Leo rushed out of Patrick's residence when his private driver, who was sent to escort Alana, had just contacted him, informing him that Alana was once again in grave danger. Leo cursed himself as he glanced at his phone and saw Alana's unread message and several missed calls.Leo immediately drove his car at high speed. Several times Leo cursed when the vehicles ahead of him still seemed crowded despite the darkening sky. Leo then reached for his phone to call someone. This time he couldn't move alone when he was sure who the perpetrator he had to catch. Leo didn't want to lose Alana and their unborn child. He had to move quickly."Hello, Pedro. Have you returned home?" Leo said as the phone call connected."Oh yes, I just arrived this afternoon. Although, I was planning to return tomorrow. What's up?" Pedro asked."I can't discuss it over the phone. I'll be at your house in ten minutes. Get yourself and your car ready. We don't have much time," Leo said, leaving a big question mark f
Leo immediately rushed out of the car, even without closing it, while taking out his phone and calling Pedro."Hurry out! I'm around your house and bring your car keys. We need to leave quickly," Leo said as he ran a bit, because Leo had parked his car far from Pedro's house and other houses. Leo parked his car on the side next to a wide grass field.Leo could see Pedro coming out of his house and staring at him with narrowed eyes. "What are you doing, running and parking the car so far away?" Pedro asked as Leo approached him."Just ask later. Where are your car keys, we need to hurry," Leo replied with a panicked expression, causing Pedro to move the car keys away from Leo's reach."Explain to me first, what's really going on, what problem are you facing?" Pedro asked, making Leo's jaw tense."I'll tell you after this is over. I don't have much time left, Pedro. Right now, Alana is in danger, and we need to help her quickly," Leo said, deepening the wrinkles on Pedro's forehead. Leo
Alana began to shift her gaze around the area, which was now the stop where Zade had parked the car. After a rather long journey, Zade finally stopped at one of the houses located on a hill. Zade then opened the door for Alana after previously unlocking the handcuffs bound to her wrists."Get out," Zade said, causing Alana to hesitate to comply with his words."Do you want to stay in this car? If so, I'll go back in," Zade said, making Alana reluctantly glance towards the back seat of the car. Suddenly, the previous unfortunate event she had experienced flashed back into her mind, prompting Alana to quickly exit the car. Alana then looked around. There were only a few street lights dimly visible. It turned out that on this hill, there was not just one house, but several houses that were quite far apart. Alana then narrowed her eyes, guessing whether these houses were inhabited or not because this place was truly far from civilization. Those who lived here might also have difficulty ge
Pedro glanced at Leo with a hint of concern as Leo was driving the car like a maniac amidst the busy streets."I hope you can control yourself. We can find Alana because we can still track her phone. We can also anticipate where Zade will take your wife," Pedro said. But it seemed Leo wasn't listening to his friend's advice."If you don't slow down this car, we'll die first, and you won't be able to save your wife," Pedro reiterated, finally making Leo look at him. However, at that moment, something loud crashed into the back of the car they were riding, causing the car to spin in the middle of the road. Fortunately, the impact occurred not on the front of the car, so Pedro and Leo only suffered minor injuries.Leo and Pedro immediately got out of the smoking car. After that, they looked towards another car that had suffered the same fate as the one they were driving. It turned out they had just experienced a traffic accident as Pedro had feared."Look at what you've done. You've wrec
Leo rushed straight into the house, searching for where Alana was, with a panicked and worried expression. He dashed inside, but his steps halted when he saw Alana grimacing while holding her blood-soaked leg."Alana!" Leo exclaimed, causing Alana to immediately look at him, but she shook her head the next moment."Watch out behind you!" Alana shouted, making Leo turn around. But he was too late as Zade struck him with a baseball bat, causing Leo to fall with blood oozing from his nose."Damn, how did you survive death? Is God really that fond of you?" Zade said, glaring at Leo while tapping the baseball bat on the floor. However, Leo responded with a mocking smile."Besides that, it's also because you're too foolish to make a plan. You're utterly useless in every way. That's why Uncle Reno never took you seriously," Leo said, triggering what seemed like a resurgence of Zade's anger, evident from his tight grip on the baseball bat and his tense jaw."Stop your nonsense because it's us
Leo continued to bow his head, occasionally massaging the bridge of his nose, waiting for the doctor who was handling his wife to come out of the room in front of him."How is she?" Pedro asked, prompting Leo to finally straighten up. Leo then shook his head."The surgery isn't over yet," Leo replied with a worried expression, causing Pedro to pat his friend's shoulder, as if offering support. "What about that scoundrel? Have you taken care of him?" Leo finally asked, prompting Pedro to nod."The police are interrogating him, but I made sure he'll really be behind bars. Now you don't need to worry about anything else, just focus on Alana," Pedro replied, making Leo look back at the still closed door in front of him, then rubbing his rough face. Somehow, once again, Alana had saved his life for the umpteenth time, making Leo feel utterly useless as a husband.Leo's thoughts then halted when the awaited figure finally emerged, the doctor coming out with sweat on his face."How is my wif
