Keith could see fear along with anxiety on Marie's face as she listened to Ellen's explanation. Ellen repeatedly told Marie that Larch would be seriously monitored by his team while being treated to monitor her condition, but Marie still insisted on asking Ellen to explain Larch's condition in detail, until finally, Ellen had no other choice but to grant Marie's request—even after he sent a glare at Ellen to not fulfil her request.While he himself did not really care to listen to further explanations. It did not mean he did not love Larch; not at all. He really loved Larch to the extent that he would do anything to make sure she would be safe. But for him, he just felt that it was Ellen's job as a vet to make sure Larch would be okay. It was not his concern; all he wanted to hear was that Ellen would do his job perfectly to save Larch. That was all that mattered to him.Even if Ellen explained at length about Larch's condition to him, he would not necessarily understand the medical t
Marie tapped her fingers on the steering wheel all the way home. Not once did she cast a glance at Keith. She was too annoyed with Keith. "Look, Marie. I did not mean to make you feel weak or helpless in our current situation by offering to drive the car. But-" Of course, for her when she heard those words, it became a real humiliation. She really understood that Keith might have done it for fear that she would still be overcome by the shock that it would not be possible for her to drive a car. Her husband must be losing his mind to think she would allow it! The condition of her husband's body was still not fully recovered after the assassination attempt by the man sent by her paternal uncle when her husband was still being treated at the hospital. And by allowing him to drive the car, it meant she had lost her mind. She cursed herself enough for not being able to take care of Keith, so she did not want to make things worse by granting Keith's little wish. What if she allowed K
Alan whistled happily, turned the car key between his fingers, and winked at the people who stopped walking for a moment to greet him with their faces blushing wildly. He was already aware of the fact that he was attractive since he was still a little kid. He was attractive, which he used as one of his capitals to obtain whatever he desired. Thanks to his handsomeness, which was very practical, it managed to lead him to his mission this time. If Tatius was here, his boyfriend would definitely be scowling in disgust as he folded his arms as soon as he found out he was flirting with a passerby. He had stopped doing that habit on the grounds that he did not want to lose Tatius forever when their relationship was almost over for good. But this time, he returned to his old ways, not as a result of his own will but on the grounds that his mission this time required his old personality as a player to get close to his target: Gina Hermann. After all, he had already asked permission from Tat
Alan stopped his car as soon as he arrived at the entrance of the Diamond Club—one of the well-known private high-class clubs in Rose city. Just like the rich people's clubs in general, everyone who enters this club must have a special membership card whose price is able to support a family with two children per year. But in exchange for expensive membership fees, each member is entitled to luxurious facilities as well as a strict safeguard. All things that are considered private can be done in this place without worrying that they will leak out and be known by other people. "Mrs Gina?" Alan turned his body backwards after releasing his seat belt, facing Gina who apparently had woken up from her sleep and looked confused. "We have arrived." “Diamond Club?” Gina read the nameplate of the VIP club in a tone full of astonishment. "Why are we here?" Alan pretended to be confused by the question. Although in his heart, he had expected Gina's question. From the information he managed to
Together with Gina, who unfortunately was wearing the ugliest disguise he had ever seen in his life (sunglasses and a short scarf covering the head like women living in and around Russia), Alan walked towards the entrance of the club. “Excuse me, ladies and gentlemen…?” A bouncer who looked like he was new to his job, stopped Alan and Gina, who were about to enter the club. Gina nudged him, giving him an expression like she was telling him, 'What did I say?' on her face while stomping her feet in disgust. "Yes?" Alan casually faced the bouncer without losing his composure in the slightest. Everyone else in line outside the club questioned his and Gina's attitude, and some of them did not even bother showing the annoyance on their faces. "Do you have a level 5 membership card for this club?" the bouncer asked politely, but there was an emphasis in his tone and gestures against the entrance as if trying to warn Alan to step back and move away from that place. "Because if you do not h
Together with Gina walking behind him, Alan followed the female employee who guided them down the third floor corridor as soon as the elevator doors opened. The corridors looked deserted–according to the principle of privacy offered by this club–so that the three of their footsteps automatically echoed throughout the room. Every room here was soundproofed, but he could hear the faint sounds of crowds from within several of the rooms. When he glanced at the source of the sound, he noticed that the doors of the room where the sound was coming from were not tightly closed, explaining the reason behind the loud laughter or commotion of the high-class customers. “How lowly! How could Freddy visit a place like this without my knowledge!” Gina muttered in annoyance, stamping her feet while holding back the urge to scream out her anger as a result of the 'no making noise' ban when they set foot on the third floor. “I don't understand, why would he want to visit a place like this in the first
Keith was reading the reports Katherine had just given him as soon as he arrived at his office this morning with full concentration. In fact, he didn't even have time to take off his coat, only briefly greeting people who were already at Aldebrando's headquarters before entering his office.After yesterday's incident, Marie actually kept asking him to stay at home until he heard further news from Ellen. But, of course, he could not do that now. For now, taking a break from work was a luxury he could hardly afford.Maybe his wife could wait for Larch's condition to improve, but not with his work and the plans he had made long ago. His wife's extended family will obviously not remain silent because of her target, which is most likely him; he was very sure of this one conjecture considering the aspect of the target shot by the sniper hired by Silvano—who did not die according to the plan of the two old men.His brow furrowed as he read the report Aura had made and Katherine had just given
Keith's lips pulled up slightly, smiling a sly smile after hearing Katherine's words just now. He adjusted his body position, then leaned towards Katherine with his hands forming a pyramid, showing deep interest in Katherine's earlier words. "Hm, you guys managed to find the secret base of Silvano? Very interesting,” said Keith. “Given that all the countermeasures we put in place to deal with the threat of those two guys did not succeed in getting them back off, I guess this is the reason. So? Have you guys sent anyone there to check the location?” "Not yet, Boss. We could not send people there since we are still waiting for your order." "Oh, I see..." Keith looked disappointed for a moment, before continuing. "You should just do it without asking my approval when it comes to something this important." “With the risk that we will lose a lot of people if we immediately rush to check the location without doing additional calculations and careful planning? Seriously, Boss?" Katherine
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