Leo gently strokes Alana's head when she finishes recounting all the unfortunate events that happened to her. Alana continues to hold Leo tightly in her embrace, her eyes swollen, and anger now filling Leo as he hears Alana's story. Leo urges Alana to tell him everything without leaving out any detail. He feels useless as a husband for not being able to be a refuge for Alana. Even Alana hiding something as significant as this from him, as if she doesn't trust Leo to handle all the problems.“Why did you hide something this big from me?” Leo says, still disappointed with Alana's decision. Alana then loosens her embrace slightly and looks at Leo's face, which clearly shows disappointment. “I was afraid you would leave me, I was afraid you would be angry, and I was afraid you would look at me with disgust,” Alana replies, causing Leo to finally return his wife's gaze.Leo can't bear to imagine, let alone experience, what Alana went through, which fills him with anger. Especially Alana en
Rose stopped her hand from stirring the various spices she had just put into her fried rice when the doorbell kept ringing."Luda, could you please open the door and see who's there?" Rose called out to her maid. However, when the bell rang again, Luda still hadn't appeared, prompting Rose to put down the spatula she had been holding, still wearing her cooking apron. Rose hurried to see who it was, as Leo had been continuously pressing the doorbell of her house, but the next moment when the door opened wide revealing someone who hadn't even crossed Rose's mind standing in front of her house, Rose momentarily forgot how to breathe."May I come in?" Leo's voice finally came out, causing Rose to blink several times before nodding. Rose then led Leo to the living room of the simple house she had lived in for the past few years. Rose remained silent, unsure of what to say with Leo's sudden arrival, while Leo glanced around the house, as if examining every detail inside Rose's home."It's a
Leo sat anxiously in his oversized chair, waiting for the subordinate who was supposed to bring some evidence about the case but had not arrived yet. Leo even straightened up a few times and then sat back down. It had been over half an hour, but his subordinate had not come to see him, and he hadn't responded to the dozens of messages Leo had sent."If only Pedro weren't on leave, maybe it would be a little easier to handle everything," Leo realized that he was a bit struggling without his friend by his side. Leo's thoughts stopped when suddenly the door of his office was knocked, prompting Leo to tell them to come in as he saw the subordinate he had been waiting for hurrying towards him, handing him a brown envelope."Why did it take you so long?" Leo asked angrily, making his subordinate bow his head."I apologize," he replied."What's this?" Leo asked, trying to open the envelope he had just received."It's some photos taken from the CCTV footage, and inside there are also several
Leo had been knocking on the door of the simple wooden house for several minutes, yet there was still no answer from the occupants, causing Leo to glance at his wristwatch, which still showed 7 PM. In Leo's opinion, it was still appropriate to visit at this hour. Leo then extended his hand to knock on the door again, which eventually resulted in someone opening it, prompting Leo to immediately put on the warm smile he always wore. However, the middle-aged man in front of him looked frightened, as if seeing Leo as a criminal who would rob him."Patrick," Leo said, causing the former security guard of his house to appear flustered."Sir, what brings you to my house?" Patrick asked, with the clear fear in his eyes still visible, causing Leo to squint slightly. Even Patrick didn't invite Leo to enter first and immediately asked about his purpose, making Leo more convinced that this was indeed the right purpose of his visit."May I come in? It's uncomfortable to talk outside like this, I'm
Leo looked at Patrick as if assuring him that he could take over about Indra's current condition. Initially, Patrick was hesitant, but Leo's convincing gaze finally made Patrick leave Leo alone standing in front of Indra's door.Leo then knocked on Indra's door again, which was once again rewarded with a thrown object from inside, but Leo didn't stop there."Indra, can we talk for a moment," Leo said."Leave this house, never meet my family again, I still want to live!" Indra screamed from inside, making Leo take a long breath before exhaling slowly."If you still want to see your parents alive and well, you have to be willing to cooperate with me. Have you ever seen me ignore all my employees when they are in trouble?" Leo said, making Indra fall silent from inside, not saying a word in response to Leo's words."So, quickly open the door. We need to talk about the problems you're facing. I know you're being threatened by someone and playing with your life, and right now there is no o
Alana tried to contact Leo several times, but after more than five minutes without Leo picking up the phone, Alana finally took the initiative to send him a short message, stating that she would go to the bakery to meet a customer who suddenly canceled their order. Afterward, Alana immediately got into the car that was ready to take her to the bakery. On the way, she lamented the customer who suddenly canceled their order."I don't understand why there are people like that," grumbled Alana. "If they really wanted to cancel, they could have done it much earlier, instead of canceling when half of their order is already prepared." It only took about fifteen minutes for Alana to arrive in front of the bakery and she quickly got out of the car, instructing the driver to wait for her. Alana was immediately greeted by Camila, who had been dealing with the customer."She's still inside, of course, with his warm tea and the dessert he always orders beforehand," said Camila, almost mocking the
Alana immediately rose from her seat and was about to leave the bakery after the self-absorbed customer left. Besides, Alana felt she shouldn't have to deal with Zade any longer, who was now continuously scrutinizing her with his eyes. Alana always felt uncomfortable when those eyes examined every inch of her body. In her heart, Alana felt that Zade's gaze wasn't unfamiliar. The gaze that previously made her angry when it scrutinized every inch of her innocent body, and she felt it now as Zade continued to stare at her without looking away.But just as Alana was about to pass by him, suddenly her hand was gripped very tightly, causing Alana to attempt to push it away. However, it wasn't easy when those large hands enclosed around Alana's small hand."Let go of me!" Alana snapped, causing Camila and the two other workers still in the shop to approach Alana, but Zade immediately stared sharply at them."This is none of your business, so don't even think about getting closer," Zade said
Alana began to move her hands, which were now handcuffed to the car door handle, rendering her unable to do anything. It turned out Zade really intended to take her away. Alana then glanced around the street they were passing through, which took her off the highway, causing her mind to wander far."Where are you taking me?" Alana asked, staring at Zade with a sharp gaze."Away from your husband," he casually replied without shifting his gaze ahead."Don't joke around, you'll really face serious consequences from Leo if you take me away from him," Alana said again, only making Zade laugh again as if disregarding Alana's words."Your husband, he won't be able to do anything anymore. Maybe his life will disappear from this world soon, and what you need is someone to take care of you and the baby. I've been kind enough to take you away and take care of you both," Zade said, furrowing Alana's brow."Are you crazy? Did you take the wrong medication? It seems like your mother should have tak