The drizzle outside made the air even colder and a strong wind howled, blowing everything in its path. Barely bare tree branches rubbed against each other noisily. Yellow leaves fly and litter the parking lot of an elite club in downtown Chicago. A man just got down from his Jag. He pulled up his jacket, and stepped into the club rubbing his icy palms together. Luckily the air in the club was warmer or near hotter as everyone spilled onto the dance floor, rocking and groping each other the hot ladies who had removed their coats, leaving only the tight, sexy dresses. Too bad he's not here for the hot ladies tonight. His job is to find Viktor and drag him to where he belongs. “Hey Meyer, why did you come here. Wouldn't you rather have fun under the skirt of every bitch you pay for?" An annoying guy— his acquaintance, suddenly came up to him and tapped him on the shoulder. Meyer let go of the man's hand and snorted in disgust because his greeting was not friendly at all. “Shut your d
Mila got out of the car when Felix opened the door for her. Her black leather coat was pulled apart at a glance when the wind blew against her body. Mila quickly fixed her clothes and walked straight towards the police station lobby. She didn't want to ruin her perfect appearance. This is a bit special because today Ezra was released from prison after the police found no evidence of Ezra's involvement in the murder of Hunter's parents. For Mila it was a miracle because Ezra really should have been jailed for the murder charge. Even punished with many years in prison. Maybe twenty years minimum. Ezra was waiting for Mila in front of the police station. The two officers left him to walk alone towards Mila after they were sure that Ezra had been picked up and was not going to cause any more trouble. "Glad to see you're not wearing the orange uniform anymore." Mila's gaze swept across Ezra's appearance. He was wearing a new suit and a tie and a dark brown coat which made him look reall
Mila knows that this is a very dangerous recklessness. She made herself earn the wrath of Ezra for her actions. But she couldn't stay on her bed, while her heart was hot with anger and sadness because her life was played with repeatedly by Ezra. She was forced to make this decision, running away while Felix was chopping wood in the backyard for their stock of firewood tonight."I'm sorry Felix. You're going to get in trouble from Ezra tonight."Mila hastily fled along the route she had memorized. She was grateful that she always watched the path they walked as long as Ezra took her somewhere. This time she won't get caught in a deer trap again. She would walk north, then hitch a ride into town.But only about half a mile when she walked, Mila started to run out of breath and her legs started to hurt. She tried to calm her beating heart and slowed her pace. Mila is sure that Felix will not know that she sneaked out because she closed the door very tightly. Maybe Felix wouldn't notice i
The silver Audi stopped fifty yards from the main door of the police station. Hunter rolled down his car window and watched Ezra who had just walked out of the lobby. There was Mila there who greeted him with a bloated belly. Mila looked like she wanted to hug Ezra, but Ezra instead moved towards the driver who was his right hand. Hunter momentarily hesitated to shoot Ezra. His left hand was already holding his father's magnum pistol. He wasn't going to shoot Ezra right in front of the police station. The plan was for him to follow Ezra until they turned off the main road and into a deserted lane. Then he will intercept the car that Ezra is driving and shoot him. Not difficult because Ezra did not bring his entire army. Just a driver, a pregnant woman and Ezra himself. But Mila was there. His heart hesitated at this moment, between finishing Ezra or letting Ezra escape for a moment. He might be able to come up with an even more brilliant plan if he collaborated with Viktor. Hunter s
After Ezra executed Viktor, he ordered Meyer's men who were waiting outside the cabin to clean up all the mess he had made. They took Viktor's body to the building next to the cabin which was a giant furnace. Ezra orders them to burn Viktor's corpse and throw the ashes into the river. And while Viktor's corpse was burned, the men worked inside the house to clean up all traces of Viktor that had been left there. Ezra cleaned Viktor's blood with antiseptic fluid and warm water repeatedly, until all traces of blood and the fishy smell were gone. He saw that Viktor's blood was slightly splattered on his clothes, but they were obscured by the blood having turned brown on the dark surface of his clothes. After that he went out to see Viktor's cremation process. For years this method worked to get rid of people who have disturbed his life. No police could accuse him of murder because there was never any proof. "The ashes are ready." Meyer told him while pointing at a plastic bag of ashes t
The woman looks very tired. She was asleep in the passenger seat, her head down to her chin, her arms wrapped around herself to keep out the fierce cold outside. But by now she shouldn't be cold anymore. He had set the heater in his car to max. He also covered the woman's body with his jacket to keep her and the baby warmer. Jonas exhaled slowly. He pitied Mila's cold and exhausted condition. Mila hasn't said anything so far. When he picked her up at Seven Eleven, Mila sat alone on a wooden bench in front of the shop. Her arms wrapped around her body tightly, she looked tired and yawned many times. When he came down to approach her, Mila immediately hugged him tightly and thanked him hundred times gratefully. Mila's body was very cold and trembled slightly in his arms. He then guided Mila to get into his car so that Mila would be warmer. Honestly he wanted to ask Mila what really happened to her. But now Mila is asleep. Mila didn't say much after getting into his car. Just kept look
