Leo straightens his head upon hearing the familiar voice of someone he knows well. The screeching voice fills the corridor leading to the room, causing Leo to scan his surroundings. Then, he sees the door nearby open, revealing several burly men dragging his wife's body. Leo widens his eyes."Don't you dare lay a finger on my wife!" Leo shouts with anger consuming him, making Alana, who is struggling, look towards Leo."My love, what's happening? Who are these men?" Alana asks. But Leo doesn't answer her question, instead, he looks towards Edgar who is staring at him."What is the meaning of all this? Release me now," Leo says, but Edgar doesn't answer his question. Instead, someone emerging from behind Alana makes Leo clench his fists tightly. Reno walks casually with a triumphant smile."Put her down and tie her next to her husband," Reno commands, making his henchmen drag Alana again. Alana struggles, making Leo even more worried about her condition. As instructed by his henchmen,
Especially with Alana unable to believe her eyes at the moment. Alana shakes her head, her eyes brimming with tears."That's not my aunt, is it?" Alana asks, causing Rose to walk closer to Reno, then embrace him and kiss Reno's cheek affectionately, leaving Leo and Alana completely speechless."What is aunt doing?" Alana asks, unable to believe Rose's involvement in Reno's schemes."I'm just bored. I wanted to try something new and challenging. Reno's offered quite an interesting resistance because I've grown tired of living alone without anyone caring for me," Rose says."Aunt can still rely on me and Leo. I didn't expect aunt to act like this. Aunt must be pretending, right?" Alana says, hoping everything her aunt is doing is just a lie."Let me clarify, my dear niece. My intention in sending you to marry Leo was indeed to make Leo fall in love with you, so I could control both of you simultaneously. But unexpectedly, you also fell in love with him," Rose says with a wistful smile.
Alana and Leo tightly shut their eyes as Edgar aimed the pistol at them, and Alana could distinctly hear the sound of gunfire echoing throughout the room. However, Alana didn't feel any pain or anything else. She was surprised when someone untied her hands and body, and as she opened her eyes, the room was pitch black. Only Reno and Rose's shouts urging their men to provide illumination in the dark room could be heard.Alana couldn't utter a sound, but she could feel someone grabbing her wrist and pulling her to run. Alana's instinct told her to follow the person pulling her until she caught a glimpse of light when they reached outside the building. They were indeed on a remote island, right behind the building Reno used as their execution site.Alana then looked towards the person holding her wrist, none other than her husband, causing her to immediately hug him tightly. "You must be surprised," Leo said, making Alana nod. "I can't explain how we managed to escape them so easily, but
Leo and Alana halted their run upon hearing gunshots not far from them, causing Alana to gaze at Leo with a worried expression."Are they following us?" Alana asked, prompting Leo to shake his head."No way. Edgar must have restrained Reno's men from chasing us," Leo replied, furrowing Alana's brow. Alana was slightly surprised. Since when had her husband been working with a man named Edgar? Alana knew that the man had previously wanted to kill them, but right now, that wasn't something Alana needed to dwell on. They had to keep running as far away from this remote location as possible. Alana didn't know how far Reno had taken them from civilization, but as far as the eye could see, there were only tall trees surrounding them.Leo then pulled Alana back into the dense forest enveloping them. But just a few steps in, Alana stopped, her breath already heavy."I'm tired," Alana said, clutching her stomach, causing Leo to feel a pang of guilt."I'm sorry. I've truly failed to protect you
Edgar gripped his shoulder as he felt his throbbing head. Reno was truly cunning; someone had struck him from behind as he attempted to restrain Reno from chasing Leo. This time, he found himself bound to the chair that had previously held Leo.Edgar grunted angrily when one of his men rushed into the dark room. "Sorry, sir, I was late to rescue you," his subordinate said."Quickly untie me, we have to chase that scoundrel Reno before he finds Leo and his wife," Edgar said, prompting his subordinate to hasten to untie him. Once freed, Edgar dashed out, hoping Reno hadn't caught up to Leo and Alana yet.Two months ago, Edgar received word that Reno was planning a major project in the country where he currently resided. Edgar was originally from Indonesia, but after his conflict with Leo's father and deciding to move to Italy and continue his business there, he decided to expand his business in Italy. Reno suddenly contacted him to collaborate, offering him a role as one of the investor
Leo began to walk out from behind the large trees in the forest, causing Reno to stop in his tracks, glaring at Leo with his arrogant gaze."So, you dare to show up in front of me," Reno said, as Leo continued to approach his uncle, then stopping at a distance of 5 meters. Behind the bushes, Edgar remained hidden, keeping a watchful eye on them from afar."We'd better settle all our issues right now," Leo said, which prompted Reno's laughter to break the silence of the forest."What do you mean by settling? Are you suggesting we discuss dividing the assets, or are you willingly handing over all your assets to me?" Reno asked, making Leo clench his fists. When Reno looked at him scornfully, Leo's pride felt trampled upon. Leo swallowed hard, thinking about Alana's safety. If he resisted now, this wasn't the time, especially when Reno held the upper hand."The only way to resolve all these issues is for you to disappear from this world. That way, I can easily take control of all the Sam
Leo was startled when Reno, who was in captivity, suddenly slumped weakly as blood began to seep through the suit he was wearing. Then, Leo looked towards Rose, who was smiling proudly because her aim had hit Reno's heart accurately. Despite having no experience in shooting at all, Rose had targeted Reno's head as the pistol's target, but hitting his heart was fine with her."What have you done?" Leo exclaimed, making Rose shrug nonchalantly."Just making your task easier," Rose casually replied, making Leo glare at her sharply, while Alana turned her face slightly to look at her aunt who turned out to be so cruel. Leo then compared the gasping Reno on the ground with the breathless situation."I'm sure you couldn't kill my uncle, as Reno said. Your courage isn't as big as people imagine. You're just a nobody who recently rose from despair because of my plan too. Wasn't my plan to bring you and Alana together enough to make you rise again?" Rose continued, making Leo clench his fists
Alana tightened the coat around her shoulders and sat anxiously when Edgar and Leo had not emerged from the interrogation room for the past 3 hours. Alana's fear grew as Edgar, who came out first, made Alana immediately get up from her seat."Where is my husband?" Alana asked with a worried expression, making Edgar show his own solitary face, which only made Alana more anxious."Answer me! Where is my husband? Why did you come out alone? Weren't you supposed to go in together?" Alana asked again."We have to be patient. Turns out the police are not that easy to fool," Edgar replied with a pitiful expression, making Alana immediately grab the coat Edgar was wearing and push him hard."What do you mean? Don't tell me you left Leo alone or shifted all the blame you've made onto my husband!" Accused Alana again, making Edgar just look at her with a compassionate gaze, causing Alana's eyes, which had been holding back her sadness, to start watering and turning red."I'm sorry. I couldn't d