Edward asked Milea to have a quick chat at the coffee shop opposite his office. Milea complies and goes along when Edward invites her. She was very innocent and did not suspect Edward's bad intentions at all.
After chatting about many things, at length, with a little seduction Edward also invited Milea to go somewhere. Milea is the type of woman who gets carried away easily. The slightest seduction from Edward immediately melted.
Much different from Vincent's attitude who is always ignorant and does not care about his partner. Edward can indeed convince every woman who is close to Vincent to turn to him. After Emma, Edward's easy target is now Milea.
Vincent, on the other hand, seemed anxious because he couldn't find Milea in his office.
'How strange is that? Where did that spoilt brat go? Is she trying to run away from her work responsibilities?' Vincent wondered. He was still waiting in Milea's room. However, the girl did not return after the lunch hour ended.
"Where did she go?" Vincent wondered at the tracking microchip embedded in Milea's mobile phone. It didn't seem to be in the direction of the office. Instead, it was getting further and further away. Vincent became worried. That's bad!
Vincent hurriedly left the office. He hurried to find out Milea's current whereabouts.
"Shit! Where did she go? Why didn't she tell me before?" Vincent snorted in annoyance. While driving, he kept watching his GPS. He hoped nothing would happen to Milea.
"Why stop here?" Vincent wondered. His tracker stopped at one point. An old, worn-out warehouse. Why would Milea go to an old warehouse? He thought.
A few minutes later, a message arrived on Vincent's mobile phone. When he opened the message from an unknown number, there was a photo of Milea tied to a chair with her eyes covered with a black cloth. Her arms and legs were tied perfectly and she was unconscious.
"What a bastard! Who's doing this again?"
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Vincent found Milea. The girl was alone in an old warehouse in a bound position. Suddenly, Edward appeared from behind, surprising Vincent.
"Great! How quickly you found your woman," marveled Edward in a sarcastic tone.
"So, it was all your doing?" Vincent accused. Edward did not deny it at all. It was his plan.
"What is your special relationship with this woman?" Edward was getting curious. How could Vincent find Milea's whereabouts so quickly? Even the distance from the text message Edward sent to Vincent was not that long. It was still a matter of minutes.
When Edward manages to confirm it, Vincent quickly finds Milea, who is now his hostage. Undoubtedly, Vincent and Milea have a special relationship. That's how Edward summed it up. He was very happy that Edward fell into his trap.
"What a loser! How dare you take advantage of a woman's helplessness," Vincent taunted. He had an angry look on his face.
Edward burst out laughing. Vincent's taunts had no effect on him. Now, he would not be provoked by anything Vincent said.
"Listen, Vin! I know you're a genius. Even to occupy the highest position in the company, you don't have to bother crawling from the bottom like me. But to me, that doesn't seem fair." Edward was protesting to Vincent.
"After I've worked my way up to my position, you just kick me out of the company. Hah, how funny!" sneered Edward.
"I wasn't as lucky as you back then, Ed. You graduated from college and were immediately accepted into a big company. As for me, all the companies rejected me. But now things have changed," Vincent explained.
"Changed you say?" replied Edward sneering back at Vincent.
"Yes. The wheels of life are turning, Ed," said Vincent.
Vincent and Edward got into a heated argument. In their feud, the point was that Edward did not want Vincent in the competition. Because it would hinder his path to achieving his desires.
According to Edward, Vincent already had everything that Edward didn't have. So, why should Vincent enter the competition, he thought.
"Get out of the competition, Vin! If you still want to see Milea return safely, into your arms," threatened Edward.
"What do you really want?" challenged Vincent. He felt Edward was being too convoluted with his words.
Edward wanted Vincent to surrender and bend the knee before him. Then, apologise for sacking him from the company. In addition, he also wanted the application programme Vincent was currently developing.
'How cunning of him!' Vincent thought.
"Do what I say! That way Milea will be safe," Edward offered.
"What?" Vincent widened his eyes in shock.
Edward's offer was costing him dearly. It was a difficult choice Vincent had to make at the moment.
When Milea becomes a hostage, Vincent has no other choice. He had no choice but to hand over the programme to Edward. In fact, the programme had long been his dream. The result of two years of unemployment, he pursued the application programme alone. When it was almost finished, Edward easily asked Vincent to exchange it with Milea.
