Meanwhile , Annette took Antonia to room 69 . She stared at the room and checked her phone to see if the room was the one where the person she had ordered would come .
" Annette....my head is spinning . " said Antonia .
" Don't worry cousin sister ! Rest here for a bit and you will be fine . I will go downstairs to pay the bill then I will come back immediately .
" Alright....... " said Antonia with a smile .
Annette went out of the room then closed the door slowly .
' He he he ! Now , all that's left is for old president Ben to come . Antonia , now you are screwed . Axel will finally be mine . Now ' thought Annette with a happy expression and left with a devilish smirk on her face , leaving Antonia alone in the room .
A few minutes passed and Antonia realized that Annette wasn't coming back .
" Where is she ?.......Annette.........Annette......." said Antonia and got out of her room then walked through the corridor .
" She said that she would be back soon . Strange....... " said Antonia when arriving at the stairs .
She turned her head back and tried to talk to her room , thinking that maybe she had arrived in the room . She was so drunk that she could nearly walk properly and her vision was so blurry that she couldn't see well . Antonia raised her head and looked at the door with the number sixty-six .
" Found it !...... " said Antonia with a smile then entered inside .
When she came in , she noticed that the lights were a little down and the room was being lightened only by two lamps , creating a sensual atmosphere .
' Wow ! The service here is to be praised . I just came out of the room and they already prepared the bed and everything else for me to have a nice sleep . What a good place ! ' thought Antonia with a smile .
She went inside , closed the door then laid on the bed . The door unlocked and opened again then Damian entered inside with his body in heat and sweating from the urge the drug was causing him . His vision was blurry but he still managed to find a pack of condoms and the right room . When he looked at the bed , he saw Antonia laying in it .
" There you are . " said Damian with an annoyed expression .
He looked carefully at her and noticed that she wasn't wearing any provocative clothes . To his surprise , she was wearing a rather plain dress .
' Is she trying to leave the impression of a good girl ?.......That old man.......did he purposely tell her to dress like this...... ' thought Damian and went to the bed .
He took off his shirt then grabbed her arm forcibly and glared at her .
" Damn you woman ! How dare you come before me ? I will make sure you get so full that you will never think of having relations with anyone again . The old man has angered me enough . Since you came willingly to my bed , you will suffer all my frustration............ " said Damian , tearing Antonia's clothes with just a movement of his hand .
" What are you doing ? " said Antonia panicked when her clothes were torn in such a barbarous way .
Damian glanced at her face and grabbed her chin .
" At least you have a nice face . " said Damian taking off his belt and unbuttoning his pantaloons .
" Who are you ? Let go of me ! I order you to let go of me . " said Antonia pushing him and trying her best to get away from him .
" Heh ! You dare hit me and push me away after getting paid.........you sure are an interesting one . " said Damian with an angry smirk .
" I will fuck you so hard and mercilessly , you bitch . I will make you regret ever accepting the money you have received from that old man . " said Damian spreading her legs forcibly .
" What old man are you talking about ? I know nothing.......AHHH !!!! " yelled Antonia from the sudden pain of him coming towards her like a merciless beast .
' Why is it so tight ?....... ' thought Damian then looked down and saw the blood coming from her .
" A virgin ?........No wonder he said you were carefully chosen ." said Damian .
" It.....It hurts ! " said Antonia crying from the pain .
" Since you are a virgin it means , it will hurt even more . He he he ! Unlucky you.........for some money you are willing to suffer in my arms . I will make sure to make your first experience an unforgettable painful one for you . I promise that . " said
" No ! Stop it !.......Please stop it ! I have no idea what you are talking about . You are mistaken . Ahhhhhhhhh........... " said Antonia crying .
" Heh ! Stop lying . After tonight I will make sure you spend all that money on fixing your vagina because I will mess it up so badly you won't even be able to walk properly anymore . " said Damian and grabbed arms pulling her towards himself .
" Ahhhhhh !!!!!! " yelled Antonia as she continued to be tortured by Damian .
Although she was drunk , the pain that she was feeling was so immense that she was forced to rubber up . As he took her body by force , Antonia could only cry , stare at the ceiling with an emotionless expression and wait for the night to pass while bearing with the pain . The physical pain she was receiving was nothing in comparison with the grief and pain her heart was feeling .
