Be shivered in her sleep. Despite being covered with a thick nket, the pain throughout her body prevented her from moving much. How could she have had a peaceful night’s sleep? Every time she remembered how Beatrice had acted, she felt the urge to beat the woman once again. Her carefully nned scheme had fallen apart.


    Even her cunning attempts to gain sympathy from Sam were no longer effective. In the past, it was so easy for her to divert Sam’s attention from other women. But now? Not only did he avoid looking at her, he rarely even nced at other women.


    And who was to me for all this?


    Beatrice!


    Yes! That girl was like a leech and filth that she desperately wanted to get rid of. Unfortunately, getting rid of Beatrice wasn’t easy.


    “Damn it!!!” Be cursed, unable to ept it. “I won’t stay silent, Beatrice. I won’t! You bitch!!!” she yelled loudly.


    Nevertheless, she winced again because of the pain on the corner of her injured lip.


    Her bedroom door was suddenly opened, revealing two familiar individuals who often roamed around Sam’s house: Zein and Mateo. They couldn’t enter without orders. Behind them stood nd, looking at Be cynically.


    Be immediately got up, disregarding the pain that struck her legs. With unsteady steps, she approached the despised figure. As soon as they were close enough, she delivered a p.


    “You bastard!”


    nd moved his cheek slowly. It was quite painful to receive a morning p from Be. He had wanted to do good this morning because his principle was that doing good would bring goodness. But unfortunately, this girl couldn’t be shown even the slightest bit of mercy. So, what he did now was to grab her by the hair.


    Firmly. Regardless of Be’s cries of pain.


    “Don’t be disrespectful to me, Anabe,” he whispered right by her face. He pressed Be’s body against the wall not far from them.


    “Being a bastard once means you’re always a bastard, nd!” Be retorted. Ignoring the pain, she was enduring as long as she satisfied herself by insulting nd.


    “You two, leave,” nd hissed at the two people who were still standing, waiting for orders. Without many words, they immediately left. Closing the bedroom door and locking it. The click sound indicated that there would be no disturbance in this room. This made nd grin with satisfaction.


    “It’s just you and me, Be.” nd loosened his grip slightly. Be took the opportunity to spit at nd. Then the womanughed contentedly.


    “Do you think I’m afraid?”


    nd scoffed. He wiped off Be’s saliva and immediately lunged at her without warning. Regardless of the punches Bended on his back and face, nd continued to advance until they both fell onto the bed.


    “I can’t wait to make you regret this, Be.” In one swift motion, he tore apart the nightgown Be had worn the previous night. It ripped on the right side due to nd’s actions. The man sniffed the scent of the clothing and the perfume that clung to it. “Hmm… very typical of AnaBe. I like it.”


    Be grabbed whatever object was nearby to keep nd at bay. Unfortunately, nd was always quick to deflect her attempts.


    “What do you want!” Be yelled, ring in disbelief. “Don’t be disrespectful! I am Sam’s woman! No one can touch me except Sam, no matter what!”


    ndughed. “Is that so?”


    Then he forcefully grabbed Be’s hand. Ignoring her groans, especially considering her bruised face from their struggle the night before, he tied the torn fabric tightly around her wrists.


    “Let me go!”


    nd didn’t care. Not only her hands, but her legs as well. He fastened each one to the end of the bed, where Be was positioned in the middle.


    “I won’t tolerate your behavior, nd! Sam will make you pay for all of this!!!” Be shouted loudly. “Let go, Bastard!”


    “Let’s see if the Boss is willing to teach you a lesson so that your mouth won’t run wild again,” nd, sitting right on top of Be’s legs, reached for the phone in his pocket swiftly. The only person he wanted to contact was Sam.


    “When will you join me?” Sam asked immediately. “Prepare the position.”


    “I’ll leave in half an hour. The others are ready with their weapons.”


    “Good. Why did you call me?”


    “Can I have some fun with your leftovers?”


    “Sam! nd is being disrespectful to me! I won’t stand for it! Sam!”


    All Be heard was Sam’sughter on the other end. “Do as you wish. Just don’t disturb Beatrice. Anyone who touches her, whether a woman or a man, will face death from me, nd.”


    “Understood, Boss. Beatrice is safe. I’ll leave, and Jack wille here.”


    “Take care of it.”


    Then the phone call abruptly ended.


    Be couldn’t believe what she had just heard. Sam, the man she loved. The one she had given most of her heart to. The one she had been with for almost three years… behaving like this?


    “It can’t be possible,” Be muttered.N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    “Why can’t it be possible?” nd chuckled. “You seem to have forgotten where youe from, Anabe.” He then leaned down slightly and wiped the tears that suddenly wet Be’s cheek.


    “No… Sam loves me,” Be shook her head softly. “It can’t be that Sam is like this.”


    “Sam has never loved any other woman except one person. Only Beatrice. It just so happened that when Sam couldn’t control himself, you were there. When Sam was in danger, you were there. But what Sam did to your life is neither small nor simple. He has done a lot, Be.” nd ran his fingers through Be’s disheveled hair.


    “Forget about Sam. You won’t be able to dive into Sam’s heart. You won’t be able to separate them either.”


    “You bastard!” Be looked at nd with contempt.


    “Instead of using your mouth to curse someone you can’t reach; you better use it for this.” nd unabashedly lowered his pants.


    His member was fully erect, begging to be satisfied. “I don’t have much time, Be.” He tugged at Be’s hair slightly. “Suck. Don’t make me rough if you don’t want it!”


    ***[]***


    Beatrice sat at the dining table, feeling listless, even though there was a delicious breakfast spread next to her. Somehow, Ute had cooked quite a lot this morning. Not to mention Ute’s smile that refused to fade since Beatrice had been here.


