Semua Bab I Want A Divorce, Mr. Billionaire!: Bab 161 - Bab 170

It’s either Adriano or I will be The Boss. It’s either he cleaves to his gang or I develop it into something none has ever seen before. Inside an abandoned warehouse just outside Venice, I wait for Adriano’s arrival. Knowing he’ll be with what remains of his lapdogs, I bring with me dad’s and my own bodyguards. “Are you sure about this, Marius?” dad asks, concern evident in his gaze. I, too, am not confident if the outcome of this will favor me. But I have to give it a shot. “It’s the only way to stop whoever dares to come at me and my family again,” I reply unyieldingly. “For as long as there are people who think they can do better than I am, my family will never be safe.” All the dangers brought to us by Carter, Pierce, Mei Zhou, many more others, and now Adriano are all sealed in my memory and will never be forgotten. And I won’t allow another one like them to exist. I ask dad to go back to his hotel room since I don’t want to put his life in danger on what may happen here.

Adriano can’t easily do what he pleases anymore compared to before. He has no resources, and lost most of his lapdogs. Still, I must remain vigilant about his threats by doubling the numbers of our bodyguards, and sending some to search for him and kill him. After my meeting with the software programmers, I find Hazel in the living area with two visitors I’ve not seen before. I hate seeing strangers inside dad’s home. But of course, I can’t complain, coz it’s not my home. Hazel glances at me when I kiss her cheek, then notices my quite unwelcoming aura towards her visitors. She acts as professionally as she can, smiling while asking me to sit down beside her. “They’re the party planners I hired,” she says. My brow furrows in confusion. “What for?” Hazel’s jaw drops, and so do the party planners’. Then, a mix of embarrassment and guilt courses through me when Hazel clarifies what I’m missing. “It’s Archie’s first birthday on Sunday.” I can’t believe I’ve forgotten my own son’s

HAZEL'S POV: Every day Marius is growing more and more distant from us. And it’s making me scared and frustrated. I can’t take away from him his desperation to protect us from another danger. But, I don’t think him becoming so powerful and wealthy is the key to protecting us. Carter, Pierce, and Adriano are extremely wealthy and powerful, but look what happened to them. We all outsmarted them. “Marius, I’m gonna head to the office for the launch of my new cosmetic products. Can you play with Sammy and Archie while I’m gone?” I ask in an attempt to separate him from his online business meetings, which have been going on since this morning. He nods, but his attention is still glued to whoever he’s talking to in his laptop. He doesn’t even make an effort to pause to kiss me goodbye. “I love you,” I whisper. He glances at me and smiles, but without whispering back, “I love you too.” I'm being very patient and understanding. But, I know this can’t last forever. So somehow, Marius

No amount of safety precautions and preparations can tear down an evil soul. That’s why the best option to save my innocent sons is to bend down against Adriano’s will.The thought of dirtying my hands with my own husband’s blood makes my heart shatter. But, the thought of my sons dying in the hands of a brutal man is just way more unbearable and unacceptable. I find Marius in our bedroom, dabbing a soaked cotton onto the cuts and bruises on his face. As much as I don’t wanna show I’m affected by what I did to him earlier, I can’t help but to take the cotton from his hand and clean his face with it myself. “No apologies?” he teases, trying to lighten up the atmosphere. With a heavy heart, I reply, “I’ll do something worse than this. You don’t have to forgive me, but I hope that you’ll understand.” Marius looks at me with sadness, but doesn’t say a word. “I must kill you, Marius. Then I must give up my freedom to Adriano. In that way, he won’t dare touch our sons,” I add, burst

Imelda and Fredie are tied up and locked up inside the windowless basement of papa’s mansion, with ten bodyguards taking turns outside its door. Though it’s not my plan to be sympathetic to them, I end up instructing the house staff to always give them food and water on time, with a nurse at a stand by just in case they may need medical assistance. Michael confirms that he already told Adriano about Marius’ death. Still, Adriano calls to hear it straight from me. -[“When can I see the news of your husband’s death on TV?”]- His voice brims with derision, while I try to make mine sound devastated. “You won’t. I don’t wanna be questioned, let alone investigated on why or how he died so suddenly. I’ll keep this a secret for as long as possible.” -[“Any proof that Marius is really dead?”]- “Why make Michael your witness when you’re not trusting him? You should’ve come yourself instead of him,” I counter. Adriano is silent for a moment, before finding his voice again. -[“I expect