"Betray a friend and you'll often find you have ruined yourself."
-Aesop-
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Half an hour later, the door to Kilian office opened and two men dragged the maid who tried to poison him earlier and threw her to the ground.
“She was trying to run away, we found her climbing the gate but got her before she could.” Emmett, the younger one of the two men told him.
“Good job, thank you.” He said and the man nodded before guarding the door to make sure the woman wouldn’t be able to escape.
Kilian rose from her seat and saw the maid who was already crying and pleading for her life. She still looked relatively young, maybe in her late thirties or so.
“Please, spare me. I was just taking order. Please, I still have a daughter. I can’t die yet!” She pleaded. If the situation was different, maybe Kilian would have spared her.
But if there was one thing he couldn&rsquo
"Ideas pull the trigger, but instinct loads the gun."-Don Marquis-***“Tell me, Levana, do you ever think of learning how to use a gun?” Kilian suddenly asked her. It was weekend and she was cleaning his room.He didn’t have any work that day so he stayed in his room, drinking a cup of coffee while watching her clean. Levana didn’t know how to answer that sudden question.She has always wanted to try it at least once in her life. That much she knew. Actually, when she was younger, her father used to own a gun and back in Italy, they practiced it through hunting.But she never actually pulled the trigger and just watched him and her brother did it while she was munching on food.It sparked curiosity in her though, but life happened and she became so busy with everything that she never thought of it again, until he asked her about it.“Yes, I’d like to try it eventua
"There is no path to happiness. Happiness is the path."-Buddha-***“Are you really that happy?” Kilian asked her as soon as they were back in the car.“Well, I tried something today that I have never tried before, of course I am happy. I was a little nervous at first, but I think I got a little dopamine rush when I pulled the trigger. I can’t quite explain it.” She admitted.He understood perfectly what she meant by that. He still remembered the first time he pulled the trigger when he learnt how to use a gun for the first time.He actually learnt it not long after he was discharged from the hospital.His father, Sonny, insisted on teaching his eldest son to use a gun, partly because it was necessary and partly because since he was shot, Kilian had a fear of gun.Sonny taught him how to use it properly and made sure he knew the safety and everything else, just like what
"Sometimes a little near death experience helps them put things into perspective."-Anne Shropshire-***Maximus put on his boxing gear and entered the arena. The loud cheer of the crowd could be heard and his opponent, the man they called Blue Giant has also entered the ring.Meanwhile, Max was known by his Alias, Max Punch. They were staring at each other in defensive position.Both of them approached each other for your typical pre fight chest bump and then went back to the corner to prepare themselves for the real fight.The referee started the fight and Maximus was the first one to land a punch. His opponent was not someone they could easily dismiss as well, but compared to Maximus, he was much slower and Max who was more on the slender side, was a lot more agile.Three rounds passed by and Maximus was the winner. Though he received a few punches here and there, at least he won.As the son of a we
"Sometimes it takes only one act of kindness and caring to change a person's life."-Jackie Chan-***Kilian stepped into the hospital room and saw his brother at a messy state. Instead of nagging him or showing his concern, he just looked at his brother with a rather poker face and spoke in a flat tone.“Who was it?” He asked. Maximus turned his face away, as if he was embarrassed to even admit the truth.“Street bats.” When he heard it, Kilian sighed. He almost looked embarrassed as well.“I can’t believe you are injured like this because of those low lives.” Somehow, he seemed a little disappointed.“I was unprepared. I didn’t have my gun with me and I just got back from my boxing match. If you were in my situation, you would probably end up in similar state.” Maximus tried to defend himself.“This is why I have always told you to pic
