A week had passed since Beckett stormed into the Allamino mansion. After that, they both returned to their respective jobs. Like before, they were doing their best not to get caught, especially now that their careers were flourishing even more."Joan, can you get the blower from the other room? This one isn't working well," Vivianne said as she was fixing the hair of an amateur model from Syneverse Entertainment. "Also, grab some hair spray, just in case we run out.""Okay!" Joan replied, Vivianne's assistant, before following her instructions.Vivianne was still Beckett's exclusive dress stylist, but she had started to step out of her comfort zone. Recently, she had tried her luck at hairstyling, and it had become a new hobby for her. Her company was generous enough to let her pursue this new passion with amateur models."Here, Viv," Joan handed over the blower and hair spray when she returned."Thank you," Vivianne said, winking at Joan before fixing the man's hair in front of her.
BECKETT STOPPED breathing for a second upon the mention of his late mother’s name. He didn't even notice that his forehead had furrowed deeply while his left hand clenched tightly. He was filled with even more anxiety as his discoveries slowly pointed towards Alfred's relationship with his mother in the past."Do you have his file?" Beckett asked Nathan.Nathan shook his head as he read the document in his hand. "Yes, boss. But it's quite sparse. It's difficult to find information about the kid because someone seems to be deliberately hiding it from the public."Beckett's brows furrowed even deeper. "Any idea or hunch who it is?""It could be your mother, boss, or maybe his father. Dyrus Hechanova." Nathan scanned the file while looking for information about Dyrus. "According to this, they both worked at a small company with Ma'am Ylona and resigned at the same time. After that, no one knows where Dyrus went. There's no trace left.""How did my mother become that kid's guardian, then?
"I will not even ask you about this if I can't handle what you're going to say, Vivianne," Beckett replied. His voice was deep, and so was his gaze. "I just wanted to know the truth."Vivianne nodded before smiling sadly. "I will tell you everything. Everything."Vivianne's mind went back to the time when she was at the Allamino warehouse. It was where Alfred conducted illegal transactions, selling drugs and women. She didn't like being there, but if she didn't go, Alfred might do something terrible to her mother.Despite her lack of enthusiasm, Vivianne endured all the training that Alfred had prepared for her. She had already completed her physical training since that was what Alfred had focused on when she was younger. Now, he was teaching her about the business and the right way to conduct transactions."Can I go home now?" Vivianne asked in a bored tone, glancing at her wristwatch. "I have work.""This is your job, Miss Vivianne," replied Rosalie, one of Alfred's right-hand peop
A few seconds later, Beckett was snoring heavily. As he's peacefully asleep, even though there was an earthquake at El Continental Hotel, he wouldn't wake up. Vivianne had spiked Beckett's wine with a sleeping aid earlier.She didn't want things to come to this, but she knew it would be difficult to leave Beckett if he were awake. Beckett would surely stop her from leaving, and she might be swayed by her feelings.But their relationship needs to end now."I love you. I love you so much..." Vivianne whispered as she caressed the young man's cheek. Her tears continued to flow. "And I hope that when we meet again, you won't forgive me."Vivianne kissed Beckett for the last time before wiping her tears. She gazed at him for a moment before finally leaving. It was hard to leave the one she loved the most, but if she didn't do it, their lives would be ruined.Vivianne quietly exited their room. She looked around and smiled, seeing that the room was empty. She seized the opportunity to quick
"What do you mean?" Vivianne could hardly hear herself say those words. "Did you do something wrong to him? Are you planning to kill him now?""Not yet, but soon, I will ask someone to do it," her father grinned before clenching both of his fists. He was suppressing his anger. "You shouldn't care anymore about what I do to him. You're already separated, Vianne. You don't have to worry about him, and you know why."Vivianne took a deep breath. She wanted to respond, but she didn't know what to say. She could see in her father's eyes that he didn't like her reaction. Vivianne still had a hard time hiding her emotions sometimes."When are you planning to kill him?" Vivianne asked, her voice slightly stammering."As soon as possible. When I see an opportunity to eliminate him, I'll seize it," Alfred's gaze sharpened, and Vivianne's hair stood on end. "He needs to die because if he doesn't, he will come after us."Vivianne closed her eyes and breathed heavily. They both knew Beckett's true
BECKETT WAS more than surprised, seeing the love of his life pointing a gun at him. And he was doing the same thing. He knew it was Vivianne in front of him now, but he couldn't bring himself to lower his weapon.He trusts her, but there's something different about Vivianne's gaze. The hatred looked genuine, and he wondered why."Vivianne..." Beckett called out to the young woman. His voice was full of longing and pain. "Why did you leave me?"Vivianne didn't respond. Instead, she tightened her grip on the gun. "Don't look for me again. Don't visit the company I work for, my apartment, and don't even try to find my friends. You will die if you do that.”"Vivianne—""And don't come near me. Stay there. Don't take a step closer because I don't know what might happen if you don’t follow my command," Vivianne said in a stern tone.Nonetheless, Beckett could hear the pain and sadness in his girlfriend's voice. In a short amount of time, he had come to know her well. He knew she was just pu
