ARSENIO'S POVAs soon as Clara saw the person who packed outside my house come out of the car, I noticed instantly that she became nervous.She held my hand and breathed hard like someone who was having a Panic attack.““What is it??? Do you know the person???” I asked.“H…he…Is…M…my…F…father.” she said, stuttering.“What!!!!!” “Should I handle him boss???” Sergio asked.“No, I will handle that fucker myself.” I said.I was about to climb out of the car when Clara held my hand and shook her head vigorously indicating that I shouldn't go out.“I will handle it…no need to be scared.” I said to her.I climbed out of the car and glared at Clara's alleged Father while he tried looking into the car.“What do you want?? Why are you at my house???” I asked.“Arsenio Robert, you have grown into a fine young man, much better than I remembered.” He said.“if there is one thing I hate the most, it's to repeat myself….I will ask for the second and final time, what do you want here??”“I think you
ARSENIO'S POV“Clara!!!!!” I yelled.I suddenly got a flashback of when my Father was shot a long time ago in my place after he blocked the bullet from getting to me.I looked at Clara's eyes as it was gradually getting shut.“Clara!!!! Stay with me!!! Please stay with me.” I said as I tapped her face softly as she slipped down my arms.“Sergio!!!!!!” I yelled.Sergio bolted out of the car and ran to me.“I am going to the hospital…take care of this bastard before I come back.” I said.“Yes boss.” Sergio said.I carried Clara bridal style and took her to the car as she bled profusely from her stomach.“You shot my daughter Arsenio!!! I will not let this slide!!! I will deal with you, mark my words!!!” Clara's alleged Father said as I entered the car and bolted off to the nearest hospital.“Hmmmm” Clara groaned in pain.“Stay with me Clara…. don't close your eyes.” I said as I increased the speed of the car.In less than four minutes after driving like a maniac to the hospital, I rushe
RAFEAL'S POV“I am going to declare Clara missing and If that's the only way to get her back then so be it.”“You must be mad Rafeal!!!!! You want to declare someone who ran away from this house due to potential murder missing??!!!” Seraphina asked.“Seraphina, if you know you have nothing positive to say about getting Clara back please stay off my path.”“Rafeal let me ask you a question, who did your private investigator say that Clara is currently staying with??”“Arsenio Robert, and so???”“Arsenio Robert, the son of the same dangerous mafia man you worked with who almost killed you years ago??” she asked as she scoffed.“What exactly is your point Seraphina???”“My point is that your brain seems to have stopped functioning because if it was, then you would know that Arsenio could be as dangerous as his Father!!!!”“And why do you care if he is dangerous??? The last time I checked you didn't seem to give a fuck about me or my were being.” I said as I rolled my eyes.“Oh don't get
ARSENIO'S POV“I've got bad news boss…the safe house was suddenly attacked by some armed men and they took Clara's Father along with them.” Sergio said.“I know about that.” I said.“You know??? How boss??? I don't understand.”“They are my men…from the moment I saw that Clara's Father declared her missing, I knew he had openly declared war and so I informed everyone I knew about the situation and also told them to inform me of any funny moves he makr and just as I suspected, a few hours before he came to the house, a close friend of mine informed me that he was coming to the house and that he had a backup plan and so I changed his backup plan into mine.”“Wait, how did you execute all of these in Just a short notice boss???”“You should learn from me Sergio, in this dangerous and unpredictable world of ours, you don't think hard but think smart.”“So where are they taking him to???”“A place where he won't be able to spoil any of my plans and when I feel like it, I will let him go bu
CLARA’S POV“I will help you but on one condition.” Arsenio said with a smirk on his face.I was really pressed and wanted to use the restroom but I couldn't lift myself up from the bed without experiencing such excruciating pain and that was the reason I needed his help.“I don't think it's right for you to attach a condition to a sick patient who, by the way, is here because of you.”“It seems like you don't need my help.”“Alright, what condition??” I asked as I sighed deeply.“First, you will stay the fuck away from your Father and never meet him again.”Arsenio's request or condition of me not ever meeting my Father was absurd and unreasonable and for some reasons, I felt he did something to him.“First??? but you said just one condition and by the way, I can't accept this one.”“You know, I can actually take care of it myself.”“What do you mean??” I asked in confusion.“I can see to it that you never see him again.” He said with a smirk.“You aren't asking for a condition anymo
ARSENIO'S POVAs soon as Clara fell asleep, I informed Sergio to bring Irene to the hospital so I would go take care of my unfinished business with Clara's Father.Sergio arrived a few minutes later with Irene.“How are you doing, Renio?? And how is Clara doing??” Irene asked.“I am well and Clara might not be doing so well because she had surgery….I have an important business to attend to and so I am leaving her in your care…on no account should anyone come to visit her and she should be in your sight always.” “I understand…take care of yourself and be careful Renio.”“Thanks Irene…Sergio, let's go.” I said as I entered the car and Sergio drove off.“Take me to the safe house Sergio.”“Right away boss.” It took us about two hours for us to get to the safe house where I asked my men to tie up Clara's Father and watch him before I arrived.The safe house was a place I built in order to carry out my dealings and transactions and it was only a few of my trusted men who knew about it.I
