Love and Debt

"What? Why in Flousia?" Andrew exclaimed.

"Flousia had always been a country for anyone, especially the Mafia. The king didn't have much power in the country, and half of it was still under the Mafia's control. The one who holds power is the current boss of the underworld, Matthew Forelli." Luke answered.

"Matthew Forelli? Peggy's father?" Nina whispered.

When Jayden and Peggy went to Flousia to meet the king, they found that Matthew Forelli came from a Mafia Clan. He has once had a relationship with Princess Catherine, Peggy's mom, but the princess ran away and married Benjamin Miller for some reason.

"Yes. I don't think we could ask him for help. No one has seen the guy for years. For now, we could hope that Jayden's family would help us with the Santelmo's." Luke continued.

Andrew sighed. Dealing with the Mafia was making his head throb. 

"Can I ask you another favor?" Andrew asked Luke.

"Go ahead." 

"Any one of you remembered Belinda?" He asked.

The men went silent on the other line. Then Jayden suddenly realized who the woman was.

"Oh, Belinda! The one that we met in a bar. Isn't she the one who -"

"Jayden! I'm here! Say one more word, and I swear I will tell Peggy that you are with my husband on that day!" Nina ranted.

Jayden laughed. "Relax! Even if you tell Peggy, I'm not the one who had sex with that woman."

Jayden was blunt with this kind of stuff. Andrew looked at Nina, who was glaring at him. He was sure that she would scold him after this call.

"Jayden, stop it! I really like to punch you in the face sometimes!" Andrew said, annoyed.

"Fine. Fine. So what about Belinda?" Jayden simply answered, ignoring Andrew's reaction.

Then Andrew started telling them about Rev and Belinda.

"I see. Do you think they're capable? And that school counselor, isn't he the one who was with Nina when you were in France? Are you sure about him?" Luke asked continuously.

Andrew knew Luke would ask everything about Rev and Belinda. He would not trust anyone that easily.

"You can still do your own background checking if you like. I don't mind." Andrew answered.

Luke didn't answer for a moment. Andrew and Nina waited for his decision. Then after fifteen minutes of silence, Luke finally spoke.

"Rev's clean. I didn't find anything suspicious about him. But Belinda had some involvement with some men. Interesting."

Nina frowned. Belinda became closer to her after traveling together and spending time with each other. She didn't seem suspicious, though.

"What did you find about Belinda?" Nina asked, curiosity piqued.

"She was an orphan, but her family was wealthy before her parents died. Her father's half-brother took her family's company and sent her to the orphanage. Then she was raped by his uncle's men and his uncle itself. That's when she started having a relationship with some businessmen. Andrew, did you know all of this? Are you trying to save and help this woman get revenge on her uncle?" Luke suddenly asked.

You really cannot hide anything from Luke Wilson. Andrew thought to himself. Nina was staring at him. He didn't mention that information about Belinda, so she was waiting for his answer. Andrew sighed before answering Luke.

"Yes. I asked her to work for me, and I would help her take revenge on her uncle in exchange. Someone did something wrong to her and her family, so that person deserved to suffer, right?" He answered.

Nina understood Andrew. She just didn't expect that he would be willing to do it with another woman aside from her. She didn't have any ill feelings towards him or Belinda. She was actually proud of him.

"Then it's settled. Tell them my men will pick them up tomorrow at eight in the morning. They will be taken to the headquarters and will start working there. I will let you decide about Belinda's uncle. We could talk about everything further once you return. For now, I will send some men to protect both of you. Be careful. And come home as soon as the conference is over."

From Luke's words, Andrew knew that he had found out something. It was dangerous for them to stay longer in Paris, so he asked them to return as soon as possible. Luke couldn't tell it directly since Nina was there.

After the call, Andrew hugged Nina tightly. He was beginning to worry about their situation. If the mafia targets Nina and something happens to her, who knows what he could do.

"I don't want to lose you." He whispered.

"Hey, you're not going to lose me. How about we stay here tomorrow? Let's just stay in our suite. I can see the Eiffel tower from here anyway, and the only thing that matters is that we're together." She said in a gentle voice.

Andrew stared at Nina. He wanted to bring her to the Eiffel tower, but his priority was his wife's safety.

"I'm sorry. I can't risk your life. From Luke's words, I think someone was already here, watching us. I promise we will come back here when everything's okay."

Nina understood. She was also worried about what would happen to them next. 

Andrew still went to the conference the following day. He looked at his wife and gave her a quick kiss before leaving. He was needed in that meeting, so he came and just ordered his men to guard his wife. If he knew it would come to this, he should have asked Rev and Belinda to stay with her.

Nina slowly opened her eyes, only to find out that Andrew had left already. She pouted, but she knew he didn't wake her since she was exhausted from last night's lovemaking. 

She giggled, remembering what happened. Andrew brought some toys for them to use. At first, she hesitated, but when he begged to use one of them to try on her, she suddenly became wilder and hornier in bed.

She looked at the time on her phone screen and saw that it was nine in the morning. Andrew ould be back by noon since they had an appointment to the doctor at one in the afternoon.

She told Andrew to forget about it, but he insisted since they were talking about her health here. She sat on the bed and stretched her arms, showing her naked body.

She went inside the bathroom to take a quick shower and cook breakfast and lunch afterward. 

Her phone rang, and it was Belinda who called.

"Hey, Rev and I were brought into a hidden location. I'm not sure what this is called. We were blindfolded on the way here. They said Luke Wilson owns this. You're his friend. What's happening?" Belinda asked, worried.

She chuckled. "Don't worry. You'll be safe there. Trust them."

Luke really acts fast. If he said he would do it, he would definitely do it. 

Nina started preparing the ingredients of the meal she wanted to cook for Andrew. She was interrupted when her phone started beeping non-stop.

"What the hell? Who sent me spam messages?"

She washed her hands and picked up her phone to see who it was. She frowned when she saw it came from an unknown number. She suddenly felt nervous, her heart started beating so fast, and she could hear it pounding.

She took a deep breath before opening one of the messages. She was shocked; her hands started trembling when she saw what was on the message.

It was her. From the moment she wakes up until now. It was a video clip. Then she tapped another message to see what it was about.

Her body trembled. It was Andrew in the conference room. Everything was being recorded. When did they have a chance to do this? Where are they? She thought.

Another message was sent. With trembling hands, she tapped to open it.

'If you don't want your husband to die, you will do follow everything that comes after this message.'

She gulped. Then she received another message with a photo of a sniper targetting Andrew.

"No! No! Please." She started to cry.

What would she do? If she contacted Andrew, would anything happen to him or her? How about Luke? Or one of his friends? Can she send them a message and ask for help?

She was confused and anxious at the same time. If she was Alora, she could protect herself. The same goes if she was Peggy. That girl knew how to use weapons like guns and knives. What can she do? Nothing.

Aside from being an errand girl for the rich kids, she could only do cooking and household chores. She can't protect herself, not even her husband.

'Beep.' Another message.

'Tell your guards that you want to go out. Come to this place.'

Then a photo of the Eiffel tower was sent to her.. She clenched her fist and  with trembling knees, she went out of the suite to face the person who sent her the message.