[BECKETT CLAINFER'S Secret: Does he really own a drug business?]"What the fuck?" Beckett raised an eyebrow when he saw a series of articles about himself. He opened them all, and he grimaced even more as he realized how tarnished his reputation had become. "Shit."No one was cleaning up his mess at the moment, and even the higher-ups from Syneverse Entertainment were calling him nonstop. Fiona was in the same situation—She had been calling her for so many times now. Beckett was even more puzzled because no one was defending him against the negative articles. Where were his trolls?Beckett picked up his phone and called Nathan. "Where are you—""Boss, we have a big problem right now!" Nathan shouted. There was a mix of anxiety and panic in his voice. "Someone blew up the place where your reputation management team was working, and Jeremy is missing too! It's chaos inside the warehouse right now!"Beckett's forehead furrowed as he bit his lower lip. "Do your best to minimize the damag
THE TIME passed by quickly, and it was already the last week of February 2024. In March, he would go to Agrianthropos City for the initiation. Once he was there and the initiation started, he couldn't leave. So, before that happened, there was something he wanted to see. It was Vivianne, and now, he knew where to find her. He got that information from Nathan and one of his investigators, but there was no certainty if Vivianne indeed stayed there all the time. But he took the risk. He went to the Allamino family’s warehouse despite the bounty on his head. Many were searching for him—The whole world was looking for him, including the media industry. But what was the point of living in this world if he couldn't find the woman before he left? "I hope she's here," Beckett said to himself while hiding at the side of the wall. He peeked to see the warehouse door, but he mostly stayed hidden. He was wearing a full black shirt, jeans, and a face mask, but it wouldn't hurt to be cautious. M
Alfred raised his right hand, and all the members of the Allamino mafia emerged. Beckett did the same, and his men who were hiding in the trees and bushes earlier also came out.Seeing how the two leaders are determined to clash with each other, it only means one thing: this place will be in bloodshed soon.And indeed it happened. The people between Beckett and Alfred started fighting. Blood flowed, and many lives were lost. It was a long-time war between the two of them, and Beckett won.Now they are face to face. Alfred is sitting on the ground, his body full of wounds and bruises from Beckett's beating, while Beckett is standing. His gun is pointed at Alfred.“I know you want to kill me… But why can’t you fucking pull the trigger?” Alfred asked, grinning. “Has your fear of killing people returned?”“Hah.” Beckett clicked his tongue, annoyed.But he didn't answer the question. The reason he didn't shoot Alfred was because of Vivianne. She was still sitting in the grass, but the ropes
In Alfred's anger, he approached Vivianne with large strides before grabbing the collar of her clothes. "Take back what you said.""I'm not your father to obey you." Vivianne grinned, especially when she saw the rage intensifying in Alfred's eyes. "I never considered you a father because I don't have a demon for a father like you—"Vivianne didn't finish her sentence because Alfred suddenly let go of her collar and slapped her. Not just once, but three times.Vivianne smiled painfully. The happy family she had dreamed of... She would never have that. And she needed to accept the painful truth."You have no manners! After everything I've done for you, this is how you repay me? By fighting me and insulting me?!" Alfred's anger and shouts echoed throughout the entire office.Vivianne chuckled sarcastically. "I have no manners? And everything you did, you did for me? Why, did you even ask if I wanted to be in this situation?""You're ungrateful!"Alfred slapped her again, harder than befo
After that, they discussed their next plan all night. They agreed on one thing: they would rescue Ella from the hospital and inject her with the new medicine that Beckett had developed to wake her up.“I will distract Alfred and his men,” Beckett said, pointing to the right side of the footprint. “We will go here since Ella’s room is on the left side of the hospital. While we’re here, use the opportunity to escape with your mother.”“But that’s dangerous.” Vivianne shook her head. “Alfred might have prepared for this and could have you killed in the hospital. He can easily do that. Believe me.”“I believe you, but it doesn’t matter. What’s important for me right now is to save your mother and fulfill my promise to you…” Beckett kissed his wife’s forehead again. “So let’s do this… and see the end together.”THE NEXT DAY, it was time to execute the plan. Beckett was already in the parking lot, along with the men who would pose as doctors, nurses, and janitors if anything went wrong.He
