Chapter 3 - In Trouble

"Kania, you'd better leave now, don't continue your crazy plan, I'm saying this for your own good," Celine said.

When Celine suddenly came and stopped her, it not only surprised Kania but also made her feel a little doubtful.

"What are you talking about? I don't understand, besides, this is an event that uses a special invitation, so I'm coming in because of that invitation," Kania pressed, of course, defending herself.

Celine was not easily swayed by that; she was the only one in Arka's family who didn't easily trust anyone. That was the reason Kania started to feel hesitant about continuing her plan.

When their eyes met and stared at each other, Kania could only quickly turn her face away; she was too lazy to make eye contact like that.

There was a long silence between them until both felt tired of standing in that spot. Celine would not leave just like that before she truly made sure the sly woman had gone.

"What are you waiting for? Go, the main event is over, and no outsiders are allowed to know the continuation of the next part of the event, only family," Celine revealed, breaking the silence.

It sounded normal, but the sentence sounded like an insult. Kania knew what she meant by those words; she was being subtly driven away. Even so, it didn't make Kania give up so easily.

As she was confused, a new idea popped into her mind. Kania began to curve her lips into a smile. She knew what she had to do now; the snake must truly be tamed, mustn't it? So as not to kill it completely.

"Kania? Go, I will keep this secret, even though I know what you are going to do, I will keep silent! As long as you are willing to leave!"

"I will leave, don't worry about it, besides this room is hot, not interesting at all," Kania said before leaving the girl there.

Celine might have thought she wouldn't be easily tricked, but if her opponent was Kania, that was a different story. They were competing in their intellectual skills, of course.

Celine, thinking the woman had truly left, decided to return to the hall to meet her family again quickly.

Meanwhile, behind the wall, Kania started to laugh softly. It turned out that the woman she had always considered smart in everything was just a woman who was only beneath her.

"What an idiot, I won't leave just like that before I'm satisfied today!"

Finding a way out that no one would know about was, of course, very easy for Kania. She had many ideas for everything this time, because the Kania who was once very weak had changed 180 degrees into a much better version.

She found a corridor, and there was a small room containing some food; perhaps that was her way out this time.

After typing a message to the intended number, Kania only had to wait now and would not be defeated again, even if someone wanted to thwart her plan like before.

Celine was indeed someone who disliked her from the beginning of that marriage, and Arka had repeatedly struggled to make the two reconcile, but it was very difficult.

The cold air was felt again; perhaps the air conditioning in the room was too cold, making the exposed parts of her body feel frozen. Actually, all of this could be a problem for her health.

"Hold on a moment, Kania. You will be happy soon after this, don't be weak, fight all this pain," she told herself.

Meanwhile, in another room, Arka was sitting with the woman he loved at the moment. They looked very happy, even though Arka had acted strangely today, it didn't create the slightest doubt about their love; Olivia was very sincere.

"Are you very hungry? Let me prepare food for you; I'll bring it here," Arka said very gently.

Olivia, who was indeed hungry, just nodded, indicating that she agreed, but Arka greatly regretted it, because this time he was truly brave enough to lie to her, just to resolve his past.

Without any doubt or suspicion, Olivia continued to smile, looking at the man's back as he slowly disappeared from her sight. Arka walked very fast because he wanted everything to be over soon.

The room was quite small, but Arka could be completely ruined if someone saw him coming to meet someone who was very dangerous at the moment.

"You? Why do you still want me to get into trouble, why? Don't you think I'll want to deal with you again, Kania!"

Those words meant nothing to Kania; she came only for a victory, not to feel weak and defeated again like before.

Seeing the person who apparently did not listen to what he said made Arka increasingly furious, wanting to punish her, but he didn't know why his heart felt the opposite.

"Tell me, please tell me clearly, what exactly do you want from me? I don't have much time now," Arka said again, waiting.

Kania approached, but Arka stepped back a few paces. He didn't want to be trapped again like before; if that happened again, Arka would truly hate himself.

"Kania!"

***

Olivia felt that something was indeed wrong; she had sensed a bad feeling from the very beginning, ever since their engagement party was held, but she didn't want to think ill of anyone.

Moreover, if she didn't have any proof, it would all become slander and be fatal to herself; Olivia didn't want to act that foolishly.

"Vero, you are the personal assistant who has been close to Arka all this time, right?"

Vero, the assistant, looked very panicked now, because for the first time, Olivia spoke to him in a long sentence, not just to give orders as she usually did.

"Answer me, is that true? And shouldn't you be someone I can trust too?" Olivia felt that he was the man who would help her slightly to solve her curiosity.

Olivia Claire Davis, that name was not just a person's long name, but the woman was widely known as someone who couldn't be underestimated, not only because her family's wealth would never run out for 7 generations, but their family was known to be terrifying in that city itself.

Olivia always received the best education since childhood, and everything she did always had a definite direction, not random or careless.

That information was widely known by people, of course, it was enough to make Vero, as an ordinary person, feel afraid if he had to deal with that woman.

"Silence can mean many things, and one meaning of a man's silence implies something genuinely dangerous," Olivia stated, and she was still circling the man, staring from head to toe.

Not understanding what Olivia was actually doing made Vero stay on guard regarding his boss; perhaps it was related, because Vero was the only person who knew everything about Arka's life, even more than his own family.

"Vero? Did you also see that person at the event today? The woman wearing the red dress earlier... You know her too, don't you?" Olivia inquired.