Leonardo's girlfriend, Lara Chavez, was pounding harder on Leonardo's door. It echoed throughout the Vera mansion as Angela and Mrs. Gale rushed in from outside into the living room.
Angela and Mrs. Gale entered the living room and saw a man who smiled at her.
"Angela, he's Leonardo's best friend, Fredrick Milldam," Mrs. Gale said.
"Nice to meet you, sir," Angela said warmly to Leo's best friend.
"Are you Leo's new nurse?" Fredrick gave Angela a friendly smile. "You can call me Frex. That would make me very happy. We've come to see Leonardo. "
Angela was drawn to Fredrick's boyish appearance. His curly hair was longer, as if he were a rock singer on the move. And his eyes were black, just like her sister Esper's. And she was warmed by his friendly demeanor toward her.
Then Leonardo's yelling from his room filled the air once more, "Get out! Right now, I don't want any visitors! "
All of their attention was focused on the direction of Leonardo's room when a door slammed and steps ran towards the corner, where a beautiful long-legged woman appeared sobbing. Lara Chavez was Leonardo Vera's girlfriend. She was crying and complaining about Leonardo's cold demeanor toward her, and Fredrick came to her aid and pacified her, "Let's go outside. Have a fresh breeze washed off your sorrow. " They went outside.
"Lara is a well-known model in town. And she's madly in love with Leonardo. " Mrs. Gale's description of Lara Chavez disturbed Angela.
Her sister Esper, based on what she saw, was no match for her. Lara's flawless complexion and expensive outfit indicated that she was born into a wealthy family. And the way she moved resembled a royal personality with great breeding. In contrast to her sister Esper, who comes from a poor family and was as simple as Angela, Mrs. Gale also added more information about Lara Chavez.
"She was the most recent of Leonardo's girlfriends before the accident," Mrs. Gale elaborated.
"What do you think was the cause of Miss Chavez's tears as she exited Mr. Vera's room?" Angela inquired.
"Well, the Leonardo of today is not the Leonardo of yesterday." Mrs. Gale explained.
"I heard Lara's voice, Alicia," Mrs. Vera said as she emerged from her room. "Where is she now?"
"Fredrick took her with him outside the house, Mrs. Vera."
"Please prepare the lunch, Alicia," Mrs. Vera said as she exited the house to join the visitors, leaving Angela and Mrs. Gale in the living room.
Angela could sense Mrs. Vera's sadness and felt sorry for her. She heard nothing from Leonardo's room, and after Mrs. Gale left her to prepare the lunch, Angela went to the main door and left it ajar.
Angela overheard their conversation outside. She could hear Lara's voice.
"She pushed me away, Mrs. Vera," Lara cried loudly. They were sitting on the swing in the garden. Mrs. Vera and Fredrick both wanted to comfort Lara.
"This is only for a short time, Lara; don't take it seriously," Mrs. Vera added. "There will come a time when Leonardo will come to his senses."
"But he dumped me, Mrs. Vera. He didn't want to see me. " Lara wailed.
Angela silently observed everything that happened in the house. This is her first day of work, and she must be aware of everyone associated with Leonardo. And she was curious about Lara Chavez. What if she had anything to do with Esper's death?
"Angela, it's time for Leonardo's lunch," Mrs. Gale said as she approached Angela from the kitchen.
In a few minutes, Angela approached Leonardo's room, holding a tray of food.
Mrs. Gale had warned her about Leonardo's suicidal tendencies. He used the fork to cut his pulse. So, don't give him anything sharp that he could use to end his life. She thought of the warning.
Angela then pushed the door widely open. But she had no idea Leonardo's hearing sense would be so acute as he threw something to Angela.
"I said get lost," Leonardo was yelling and throwing something.
Angela stepped back to avoid the flying object and dropped the tray of food. "Look what you've done!" she exclaimed. "All of the food has been thrown on the floor!"
"Did I make myself clear? I don’t need a nurse, so, get lost! "
"Sorry to tell you, Mr. Vera. There’s nothing you can do to push me away from you. I don’t care if you like me or not; what I care about is my job. And I don’t give a damn if you like to kill me! "
"You stupid, hardheaded, evil woman," Leonardo exclaimed as he rose to his feet.
"You're the evil one." She yelled, "Just listen to yourself and you’ll know what kind of evil person you are, Mr. Vera."
"Go to hell!" Leonardo screamed.
"You go to hell!" Angela yelled as she picked up the food on the floor. She noticed fragments of broken glasses.
"What the fuck is that?" He took a step back; his right foot was bleeding.
