Vivianne's suspicions were correct. The enemy group received a tip that Alfred Allamino's daughter would be among those attacking them tonight. They couldn't miss that opportunity.They could take Vivianne and use her against Alfred to nullify their debt, or they could demand even more money."I'll get you out of here because if we stay, our fight becomes meaningless," Riz said.But Vivianne still hesitated. Looking at their disadvantage, she was reluctant to leave."We can defeat them. We're your team, right? So trust us," Riz smiled, and Vivianne nodded in response. "Let's go."Bryle and Riz nodded to each other. Riz pulled her from behind, and Bryle and some of his remaining men would attempt to catch up with them.They ended up in the forest. Riz was about to run again when Vivianne stopped her. "Go back there and help them. I can run alone.""But—""I'll call for backup," Vivianne interrupted Riz. "I'm telling you this as your boss, so you need to obey. Now, go!"Reluctantly, Riz
"Ah, darn it!" Vivianne cursed as her arm was grazed by a bullet again. She almost dropped the gun, but fortunately, she still had a tight grip on it.Beckett looked at her, swearing under his breath as he saw his wife's arm bleeding. That's when he lost his composure entirely. He took the guns on the ground and shot everyone... until the last one stumbled to the ground.Beckett's final shot was aimed at the man who shot Vivianne. Four bullets lodged into his body; in both arms and knees to immobilize him."You shot her, didn't you?" Beckett asked, and the man didn't respond. "Well, be ready to experience hell."Beckett approached the man. He kicked the gun away before unleashing a barrage of punches. The man screamed as Beckett targeted the areas where he had been shot.But Beckett seemed like a madman seeking revenge. Hearing the man's pleas only fueled his desire to hurt him more.Even though he could kill the man with one punch, he didn't. He wanted the man to die slowly and painf
"BECAUSE she’s my daughter. The next heir of the company and the mafia. If I can't trust her with something like this, how can I pass all of this to her?" "But Vivianne wasn’t interested in those things, and this is too dangerous. If I wasn’t able to go there in time, she might have died," Beckett's voice choked as he said that. He can’t imagine what he would do if Vivianne died. Hell, he couldn’t even imagine a life without her. If that happened, it would be like he died too. "If she died, it would mean she's not worthy to be called my daughter," Alfred responded without hesitation. "This is her fate, and not her dream to be a dress stylist. That's not the world meant for her." "And who are you to decide what she should do?" Beckett asked before showing a sly smile. "By the way, I can train her. I know that you did a background check about me. You know who I really am." Alfred grinned. He knew Beckett was Ylona's child, but he wouldn't say it. It's better if Beckett didn't know
As Alfred mentioned, they set up a new business again, and unlike their previous venture, their business now thrived. They also earned a lot of money because Alfred found a large amount of investment capital.Ylona and Dyrus worked under his authority, too. They realized that Alfred was actually good at managing a business, so they entrusted most decisions to him.Everything was going well until Ylona found out something, prompting her to confront Alfred in his office."I know we're friends, Ylona, but here in the company, I'm your boss. Learn to knock," Alfred said as he read documents on his desk. He didn't even look at her.Ylona didn't respond. Instead, she slammed the documents in her hands on Alfred's desk, causing him to stop what he was doing."Embezzlement, bribery, connections to the black market, and even the money you used to establish this company, it's all from corruption," Ylona said, her anger barely contained."Yes. And so?" Alfred responded nonchalantly before pushin
“DON'T worry. I'm not leaving,” Ylona replied after a few seconds of silence.“Great. Then I’ll call Dyrus.” Alfred hugged Ylona out of joy. “All of us will be together here… and we will be successful. Right?”“Right.”Ylona smiled, but she wasn't really going to stay here because she had fully accepted Alfred's wrongdoing.She’s his friend… And she needs to make everything right.So, despite Ylona's reluctance, she worked there in the mafia. She forcibly gained Alfred's trust, as did Dyrus. Ylona informed Dyrus about her plan—that they would rescue the imprisoned women from the warehouse, and then they would leave as well.One day, everything was planned. The vehicles were ready outside, and Ylona and Dyrus were also preparing their things in case there was a fight, so they could defend themselves.“Dyrus, bring a knife just to be sure,” Ylona ordered as she loaded her gun with bullets in an empty room, but the man didn't respond. “Dyrus?”“Are you looking for this traitor?”Instead
YLONA succeeded in doing that. When they got home, she told her husband everything, so they stayed far away and hid from Alfred. For years, they succeeded in maintaining a simple life.They thought Alfred had stopped looking for them back then... but apparently not.Because just as Beckett was returning from Milan, Alfred tracked them down and took both their lives.“Damn it,” Alfred cursed as he remembered it all. “How dare they betray me like this?” he added with a whisper, annoyed because he felt he had been outsmarted.But he wouldn't let the past repeat itself. He was weak back then and too trusting, but not anymore.Alfred took his phone and called someone. “Joan.”“Sir Alfred!” Joan greeted cheerfully on the other line, not expecting Alfred to call her again. “Do you have something for me to do? I'll do anything just to make up for it!”“This is the last time I’ll give you to redeem yourself,” Alfred leaned back on the couch. “Find Beckett’s drug den, and all the information ab
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
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