Somewhere in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, an old man who is in his late seventies is picking some kind of orange leaves that look juicy like an aloe vera plant. But unlike the aloe vera plant, these leaves are round and small. "Doctor, what are these leaves for? This area is dense and slippery. It is said that poisonous snakes reside in this area. And there is no cure for the poison of these snakes" the tribal man who accompanied this old but fit-looking man said. The tribal man is looking around them with his keen eyesight to detect trouble.The old man is none other than Russell Bianchi."Shaino, do you remember that I treated a foreign man a few months ago and he was healed completely?" Russell asked his educated young companion who is also his student who was learning medical skills from the old but very experienced doctor.Shaino remembers that day as if it had happened just a few days ago. But that incident took place more than six months ago. A group of foreign tourists ve
"Hey Jackson, how are you doing?" Kyle asked one of his associates. As Kyle is a star quarterback at Chicago University, he has often been interviewed by TV reporters and scouts are interested in hiring him for their team. He met Jackson in one such interview. Kyle liked Jackson's laid-back personality and how he never tried to trick Kyle into answering tricky and inappropriate questions. "Mr. Kyle Carter. What a pleasant surprise. To what do I owe this kind of a surprise from the future sports superstar" Jackson asked good-naturedly.Kyle chuckled with mirth. "I need a small favor from you," he said and pulled out Russell Bianchi's picture from the brown-colored envelope he was carrying. As Olivia's condition started deteriorating, everyone was hunting for Russell Bianchi. Matteo and Hera came back from their honeymoon abruptly. Nero and Chloe came back to Chicago to support Alessandro in this difficult time. Even Reed and Mia came to offer their support. Everyone is searching for
In Chicago, the day after Olivia was admitted to the hospital, the moonlight seeped through the curtains, basking in the dimly lit hospital room with its soft glow. "Why is she not waking up? It's been more than twenty-four hours since she last opened her eyes for a few minutes. Now, nothing. She is not even responding when I call her name" Alessandro asked the doctor with worry and fear for Olivia. The doctors looked at each other with hesitation."Mr. Volcov, her pulse is dropping rapidly. She has only twenty-four hours left. After that, her organs will fail to function and then she will slip into a coma. If that happens, no one can save her. Our medicines can keep her breathing for only one day. We are extremely sorry Mr. Volcov" They apologized sincerely. Alessandro collapsed on the chair beside the bed.Czar led the doctors out of the room to give his boss some privacy. 'Kairo, please come fast' Alessandro thought in his head. He looked at Olivia, who lost a lot of weight in
"I thought your mom died when your father poisoned her. So I ran away and started living here since then" Russell confessed.Kairo shook his head."I used to think the same. But I didn't know that she was poisoned by my dad. If I would have known it when he was still alive, then I would have killed him with my bare hands. But I recently found out what happened back then. Mom survived the poisoning and gave birth to a girl. I have a sister. Her name is Olivia" he shared with so much love and warmth.Russell is extremely happy to learn that he has a granddaughter and his own daughter survived."Really? Where is your mom? Where is your sister? Does your father know that they survived? How are they now?" he asked anxiously. He knows how cruel his son-in-law is. If his son-in-law found out that his wife escaped, then he would have hunted them down mercilessly. Kairo gritted his teeth. He knows how his father would have reacted if he found out about his mother and Olivia. Even though he di
In one of Chicago's finest hospitals, Russell is looking at his granddaughter with mixed emotions. All the doctors and nurses left the room. It has been one hour since he administered his own anti-clot medicine to his granddaughter. Her vitals improved and her pulse picked up. He removed her off of the ventilator machine and pulled the several tubes and machines that the doctors stuck to her body. She is now only on IV. To him, he is seeing his own daughter in Olivia's place. There was a time in his daughter's life when he had to treat her to pull her out of her drug addiction. He thought that was the most painful moment of his life. But how wrong was he? He had to see so much worse and here he is, standing in the same crossroads at which he once stood with his daughter. His one decision to let his daughter marry an undeserving man led her to her death. Now, he will not let the same thing happen to his granddaughter again."Grandfather? What is happening to her? Is the medicine worki
"I cannot believe he just did that. What are we going to do now?" Kairo is tensed and worried. He never thought that his grandfather whom he was really happy to find again would behave this way. Kairo can understand where his grandfather's anger is coming from. It is coming from a part of his heart that still loves his daughter too much. The fact that Livi looks exactly like his daughter makes him even more protective of her.On the other hand, Unlike Kairo, Alessandro is calm. He is relaxed and looking fondly at Livi. He is happy that she will be fine now. He is not bothered about Russell or his threat. He is eagerly waiting for Livi to open her eyes and talk to him. She is still looking pale, but she is breathing on her own now, which eases the tension off of him. When Kairo noticed that Alessandro was not at all listening to him, he was confused."Alessandro? Are you even listening to me?" he asked with a confused frown.Alessandro gently touched Livi's cheek with his fingers."Y