"Focus not on having less or having more, but on wanting what you have."-Gretchen Rubin-***Maximus headed to the balcony to have his evening smoke like usual. He usually smoked around three to four cigar a day, which wasn’t bad compared to other smokers in his life.He always needed one before bed since it helped his mind relax a bit. Considering his situation, he needed it more than ever.As he smoked, he sat down on the chair and thought about changing his bandage. The doctor recommended him to change it at least once a day.He had not changed it since he arrived back from the hospital and it was starting to be uncomfortable.He tried to remove it on his own, but it was a little difficult. Levana who happened to pass by and wanted to go to her room saw Maximus struggling to remove and put on the new bandage.She didn’t want to help him at first and just planned on walking away because
"There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends."-Jane Austen-***“I want to take you out for an afternoon tea today. Get ready.” It was Saturday morning and Levana and the brothers were having breakfast when Kilian suddenly decided to say that.“Afternoon tea?” Levana thought it was really random. Why would he suddenly take her out for an afternoon tea?“Yes, it’s just going to be the two of us.” When Maximus heard it, he was feeling a little skeptical because he knew his brother quite well.He wasn’t the kind of guy who would enjoy spending his time doing afternoon tea with a woman. He was a very direct man with barely any sense of romanticism at all.Why would he suddenly ask her to have afternoon tea together.“Okay, I guess. But I have to tell you, I have never been to one of these event before. I don’t really know
"Health is not valued till sickness comes."-Thomas Fuller-***“You have been quiet since we left the hotel. What’s on your mind?” He asked. She was looking somewhat sad and he noticed it, but he didn’t want to mention it until they were alone at the car.“Nothing, it’s just, the way the woman was looking at me earlier. It’s like she was saying that I didn’t belong in there. As if I’m an embarrassment.” She admitted.Unlike some people who might hide their feelings about it, she preferred to communicate it instead.“Oh, so that’s why you’ve been looking down. Don’t worry too much about it. You only need to care about what I think and I spent one million pounds on you. You’re worth it, don’t let anyone convince you otherwise.” He told her as he held her hand.Levana has never been a woman who was easily moved
"Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle."-Napoleon Hill-***“Young master, that’s not how you make the sauce. You need to mix them like this.” The chef told Max about it as he patiently showed him the correct way to mix the sauce together.“What is the difference anyway? Either way it’s going to be mixed.” Max groaned.“Well, to make the perfect sauce for the lasagna, you need to properly measure the ingredients and use your feelings in the making.” The chef replied.“This is stupid.” He grunted as he started doing exactly as the chef showed him earlier. One might be wondering what was happening.Well, thirty minutes earlier, Maximus approached the private chefs who were getting ready to make breakfast and made a request to them.“Teach me how to make lasagna.” Well, it was more like an order. At fir
"A marriage contract to me is as binding as any in business and I have always believed in sticking to an agreement." -Paul Getty- *** “If you can have both, why only choose one?” Her brothers’ words echoed in her mind. Such thought never crossed her mind before, but after meeting her brother earlier, those thought remained and she couldn’t get it out of her head. He had a point, both Maximus and Kilian were brothers and she was already close with both of them. She loved Kilian with all of her heart, but she couldn’t deny that Maximus’ feelings for her were equally as strong as his brother. What would happen if she proposed an idea of the three of them being together? With her as the center of the relationship and date both brothers at the same time? It has been a couple of days but she couldn’t get the thought out of her mind, so she decided to talk to Kilian about it. That evening, Levana, Kilian and Maximus were having dinner together like before and this time, Kilian discu
"The axe forgets but the tree remembers."-African Proverb-***The news of Alfie’s death had reached Katarina’s ears and she was filled with so much fear on the inside. She knew Kilian loved that woman so much, which was the reason why she despised her and asked Alfie’s help to get rid of her.However, she never thought Kilian would find out about it and ended up killing Alfie. In her eyes, Alfie appeared to be an invincible figure, completely untouched since Kilian had an important business relation with him. So were the people in their circle.Kilian had always been a composed man, someone who thought rationally, so she thought there was no way he would do something like this that would strain the relationship between him and many other parties and allies he had.But she was wrong. Because of what they did, Kilian officially went insane and killed Alfie. She knew she was the target next.
