ONE hundred and seventy-three.He called Lyzza one hundred and seventy-three times on that day. He was nearly losing his mind trying to find his wife, who disappeared suddenly without telling him where she would go.According to her mother, she was just going on vacation, but she didn't say where. He nearly flipped the whole city for her. And he was close to doing so because Lyzza no longer answered his calls.Annulment? What annulment is she talking about? Damn! He was getting angry, and he was definitely going to punish that woman when he found her again.He angrily stuffed his cellphone into his pants pocket after his wife's cellphone was turned off again. He didn't pay attention to Alejandro, who was interfering with the three NBI agents trying to trace where his wife is now.He went straight to his room and didn't even acknowledge his father, whom he encountered in the hallway. His father didn't even try to talk to him.He would get his gun from the walk-in closet, and if the NBI

"DON’T ever hurt my daughter!" Lyzza yelled, lifting her feet as if to kick the woman.But Mariz just seemed crazy, dodging her kicks and laughing, as if playing a game with her, delighted that she couldn't reach and hurt her.She was so frustrated at that moment. If only she weren't tied up, she would have grabbed Mariz’s hair and slammed her head against the floor.As she continued to struggle in her seat, the door of the small room they were in pushed open. For the second time, she wasn't surprised anymore to see Ian Moscoso. Behind him were his men with their high-caliber guns. They looked like the typical goons she often saw on TV."Stop playing, Mariz," he said firmly, with a foreign accent. "We need her, and if you mess up, all our plans will be ruined."The woman, as if a good little puppy, obeyed after being scolded. She lowered her gun and approached Ian. She winced as Mariz hugged Ian, and the two kissed in front of her. From the way his men looked, it seemed like they were

"You're so beautiful, Mrs. Vesarius," the lewd man said with a grin as he held Lyzza’s cheek with the back of his hand."Get away from me!" she spat at him.But instead of listening to her, he just licked his lower lip as if she were a delicious dish in his eyes."Your cheeks are so smooth, Mrs. Vesarius. It’s so well taken care of." She shivered as he brought his nose close to her neck. "And you smell so good. Vesarius must always be so tempted by you.""Get away from me, you pervert!""You're so uptight," he sneered, pressing his nose even closer to her neck. She screamed in fear as he kissed her skin. "You smell so good, f*ck!"She kicked him and screamed as he kissed her neck again. Lyzza was only wearing a robe. The demon in front of her was able to remove its tie easily, preventing her from struggling."Don't move; just stay still," he said, looking like a demon in her eyes."Help!" She screamed until her voice became hoarse; her whole body was trembling with fear as the man hel

A lot of things happened too fast. She was once again tied inside a moving boat. Lyzza could hear the waves crashing against the body of the motorized boat. The annoying sound of the engine almost made her want to scream to make it stop.The sky was dark; the moon was hiding behind thick clouds that night. She couldn't see a single star in the sky. She looked around before trying to remove the ropes that tied her hands to the post.She wanted to shout at Mariz's men, who were standing around like robots. She wanted to kick them, make them fall into the deep sea, and never show up again. But she couldn't do anything since her hands were tightly bound and her mouth was gagged."Is the car ready on the other island?""Yes, Boss. No cop can find us there, according to the plan. We have enough time to plan out how to get the money.""Good. I don't want our plan to fail. We're not like Ian, who wasn’t wise to even think that Gideon could betray him. He acted like a know-it-all!" The woman s

"Daddy, you’re crying again."Gideon blinked his eyes when he heard his daughter's voice. The little girl stood in front of him with sadness in her eyes. She lifted her hand and innocently wiped the tears from his cheek."Why are you still awake?" He picked her up and sat her on his lap.His little princess turned four last month. She cried when he asked her if she wanted to celebrate her birthday, and the little girl declined to celebrate because her mommy wasn't with them.That's why they ended up watching cartoons in the entertainment room while eating ice cream. He let her eat whatever she wanted that day, and even though his daughter was smiling, he knew she was sad because Lyzza wasn't there."Uncle Cai put me to bed already, but I heard your voice earlier. I want to see you."He smiled and kissed his daughter's forehead."Daddy was busy at work."He had just come home from Vesarius Airlines. He returned to the company last month. He wouldn't have come back if his father hadn't