Chapter 50

Ashton

The moment I opened my eyes I could see nothing, I was having trouble breathing. I suddenly panicked when I realized I was under the sea as if all my memories returned to everything that had happened to me before Luciano decided to fucking pushed me.

I'm scared. I'm scared to death.

I tried to move my body, hoping I could stop myself from drowning and I never stop trying until I could catch some air.

"Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!" I swore one after another while gasping for breath and trying to calm myself down.

"Luciano please," I begged him, he just smirked at me and prop his hand to the railing as he watched me drown myself to death.

"I'm doing you a favor, babe," Luciano said meaningfully but this is not the right time for me to think about what he wants to convey, I'm fucking drowning right now and whether I admit it or not, I'm scared. I am not ready to die yet.

"I'll do whatever you want, just please," I said to Luciano, I can't think of any other way to convince him that killing me is a terrible idea. Luciano just raised an eyebrow at me, that was the last thing I saw before my whole body sank again under the water, I was slowly losing my strength.

No! This is not the time to give up. I tried again to move my body to get up until I succeed. I was gasping for air trying to find any possible way to get out of the water.

"Have you ever wondered how we tracked you, babe?" Luciano asked me with a smile as sweet as sugar while I was out of breath. I was doing everything I could to keep my whole body from sinking in the water again, I don't know if I would be able to get up when my whole body sinks into the water again.

"You know the answer to your question Luciano, it's Ted," I replied but he just smiled foolishly and slowly shook his head and I can't help but frown at him.

"No, he's not. Guess again, babe." Luciano said playfully and burst out laughing, it seemed like he was having fun to see me struggling and confused out here. I can't imagine who helped Luciano to track us down, I can only think of Ted.

No! I know neither Mason nor Lautner helps Luciano to track me, they were helping me.

"It was Zie," Luciano said with a sly smile plastered on his face. It was as if a bomb had exploded in my face when I heard what he just confessed.

"You're lying," I replied to him in disbelief, I stared at him with disgust. How dare he tried to trick me by using Zie.

"No, I'm not. Sorry to burst your bubble, babe, but the person you think will help you? He's the reason why you're here now. I know he's the first person you're going to call, so I asked him, and did you know that he didn't even hesitate to give us your location? I just have to shove my money in his throat and boom, I got you tracked." Luciano said and suddenly turned his back on me, I did not know where he was going and I don't care where he's going.

Now, it all makes sense. That's why he never called Mason's phone again and he didn't even bother to reply to my messages on his Twitter account. I can feel my chest tightened, I rubbed my hand in the extreme anger I feel now.

Tears slowly trickled down my eyes. It was as if a blindfold was covering my eyes and now it had been removed as if I had woken up from a long nap. I can’t explain how I feel right now but I only know one thing.

Anger. I do not know who I am angry with, Zie, myself, or Luciano.

"Ah! Fuck my life!" I said to myself emphatically. I never signed up for this, I just want to meet a man who will love me for what I am.

I thought Zie is the one for me, I thought he was the answer to all my dreams then but now, I know he is not. It was as if I realized the truth, what Joe and the gardener back in Mason's house told me was true, I convinced myself that I loved Zie because he was the only one I had at that time, he was the only one who helped me without hesitation.

Do I love Zie? My mind is so confused right now.

"Hey, kid!" I immediately raised my face when I heard someone call my name, I saw Brando on the railing holding a large life jacket and a long rope tied to it.

"Aren't you a little lucky today?" Brando asked with a smile and threw the life jacket in my direction. I immediately swam and quickly picked up the life jacket that Brando had thrown, the rope was connected to the railing and after a while, I suddenly heard a loud buzz.

"Aw, screw my life!" I said to myself and clung tightly to the life jacket, I seemed to know what Luciano was planning to do to me now, he didn't intend to drown me, he wanted to pull me on his yacht, so much for my punishment.

Fucking great, the yacht started to sail and it looks like Luciano intends to torture me by dragging me into the middle of the sea. All I could do was hold on tight to the rope that connects to the railing and pray that the rope would not cut short. Even if I wanted to escape Luciano's hand again, which I could easily do by just letting go of the rope, but then I don't know how I could get out in the middle of the sea when I don't even know how to swim.

"Enjoying the life, eh?" I heard a man shout, I don't have time to see who that man is anymore because my whole attention is focused on how to balance my body with the life jacket I was wearing but based on the tone of the man's voice, it looks like it was Ron.

I don't know how many hours I have been in the water. I have no strength left anymore because of hunger and fatigue. After a while the yacht stopped, I immediately looked up to see what the problem was and why the yacht had stopped.

"Hey babe," Luciano opened up to me and prop his hand to the railing again, I didn't have the strength to respond to him so I just stared at him with a tired face.

"Give me one good reason why I would let you live, babe," Luciano said and smiled sweetly at me. I suddenly thought deeply about what he just said.

One good reason to spare me my life.

I can think of a million reasons for him to let me live now. But I have to think carefully about what words Luciano wants to hear from my mouth.

I do not know how many minutes I have been thinking, I suddenly swallowed my saliva when I thought of something. Of the many reasons, I can tell Luciano, at this point there is only one thing in my brain that I want to tell him.

"I want revenge," I said loudly and stared at Luciano with a determined face. Suddenly the sweet smile disappeared from his lips and was replaced by a sly smile. It seemed like these were the words he wanted to hear from me but I didn’t say those words because that was what he wanted to hear, I said those words because that was what I wanted.

I don't know, I feel nothing now but anger and hatred. I want my revenge.