"You?"
Orella instantly drew her dagger and released the man. She recognized the man she had been struggling with. She took a step back and sat down on a nearby sofa.
"You seem to know every corner of the Ludovic family residence," Orella said as she looked at the man in front of her.
She couldn't possibly forget that man because he had brought her to meet the masked man that night. Orella was still staring at the man as she waited for him to say something.
"My master gave me orders to give this to you," the man said as he handed Orella an envelope. After that, he left the room quietly.
Orella frowned as she felt that the man was indeed part of the Ludovic family. Her curiosity grew about the man and the masked man.
Without opening the envelope, she ran out of the room. She immediately followed the man. She easily managed to follow him and arrived at a garden.
"Is that where he's hiding?" Orella muttered as she continued following the man until she was near a vine-made maze.
She continued to follow the man without entering the maze because he was walking next to the maze wall. Orella stopped her steps when she saw the man enter a small, worn-out house.
Orella approached a window and looked inside. She was surprised to see someone who turned out not to be the masked man but Dante Laurenzo Ludovic.
'What is he doing here? Where is the man I was following?' Orella asked herself as she continued to look at Dante and try to hear what he was saying.
Although she tried to focus on hearing what Dante was saying there, she still couldn't hear him, but she could clearly see the sad look on his face. Orella accidentally touched the window and made a sound.
"Who's there?" shouted Dante as he immediately ran towards the sound he had just heard.
Orella quickly ran away from the building. She was finally in her room, and she picked up the glass of water on the nightstand with a gasp. Then she drank the water in the glass until it was gone.
"What exactly is he doing there? Looks like I'll have to go to that building again," muttered Orella, who was still curious about the building.
She heard clattering footsteps approaching her room. Orella quickly laid down on the bed and pretended to sleep.
Not long after, the door opened, and a man walked in. The man approached the bed and finally stood right next to Orella, who seemed to be asleep.
"Until when are you going to pretend to be my dearest wife?" the man asked in a pressing tone while strangling Orella's neck.
Orella opened her eyes, and she held onto Dante's hand while trying to let go. She saw clearly from the look in the man's eyes that Dante was going to finish her.
"You can't kill me," Orella said with heavy breathing.
She saw Dante smirk. Then the man let go of his hand. Orella quickly changed her body position to sit. She also looked at Dante, who was sitting next to her.
"I know the reason you married me. Are you sure you can carry out all the plans you've made?" asked Dante in a flat tone without looking at Orella.
"What do you mean?" Orella asked back while holding her neck, which was still sore from Dante's recent choking.
"You've chosen the wrong opponent. I'm not sure you can avenge your brother's death," Dante replied, no longer exchanging pleasantries with the woman beside him.
Orella was silent and she clenched her hands together as if she was holding back her anger. While continuing to listen to everything Dante said that felt threatening to her.
"Choosing the wrong opponent... maybe that's what I should have told you. You've already finished Juan, and you'll suffer before I finish you," Orella emphasized, who also wasn't going to mince words with the man.
It was so obvious that Dante's oppressive aura made Orella step back. She was again surprised by Dante, who grinned as he prepared to finish off the enemy in front of him.
"Interesting. I want to see how far you can make me suffer and die," Dante said in a cold and pressing tone.
She was about to back away again when Dante brought his face closer. However, for some reason, her body felt stiff, and she felt the man's oppressive aura.
Dante grinned again and stuck out his hand. However, Orella, who had managed to control her body, brushed off Dante's hand and showed that she was not a weak woman.
"I'll wait for the breakthrough you're going to show me," Dante said again then he laid his body on the bed.
Orella was just transfixed by what the man near her was doing. It didn't even occur to her to close her eyes because she kept watching Dante, who had closed his eyes.
"Go to sleep! I don't want to make trouble tonight," Dante said, and then he gave Orella a sign.
Orella looked in the direction indicated by Dante. She was surprised to see that a camera was probably monitoring her.
Her eyes widened as Dante pulled her hand and made her fall asleep next to him. Orella stared intently at the man in front of her, still closing his eyes.
"The camera just turned on. Prepare your mind and energy for tomorrow morning! I'm not going to finish you off while you're asleep anyway," Dante said in a low tone, but Orella could still clearly hear it.
Orella remained silent and stared at the face of the man in front of her, wondering who had installed the camera in the room. Many questions popped up in her mind, but she couldn't find the answers.
'What will happen tomorrow?' Orella asked in her mind.
