Nicola kicking Mark down so easily and skillfully was a move Lisa never expected. Mark got down in a flash with his body hitting a wooden table hard.
"OH MY GOD!" Lisa yelled, rushing to Mark. "You annoying and useless idiot! What did you do to my man?! I'm going to sue you! You are going to jail!"
Mark, who didn't expect that kick, held his nose in pain as he got hit there. He touched his nose and he was bleeding.
"He is bleeding! Damn you Nicola! Why would you do this to him?!"
Nicola watched as Lisa went to carry Mark up. She cried and cussed at him for beating up Mark.
Nicola also rushed to Nina to help her stand up. She was completely injured and weak. He got so worried about her.
"Mom! How are you feeling? Where does it hurt?" Nicola asked Nina, worried.
Nina did not reply to him, she was sad and in pain. Instead of talking about herself, she was still more interested in what happened.
"What happened between you and Lisa? Why is she suddenly with another man and fighting with us?" Nina asked Nicola.
Nicola sighed in frustration, "I don't know how to explain this. I also asked the same thing and she's only interested in money."
"How could she do this to you? You were sacrificing everything for her. You planned to marry her and she's just going to do this to you?"
"You don't have to bother with her mom. I am more worried about you. I need to send you to the hospital." Nicola replied, more concerned about Nina.
Lisa was listening to Nicola and Nina's conversation. She felt furious that mother and son came to her house to make a fuss. It's like they are trying to ruin everything for her.
"You two! Get out of my house this instant!" She yelled at them, her face red with anger. "I was just having fun with my boyfriend and your stupid mother came to interrupt us! Now you're fighting my boyfriend? You'll pay for this!"
"Shouldn't I be saying that to you Lisa?" Nicola immediately replied to her. "You'll pay for this... those should be my words."
"You still have words to say? You think you can get away with this when you assault me in my house?"
"You both assaulted my mother first Lisa!" Nicola yelled at her, unable to control his emotions.
"Just because you became a devil overnight doesn't mean you can treat my mother like your trash." He defended, totally hating himself for ever liking a girl like Lisa.
At this time, Mark stood up angrily and faced Nicola again. "How dare you kick me?!! Can you handle what will happen afterwards?"
Nina saw that Nicola was clenching his fists. She knows Mark is still very much angry and might attack Nicola again if she doesn't stop him.
She quickly held his hand making him look at her. She shook her head, "Don't do whatever you are thinking Nicola. Let's just leave."
Mark scoffed, "What? You think I am going to let you leave after what you did to me?"
"What about my mother? You assaulted me! You have no right to complain!" Nicola yelled back at Mark, trying to control his anger because Nina asked him to.
"Who cares about you and your mother? What do you think will happen to you if I sue you? Do you think you can handle that?" Mark threatened him.
Lisa held on to Mark, glaring at Nicola. "Just sue him. What are you waiting for? He should go to jail!"
Nina was worried at this point. She knows Nicola had nothing on someone like Mark will do anything to put Nicola in trouble. They can't even afford a lawyer as it is.
"Don't worry darling. I am not that bad either. I am willing to give him a chance to save himself." Mark smirked, wiping his bleeding nose.
"Why will I listen to you? You think you're the only one who can sue someone?" Nicola confidently stood up to Mark.
Nina, who did not understand where the confidence was coming from, tugged at his shirt.
"Don't say anything again Nicola." She whispered to him, Nicola understood her fear of money. This made him feel bad.
"You must kneel and apologise to me. Otherwise, I will sue you and make sure you rot in jail." Mark demanded.
Nicola spat, "Over my dead body. Why should I kneel to an animal like you?"
Lisa stomped her feet, angry that Nicola would not shut up. She wondered where Nicola suddenly got the confidence to brag from.
"You should do what he is asking while he is being nice! We let you leave before but you had to come back!"
Nina looked at Nicola and finally noticed his head, "Then... you just got this injury from them?"
"Go down on your knees, dog. You have a few seconds to do so. If you don't do as I ask, you can kiss your life goodbye." Mark threatened continuously.