Slowly Alana opened her eyes, and the first thing she felt was the stiffness in her back, accompanied by a slight throbbing in her head, making her grimace. However, as she attempted to lift her hand, Alana immediately shifted her gaze sideways, where her hand was still tightly held by someone who was now sound asleep beside her.Alana then tilted her face slightly, observing how Leo slept soundly next to her, his weary face at peace, still holding her hand tightly. Alana felt relieved, her husband was indeed in good condition. She reached out her hand and lovingly stroked Leo's temple, causing him to immediately open his eyes wide and sit up, seeing Alana had already opened both her eyes."How are you feeling? Is anything hurting?" Leo asked with concern, causing Alana to shake her head."I'm fine, just feeling a bit sore in my back," Alana replied, prompting Leo to sit up straight."Wait a moment, then I'll call the doctor," Leo said. However, Alana immediately grabbed his arm."No
Leo walked down the narrow and dimly lit corridor, among several subordinates and the local police chief."Why isn't he talking?" Leo asked the police chief."He's still tight-lipped, not revealing anyone involved in his criminal activities," the police chief replied, causing Leo to grimace and thin his lips. Leo then quickened his pace until he reached a door at the end of the corridor."Can I see him alone?" Leo asked, causing the police to nod in agreement."Of course, we'll wait in the monitoring room. If anything happens to you, we'll come immediately," the police chief replied, prompting Leo to turn around and the police chief to instruct his subordinates to open the iron door in front of Leo.This damp and dark place was truly fitting for a criminal like Zade, Leo thought, as he glanced at a man with handcuffed hands behind him and several bruises adorning his face, slumped despondently in a chair that bound him."Are you alright?" Leo asked casually, making Zade raise his head
This time, Camila walked while holding her uncle's hand, Charlotte's husband. He was a tall man, with blonde hair and striking blue eyes, leading her towards the altar, where Pedro was waiting for her with a beaming smile, making Camila's heart beat faster. Even if Danmonte didn't hold Camila's hand tightly, she would have stepped on her long dress several times because of nervousness. Somehow, his slow steps felt very fast.Until finally, they arrived right in front of the altar, where Pedro immediately reached out his hand, causing Camila to reach out her hand and greet him, prompting Pedro to immediately pull Camila up to the altar, where they would make their sacred vows for a lifetime, witnessed by some important guests attended only by friends and the closest people to Pedro and Camila.Making the sacred vows for life, always faithful in joy or sorrow, always faithful in sickness and in health, they expressed their vows wholeheartedly, living to complement each other until death
Camila stared at the large mirror in front of her, her heart pounding, unable to believe what she was seeing. Her body was now adorned in a beautiful long white dress, clinging gracefully to her figure, accompanied by makeup enhancing her face. This made Camila purse her lips, finally gazing upon herself as the bride she had dreamed of becoming.Her reverie was interrupted when someone entered, causing Camila to smile broadly. "Aunt," Camila said, as Charlotte walked in wearing a white dress clinging to her body as Pedro had described. Although her aunt was in her fifties, she truly looked like a woman in her thirties. Charlotte then approached Camila, looking at her niece with teary eyes."I never imagined my niece, whom I've taken care of since she was little, would grow up to be so beautiful, even becoming a stunning bride," Charlotte said, making Camila blush, only able to lower her head. Charlotte then reached out her hand and lifted Camila's face."You're truly beautiful. Just l
Pedro, Camila, Leo, and Alana are currently discussing the plans for Pedro and Camila's wedding, which will be held one week from now after Leo called Alana enthusiastically, who immediately agreed and promised to prepare the wedding for them. Alana asked Leo to bring Pedro and Camila to their home, and this is where they are currently discussing the dream wedding that Pedro and Camila have been longing for."I think it's better to do it indoors," Pedro said, but Camila immediately shook her head."No, I think it will be more sacred and special if we do it outdoors," Camila said, causing Pedro to turn and look at her."Darling, if we do it outdoors, the weather isn't always favorable, sometimes it rains, sometimes it's hot. Do you want our wedding blessing to suddenly be interrupted by rain? What about the guests and others? We can't just rush to avoid the rain, can we?" Pedro said, making Camila pinch his cheek playfully."But isn't there a tent we can use for outdoor events?" Camila