Orella tried to stay awake, but the drowsiness was getting to her. And finally, she fell asleep next to Dante. Finally, someone's shout woke her up. "Get ready!" Dante said after he saw Orella wake up. Then he walked towards the bathroom. Meanwhile, Orella was still sitting on the bed. Not so long ago, she heard the shout of the person who had woken her up. She also saw Dante, who had just come out of the bathroom. "What are you waiting for? Get ready!" Dante ordered Orella. Orella didn't respond to Dante's words even though she was annoyed by the man's tone. However, in the back of her mind, she was grumbling and still curious about the person who had been yelling until this moment. She had finished preparing and saw Dante sitting on the sofa. She felt that he was waiting for her. "Come with me!" Dante said in a flat tone as he got up and walked out of the room. Orella followed him and didn't ask many questions until she arrived at the gazebo in the back garden. She saw two me
"Are they following me?" muttered Orella after she realized a car was following her. To dispel her suspicion, she increased the speed of her car, made a turn, and then turned back around. She was slightly relieved after not seeing the car anymore, until finally, she arrived at an abandoned building, just as her friend had said. "I hope I'm not too late," Orella said as she walked towards the building in front of her. She saw several men approaching her. They unceremoniously attacked her. However, Orella could not be taken down easily. Instead, the men fell on the dusty floor. "This kind of ability is no match for me," Orella said as she walked deeper into the building. She climbed the stairs because she heard her friend's voice. She stopped her steps for a moment and went back to listening to some people talking. Orella smiled as she walked back and approached them all. "Am I late?" asked Orella, surprising everyone in front of her. "Ah... your friends are idiots! They can't st
Orella stopped the car when her cell phone rang. She saw that the number calling her was her father. She immediately picked up the phone and listened to everything her father said. "Okay. I'm going home now," Orella said to her father on the other end of the line, and then she disconnected the phone. She got back into the car and turned around. It wasn't long before she arrived at her father's house. Orella went straight to her father, who was in his workspace. "Dad, what's going on?" Orella asked her father after she entered the workspace. "Sit down!" The father replied as he got up and walked to the sofa. Then he sat there. Orella nodded and sat down on the sofa across from her father. She looked up at her father, trying to figure out what he wanted. "What is it?" Orella asked her father again as he just looked at her without speaking. "Are they giving you a hard time?" The father replied with another question to his daughter. "I'm fine. I'm not a weak woman who is easily i
"Am I crazy to want to kill you? Just look at that guy attacking me and my men, too!" Gia shouted as she ran behind the car to take cover. Orella also believed what Gia said because, one by one, the woman's men were shot. She tried to stay calm and find the position of the person who was shooting at her. "Give me a gun!" Orella shouted to anyone who was nearby. A man immediately threw a gun at her. Orella quickly managed to catch the gun. She was ready to shoot at the man who kept raining bullets. "There you are," Orella said with a smile as she pulled the trigger of the gun in her hand. The bullet shot towards the person who had been shooting at her. She waited for a while. She stood up but was still wary of the enemy, who suddenly stopped shooting at her. 'There's no way my bullet will hit him, right? "Orella asked herself. "They're gone," a man said, pointing at a car that was leaving the scene. Orella stood up and came out of her shelter. She looked at the spot where she h
"Stay where you are! And don't move!" Dante told Orella again and pulled the trigger of his gun. The bullet whizzed towards Orella, but Dante could tell that it didn't hit her. The shot was right on target: a man behind Orella and about to finish her off. Dante walked over to Orella, who was still standing. Reflexively, he held Orella, who was about to fall. He carried the woman, who was currently unconscious. "You take care of that intruder! Get all the information from him!" Dante ordered the man in front of him. Dante walked into the house while continuing to carry Orella. Occasionally, he looked at the face of the woman who wanted his destruction and death. "You're still weak. I don't know if you can take the backlash," Dante said as he walked into the room and laid Orella on the couch. He walked to the bathroom and grabbed a dry towel. Then he grabbed his T-shirt. Dante approached Orella again and individually took off her dirty and wet clothes. Then, he dried Orella's body
Dante was still trying to find out about the secret Orella and Juan were hiding. However, he couldn't get Orella to tell him, and she fell asleep in Dante's arms. Orella wakes up in the morning as the sunlight dazzles her eyes. She is transfixed by the sight of Dante asleep next to her, and she gently pulls her hand away from his chest. "What happened?" murmured Orella, whose last memory was of seeing the little girl who could no longer be saved. She heard Dante's cell phone ring, and Orella pretended to be asleep. She felt Dante move, probably to get his cell phone. It wasn't long before she heard him talking to the person on the other end of the line. "I don't care if the Maldini family's small business is destroyed," Dante said to the person on the other end of the line. Dante's words startled Orella, and she immediately changed her body position so that she was on top of the man's body. She stared intently at Dante, but he smiled coldly. "Stop that plan! Otherwise, you'll re
