The CEO's Redemption

ing these words. Nicklaus, hidden in the war

ck of his hand to hold them back. He could taste the metallic tast

nd inside her coat and

't feel anything, until your blood rushes to your mouth and you collapse, dea

t. Nicklaus stood there frozen, watching this woman

ase, we can stil

e was saying. She fired. It wasn't

, taking her mother in his arms. She hadn't died instantly. It was as if Catherine h

a broken faucet, splashing onto the walls.

ith his hands, but to no avail. His mother gurgled,

s face as he watched the life s

weapon. But honestly, why the tears? Wasn't

of Satan!" her father screamed, his e

do that now. - She poin

bang, the trigger was pulled. His father collapsed backward, his head tipping

m his forehead and

d the

s, b

e corpses, then smiled victoriously befor

re at his parents' dead bodies for nearly six h

ingle day, and he had seen them die. From that day on, his life was plunged into horror. H

A gardener was mowing the lawn, and three maids were sitting on a bench under a flowerbed, lau

surroundings. It had been five days since she'd been taken out of the dark room, a

by more than twenty guards day and night. It comprised three mansions. Th

rvants lived on the first floor. No one lived on th

he had the top floor to himself. Then she shook it off-it

her that night, so she'd stayed awake all night, waiting for a knock at the door. But until morning, n

what was happening. Even the gardener had started to flee. She thought they might be under attack. She quickly l

ion of cars approaching the manor. She didn't know the makes, but she knew they were expensive: five black cars, moving slowly

walked out. He was looking at something on his phone, as if this was all n

urn to the manor since he'd arrived. She

. His dark eyes, his terrifying aura, none of it was visible. He looked like a living god: cha

t she didn't move. She had turned off her light. There was no way he could have known he w

aited a few minutes for him to come up before leaving her room. After dinner, she return

hone the day she was locked in the dark room. She hadn't seen those men si

ditors had been harassing them. S

. She hadn't slept in day

nock at her door. She waited, and the noise was repeated, loud

had learned from the other servants that this old woman's name was Ma' Lee, one of

t open unceremoniously and entered, followed by the t

ation presented itself to her-even though she

ake yo

thout deigning t