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Chapter Twenty IV
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2024-10-29 19:42:56"Sorry, I'm late. How are you?" Laila put her bag on the table and sat on the chair in front of Steven. She was supposed to go straight to her friend's house when he texted her to just meet him in their favorite coffee shop. She wiped the sweat on her forehead using the back of her hand and took a deep breath.
From the hospital, she headed straight to the coffee shop for she doesn't want her friend to wait longer for her.
"I'm good." He feels the warmth of his cup of coffee by wrapping his hands around it.
"You don't look really good to me though," she pointed out and raised her hand to catch the waiter's attention.
He sipped on his cup of coffee. "How was the man?"
"Oh, about him, unexpectedly until now he's still unconscious."
He creased his forehead. "Are you monitoring him? Are you sure that he hasn't regained consciousness yet?"
"I'd like to have a slice of chocolate cake and, uhm, tall-sized v
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"Celestine, stop that. You're so drunk. Let's go home," Lander said as he pulled the glass of tequila that Celestine was about to drink again.For two hours, Celestine did nothing but take glasses of tequila and consume it. Lander could barely count the number of glasses of tequila that Celestine had drunk."Can you just let me do what I want Lander? I'm not drunk okay?!" Celestine said angrily as she snatched the glass of tequila that Lander get from her earlier. The tequila accidentally poured into Lander's shirt because of the abrupt move of Celestine to get it. Instead of apologizing, she just drink what remains on the tequila glass she's holding and raised her hand again to call the bartender's attention and ask him to mix a drink for her again.In just a minute, the bartender gave her another drink and without saying a word Celestine drank the tequila straight. Her cheeks are florid and her eyes were unable to focus in one direction now. And it is also qui
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"Drive the fucking car fast, Sebastian!" Vincent shouted as he hysterically glanced outside the car and back to Sebastian. He's holding on to his pants tightly."I'm on it, Boss. Don't let your emotion—""Shut the fuck up and just drive this fucking car fast."Sebastian clenched onto the steering wheel tightly. He could still remember the time when Vincent lost his capability to think straight just because of a woman and seeing his boss acting the same way is making him worry about everything.A woman in Vincent's life does no good to him and knowing that he's starting to let Celestine in his life is a very dangerous thing.Sebastian just took a deep breath and stepped on the gas pedal.After that, the whole ride becomes peaceful. Not one of them dares to speak. All that could be heard inside the car was every heavy breath of Vincent, trying to calm himself down.He's fuming mad and it could be seen
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As Celestine writhed in pain because of the forceful punch that met her stomach—emptying the air on her lungs, the man took it as his chance to lift Celestine and take her wherever he wished. Celestine's body is helplessly lying on the man's right shoulder while her head was on his back. As he walks, her head started to feel like spinning and she feels like vomiting. She wanted to struggle from his grip and get away from him but it seemed impossible to escape from the man that was much stronger than and her. The pain in her stomach becomes unbearable. She can't lift nor move a muscle. Everything felt heavy, especially her eyelids that she was trying her very best not to close. She can't lose consciousness. She needs to save herself. Her inability to bring energy towards her whole system to function well has ruined every self hope she has to at least have a fighting chance to escape from him. "L-Let me g-go," she weakly said
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Celestine just found herself touching her lips as she get inside the bathroom. The softness of Vincent's lips lingered to her lips like the time had not passed and it's been just a couple of seconds since he kissed her."You're crazy," she said to herself while shaking her head, trying to remove the smile on her lips.After the kiss, no one dares to break the awkward silence between them. They just stay in each other's arms while looking at the sea.Vincent's kiss calmed her down. She didn’t know how it was able to convince her of trusting him just by kissing her but as expected, it convinced her.She doesn’t want to trust anyone. Living with the mafia has taught her that she shouldn't trust anyone because if she does, it'll be the end of her.Anyone can betray her, she's aware of that. But out of all the people that surrounded them, Vincent is the only one who she can trust, for now.She cleaned her hands and repeatedly do that
