CHAPTER 5

“PLEASE… just kill me already!” Amore pleaded as tears started falling from her eyes.

Amadeus couldn’t understand himself. When he heard Amore say those words, there was a sudden foreign emotion that creeps into his system. He doesn’t like what he’s hearing. He masked those foreign emotions by thinking that he didn’t like the way this woman is ordering him around. ‘Hell, who is she for me to follow her order?’ Amadeus thought. And just when he’s about to get up, Amore clung to his arms. And there, Amadeus felt a strange emotion again and he’s not liking it.

Amadeus gave her a death glare, “Let go of my arm, woman,” said Amadeus in a cold voice. Amore then slowly let go of his arms. Amadeus immediately move away from her and stood beside the bed while still giving her the cold shoulder.

“So, that’s your technique? To seduce the man and kill him afterward? Nice try, but that won’t work on me,” Amadeus said and gave her a death glare before he started walking out of the room.

‘Nice try, woman. But I won’t let you go not until you spit the name of the organization who sent you here,’ Amadeus thought as he walks away.

Amadeus made his way through their hideout where his comrades are waiting for him. When he got there, he goes straight to his swivel chair and put his gun on the top of the table.

“Amore Intima,” said Amadeus and look at one of the men around him. It’s Cali Crawford, one of his men. He’s the one who is always tasked when it comes to finding pieces of information. With his knowledge about computers and connections in the cyberworld, he can find everything in an instant.

“She’s still not giving in, huh?” Cali stated, pertaining to Amore. Amadeus didn’t answer and just wait for the result.

“To whoever sent her here, they choose the wrong enemy to battle with,” one of Amadeus’ men commented—that’s Baron Smith.

“I think she’s saying the truth. You saw her wounded in the back of your car, right?” said Drake, also one of their circle. Amadeus saw him looking at him like what he was saying is implying to him, so her brows furrowed.

“Let’s just wait for the information, shall we? Can you finish that by tomorrow, Cal?” Amadeus asked. Cali just nodded while his attention is still on his computer. Amadeus decided to go out of there and he heads to his room.

While he’s walking, his mind is brought back to Amore. ‘Let’s see if your life will be spared, woman. Because once I found out that you are really a spy sent by someone, I have no choice but to kill you,’ Amadeus thought as he walk.

Before he could get to his room, Amadeus will pass by the room where Amore is currently staying. He stop in front of the door and decided to open it to check on her, not because he cared, but because of the reason that she might have escaped.

When he opened the door, his brows furrowed when it was so dark inside. Amadeus thought for a second, but before he make a move, he gets his phone from his pocket and called on the gates of their hideout if they find something suspicious. And when they all said clear, he closes the door again and started walking to his room again.

He thought that why would he bother on checking on her well-being? As long as she didn’t escape, she can do what she want in the room.

When he arrived at his room, he immediately went inside his shower room and took care of himself. As the water pours on his well-toned body, he suddenly remembered the day on when he found Amore in his car’s back seat. She was unconscious and obviously, she lost so much blood that made her life at risk. They didn’t know what happened to her, but they immediately thought that she was a spy.

His memories then shifted to what happened earlier. Her pleading eyes, pleading him to kill her. Her touch is begging him to end her life.

“Damn!” Amadeus cussed and shook his head to wash away his thoughts. He immediately finished his business in the shower room, get dressed, and lay on his bed. He tried to sleep but he can’t. He looks at the wall clock and saw that it was already 3 in the morning.

“Damn it. Why can’t I sleep?” he said to himself. So he got up from his bed and went out to his room. He decided to go to a place where he can calm himself down. It’s just near their hideout.

He drove his car to that place; it was on a cliff. In which he can see the tall buildings that are still lighting up. He got out of his car and sat on his car’s hood.

As he felt the fresh air slapping on his skin, he can’t help but think of someone that’s important to him. Someone whom he treasures the most.

“Alina…” Amadeus murmured a name as he looks up in the sky and a genuine smile painted on his lips which he doesn’t show to anyone. But even though he’s smiling, his eyes are not. His blue eyes are flooded with sadness.

Amadeus stayed there for hours and he then decided to go back to their place when he checked the time, it was almost 5 in the morning. When he got to their place, he goes straight to his office and checked the necessary files that were needed for him to work or sign.

When the time hits 6 am, he made his way to the dining room to take breakfast. Just in time, his housekeepers are just done placing their breakfast.

“Good morning, Master Donovan,” the housekeepers greeted him in sync. Amadeus just nodded at them and sat on the middle chair. Just in time, his comrades all came as he sat down.