CLARA'S POV“I am your Mother Clara.” The lady said.It took me a while before I could process what she said as I gazed at her intensely and after it finally sunk deep into my head, I suddenly burst into laughter.“I think you missed your way here ma'am….you must be in the wrong room and probably have me mistaken for someone else because my Mother is dead.” I said politely with a smile on my face.“You are Clara Nivera right???” She asked.“Yes I am and this is a hospital so anyone can know my name.” “My name is Tiziana Nivera and I am your Mother….I know you must be confused because all your life, you have been told I was dead but the truth is that I've been alive and well….I almost died but I was saved by someone and have been in hiding for the longest time.” She said.“With all due respect ma'am Tiziana, I still think you have come to see the wrong person because as I said earlier, my Mother is dead.”I didn't want to believe what I heard and the fact that what I have known all my
ARSENIO'S POV“What do you mean??” Irene asked.“I am on my way Irene but for now, keep a close watch on Clara and do not in any circumstances leave her sight!!”“Alright Renio.” Irene said as I hung up the call.“Sergio, take me to the hospital.”“Yes boss.” He said as we hopped into the car and he drove off.As soon as we got to the hospital, I headed straight to Clara's room and when I entered, I could see a worried looking Irene gazing intensely at Clara without noticing my presence.“How is she???” I asked.“Oh, you are back!! Well, I honestly don't know…before she was knocked out, she looked so terrified and it was extremely scary to see because I've never seen her like that before…do you have any idea who the woman she saw was??”“Sua madre (her Mother)” I said.“Mother??? Oh goodness!!! I thought she was dead???!!!!” Irene asked with a shocked expression on her face.“It turned out she isn't and she is right now on a mission to destroy Clara's life.”“Wait what??? She isn't ba
ARSENIO'S POV“Irene you don't need to say anything to her…And as for you Isabella, I have told Sergio to get your plane ticket…let's see if you have the Audacity to say no tomorrow.”“I also have a right to say yes or no, Arsenio….I understand that you paid heftily for me twice but that doesn't mean I don't have a right to my own decisions.“The right to your decisions flew off the window the moment I paid that amount of money for you again!! What? You think I pick my money from trees?? Just because I am always ready to pay whenever you are in trouble doesn't mean I get my money easily!! I let you off the first time Isabella and I am not!! I repeat, I am not letting you off again!! Get out of my room!!”“Arsenio you…”“Irene, fai uscire questa ragazza dalla mia stanza (Irene, get this girl out of my room)” I bit out.“Isabella, I thought I asked you to stay off this off earlier on??” Irene asked Isabella as she walked closer to her.“But Irene, I don't seem to understand why….” Isabe
ARSENIO'S POV“Where is your Clara??” Isabella said as I sent her a deadly glare.“I thought I asked you to get the hell out of here??!!”“What has actually got your panties in a twist, Arsenio?? You spoke to Irene in a calm voice and whenever I ask you a question, you yell at me?? What exactly have I done??”“Isn’t it so obvious that I don’t want you here Isabella??”“Then why pay money to set me free?? You should have left me there!!” Isabella bit out.“What did you just say to me??” I asked.She was the one who pleaded with me to save her and after spending my money to do that, she says I shouldn’t have paid the money for her.“Arsenio, I am sorry…I didn’t mean what I just said…it came out of a place of frustration.”“Irene??!!” I yelled as Isabella gasped in shock.A few minutes later, Irene came running into the room.“What is it Arsenio?? I thought you asked me to get you something to eat??”“Get Isabella out of my sight before I kill her with my bare hands.” “I am still right
ARSENIO’S POVAs soon as I gave Isabella the instructions, I headed upstairs to my room as I sat on the couch.I stood up and poured myself a shot of whiskey as I opened my laptop to access what Ricardo sent for me a while back.Even though it was hopeless because I knew it couldn’t be Clara, I still opened it to give myself the benefit of doubt.As soon as I opened the files and accessed the pictures, I was about to take another shot of whiskey when I suddenly stopped halfway.I checked the pictures over and over again as it was so clear and when I zoomed into the pictures, the person was the exact replica of Clara but the finer and more mature version of her.“This can’t be.” I said to myself as I dropped the glass on my hands and accessed more of the pictures.It was my Clara and for the first time in 5 years I didn’t know how to react to what I saw.I looked at the pictures over and over again and I still couldn’t believe my eyes.I picked up my phone and dialed Ricardo’s number a
