My Only Love: The Targeted Heiress

Seeing the light of confusion in Cathy's eyes, Alpha took off her red mask. A woman's face appeared with a wide grin on her face.

"Ta... Tanya?!" Cathy's eyes widened so much that she did not expect to meet one of the Star Risen employees from Pina again.

"You... you are Alpha? Since when?"

Tanya chuckled at Cathy's epic shock expression.

"Since seven years ago. I applied to Star Risen two months on purpose before the opening ceremony. I just wanted to help Benjamin to open his hotel smoothly without other's hindrance. Your arrival there was out of plan. So my priorities changed to protect and support you. But.." Tanya smiled as she remembered. incident on the island of Pina last year. "You can solve all the problems, and Vincent helped you without my assistant. So I don't need to uncover my disguise as Alpha. Besides, I doubted you already know about our existence. So I decided to keep quiet."

Cathy was too speechless to the point she didn't know how to respond. Moreover, what did she mean by Vincent helped her to solve her problems?

She recalled she was the one who found solutions for the missing musical band and the singer. But she did not know who sent the ingredients early in the morning.

Could it be... Vincent?

During the next few minutes, Tanya continued her story with enthusiasm. Like when Cathy bumped into Clarissa or while playing volleyball, Tanya always gave compliments to make Cathy blushed could not bear to hear it anymore.

"I'm so proud of you, Cathy. You looked like the fiery lioness who would protect your cubs from the hunters."

"I think you're over flattering me. I'm not that great."

Tanya smiled broadly when she repeatedly praised her, "I'm not flattering you. Ordinary girls will not be able to endure a series of problems like yours. Especially in this kidnapping incident, any girl would be scared and would be traumatic. You must be proud of yourself."

Cathy only responded with a sincere smile. Well, she was scared but did not have the trauma. Perhaps, because her parents' true nature was transmitted into her, she found her courage once again when she reunited with her husband.

After satisfied hearing all of Tanya's blabbering to adore her, Cathy shifted her gaze to her unmasked father.

"I heard it from Vincent. You have suffered after my treatment at that time. I have a reason why I did it."

Cathy held her breath at that. After a dozen years, Cathy did not understand why her father hit her and felt hatred for her father. Finally, she will hear an explanation for her unanswered question.

When Daniel entered the age of thirteen, Daniel accidentally met Zero I. In his own way, Daniel managed to convince Zero that he could become his successor and protect Chloe secretly. Since then, he's been training under Zero's auspices.

Three years later, when Davone took a woman and introduced her as his new wife, Daniel took this opportunity to cut ties from the house.

Maybe her family or outsiders would think he ran away because he disapproved of her father's marriage. The truth was, Daniel was preparing to become a Zero.

Daniel was exiled, and the family or other Zero members should not know his face. That was an absolute prerequisite for becoming a candidate for Zero's position.

Daniel disguised himself as an ordinary person and met Elaine West, who later became his wife. Right on their wedding day, Zero came with a woman carrying a toddler girl. Chloe apparently asked him to look after her daughter.

At first, Daniel didn't want to accept it and tried to refuse the request. However, he didn't have the heart to let his niece live without a family. Hence they took the little girl under their wings.

Daniel discussed it and told his wife everything. At first, Elaine felt shocked but could understand and accept his niece with open arms.

But when he saw the tiny child still sleeping soundly in their bed, Daniel began to wonder... whether the child would be safe with him or not.

Moreover, he needed to stay low as it was not the right time for him to appear.

"I think... we should return her. I'm not sure she will be safe with us."

"Aren't we done talking about it? I thought you wanted to protect it."

"It's not like that... but still..."

"Why? Are you regretting now?" Elaine stared suspiciously at her husband.

"That..." Daniel could not avoid his wife's gaze.

"Mama..." came a bell-like voice from the direction of their bed.

Elaine immediately approached the toddler girl who had just woken up.

"You're right, darling. I am your mama. From now on, I am your mama. Catherine, he's your daddy. Come on, try calling him dada."

Daniel was a little confused at the sudden attack from his wife. He had never met Catherine before. He didn't even see the birth of the child. Now his wife told the girl to call him daddy?!

At that time, Daniel was still young and just married to his wife. There were many considerations if he accepted little Catherine into his life.

First, his identity as a secret member of Zero would be at risk. Second, their family, especially Elaine, could be in danger at any moment. And lastly... Daniel DOES NOT LIKE children. If he really has to care for children, it is better to take care of his own kids.

"Daniel... she is also your family. She is not an outsider."

Daniel was shocked that he didn't know how his wife could read his mind. In the end, he approached the two of them with heavy steps.

"This kid's hair is too flashy. We have to change it. How about we dye it another color?"

"Are you kidding?! He's not even three years old yet."

"It's also for her sake. Sooner or later, they will notice her existence.

"Not on my watch." Elaine took a round hat and put it on Cathy's tiny head. "Well, her hair would be hidden this way. Gosh... What kind of creature are you? You're so adorable." Elaine kissed Cathy's face affectionately.

Daniel could not argue anymore to see his wife so sincerely adored his niece. It seemed like Elaine had considered the little girl like her own daughter.

Daniel complied with his wife's wishes and tried to carry Cathy into his arms. Those light brown eyes looked at him with a curious gaze that melted his heart that instant. It was like magic, and her bell-like voice triggered his protective instinct.

"Dada?"

In that instant, Daniel could feel something stabbed his heart with a love arrow. He couldn't help but fall for the little girl in his arms. Since then, Daniel had no longer cared whether danger would come to his family or not. If trouble comes, he will do his best to protect his family.

From that moment on, Catherine was his daughter. And Daniel will do anything to please, pamper, and doted on his daughter.

At first, they lived their life as a happy family. Unfortunately, their happiness did not last long.

Daniel got the news, Chloeny, his beloved sister, had passed away. He also sensed someone was watching them, but he couldn't find the person's exact source.

He didn't have a choice but to tighten Cathy's protection even more. He started rarely taking Cathy out of the house. Until at one point... Daniel's fall came.

After giving birth to twins, a person injected digoxin through his wife's IV drip infusion. Elaine died six hours later.

In that instant, Daniel's life seemed to fall apart. He couldn't cry nor feel anything. He even had time to forget the fact that he had four daughters to protect.

During the mourning, Daniel was drunk and had no motivation to live. Zero, his mentor, didn't contact him either ever since Chloe died. For several months Daniel lived like a walking zombie and did not care about his surroundings.

Then one day, Dorcas met him... advised him to get to his two feet for the sake of his four baby girls. At that time, Dorcas did not know that Daniel was a Zero member, nor did Daniel know that Dorcas was an Alpha member.

Thus, Daniel ignored Dorcas's advice and just considered it as a passing pedestrian.

Until one day... Daniel was not too drunk and overheard Dorcas's voice by chance.

In the backyard, with the wall dividing the road from his house's land, Dorcas talked to someone over the phone.

"I'm sorry... I still haven't found Zero. I don't know where he is. It looks like... that person already captured him."

Daniel stared at the wall blankly while eavesdropping on Dorcas's conversation with someone on the other side.

"I don't know anymore. It seems that Daniel has lost his mind... I know the second miss's safety is important, but Daniel's three daughters are also important... I can't. I heard that Zero has already chosen his successor..."

Then Daniel understood... Zero has disappeared. That means he... Daniel must leave this place to take Zero's position. But.... can he do it?