Arranged Marriage: To Hear Your Voice

Catriona took a warm shower after her intense work out. In the other room, Ana was noisy, laughing and playing with her dad while Kiel is probably asleep now and Ana is messing up with her brother so Ethan took her outside. Well, kids.

After she's done, she went to the bed and reach the crib. She uses her hand to know if her babies are completely asleep.

"They are fine." He murmurs and took her to bed. "We need time alone."

Catriona smirk and let him do whatever he wanted. He only sit with her on the bed and cuddle her. Nothing passionate happened at all. Catriona expect something more but he just hug her and kiss her head.

"So? Just this?" She asked quizzically.

"Yeah. We will make love after few weeks. The doctor said that I still have couple of weeks to wait." She giggle softly.

"You are really something."

"Once you have your sight back… and our little ones are crawling. I will make sure that Eros will pay a hundred folds on what he did to you."

Catriona rubbed herself to him. She can't see but she can feel his warmth, his love and his care and protection.

"Promise me not to put yourself in danger. My little angels can't lost their dad." She said.

"I promise. I have lots of people to do that work. Okay?" He kisses her temple.

***

Eros's saferoom was a mess. Francisco had failed him. That asshole, never expected that EPUA would destroy all of Francisco's resources and he invested big in it. However—all of the things that he stole from EPUA was circling around and lots of big people want to have the formula that he took from EPUA and improvise for himself.

"How's Catriona?" he asked his trusted men named Black.

"I heard that she moved in with Enzo Alvarez. She had given birth to three boys."

Eros clenches his first. Enzo Alvarez. Yes, he heard it right. He had met him once or trice. A great hacker and the control in command of EPUA. Then who is the Dark Lord.

"Have you found who the dark lord is?" Eros reach a glass of water close to him.

"Francisco messaged. He said that he killed the Dark Lord with the formula that you built. The Poison. It turns out that he was a she and she was his legal daughter, Vanessa."

Eros's brows creased as he look up at Black

"What?"

Black was quiet as he hand over the tablet to him. Eros read the message that Sylvia sent. It was confirmed that Veronica was the Dark Lord. How did she build EPUA? Who's backing her?

"It's not just that. Vanessa was the heiress of Ivanov Empire of Assassins. Ivanov's assassins are on hunt for Francisco but do you ever wonder why they haven't found him yet?"

Eros was puzzled. Black was right. Ivanov's assassins should have Francisco's head already. And what's taking them so long?

***

Calvin stepped in on the isolated villa. It was his third trip on this road and he was questioning the old man why he doesn't want to leave the villa. A beautiful woman wearing black tailored dress greet him warmly and even wrapped her arm on his arm to help him up.

"Beautiful Ana." Calvin greets.

"Sir Ivanov." She greets. "I prepare your favorite as requested and dad is waiting for you in the garden."

"Hmm. Your dad is surely enjoying your games, isn't he?"

Ana giggle girlishly.

"He does. He taught me well."

Once Calvin had settled down on the comfortable chair in the garden with an tent covering it, he inhale the fresh air of the place. The place was good for therapy. But soon, the house will be full of life. His grandson in law and his granddaughter will be home. It will be homey. And though he is old and brittle—he wants to live long for his great grandchildren to see them and hold them.

"You are so lucky that you have a lot of grandchildren. A battalion of it, then another incoming batch."

Ezekiel was happy to have grandchildren but not Enzo's. However, the triplets looks so much like Mondragon. Perhaps he could do something about that. Ferdinand already leave the house in Enzo's name. Maybe Catriona wasn't that bad after all. Anastasia was right all along. Catriona isn't like her father.

"How's Vanessa?" Ezekiel asked while Anastasia on the other hand is preparing their food.

"She's getting better each day. Lawson did save her life."

"I am contented that Sabrina married Gabriel." Ezekiel said. Anastasia didn't react much on his comment.

"I agree with you." Calvin said. "So this girl that you requested was Vanessa's half sister. Tell me, old man, why do you want to kill the poor girl who is pregnant with your grandchildren?"

Ezekiel sipped on his tea. He didn't say anything at all. Anastasia knew why her father doesn't want Enzo to marry Francisco's blood. For him it's a big scandal. And for her dear husband who has been manipulated and has no idea on what's happening. Yet, her heart still responded to him. She had peek on him multiple times and he felt like someone was watching him. Does it mean that he can also feel her presence?

"Old man, they love each other. And come to think of it, Enzo is happy and their relationship isn't toxic. I lost my daughter and it was so hard for me when I lost Vanessa too. I thought I will die alone but now that she's back, I will live longer for them."