Leo barged straight into Pedro's room, suddenly, without even knocking, and saw Pedro looking like he hadn't slept for a week."What's up with you? Suddenly applying for leave for next week? Where are you going for a whole week?" Leo asked, seeing the leave letter submitted by his secretary."And what about you? You look really disheveled," Leo asked Pedro again, who was now sitting in front of him."Can I ask for your help?" Pedro suddenly asked, causing Leo to look at him with raised eyebrows."Looks like my guess was right, you've got a problem?" Leo guessed again."It's not really a big problem. I don't know, I could call it a problem or a blessing," Pedro said, making Leo just stare at him with a questioning look, wondering what he meant."A few days ago, after the dinner event at your place, I immediately called Camila's aunt and told her about my intention to propose to her, and also said that Camila's trip to California was canceled. And unexpectedly, she flew here right away
Pedro and Camila sat in silence, their faces tense as they occasionally glanced at the woman in front of them who was looking around."Is this your house?" the middle-aged woman in front of them asked."Yes, this is my house," Pedro answered, still with a tense atmosphere on their faces."What do you do to afford such a big house?" she asked again, making Camila immediately look at Pedro, then turning back to the woman sitting in front of her, a fashionable middle-aged woman who still looked like she was in her thirties, she was Camila's aunt named Charlotte."Aunt, Pedro is a secretary at Samudra Group. Do you know about that big company?" Camila asked, trying to explain a little bit about Pedro. After returning from dinner at Leo's house the next day, Camila and Pedro planned to tell Charlotte about their relationship. And what they didn't expect was that Charlotte immediately flew over to meet Camila and Pedro. Of course, she didn't agree with Camila's sudden plan. Charlotte said t
Pedro stopped his car right outside Leo's residence, but as he was about to step out of the car, Camila suddenly pulled the end of his jacket."Why?" Pedro asked, making Camila look at him with hesitation."I'm embarrassed," Camila said, making Pedro just purse his lips. Then, he reached out his hand and gently caressed Camila's cheek."Why be embarrassed? Weren't you very close to Alana before?" Pedro said, making Camila shake her head again."That's not what I'm thinking about. I'm embarrassed to meet Mr. Leo and to know that they already know about your proposal plans," Camila said, feeling anxious, making Pedro once again give her a reassuring smile. Pedro was captivated by the glow on both sides of his future wife's face, looking very beautiful tonight after Pedro had truly explained all his plans to Leo, even though Leo had guessed them beforehand. But Leo pretended not to know and treated the news as a surprise. That's why Leo and Alana decided to invite Pedro and Camila for di
Pedro fell silent, gazing at Camila who now only lowered her head."What does that shake of your head mean? Is it a sign that you're rejecting my proposal?" Pedro asked, causing Camila to raise her face again, looking into Pedro's pleading eyes."It's not like that," Camila said, causing Pedro to raise an eyebrow."Then what's your answer?" Pedro asked."Of course, I would gladly accept your proposal, but there's something bothering me. I'm still not sure about what you feel for me. It's hard to believe that you could declare your proposal so quickly, especially when we still have two weeks to get to know each other," Camila said, unable to meet Pedro's gaze as he now only looked at their intertwined fingers."Love doesn't require much time to settle in someone's heart. Imagine, initially I didn't think I would develop feelings for you, but when I learned about your feelings for me, I started to open my heart. And I also feel surprised, usually I never easily open my heart to other wo
Pedro stared at Camila with furrowed brows."What's wrong? I'm just giving my opinion on the movie we're watching," Pedro said, causing Camila to sigh deeply."I'm not blaming you for having an opinion about this movie, but can we not judge them based solely on scenes like that?" Camila said, feeling like Pedro was intentionally bringing up such scenes."What's wrong with that?" Pedro asked, seemingly wanting to corner Camila further."I don't know, but it's better if we just go back to watching. Besides, the scene has already passed. Look, they're not kissing anymore," Camila said, then fell silent while looking at Pedro, who was staring at her mischievously. Somehow, she had clearly mentioned the scene, making Camila close her eyes in embarrassment."You're the one who mentioned the scene so explicitly. Alright, now that they're done with their acting, I'm curious. What if we do it now?" Pedro suddenly said, making Camila widen her eyes."What?" Camila said, but her words were cut o
Camila, who was engrossed in watching the drama she had been eagerly anticipating, was suddenly startled when Pedro sat right next to her, causing Camila to furrow her brow as she glanced at him."Aren't you supposed to be resting?" Camila asked, making Pedro nod briefly."Well, I was planning to rest, but it turns out I'm not sleepy yet, so I thought I'd just keep you company and watch with you," Pedro said, causing Camila to fall silent and choose to return her gaze to the flat screen in front of her. Of course, at the moment, she was watching a romantic drama about love. Camila wasn't sure if Pedro would like the drama she was currently watching, but several minutes passed and Pedro remained faithfully seated beside her, not budging at all, causing Camila to hesitantly glance at Pedro who was focused on the movie in front of him. Could he actually enjoy films like this with a romantic drama vibe? Camila wondered as she looked at him with raised eyebrows, but from his appearance, Pe