"....I'm back on seat. Yeah. That will be all for now" Lucia hung up and returned the landline device to her office desk and took a deep breath before raising her head to see her staring at her from where she sat on the couch."I guess we're gonna have another shoot pretty soon and--" She was interrupted by the knock on the door and they both tilted their heads to see the stockroom clerk step inside the well-conditioned office and shut the door behind."Oh, Nora..." She called out and rest her back on the swivel chair.Nora Miller stopped in front of the desk and dropped some record books in front of the manager, "Um... It's good to have you back Lucia. Mia told me you were on seat now""That's right" She nodded and Nora continued with a concerned look, "I don't know if I'm been-- I hope you feel good now""I'm better, Nora. Thanks for the concern. Are these the records I wasn't around to review?" Lucia asked and picked one.She flipped through."Yes. Saleswoman Mia went through it ye
Luca called Carlo Don El Marco and raised the phone to his ear, "Hey, I want to ask. Who else knows about Lucia apart from the mayor?" He demanded in the lowest tone possible."Why are you creep talking? Well, the cop man who I believe you took care of. Just the two of them""And you're sure he did not inform anyone or make a call about it?" He asked.Carlo paused, then answered, "I was with him the entire time. Only the cop man knows. Is everything alright? Did Lucia get taken again?"Luca could notice the desperation in his voice."She is fine. I just needed to confirm. Goodbye Carlo" He hung up the call and took a deep breath.Lucia was his major concern in whatever would go on.Linda could take care of herself."That's right" He called Lucia and walked outside the building."I'm at work, Luca""I know, give the phone to, Linda" He instructed her and she scoffed, "Are you serious right now? We're busy right now, I'll call you later""It's important, Lucia. Give it to her. Now""Fi
The woman let go of the gun and made to race away but Linda pushed her right hand forward and a force hits the blondie strongly against the wall. She grunt in pain as she fell to the ground roughly.Linda approached and punched her face so strongly that she passed our instantly. She(Linda) was furious because her real self had been revealed to Manager Lucia. She didn't expect the intruder to fire at her that quickly. Good thing she did though. Manager Lucia was safe now. She turned to see Lucia pick one of the bullets from the ground and examined it carefully. Lucia gasped in bewilderment and shook her head, "The bullets are real. How are you not dead?" She raised her head to see Linda who sought for the right thing to say. "It's not rubber. This is fvcking real!" Lucia was beginning to freak out as she rubbed the bullet with her fingers. Did she just see Linda survive shots in the head? The bullet did not penetrate. How is that possible? "They don't affect me. That's how I
This wasn't the time to cover up.Maybe Lucia deserved to know about her.He nodded slowly and she gasped."Don't freak out, she won't hurt you" Luca assured her and she sniff, and turned away from him, "Same thing she said. Don't tell me not to freak out because I am already""Where is Linda" He demanded with a raise of his brows.Lucia locked the door and said to him, "Come with me"She took him to the basement to meet Linda who was still securing the body.Luca gasped when he saw the unconscious body, "What the... Is she dead?" He turned and cocked his eyes at Lucia who shook her head, "Just passed out""What's going on here?" He asked, needing an understanding of the current situation."I recognize her as the one who drugged and took me front the hospital. You apparently killed her boyfriend or rather a fiancé and she came here for revenge, she probably thinks I did it" Lucia shrugged funny face.The situation was not supposed to be funny but having escaped getting killed there ti
Sarah's heart stopped beating for a second as the gunshot echoed loudly in her ears.She was supposed to feel pain but she felt nothing, making her believe she was dead. The gun was raised to her head so the bullet was no doubt deep into her brain already. It took a few more seconds for her to realize she was still alive. Flesh and blood. Sarah blinked her eyes open and turned slowly to see Luca Antonio still pointing the gun at her with a cold stare. "I missed my shot, maybe we should try again" He cocked the weapon and she gasped. Sarah knew with no atom of doubt that he intentionally missed. A person like Luca Antonio would not make such a mistake. Was he trying to torment her right now? Luca lowered the 9mm and his husk voice sounded, "I've never done this before. Someone says I have light and darkness within me. For once, the light calls me to back down" He went and look her in the eyes. She tried to look down when he yelled. "Look me in the eye, Sarah" Sarah panicked
Luca remained motionless in the river for minutes with entangled thoughts.He did not shed a single tear as a part of him already predicted she to reject him.Maybe he was wrong to make the move now, but, for how long would he wait before a perfect time comes?Now, things were going to change between them. She probably won't see him the same way anymore. Fvck!He eventually got the courage to let go of the thoughts and find his way out of the waters.He climbed up the cliff rock until he got to the top and tried to roll over when a piece of the rock broke causing him to lose balance and fall but a hand caught him.Luca raised his head to see her luminous blue eyes glaring widely at him.She raised him with ease and he rolled over to see her take a few steps from him."Linda...?" He had difficulty believing she had stayed up here instead of leaving.Could she be shy and that was the reason she left?He staggered to his feet without breaking eye contact with her, "Linda, I--""Don't!"
It was a new day again and Luca maximised his morning by reviewing the files sent by his Uncle the previous day.He went through roughly that afternoon but today, he went word for word without missing a minute detail. Every lead he has ever gotten a hold of always comes to a dead end and for this one, he would ensure nothing was left out.After months of no lead, there is finally one.Whoever paid the CCTV operator to wipe the footage and go into hiding was no doubt responsible for hiring the assassin who murdered Nico.His name was Salamanca Aldo, a 32-year-old scumbag who worked for Danto security; a CCTV company somewhere in Naples town where Nico was murdered in cold blood. He now stayed in an unknown place in America with a fake passport under the name Alexander Eugene and has used the fake passport for several registrations in hotels, job applications and others which were all stated in the culprit files.Luca had no idea where to start yet as there was no information regardin
Linda collapsed into the waiting chair in front of Manager Lucia's office and shut her eyes for a moment to consume all that had happened.The previous day, CEO Luca had taken her completely with a surprise kiss she never expected not after asking her to be his girlfriend, his woman. She always thought he saw her as a friend since he was responsible for rescuing and taking care of her when she arrived in this world. She always felt that strange reading in his emotion towards him and would always categorize it as his sincere care for her but that day, she got to realize it was more than just caring for her.CEO Luca was in love with her and wanted them to be together.While trying to recover from the shock, he came with a mind-blowing kiss which exploded her mind in ecstasy.It was her first and that is enough reason for her to be bewildered and pull away in embarrassment.Also, it wasn't right.What was going on between CEO Luca and her?He was putting himself in danger by professin