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It was the second day of searching for a clue that would lead to the treasure. This time, Eliana suggested that only her and Eden makes the search in the mansion. She couldn’t ascertain her reason for making such suggestion, but she wanted to do it with just her husband.Osvaldo and the rest of the team awaited them outside the mansion, where they stood firmly and looked out in case of threats or any form of ambush.They lowered their guards after a while, because they suspected that nothing could go wrong since the mansion was located in an area that was hardly accessible by other people.Eliana walked further into the house as she gazed around intently, looking for slight clues or things that looked different and strange.“You know, we searched all through this place yesterday”, Eden said as he yawned tiredly.Eliana nodded her head in understanding and took in a deep breath.“I want to do my own search today. I have a feeling that we would find something!” She said with a wide smil
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“Something is not here!” Eliana suddenly said, disrupting the meeting and causing everyone to stare at her with a surprised gaze on their faces. She had been patient all through the meeting, listening to every detail Eden laid forth.But then, when it got to the point where he kept showing them each document that backed up his findings, she realized that something was missing.The worst thing laid in the fact that the particular missing thing was the main thing that would lead them to the treaure.“The map! It’s important”, Eliana said as he jerked to her feet.Eden was shocked to his bones as he returned his gaze to the series of books and documents that laid before him. He surfed through each of them, but to his utmost dismay, the map was not there.“That map had the image of the artifact right at the middle of it. It simply meant that it was going to lead us to the treaure!” Eliana said to prove her point and Eden nodded in affirmation.She was right and they knew it. The image of
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They were pushed into a van, with their eyes covered with blindfolds. The only thing Eden felt was the movement of the van and from how narrow the road became, it was clear that they were being taken to a secret and creepy hideout. They finally reached their destination and Vincent’s men pulled them out of the van forcefully.Eliana groaned each time she was mishandled while Eden kept yelling and asking them to let go of Eliana, but none of the men paid heed to his words. They pulled her forcefully right until she was dropped at the cell.Eden couldn’t move, neither could he do anything since he was bound in fierce chains that kept his hands restricted to a particular position.Vincent was always smart and just again, he was able to find them out right before they got to the point of finding the treaure.Eden was pissed to the core, but then, couldn’t do anything at the moment since he wasn’t sure that his strength could match up to that of Vincent.The moment the dropped them at the
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The next morning came with a visit from Vincent. He wore a big smile on his face as he gazed at his prisoners who looked pale and pitiful.“You both look like mere trash!” He suddenly dropped while Eden clenched his fist and gulped down hard.He walked around them in circles as though trying to pounce on any of them at any minute. Eden followed him sternly with his eyes, not trusting any single move he made at that point.“You ready for another torture?” Vincent taunted as he crouched low until his face met that of Eliana that was red with rage.“Ohh! Someone doesn’t seem so pleased with that!” He said and broke into a scornful laughter.Eliana scoffed and looked away, not wanting to show her emotions to his face.He gestured for one of the men to bring the whip over and in a split second, he pointed it at Eliana.“It’s so unfortunate that you get to take more of the whip…I intend to hurt Eden to the core and the only way I get to achieve it is hurting you”, Vincent said as he clicked
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“Get a doctor!” Eden screamed out of his lungs the moment they both got into their mansion. They had finally gotten back to the house after the number of days they spent in the custody of Vincent and his cruel group.Right from the moment they stepped out of the cell, Eden was certain that Eliana didn’t look great.She looked so pale and for some reasons he couldn’t decipher, she communicated with him less. That was quite strange and scary.And then, she had suddenly started bleeding right before they got to the house. Her eyes were barely opened too and her breathing had become faint.Eden was scared to his bones. The group was in chaos as they tried to call on the attention of a doctor who arrived in no time.Eliana was taken into the room to be examined and after what seemed like ages, the doctor finally came out, with a massive scowl on his face.“How is she? And the baby?” Eden asked, with his heart beating frantically and his palms becoming sweaty.The doctor took in a deep brea
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It was a dark day in the mansion. Not only were Eden and Eliana still mourning their child, there was also news that Osvaldo had passed.“I escaped from Vincent’s men, but Osvaldo wasn’t lucky. He died”, the man who had rushed back into the mansion said, panting heavily with bruises and blood stains on every part of his body.Eden was taken aback by this statement and inasmuch as it sounded so true and certain, he wasn’t ready to accept. Osvaldo was not just his right hand man, he was also his friend and someone he considered a friend and companion. They had been through a lot together and he was one person who would always stand by his side, no matter how hard and difficult the situation may be.“And how are you certain that he is dead?” Eden asked with a shaky voice, trying so hard to control his emotions even though it was a lot more difficult than he had thought.“Just as I left, I heard one of Vincent’s men talking about it. He is dead!” The man declared with every convinction in
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Eliana was still greatly devastated by Osvaldo’s death. Despite how hard she tried to shove it aside, the need to know what might have caused it delved deeper into her soul and this caused her great restlessness.Eden suspected this and asked her what she was bothered about, but she shoved it aside with stress that came from the latest events in the group.Deep down her heart, she felt the need to discover what might have caused his death, especially when they never got to see his body.At this, she decided to go on a search that may lead her to his body.“Are you going somewhere?” Laurel asked her curiously as she walked closer to her, searching through her eyes as though the answer to her question laid there.Eliana forced a smile to her face, trying so hard to appear sincere and calm.“Just for a walk. I’ve been inside for some days and I felt that some sun on my skin would go a long way in helping me”, Eliana replied calmly, hoping that Laurel would retire back to her room.She wa
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Eliana gulped down hard as she closed her eyes to catch her breath. Her heart was breathing heavily as she caught sight of each letter that fell from Laurel’s table.She contemplated between leaving them, or going through them even if they looked that something of high secret and privacy.“Something is wrong and I need to find out what it is!” She said to herself and that became the justification for what she was just about to do.“I write you this letter to let you know that there is still space in my heart, just in case you decide to have a change of heart and work with me. I will make you rich in a way you never expected”, Eliana read out the details of the first letter she just read.Her heart was breathing heavily at this point now as she tried to think of Laurel and the several discussions they always had. She never mentioned something of such to her and now that she learnt of it, her suspicion grew.“Laurel, who are you working for?” Eliana muttered under her breath as she pick