When morning came , Antonia woke up with pain all over her body . Even though it was dark , there was a moment that the light of the lamp shined upon him , making her see his face clearly . after she woke up , she remembered Annette making her drink cocktails with alcohol and finally making the connection . She hadn't called her to make peace but to ruin her completely . She looked at the end of the bed and noticed there was a set of new clothes . Antonia raised her hands as they trembled continuously then stared at the marks all over her body .
" Why..........Why..........WHYYYYYY !!!!!!! " yelled Antonia in pain with the tears flowing down as if they were waterfalls .
The only thing in her mind right now was Axel and how she would explain this whole situation to him . No tears could blow away all the anger , sadness, and pain she was feeling .
Her phone continued to ring continuously and Antonia noticed that Axel had been calling her since yesterday night .
' Axel........Axel........what am I going to do ? How can I even face him now . ' thought Antonia with a sad expression .
She entered the bathroom and took a shower then wore the clothes that had been prepared for her at the end of the bed . Antonia couldn't escape from meeting Axel and her family so she got ready and left the room then headed to her home which to her was the devil's den .
Meanwhile at the mansion of the Landar family , everyone was wondering where Antonia was .
" Axel , have you been able to contact Antonia ? " asked her mother worried .
" No , mother ! It's strange . She would never leave my calls unanswered . " said Axel .
" ......Maybe her battery ran out . " said Annette walking near Axel .
" Annette , Antonia and you went out together last night . Where is she ? " asked Antonia's mother .
" I don't know auntie . After we watched the concert , I told Antonia to come with me home but she insisted on staying for a bit more . " said Annette .
" Antonia , wouldn't stay out for long . " said Axel with a doubtful expression .
" Have you found her ? " asked Mr Donovan annoyed .
" No , sir ! We are still searching for her . " said the bodyguard .
" That brat ! Your daughter has always been good for nothing Karlo . She never behaves like a proper lady and now she spends the whole night outside . " said Mr Donovan angry .
" She will be heavily questioned when she comes father . I will make sure she gets punished . " said Karlo , Antonia's father .
" I can't even make the connection of that girl with you two . Look at your wife Laura , she is a perfect , polite , talented and kindhearted bride . Where does that child take her character from ? " said mr Donovan with a pissed tone .
The front door opened and the bodyguards walked forward as Antonia followed them from behind .
" Sir , the lady has returned . " said the bodyguards and bowed lightly then left .
" You are finally home . Where the hell were you all night ? You....... " said mr Donovan then stared at her shocked .
Antonia's left side of the neck wasn't covered and they could all see the hickeys there . Not only that but they all noticed the bruises on her wrists , leg, and thighs because the clothes that were placed on the bed for her , were nothing more than a simple dress that couldn't cover all the body . Her arms were also filled with signs and hickey while her face was the same as an emotionless doll .
" Cousin sister.......is that......a hickey ?........Those marks.........Did you.......Did you sleep with someone ? " said Annette with a shocked tone acting as if she was worried about her and caring for her .
Annette spoke out the question all the people present had in their minds but weren't able to speak it out .
" Antonia...... " said Axel with a shocked and disbelieving expression .
Tears fell from Antonia's face as she looked at Axel with a caring expression .
" Annette took me to a concert yesterday and gave me an alcoholic cocktail when I specifically told her not to give me any alcohol . Because I was drunk , Annette proposed that we stayed the night at the hotel but she left me alone in a room upstairs and told me to wait for her because she had to do the payment . She wasn't coming so I went out to check on her and see if she had finished or not but she wasn't there . When I went back to the room to see if she was there , a.........a man entered and he........he viciously raped me . I tried my best to fight back , to release myself from him but he was too strong and......and........and........." said Antonia crying , as her voice stopped .
" My daughter ! " said Laura worried and rushed to Antonia .
" Laura ! Don't you dare go near her ! " said mr Donovan with his shoulders trembling from anger .
Laura knew that nothing good would come from her disobeying mr Donovan so she decided to listen to his words and stepped back .
" Annette........is what she saying true ? " said mr Donovan .
" No , grandfather ! Annette , you are irresponsible for getting drunk and insisting on staying in the first place . Why do you wanna blame me now ? " said Annette with a wronged expression .