"Orella, I've gotten new information about the woman your father is currently close to," Silvia told Orella. "Tell me!" continued Orella as she put on the earrings and the necklace. Now, she was preparing to attend a ceremony organized by her company. No one knew the business she was running, not even Dante or her father. "So what are you going to do? Would you approve of your father being with that woman?" Silvia asked Orella after finishing telling her all the information about Miranda. Orella didn't answer Silvia's question even though her best friend gave her information that didn't endanger her father or her family. However, she still couldn't fully trust Miranda, who wanted to take her mother's place in her father's heart or home. "You tell them to keep an eye on that woman. And keep finding out all the information about her. I'm sure there's something still hidden," Orella told Silvia. "Okay. I'll tell my people," Silvia replied. Orella heard Silvia's cell phone ring. Sh
"Tell me who you are?" The masked man asked Orella again. Orella remained silent as she looked into the rearview mirror of her motorcycle. She thought maybe the man hadn't realized that his mask was off. Now, what she was curious about was why the man was doing all this to her. She saw the man get off his bike and pick up his phone. Orella stayed where she was because a few seconds earlier, she saw an enemy car pass by. "You can act already! I'll be waiting for you at the point I sent you!" the man said to the person on the other end of the line. After that, he disconnected the phone. Without saying much more, Orella immediately started her motorcycle and left the man behind. She wondered if the man's men would arrive soon to pick him up. "What exactly is your purpose in doing all this?" Orella muttered as she continued to drive her motorcycle at a high speed. Finally, Orella arrived at an apartment. It was hers, and no one knew about it except Silvia and her brother Juan. She
Orella looked at her husband. She couldn't understand why he would say such a thing, but she also remembered some of the things Leticia had said. "I'll always be with you," Orella said as she stared at her husband. She was still thinking about the name of the woman Leticia had mentioned. She wondered if that woman could be who had been in Dante's heart before he met her. However, it could also be that she was Dante's enemy who wanted to destroy him. "Explain to me! Why are you saying things like that to me? Do you think I'm going to leave you?" Orella asked her husband several questions. Orella continued to stare at Dante, who was also staring at her. The man did not open his mouth, as if he didn't want or wasn't ready to explain everything to her. She sighed and said, "I'll wait until you're ready." After saying that, Orella got up and walked towards the door. She opened it and saw Diana with an unfortunate face before her. "What's wrong?" Orella asked the woman in front of he
"Just say it, and don't beat around the bush!" Orella said back to Leticia. "Come with me!" said Leticia as she walked. Even though she didn't know where she was going, Orella followed Leticia from behind until she finally arrived at a small park inside the headquarters. Orella didn't think a small park would be inside a base like this. I don't know what Dante had in mind to make that small garden here. "I'll tell you everything," Leticia told Orella as she sat under a tree in the small garden. Orella sat beside Lecita without suspecting her in the least. She didn't say much or ask questions of the woman beside her. Leticia began to tell her everything. She explained that she didn't love Dante at all. She had been bothering Orella for the past few days to help Dante understand everything. "What about the incident at the gazebo that night?" Orella asked Leticia. Orella still couldn't believe what the woman beside her was saying. She glanced to the side because Leticia didn't an
"Tell me what you have to say!" said Orella to Diana, sitting across from her. "It's about the mission Silvia is on," Diana replied. Orella nodded as she told Diana to continue. She listened intently to everything the woman in front of her said. "That's all I got. Now it's up to you," Diana said after explaining everything. Orella did not respond to Diana's words. She considered telling Silvia about her father's condition or keeping everything a secret until the mission was over. "I'll wait for your orders. Maybe as long as you're here, I'll stay here too," Diana said as she got up and left Orella and Dante. Orella watched Diana leave. After that, she looked at Dante, who was beside her. "Was Hugo attacking Mr. Vedetta?" Orella asked her husband beside her. "Yes," Dante replied briefly, returning to saying a few things to his wife. Orella just watched and listened to every word from her husband's lips. She clenched her fists in anger at everything Hugo had done to the people
The room's atmosphere was chaotic. Suddenly, Orella was reminded of the attack that night that had cost her Juan. Orella screamed as she called out to Dante. She also covered her eyes and ears because she didn't want to hear everything happening before her. "Honey," someone called and made Orella open her eyes. She immediately hugged the person, who was none other than Dante. She cried in her husband's arms. She continued to cry even though she tried to stop it, but Orella couldn't even stop, even though she had heard Dante's voice. "Calm down, I'm okay. Look at me!" Dante said back to Orella while releasing his embrace. Orella looked at Dante's face. Dante picked her up and carried her out of the room. She just looked at Dante's face and finally stopped crying. "You lied to me. Why?" Orella asked her husband, who was still carrying her. Dante didn't answer Orella's question. He walked into a room. It was his room in his base in the middle of the forest. "Have you calmed down?
