at Keith. "How about you? Any plans for today? Since I do not have much work," she cont
Judging from her husband's expression when he was taking the call was telling her everything that was bad news. "I said, wait for me!" Now, she jumped in surprise when she found her husband yelling at someone in the phone. For the first time she looked at Keith's face, who usually shows his innocence and cute expression whenever he was with her, turned into a full of anger when he was yelling at someone. "You know what? I will be ready to go there in a matter of minutes." After saying that, Keith hang up the call with a long sighed, muttering something in Italian that she did not understand the meaning. All she could tell was, Keith was super frustrated after taking the call. "Marie?"
Her eyes were getting bigger in an instant, together with the feeling of anxiety mixed with fear upon reading the casual-style message. Was it someone from her maternal grandfather who contacted her with an unknown number Or maybe even worse; was it from Uncle Arthur? She tried to calm himself when a new message came back from the same number.[My bad][Oh, you must be surprised that I suddenly called you.][I am Keith's maternal grandparent.][A wary, very full of consideration type of person, just like the rumours I heard from you and also from my grandson.][Molto bene. I love how you react to my calls.] It was hard to be absolutely sure that the sender of the message and the person who had called him just now was the same person. Moreover, the person who contacted her just now claimed himself to be her husband's grandfather. Apart from her husband's nuclear family whom she had visited several times, she had never heard Keith mention the slightest m
Hello, my name is Zhen Xin Xin. Thank you for your support throughout the years, Our Agreement readers. It took me two years to complete this narrative, and to be honest, I was actually hesitant to put an end to this book.I'd like to thank you again for your help. Aside from this story, two others are still running on GoodNovel: Choosing Between Dragon and Werewolf and Unreveal His Mask.I will do my best to finish the current part of these stories. Until then, I would appreciate your assistance and support. Thank you very much.Sincere greetings, Zhen Xin Xin
[Sempione Park, Ponte delle Sirenete]Marie walked down the path in Sempione Park desperately. It had been almost a week since Keith had left home and asked for a divorce from her, making her immediately cancel all her work schedules for the next month to look for Keith.Armed with the information she got from Keith's parents that Keith went to Italy, precisely in Milan, she decided to book a ticket to Italy in a hurry.For days, she travelled the streets of Milan. She did not have any free time to explore the biggest and most complete fashion shopping centre there or visit tourist attractions. She only tried the local food, but only because she had to fill her stomach with food while trying to find her husband.Unfortunately, she had been in this place for a week, and she could not find her husband there. She was so stupid that she forgot to ask her mother-in-law where exactly Keith had gone in her panic. Now, she was confused, cursing her stupidity. How could she find Keith? Milan
A few days later...Marie walked into her mansion feeling uncertain after parking her car in the garage. Her memories of what happened a few days ago at her extended family's house still felt like yesterday. It was hard for her to accept the fact that all this time, her husband had been hiding the fact about his identity as the head of the mafia. Also, the fact that her husband decided to kill all of her extended family, leaving only her father, Uncle Charles, and Cecilia.For days, she tried to understand why Keith did it. She rented a hotel on the edge of Rose City as a way to calm down. Not to the Pacifica Hotel, considering the fact that it was a gift from Dean Aldebrando as their wedding present, which would make Keith aware of her whereabouts. She wanted to get away from it all. He wanted to have time to himself, to reflect on everything. But last night, he realised one thing. Everything that happened didn't matter anymore. She found that compared to having her husband by he
Cecilia looked at her father who still didn't dare to look at her when she arrived at Gilbert's cafe ten minutes ago. She knew that her father was a rigid, military type of person, so it was difficult for her father to admit all of Keith's statements about the reasons behind her parents' deaths. That was the reason why she waited until her father was ready to tell her everything. But ten minutes was not a fast time, and she wanted to hear the truth directly from her father's lips, not from anyone else."I know this sounds hard for you to accept, but I'm doing all this for you-"PLAKK!!!Her attention was diverted from her father to Keith and Marie. The sound of her cousin's slap told her instantly that Keith had confessed everything. And her cousin, she assumed, could not take it well."You secretly helped my company, I tried to understand it, although I still don't like your ways," Marie's eyes glazed over. "But you even went as far as killing all of my extended family, leaving only