" Annette , how can you be so cruel......... " said Antonia with a hurt expression all over her face .
Mr Donovan walked towards Antonia with an angry expression then pointed at her .
" You.......You..........You filthy thing ! " yelled mr Donovan and slapped Antonia hard .
" Grandfather...... " said Antonia .
" Don't you dare call me grandfather ! Look at you ! After what happened , how do you find the courage to come here........How do you find the courage to face us all ? You filthy thing . From your birth , you were an unlucky sign for this family . You nearly took your mother's life when you were born , you not only don't learn but also cause trouble , you embarrass the family and even sleep around with other men when fate blessed you with such an amazing fiance like Axel . Your birth was a huge mistake , your existence only causes troubles . " said Mr Donovan with a pissed expression .
" I knew you were a good for nothing but I never knew you would fail us so much . " said Karlo looked at his daughter with a hurt expression .
Antonia looked at all of them and saw that , apart from her mother , all the others were glaring at her to get rid of her as fast as possible . Turned her head towards Axel and looked at him with a sad expression .
" Axel , I am fine if no one believes me , if even my family or father don't believe me but you must believe me . I would never betray you . I love you too much . I have been raped Axel , it wasn't what I wanted but it happened and it happened because it was all organized by Annette . She was the one who made me go through such a horrible experience . " said Antonia with a crying expression .
" Brother Axel , Antonia is trying to frame me . Why are you doing this cousin sister ? " said Annette with a cute girly tone .
" Annette , shut up ! " said Antonia annoyed wanting to grab Annette but Axel stopped her , protecting Annette which grabbed his shit then placed her arm on his .
" You shut up Antonia ! " yelled Axel with a tone filled with anger .
The most shocked and hurt one of all was Axel . He couldn't believe his ears when he heard what Antonia was saying . He wanted to believe that it wasn't her fault and that she wasn't guilty but he just couldn't . Jealousy filled his mind .
" If you hadn't gotten drunk in the first place , none of this would have happened . " said Axel with a cold expression .
" Axel....... " said Antonia with a calm tone , hoping for him to understand her .
" Enough ! Our engagement is cancelled . You and I will have nothing to do with each other anymore . I thought that you were the girl who was supposed to be my wife but........my wife shouldn't be a lousy woman that would get drunk randomly and sleep with other men randomly . In the future , I wouldn't want to wake up one day and have my kid's DNA checked to see if he really belongs to me . " said Axel and pushed her hand away .
" If you stay five more minutes in this house , I will kill you myself . " said Mr Donovan taking out his gun and pointing it at Antonia .
" Antonia ! " yelled Laura worried .
Seeing the gun pointed at her , Antonia realized that she had really lost everything .
' No matter how many times I explain to them how things truly are they won't listen to me . They won't believe my words . I lost the person I loved , I lost even the tiny bit of love which I hardly managed to sin by myself . Why must life be so cruel....... " thought Antonia with a bitter smile and stared at her loved ones one last time before she turned her back .
Antonia stepped out of the door and left , Axel stared at her back with a hurt expression until she disappeared from their sight . Mr Donovan turned his head towards Axel and looked at him ashamed ." I have no words to express how mortified I am for everything that happened . " said Mr Donovan with his face filled with shame ." .......It's not your fault Mr Donovan . I shall take my leave now . " said Axel then let go of his arm from Annette softly ." Brother Axel ! Please don't be sad . I........I can't stand seeing you sad . " said Annette with a worried expression ." I will be better . Thank you for your care Annette . " said Axel ." You are more than welcome . " said Annette with a smile .Alex looked at Karlo and Laura then nodded his head and left the mansion followed by his assistant .When the door closed , Mr Donovan used his gun and broke a decorative vase that was at the entrance hall ." ........Hmmmmph !