"There you are, Mr. Nasty man. You have what you want. Now your foot is bleeding, and you need me to clean it. "
"It's all your fault; you're dead now!"
"No, I'm not. Between the two of us, I have a better chance of living than you. " Angela was prompted to look at Leonardo's foot and kneel on the floor to check his wound, and the next thing she felt was Leonardo's hand clutching her hair tightly, and an excruciating pain accelerated, causing her to scream a little.
"Now I've got you, Miss Annoying," he said, twisting his fingers through Angela's hair. "Do you really believe I can't hurt you?"
"Let go of my hair, you jerk." Angela struggled, "Are you gay?"
"I’ll teach you a lesson! I don't have respect for a stupid woman like you! "
Mrs. Gale entered the room and helped Angela out of Leonardo's grasp.
"Leonardo, let go of Angela's hair!" And she unclutched Leonardo's hands from Angela's hair, and when it loosened a little, Angela pushed hard on Leonardo, who slammed to the floor.
"Oh, Leonardo, my goodness. What are you doing? It's bad for a man to pull a woman's hair. It’s ridiculous. "
"I told you all, I don't need a nurse! Take that jerk out of this room! "
"You're a knucklehead." Angela barked, "Based on how you speak and treat me! You're the jerk one! "And she wanted to shoot him.
"Get out!" Leonardo yelled.
"No! Never!" Angela retorted.
"Please stop," Mrs. Gale begged. "You two might kill each other."
"Don't worry, Mrs. Gale. It's not yet time to execute that jerk. " Angela growled.
"This nurse is the most barbarian of all those hired."
"You are the barbarian, not I!" Angela shouted.
"Who are you? Do you really want to get into a fight?" He yelled angrily.
"You were the one looking for it." Angela retorted, "I'm only here to feed you, but take a look at what you've done. You splattered your food on the floor," Angela said to Mrs. Gale. "Please bring another tray of food here, Mrs. Gale."
A few minutes later, back in Leonardo’s room, Angela was holding another tray of food and demanded, "You must eat." She said this after Mrs. Gale exited the room.
Leonardo gritted his teeth and said, "Do you really understand what you are doing?"
"Of course," I say, "Do I have to remind you why I'm here?" Angela said sarcastically, "I am your nurse, and as I previously stated, you must eat right now."
"Are you nuts? What do you think of yourself here? Are you the boss? " Leonardo sat at the edge of his bed, ignoring his bleeding foot. "You’re just a nurse. And you can’t tell me what to do. This is my life and my body; I am in command of myself. "
"A nurse's duty is to make sure that the patient can receive proper diet and medicine." Angela added, "And as a nurse, she has all the power to make the patient take his food and medicine no matter what it costs her." Angela started to feel satisfied about torturing him and overpowering him.
"You fool. I am the boss here," Leonardo said grimly.
"You’re not my boss. And once again, I'll remind you. Your mother hired me, which means she is my boss and not you. And I won’t let you starve to death. So, you must eat."
"I will not." Leonardo said stubbornly.
"Okay, I’ll just sing," And Angela sang out of tune.
Leonardo was irritated by her voice and yelled, "Don’t be loud!"
"I just sang. I didn’t make any noise." And she sang again. Her tone became a stomach-puking tone.
"That's enough! Stop that! Go out and cause some disturbance out there! " Leonardo yelled, covering his ears.
Angela, on the other hand, kept shrieking and singing louder and louder.
"OK, please stop; I'm going to eat now," Leonardo finally relented.
Angela then stopped singing and placed the food tray next to Leonardo on the bed. And he began to touch his food, picking up the tuna sandwich and nibbling.
Now Angela knew how to torture Leonardo Vera.
Two Years Ago3:00 a.m.December 10, 1980.Hope ParkThe park was deserted, but a woman in a red dress was crying into the phone, "Oh no, Esper! "Please don't do it! " The fear was reflected in her expression. She was upset and weeping.A distraught woman's voice on the other end of the line was crying and yelling, "I want to die!" There's no use in life without him! "The woman in red was attempting to console her younger sister. "It's not the end of the world yet," she trembled, her vision blurred by tears, "you can have another man who will truly love you, and please don't do this to me.""Please come home, Angela," she said, her voice trance-like."Yes, I'm on my way home; hold on, sweetie." I'll be there in a few days. I've got my ticket in my pocket; I'll be there soon. "However, the voice on the other end of the line shrieked, and it was a death cry.The woman in red was transfixed, dropped the phone inadvertently, and knew right then that her beloved younger sister would die.