Alfred went to the hospital afterward to check on Ella's condition. He’s making sure Ella will be alive, but not enough to wake her up. He will only get her treated once Vivianne follows his demands. But it seems fate is not on his side now, because he was shocked to see Vivianne just coming out of Ella's room, holding a large suitcase. “What does this mean?” Alfred asked in a deep and angry tone. “You’re leaving your mother for that man?” “I just said goodbye to her earlier, and I’m sure she’ll understand me,” Vivianne replied. “How can she understand if she's already dead?” “She won’t die.” Vivianne gritted her teeth but forced herself to stay calm. This was not the time to argue with her father. She was already exhausted from everything that had happened. “I’m leaving.” Vivianne took a step forward, thinking her father would not speak again, but she was wrong. “I’m giving you one last chance to take back what you said. Go back to the mansion and break up with Beckett,” Alfre
“TWENTY million dollars.”“Twenty million? Dollars? Are you out of your mind?!” Vivianne suddenly shouted when she realized what her husband intended to do. “No! That’s too much money! Just leave me here!”“Shut up, lady,” Raul said in a deep voice, frowning as he seemed annoyed by Vivianne's yelling in a language he didn’t understand.“Non maledire con mia moglie, Raul.” [Don’t curse at my wife.]Beckett didn’t like the way Raul reprimanded his wife, especially the tone of his voice. He glared at Raul but quickly calmed himself.“So, is this enough for you to buy guns from their organization?” Beckett asked, raising the diamond card. “You have collateral, and remember how I saved your ass when we were in elementary school?”Unbeknownst to everyone, Raul and Beckett were not just acquaintances. They were classmates back in the day, and when someone tried to beat up Raul because he didn’t know how to fight, Beckett saved him. They became best friends somehow after that, until they dec
"Don't talk shit with me. I know you're the reason she's missing." Beckett approached Alfred, his eyes filled with rage. "Where did you take her?""I don't know. Which part of that don't you understand?" Alfred slammed the newspaper down beside him before meeting Beckett's angry gaze. "And don't forget that you're in my territory. I could blow your brains out right now."Beckett smirked. "If you really planned to do that, you should have done it already.""I'll do it later, once I have all your wealth."Hearing Alfred's words, Beckett couldn't help but laugh. His suspicions were correct—Alfred had ulterior motives for agreeing to his marriage with Vivianne and for pretending to be cordial with him."Keep dreaming," Beckett whispered, his jaw clenching. "I will find her, no matter how long it takes. Mark my words, Alfred Allamino."Beckett turned to leave the mansion, but stopped when Alfred spoke again."Even if you do find her, can you be sure she's still alive by then?"Beckett turn
Beckett immediately hit the wall when he thought of that. He didn’t waste any more time. He quickly searched for paper and a pen to write down his thoughts.Fortunately, he still memorized the ingredients and knew the drugs that could interfere with the chemicals.Due to his endless thinking, the three days passed quickly for Beckett. He didn’t even realize that he was eating only twice a day and spent almost the entire day sitting on the edge, thinking.He had filled almost an entire notebook with writings and drawings of various things. Everything was settled, so all he needed to do when he got out was go to the warehouse and test all his ideas.“If what I’m thinking is correct, it means that the other drink Ella had taken is the reason why she went into a coma. It was also the reason for her nosebleed,” Beckett muttered while staring at his notebook.He was bothered by the events, but it wasn’t just the chemical in Ella’s body that made him uneasy. It was because of another realiza
Vivianne entered her mother's room. She sat by her side, silently crying. She couldn’t stay still because just a while ago she was able to talk to her mother properly, but now, she looked like a withered vegetable. Her skin was flushed, and she was lying bedridden.“Mom… I’m sorry,” she whispered to her mother, gently squeezing her hand.Vivianne felt that everything that happened was her fault. She couldn’t blame anyone else for this, but earlier she had exploded from the many problems she was going through.Her trauma hasn’t healed yet. She has major trust issues. She also knew that she shouldn’t have treated Beckett the way she did earlier, especially since he just wanted to help. But because of what happened, her walls were up again.“I’m sorry, Beckett…” she said, and soon after, her tears flowed freely.But unbeknownst to Vivianne, Beckett had followed her. He had already opened the door and was ready to enter, but when he saw how sad Vivianne was while looking at Ella and heard
Not long after, Beckett and Vivianne began doing the things they had planned in Agrianthropos. They also informed Ella about what was going to happen so she wouldn't be surprised when she started to feel pain in her heart.Now, they were at the Allamino mansion. They were alone because Alfred was in the office reading documents. The mother and daughter were eating dinner, and Vivianne had already put medicine in her drink.They were chatting while eating. Vivianne was discreetly checking the time. She and Beckett had planned this specifically, so they had a schedule to follow. Vivianne was waiting for it.“Child, I think it's time for me to watch my favorite KDRAMA,” Ella said.It was a code. Ella was asking if it was time for her to drink the water on the table which contained the medicine.Vivianne looked at the clock before nodding. “Yes, it's time, mom. I’ll take you back to your room after we finish eating.”“Alright.” Ella finished eating and then drank the water.Ella did not i