Rafael’s POV"What happened?" I asked Natalie's friend, Fello, over the phone, attempting to suppress the furious tone in my voice as I drove recklessly.Fello replied amid her sobs, fear evident in her trembling voice, "I don't know. She started acting strangely, and now we couldn't make her leave the dance floor. And... and..." She hesitated, as if she was in a dilemma.I yelled impatiently, “What’s wrong, Fello? What happened again?”“Some… there are some men trying to pull her to one of the rooms,” she said, and I cursed, “Fuck.”"We tried to talk to the security men, but they weren't very helpful. They said they can't interfere while the girl is doing this on her own," Fello said, breaking down into loud sobs."Please, Rafael. Come as soon as you can," Rebecca's terrified voice came through the speaker. She paused for a second, then added with a broken voice, "I'm afraid you'll be too late if you don't."Her words spurred me to increase my speed. I couldn't comprehend why Natalie

Natalie’s POVSocial media? Who cares about social media? How could he stand here and ask me about social media while my body is in this state? How could he do this to me? After his private time with Debbie, he dared to touch me? To treat me like trash? I couldn’t tolerate looking into his eyes, not after seeing those ugly bruises that covered my skin, evident from his occupation of my body.He slammed the door with the flat heel of his shoe, his cold eyes piercing into me, emanating a dark aura that seemed to fill the room. After a quick glance, sizing him up, I averted my gaze, not wanting to see his face. Wrapping my arms protectively around my chest, I snapped, "Where am I?"He didn’t reply. Even though I wasn’t looking at him, I could feel his movements as he approached me with steady steps. When he came closer, I defensively took a few steps back, retreating until my back touched the cold surface of the mirror behind me. The look in his eyes was strange, something odd I had neve

Debbie’s POVThe hatred I felt was eating me from the inside. It had been five days since that bitch disappeared. Why was he so protective of her? He even abandoned all his work just to hide her from the paparazzi. My efforts to have them besiege the mansion and disturb the Merrin family went to waste.I was sure they were having a relationship, and it’s only a matter of time before I made him leave her and marry me. She had seduced him, making him neglect me, his fiancée, but in the end, he would marry me and dump her for her foolishness."What are you thinking about?" Jad asked through the Skype camera.I rolled my eyes and replied, "Even though you didn't fully succeed in your mission, I'm thinking of a good way to reward you.""You know how to reward me; I did my best," he said, smiling smugly."You didn't ruin her completely. The plan was to film her having sex with three or four men at once, but all we got was her dancing," I complained.He laughed loudly and replied, "Isn't fil

Natalie’s POV"Hello!" I said into the phone."Hey! Where have you been? I've been looking for you everywhere!" chimed Daniel's voice.I smiled. He recognized me just from my voice since I had lost my previous phone number.I felt little embarrassed. He might have seen those videos. I swallowed hard and tried to steady my voice as I said, “I... I lost my phone and... and,” but I kept stammering instead.He interrupted, “I was worried about you to death. And that bastard Rafael disappeared too!”I felt warmth from the genuine concern in his voice. Sometimes I felt Daniel was more than just a neighbor from abroad; he felt like a real friend, even though I hadn’t known him for long.“I had to, Daniel. I'm sure you heard what had happened,” I said with a sad smile, even though I knew he couldn't see it.He let out a deep sigh and said, “Yeah, and I wish I was there to support you.”My sad smile widened. I wished Rafael would say those words to me, but he was cold and distant.“Thank you,

Natalie's POV “Rafael! What's going on here?” The furious question made all of us turn our gazes towards the main door, where Grandma and Aunt Tobi were standing.“Grandma! Aunt Tobi!” I exclaimed, my voice a mix of surprise and happiness. “You came back!”“Yes. And I left for just a few days only to hear bad news and come home to this childish scene of two grown men. How disappointed I am,” she said furiously. “Did I leave responsible adults in the mansion, or just careless children?” Then she fixed her gaze on Daniel and said sharply, “And you, Mr. Morris. I thought you were a good neighbor, only to find you fighting with my grandson in the middle of my house?”I was shocked. I was used to her scolding me and Rafael, but it wasn't her habit to do so with strangers.Daniel tilted his head as he stood up and straightened his clothes a little. He mumbled, “I’m sorry, Mrs. Merrin. I didn't mean to be rude or act like that,” then he turned his gaze towards Rafael. “But your grandson o