“You’re early, Amadeus,” said Drake in a lively voice.

Amadeus didn’t give him attention, he just put his attention on the food. There are five of them at the dining table, the other keeps on chatting with each other. While Amadeus keeps his silence and continues eating. But he suddenly remembered Amore, he remembered the plate full of food on the side table, untouched. But then, Amadeus just shook those thoughts away.

‘The hell I care if she starves to death?’ he said on his mind.

“You okay, Amadeus?” Baron asked.

Without looking up, Amadeus answered, “Yes. Just didn’t get enough sleep.”

“Busy thinking of that woman, huh?” Drake jokingly said while laughing.

Amadeus' brows furrowed and shot a glare at Drake who didn’t see it. Amadeus just sigh and finished his food. After he’s done, he ordered one of his housekeepers to bring Amore her breakfast.

After that, Amadeus goes back to his office again. His comrades followed him there.

“Cali, any progress?” Amadeus asked when got seated on his swivel chair.

“Oh right, about that. Give me a second,” Cali answered and proceed to his laptop. After that, he then connected a projector to his laptop for us to get a bigger view.

“Name confirmed Amore Intima. She’s 21 years old. Mother, Diana Intima. Father, Alec Intima. She’s the only child and her family was both killed and there’s no news of who killed her parents. After her parents are killed, she was taken care of by her uncle, Robert Alister,” Cali explained as pictures of the said people are being shown on the projector.

‘Her parents are both killed?’ Amadeus thought as his brows furrowed.

“Alright, shall I continue?” Cali asked, looking at Amadeus for approval and then Amadeus nodded for approval.

“Amore was the heiress of her parents’ group of companies. But then, there’s no one who will handle the company but herself. Since she has no siblings. So, the only one who can help her is her uncle. But that’s where things go wrong. Her uncle took advantage of her situation and took over the company and manage it poorly which resulted in bankruptcy until it shut down. And the interesting part is when her parents were ambushed, she was with them. The news outlet gave the verdict that her parents died due to an accident. But I know for sure that it was not given the circumstances. But I can’t find some leading resources on who ambushed their car,” said Cali.

Amadeus’ brows even furrowed when he heard that Cali couldn’t find any resources regarding to the ‘accident’. Cali can find anything he asked him to find. Not unless there is someone powerful behind that ‘accident’.

“Continue,” Amadeus said.

“That woman suffered amnesia because of that ‘accident’. And that’s when her uncle took advantage of her as she can’t remember anything. All of Amore’s share and wealth from her parents was transferred to her uncle’s name. He tricked her to sign some documents to officially transfer all of her wealth to his name. He managed to bribe Intima’s family lawyer which then made the transfer successful,” Cali explained as he flashed the pieces of information on the projector from his laptop.

He then continued on explaining, “I gather more information by looking for people that know the family well. And I found two people that willingly gave me some of those pieces of information. And one of those two is Amore’s relative. So, she asked me if I know where is Amore at the moment because they have been looking for her since the accident happened. And she said that they also asked her uncle if she was in his home, but he denied if he knows her whereabouts. The fall of Intima’s group of companies is also a shock for her since the company has been stable since it was created. Oh and before I forgot, I got a phone conversation tape from her uncle to some unknown man, her uncle was about to sell her to some man as a payment for his loads of debt.”

Amadeus' jaw clenched as he remembered what Amore have said to him. What she said is all true. But there is still inside him that doesn’t fully trust her.

“So what she said is all true as what I have thought,” Drake said.

“And yes, I didn’t get any information that she’s some part of some organization that may harm us. What I have shown now is all I got. So, any more questions? Or shall I continue?” Cali stated.

“Yes, I have some question to as—” Amadeus was interrupted by a sudden knock on the door.

Amadeus' brows furrowed as to who could it be. Since he made it clear to his housekeepers and men that they should not interrupt him if he’s inside his office. But since, they have been interrupted now. He gestured at Baron for him to open the door that the latter followed.

When the door opened, one of his housekeepers was outside the door. There’s distress of emotion written on its face.

“What is it?” Amadeus asked in a serious tone, which will give the housekeeper an idea that she interrupted them and that if the reason she knocked is not that important, the sun will not shine on her again.

“S-sorry for interrupting, m-master. B-but the w-woman upstairs is—” Amadeus didn’t let the housekeeper finish what she’s going to say. Because he completed the sentence on his mind. ‘She must have escaped!’ he thought.