One morning, Angela came in early to clean Leonardo's room. Leonardo was on the side of his bed when Angela entered. He suddenly turned at the door where Angela stood. His hearing was getting sharper. He sniffed the air. He wanted to recognize who came in."You're a stubborn woman!" Leonardo's voice echoed.But Angela was like a rock that sparkles in a rage when struck. And the more enraged Leonardo showed, the tougher she became. "No one has a soft head, unless you're abnormal.""Get out, please," Leonardo growled, his jaw gritting."I have to clean your room and bathe you later." Angela began quietly picking up some messes on the floor."What should I do to get you out?" He groaned."You don't have to do anything because I wouldn’t go out without you taking a bath and putting on new clothes," she declared casually, "You stink." She opened the cupboard for Leonardo's shirt and trousers.She stood in front of the open cupboard silently, staring at the thick, hung clothes."It's reall
"It's still your fault," Lara continued, "you're the one holding the phone, so all you have to do is give it to Leonardo. You know, I want to talk to him. It's still your fault. "Angela's pressure increased, and Lara appeared to be out of tune. "I can't do anything if my boss refuses to speak with you." You can come if you want to speak with him. "Bye," Angela said as she hung up the phone and made her way to Mr. Vera's room."Good day, Sir." Angela came to a halt when she noticed Mrs. Vera at the window. She appeared to be sobbing. She wanted to ask, but she held back and quietly placed Leonardo's food tray on the small table."You can eat right now, Sir." The food I brought is delicious. "I know those are your favorites," Angela said, looking at Leonardo's bed. Leonardo was just lying down."Who are you to tell me what my favorite is?" Leonardo mumbled. "You're extremely obstinate. Scram! ""Have mercy on yourself," his mother exclaimed, "don't be angry with the world, Leonardo.""
Leonardo's room was silent. He lay there, blindly staring at the ceiling. Angela walked in after the door opened. "I'm here, Sir," Angela said quietly. "Why did you come back?" he moaned. "Aare you provoking me?" "I have no intention of upsetting you, sir. I really looked after you. But I came back for a variety of reasons. First, to see if you actually ate, and to thank you for eating. Second, you've got visitors. " Leonardo muttered, "Get rid of whoever they are," he coughed, "you should have known what I wanted." "Perhaps you should drink some cough medicine," she snorted, "your girlfriend, Miss Lara Chavez, is looking for you again." "We broke up," he stated. "It's none of my business, and my third intention is to check your studio. Your paintings are... "Are you crazy?" exclaimed Leonardo. "Didn't I tell you I didn't want to hear those things anymore?" "Just don't yell at me because I'm just doing what they told me to do to tell you their plan," Angela objected. "You ha
Another day had gone by, five o'clock in the morning. Angela looked in the mirror at herself. Her entire plan had shifted. She sighed, stood up, and dressed in her white nurse uniform, pinning her hair back at her nape.She emerged from her room to begin her duties as Leonardo's nurse. The living room was deserted, and there was no sign of anyone nearby. But, before entering Leonardo's room, she decided to take a walk on the lawn to re-energize. She inhales fresh air into her lungs.It was very cold outside early in the morning. She noticed that someone was talking in the back of the house. She checked it out and saw Mrs. Gale with a male companion, to whom she gave instructions. "Stay here at the back, never enter the house without permission, and if you're thirsty or need something, call me." Mrs. Gale noticed Angela above the first step of the stairs. "Good morning, Angela. He's the new gardener, but he's not a stay-in here; his name is Mr. Villa.""Just call me Anton, Miss," the g
Angela was still nervous as she boarded the cab. She was already on Jaca Street, where Leonardo had been injured and her sister had died. Her emotions were conflicted. She was curious about what had happened, but she was also afraid of what she would find out. She was curious as to why two accidents occurred on the same night and in the same location. The cab pulled up in front of Mentara's Mall. Angela arrived at the location Leonardo was checking on at 2:00 p.m. The mall was deserted; there were few shoppers in the area due to the lack of public transportation. Angela stood beneath the lamppost. She scanned the area where the accident occurred. She had just read in the newspaper and heard on the news about what had happened in the area when her sister was in an accident and died instantly on that road. According to the news, her body was being dragged by the motor at high speed, and Esper died instantly. Worst of all, Angela was on the other side of the world when her sister die
"When I say get out, you have to get out!" Lara dragged Angela to the door. Angela turned to her and said, "Don't touch me!" and pushed her so hard that she almost fell down. "You're rude!" Lara slapped Angela in the face, but Angela quickly retaliated by slapping back. Lara cried out in pain and anger, pulling Angela's hair, "You're such an animal!" "Let him go, Lara!" exclaimed Leonardo. Lara abruptly released Angela and went to Leonardo's bed, where she asked for defense. "Your nurse is rude; she slapped me; you should hire a more respectful nurse, Leonardo." She cried. "What brings you here?" Leonardo inquired dryly. "Of course, you're in the hospital, so I'll pay you a visit; I'm worried about you. Why did you slash your wrist? " She snorted, "Perhaps your nurse doesn't care?" "Can you leave now, Lara?" Leonardo asked. "You're going to dispatch me right away despite the fact that I've only just arrived?" "I don't require a visitor at this time." Then someone else opene
