Chapter 30
I’ve been stuck here for over two hours, alone. Everyone left and I don’t know what to do. I want to leave. I’m worried about Lorenzo—he must be breathing fire.
I hear the latch move and jump. The door opens and to my surprise, Lorenzo’s ex walks in. Her expression is mocking as she circles me, smiling.
“You’re pretty naive, aren’t you?”
“Do you have my sister?”
“Maybe I do, maybe I don’t.”
“What do you want?”
She smiles again and runs her hand across my face, dragging her nail across my skin, leaving a mark.
“I want my place back, you slut.”
“What does that have to do with me?”
“You’re sleeping with Lorenzo, aren’t you?”
“That’s none of your business...”
“Yes it is, because he’s mine,” she shouts.
“He’s going to destroy you.”
She laughs mockingly.
“Stop being an idiot. I’m going to send him a little video of you screwing his gardener.”
“I never did that.”
“Nothing AI can’t handle these days, especially since one of my guys filmed you screwing Lorenzo on the island. I’ll tell you, that made my job a lot easier.”
I’m speechless. She couldn’t have sent that man there. She runs her hand down my arm to my neck and squeezes slowly. I push her hand away.
“Get your hands off me. And how did your guy send you that video if Lorenzo killed him?”
She laughs out loud and runs her finger across my face.
“You think we’re stupid? He filmed it live to a WhatsApp group—him, Rick, and me.”
“You’re worthless,” I shout.
Veronica slaps me across the face.
“Shut up, slut. I’m in charge here, got it? I’m going to treat you the way you deserve—with all the love in the world.”
She punches me below the ribs. I double over, clutching where she hit me, glaring at her with hatred. I straighten up and slap her twice across the face. She pushes me and shouts.
“Rick...” A very handsome man enters. “Tie this bitch up.”
“Veronica, why?” the man asks.
“Because I said so,” she shouts.
“I don’t see the point. Don Lorenzo is going to kill us.”
“Stop being such a coward and do what I say.”
The man looks at me, grabs a thin rope, pulls my hands behind my back, and ties them.
He sits me on a bench and holds a phone up to my face, playing a video. In it, I clearly appear to be having sex with Maike.
The bitch scrolls to Lorenzo’s name and sends the video right in front of me. I’m furious. I want to kill this woman, but I can barely move. She types something and looks at me.
“This phone has Maike’s number—the one Lorenzo has saved. Your Don is going to think your lover sent it. And look, I added a little text message. Lorenzo is going to want to kill you.”
“You’re worthless,” I shout.
“You’re the worthless one—sleeping with Lorenzo and then running off with the gardener.” She stands in front of me and laughs sarcastically, giving me three light slaps on the cheek. “You’re going to regret getting in my way.”
She turns and leaves. I look at the man in front of me, and he stares back.
“Untie me, please,” I beg.
“I can’t.” He won’t look at me.
“Why is she doing this?” I ask.
“Honestly, I’d like to know too. I thought she’d worked things out with Don Lorenzo. I’ll get you some food and water.”
He leaves and I’m left tied up, imagining Lorenzo’s reaction when he gets that video with a message that looks like it’s from Maike. That bastard. I trusted him. I thought he was a good guy.
And Sofia—does Veronica have her too? Is she torturing my little sister? Tears stream down my face. I can’t believe fate is pulling the rug out from under me again.