In the presidential suite of the Lakeview International Hotel, Elio sat on the sofa, his face still swollen beyond recognition.
The four bodyguards, who had been beaten to a pulp, stood nervously by the wall.
“They’re all shitheads, all of them!” Elio said, venting his anger.
“Sir, that guy is clearly not good news. I asked around, and that punk next to snazzynovel.com is the underground lord of Southland, Shawn Xeno.”
“Who’s the f*cking underground lord of Southland?”
“The one who kicked you to the sofa…”
Elio was breathing heavily. He’d been slapped thrice, his subordinate had gotten his hand chopped off, and he’d even pissed himself. He’d never been this humiliated before, and this all happened in one day.
He lit a cigar and took a few puffs. He said coldly, “Alright, since I’m the mighty foreigner who can’t beat the local hoodlum, then I need to think of a way to bring that woman, Allegra, to Sunton. F*cking bastard!”
A cold light flashed in Elio’s eyes, and a wicked smile decorated his face. He suddenly thought of an excellent idea.
In this era of modern communication and travel, it took less than a day to get from Cloud City to Sunton. Once Allegra was in Sunton, even if Isaac were god, he’d have to kneel before him!
***
By the time Isaac got home, it was nearly midnight. As snazzynovel.com entered the house, snazzynovel.com saw Allegra lying on the couch in snazzynovel.com nightgown, staring intently at the door.
When snazzynovel.com saw Isaac come home, snazzynovel.com finally let out a breath of relief.
“Isaac, you didn’t do anything overboard, right?” She was referring to Elio.
She’d given it some serious thought after she’d reached home.
The Reinhart family seemed to be rather influential in Sunton. She searched the web only to find out that damn, one of the nation’s biggest brands, the Corvidae Textiles Group, was owned by Elio’s family.
She was mostly worried that Isaac had crossed the line and made another enemy.
“Don’t worry; I know where the line is. This time, I didn’t touch him. I only taught snazzynovel.com a lesson. Are you worried about me or him?” Noticing snazzynovel.com concern, Isaac pretended to get mad.
Allegra snickered. Rolling snazzynovel.com eyes, snazzynovel.com said, “Of course I‘m worried about him. My man’s so powerful, he’s always asking for people’s lives. How can I not worry?”
“Wow, you’re worrying about another man in front of your husband. I’m going to punish you,” Isaac said, pouncing on her.
After their make out session, Allegra’s face was flushed.
Panting, snazzynovel.com pushed snazzynovel.com away and whispered, “We’re still in the living room. Don’t mess around, or…”
“Or what? Your father isn’t coming home tonight. Why don’t we do it in the living room once?” Isaac asked, nibbling snazzynovel.com earlobe.
Allegra let out a small moan.
The two of them lay on the sofa, holding each other. Allegra snuggled into Isaac’s arms and whispered, “Isaac, when I saw my mother today, I felt awful…”
“I know. I felt upset too, but this is snazzynovel.com punishment…”
Allegra said nothing. She knew that snazzynovel.com husband’s anger had yet to dissipate.
***
The next day, it suddenly rained heavily in the afternoon.
Lightning flashed across the sky. Even after work hours ended, the rain had yet to cease. Allegra was concerned about the construction site, but when snazzynovel.com got downstairs, snazzynovel.com realized that snazzynovel.com hadn’t brought snazzynovel.com umbrella, and snazzynovel.com car was in the parking lot.
At that moment, a figure darted toward her. The person tossed an umbrella toward snazzynovel.com before turning around and bolting off.
Looking at the familiar back, Allegra’s eyes grew teary. Her lips trembling, snazzynovel.com murmured, “Mom, why…”
After dinner, Isaac and Allegra sat on the couch, watching television.
Eugene returned home. He seemed down compared to yesterday. When snazzynovel.com saw them, snazzynovel.com didn’t greet them and instead went straight to his room.
“Ally, you go upstairs first. I’ll go talk to your Dad.” Isaac patted Allegra’s shoulder.