"Livi," he said softly. Slowly her eyes fluttered open. Her eyes are blurry and she is feeling disoriented. There is a dull ache in her head. Her mouth feels dry and she is feeling weak. She blinked her eyes a few times to clear her eyes. White ceiling and white lights greeted her. "Livi, how are you feeling now?" his concerned voice penetrated her ears. She turned her head to look at the man she was in love with. But her illness proved to be a barrier standing in between them."Alesso?" she croaked. Her throat is feeling itchy and it hurts to even whisper his name.He pulled her into a tight hug, making her forget about everything but him. "Thank god you are fine. Do you know how worried I was? You scared me half to death" he murmured softly. Relief and happiness are evident in his voice.She frowned. She doesn't remember anything after she passed away that night in the Volcov mansion. She doesn't remember coming to the hospital either.'You cannot be saved ' she remembered the con
The next morning, Olivia woke up to the whispers of two people. She recognized both voices. She opened her eyes to look at Alesso and Kairo. Her brother looked a bit agitated while Alesso was lazily sipping his coffee. They are still in the hospital and Alesso said that he is going to shift her back home today. "What happened? What are you both talking about?" she inquired with her sleep-filled voice. Two pairs of eyes landed on her and they both beamed at her. The dull ache in her head is still there and her body is feeling sore and achy. "Good morning Livi'"Morning baby sister" Alessandro and Kairo greeted her. Alessandro abandoned his coffee and came over to her side. While her brother who looked a little upset a moment ago is now beaming at her."What happened? What made you so upset?" Livi asked Kairo.Kairo rubbed his temples tiredly and gave Alessandro a look. His grandfather demanded that they shift Olivia home, as she doesn't need to stay in the hospital any longer. Russ
Happily ever after....Two years later..."Aaron, where are your sister and mother?" Alesso asked his one-and-a-half-year-old son. Livi gave birth to twins. She went into labor in her eighth month, and she gave birth to twins. The newborns were kept in the incubator because of their low birth weight for a week before they were allowed to take home. "Bla blah blah..." Aaron tried to tell where his sister was in his cute baby language. Alesso laughed at his cuteness. He carried the little bundle in the direction where he pointed out. Just like Livi, Serra, his daughter loves flowers and gardens. Mostly she likes to play in the mud. Livi allows it too. He found his beautiful wife and daughter in the garden."Hello beautiful ladies" he cooed. Immediately his daughter ran towards him with her muddy hands and all. Alesso leaned down to lift her as well. She smeared dirt all over his neck and shirt. But he didn't mind it one bit.Livi walked up to them and pecked his lips with love."Where
"Livi, you look beautiful. I am sure Alesso will be unable to keep his off of you" Mia complemented Livi."It will be a miracle if he doesn't demand all the men to get out because they all are watching his Wife" Chloe teased.Everyone laughed with mirth. Mia, Chloe, Hera, Rose, and Livi were all present in the room where Livi got ready for her wedding. The bride and the bridesmaids are chatting and laughing. Czar, Carlos, and his parents are all involved with the wedding preparations, making sure that the wedding will go on smoothly without a glitch. The entire Mansion is filled with laughter and cheer. Everyone has a smile on their faces. Mouth-watering food, and beautiful decor, and the mansion looks like a palace from a fairy tale. The wedding is going to take place in the backyard of the Volcov mansion. The entire backyard is decorated. On the far end of the backyard is the makeshift aisle. The aisle looks beautiful with two pillars on either side with a huge chandelier hanging
"Rose, you look good in that dress. My brother is going to fall head over heels in love with you" Livi complemented Rose.The sun has gone down, setting the surroundings with dim light. As Livi's wedding was the next morning, everyone decided to retire for the day early, so that the bride could get enough sleep. But Livi was feeling too nervous for her big day. So she couldn't fall asleep. She decides to sneak into Alesso's room but notices that Rose is awake and Alesso is forced to share a room with Kairo because of something that Russel said. So she decided to pester Rose instead. As Rose is one of her bridesmaids, she is trying her dress upon Livi's insistence. Rose gave Livi a forced smile. 'No, your brother is already in love with someone else. He will never fall for me ' she thought sadly, but kept that to herself. She doesn't want to upset Livi who looks so happy. "You are right, it looks good now that it is altered to my size" Rose agreed, ignoring Livi's comment about Kairo