"There are no bad ideas, just bad decisions."-Jacob Cass-***“As expected, Alfie didn’t come up with that plan on his own, someone else was conspiring with him on it.” Jerome told Kilian.“Who exactly is this person?” He asked.“It’s Katarina.” The man replied a little hesitantly. Knowing the backstory between these two people, he already had an idea of what Kilian would do next.“Get rid of her.” He gave the order and Jerome froze for one second.“Sir, I think you may want to reconsider it, Katarina is,”“I know exactly who she is but I have given her a warning. I will deal with her father later. That woman has been quite troublesome for the past few years, I gave her so many chance to live in peace. If she only bothered me, I would have let her live.” He paused for a few seconds before continuing.“But
"The love we give away is the only love we keep."-Elbert Hubbard-***The prince had received the news that someone had asked for a meeting for him the previous night and it was from an English man who called himself Kilian Osborne.Since the prince didn’t have any idea who he was, he had his men run a background check on the Osborne guy to find out that he was a businessman in England and his purpose there was to talk about business.At least that’s what he believed.He arranged a meeting between the two of them that evening after he was done with the other work. When Kilian was invited inside, he saw the prince and was asked to sit down.They were discussing business but the truth was, it’s just a distraction.Levana was walking on the hallway when she heard that the prince had another guest from England, but on her way there, she accidentally bumped into a man.“I&rsq
"Love is not finding someone to live with, it's finding someone you can't live without."-Rafael Ortiz-***It has been almost two weeks since Levana was gone from his life and Kilian was starting to become agitated.He was usually a composed man, someone who didn’t care much about many things and was highly logical. He always moved with prediction and didn’t really let emotions control him.However, this time, things were quite different. He was starting to lose sleep over thinking about her.He had sent his men to find her in every corner of England and had tried to find her through his connections throughout Europe, yet there were still no results at all and it was driving him crazy.Maximus on the other hand took this pain to a while different level, he started drinking excessively and became even more barbaric.Each time Kilian sent him to get rid of their enemies, he did so brutally a
"There is no love like the love for a brother. There is no love like the love from a brother."-Astrid Alauda-***“Your majesty, please excuse me.”She also excused herself a few minutes after and although Hamza didn’t really want her to leave his sight at this moment, he allowed her and Levana rose and followed the direction where Edmund was at.Instead of finding him near the bathroom, she found him on the hallway instead and she decided to approach him.“Excuse me, I need to confirm something with you.” The man was a bit startled by her presence there and paid full attention.“You are one of the prince’s woman, aren’t you? How can I help you?” He asked.“Do you know a man named Livio La Rosa?” She asked. Upon hearing the name, the man froze and he paused for a few seconds before he asked her.“How do you know that name?&
"You live, you learn and you upgrade."-Anonymous-***Instead of walking to her usual chamber, she was brought to the second floor of the harem where supposedly, all of the prince’s favorite concubines and women resided.The eunuch led her to one of the room in the middle where she had the perfect view of the entire harem from above and stopped in front of the door.“The prince has given his order.From now on, you will reside in this chamber. It’s entirely yours.”The eunuch opened the door and she saw a large chamber with a king sized bed in the middle, covered in silk bedding, the ceiling was also higher than her previous room with middle eastern styled carving on the ceilings.The floor was made from marble and she could see various lavish decorations adorning the room.“His majesty Prince Hamza has given this room for you. It’s yours now.” The eunu
"Extinction is the rule, survival is the exception."-Carl Sagan-***The prince and Levana ended up spending the entire night talking and eating sweets.Even though in the beginning, Hamza had the desire to bed her that evening, he thought that it was a bit too early and decided to take it a bit easy since she just arrived in there.Over the next few days, the prince summoned her to his chamber and it caught the attention of many people in there.A lot of the women in the harem thought that it was a bit weird since the prince had never done anything quite like this before.“That woman must be doing some kind of witchcraft toward him, otherwise, how could he summon her for a few days a row?” One of the woman of the harem whispered.“You’re right, that woman is a disaster for our land and nation. She must be seducing the prince. He has forgotten about the rest of us ever since th
"You deserve to be chosen undoubtedly over and over again not merely considered."-Jenny Winbladh-***After she gathered back on the main area where the other women were at, she was asked to sit in one of the available cushion there.Most of the women were seated on the floor with cushion underneath them and they all had their eyes on Levana.Perhaps because she had a feature they weren’t quite familiar with. Some of the women looked at her with the look of admiration, while others looked at her with the look of envy.After everything she had been through, those stares really meant nothing. She just brushed them off and moved on. Around an hour later, the eunuch from earlier entered the room again and clapped his hand.“Prince Hamza is back, get ready in line and wait for his arrival.”Upon hearing this, all of the women rose from their seat with excited look on their face, the quick