As Ellen, Vox, Emilia, and the remaining troops were disarmed and led, inside the warehouse. The gangster's men shoved them forward, their weapons trained on the captives. Vox and Emilia exchanged dark looks, their anger and frustration boiling over."This is all because of that treacherous mafia boss," Vox muttered bitterly. "She played us, deceived us, and now we're paying the price."Emilia nodded, her eyes flashing with fury. "We'll make her pay for this, Commander. We have to get out of here alive and take our revenge."Ellen, his wrists bound painfully behind his back, gritted his teeth. "We will," he vowed, his voice low and filled with determination. "But first, we need to survive."The gangster, walking beside them with a smirked expression, overheard their exchange and laughed. "You think you'll make it out of here alive? That's amusing. You're never leaving this place."They were led to a dimly lit section of the warehouse where the gangster's men roughly separated Ellen fr
“Ah, Sophie,” Vito crooned into the phone, “so glad you decided to reach out. Saves us a lot of trouble.”Ellen’s heart sank. He had hoped against hope that Sophie had a plan, that she wouldn't fall into Vito’s trap. But hearing Vito’s words, it seemed the worst had happened. Ellen tried to catch Vito’s eyes, but he ignored him, too engrossed at Sophie.There was a moment of silence, and then Vito's expression changed from satisfaction to curiosity. He frowned and glanced at Ellen, then back at the phone. “How did you get this number?” he asked, suspicion creeping into his voice. “Who gave it to you?”Before Ellen could react, a shimmering light appeared beside Vito, and the holographic image of Amanda materialized. She was smiling brightly, waving as if she was joining a casual video call rather than a tense hostage situation.“Hello everyone!” Amanda greeted cheerfully, her voice echoing slightly in the cavernous space. “Hope I’m not interrupting anything too serious.”Vito’s face t
Ellen returned to the apartment he shared with his beloved wife, Marlene, after a long day of work.But he was completely unaware of the plan that was forming in her mind; he took off his coat at the door and called out,"Honey, I'm back!"Instead of greeting him, Marlene just rolled her eyes and shouted back from the couch,"And why the hell are you ten minutes late? You know what, I don't care. Just quickly peel an orange for me, I am starving because of your carelessness."Ellen didn't react, he was quite used to such words from her. He ignored the taunt and instead grabbed an orange from the fruit basket before sitting down to peel it obediently."Here you go, Honey. How was your day today?"She didn't reply to his question as she took the orange without any hint of gratitude and asked,"What about dinner?""I think I should take a shower first, and then I'll make you something. How about that?"Marlene's face scrunched up with disgust as she nodded,"Sure, I thought I would have
Ellen arrived at the location where Marlene had told him to come, at nine am sharp. It seemed to be quite a high- end office, and the air was crisp as he stepped inside the Wisemann and Shull Law firm.But his heart fell when he saw that she was already waiting for him, along with a divorce lawyer."Oh good, you are finally here."Her bland greeting reached his ears as he approached them."Yes, good morning-"Before Ellen could even finish his greetings, the lawyer rudely cut him off."Since you are just a poor peasant with no property or significant assets to claim, why don't we just finish this quickly? So, Mr Willmott, here are the papers that I have prepared according to my client's conditions. You can read them if you know read a legal document, because I am sure it's your first time reading one."Saying this, he slid a stack of papers across the table, towards Ellen.Marlene was sitting with a cold look on her face, and kept looking at her phone from time to time.Seeing the div
Although Marlene's face immediately turned red, she didn't say anything in reply. Meanwhile, there was a hint of a smile on Ellen's face, which he hid immediately.Feeling uncomfortable with the way she had claimed her possession by wrapping her hand around his elbow, he gently freed his arm from her grip.But Emilia was enjoying the look of jealousy in Marlene's eyes, and as soon as Ellen pushed her hand away, she tried to reach for his hand again. This time, she grabbed his palm and wrapped her fingers around it, intentionally creating a misunderstanding.What she hadn't expected was that Ellen would reprimand her sternly;"Let go," he ordered, his tone carrying a rare edge of authority.Emilia, although reluctantly and unhappily, did as she was told and stepped aside to respect his wishes.This intimate and close interaction between Ellen and the gorgeous guard captain didn't escape the notice of Sam, who was watching them from just a few feet away, consumed by a burning jealousy.
After leaving the law firm, Ellen asked Emile to leave and he himself returned to the company where he used to do his regular job to support him and his wife.By the time he entered the bullpen, it was already 10:30, and he was one and a half hour late to work. Seeing him, his colleagues immediately began to gossip amongst themselves.They had no idea about Ellen's recent divorce, and so they mocked him for his habit of coming late, unknowingly adding salt to his wounds."Hey, Ellen, did you break your alarm clock today?"Another guy chimed in,"You must be hell bent on setting a new record for being late! Or is there a time zone we don't know about?"One girl pretended to defend him while actually taunting,"Guys, be nice. We don't know what he is struggling with, maybe he has a secret life as a night owl, or maybe a superhero!""Hm… I don't know about a superhero, but I do know he has a secret life as a dishwasher!""Oh yes, didn't Charles see him at the hotel, scrubbing plates? May
The amount of pity that Marlene had started to gather increased much more as they heard her twisted story. The female colleagues felt sympathy for her as a fellow woman, and some even came forward to hug her. "Oh Marlene, I'm so sorry for you. I can't believe Ellen did that, men are such assholes…" "Yeah, they are horrible! But don't feel lonely or sad, okay? We all are here to support you." "Of course! Just come and talk to me if you ever feel sad, that loser doesn't deserve your tears!" Meanwhile, the nale colleagues also rallied in her favor. Of course, they had always found her attractive, but didn't directly make a move at her because Ellen also worked there. Now, they naturally felt like they had a change to win her favor, and they began to abuse Ellen as well. One man spotted him standing outside the bullpen and shouted, "Look, there he is! The heartless bastard, I can't believe he did that!" As soon as Marlene heard that Ellen was also there, she began to sob loudly, a
The entire office was gripped by a sense of impending danger while these unwelcome visitors settled into their space.Just then, one of the female employees, Helen, just came down from the first floor. For the last ten minutes, she was arranging some files upstairs, and had no idea that the office had been occupied by gangsters.She was a little scared, but still tried to reach her desk. However, her steps halted as a hand gripped her wrist, saying;"Why are you in such a hurry, sweetie? Won't you say hi first?"The leader teased her, as Helen fixed her gaze on the ground out of fear.Helen was caught off guard and forced a polite smile while suppressing her discomfort, saying in a pleading voice;"He- hello… pl- please let me go now-"In response, the man holding her wrist laughed loudly,"Of course, I didn't stop you here just to let you go, you know?"Another gangster walked up and stood close to her, saying,"Boss! We heard that these office people are so educated and mannered, bu