Ezra let the elevator doors close and watched the effeminate man coughing violently in the elevator. His hands were actually still itching to beat Jonas again. That man made him even more sick after all the drama he faced today. Milla is gone! Jeez, like it couldn't get any worse than today. He just got out of prison, has to get rid of Viktor and deal with the other mess he left behind while he was incarcerated. And now he finds Mila's ex still hanging around Mila like an annoying moth. Ezra couldn't help but use this rare opportunity to punch him. Especially since Mila wasn't around, he could have hit Jonas to satisfy his frustration at all the chaos that had happened today.“Felix. Mila isn't in her apartment?”Ezra put his phone down after feeling it vibrate in his trouser pocket. He stared at Mila's apartment door and looked up at the cctv above him. He will later ask Ariel to check the cctv.“I bet she's still around town. If she's not at her apartment, she's probably renting a r
Ezra slowed down his car and stared at the coordinates on his cellphone which were flashing, indicating that he had arrived at the right place, according to the point in the coordinates. Outside his car, the ships rocked violently every time a great wave came rolling in from the ocean. Even though it was cold and the wind was blowing very hard, people were seen busy loading their ships with logistical goods that were going to be sent overseas. Trucks carrying cargo began to approach the ship and lined up to enter the lower deck of the ship. Horns blared each time a truck moved on deck to alert other truckers that trucks from outside were starting to enter the ship. Night view of a very busy harbour. Ezra tried to scan every corner of the harbor, looking for Hunters who should be hiding around here. Ezra stepped out of his car. He contacted his men to ask for Hunter's current position. He had already told the chief that Hunter would flee overseas. Now the chief is sending his men here
Mila walked through the living room towards the front door with her eyes half closed. Her apartment bell rang loudly many times to wake her who fell asleep after breastfeeding Gerrald in her baby room. Luckily, Gerrald didn't wake up because of the sound of the apartment bell that the annoying guest kept pressing repeatedly. "Wait a moment." Mila shouted in annoyance between the sound of the bell that kept echoing around her. Mila quickly pressed the combination numbers on the lock panel and a soft beep sounded at the door. The annoying knocker immediately burst in while growling in annoyance. “Why did you have to change your apartment password? I've been standing outside for half an hour." "I overslept while nursing Gerrald." Ezra's eyes moved down to Mila's blouse button which was not fully buttoned. He looked up briefly to meet Mila's face, then his hands quickly reached for the buttons of the blouse to button. “What are you doing? I can do it myself.” "To shorten the time."
3 months later The people applauded enthusiastically after the red ribbon for the inauguration of the new office was cut by the main star. Camera flash immediately rained down on his body mercilessly until it felt like he would go blind any minute. But Ezra can't complain too much about the enthusiasm people have for the merger between his company and Mila's company which is now growing rapidly. The three months since the shooting incident at Mila's apartment have brought many changes to their lives. Especially now that they have a little man in the middle of their new life. Mila smiled a little at Ezra's figure who was serving the paparazzi who were busy surrounding him. Ezra practically looks like a lump of sugar swarmed by hungry ants. Mila's hands occasionally rocked her stroller when her little one, baby Gerrald, whined a little because of the noise around him. Gerrald was used to the silence in her penthouse. He was rarely exposed to the noise of the paparazzi who would hunt h
Ezra moved warily to protect Mila behind his back. He cursed many times for not incapacitating Jonas first before discussing things with Mila. "But what did you come into my apartment for?" Jonas smiled wryly. He pretended to pat his denim jacket as if it was dusty. Jonas has a bruise on his right jaw from Ezra's precise fist that landed there shortly after he snuck into Mila's apartment. "To get revenge on you." Jonas took a gun out from under his boots and pointed it at Mila and Ezra. “Drop your weapon or you will regret choosing to do that.” “Are you scared, Ezra? You're not the only one with a gun. Even I have it too. You have destroyed my plans. I thought you were already rotting in hell, but you tricked us all.” “Glad that you were stupid enough and duped. You have terrorized Mila and disturbed her life.” "Because of you. I had forgotten about my stupid desire to take revenge on you when you were reportedly drowned in the sea. But who would have thought that you would ri