"Tell me! What happened?" Orella asked her father again, who was still holding her hand and leading her out of the house. Orella was becoming increasingly curious about her father, who didn't answer any of her questions. Finally, she got into her father's car. The car left the house. During the trip, her father remained silent. Her father's silence made Orella even more curious about what had made her father like that. "Increase the speed of the car!" her father, who was also his confidant, ordered the driver. "Dad, can you explain it to me!" Orella said back to her father as she looked at him sitting beside her. "You'll find out later," the father replied without looking at his daughter. Orella finally shut up and didn't ask her father any more questions. She looked at the street she was walking on. However, she didn't remember the road she was on this time with her father. Finally, the car stopped right in a tranquil area. In front of her was a forest. She wondered if she and
Orella looked at Hugo. She didn't show any fear at all, even though a man was pointing a gun at her. "Are you sure about your decision?" Orella asked Hugo in a calm tone. "I can also be sure you'll get back to me," Hugo replied confidently. Orella watched as Hugo signaled his men to leave. She also listened back to some of the things said by the man in front of her. "You can do whatever you want. However, you will also be destroyed if you touch my family and the people by my side!" Orella emphasized. After saying that, Orella left Hugo's house. However, there were many of the man's men. However, none of them stood in her way. Orella got into her car and started it. She increased the car's speed and headed straight for her father's house. It wasn't long before she arrived, but he wasn't home. When she arrived home, Orella asked the servant she had just met, "Where did my father go?" "It seems your father is hiding his purpose," replied the servant, who was Orella's confi
Orella arrived at the cafe and went straight to the secret room. She saw Silvia practising her shooting there, and Diana was at her computer. "Do you have any new information?" Orella asked Diana as she sat down next to her. "There are two. What do you want, information about your ex-lover or your husband?" Diana replied with another question to Orella beside her. "Tell me about Hugo and then my husband," Orella replied. Orella was still annoyed with Dante for trusting another woman more than her. She also listened to Diana, who began explaining everything she had learned about Hugo. "What will you do about your ex-lover now?" asked Silvia, listening to Diana's explanation. "I will still give him a chance. If he doesn't take the chance, I give him. Then it's over," replied Orella calmly. Orella saw Silvia shaking her head. She reiterated to her best friend that she had no feelings for Hugo. She had buried her love and Hugo's name deep in her heart. "There's no way I'm going to
"What are you doing here? How did you get into this house so easily?" Orella asked the man before her. "You know me well, don't you, Orella? I can easily get in anywhere I want," the man replied. Orella did not underestimate the man in front of her. However, she was afraid of the man's equally heartless nature, even if the person he was dealing with was a child or a helpless woman. "Hugo, why did you come back? Are you also the one who framed my father?" Orella asked the man in front of her while looking at him intently. The man just looked at Orella and didn't answer her question. Orella took a step back as the man approached her. "I missed you so much. Did you miss me too?" Hugo asked Orella back. "I didn't miss you at all. I've kept a tight lid on everything about you," Orella replied firmly. Orella kept her distance from Hugo while listening to everything he had to say. Even though Hugo said and proved how much love he had. However, all of that still couldn't change Orella'
Orella was still transfixed by what was in front of her. Finally, she smiled and clapped her hands. What she did surprised the two people in front of her, and they let go of her embrace. "Is this what you wanted to show me, Dante Laurenzo Ludovic?" asked Orella in a slightly pressing tone. "Honey, don't get me wrong! I...." "Really? Do you want to show me you can get another woman?" Orella cut off Dante's words. Orella moved closer to the woman making out with her husband. She stared intently at the woman, and her eyes were full of questions. "Were you with Dante at that time?" Orella asked the woman in front of her in an interrogating tone. "If so, what would you have done?" The woman asked Orella back in a challenging tone. Orella smiled at the woman's answer, which dared to challenge her. She also glanced at her husband, who was already beside her. "Honey, this is a misunderstanding. I thought it was you," Dante explained, not wanting Orella to misunderstand him. Dante aga