Okay, fine. If that's what Edward wanted. Vincent agreed and would do as he was told. He would give up the programme as long as Milea survived. A person's life is not a game. That rancid boy was doing everything he could to gain personal gain. How inhumane, he thought.
"Give me the external hard drive!" Edward ordered. He urged Vincent to give him the hard drive.
"I'll get it for you. Wait a minute!" said Vincent, deliberately buying time.
"Hurry up! If you don't hand over the programme immediately, I can't guarantee Milea's safety," threatened Edward. He continued to urge Vincent.
Vincent hurried. He got into his car. Then, he opened his laptop and copied all the programmes onto an external hard drive. In just a few minutes, Vincent was back to see Edward, bringing the hard drive to exchange with Milea.
Vincent smiled sarcastically as he handed the hard drive to Edward. "Sneaky bastard!" cursed Vincent.
"Okay, thanks. This programme is now mine. You must withdraw from the competition immediately, Vin!" Edward ordered again.
'Shit!'
Vincent looked away, annoyed. His hard work had been in vain. He couldn't do anything if Milea was at stake.
"Give Milea back to me first. After that, I'll do everything you say, you bastard!" Vincent negotiated. He was starting to get upset. His temper was unbearable.
"Okay, patience! I'm giving Milea back to you. She's no longer useful to me." Edward handed Milea over to Vincent.
The two had started to barter. Vincent got Milea back. Meanwhile, Edward just left after getting his wish to have the programme from Vincent's hand.
After Vincent exchanged the application's raw programme for Milea, Edward felt he had won from Vincent. Let it go. Right now, Milea's life is more important than anything else. The mandate of Mr Eduardo who had entrusted Vincent to protect Milea had been carried out. He had promised to keep it to Mr Eduardo.
Vincent wanted to beat his rival to a pulp. However, he decided against it. He was preparing a blow that was more painful than a physical blow. He was sure that Edward would be deterred by the blow.
"Milea, are you okay?" Vincent asked anxiously. There was no answer from Milea. Her eyes were still closed when Vincent removed her blindfold.
Milea was still under the influence of the anaesthetic. She was still unconscious. Thank goodness! She didn't know what had happened to her this time. Vincent had better hurry and get Milea out of that old warehouse. Before she regains consciousness.Vincent carried Milea into the car. Then, he leaned Milea's body on the front seat. After that, he immediately drove the car and took his fiancée back home.A few minutes later, after Vincent applied telon oil around her nose, Milea woke up from her long sleep."Vin?" Milea was surprised to see Vincent beside her.The atmosphere began to change. Is this Milea's room? Wasn't it ... She tried to recall the incident at the coffee shop with a man named Edward."For now, you just rest at home. No need to go back to the office," Vincent suggested. He got up from Milea's bed.Suddenly, Milea grabbed Vincent's hand. She was confused by Vincent's words."What do you mean rest at home? Are you sacking me?" she asked with a panicked look on her face
"I didn't mean it like that, Mr Eduardo," Vincent tried to explain."So you deliberately destroyed your work? Didn't you prepare a backup?" Mr Eduardo was astonished."I couldn't, sir. I had to recreate the application rather than have it end up in a mess. Besides, the programme had already been read by someone else. I don't want anyone else to know the raw programme," Vincent explained again.Mr Eduardo understood. He understood completely and was very supportive of the decision Vincent had made. According to Mr Eduardo, Vincent was too brave to take that risk. Salute to him."Vin, from now on just use my company. It will also be yours one day. You don't have to sneak around doing things behind my back anymore," Mr Eduardo scolded him in a sarcastic tone.Vincent smiled briefly. In the end, he was found out too. At first, he wanted to hide it from Mr Eduardo. Now, Mr Eduardo was suggesting that Vincent develop all his application programmes for his company."Just do as you please. I
"Vin, have you reconsidered my offer from yesterday?" Edmund asked over the phone."Yes, I have reconsidered it. I will accept your offer," said Vincent, who had already agreed with Edmund."Good. Let's reschedule our meeting later. I'll get the money ready for you right away," said Edmund. He smiled with satisfaction after hearing that Vincent would sign the agreement with his company.After contacting Edmund, Vincent went to meet the programmers that Alvin had prepared. He took a look at how the programmers worked. There was nothing doubtful at first glance. Maybe it was just Vincent's feelings. Because he was not used to working in a group. He was too comfortable working alone and was very careful in recruiting employees.The briefing began. Vincent briefly explained the concept of the marketplace programme that he would develop to the team. After the discussion, the programmers immediately occupied their respective positions. They started working. Meanwhile, he was going to meet E