"Ssshhh... Don't scream, Mila!" "Who are you?" Mila's body froze when an arm stretched forward and hugged her chest until her shoulders pressed against the man's chest. From his voice and body aroma the man was very similar to Ezra. But it is not possible. Ezra is dead. Even the police had given her an official statement that the rescue team had not been able to find Ezra's body that had fallen into the sea. "You can't possibly forget me. You know me so well, Mila.” "Ezra is dead. Don't try to be Ezra in front of me." Mila's voice trembled as she tried to bully the man. In fact, Mila almost fell to the floor if the man's strong arms didn't support her shoulders. "Look at me." Mila's body was rotated one hundred and eighty degrees until now Mila was facing a man whose face was very similar to Ezra's. Her face stiffened as she stared at the man's face. Mila wanted to push the man's chest away, but her body couldn't move because she was too shocked by what was happening before her
"Wait here. I won't be long." Meyer stopped his car in the middle of the forest and let Ezra get out of his car to walk along the path in the middle of a lonely forest. "Good luck. Make Felix pee his pants seeing your ghost.” Meyer laughed loudly before Ezra slammed his car door loudly. Ezra walked to his lonely hunting house in the middle of the forest. He had seen Mila come with Jonas crying hysterically in Felix's arms. Apparently Felix didn't wait until the next morning to tell Mila that he had fallen overboard and might have died. His palms itched to punch Jonas when he saw him put his arm around Mila's shoulders. But luckily Felix chased him away quickly and Mila didn't try to keep Jonas from staying in his house. Ezra decided to make a detour through the back of his cabin. He saw the kitchen light was still on and saw Felix's silhouette standing by the sink. Looks like Felix and Mila are talking about something serious. He then hid behind the firewood storage rack, waiting
The high and ferocious waves rocked his boat so many times that he couldn't even sit still in the boat. His face was wet and his lips were twitching coldly because of the splash of sea water that was almost below freezing. The buoys and layers of clothing that wrapped around his body couldn't block the super cold sea breeze that was blowing very hard around him. Only a madman would go out to sea in the midst of a raging storm like this one. And damn that crazy person is him. Meyer repeatedly looked up at the sky, hoping that a violent storm would not come soon because he was still bobbing in the middle of the sea. It would take him at least another twenty minutes at the earliest to get to the beach and quickly find a warm place to keep him from catching frostbite in the morning. At first Meyer thought his ship was being hit by waves again. He heard the sound of water hitting solid objects, and then the boat shook slightly. He had almost given up on surviving in the middle of the sea
"Thanks Felix. I don't know where else to go but here. My apartment is not a good choice when I have problems with Jonas.” Mila took a sip of her hot chocolate, letting the delicious chocolate liquid flow down her throat and calm her down. She was on the verge of deep frustration. “I told you that his intentions weren't pure.” Felix took a place in front of Mila while looking at her concerned. "I know it. But I don't think he will force me to accept his proposal. He's crazy. He even screamed in the restaurant and made us both a spectacle.” "Relax Milla. You can't be stressed. Remember what Doctor Rosaline said at the last check-up." Mila sighed and nodded. "I remember. My blood pressure is very low and I have to have a transfusion if it stays low.” “Good girl. Better forget about Jonas. You have to distance yourself from him." "I have done. But he often comes to my apartment, helping me organize my future baby's room. How could I possibly ignore his kindness.” "Now he won't c
"Thanks for inviting me to dinner, Jo." "You're welcome. Please sit down Mila.” Mila smiled faintly and pulled the chair in front of her. Jonas looked like he was about to pull out a chair for her, but Mila refused and said that pregnant women are not disabled. "How's the little one?" "Very good. Well it's been seven months, two more months before his birth. Really really fast.” Mila sighed softly. "I'm grateful. I'm glad to see you're fine. The last few months have been tough for you." "Very tough." Mia smiled weakly. It was a miracle that she survived two more months without Ezra by her side. She had shed tons of tears since the past two months. When finally the rescue team failed to find Ezra and the police officially stated that Ezra was lost due to drowning in the sea. Her legs literally went limp when she received the news. She almost fell to the ground if Felix didn't put his arm around her shoulders and support her limp body. Her heart… she didn't know if her heart had
Hunter was ushered out of his cage into the courtroom. After a week in jail, now Hunter looks so messy and ugly. His face was pale and shabby. The dark circles under his eyes were very dark. Hunter let his sideburns grow wildly on his face so that he looked like an old hermit who had just been taken out of a cave. Hunter's hands were handcuffed behind his back. Hunter took a deep breath in the scent of the courtroom and felt a tinge of relief that he could finally smell something other than the rotting smell of rotting prison food. Two policemen gently pushed Hunter's shoulders and pressed him to sit on the prison chair. Not many were present at his trial. Hunter didn't even expect anyone to come. But suddenly his eyeballs met Mila's eyeballs who were looking at him gloomily. Mila's face was somber and it looked like she had been wallowing in sadness for so long that there were no traces of joy on her face. Hunter's breath caught when he learned that Mila was present at the trial thi