"What did you say?" exclaimed Leonardo. "The woman you ran over on the street is no longer alive." Angela said flatly. "I didn't hit that girl; she was the one running past, so I hit her; it was an accident!" Angela sensed the seriousness in Leonardo's reactions; he hadn't expected Angela's news. She grumbled, adding, "Someone killed her. The man driving the black car killed her. " Leonardo couldn't believe the woman who had caused his blindness had died. "Are you telling the truth?" "Yeah, and whoever those people are... whatever their motivation for killing her was... they will pay the price; Carma is real, and they will suffer as the girl did." Leonardo stopped speaking. He reflected deeply. "I want my hot coffee," he said quietly. Angela went to the kitchen to prepare coffee for Leonardo. She was about to return to Leonardo's room when Leonardo's mother approached her. "Is that coffee for Leonardo?" Mrs. Vera asked. "Yes, Mrs. Vera." "How is he doing?" Angela shrugged,
Mrs. Gale was approaching her quickly, raising her knife-wielding hand to kill her.Angela swooped down from her side and pushed Mrs. Gale against the wall. However, she cut her elbow with the knife she was holding. Mrs. Gale then prepared for another attack, but a gunshot echoed through the tunnel, causing it to shake."Stop it, Mrs. Gale!" Leonardo's voice came in frantically. His steps echoed as he dashed in to prevent Mrs. Gale from attacking Angela again. But she was fighting to be free of Leonardo. And screamed. "You're going to die, Leonardo," Mrs. Vera hissed at him."You have to stop now, Mrs. Gale," Leonardo yelled, yanking her black shirt back and ripping it off. Then, Leonardo purposefully lit Mrs. Gale's back shoulder and noticed the rose tattoo that Camilla Mantissa had told him about. It also confirmed Mrs. Atilla Gale's identity as Mrs. Rosamarie Gale Mantissa. "You'll die like your father, Leonardo," Mrs. Gale yelled as she prepared to stab him. Because of this, Leon
Angela shook as she entered the pink room. It was a duplicate of the pink room above. And she wondered why it was built beneath the mansion, hidden from the master's bedroom door. The blood on the floor, however, made her tremble. Whose blood is this? She reflected.She slid open the cupboard attached to the wall, just as she had done in the pink room above, but there was one significant difference between the two replicated rooms: the chained chair in the nook. Angela touched the chair's arms and realized it was similar to an electric chair, with straps attached at the back that appeared to serve as a body strap.She took a step back as if her fingers had been burned by touching it. There was a stumbling sound coming from outside the room, followed by steps running in. Angela hid in the cupboard's back corner. Mrs. Vera's screaming voice, asking for help, filled the room as the steps became louder. Angela ran as fast as she could to find Mrs. Vera's voice, but it was cut off the ai
Angela was running fast and screaming for help, but the heavy rain began to fall, and her voice was drowned out. She struggled on the wet ground as she tried to see if the second gate, unlike the first, was unlocked. Her eyes were blurry from rain drops as she was completely soaked when she stumbled on the ground and her foot got caught on something. A man's body was found on the ground. Angela screamed as she recognized the man; he was the guard she was looking for, and he was dead. She crawled away from the corpse and struggled to run towards the second gate at the back of the mansion. But, frustrated by the locked gate, she screamed angrily. She shook from the cold and fear. The fence was too high to climb to exit the gate. "The gun," she remembered and ran back to the house. As she entered the living room, the floor became soaked. She tightened her grip on the knife and kept her ears alert. She dashed to the kitchen to check on Mrs. Gale, but she was no longer on the ground. "Mrs
It was already 8 p.m. when Mrs. Vera retired to her room She was not feeling well. Angela waited for Leonardo's call a little longer. But hours had passed and she had received no calls. Angela had a low tolerance for waiting, especially when it came to Leonardo. She was not comfortable with the fact that there was a mysterious tunnel beneath the mansion. She could feel that something ominous was going on in the house. And that lady in white was a great threat to all of them. Whoever she is, she must be stopped.Mrs. Gale joined her later. Mrs. Gale smiled. "Leonardo is fortunate to have you as a life partner. You're free to marry now that Lara is no longer in his life. Leonardo had only gotten a headache from that b*tch. It's a good thing she's in jail now. Better for her." "I thought you liked Lara for Leonardo," Angela said, looking at her."I've disliked Lara since the first time I met her. She was arrogant and cunning. She's fortunate to have been freed from the tunnel. " Mrs.