' Mother.......you are the only person who has ever loved me in my whole life . Gaining the freedom and security...............I am aware of how hard you had to work to make them agree to these things . Gaining the freedom in exchange for cutting ties with you.........is not worthy at all . I feel in a deeper prison now that I have everyone I knew turn their back to me . ' thought Antonia with a the tears wetting her face .She took the pen and signed the document then headed it to her mother . Her mother took the document and placed it inside her bag . Antonia accompanied her mother down the stairs until they arrived at the car ." Live well ! " said her mother with a smile as she cried ." I will mother ! Thank you for protecting me , every single time . " said Antonia crying ." Silly girl ! A mother will forever protect her child . I love you . Everything will take a turn for the better so don't be sad anymore . Goodbye my dear daughter ! " said her m
Antonia started to feel bad lately . She consulted with Valeria and the both of them decided to go to the medic . When they arrived at teh hospital , they entered the doctor's study and handed over some analysis that Antonia had to do when she entered the hospital ." Doctor , I feel strange lately . I am more hungry than usual and feel sleepy . I sleep a lot and..........I do have some strange mood changes . Is there anything wrong with me ? " said Antonia ." He he he ! Nothing is wrong with you . You are just pregnant . " said the doctor with a laugh when he saw the worried expression on Antonia's face ." WHAT ?!! " said Valeria with a super shocked expression ." Yes ! Your friend is four months pregnant and is very healthy . " said the doctor .When Antonia heard this , she remained speechless . The first thought that came to her mind and the first word that came out of her mouth was ' abortion ' ." Can I get an abortion doctor ? I do
" Not only that but I also became pregnant with the child of a stranger and nearly lost my life to give birth to him . What kind of blessing is this Alex ? What have I done wrong to deserve such pain ? Why am I , the innocent being punished while the real evil ones live freely , unpunished and happy ? " said Antonia with the tears falling, even more , making her brown eyes red ." Life , Antonia ! Life itself is the biggest blessing . All the other things can be solved but if you die , you can never have the chance to make a change , to feel happy.......to get revenge on the people who have wronged you . " said Alex with a thoughtful expression ." Heh !.........How funny it is . The only person who is helping me now is the twin brother of my ex-fiance . So ironic ! " said Antonia with a bitter laugh ." Hey ! I was your friend before you and my brother met . Whatever happened between you two , doesn't influence my opinion of you . Especially when I
" More than I have ever been in my life . It isn't easy to live when feeling trapped Valeria . " said Antonia then covered Angelo with the blanket and turned the phone towards her face ." Valeria........if I were to go through a total change......through a metamorphose.......will you still care about me the same way as you do now ? " said Antonia with a bit of a scared and reluctant tone .She had lost a lot of dear people to her . She couldn't lose Valeria too ." Antonia........what are you talking about ? You are making me worry . Are you alright ? " asked Valeria confused ." I will tell you everything after you answer my question . Will, we still be best friends and care for each other the same way after I change ? " said Antonia with a serious tone ." Will you change your heart ? " asked Valeria ." No , I will change my image . My heart will remain the same.......It will sure feel like a huge burden was lifted from my shoulder
Antonia entered the operation hall with Alex holding her hand ." You are still in time to change your mind . " said Alex ." For me time has long passed . Now , my only option is to do this operation at any cost . " said Antonia with a determined expression ." Alright ! " said Alex and took Antonia inside the operation room .Antonia layed on the bed and looked at the ceiling with a determined expression as the nurses and attendants that would help Alex prepared the tools . One of the nurses took her arm and placed took the injection she would do Antonia in her hands ." Antonia , this will put you to sleep . You will feel nothing . " said Alex with an insecure expression ." Thank you Alex ! " said Antonia with a smile .When Alex saw Antonia smiling happily , all the doubts that he had about her turning from a female to a male
Antonio's phone rang . When he checked at it , he realized that Valeria had sent a message .' Antonia , there was a problem with the schedule so my flight got cancelled . I will be arriving tomorrow at the same time . To apologize to the people , the air company has decided to pay for our staying tonight at a luxurious hotel . I will make sure to try all the delicacies at the restaurant . It will save up a lot of money . Scusa ! Love you both ! See ya tomorrow ! ' " She never changes . " said Antonio with a smile ." All right ! Angelo is ready . Let's go . " said Alex ." Change of plans guys . Valeria will be arriving tomorrow . " said Antonio ." What ? " said Alex ." Why ? " said Angelo a bit sad ." There was a change of her flight by the air company . We will go get her at the same time tomorrow . " said AAntonio ." It can't be helped then . We will go take aunt Valeria tomorrow . " said Angelo and walked tow
