04

"Princess, save me. They are lying about me, I didn't do it. I didn't cheat anyone, please trust me. Princess, help your dad. Please, I don't wanna die..."

"Dad, I will save you. Nothing will happen to you, trust me. I will..." Droplets of tears rolled down the corner of her eyes as she slowly opened them. The first thing her eyes caught a glimpse of was the ceiling then she slowly scanned the surroundings, it all felt so unfamiliar to her. 

Wiping off the corners of her eyes, Sienna settled on the bed. "This is not my room, did we go on a trip? Lovell..."

As she felt a slight pain in her abdomen, past memories flooded before her eyes and a silent cry escaped her mouth. All the betrayals felt so warm just like the dream she saw earlier. 

"I thought I almost died. God still had mercy on me... Where is this?" Seeing nobody in the room she was in, as she walked out she was taken aback. "Wow."

Standing on the balcony, Sienna could see the manicured garden with different shades of flower stretching out in the distance. Like the cottage of a fairy tale, everything looked so pretty.

Sienna ran down the stairs and the floor-to-ceiling windows came to her view, making her jaw drop in awe. 

The walls were adorned with priceless artwork, the exquisite furniture with intricate carvings, the floor covering in soft silk carpet, everything she saw screamed luxury and beauty. 

For a moment, she rubbed her eyes but things remained the same. "I thought I was dreaming but I am here for real. This place looks so majestic and beautiful, where am I exactly? Wait, did I perhaps come to... Heaven? I died and this is heaven, it fits in perfectly. Then I really... died?!"

"You have finally woken up, Miss." 

Sienna turned her head to the direction the voice came from and a girl around 24 years appeared before her. Her blonde hair tied in a bun, she had a classic black dress with a crisp white apron on. 

Unable to analyse the situation, she asked her in a confused tone of voice, "Do I know you?"

"Oh, sorry. I forgot to introduce myself, I am Maria. I am the one taking care of you for the past few days. Well, how are you feeling now?"

"Take care of... me?"

"Yes."

Sienna pursed her lips and glanced around, "So, I am not dead?"

"No, of course not. You were in a coma for a month, you are alive." Maria replied with an assuring smile placed on her lips.

Upon hearing her clarification, she nodded her head in understanding. Sienna was somewhat relieved to hear that she was still alive.

"I will call doctor Henry right away, he said that when you wake up he must be informed." As Maia turned to leave, Sienna grabbed her hand gently and questioned, "Wait, you just said that I was in a coma for a month. Is it true?"

"Yes."

"Uhmm, you said that you took care of me so were you the one taking me to the hospital?" The last thing she could recall was her getting stabbed, she had no memories of what happened after that.

"Oh, no. It was not me."

"Then who?"

"It was our boss."

"Your boss? What's his name?"

Maria bowed her head and answered before taking her leave, "Sorry, we are not allowed to take his name."

Heaving a sigh, Sienna looked at the outside from the glass window. A lot of questions played on her head, making her feel dizzy. "Who is their boss?"

* * *

"Ahh! Deeper! Please, yes!" A brunette kept moaning in pleasure while digging her nails deep into the man's back who continued thrusting his member in and out of her. 

Toys of every shape and size were scattered everywhere on the floor, the smell of wine and whiskey mixed into the air.

Knock!

As someone knocked on the door, the woman pushed the man aside and grabbed the bathrobe from the sofa. "Go wait for me in the next room, I will be back soon."

"Come in."

Her bodyguard entered the room with a blue envelope in his hand, he took out his phone and placed them on the table right in front of her.

"How far are they?" The woman asked.

"...Sorry, Madam. There's still no news of her."

Upon hearing him, she dropped the envelope on the table. "It's been a month, why can't they still find her?"

"They are trying but it's..."

"I told you that I want to see her dead body with my own eyes, if they can't find her then give the task to someone else." 

"I got it."

Taking a deep breath, the woman threw a card on his way. "I have tried so hard, I was almost successful but damn! Some motherf*cker changed my plan and took her away... But they can't go far. I will find her from hell and kill her."

* At Night *

Stretching out her arms, Sienna settled on the sofa. Though it all felt like a dream to her, she soon met with the doctor named Henry who checked on her and she also got to meet some other maids who seemed too happy to take care of her.

Turning on the tv, she looked at the wall clock. "It's past 10 pm, I wonder how my dad is doing."

"Famous businessman Lovell Bronze got engaged to his childhood sweetheart in a private ceremony, the two seemed to be seeping champagne on the private yacht's deck and..."

As if her world stopped on the spot, the photos kept popping up on the tv screen and Sienna kept watching them without blinking an eye. Her eyes pooled with tears and her mouth slightly trembled. 

Those hurtful words he said to her when she went to see him replayed before eyes and she chuckled in sadness. 

"You never smiled so happily when we were together, if you loved her so much why did you pretend to love me?" Tears fell down the corner of her eyes and she hugged her knees. If she could forget, she would have erased all those memories from her life but...

Suddenly everything went blank and silence took over the place. Sienna curled up in a corner of the sofa, her throat became dry and beads of sweats appeared on her forehead.

In a shaky voice, she called out while hugging her knees with all her strength. "M-Maria? I-is an-anyone there?"

"H-hello?" The louder her volume was, the harder it hit her eardrums. Feeling cold, she covered her ears with her hands. 

Her body was still shivering when a warm hand touched her shoulder and without a second thought, she hugged the tall figure standing in the dark. "Dad, I'm scared."

"Dad?"