"Here's your coffee, Mrs. Vera," Angela said as she placed the cup on the living room table. Mrs. Vera was concerned about her son's journey. Mrs. Gale was in the kitchen preparing their lunch. They were all very excited about Leonardo's trip. Angela, on the other hand, was more interested in seeing the house blueprints."I'm afraid Leonardo was correct," Mrs. Gale said as she entered the living room, placing the bowl of cookies on the couch across from Angela. "What if we're not the only ones in this house?"Angela smiled as she remembered a movie, she saw a long time ago. A house with a secret passage beneath the floor. It's a horror film that she didn't bother watching all the way through.Mrs. Gale, on the other hand, insisted on her terrifying imagination about a haunted house."I don't believe in ghosts," Angela said softly."You have to," Mrs. Vera responded quietly. "I could feel it. Someone is watching us. They're keeping tabs on everything we do.” Mrs. Vera told them about h
Leonardo was holding a flashlight in his right hand, and Angela was holding one as well. They were looking at the secret door behind the cabinet in the studio's basement. "Are you sure you want to come with me?" Leonardo asked Angela one last time. "You can wait for me here.""I'll go." Angela insisted, "Waiting is the worst thing for me. I'd like to assist you in learning the truth about this house. This tunnel was constructed for a reason. That is a fact. And it was concealed from your mother. ""If she's telling the truth," Leonardo stated flatly."You doubted your mother?""She had kept my father's terrible secrets from me. She had no reason to lie to me about this tunnel.""I can see it in her eyes that she's telling you the truth," Angela said as she walked ahead of Leonardo into the tunnel's dark hole.After a few minutes of walking, they returned to the room where Lara was being held captive. "This room was designed for a crime," Leonardo mused."You're right," Angela said as
"Keep an eye on your steps, Angela," Leonardo warned as the two waved their flashlights inside the tunnel. Leonardo kept Angela's gaze fixed on the tunnel they were following, which led them into a door. They also smelled a foul odor in the tunnel, like dead rats. And they discovered things inside the dreadful room, where they found a black bag containing a bottle of acid and a man's cap."I remember this cap," Angela raised the cap and looked at Leonardo, "this is the cap of the man who threw acid in my face." She also discovered fatigue pants and a jacket on the corner. Angela recognized all of them as her assailant's belongings."So, Lara was to blame for your scarred face," Leonardo grumbled. "And now she'll have to pay for it.""Did you happen to know about this tunnel, Leonardo?" Angela inquired."No."They all gathered in the living room to talk about and analyze what had happened that night. Mrs. Gale was making coffee for everyone. Mrs. Vera was still trembling as she imagine
It's a coincidence. Her stolen pose and appearance in Leonardo's house were entirely coincidental, and she couldn't believe her eyes when she saw her face on the canvas. But it was genuine. Their paths had crossed before she planned to murder Leonardo, and that secret had followed her since the day she fell in love with him. She tried her hardest to sleep as Leonardo desired. Leonardo decided to check on Lara's apartment after Angela confirmed her belief that Lara was the real killer. And that would be the following day.She was staring out the window. The sky was too dark, with not a single star blinking. She then stood up to close the window when she noticed a white image below it. It was just a repeat of what had happened before. A woman in a wedding gown was walking around. Angela dashed as fast as she could to reveal the truth. But when she arrived at the studio's patio, the image had vanished, and Leonardo had exited the building."What happened?" Leonardo, concerned, inquired.
The man's shadow was approaching her. She wanted to scream, but he covered her mouth too quickly. She thought, "This isn't a dream." She wasn't dreaming as the pain from the man's grip increased. She tried to break free from him, but he was stronger, and she knew who she was. "Andrew?""Angela, I can't take it any longer." Andrew drew her into his arms as she remembered what Fredrick had done to her."Andrew? What exactly are you doing? " Angela pushed him away from her."I love you, and I want you to be mine." Andrew began kissing her on the lips, moving down to her neck and breast.Angela kept pushing and struggling and was about to scream again when the door suddenly opened and another shadow broke in, pulling Andrew away from Angela. And she saw how the tall shadow of another man punched Andrew in the face. And he collapsed on the floor.Angela was shocked to see Andrew and Leonardo colliding, fighting and kicking each other, and Andrew suffering more from Leonardo's fist."You tr