Chapter 244 - The Past

Wendy was busy crying her eyes out in front of her grandfather after showing the blemishes on her cheek.

"She hit me, grandpa. Do something!" She screamed and that's when Klaus stood and slapped her other cheek.

"Is that better?" He asked. "Your cheeks are even now."

Wendy was surprised. She gritted at him.

"I hope you die, old man!"

He scoffed and shook his head.

"I will die soon. And no one would be there to help you." He said coldly. "Never, ever provoke that woman again. Killing her daughter would be enough."

Her eyes become murderous toward her grandfather.

"What makes you think that killing her daughter wouldn't provoke her?" She asked coldly.

"We will make it clean, that is why I won't let you touch them personally." He said coldly. "Locked her in her room for two weeks now." He commanded as they dragged her out of the room.

Klaus suddenly felt weak as his head hurt. He nearly fell but his secretary caught him and took him back to his seat. He waved him off after he sat down.

"No one should know about Karmina," Klaus said. "No one should know." He said again.

The Secretary bowed his head.

"What about Miss Wendy?"

"Locked her up in her room. It would be better if she won't bump into Karmina again. I won't be able to kill them all if Karmina killed her first."

His secretary seemed to be puzzled. He didn't understand why he's so afraid of Keira's mother. He didn't know why they had to attack Keira and Alessandro. He doesn't know why they have to kill that woman's child. Confused, he didn't ask further. He wasn't the first one who stayed with the old man. The first one was bed rested and his father maybe he should have asked more or wait for the old man to speak.

"There are lots of things in your head," Klaus said as he looked up at him. "Speak up."

"I am confused as to why you don't want to threaten Karmina. She's the mother of Keira Del Carlo." The Secretary said.

"She's not just that woman." He said. "She owns everything here before I do."

His eyes dilated as he stared at Klaus.

"She escaped the marriage with my son, Wendy's father. She cursed us and I think the curse had started."

"What do you mean, Sir?"

The man waved him off.

"Prepare my tea. I will sleep now."

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Henry watches his wife while she's cooking dinner at Alex's mansion. She was humming a song while stirring on the casserole. Everyone might think that she's a witch or something too superb. She looked up at him and smiled.

"Love, you are quite scaring me." He smiled at her. "What happened to the shop again?" He asked.

"What shop?" She smiled at him but he already thought that it's kind of creepy that she always smiles. However, he loves her so much.

"Wendy Charles."

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"Oh," She nodded. "I had thought about it over again. I won't just sit and wait for her to kill my daughter."

"Of course," he nodded his head. "But you will hurt yourself."

"I won't. I promise."

Henry nodded his head and shortly Alex came who seemed to just wake up.

"Where have you been?" Henry asked.

"Lots of business things with Gena."

"Aren't you and Gena together?" Karmina asked Alex which made stop taking something from the fridge.

"What?" Alex frowned at her as Henry laughed.

"Both of you are always together and both of you are single." She shrugged. "I mean, will she become my daughter's step-mother-in-law."

"You are amazing," Alex said mockingly. "You think of me as a predatory man."

"Hey, I didn't say that." Karmina laughed as her husband shook his head.

"You are overreacting. Is there something going on then?" Henry asked Alex as he ignored the couple and took the thing that he needed.

"Don't talk to me unless it's about sex," Alex said as the couple laughed.

"So, you guys were screwing on your business trips?" Karmina asked, which made Alex frown even more.

"Mina, that's funny. I'm leaving completely after I have my dinner."

Henry and Karmina watched as he left, pissed off. The couple laughed at each other. Currently, there are no maids inside since all of them have their day off. Karmina wanted to take care of the mansion and cook for her children since they are currently going to sleep the whole week in the same house.

"I'm starving." Keira approached her father and hugged him. Henry was used with her princess to act little which he loved. He wasn't with her for long years and so, he was spoiling her.

"Why won't you drink water? I will help your mom so breakfast will be ready soon."

"Okay."

He kissed her forehead as Keira went to her mother and hugged her from behind.

"I love you," Keira mumbled.

"I love you too, sweetie pie. Go and wait with your hubby."

"Okay,"

Keira said and took a tissue and snatched chicken thighs. The couple only smiled at each other.

She was happy to see her children and children-in-law eating happily with the four dishes that she made. Keira was busy eating by hand and didn't care about etiquette. She wondered why her daughter was so hungry as she prepared both breakfast and lunch for all of them.

"Darling, why are you eating a lot at dinner?" Karmina asked. "Didn't you eat your lunch?"

"No. I didn't have any snacks. That's why. I was so busy with lots of things." She sighed and looked at the vegetables. "Right, love?"

"It's not my fault that you didn't eat the food that I sent to you," Alessandro said coldly that Keira pouted and acted like a cute cat.

"I forgot about it. It's still in the fridge though."

"I already ate it," Johanna said that made Keira pouted even more. "I offered it to you twice and heated it twice. It would be such a waste if it wasn't eaten."

Connor nodded his head.

"Don't worry. I will make a special snack tomorrow." Connor said but then Harvey was laughing so hard.

"See?" Alessandro gestured to the couple. "You were the one who ignored it."

"I'm sorry," Keira mumbled, feeling wronged.

Karmina admired her cute little daughter.

After their happy dinner, they all went to the bungalow to have a nice wine and conversation. Keira was acting cute toward her husband who was probably sulking after the food that he sent got ignored. Karmina and Henry went to their room after a conversation with them. She then checked a few of her things and the box that she always kept where the documents were.

"My love, what are you planning?" Henry asked as he hugged her from behind and kissed her neck.

"I'm planning to end them too, Henry. After they took my family's wealth and assassinated each of them, I wouldn't sit idly by and watch them assassinate my dear daughter."

"Okay," He nodded his head. "We have Johanna, remember?"

"Johanna will be a mother. I don't want her to risk her life, Henry. Her baby can't lose her mother."

"I understand."

Henry watched as she took out a piece of paper that had a thumb mark of blood.

"You are going to use that?"

"Yes, this only applies to me but I need more time before I apply it to our dear daughter."

Henry was nervous that she would do something like this. He wants her to be free. He wants her to live the usual life.

"If you do this, the payment will be your freedom."

"I am aware of that." Karmina held his hand. "I love you, Henry. But would you stay with me until the very end?"

"I always will." He hugged her tightly.

"Let me use this, then."

"Alright," He kissed her temple and hugged her tightly. "I will set it up."

This is what Henry was afraid of. That she will use that contract in exchange for her freedom. She did everything to escape her dark past in the hands of the Charles Empire. If it wasn't for Wendy Charles, they wouldn't be in this situation. He let her go and watched her take the box and go to the table to read it. She also signed and there are other documents and a golden necklace as a pass to this organization.

"Love, are you sure about this?" Henry asked again. He was feeling uneasy about his wife's decision.

"Henry, I lost you once. That also includes my son who became their lab rat. I had enough of this, Henry. If I won't fight back, I won't give him shivers."

"You think what you did to Wendy already gave him shivers?" Henry asked.

"I did." She looked up at him. "Wendy will be locked up in her room. That's how the old man handles things."

"You've been locked up like Wendy by the same old man?" He asked.

"Yes," She sighed. "I tried to forget those things but then, they targeted our family. I was living peacefully until then."

"I'm sorry, love. I will support you."

"Thank you." He stared down at the contract as she re-read it again.

"I think this will be enough to end the game."

"Love," he walked around to her back and hugged her.. "Give me time first."