THIRD POV“I’m leaving, mom,” said Dominic as he waved goodbye to his mother, who was still worried about what would happen to her son.“I’ll call, and I’ll call my children to say hello; don’t sulk.”Ashley said nothing while her son was caressing her because Dominic said nothing about leaving; she just knew when she saw him packing his belongings.“I have good news for you when I return.”Ashley only nodded, but it was clear she was still sulking with her son.“Please, just tell dad he will take care of the business, and I will return with Scarlett.”Dominic stood up, took his bag, looked at his mother again, and held her shoulder before walking out of the mansion, but his mother called him first.“Be careful, okay? You’ll be back alive, Dominic Austin,” said Ashley as she cried.Dominic burst out laughing and ran to hug his mother.“I’m not going to war, mom,” Dominic laughed, hugging his mother tightly. “But thank you so much; I promise I’ll be careful.”Ashley did nothing but nod
SCARLETT’s POV“F-ck!” I got up, holding my head because I didn’t know what had happened to me.We were in their hideout the last I remember, and Erin saved me. “Damn it, Erin, what are you doing?”“Oh, you’re awake.”As I realized who had spoken, I turned to face him. “What did you do to me?” I asked as I stood up.He smiled, but I locked my gaze on him. “What are you going to do with Erin?”He smiled again before sighing. “Don’t worry, he’s fine.”I clenched my fists and bit my lower lip. “They called you Master J earlier, which means you’re working with Solen Madrid!”I approached him to confront him because I didn’t know him and he wasn’t on Solen’s staff. I also checked each of their members, but he wasn’t on the list.“Who are you?!?”As he poured wine into the glass, he laughed.“Where am I? What happened to me? Are you planning on killing me?!?” I screamed and turned to punch him, but he grabbed my wrist quickly.He gave me a serious look. “I will not hurt you, unlike your hus
THIRD POVScarlett removed the mark on her arm before entering the suite. Jaguar didn’t put on a real tattoo on her because it seems the man wanted to tease her.“I swear, I’ll kill you! Argh!” she mumbled as she tossed the alcohol into the trash, then looked down at her swollen arm from rubbing it. “Damn, they’ll wonder what happened to my arm. TSK.”“You’re back, Scarlett.”It startled Scarlett when the door to their suite opened, so she hid her arm, so her companions wouldn’t notice. She finally entered their suite after nodding.She bit her lower lip because she wasn’t sure what she was going to tell her friend about what had happened to Erin.“Is Scarlett already here?!?”Scarlett came to a halt when she noticed Claire sitting on the sofa.“Damn you, bitch!” Claire hugged her, but Scarlett didn’t want to talk because she didn’t know what to say about what had happened.“Where is he?”Scarlett was frustrated, and tears welled up in her eyes as she remembered Erin being captured an
THIRD POVErin couldn’t believe who was standing right in front of him. He shook his head several times, as the beating had shaken his brain.“You’ve grown so well,”“Shut up! We thought you were dead!” Erin yelled as he struggled in Anderson’s grip, but it wouldn’t let him go.“Oh, Knight, I can’t die yet.”Erin was just struggling when Anderson dragged him in front of the old man.“You’re free to go, son,”“M-Master…”“He’s not going anywhere.”Anderson hesitated before leaving the old man’s office. The older man turned to face Erin.“You entered my territory mistakenly, Eric Knight,” the old man smirked as he took his cane and hit Erin on the back.“F-ck!” Erin screamed, glaring at the old man. “You even changed your name,” Erin stated. He was angered and couldn’t bear the pain in his body. “You are their master, and you cause everything; why have you returned? To bring us all down?”The old man grinned and punched Erin in the face. Erin licked his lips and spat the blood out.“Hmm
*** STILL FLASHBACK“Josephine…”Josephine tightened her fist, and their men halted. She glanced towards Verno's room because of her concern for Scarlett.“This isn’t what we’re talking about! You said we’d talk! I agree with you, Fernando!” Josephine exclaimed, but Fernando approached her.“No! You’re coming with me right now!” Fernando drew her in, but she struggled in his grip.“Lady Josephine!”Fernando slaughtered the men who approached her.“What the hell, Fernando! I’m not going with you! It’s clear what we’re talking about!” Josephine flinched and glared at Fernando.“What?!?”Josephine took a deep breath. “I told you to stop exacting revenge on Verno! I asked you to stop!” she sobbed. Fernando grew angrier and tightened his grip on Josephine’s wrist.“I won’t stop until I get you back from him!”Josephine stepped back and cried, shaking her head. “Enough already, Brother!”Fernando was stunned, and his face softened when he saw Josephine crying, but the plan to reclaim Joseph
THIRD POVAfter listening to everything Ferdinand had to say, his hatred for the old man grew even stronger. Ferdinand paid no attention to his grandmother’s screams.His fists clenched, and he punched the chair, but he screamed in pain, “Damn! F-ck! F-ck!” He touched his lips as they bled again.“My handsome face it ruined! Damn you, old man!” he shouted, wiping the blood from his lips as he leaned against the wall and remembered what Ferdinand had told him.“Did grandma really know that would happen? She also knows what will happen to her?” he pondered as things became even more complicated.He also discovered that his grandmother and Ferdinand were siblings.“Is there anything we don’t know? Why did the chairperson keep everything hidden from us? How did he do these things? Do our parents know anything about this?” He asked, looking up and staring at the ceiling.He needs an explanation from their grandfather why he betrayed them, but he can’t get one while imprisoned. Furthermore,
“What’s up, Jaguar? I’ve been waiting here for a while.”She also just sat there and watched Jaguar eat, and from what she could describe, Jaguar was a nobleman, who had obviously studied proper etiquette.“Easy,”She rolled her eyes, moved a bit, and touched on the table since Jaguar moved, as if he wasn't a man. Scarlett just rolled her eyes and gasped in the air. She just checked her watch and noticed she'd been waiting for Jaguar for two hours.“Where are we again?” asked Jaguar after finishing his meal.Scarlett winced and took a deep breath before taking the knife from the table and pointing it at Jaguar, who raised an eyebrow at her.“Are you fooling me?” asked Scarlett. Jaguar winced, swallowed, and drank his wine because he’s happy with their conversation.“Ahh… The battle at the festival? That’s what people here are used to; they bet on the contestants they want.”Scarlett placed the knife on the table and leaned back in her chair.“Many business executives come to the islan
They were quiet because of what the chairman had told them. However, Hill broke the silence.“23 years ago. That’s why you and Scarlett don’t want to remember everything because she witnessed Grandma’s death,” Hill stated. The chairman shook his head, recalling Scarlett’s condition.“No, it’s not that. Scarlett had trauma back then, she couldn’t talk and was always crying, and I’m afraid that when she remembers what happened, I’m not sure what she can do to that person.” said the chairman. “Scarlett loves your grandma, as does Josephine, who loves Scarlett,” he smiled bitterly.“Something bad may happen to your cousin when she remembers everything; that is why I am here today in front of you to tell you the truth and to correct all the mistakes I have made in this family.”They came to a halt because the chairman never smiled at them.“I thought if I followed this family’s law, everything would be fine, but I made a mistake because the family I wanted to be perfect is slowly getting d