My Only Love: The Targeted Heiress

Both of them were already in the lair of the single most dangerous person on earth. The life of the second miss was on the line. Undoubtedly, the dagger that was perfectly attached to the girl's neck would have stuck even deeper if he did not reveal the answer this evil man wanted.

Should he tell it? If he informed the holder of the Stealth activation key, not only would Stealth fall into the hands of this insane monster, the key holder, but also his daughter would be in danger.

"Sir. I don't know who you are. But I want you to know. I'm not afraid to die, so don't ever tell him. I'm all... Ugh..." Cathy shrieked as she felt the pressure of the knife on her neck getting tighter. Blood started flowing from her white neck, making her scream out of pain.

Unfortunately, she felt more pain when screaming, so Cathy chose to bite her lip to endure the pain. Her cheeks were flooded with tears, and she tried to hold back her sobs so as not to look weak.

On the other hand, Zero could no longer bear to see Cathy's painful expression.

"I'll tell you. Let her go!" demanded the older man making Aiden smile crookedly.

Aiden did loosen his pressure on the dagger but did not let go of the poor girl.

"Wise decision. Now tell me where it is!"

"The one holding the key is..." Zero stopped his sentence when he saw blood flowing from Cathy's neck down towards a red oval-shaped necklace.

That necklace?! Since when did the second miss wear the necklace? And where did Cathy find the chain again? Does Cathy know what is unique about the necklace?

Thousands of questions filled his brain but what he did was a stark contrast to what he felt. At this time, Zero was showing a smile full of triumph, and his eyes became full of enthusiasm and hope. He didn't know since when Cathy had worn the necklace and didn't know if the necklace would still work or not; Zero still shows unusually great confidence.

"Are you out of your mind? You want to see the death of a member of your family?" once again, Aiden pressed his dagger to make Cathy grimace in pain.

"Go ahead. You just made a fatal mistake, Aiden. You shouldn't have brought her here." Zero answered with a tone full of authority. Aiden didn't know what got into that weak-looking man so that his frail body could rise to his feet lightly.

Two pairs of eyes met each other sharply without anyone wanting to budge. At first, Aiden felt confident that this game was within his control. But when he saw the confidence that suddenly appeared in Zero, Aiden began to feel doubtful. What was wrong with bringing Cathy here?

It wasn't long before he could hear a loud alarm sound from outside the cells. Aiden clicked his tongue in annoyance to realize someone broke into his headquarters.

Cathy noticed the frustrated groaned from her capture. Although she had never heard that kind of alarm sound, Cathy knew that the sound indicated this place's condition was in a critical state.

She was relieved when she didn't feel a sharp object in her neck. Unfortunately, the relief only lasted temporarily as now a large hand was gripping her neck, making it difficult to breathe.

"HOW DARE YOU BRING A TRACKER!!"

Cathy struggled frantically, especially when she felt her back hit against the wall and her legs slightly raised in midair. The pain in her neck disappeared, replaced by an oppressive feeling in her throat. Cathy's eyes flickered frantically with out of breath and couldn't catch anything the owner of the big hand choked her neck was saying.

Is she going to die here? Will she not be able to meet Vincent and her family? She hasn't even met her birth father!

Marcel Alvianc was completely out of reach and refused to see anyone for months. At first, Cathy could be patiently waiting as she knew she had a long time to meet her birth family.

The original plan was to complete the final mission from her mother then follow Kinsey directly to Marcel's private island. That way, their meeting would be very touching without having to worry about Stealth or anything.

It should be like that. But if Cathy knew she was going to die first like this, she should have insisted on meeting her father.

In addition, she had not yet concluded her feelings of hatred for her adoptive father. She needed to meet Daniel and make peace with her past ordeal. Will she die carrying her hatred?

Then Cathy thought of her siblings, including Kinsey. Kinsey had just told her three younger siblings about their family background. She still wanted to spend time with her siblings as a whole family. But it seems her wish would not come true. She could only hope that all of her siblings were not too sad and recover from the mourning period.

Cathy also imagined Kitty's always smiling face and being what it is. Her best friend was always gentle, sometimes looked tomboyish, and occasionally showed his dandruff side.

She really hoped a miracle appeared and Kitty could survive out of this place. Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to die in peace.

Lastly, Vincent's smiling face gently at her appeared in her mind causing her to shed tears.

'I'm sorry, Vincent. It seems like this time we will never be able to meet again.' Thought Cathy silently even though she knew Vincent couldn't hear her inner voice.

Right after saying the last sentence in her mind, Cathy's hands stopped struggling. She gave up on releasing the grip on her neck as she was running out of energy to fight back. Her hands fell limply on her both sides, and her head started to feel dizzy due to the lacking of oxygen.

Just as Cathy was about to lose consciousness, the devil lord released his fierce grip on her neck, letting her fall down harshly. She coughed while grimacing in pain while holding her bleeding neck.

Cathy tried to calm herself down while controlling her breathing. Due to the terrible dizziness, she could not see the surroundings clearly, but she could vaguely hear a fight.

After successfully recovering, Cathy could see what was going on. Cathy frowned because she couldn't comprehend what she saw at that moment. Somehow, the old man broke the chains that held both his hands and feet... and was now fighting the 'devil'?! Just who is this old man?

Cathy didn't know who, but she was sure this older man was on her side. When Aiden managed to bring down the older man, Cathy tried to find something to help the older man.

Cathy immediately got up without thinking after taking the big rock that happened to be next to her and threw it hard at Aiden's head.

Aiden, who was originally planning to bring his knife towards Zero, paused his movement. He held his head which was now bleeding from the stone, and he got more annoyed than ever.

Aiden looked at Cathy with great anger accompanied by a murderous look. The man turned and walked about to change his target, making Cathy step back while swallowing hard.

Cathy ventured not to close her eyes when Aiden walked over to her. The older man who he thought had collapsed immediately rose to his feet and bumped into Aiden's body to get him away from her.

Aiden was about to fight back and counter his attacks when someone called out to him.

"Sir, we are surrounded. You must get out of here."

Aiden's gaze did not move from Zero's still alert eyes. Aiden wanted to kill this stubborn older man right now, but his mind could still think sanely. He couldn't afford to be caught now. 

If he kept fighting Zero I, soon enough, whoever broke into his lair would seize him. Aiden decided to leave them alone and flees to plan a revenge attack.

As soon as Aiden disappeared from their sight, Zero fell and sat down limply. Cathy immediately approached him with a worried look.

"Sir, are you all right?"

Cathy was at a loss for words and unable to move when Zero tore her shirt bottom without warning. Then Zero tied the torn cloth to her neck to stop the bleeding. It was tight but not too tight, causing Cathy to be stunned in her place.

How could someone treat her in a rough manner yet gentle at the same time?

Cathy lightly touched her neck, which now didn't hurt much.

"Thank you."

"Get out of here. Don't trust anyone you meet. You can only trust people who wear red or black masks."

"Alpha and Zero?" guessed Cathy.

The older man nodded, then rose to his feet when he heard a group of footsteps approaching their direction.

"I'll help you act as their bait. You need to get out of here and find one of them."

"But I have to save my friend first. I still remember where she was locked up."

Zero nodded and then led Cathy out of the detention cell while beating a group of people who attacked her.

Cathy could not understand how a weak-looking skinny old man could still fight and win against all of them.

Who is this old man really?