" What are you blabbing about ? Not saying me any attention to the person you are supposed to receive . I am starting to doubt whether you have come here to get me or to catch up with your friends . " said a voice from behind ." Are you talking to me ? If it were on my own accord , I would have offered to pay you the taxi once you arrived at the apartment . " said Alex with a devilish smirk ." Very funny ! Where's Antonia ? " asked Valeria .Antonio turned his head around and saw Valeria holding her luggage ." Valeria ?......I missed you . " said Antonio with a warm smile .When Valeria saw Antonio , she took off her sunglasses as her jaw fell . She stared at him with a shocked expression as she checked every corner of his body ." .......Handsome ! " said Valeria with a dreamy expression ." He he he ! Thanks , you are cute too . " said Antonio ." Hey , handsome boy ! Do you have a girlfriend ? If you don't how about I try
“ You lowly peasants ! “ said Annette enraged . “ They are right Annette . You should be thankful instead of being discourteous . “ said Antonio with a displeased expression when their eyes met . “ Sir Antonio ! “ said the guards bowing his head . “ Thank you for your hard work . I would like for you two leave us a minute alone . “ said Antonio . “ Sure sir ! “ said the guards with a smile then left , leaving Antonio and Annette alone . “ You are complaining too much for someone who has absolutely no right to say anything nor ask for anything . “ said Antonio . Annette turned her head and saw Antonio standing in front of her cell . “ You !…..All this happened because of you . How dare you say that I have no right to ask for anything ? “ said Annette . “ You are acting as if you are the victim when in reality you are the real guilty one . “ said Antonio . “ Antonio stop playing the role of the innocent . You have always been like this . It annoys me so much that you can get A
Axel clenched his fists then looked at his brother with a forced smile . “ You finished pretty early . “ said Axel . “ I am quite fast with my hands . It’s been ten years that I do this job after all . “ said Alex . “ If you are so good then get yourself something to be busy with and stop meddling in my business . “ said Axel . “ No can do brother . After what happened with that crazy Annette , I will be the Cupid in charge of your romantic future from now on . “ said Alex winking at his brother . The others couldn’t help but laugh a little at Alex’s statement . “ Go and get yourself busy with some surgeries . “ said Axel . Everyone laughed as they couldn’t hold themselves anymore . A month passed and Axel finally fully recovered from the injury . During his staying at the hospital Antonio went to visit and take care of Axel daily . Damian also set aside his work to accompany Antonio at the hospital . He felt uncomfortable with Antonio and Axel remaining alone . Things at the
“ Damian……why are you grabbing me like this ? The servants were watching . “ said Antonio blushing .“ So what if they are ‘ You are the leader of the Landar mansion and we will soon get married . There’s nothing for you to be shy about . “ said Damian annoyed . “ I really don’t know what’s wrong with you . “ said Antonio confused when noticing that he was a bit annoyed . Damian grabbed Antonio and placed him on his shoulders then entered Antonio’s room . He locked the door with the key then placed Antonio on the bed . “ Damian Wright ! What do you think you are doing embarrassing me in front of the servants like that . Don’t forget that you are at the Landar family territory here . Not the Wright family territory . “ said Antonio annoyed . “ Oh , really ?……Well , I am to marry the leader of the Landar family soon . My man’s territory is mine as well so is my territory his . “ said Damian with a devilish smirk , softly touching his cheek and laying on the bed with him . “ Damian…
When Damian heard him , he opened his eyes wide and went near Antonio . “ I will come with you . “ said Damian walking ahead . “ No ! Angelo just woke up and he needs someone to stay with him . You better take care of him . “ said Antonio . “ My parents and your parents can take care of him until we go for a visit and come back . After all you will not be spending the night there , will you ? That’s crazy . “ said Damian with a fake smile laughing the matter off . “ Damian , in case you haven’t realised the situation , allow me to explain it to you again . Axel blocked a bullet for me . A bullet that could have take my life . He nearly died because of me . The east I can do is go visit him and take care of him until he gets better . “ said Antonio who was trying to keep his cool . “ Still….. “ said Damian but Antonio stopped him . “ I don’t want to hear any excuses . You will stay here with our son . End of discussion . “ said Antonio . Damian couldn’t stand the idea that Ant