"Excuse me!" Vincent said rather awkwardly."Vin! Come in, what a coincidence," Mr Eduardo invited Vincent into his office."Sir, why are you in such a hurry?" Vincent protested. Let's get straight to the topic. Coincidentally, they were discussing the arranged marriage. Perfect timing for Vincent, he thought.Milea glanced sarcastically at her fiancé-to-be. She had guessed that Vincent would do the same thing as her. Protest loudly. Because the ignorant man must have been annoyed by the sudden news."I don't think it's a rush. I've been planning it for a long time," Mr Eduardo reasoned."But sir... you know that I've been playing with projects lately," Vincent reasoned."Yes, that I know. Have you forgotten, Vin? The condition you have to fulfil for me is to marry my daughter," said Mr Eduardo, reminding Vincent again.Damn! It was true. Vincent was very upset as he recalled his conversation with Mr Eduardo the other day."You can't do that. Why didn't you ask me first?" Milea was st
Ever since Vincent tightened the office rules with his app programme, many employees have been against the new policies. They disagree, feel burdened because they are constantly monitored, uncomfortable working, and so on.There were so many reasons that the employees told Vincent. In essence, they complained."Mr Vice President, you should remove the policy. Because honestly, we feel pressured by your new rules.""That's right, Mr Vice President!""What the hell are you guys doing? Respect your superiors!" scolded Alvin, who was defending Vincent in front of the protesting employees.If it is not stopped, there will be a lot of protests against Vincent at this time. In fact, he made this new breakthrough to increase their productivity at work. Trigger their enthusiasm to be more disciplined about time. In fact, his expectations did not match the reality.Employee complaints have brought down Vincent's current position. Danger. He could be threatened with leaving the company. If their
Early in the morning, Mr Eduardo calls all the employees in the office who were involved in the massive demonstration yesterday. Those who deliberately wanted to bring Vincent down from his position had lined up neatly to face the President Director. They were just waiting to see what punishment Mr Eduardo would give them for their actions.Vincent immediately followed the President Director's room after being told by Alvin that Mr Eduardo would take firm action against the irresponsible elements. It's bad!"Who told you to protest yesterday?" asked Mr Eduardo to one of the fat men.The fat man adjusted his glasses, which had slipped off when Mr Eduardo approached him."Nothing, Mr President," the man said shakily."Just confess. We already have the evidence. You were all paid to bring Vincent down. Isn't that right?" Mr Eduardo confirmed it again as he cornered them one by one. Until the fat man stuttered and broke out in a cold sweat at his temples."It's true, sir. I don't know," t
Vincent is still investigating the secret documents hidden by Mr Eduardo. He didn't expect his benefactor to be directly involved in the unfortunate incident ten years ago that killed his parents.Vincent couldn't understand how the culprit could be Mr Eduardo. His whole body was frozen, weak, and his spirit had faded after learning Mr Eduardo's true identity."Impossible," Vincent thought. "This is crazy!"All this time, Mr Eduardo had been regarded as Vincent's saviour. The middle-aged man had done so much for him. So that he could be as great as he is nowadays. He was devastated to learn the truth.The person Vincent respected most like his own biological father, his future father-in-law, was the prime suspect in the head-on collision that killed both his parents. He pondered. He deeply regretted it now."Stupid!" Vincent blamed himself. "Why did it only come to light now?"So, that's why Mr Eduardo felt fully responsible for Vincent. The old man had unintentionally made Vincent an
