In the Su villa.
The dining table which was filled with food just an hour ago was now empty. The maids were rushing back and forth to assist the guest in the living room talking to Elise and Alvin Su.
Sitting on the couch, Camille Male had her palms on her laps while a sweet scent mixed with an elegant aura lurked around her.
The 30-year-old model has been in the industry since she was a kid. Her mother Sandra Male was also one of the famous models in her time while her father Ramon Lee was a neurologist. Her parents were not married and her father rarely visited her since he was always abroad but still, she received a lot of love from him even though none of her friends knew of his existence.
It was until seven years ago. Suddenly, his father decided to live close to her and every day she spent with him was filled with joy. Growing up all she wanted was to be a famous model and have a complete family now she could have both.
Her black long silky hair helped her heart-shaped face to stand out. Her eyes were narrow and deep and every time she smiled her eyes twinkled like stars , that was one of things that most the people especially fans liked about her.
She was at the Su Villa, the place was not new to her given that her mother and Elise Su were childhood friend, Camille had been in this villa numerous times.
Her eyes roamed around looking for the person she hadn't seen for years Evan Su. She heard that her father would arrange a marriage with him and she could not help but feel excited about it. She had been crushing him, they went to the same school and from far, she watched him from afar like the other girls at their school.
She turned to see her father sitting on her left while her mother was on her right they looked like a perfect family and knowing that the love in their family was real made her feel proud.
"When is Evan coming?" she had the voice of an angel , so melodic and sweet that it matched the candy-like smile on her lips as she asked Elise.
"Kirby said he's on the way " said Elise, imitating the smile Camille had on her lips.
"Does he know about the arrangement?" she asked once again.
After clearing her throat Elise replied "he's been informed " and turned to her ex-husband "why don't you wait for our son outside. For sure he'll be thrilled to know that his first girlfriend is here."
Alvin understood the message that Elise was trying to convey, so he got up and excused himself.
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Meanwhile.
In the backseat of the taxi, Evan and Daniella had their hands locked together . Evan knew that some people were waiting for him in the villa but he hadn't said anything to Daniella.
A hand caressing his neck pulled his mind back to the reality, he turned and found Daniella squinting suspiciously at him.
"What's wrong?"
Evan took in a long sigh "there's something I have to tell you " he paused, his hand stopped hers from caressing his neck and lowered it down to his lap.
He was about to continue when Daniella's phone suddenly rang.
When Daniella took her phone and saw Robert's name on the screen, she immediately ignored the call.
"Answer it " said Evan.
Like a confused kid, Daniella did what he ordered her to do.
"What is it Robert?"
There was a long silence before Robert spoke.
"Roman Lee is back in the country" he paused momentarily to laugh, "Its torture time!" he blurted whimsically.
Those words irked in her ear like a broken microphone. Her heart raced and her mind was suddenly filled with all the ways she pictured in the past years on how she would torture him.
A thousand knife stab on his body.
Pulling all of his teeth and nails.
Crucifying him on the cross.
Cutting his hands and legs.
Breaking his spine.
Or just simply do what he did to her.
All of it was her dream.
Unlike a normal girl whose dream was to meet their prince charming and start a family, Daniella's dream was to meet Roman Lee again and spend the rest of her life torturing him.
She craved revenge, she wanted to drain all the blood in his veins , make him understand that pain was just a word that the feeling itself had no name and was indescribable .
A million scenes played in her mind of when she would meet Roman Lee. Thousands of words she memorized that she would say once they meet again. A hundred ways to torture him but she ended up with one.
And that was to create a personal hell for him.
In the secret place which only a few had known, Daniella created a room similar to the bas.e.m.e.nt Roman had her locked up.
The design, furniture, smell and even the light was so cunning that it gave her a nostalgic feeling by just being there.
It was the hell she created only for Roman Lee.
She imagined Roman Lee in there, with his legs and hand cut off and his body hanging in the air from the rope attached on his arms.
One eye poked out and tongue and teeth removed, she had a handmade couch in the room that she would use to torture the one person that Roman Lee adored.
And that would be his daughter.
She wanted him to experience and watch as she tortured his daughter, cut open her skin and let her feel all the pain she had experienced.
She wanted him to see with his one eye how his daughter would feel the pain. She wanted him to cry loudly as she tortured every part of his daughter's body just like what he'd done to her and Danny.
Just by thinking of it, a maniacal laugh absently left her lips.
She blinked and looked at Evan through the rearview mirror.
"Give me his location " she replied.
"No need , he's at the Su Villa" Robert replied.
Daniella nodded to herself but in her mind she wondered if Evan knew.
She ended the call with a faint goodbye and turned to Evan "did you know?" she asked.
Evan nodded as a response "I am here Daniella and I won't let him hurt you again " the sincerity of his voice was like a hot knife cutting the butter-like fear in her heart, so smooth that made her feel relieved.
"You said you won't get in my way right?" she whispered to him.
When he nodded she continued, "you have given me more than I deserve Evan. Just keep loving me that's all I need," as she flashed a soothing smile on her lips, her face was moving closer to his.
Their nose bumped, their breaths mixed in the air and the distance between them disappeared as their lips sealed together.
"I will sneak into the Villa later babe. I can't meet him today " Daniella said in between her breathing as their lips separated.
Evan nodded, he had understood her even though he still wondered why she couldn't trust that he can protect her.
"Please stop the car " Daniella requested to the taxi driver.
Before she got out of the car, Evan held her wrist.
She looked at him and saw his eyes gloom with sadness.
"Don't worry babe , I will be home later. Tell Selena that I will bring her to school tomorrow " she winked at him and closed the taxi door.
As she watched the taxi disappear down the road, sudden darkness clouded her eyes while her lips curved a smile that could make anyone piss on their pants.