FERNANDO'S MANSION

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"Aakhhh I'm sorry… please forgive us, Sire…"

"Sorry, Sir."

"Forgive us, Sir…"

"Give us one more chance, sir."

Fernando's men were begging his forgiveness because when they went to the orphanage, Fernando could not find Viona. The men were being tortured by Fernando's other bodyguards.

Meanwhile, the devil himself just smiled sarcastically while enjoying a cigar at the scene that was unfolding in front of him.

"Why do I pay you a lot of money if you can't even do this easy job??!!" shouted Fernando out loud.

He felt cheated by his subordinates when he found out that Viona was only a volunteer at the orphanage. She wasn't really working there. Therefore, he ordered his other bodyguards to teach the four people a lesson for failing him.

"Stop," shouted Fernando suddenly, causing his men to stop hitting the four unlucky men. "Okay, I'll give you one more chance, find Viona before the engagement ceremony.

The four men were already covered in blood.

"Yes, evry well, Sir. We will find Miss Viona as soon as possible and will not disappoint you again," replied a bald man with a stammer.

"Thank you, Sir Fernando, for the second chance," they shouted together as they knelt on the floor.

Fernando just smiled. He then left the bloody living room and entered his room, which had the most sophisticated security. He never brought another woman into this room, except Viona six years ago. Usually, his mistresses would sleep in a special room at the end of the hallway, which was Viona's former bedroom.

"You will not be able to leave me again Viona. You will come back to me," muttered Fernando, staring at the photo of Viona at the orphanage.

***

After she saw Andrew again, Viona's days became more colorful every day. Andrew would often call her on the phone and talk about his day or sometimes just some silly things. They also do lunch dates together when Andrew was off-duty.

Finally, two months passed by in blur. Viona had worked at the hospital during that time and every day Andrew would pick her up. She had no choice but to tell Andrew where she lived. Not that she mind, though. She actually felt safe because she was with a policeman.

When she was with Andrew, Viona was able to forget about Fernando and his people. She was sure that Fernando would not possibly bother her when she was with a policeman.

Andrew told her all about his life journey, how he became a police officer. He had to bury his dream of becoming a professional athlete because his beloved brother was shot by a criminal while working. Since then, Andrew was determined to become a police officer to combat crime.

"Vio, may I ask you something?" said Andrew when he was going to drop Viona in front of the hospital.

"Yes, of course. What do you want to know, Andrew?" Viona asked while tidying up her white coat before getting off the car.

"You know all my stories, but you never tell me yours," Andrew replied seriously. His eyes was gleaming when he was serious.

"What do you want to know? Don't you already know that I grew up in an orphanage," said Viona with a pretty smile. She opened Andrew's car door then walked towards the hospital, waving at the man.

In the car, Andrew only took a deep breath to see Viona leaving. He wanted to know all about her, because after investigating secretly Andrew finally found out that Viona was a foreign graduate doctor.

Andrew was curious to know how an orphan could study medicine abroad which must required a lot of money. Especially since her campus was one of the most prestigious campuses in the world.

After he closed his eyes for a moment, Andrew finally drove his car away from the hospital to go to the police station where he worked. From behind the window on the fifth floor, Viona could see Andrew's car had left.

She then sat limply in her chair and sighed. Viona was not ready to share her life story with anyone. She hated being pitied or asking other people for help. The first time she asked someone for help, she actually fell into a black hole that was Fernando.

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