Nina tugged Nicola's shirt worried. She kept giving him a signal to apologise to Mark and let them leave in peace but Nicola is too stubborn.
Mark noticed Nina trying to convince her son. He laughed hysterically, moving closer to Nina instead.
"You seem like you want to say something to me, witch? What do you say? Do you mind kneeling in place of your son?" Mark mocked her.
"She will do no such thing!" Nicola spat at Mark.
Mark scoffed, "Of course she will."
Mark gave Lisa a sign to distract Nicola and at that time, he immediately pulled Nina's hair, getting her away from. Nicola. He slapped Nina, kicked her leg and forced her to kneel down.
"You can't go..." Lisa tried to stay in Nicola's way but she got tossed to the side by Nicola.
Nicola snapped, seeing that Mark didn't give up beating his mother even in front of him.
"How dare you?!" Nicola roared and pulled Mark away from his mother.
He punched Mark so hard on the face that it sent Mark flying across the room. Nicola wasn't done with Mark, Lisa was still trying to get up.
Nicola pulled Mark and slapped him heavily across the face again. Mark has no skills to keep up with Nicola's strength. Lisa shouted at Nicola, holding a phone.
"Let him go! You bastard! Let him go!!" She yelled at the top of her lungs which is what she has been doing since.
Before Nicola could continue beating Mark up, the door barged open. Some men in black rushed inside the room and surrounded Nicola.
Nicola wondered who they all are, his steps were calculative. It seems they came to fight him and he wondered if Lisa called them in.
Mark smirked on seeing them, but he turned to them with a glare.
"What took you idiots so long? Were you waiting for him to kill me!" Mark scolded them.
They all looked down, which made Nicola realise Mark called them. They are all Mark's bodyguards.
"You have no idea what you got yourself into. Let's see how you'll escape this now."
Mark was happy and sneered, feeling safe that his bodyguards had come. He looked at Nicola with an evil grin, feeling on top of the world because he now had people to defend him. "What's going to happen to you now? Do you think you can escape this now?" Nicola sneered as well, he wasn't scared of all the men in front of him. He was confident in his martial arts skills, what his master had taught him. This is nothing. He would knock down all these men without having to worry. The only reason he has been restraining himself is because of his mother but now he has no reason to. "I should be saying that to you. No one will escape this now that you've made me this mad." Nicola replied to Mark with confidence. "You're still trying to be stubborn? You were given a chance, yet you blew it. You are ingrained!" Lisa spat at Nicola, seeing how relentless he is. "Don't talk to my son that way! You started this!" Nina butt in, unable to take the insults directed at Nicola because of him. Ma
Nicola stared at the strange rich girl in front of him. What contract marriage is she talking about? He only just found out that he is from a rich family and this? "I don't understand what you are talking about lady. I have never seen you before in my life." Nicola quickly told her. She was taken aback by his sudden response and confidence. He had his head up, she expected him to be looking down but he was different. "My grandfather told me I have a contract marriage with a man called Nicola Redgrave so I investigated you." She replied, still checking him up and down. Nicola also continued to stare at her, still unable to believe all the things he has seen in just one day. "I expected you to be someone prestigious but I guess I was wrong. I am disappointed that this is the man I will be marrying." She looked him up and down again. Nicola scoffed, unable to take the rudeness of Anna. "What's wrong with me?""Don't get me wrong. You have good looks and physique but that's just it.
