243 Don’t Worry, I Won’t Kill


    Her!


    Ste’s voice trembled as she finally spat out the words she had been struggling to say. “Sis… that bitch Lana. She sent a thug to capture me.”


    1


    Evelyn’s chopsticks ttered against the table with a sharp smack.


    “WHAT THE HELL?!” Evelyn’s voice shot up so high the decorative koi in the pond probably flinched. “Capture you? As in kidnap? As in drag you into a van and sell your kidney kind of capture?”


    Ste nodded frantically.


    “Yes! Yes! That exact kind! But someone saved


    me.”


    Evelyn leaned forward, eyes wide. “Who?!”


    Ste’s cheeks warmed into a rosy shade. “Dn.”


    Evelyn was surprised to hear that. “D–Dn? Dn… My husband’s assistant? That Dn?”


    Ste nodded again. Her ears were pink now. “Yes, that Dn…”


    “Wait.” Evelyn took her ocha* ss and drank it before saying, “Start from the beginning. Why were you about to get kidnapped? When did this happen? And how did Dn suddenly appear like some action hero?”


    Ste slumped in her chair as <b>if </b>all the exhaustion she had been carrying returned.


    She dragged a long breath in and began


    recounting the chaotic incident that had left her rattled since the night before.


    “Last night, after I dropped off our grandparents, Mom and I returned to the apartment. Everything was normal. We reached home safely. But just


    when I was going to take a shower, someone


    called me. A man.”


    Evelyn lifted an eyebrow. “A man? In the middle of the night?”


    “Yes,” Ste gritted her teeth in annoyance. “He said he identally hit my car in the parking


    area.”


    Evelyn stared at her with an expression that silently screamed, “And you believed him?”


    Ste pped her forehead briefly. “I know. I know. It was stupid. I didn’t think twice. I rushed down to check. When I got there, the men


    waiting looked scary. The gangster kind. They


    tried to force me into their car.”


    Evelyn’s hands curled into fists, but she held her tongue to let Ste continue.


    “It was veryte, and no one was around. I parked at the far end, too far from my tower’s main


    entrance. They cornered me, but I escaped and ran toward the park nearby. It was more lively with passing cars and-”


    “Wait… Wait…” Evelyn interrupted her, “Why did you run to the park instead of sprinting back to your apartment like any sane person?”


    “Because those bulky men blocked the way to my apartment tower, obviously!” Ste threw her hands up. “I even screamed, but no one heard.”


    “Ah. I get it.” Evelyn nodded.


    Ste pushed her bangs aside and muttered, “Well, sis, even though I am not as skilled as you, I have basic martial arts training. I tried to fight. But… Of course, I failed spectacrly. One of them grabbed me. I was sure I was done for. But then Dn showed up. Like a miracle.”


    She paused, cheeks reddening again.


    “He beat them. Those three grown, thug looking


    men. Then, he pulled me to run with him and got me safely back to my apartment.”


    A small, relieved smile tugged at Ste’s lips as she remembered the moment. But Evelyn still looked unconvinced.


    “Earlier, you said Lana sent those men. How do you know it was her?” Evelyn asked carefully.


    The annoyance in Ste’s gaze returned instantly.


    “Yes. When I thought I was done for, I tried to negotiate. I told them I could give them money. They refused. They said their employer pays better. I asked who their employer was. And one of them identally mentioned Lana.”


    Evelyn did not speak for several long seconds.


    Instead, she picked up her sushi and began eating again with exaggerated calm.


    Ste knew the look on her sister’s face. Her


    sister was already creating strategies, nning


    punishment, and maybe even writing imaginary arrest warrants in her head.


    She continued, her voice trembling slightly with leftover fear. “Sis, that woman is crazy. Why would she kidnap me?”


    “Because Dad refused to divorce Alice, and he no longer wanted to continue his rtionship with Lana,” Evelyn said with a low chuckle. “And because of that, Lana became crazy.”


    “What the hell! No wonder, he shamelessly


    wanted Mom to return home…” Ste can’t help


    but curse.


    “He is indeed shameless!”


    “But sis… Why did Dad suddenly change his


    mind?”


    Evelyn rested her chopsticks.


    “All this time, Dad thinks Lana loves him. But the truth is, Lana has only been using him. She


    wanted his money. She has someone else… a younger man she actually loves.”


    Ste nearly choked on air.


    “What? Are you serious?”


    “Yes.” Evelyn sipped her ocha calmly, but her eyes were sharp. “That’s why Dad wants to go back to Alice. He realized Lana would never choose him. And of course, he feels betrayed.”


    “So he wants to run back to Mom because his


    mistress dumped him?”


    Ste mmed her palm on the table.


    “And, that shameless old man! I cannot believe he is our father. He destroys his own marriage, humiliates our mother, and now wants toe


    crawling back because his side woman found a better boyfriend? Ugh!”


    Evelyn nods, “You summed it up perfectly.”


    “I swear, if Dades to meet us and acts like he


    is the victim, I will throw a brick at him.”


    “You should,” Evelyn replied with a straight face.


    Steughed. “I definitely will.”


    “And make sure you tell Alice this. Dad wants to return, not because he regrets anything. Not because he still loves her. But because his future with Lana is gone.”


    “I will tell her. I want her to know exactly what happened. She deserves to know the truth.”


    They ate their food slowly, talking,ughing, and matching each other’s sarcasm as they cursed


    Lana and their father.


    Ste looked more rxed, though now and then


    she still shivered when she remembered the men who had tried to drag her away.


    When her te was empty, Ste looked at the time and sighed heavily.


    “Damn it! I need to get back to work. There are still many patients waiting. And I have not taken a


    nap yet.”


    “You look like you have not slept for a decade. Go, before you copse on one of your patients,” Evelyn teased.


    Ste stood, grabbed her coat, then hugged Evelyn tightly. “Thank you for listening. And please, sis, do not do anything reckless.”


    “I will only do what is necessary,” Evelyn replied with a smile that was notforting at all.


    Ste paused. “That is what scares me.”


    “Don’t worry, I won’t kill her…”


    *Author Noted.


    Ocha = Japanese tea


    Sara Lili


    <strong>Sara Lili</strong> is a daring romance writer who turns icyndscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of d’s breathtaking cold.