Hearing Aura's exclamation gave him the signal to get out of this place immediately. The atmosphere in Hermann's living room gets even more chaotic when he told Gina the true facts about the husband she's been married to all this time. Now, Gina and Freddy were fighting again, making a scene, which made everyone around them were trying hard to break up the two people.Taking advantage of the chaos created there, Keith used the opportunity to put his revolver into his waistband, then pulled the hands of his father-in-law, as well as Uncle Charles, to leave this place immediately. "What's wrong?" Uncle Charles looked confused while running, but still complied with Keith's request to leave the Hermann mansion. "Why are we leaving-""Save your questions for later!" exclaimed Keith. He whistled loudly once he reached the gate. It did not take him long to find a saloon car appearing in front of them. The car door opened automatically."After you."Alfred without hesitation got into the ca
James Hermann was the first to move from his spot. The old man's jaw hardened, furious with anger."What a sassy mouth you have, young man!" James Hermann's hand grabbed Keith by the collar, but Keith did not lose his composure in the slightest. "On what basis are your false accusations?!""Grandpa! Let go of him!" Marie exclaimed in a panic once she realised what James Hermann was doing to Keith."Don't try to stop me, you unworthy grandchild!" James hissed, his gaze still fixed on Keith. "My business is with this moron! Answer my question!""I get this, Marie. Rest assured," Keith signalled to Marie to remain calm, and Marie reluctantly complied. "I have evidence to back up my statement just now. But first, let go of your grip. Do you think I can continue my speech in this position?"James seemed to consider Keith's words because the old man finally complied with Keith and released his grip, sitting back in his chair. Keith reached for his smartphone, calling Alan."Alan, bring Mr T
All the way to her grandfather's house, Marie felt restless. The fire incident with her personal assistant made her anxious. Derek told her that it might be the work of her uncle who wanted to spread terror in Rose City, but she wasn't sure if that was the only reason.What's more, Keith neither cared nor tried to bring up the matter when she tried to broach the subject. Keith just assumed that it was a coincidence—nothing to think about.Now, he was in the living room, along with his father's entire extended family, attending his grandfather's birthday party. His hand shook the stem of the wine glass filled with red wine served with an uncertain feeling. He did not see Cecilia anywhere at all.Was Cecilia not coming? Or perhaps, her cousin was late for something?She took out her smartphone and sent a short message to Cecilia before cramming it back into her handbag."Your face is so tense. Is it because you're still thinking about your company going bankrupt?"Gina Hermann, her cous
"Welcome back, Mrs. Clark."Rosemarie answered her household manager's greeting with a faint murmur, taking off her high heels and slipping into house slippers. Fatigue enveloped her after almost a day of staring at the computer screen without stopping and also solving business problems with new investors.“Yes…”"I wanted to inform you that an invitation letter was sent for you today.""Invitation letter? From whom?"“From your grandfather, I think…”Marie suddenly felt uneasy. His tiredness vanished in an instant, and he went straight to his household manager, and the old woman handed him an envelope containing the invitation letter that the woman meant.As soon as she learned the contents of the letter, her blood boiled, filled with the anger that was so attached. The letter was an official invitation from her paternal grandfather,To Mrs. Rosemarie Clark.You are invited to attend James Hermann's 64th birthday. The event will be held tomorrow, at 16:00. Wear formal clothes.How c
Keith tapped his fingers on the table after taking a sip of the mineral water that one of the servers had just served him. His eyes glanced out the window of the restaurant, waiting for the arrival of someone.Currently, he was in the restaurant built by his grandfather at the Hotel Pacifica as a gift for his marriage to Marie.He chose this restaurant for a simple reason: it was his, and it was filled with people he could trust. So he did not need to look for hidden places or need privacy to talk about anything confidential.“Can you imagine? There were three fire incidents in a row! Not to mention the presence of journalists who several times tried to cover the news by claiming to be the family of the fire victims! I don't know if they've lost empathy or what, but this whole thing is definitely weird to me!”Keith thought back to his wife's words once he managed to take care of this suspicious person. Marie was quite surprised to find Derek Skylar coming with him, but his wife's att