The next day, at the entrance of the twelfth-floor building."Carlo Gotti," Jerry called out to a man who was once among Sophia’s fans.They had met in a nightclub about three years ago, and Carlo was known both as a playboy and as the Gotti’s mafia family's second son, who's now in charge of overseeing the Gotti’s mafia branch on Blackwood.At that time, Carlo had asked Jerry to help him connect with Sophia.However, since Sophia was at college in the capital city, it never happened. Since then, Jerry had tried to avoid Carlo, as he didn't like being associated with him.But now, he needed Carlo to help him marry Victoria.Carlo glanced at Jerry and then at the beautiful woman by his side."Oh my, goddess, you are so beautiful. You must be an angel from heaven," he exclaimed.Adorned with numerous gold rings and necklaces, and wearing dark sunglasses, Carlo quickly removed his glasses to get a clearer view of Victoria's face and body.He politely took Victoria's hand and kissed it wh
Carlo Gotti laughed harshly. "Come on, Victoria, you can't just cancel things like this. Do you realize I've prepared for 200 people at today’s event? Can you even fathom how much it costs for them to stay here?”“I will pay you,” Victoria retorted, her voice trembling slightly still trying to appear tough. “Just tell me how much you want.”“Come, sit down first. We can talk about the money later. We all friends, for now, give me Alex’s number; let me call him this time.”“I don’t want to.”Carlos stood abruptly and slammed a wine bottle near Victoria’s feet. The glass shattered on the marble floor, and the red liquid spilled around Victoria's feet. "You'd better sit back down while I'm still being polite," he warned.Fear swiftly enveloped Victoria, spreading through her body like a chilling wind. She walked back to the couch.“Be a good girl,” Carlo said forcefully as he took Victoria’s smartphone from her hand and dialed Alex using the recent calls list, this time opting for a vide
Carlo Gutti laughed menacingly, “You will die! You don’t know who you are fighting!”“All dead men are the same in front of me,” Alex retorted, firing a shot at the intercom, which caused a loud buzzing on the other side.He had checked the caller ID on the intercom, clearly marked with '12th floor'. That would be his target.Carlo quickly glanced at the first-floor screen, but it only showed a black screen with the words 'no connection.' As he tried to check the second floor, the screen suddenly went blank.He attempted to contact the people on the second floor, but no one responded to the intercom.While he was still trying to understand what was happening, the third-floor screen also began to fade to black.Carlo knew something must be happening. “Go tell everyone to prepare. We have locked down the elevators, so he must be using the stairs. Tell people to blockade all stair access. Use all our weapons. He may not be alone.”The two bodyguards quickly rushed out.Carlo, controlling
Alex used his inner energy to enhance his vision in the dark room and could see a bit.He walked to Victoria and grabbed her wrist, sending his inner energy to slow the poison's spread and bring her some clarity."Where am I?" she asked, her voice trembling."We're locked in the safe room.""Am I blind?" she asked, panic rising as she realized she couldn't see."No, we're in a closed room, and Carlo locked us in here, waiting for us to die from lack of oxygen.""Who are you?" Victoria suddenly panicked, trying to forcefully pull away from Alex's hand. "Let me go!""If I let go, the poison will spread quickly, and you'll lose your sanity again.""What happened to me?""I think you drank a lust poison that makes you feel intense desire. If you don't have sex in 30 minutes, your blood will rush to your head and destroy your head’s nerves."Victoria slowly remembered everything. "Can you help me?" Victoria asked, desperation in her voice."No, I can only use my energy to slow the poison f
Ten minutes ago.Alex, inside the dark room, had just finished treating Victoria with his manly act. He put Victoria to sleep with his inner energy and dressed her.He glanced at his device to check the time.Before entering the building, he had reported to Lavinia that if he hadn't walked out within an hour, they must send a special force to storm the building.It was still 15 minutes before the special force was to enter.Suddenly, the lights flicked on, and Alex realized someone was trying to enter the room.He hid in a blind spot, waiting for the person to approach Victoria. As the door opened, he waited until the person moved closer to help Victoria.When Alex aimed to shoot, he recognized Jerry Deneuve, his cousin-in-law, and cancelled the shot, opting to knock him out instead.Even he hated this cousin, it was not right to kill a cousin, right?Alex walked out and found Carlo's dead body. This meant all the enemies had been defeated. He contacted Lavinia with his device. "No ne
Inside the council chamber, Alexander led his followers to the right-side meeting room, where a tense discussion was taking place.Christopher and his followers occupied the left-side meeting room.Alexander looked at his followers and asked, “I never ordered the killing of Christopher’s followers. Did any of you do that?”Ivan spoke first, his voice firm, “None of us did it. I think they’re doing it themselves to tarnish your name and find a way to take the throne.”“Yeah,” one of the nobles added, nodding in agreement.“I don’t think it’s a good time to war with Christopher,” another noble interjected. “The Drakonia Federation is waiting for us to show any weakness, and they’ll attack our empire.”“No worries,” Ivan Romanov added confidently. “Just attack Christopher and finish the civil war in a day. They won’t stand a chance with the god of war on our side.”Alexander sighed, contemplating the advice. “Alright. I will only place soldiers on the border city during the war and deplo
Sophia looked around the empty penthouse, her heart heavy with worry. Alex had been unreachable for two days and hadn't come home.Their wedding was only four days away. Usually, she would see his smiling face waiting for her at home, dinner prepared, or he would show up at her office to share lunch.But lately, there had been nothing.Her parents and family had started to interfere, their doubts and accusations weighing on her mind."Sophia, that man is ashamed he can't hold the grandest wedding, so he ran away!" her mother had yelled two days ago.Yesterday, her father brought Victoria to pressure Sophia into signing divorce papers."Why are you suddenly on their side?" Sophia asked Victoria, her voice trembling. "Aren't you my best friend? You promised to help me."Victoria looked apologetically at Sophia. "I want to tell you a secret. After you know it, you will surely change your mind.""What?" Sophia's confusion deepened."Jerry Deneuve is not a Jerry Deneuve!" Victoria exclaime
Grandma Deneuve looked down at Sophia, her eyes filled with satisfaction. "You finally came here. I told you that man was no good for you, but you didn't believe me. Now he's run away from you. How much money did he steal from you already?""Alex didn't steal any money from me!" Sophia replied, her voice trembling with disbelief. How could they reach that kind of thinking?"Too ashamed to admit it?" Grandma Deneuve sneered. "You finally taste your own mistake."All of Sophia's family laughed at her, their mocking laughter filling the room and echoing off the walls.Andrew Deneuve, the first uncle, added, "Sophia, Jerry has become the new CEO of the Deneuve business. He's checked the account books and found that when you were the CEO, you stole money from our family business. I believe the money you stole was used to rent this wedding venue.""What kind of bullshit are you talking about?" Sophia's emotions peaked, her face flushed with anger. "I always kept the books straight when I wa