"You don't get to raise your voice at me, Freya," Damian said angrily, as if snapped out of a reverie. She blinked rapidly while panting hard. She turned to look at Elena, who looked more confused."Fuck this," she said angrily and barged out of the office, leaving Damian, who stared at the door and then back at Elena."Are you okay?" he asked with a careful gaze."Yeah. Yeah, I'm good. You should have done that. She looked pretty mad," Elena said as Damian sighed and brushed his hands through his hair."I can't believe you're speaking up for her," Damian said with irritation. "That brat isn't anywhere up to your class.""Ugh?" Elena's mouth dropped."What's with the look?" Damian asked with a raised brow."I thought the two of you-""Two of us what?" Damian asked sarcastically. "I thought to indulge for a while and use her. But she proves to be a crazy bitch. How dare you try to hurt you?" Damian asked rhetorically, a question that caused a stir in Elena's heart. Was her boss taking
"Say something, damn it!" Ravenna snapped angrily as Freya laughed loudly into the phone."Patience, Ravenna. Patience," Freya cooed, only intensifying Ravenna’s impatience.Ravenna fought the urge to respond as she waited. "The truth is, I really don’t have anything to ask of you, Ravenna.""What the hell?" Ravenna asked, almost in a whisper, clearly surprised."Yeah, that’s right. Like I said earlier, I don’t like her. She's the one Mr. Santoro loves. I will get rid of her, put the blame on you, and have Mr. Santoro to myself," she said sarcastically, leaving Ravenna fighting the urge to curse aloud."You crazy bitch! I will find you and kill you!" Ravenna seethed with rage."I’m not scared," she sang in a mocking tone, causing Ravenna's body to shudder. Freya was a maniac. She had messed with the wrong person.The phone slipped from Ravenna’s hand as her whole body shook. This was crazy. How the hell..."Ravenna?" Her dad's voice cut into her thoughts as she turned slowly to look a
Ravenna wouldn't say she had the most ideal night last night as she couldn't get her eyes to close, knowing there was a maniac on a rampage. One she thought she could control.As she woke up from the brief sleep she managed to catch during the midday, with a throbbing headache, a knock came on the door, which opened without waiting for her permission. It was her dad; he was the only person who dared."I see you couldn't get any sleep," he cleared his throat and gave her a scrutinizing gaze."You did, seeing how refreshed you looked," Ravenna stood up from her bed and draped a white linen jacket over herself."Anything from Freya?" Lucian asked, trying to sound like everything was fine."That woman is driving me nuts, and I'm going to go crazy at any point," Ravenna said, staring at her father with her arms folded."Don't look at me. It's all your fault," Lucian said calmly."Are we going to stop the blame game and try to sort things out?" Ravenna asked angrily."You might be intereste
Ravenna stared at her computer in her spacious office as if she were mentally captive to the screen. It had been 10 hours since Freya gave her a deadline, and she had no idea what to do next. She had failed at everything, trying to balance work and sleep."Ms. Kings, Ms. Kings. Ms-" Her secretary's voice interrupted her thoughts."What is it?" Ravenna snapped at her tall blonde secretary, who pressed her lips nervously, fearing her boss's reaction."The news," she said, trying not to stutter, knowing how it annoyed Ravenna."What news, Linda?" Ravenna glared at her, using her as an outlet for her frustration.Linda nervously placed a tablet on the table, and Ravenna shifted her gaze to the device. Damian was seen on the screen in a conference, announcing the kidnapping of his attorney and accusing her."It's about you... being a kidnapper and all," Linda said, her voice trembling as Ravenna's eyes remained fixed on the device."Get out," Ravenna breathed, her heart racing.Linda hurri
"What would be his likable passcode?" Ravenna thought as she stared at the device, troubled and scared her father might catch her. Right now, it seems she can only trust and depend on herself.“Ravenna!” Her father’s voice reverberated throughout the room as he rushed towards her, swinging her around to face him. Ravenna stared at him in shock. She didn’t notice him come in, and she wasn't expecting this.“What the hell are you doing?” He snapped as his gaze shifted to the painting his daughter had let down. “Do you know how much that fucking costs?!” He fired angrily, glaring at Ravenna as if she had committed an unforgivable crime.“Like hell you care about the fucking painting, daddy! You are angry that I found out you’ve got a safe.” Ravenna fired back, gathering courage. Her father stared dangerously at her. In that moment, Ravenna realized this man was becoming someone she could barely recognize.“Isn’t it?” She prompted cockily, ignoring the looks he was giving her. “Gotten wha
"When was this sent?" Damian asked as he stared intently at a worried Freya."Last night. I didn't know how to reply to it, so I-" Damian glared at her as she stopped talking. She knew he was angry, and adding to his frustration was not ideal as she might just take the blame."It seems she has some kind of plan B. That's the only thing that will make Ravenna cocky." Damian rubbed his chin with a thoughtful look.His phone rang, and he quickly walked to the bedside stand to pick it up."Elena," he said with a calm tone."My Girl called," she started as Damian waited patiently, knowing whom she was referring to. "She said someone is trying to locate Freya's location. Thankfully, she found a way to make it look like she is in another country entirely.""And?" Damian asked, knowing that much information wasn't enough to come to a conclusion about what she was driving at."I just thought to tell you. It seems the kings are trying to be smart," Elena said."Right…" Damian said as he just re
"She is on about the ledger, and it's frustrating," Lucian's voice came from the phone as Ravenna forced herself not to jump to conclusions. Her dad had a ledger all this time. She steadied herself in her initial position; everything around her seemed to stand still. The only thing that mattered at that point was the audio she played, as every word carried great weight."What should we do, boss?" That was Marcello."I don't know. I keep lying, but I know Ravenna. She doesn't believe me," he said with a restless tone."But we can't have her find out, or Kings Airline will be doomed," Marcello said."Do you think I don't know that!" Lucian fired sternly in that tone he uses whenever he's frustrated."Pressure makes people desperate. Ravenna doesn't know a ledger exists, plus the presence of a safe in my office is unknown to her. It's an advantage, but I think she'll go check. We have to change the location of the ledger," Lucian said."Sure, boss. Where do we take it to?" Marcello asked
87. The Showdown As Ravenna began to speak, Freya chimed in, her fearful expression morphing into a knowing smile. "You have some tricks up your sleeve, huh?" Freya asked, her gaze fixed on Ravenna, unsure of how to answer that. The plan was supposed to be a secret – her plan with her dad for today.Ravenna watched her carefully as Freya's cunning smile remained. "Did your dad plant some tracking device, and are you hoping to use it to threaten me into releasing a live video to the world, revealing that I am the true culprit behind Elena's kidnapping?" Freya stated, and Ravenna stared at her with pure terror."How did you—"Freya raised her hand to stop her from speaking further. "After I sent the audio file and gave you a limited time to find the ledger, I knew you would go meet your dad and question him about it. And your dad would somehow convince his sweet daughter that they could deceive me," Freya said with a sweet, devilish smile."How easy was that supposed to be!" Freya excl