“ You……..did ? “ said Antonio with a shocked expression . Mr Karlo turned his head away and his cheeks were clearly blushing a little . Antonio looked at him and smiled then couldn’t help but laugh . “ Who would have thought that you actually were being a father in disguise like ? “ said Antonio with a surprised expression . “ Well , I am a father . You can’t call it a disguise . “ said mr Karlo . “ Heh ! You old man ! Would it kill you to say I love you my child . “ said Antonio a bit annoyed . Madam Laura couldn’t hold her laugh when she heard Antonio call mr Karlo an old man . Mr Karlo coughed a little then in the blink of an eye he went near Antonio and hugged him . “ I love you my child . I am very proud of you . Thank you for being born as my child . “ said mr Karlo with a serious tone , smiling as he hugged Antonio . Antonio laughed happily and hugged his father tightly . “ I love you too daddy . “ said Antonio . “ My dear princess . “ said mr Karlo . “ Daddy , I am a
“ Mom ! “ said Antonio with a happy expression . Madam Laura looked at Antonio then noticed the ring in his hand . She looked at his hand in surprise when seeing the shiny ring on his finger . “ Do you have a minute , master Antonio ? “ asked madam Laura with a polite tone as she smiled . “ Mom ! What are you saying ? Please don’t stand on formalities with me . I am your child , your son . “ said Antonio a bit panicked . Madam Laura smiled then entered the office as Antonio followed her from behind . When they entered the room , Antonio noticed that his mother was a bit too silent . “ …..It is true that you are my child but whether you are my son or my daughter…….I am still unsure about it . “ said madam Laura , sitting on the couch of the office . Antonio realised that he had some explaining to do about the situation they were in . He knew that he could not pass this lightly without a proper explanation . “ I know……Even though you said that it didn’t matter , I still owe you a
Antonio looked at the files then looked at the door . “ Mr Donovan , I need to speak with you . “ said Antonio with a serious tone , wanting to make sure of something before he continued with the files . “ I know what you want to talk about Antonio . Right now , you have a more important duty and that is to legalise your identity as the new leader fast . There will be time to talk and I will explain what you want to know along with Andre of course . “ said mr Donovan looking at Andre who was caught in surprise but also looking a bit guilty . “ I suppose you are right . “ said Antonio looking at Andre . Damian hugged Antonio and handed him the file he was holding . “ I am going to check on our son . My people are surrounding the place . Don’t worry about anything , just finish what you need to finish . “ said Damian with a sweet smile . “ Thanks dear ! “ said Antonio happily . The lawyers that mr Donovan had asked to come arrived and they all started to work immediately . As Ant
Bl truth“ Dad , stop bluffing . “ said mr Karlo . “ I am dead serious Karlo . “ said mr Donovan . They looked at mr Donovan’s expression and realised that he was indeed dead serious . “ How did you know all this ? “ said Antonio . “ I placed people to follow you in secret . “ said mr Donovan . “ You knew every move of mine ? “ asked Antonio . “ Yes ! “ said mr Donovan . “ You were the one that kicked me out of the family and disowned me . Why would you pay so much attention to me when you were the one that cut me off completely ? “ said Antonio , still not convinced even though mr Donovan’s expression wasn’t lying . “ I know what you are doubting . From a young age , I realised that you wanted to be a boy . That you never felt comfortable under a girl’s skin . After experiencing such a shocking incident , I was curious to see if you would finally have the courage to take the step ahead and transform yourself in what you were supposed to be born as . When looking at your cryi
“ Honey , please calm down . “ said mr Karlo trying to ease his wife’s anger . Mr Adam couldn’t even laugh as he looked at madam Laura’s enraged expression . Madam Diana wanted to speak a little but she thought that it would only amie things worse . She couldn’t even speak up for her son in this matter as he was totally and definitely in the wrong for his behaviour towards Antonio . ‘ Son , mommy wants to help you but since you were so stupid as to behave in such a way , there’s nothing more that I can do as you have no good point in Laura’s perspective to be gasped and used in a positive response . Haaah….. ‘ thought madam Diana with a tired look . “ Are you alright , dear ? “ asked mr Adam when he saw her expression . “ It’s all your fault . “ said madam Diana with a scary smile , making mr Adam shiver a little . Antonio tried to calm his mother but he was annoyed and reluctant to say anything . He tried to come up with a solution but apart from his money and his handsome looks