An enemy
It turned out the opening of a new jewelry store was downtown. Alana was happy to be part of it, and Ricardo was the guest of honor. Stood to the sides while Eva and Felix accompanied Ricardo to give a little speech about R-exquisite jewelry
She didn't have much to do, but when Camilo joined her. She was more than productive,
“Why do you two act as if you are strangers?” Camilo asked with interest, he always admired Ricardo, especially because the man was dedicated. Despite the mistakes he made in the past, he bounced back and was living for his son
“Well, it's inappropriate… I work there, it would be awkward for other employees to know,” Alana replied without hesitation, it was awkward how she was managing to ignore the fact that she and Ricardo were husband and wife. But at the same time, she was glad
“Really?”
“Well, Brigitte is your wife right…can you tell me why she works for your friend,” Alana tilted her head to look at him? There was a frown. His eyes narrowed and shifted his gaze to Brigitte. Of course, that was his wife, not many people knew that detail, but soon he was divorcing her
“Let's just say circumstances take root,” Camilo replied with a faint smile, Alana stared at him for a while then shifted to Brigitte busy talking to other employees. Alana decided to join her when her phone vibrated. It was her friend calling.
Alana's eyes shone with amusement. After a while, her silly bestie finally decided to call
“Hey, Alana…are you going somewhere?” Brigitte ran after her when she saw Alana about to sneak out to answer the call
“Well, just answering this call, I'll be right back
“Sure, hurry, will you?” Brigitte said with light now and let Alana leave.
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Thank you for coming sir…it's great to have you here,” the man who owned the store said as soon as they were done with the opening and decided to have a private conversation in his office. Dennis followed them, although he only stood to the side of Lin as the man settled down and someone from the store served them something to drink
“Don't mention it, I'm glad your business is a success,'' Ricardo said with a nod because the man before him was his most loyal client. Mr. Benjamin guided Ricardo to his desk and offered him a seat. He was an elderly man, Ricardo knew the man from Armando. He was intelligent and knew what was good for business,
The reason Ricardo decided to keep their partnership when he took over the company
“I'm delighted you trusted us…that's why I saved this for your wife,” the man said and took out a small red box from the cabinets and set it on the table. Ricardo's eyes narrowed a little and picked it up
“I heard sir got married…well, congratulations' sir…this is a small gift from us to you and your wife,” the man remarked with a smile and waited for Ricardo to open the box. Upon opening the box, Ricardo found two diamond necklaces. The twin kind was made for couples. Ricardo knew this because his company made such special necklaces for lovers.
“I wish you all the happiness sir, and may these be the symbol of love between you two,” the man added, still smiling. For some reason, Ricardo felt uncomfortable, especially because all the wishes meant nothing. He was married, but only by name. His wife meant nothing to him
“Thank you very much,” Ricardo said faking a smile and slammed the box shut and handed it to Dennis
“And thanks again for coming, I…” the man was about to say when Ricardo received a call. Taking his phone out, Ricardo answered right away when he saw an unknown number calling
“Yes,” he said as he excused himself and connected the phone to his ear. He didn't even reach far when he came to an abrupt halt. His eyes darkened upon hearing the voice of the person on the other side
“Who do you think you are!” Ricardo growled so angrily that Dennis and Benjamin were alerted and looked at him
“If you hate her, I'll make sure you pay with your life,” he added but didn't finish his sentence when the person disconnected the call. Ricardo let out curses and rushed to the door
“Is everything okay?” Benjamin asked Dennis, but he just nodded and went after his boss. There must be something going on. Dennis ran out of the room and went after his boss
“Answer it damn” Ricardo cursed as he tried to call Marcus. Unfortunately, the call wasn't going through. Anger boiled within him as he exited the shop and looked around the place
“Where is she?” He asked when he didn't find Alana with her colleagues. Just then, some men called him about abducting his wife. Ricardo managed to call Marcus, and he issued an order to bring his men. Whatever was happening, he wasn't going to sit and wait. Before leaving, he gave instructions to Dennis to go home and make sure the mansion was heavily guarded. The enemy decided to resurface.
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Alana's eyes shot red as she struggled to get free. Both her hands were tied behind her back and her legs were strained. She was gagged and couldn't talk
A few minutes ago she was talking to Joslyn over the phone when she was attacked from behind and dragged away by some strange men. No one saw them abducting her. Despite how, she struggled to try to run. Alana couldn't do it, and now she was tied up in a dark room without a way of escaping. She didn't see the men who did it but when they put her in the truck, they said something about getting their revenge on Ricardo,
Whoever they were didn't seem friendly. Soon, the door to the room creaked open, and Alana's eyes lifted to see who it was. Unfortunately, it was dark in the room. The only thing she saw was when the door opened. The person was wearing black pants and black boots. The door slammed shut, and heavy footsteps echoed in the room
“Well, well… who do we have here… I didn't know that rascal got married…after what he did," came a deep stern voice Alana didn't recognize. It wasn't pleasant, more like the man had something stuck in his throat as he spoke. Either way, Alana glanced up with intentions of seeing the man's face, however, to no avail.
"I'll make sure to destroy everything, starting with you..." the man said and extended his hands toward Alana who flinched when she felt strong rough hands on her. making muffled sounds of protest. Alana tried kicking her legs to keep him off, but everything turned cold when she felt a sharp object pierce through her flesh. the man drove an injection right through her and all Alana felt was her body turning cold and her eyes slowly lowering until she collapsed back on the cold hard floor. the man's face darkened as he tossed the needle away and wiped his mouth.
