Dianne stared at the long, endless alleyway, one side of which was the high wall dividing the textile factory area on that cold night. She swallowed heavily, realizing that her actions were actually ridiculous."I'm here, so what?" she said to herself, continuing to pace faster and occasionally startled by the sound of a black cat emerging from behind a clattering trash can.The girl checked her phone, the email she had sent in reply to the terrorist had not been replied to. She tried calling the number that had sent her the photo earlier in the day, but it was not active either."Damn! Is he just a prankster trying to prank me!" cursed Dianne, even though she was quite serious because this was related to her late mother.Dianne took a deep breath, exhaling it so roughly that it caused smoke to come out of her mouth. "Well, I'd better go back home, let's just say I'm jogging at night to an area I've never been to.Dianne turned around, even though she had almost reached a turn that wo

"I'll do it! I'll do what you want!" Dianne squealed in between her choked breaths from Andreas' stranglehold on her neck.Andreas' grip on Dianne's neck slowly eased, giving the girl a chance to breathe a little normally, however, Andreas still hadn't completely let go of Dianne. He wanted to make sure she wasn't lying just to escape death."Are you sure? You're going to do what I say? Then what's the guarantee?" Andreas asked with bulging eyes. The reckless man did not hesitate to kill anyone who stood in his way."Didn't you say that you could have killed me or my brother because you knew where our house was? Isn't it obvious that I can only depend on you for my life and my brother's!" Dianne said with a gasp.Andreas smiled slyly. "You're smart too," he said with satisfaction. "But, have you figured out how to get a million dollars from Nicolas?""Can you let me go first?" pleaded Dianne who didn't like the position they were in, with one press Andreas could have stopped her breat

"But, what should I do with that girl?" Nicolas let out a long sigh as he swiveled his swivel chair with his limp legs.Just the thought of talking to Dianne put him in a bad mood, let alone discussing this one thing with her.Nicolas extended his hand to the right, opened the desk drawer, and took out a box of cigars from inside. Yes, the old Nicolas was back, as his memory had returned in its entirety, and the CEO had resumed some of his habits.He put the cigar to his mouth and then flanked it with his lips. From under his coat, Nicolas took out a metal lighter that was dove black in color. He lit the end of the cigarette with the lighter which gave off a blue flame, then puffed out the smoke a few times before the man finally took a deep drag on the cigarette.Nicolas exhaled the smoke in a relaxed manner. Moments later, he let out a small chuckle. "It's funny to think that I never smoked after the amnesia. What was I thinking back then, huh?" he laughed as he looked at the burnt

But the nightmare came, too. Dianne had no idea that the amnesia Nicolasa had been suffering from for the past few months would end at a time when the girl hadn't even managed to speak her truth.Now, however, Nicolas was already angry and the man was back to his former cruel and merciless CEO self."I'm dead! I swear! You're a fool, Dianne!" The girl cursed herself while Dianne was on the rooftop of the company building.When Dianne was feeling tired from all the stress she had received during her time as an intern secretary, the girl often came to this rooftop to release her stress. Receiving various scoldings and intimidation from Nicolas made Dianne refresh her mind on this rooftop.After Nicolas' accident and amnesia, Dianne almost never went to the roof of the company building anymore. Of course, it was because he never scolded her again, especially since Nicolas had fallen in love with her.But now, the girl was back here when Nicolas' memory had returned."Hell no!!!" Dianne s

"You're a cruel girl, Dianne! You're cruel!" accused Nicolas, his eyes bulging in defiance, his heart aching. "At a time when I gave you my heart, and you managed to deceive me, you didn't even show the slightest intention of being honest with me, even though we weren't lovers, to begin with!""Nicolas... me." Dianne shook her head. She didn't want to let Nicolas think that she didn't care about this at all. Dianne wanted him to know that she felt a huge amount of guilt every day. She hadn't slept well since she found out he loved her."If only you had been honest in the middle of all this, maybe... I wouldn't have been so disappointed. What makes me hate you so much is that you took this all as a joke. You must have been so happy when I gave you my love and considered you my real fiancée," Nicolas babbled, his exclamations loud and echoing in the living room of the luxurious penthouse."You know what, Nicolas? It was never in my heart to let this go on. Even though I know you love me