Vincent left Mr Eduardo's residence this evening. He immediately drove his luxury car, then went somewhere. Damn! He looked in the rear view mirror, and a black van was following him."Mr Eduardo is still watching me," Vincent growled. He knew that the car was following him. It must be Mr Eduardo's men, he thought.Vincent picked up his wireless earphones. He immediately contacted Alvin even while focusing on driving. "Al, take my place now. They're still watching me.""Yes, sir," Alvin agreed. Vincent and Alvin had worked together before.Alvin, who had been following Vincent, immediately overtook between Vincent's car and Mr Eduardo's men. He tricked him and Vincent managed to escape the pursuit of the men in the car."Bingo!" Vincent accelerated his vehicle. Maximum speed to get to the destination quickly.Vincent was going somewhere. His parents' house was unfit for use, empty, and looked worn out. The house looked like it was about to collapse, the building was fragile as if one
The next day Vincent went to see Edmund at the New York embassy. Edmund was not the only one there. However, other important officials were also gathered there to discuss something with Vincent, related to the illegal organisation, Black Knight, which he had destroyed.Vincent fulfilled the invitation of high-ranking officials from various countries. They will also discuss cooperation between countries. Vincent's opportunity to spread his wings in the digital business world was even wider.Vincent's name was increasingly recognised around the world. Many high-ranking officials from various countries want to work with him.Vincent has also successfully developed an application to help the police. Thanks to his success, he got richer and became the number 1 most influential person in the world."How about it Vin, are you interested in joining one of them?" asked Edmund. He approached Vincent during the luncheon."For now, I'm not going to accept any offers. I'll just go on vacation with
"Vin is still inside." Milea was hysterical and she asked Victor and Alvin for help."Al, please save him!" she begged while crying.Victor and Alvin understood Milea's feelings at the moment. They both lowered their gaze. Apparently, Vincent was hopeless. The Black Knight headquarters had exploded. Destroyed to pieces."No! Are you guys just going to give up and not save him?" Milea fumed."It's not like that. Calm down, Milea," Victor calmed her down. Milea was in hysterics and was banging lightly on Victor's arm."Help him, please ...." Milea stood limply. Her leg that had been hit by hot lead was now in pain again."Miss Milea, you should have your leg treated first," Alvin distracted her."No need! I'll go back to save Vin if you guys won't help him," Milea insisted. She walked back to the scene.Victor grabbed Milea's hand and prevented her from leaving. "Vin will survive," he said, comforting Milea.Milea didn't believe him until she proved it to herself. She left on hobbling l
Three hours earlier...Vincent had prepared a plan with Victor and Alvin before entering the Black Knight headquarters. Victor and Alvin had placed explosives around the Black Knight headquarters. At that time, Vincent had difficulty penetrating Black Knight's security system.After several times observing how Black Knight's security system worked and watching the headquarters, Vincent found a gap in their weaknesses. He crossed the line and managed to break into the security system. This was very favourable for Vincent.Vincent shared it with Alvin. Now, it was Alvin who Vincent entrusted to rummage through his system without Black Knight's knowledge.Soon, the Black Knight will appear on the surface of the world with all its destruction. So that the world knows the rottenness of the black organisation in action. Vincent could be sure that it would happen one day. At this moment, the time will soon come.Vincent would become the Black Knight's decoy. He would turn himself in accordin
It's bad! Milea is being held hostage by the Black Knight. At first, Vincent was going to take Xalvador's life. However, seeing the Black Knight pointing a gun right at Milea's head, made Vincent undo his intentions."Let her go!" Vincent ordered."I won't. This woman will die at the hands of the Black Knight," said Xalvador."Give up, Vin!" Xalvador said again. He was eager to see Vincent surrender and submit to the Black Knight."Give up, you say?" Vincent was still optimistic. He could definitely eradicate the Black Knight to the end."Don't do it Vin!" Milea warned. "Don't listen to what they say!""From the beginning, the Black Knight has been after you. You're one of us. Even if I don't get that genius brain of yours, you will be forever bound to us," said Xalvador."Hah, seriously! Tied up with you guys?" sneered Vincent, mocking him."Yes. Join us, and the two of us will rule the world. What do you think?" Xalvador offered.It was a very attractive offer. Unfortunately, Vincen