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"Let me go!" She had been screaming yet no one seem to hear her, they are ignoring her. She is inside of a van with five men inside, all of them are wearing masks and they are all silent. There is nothing that could be hear inside except for her screams that don't seem to bother the five men. She closed her eyes firmly and stopped trying to untie her wrists on her back for a moment. She has to remind herself that she had been in this position before, her getting kidnapped by the enemies is something that is not new for her and instead of feeling scared she should think of a way to escape from them, though it might be impossible to do that because what is the strength of a woman compared to five strong men surrounded her. "Good thing you finally get tired of screaming," the man driving the car said while he is chewing a gum. She opened her eyes. "If you think that Vincent will come to save me, you better think again. You got the wrong person. I am not Sophia, you should've taken h
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"Fuck," Kingston murmured when he tried to make a movement. His body is sore from all the punches that he had received. He doesn't know how long Vincent had been keeping him inside of the cell because he couldn't see any light from the outside. All he wanted was Vincent's men discovered a new hobby and it is to beat him up every fucking minute. He spit blood on the cold tile floor then he tried his best to move his body for him to comfortably lie on the floor. As he was trying his best to move, he is holding his breath firmly. He can endure the pain but his body needs a rest. He never felt so restless his entire life until Vincent kept him inside of the cell that makes him feel like he is visually impaired. "Fuck this," he continued cursing as he was trying his best to quicken his movement so the pain he might going to feel will be all at once yet his body is not cooperating. He can feel the tiredness of his body. Every inch of his being wants to rest yet in his mind, he keep tel
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"H-Here's your coffee." She slightly tilted the tray that she was holding. Vincent lick his lower lip and run his fingertips to his scalp. He doesn't have an idea of how he supposed to deal with her after knowing almost everything that she had done. He couldn't believe everything that is on the papers. He couldn't believe everything that Kingston said. Everything is an act of betrayal. Everything isn't true. Celestine planned it, she tried to be in control of his life and he never did question her, it also somehow his fault yet it wouldn't justify the fact that she is the mastermind. She did what she did and he wouldn't let her fall for her stupid game anymore. She might had already plan how everything is going to end for him but he will change it. He will change the ending and it is him who will have the loudest laugh in the finish line that she had prepared for him. "I didn't ask you to bring that to me." He turned his back on her then he pulled his sleeves up. She, on the othe
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Celestine hit her shoulder when she felt a mosquito pinching bite. Its blood was on her palm. It's dead. She grimaced, disgusted by the blood that is on her palm. She looked away from her it and wipe it on the hem of her t-shirt. The blood in her palm is something that doesn't freak her out anymore like she used to. Seeing blood anywhere becomes a normal scenario for her ever since she met Vincent. She glance in her palm and even though the blood wasn't there anymore, she can still see it; her hands that is covered by blood. She closed her eyes firmly to keep herself calm but instead of avoiding the idea that her mind had made up for her, she smell the blood. She can smell it. Blood that almost smells like hers, the scent that she's been trying to get out of her system. That smell, it was so familiar. A shovel suddenly entered her mind. The dried red stain in the shovel is what brings her back to the past that she's been trying to get off of her mind but couldn't. "Miss, are
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"Did you already sent the letter?" The man slightly nodded his head. "Yes, Sir." "Are you sure that she will receive the letter?" "Certainly, Sir," he answered with great confidence. "Good. Go back to your work now." He rest his back on the backrest of his couch. The letter successfully sent to Celestine, he just hope that the letter reach her before Vincent get to read them. Just when he thought he can finally have his fifteen minutes break, his phone suddenly rang. He pushed himself to reach for the phone on the other side of his table. He picked it up and put the phone against his ear. "Who is this?" he asked. "How are you, Bonifacio?" said the man on the other line with a devilish smirk lingered on his lips. That voice, he knows that voice very well, he know it so well that he immediately recognized the person calling. "Venedict," he said. Venedict chuckled. "Guess you still remember me." He clenched his jaw tightly. They haven't heard anything from Venedict sinc