"They crashed our party!" Mia exclaimed with excitement.The drunk woman hugged their men with drunk excitement."Looks like someone is happy to see us" Reed commented when he saw how happy Mia looked when she saw him."Very happy" she declared. They all started to chat and laugh with happiness. They all are relaxed. Matteo is pressing Hera's swollen feet, Reed is hugging Mia, when she complains of a cold wind. Chloe is sitting on Nero's lap. Alesso is rubbing Livi's back while she is sipping water. Only Rose and Kairo are sitting side by side. Kairo's arm is spread behind her on the couch. Absently he is playing with her hair."How did you guys even imagine that you would party and we wouldn't know about it?" Alesso asked with mirth.All the ladies pouted. "We just wanted to have fun" Livi mumbled defensively, and everyone bobbed their heads comically. The men chuckled. "Did you guys enjoy your party without us?" Reed asked.The woman slumped and felt dejected."We thought we wo
Livi, Alesso, Kairo, Rose, Russell, and the others traveled back to Russia, where the wedding would be going to happen in a week. The Volcov Mansion in Russia is decorated for the wedding, with drapes, hanging lights, and tents erected in the backyard where the marriage will commence. Fresh flowers will be replaced every day until the day of marriage. Rose, Chloe, Mia, and Hera are the bride's maids. While Nero, Reed, Kairo, and Matteo are the groomsmen.The entire group landed in Russia to participate in the festivities five days earlier. Women planned to celebrate the bachelorette party in a yacht, and they all planned to keep the location a secret so that their husbands couldn't crash their party like every other time. "Cheers to our Olivia" all the ladies cheered to the bride-to-be. Only Hera is not drinking alcohol, but the others are. They all drank shots, followed by dancing. Loud music and lots of fun. As they were the only people partying, they were having a lot of fun. "
In the warehouse, John was tortured within an inch of his life. Alessandro and Kairo took turns in torturing him. And they enjoyed it thoroughly. They made him a crying and begging mess. By the time they were done, he was lying in his shit and pee. "This should teach everyone not to ever cross us. You mess with what's ours, we will mess with you" Alessandro said with a sneer.Kairo threw the bloody knife away. Just like he once told Rose that he is very good at carving. When he was carving John's face, he only remembered her. As sick and twisted as it might look, he is missing her badly."K...ka.Kairo" John whispered with a sinister smile before he took his last breath. Those words made Kairo feel uneasy. Even Alessandro is frowning. Something in the dead man's eyes made Kairo feel unsettled."What does he mean by that?" Naim asked with confusion.But both Kairo and Alessandro were quiet, lost in their thoughts."Dispose of his body. I am going home. You coming?" Kairo asked Alessan
When John entered the warehouse where Kairo was keeping Alessandro captive, he laughed out loud when he saw Alessandro tied to a chair and leaning forward with his head down. The area is dimly lit and he couldn't see Alessandro's face. But the thick smell of blood wafting from inside the warehouse is making him feel excited."Well, well, well, it looks like Kairo did a number on the great Alessandro Volcov," he said loudly and clapped his hands while laughing. Naim appeared then along with a few of Kairo's men. John looked around, searching for Kairo."Where is your boss, Naim? Did he become tired after torturing this Russian?" John asked with a wide grin.A chuckle rang loudly around the warehouse then. John looked around to find the source of the chuckle, only to find Alessandro walking in from behind him. John is shocked to see Alessandro there. He was thinking that the man tied to the chair was Alessandro. "You? If you are here, then where is Kairo?" John asked with panic.Aless
'Kairo will not be pleased to hear that you cornered his wife 'When Sylvia hears those words, her heart is filled with hatred for Rose. She wanted to kill Rose then and there. But that would push Kairo away from her. So she had her emotions and acted pitifully."I know Rose. I know you are his wife now. I know you must have wondered why he never touched you, didn't you?" Sylvia guessed. And by the look of discomfort on Rose's face, she understood that she guessed right."Please step aside and let me go" Rose demanded again. She started to feel increasingly uncomfortable and her gut instinct told her to run. But Sylvia blocked the way and she couldn't leave until she moved aside.Sylvia sniffed."I know I am making you feel uncomfortable. But I had to share this with you. Because Kairo refused to listen to me" she sniffed and pretended to cry.Rose frowned with concern. The vengeful woman who abused her in Russia looked arrogant. But now, she is crying. Nothing is making any sense to
Kairo is waiting impatiently for John to make his move. They made theirs and now it's John's turn. The faster they finish John, the sooner he can move back to the Volcov Mansion. He is strangely missing his clumsy wife too. As if reading his mind, his mobile started ringing. He looked at the called id and sneered. It's from an unknown number. Kairo is sure it must be from John."Kairo Bianchi" he answered the call arrogantly.Silence followed after that. Just when Kairo was about to disconnect the call, John spoke up."Kairo, how have you been?" John asked as if he hadn't tried to kill Kairo a few days ago using Antonio.Kairo seethed silently."John? I thought you were trying to kill me. Stop pretending as if you care about my well-being. I am in a bad mood now. What do you want?" Kairo asked bluntly. He couldn't let John know that he was actually waiting for his call. John smirked with satisfaction. He expected this from Kairo. If he fought with Alessandro, obviously he would be in