The next day, Nicola went to Skyline company just like he was invited. He was unable to sleep the whole night, thinking about the sudden change in his life. He got humiliated by a lot of people yesterday. Does he really have a wealthy family out there waiting for him? Can he really change his miserable life once and for all? He called the butler's number from the card he got yesterday. The butler told him to go straight to the CEO's office so that everything was prepared for him. Nicola felt relieved that this is true after all. He entered the elevator where there were a few more people, it was crowded. Just when the elevator was about to go, another person rushed in. A beautiful girl came into the elevator, looking like she ran all the way to the company. She looked very worried because she was going to be late. She kept moving her feet for the elevator to move fast so Nicola immediately gathered she must be in a hurry. So he wanted the elevator to close fast but someone else s
Liliana knew she was in trouble after what happened with the supervisor of the business department. That man will probably remember her face when she gets there. She sighed deeply, already frustrated by the whole work issue. Knowing how creepy the supervisor looks at her makes her cringe. "If I knew the result, I would have gone out of the elevator like I wanted to. Seems like I will have a tough life now." She sounded sad when she said that. This made Nicola feel bad. He was the one who kicked out the fat man and caused trouble for her. He felt responsible for it. "I am sorry. I didn't know things would be like that. It's my fault for kicking him out." He apologised to her. She shook her head, "No, it's okay. You can't be sorry when all you did was help me.""Will you be okay? That man doesn't look alright in the head." Nicola washed her, genuinely concerned. She nodded, "I guess I'll just have to deal with whatever comes my way."Though she wasn't fine with it, she didn't want
"The business department? Are you sure that's where you want to go?" The butler asked him in confusion. Perhaps he thought Nicola would be choosing another big department since there's a lot of big vacancies left in then. "I am sure that's where I want to go. I told you, I need to know more about business and there's no better place." Nicola answered, determined to go there. "There's no big space there though. You'll be at the bottom of the department." The butler warned him. He nodded, "That's the point exactly. That way, there will be no biases and I can learn everything I need to learn."The butler had no choice but to accept. "I'll make a job offer for you to go there. Starting from the bottom is not a bad idea too." Nicola waited in the office as the butler called the assistant to make a job offer for him. He was more intrigued with the fact that he couldn't even get a decent job before. Now he gets to choose which job he wants? That's more than enough to make him happy. T
The supervisor was angry that Liliana kept rejecting him again. He wanted to have his revenge on the both of them. "You still dare to reject me? I'll show you a lesson!" He tried to raise his hand on Liliana. Nicola scoffed, unable to keep his cool anymore. "You can't do that sir. That would be abuse, we can report you." The supervisor got more annoyed than ever. Liliana on the other hand was just happy to have someone like Nicola defending her. "You have no idea what you got yourself into! This is a warning to you! If you don't finish the project, you both will be fired!" He yelled at them and left. Nicola bent over to Liliana, "You don't have to think too much about it. Just do your best and leave the rest.""I don't think I am actually worried about the project. I just find it odd." She replied him. Nicola nodded and found his table. He say there, staring at the desk and not knowing what to think. To be honest, he was concerned about the project. What exactly is the problem
In the evening after closing from work, Nicola and Liliana went to a bar. Liliana was the one who invited him and took him there. He hardly goes to places like bars. He looked around and saw all sorts of people laughing and drinking together. There were also a group of men and some women there. He was a little bit timid because he has never dated a girl like Liliana. He thought all the girls he would date would be like Lisa. When he was with Lisa, he was like a servant. He never thought a girl like Liliana would be so good to him. Most girls he has also met in his life has always looked down on him that he got used to it. "Why do you keep looking around? Are you that uncomfortable being here?" Liliana asked Nicola who keeps looking around frantically. "Not really, it's just that I don't come to bars often so I am just taking a look around." He replied her. This got Liliana interested, "I'm impressed. A good looking man like you should have fun once in a while you know." He
"This is not about playing hero. It's about showing stupid guys like you where you belong." Nicola answered bravely to Liliana's surprise. Liliana tugged him, "What are you doing? Don't meddle and they'll leave you alone." "I'll be fine, don't worry." Nicola whispered back. The leader scoffed, "Are you sure you'll be fine. Do you have any idea what you are doing?" "Try me you scum! Stop bothering people here and get lost!" The onlookers around whispered to each other, they all felt like Nicola is another crazy man who is butting into things that he should not. "Who is he? Does he not know who their boss is?" "Scar is the leader of Highland district, he is the king of mafias here. He is really a tough guy, who serves a mysterious tycoon." "Is he crazy meddling in this? I didn't know who they were before but the moment they mentioned Scar..." "They are going to break him to pieces. He could get other girls with his handsome face. Why is he helping her?" Liliana could hear