ARSENIO'S POV“She worked for Don Rio.” “What?!!”“Yes, she worked for Don for so many years and if there is anyone who can give you information about Don, it is her.” Rocco said.“I find this very hard to believe, Rocco.” I said.“Why is that??”“Because Don doesn't let people who have worked for him go easily…most of them are killed by him.” I said.“From the information I got, she was his favorite and didn't want to kill her so he married her off to a foreigner.”“Well, that's more like Don but I still don't believe it.” I said.“What then are we going to do with the lady?? If you don't want her or even find her useful, then it's best we send her back or give her to another buyer.” Rocco said.I kept mute as I thought deeply about what to do.“Fuck!!!” I exclaimed loudly.“What is it??”“I will buy her.” I said.“Okay, it's settled..send the money to me and you have her but remember to be careful..we have no idea what must have transpired between Don and her for him to go as far a
ARSENIO'S POV“Isabella??!!!”If there was anyone I expected to see again in my lifetime, Isabella was not in that list.After she disappeared from my house without a trace in search of her family, I expected she found them and was happily married by now.“You know the lady??” Rocco asked.“Arsy??” she called.“Shut the fuck up!!!!” I boomed out.Rocco suddenly burst into laughter.“Arsy??? From the looks of it, it seems you both know each other well.” Rocco said.“I don't fucking know her…and I am not spending a dime of my money on her again.”“Again?? Now this is getting interesting…what do you mean by "again” because if you don't know the chick, then the word again wouldn't have popped up from your mouth” Rocco said.“The first time I met her, she was in trouble just like how she is right now …and I had to spend my hard earned money to bail her out…stronza maledetta( cursed bitch).” I bit out.“I am not deaf and can hear you loud and clear.” Isabella said.“Stai zitto(shut up)!!” R
ARSENIO’S POV“Happy 33rd birthday to you boss….happy birthday Renio.” Sergio and Irene said as they walked into the living room where I was seated watching tv.“What is happy about my birthday?? I thought I told you guys that no one should celebrate my birthday or even go as far as wishing me one???” “Sorry boss.” Sergio said as he walked away.“Renio, it’s been five years…isn’t it time for you to move on???” Irene asked.It’s been five gruesome years….five years since Clara ran away from my house and left me…five years since I have searched the ends of the earth for her without any luck..five miserable years of pain and torment..it’s been five lonely years since the one whom I realized I loved too late left me.“I am not going to move on and even if it means going to hell to find her, I will!!” I bit out.“Arenio what are you saying?? For the past five years, you have been a shadow of yourself…you have become more inaccessible and ruthless and you think you can find Clara by doing
ARSENIO'S POV“Can you sit down for a while Clara, I have something I want to tell you.” Arsenio said.“What's going on Arsenio??? I noticed you have been acting strange since the hospital…tell me what's wrong.” Clara said.I didn't know if it was the right time to tell her or if it was right to tell her at all.“Arsenio!!!” Clara called as I snapped out of my thoughts.“Yes??” “You said you wanted to tell me something.” “Oh yes…”“Okay so what is it??” Clara asked.For the first time in my life I was confused and lost for words.My heart was heavy and I didn't know how to convey the bad news to Clara.“Give me a minute, I'll be right back.” I said as I dashed out of the room.I looked around for Irene as I figured out she would be in the right position to help me because she was also a woman.“Irene?? Irene??!!” I called.“I am in the kitchen Renio..” she yelled.I went into the kitchen as I rested on the side of the kitchen door.“Irene, I can't…I just can't.” I said.“Can't what?
ARSENIO'S POV“Was pregnant sir, I am so sorry to say but she just lost her baby.”As soon as those words flew out of the doctor's mouth, for a moment it felt like the world stopped moving.Everything was in slow motion and it suddenly felt like air was knocked out of me.“Boss??” Sergio called.“She was pregnant with my child?? And she has lost the child??” I said.“Yes sir..we are sorry…she lost a lot of blood and because she was still in her Early stage, the baby couldn't stay.”“Fuck!!!!!! Fucking hell!!!!!” I. Exclaimed loudly.“I am so sorry boss…it's my fault.” Sergio said.I wasn't listening to anything anybody was saying as my mind went completely blank.I was a father for the first time and I ruined it.“Sergio, do one thing for me.” I said.“Anything boss.”“Just go home…I will remain here in the hospital with Clara until she wakes up and I don't want her to see you for now.”“Noted boss…let me know if you need anything and I am sorry once again for your loss.” Sergio said
CLARA'S POV“You don't know who Arsenio really is, sweetheart, he is as evil and as deadly as his Father was.” “No, I know and trust him more than I trust myself because he has never harmed me or done anything to me since the day he rescued me from my so-called family.” I said.“Hmmm it seems like my mere words can't convince you…let's put this trust to a test shall we???” He asked as I looked at him In confusion.“What do you mean???” I asked.“I am going to send you back to Arsenio but when you get there, you have to act in a suspicious manner…act some kind of way and let's see if he suspects you..I know Arsenio to be very observant and is major problem is trust…I know for a fact that he will not trust you when you get back but let's put it to a test…let's see how much you trust your Arsenio that he wouldn't hurt you.” “I don't know if I can do it.” I said.“This is for you and for me…I want you to really know the kind of person you are dealing with and if it works and I turn out