Doctor Sergio's brain transplant surgery has come to a successful conclusion. It was almost perfect, without the slightest margin for error.A few hours after the operation, Big Boss Black Knight had recovered. Now the forty-eight-year-old man was reborn in a new body."Welcome back Mister Xalvador," greeted one of Black Knight's top brass to Mr X in the VVIP ward of the hospital where he was being treated.Mr X was sitting in a wheelchair with his back to the Black Knight officials who had come to see him face-to-face with the Big Boss.Mr X, who was looking at the cityscape through the glass window of his hospital room, got up from his seat. Then, he turned around and looked at his subordinates one by one.Mr X, whose name was Xalvador, was an American man of Spanish descent. He was well-built, his posture was towering, and he was handsome despite his age. The man had been asleep for a long time in a special room with a low temperature below average.Before being resurrected, Xalvad
Edmund immediately took Vincent to the hospital. There, Victor and Alvin had already prepared a plan to distract him.That night, when Vincent entered the operating room, Victor and Alvin were already on guard. They disguised themselves as resident doctors and swapped Vincent for someone else's corpse.Victor and Alvin planned to transfer Vincent to another hospital without Edmund's knowledge after the operation. They rushed Vincent into the ambulance, a few hours after the operation.After the operation, sad news came to Edmund. A doctor told him that Vincent could not be saved during the operation. Edmund was so shocked to hear it.Not only that, at the same time, Edmund was also told by the doctor treating Claudia. His niece had suffered a heart attack and breathed her last about five minutes ago."No way!" regretted Edmund. He became discouraged after hearing the news that two people he loved so much had left him.Edmund regretted his ac
Edmund immediately asked Milea how Claudia was. She looked panicked after the shooting. He also hasn't had a chance to see his niece's condition. Because Victor had taken her to the hospital.Edmund was Claudia's only family. Of course she was so worried about her niece's condition."Claudia is being examined by the doctor, Mr Edmund. Be patient, they'll let us know soon," Milea said soothingly to Edmund.Not long after, one of the resident doctors informed them that Claudia had to be operated on immediately. They had to inform the family first so that they could follow up immediately.Edmund allowed it. No matter what happens, Claudia must live. He asked the doctor to save his niece immediately.Edmund looked desperate. Milea and Victor can understand that. Edmund is still traumatised after losing his brother, Edward. Now he has to add Claudia to the mix.Speaking of Vincent, Victor said that Vincent would soon clean up this mess."Do you trust him now?" Milea began to doubt Vincent.
Black Knight ordered Vincent to make a hostage swap in the early evening with Edmund. He couldn't help but think that he himself was being used as Black Knight's accomplice."You must take Doctor Sergio alive. Understood?" said Mr X to Vincent.'Hah, crazy bastard!' Vincent cursed to himself.If that was the case, then Vincent wanted to go see Milea first. He wanted to make sure it was true that she was their hostage. Or was it just a trick of the Black Knight to deceive him."I want to see my fiancée. Where is she hiding?" Vincent asked.The Black Knight had guessed, Vincent would definitely do it. Moreover, the stakes were the woman he loved so much. He could do nothing but resignedly accept the situation. Black Knight's strategy worked. Vincent would definitely submit to his orders.After meeting Mr X at his headquarters, Vincent was led by Black Knight's bodyguards to meet Milea and her two female friends somewhere.BRAAAAKKKK!The metal door of a secret room was opened. Vincent s
A man blindly beat Claudia to a pulp. Was he out of his mind? Milea couldn't just ignore it. This violated the code of conduct for violence against a woman.Milea ran up to the man and retaliated against his behaviour towards Claudia. She hit him with all her might."Die, you loser!" Milea screamed. She hit him again relentlessly.Milea hit the man with the wooden block in her hand. That man should feel the consequences, she thought. She beat the man mercilessly.Not only his body was the target of Milea's fury. She also hit the man's precious heirlooms with thick wood. The blows were so hard and enough to render the man helpless."YOU'RE DEAD!" Milea screamed. "THAT'S WHAT YOU GET FOR A ROTTEN MAN LIKE YOU!""Aaaarrrrrgggghhh!" moaned the shameless man in pain.Thank goodness! Milea was relieved after hitting him. She still wanted to beat him up again, it was so vengeful to see Claudia being beaten up mercilessly by that evil man."Listen, you idiot, I can be more cruel if you still