Days changed faintly. Now she was in Las Vegas—in her room at the Alejandro family mansion. No more Canada, or horse stables on the ranch, or the simple room overlooking the vineyard, or sunrises by the lake.Everything vanished all of a sudden...Cheryl never really noticed the passing of time. She felt empty as if she had just lost something precious in her life.She faintly heard the sound of the door being closed gently.As she opened her eyes, the room that was once dark and cold had transformed into bright and... warm. She could feel the thick blanket wrapping around her body. And the gentle stroke on her head."How was your sleep? Nice?"Cheryl looked up and found Mateo sitting at the edge of the bed, looking at her with concern as if she had just got a big problem.In reality, she was indeed caught in a big problem..."When did you arrive?" Cheryl shifted back, rising from her sleeping position and approaching Mateo to hug him."A few hours ago." Mateo kept running his fingers
Throughout her life, Cheryl admitted that she was not a person who was close to God. She rarely prayed, nor did she attend church. However, there were moments in her life that made her feel that someday she would find and return to the old path that she had left behind. Perhaps, there would be things that made her miss her old habits of coming to church to pray or just sitting for hours practicing the piano with the choir.Now, for the first time in years, she was back at the small church where she had spent her childhood in Las Vegas.This church was not the same as the last time she visited. There was still a large garden that greeted her in the courtyard, but the inside of the church had been remodeled to be bigger and grander. The piano she used to play has also changed. It had been changed to a new model, with better quality of course.Cheryl missed the time when she was a little girl who often played the piano in church.She instantly regretted that she rarely visited this churc
Her heart still skipped a beat whenever she recalled the brief conversation between Sister Esther and Mrs Catalina a few moments ago. It felt as if something was driving her to find out about something... that she had never realized before."What's wrong?" Mateo turned his head, looking at her with a frown on his forehead.Cheryl squeaked in surprise. She gave Mateo a quick glance, then shook her head slowly."You look like you've just seen a ghost. What's wrong?" Veronica asks almost the same question."I..." She looked around her at the churchyard where Mrs Catalina had just come out and walked into a black car guarded by four black bodyguards."What's wrong?" Mateo looked at her seriously. He followed the direction of her eyes, who was watching the window. However, just before Mateo looked out, Mrs Catalina’s car had already driven past them.Cheryl could see Veronica staring at the car that passed them. She seemed to recognize the black car with the RFW logo on it.Instantly Chery
"Mateo, please help me," Cheryl gave Mateo a pleading look, "I need to see Rafael. Tell me where and how I can meet him because… I've been calling him since a few hours ago, but he's not picking up my calls."Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Mateo wince in surprise at the suddenness of the sentence she said while they were having dinner together.She spent the whole afternoon thinking about all this and only found the courage at dinner time. She knew that what she had asked Mateo was... shocking. However, this is what happened, and she couldn't stop the thousands of questions that had been running through her head since her meeting with Mrs. Catalina."Wait, what are you talking about?" Mateo raised one eyebrow, giving her a surprised look.Cheryl took a deep breath, knowing that his question showed how crazy her mind was at the moment. However, she didn't care. The only thing she wanted to do was to meet Rafael to ask him about what really happened.The thing she had believed in
"Wow, spoiled Princess is really coming here," Beatrice flashed a mocking smile as she leaned against the black car she had parked right in front of the steps of Cheryl’s private jet, "I thought you were just joking when you said you were coming here."Cheryl snorted in annoyance. Honestly, she wanted to reply to Beatrice's mocking, but she remembered that she needed that woman's help right now. Even though she feels annoyed, she must humble herself and follow that annoying woman's game."I don’t want to talk about shit. So, where can I meet Rafael?" Cheryl stopped before her, giving her an exasperated look while snorting softly."Easy, girl! You're in such a hurry. What's the matter? Why do you want to meet my cousin after you went to dump him along with your arrogant boyfriend?" Beatrice's eyes flashed with anger.Cheryl crossed her arms in front of her chest. She was showing Alejandro's arrogance and pride."I want Rafael! Now!"Beatrice stifled a laugh when she saw Cheryl's behavi
Cheryl's eyes widened in fear as she gazed into the lobby of the TARTARUS hotel, which was directly connected to the secret room where ElWagner's secret leaders met. There was a dark hallway that led to the top floor, a lobby reserved for the leaders. The floor wasn't even listed in the elevator. She had to use the elevator to get to the top floor. After that, she had to walk to a hidden passage behind the hotel's managing director's room, and then she could use the private elevator to get to the top floor.She didn't know for sure, but it seemed like the hotel director was also one of the people involved with ElWagner. Or perhaps, the director of TARTARUS was one of the secret leaders.She doesn't know about it, and she doesn't want to know anything. The only thing she wanted to know was where and how she could meet Rafael.That’s why she comes here…The tapping sound of high heels broke the silence on the floor. Her brown hair fluttered beautifully, matching the long red dress she w
Cheryl looked up at the seven masked men sitting around the rectangular table in front of her. At the far end, she could see Beatrice who was staring at her with wide eyes. Even though she wears masks, Cheryl can recognize her easily.Seven masked people. Cheryl muttered in her heart. She remembered that Beatrice said there were eight secret leaders. Then, why were there only seven people wearing masks?Besides the seven masked people, there were several other people sitting at the big table.Silence. They bowed their heads deeply. Not a single sound could be heard. Even she couldn't hear the sound of their breathing.Cheryl swallowed her saliva. Crazy. Beatrice was right. Even though Mateo was one of the secret leaders, that man didn't react at all when he saw her sitting on Rafael's lap. She couldn't even find her brother among the six masked men.Where was Mateo? Did he really not care about her?"Rafael," Cheryl muttered under her breath, raising her head to look at Rafael who was
Rafael gazed at Cheryl, who was starting to lose consciousness.True. She was indeed a terrible wine drinker. Just five minutes after sipping half a glass of the champagne he had given her, she lost because she was a bad drinker."Take her out of here," Rafael looked at Beatrice, who was sitting at the end of the table across from him.Beatrice let out a brief snort. "Alright, Sir," she replied reluctantly. She got up and walked towards Cheryl, pulling her away from his lap."It seems you're bored of playing with Alejandro," she played her part epically. She asked with firmness, cruelty, and cunning, deliberately making everyone hear her voice.Rafael raised an eyebrow. "She is indeed a boring woman," he said, gazing at Cheryl. He kept muttering apologies to her in his heart for all the crazy things that had happened. "Other than her game in bed, I like nothing about her."He wanted to take off his mask. He wanted to hold Cheryl and take her out of this dreadful place. But he couldn't