8. The Beginning 

"Are they following me?" muttered Orella after she realized a car was following her.

To dispel her suspicion, she increased the speed of her car, made a turn, and then turned back around. She was slightly relieved after not seeing the car anymore, until finally, she arrived at an abandoned building, just as her friend had said.

"I hope I'm not too late," Orella said as she walked towards the building in front of her.

She saw several men approaching her. They unceremoniously attacked her. However, Orella could not be taken down easily. Instead, the men fell on the dusty floor.

"This kind of ability is no match for me," Orella said as she walked deeper into the building.

She climbed the stairs because she heard her friend's voice. She stopped her steps for a moment and went back to listening to some people talking. Orella smiled as she walked back and approached them all.

"Am I late?" asked Orella, surprising everyone in front of her.

"Ah... your friends are idiots! They can't stand in the way of a woman," said Silvia who was annoyed to see Orella in front of her.

The men in the room immediately attacked Orella after hearing Silvia's words. They mobilized all their skills to confront Orella.

However, it was unfortunate that not a single person managed to knock her back. Instead, Orella managed to knock them down one by one.

"It's your turn, Silvia," Orella said with a smile and gave the code to attack her.

"I accept your challenge, Orella!" replied Silvia as she ran up and threw a punch at the woman who had knocked out several of her men.

Orella caught Silvia's hand that was about to hit her, smiled, and said, "It looks like you still have a lot of work to do."

After saying that, Orella let go of Silvia's hand and smiled. She clearly saw the annoyance on her face.

"That sucks!" grumbled Silvia.

Orella could only smile as she looked at her best friend who was currently approaching the men who had just stood up. She listened to all of Silvia's annoyance as she scolded the men. She knew exactly the extent of Silvia's training to some of the men who she had defeated.

"Go! You guys quickly do what I just said!" Silvia ordered the men in front of her.

Orella nodded as the men saluted her. After that, she looked at Silvia, who was approaching her.

"Are you sure about your new business after seeing what they're all capable of?" Orella asked her friend.

Silvia was silent for a moment then she sighed and replied, "I'm sure. I can also confirm that they can get even better."

"It's very annoying that you lied to me because I felt that you were in danger," Orella continued after listening to everything her friend had said.

"Oh my. I almost forgot," Silvia replied as she tapped her forehead.

Silvia told Orella everything that had happened and asked for help. She really didn't know what else she could do to make her father not force her to marry a man she didn't know.

"Are you out of your mind? Why do you think I can make your father abandon his intention to set you up with that man?" asked Orella, who couldn't understand her friend's request.

"Come on... do me a favor. Only you can make my father stop forcing me," Silvia pleaded with her friend.

"There's no need to ask him for help. I'll take your place to marry the man that Father wants," interrupted someone who had just arrived, and she was none other than Olivia.

Orella looked at Olivia, who was approaching her. She also listened to Silvia, who disagreed with Olivia's decision. Finally, the two sisters argued.

It had been ten minutes since she saw Silvia arguing with Olivia. That made her grab the shoulders of her two best friends.

"Can you guys calm down?" Orella asked her two best friends.

"It sucks that I have such a stubborn sister," Silvia said in an annoyed tone.

Orella looked at Olivia, who was about to reply to Silvia but decided against it. A man was approaching and looked very worried.

"Silvia, you and your sister should go back to the house immediately," said the man.

"What happened?" Silvia asked the man.

"We'd better get back to the house! I'll explain on the way," the man replied.

Not long after, a cell phone rang. Orella looked at Silvia who took her phone from her pants pocket. She also saw Silvia pick up the phone and listen to everything the person on the other end said.

"Okay. I'll be right back home!" Silvia said to the person on the other end of the line, and then she disconnected the call.

"What's wrong? Do you need my help?" Orella asked her friend.

"No need. My sister and I can solve it," Silvia replied.

"Are you sure?"

Silvia nodded her head and replied, "My father. He wants to make trouble for me."

"Very well. However, if you need any help from me, just contact me or my father," Orella continued.

Orella saw Silvia nod, and the two friends left. It wasn't long before her cell phone rang. She took it from her pants pocket. She frowned as she looked at the number on the screen.

"Whose number is this?" she muttered.

She ignored the phone call from an unfamiliar number. Orella walked out of the building and got into her car. However, the cell phone was still calling her, and it bothered her.

"Hello," greeted Orella in an annoyed tone after she decided to pick up the phone of an unfamiliar person.

She heard the voice of a man she recognized, and that man was none other than the masked man. The man said some of the things that Dante was doing.

"What do you want from me? After you provide important information about Dante," Orella asked the masked man on the other end of the line.

Orella smiled when she heard what the masked man wanted. So she thought that the masked man had the same goal as her, which was to destroy Dante.

"This time, I'll trust you," Orella told the masked man, and then she disconnected the phone.

She paused for a moment and thought about something. Then, she dialed a number on her cell phone. She heard a dial tone, and it wasn't long before she heard a man's voice.

"I'll send you the address. Do what I want!" Orella ordered the man on the other end of the line.

Orella listened to what the man on the other end of the line said. Now and then, she would give the man a few things to do if there was a problem beyond his control.

"Just destroy everything! I don't care if he gets hurt," Orella said with a faint smile, and then she disconnected the phone.

'This is the beginning of your undoing, Dante Laurenzo Ludovic,' Orella said to herself as she started her car.