    “Eat, Beatrice,” Ute said once again. “What time does your sses start?”


    Beatrice sighed in annoyance. “How can I go to ss when my body is covered in wounds like this?” She then showed her scratched hands and face to Ute. “My body is in so much pain,” sheined again.


    The events fromst night caused amotion throughout the house. Everyone’s eyes were fixed on Beatrice with awe. Previously, Beatrice had been talked about a lot for standing up against Be, but it wasn’t likest night.


    Beatrice truly showed her true self when provoked by someone else. Her anger was terrifying, and people thought she was just like Sam.


    She appeared friendly, but unfortunately, hid a terrifying nature within her.


    “Hey… Beatrice,” greeted one of the individuals who caught Beatrice’s attention. Her eyes blinked slowly, confused by the presence of this new figure whom she had never met before.


    Ah… Did Beatrice forget or suddenly suffer from amnesia? She rarely left her room. Always under tight surveince, even though she had no intention of running away. How could she escape when she didn’t know where this house was located in the Southern Part? Was it far from her home? Or was it in the city center?


    She had only left this house when she visited the campus a while ago. Beatrice could estimate the considerable travel distance. Finally, she assumed that this house was located on the outskirts of the Southern Part forest. Then… how could she escape if she had to traverse the forest and reach the neighboring hamlet?


    It was ridiculous!


    “Oh, hey.” Beatrice forced a smile. “Who are you guys?”


    There were four people near Beatrice, nudging each other and appearing shy. This caught Ute’s attention in the kitchen. “Oh my, you guys. You’re too shy to introduce yourselves. Beatrice has been waiting for you to speak.”


    “Oh, right. Beatrice, the four of us want to introduce ourselves.”


    Beatrice became confused. “Introduce?”


    “Yes.” One of them extended their hand. “I’m Desi. I’m on the right side of this house. I usually help Ute or Sam with housekeeping tasks here.”


    Soon, the others followed suit. At least Beatrice had new acquaintances besides Anne and Ute.


    “You were really coolst night,” praised Aster, one of them who was now sitting in front of Beatrice.


    “Really?” Beatrice was confused.


    How was she cool? There was nothing cool about the conflict between women. It’s just thatst night, Beatrice had run out of patience. Be’s behavior had be unforgivable.


    “Yes. You’re really cool. No one has dared to stand up against Be like you did, Beatrice.”


    Beatrice just smiled. She didn’t know how to respond.


    Meanwhile, at the campus, Hera furrowed her brow at the message that had just arrived on her phone. Beatrice couldn’te to ss today, even though she was already behind on her subjects. But seeing the condition that Beatrice sent through a photo, Hera felt sorry for her. Somehow, Beatrice was so careless that she fell off her motorbike and got injured. It resulted in scratches and bruises on several parts of her body and face.


    Although there were many things Hera wanted to discuss, especially her problems with her brother, her meeting with her brother’s girlfriend made her determined. If she had to find out on her own, she would do it for her brother.


    But Anne said it was impossible. She still needed help. Considering that the person providing assistance was busy with many matters, she wasn’t too focused on finding out the cause of her brother’s death. It wasn’t a matter of a gunshot wound, it seemed. Anne informed Hera that something much bigger was overshadowing Tony’s death.


    Don’t ask how surprised Hera was to listen to everything Anne said. It all felt like a dream and was unbelievable. However, Anne didn’t care much if Hera didn’t believe. In fact, Hera was asked toe to therge forest within the Southern Part forest. It was the house where Anne lived and worked for a ruler who held sway over the dark business sector and the morous world in the Southern Part.


    Samuel.


    Just hearing his name sent shivers down Hera’s spine. But Anne said that Sam wasn’t like that. He would help, although Anne couldn’t say for certain what kind of help they would receive.


    Anne wanted Hera to meet Sam and persuade him a little to continue the investigation. nd monitored Anne’s movements, even though the narrow-eyed man was rarely at home.


    She didn’t want to deal with Sam’s trusted people. Although not as terrifying as the ruler himself, the three people around Sam couldn’t be underestimated.


    “I wanted to ask her toe with me,” Herained. She put her phone away and prepared to enter the ssroom. She didn’t realize that a pair of eyes were watching from a distance. After the girl she had been observing entered her ssroom, the figure moved away.


    The figure then opened the car door, which had been parked in one corner all this time.


    “How is it?”


    “Patience, Boss. I haven’t gotten in the car yet,” Hugo sighed. “Besides, you don’t need to worry about Hera. nd has given a warning to Anne.”


    Sam folded his arms across his chest. “You yourself said that we shouldn’t let our guard down. I’m not that old to forget your sarcastic remarks, am I?”


    Hugo chuckled. “Boss, why have you been so easily offendedtely?”


    “Just follow my orders. Don’t mess up my ns today.”


    “Understood, Boss!” Hugo prepared to close the door. “Head the car towards De Faux Mansion, Rul.”


    Rulli, the driver who always apanied Sam and Hugo, turned to confirm. “Boss?” Making sure that Hugo’s statement was indeed correct.


    Not without reason, sometimes Hugo would blurt out their destination, causing Sam to be angry all the time. But Hugo never seemed to be discouraged by Sam’s anger. As for himself? He was always terrified because Sam’s anger was so frightening.


    Why wasn’t Hugo afraid at all?


    Rulli thought that Hugo had nine lives.


    “Yes, Rul. This time, Hugo didn’t mispronounce it,” Sam grumbled. He then rolled down his window, opening the roof of his car with a single press. “Anyone who gets in the way, just shoot them.”