Chapter 66 - The Light At The End Of The Tunnel

Fernando laughed at Viona's question, he then closed his eyes while leaning on the steering wheel of the car. It made Viona feel even more curious.

"Please answer my question, Fernando! I need your answer!!" said Viona repeatedly.

"I'm glad to see you like this, Vio," said Fernando instead of answering Viona's question.

"What do you mean?" asked Viona confusedly.

"You don't call me 'Sir' anymore, I'm only thirty-four years old, Vio. Our age gap is not that much," replied Fernando while smiling.

"Just answer my question, don't try to change the subject!!!" Viona pressured him even more because she was annoyed, it felt like Fernando was playing around with her emotion.

"Marry me, then I will tell you the truth. I won't share my family's secret with you if you are still someone else's girlfriend. It is a disgrace that I must keep to myself as long as I live," Fernando said coldly.

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Viona's heart beat even faster to the point where she felt the pain in her chest. Her face was also turned red after hearing such a meaningful thing coming out of Fernando's mouth. It never crossed Viona's mind that someone as wicked as Fernando would try his best to keep his family's secret.

"Hey!!!! What's wrong?" Shouted Fernando suddenly when he saw the change in Viona's attitude who seemed shocked.

"I'm okay, I'm alright, don't worry," said Viona as she waved her hand towards Fernando who was approaching her.

Fernando turned down Viona's hand and pulled her so that he could give her a drink from the bottled watter that he had bought earlier. Viona quickly drank the water given by Fernando. After drinking, Viona seemed to have regained control while Fernando still looked irritated at Viona.

"Do you have asthma?" asked Fernando coldly.

"No, I don't!!" Viona replied quickly.

"Then why did you look like you were having difficulty breathing earlier?" Asked Fernando again.

"I just feel ... feel hot, it's so hot in here. Why are we sitting in this car for so long!! Let's go home, I can't stand this weather any longer. You don't intend to stay here forever, right?" Viona stuttered, she tried to find the most sensible reason to distract Fernando's attention.

Fernando smiled then he started his car to return to the city. During the trip, Viona realized that she just found out another side of Fernando.

Hearing Fernando saying that he wanted to keep his family's secret, Viona's heart was moved a bit. She did not expect that a man as arrogant as Fernando could still think of someone else's reputation.

"Why are we going to the hotel again? I want to go to my apartment!!!" shouted Viona, noticing the direction of Fernando's car.

"Your apartment is already destroyed, how could you still think of going there? There are still some police officers who are investigating the case. You better stop questioning me and sit there tightly." Fernando said coldly while glancing sharply at Viona.

"But ..."

"Just do what I say or I would end your life right here?" said Fernando quickly interrupting Viona's words with full of determination.

Viona immediately stayed silent without intending to argue again. For her, Fernando was a time bomb that could explode at any time. When they arrived at the hotel lobby, Fernando asked Viona to enter a special room for a meeting. Apparently, few people were waiting for their arrival in that room.

Turned out Fernando had formed a special team to find out the perpetrator behind the terror in the Viona's apartment and they consisted of proficient private detectives and some of Fernando's bodyguards.

"Welcome back Mr. Willan and Dr. Viona," a private detective greeted Viona and Fernando behind the door.

"Thank you for coming," Fernando replied quickly with a smile.

"Of course, Sir. This is a very valuable opportunity for me and the team. It is such an honor for us to be entrusted with this task," said a private detective named Ronald.

Viona, who did not understand anything, could only smile and greet everyone in the room. She then sat next to Fernando who faced a large screen that was playing a video taken by the police in Viona's destroyed apartment.

After almost forty-five minutes of watching the video, the detectives finally concluded that the perpetrator behind the terror was someone who knew Viona. This was confirmed by the torn fabric found in the room.

They suspected that the torn cloth came from a woman's clothes and it was supported by CCTV footage across the apartment where it caught a woman getting off the bus and walking casually to Viona's apartment wearing the same pattern of clothes as the torn fabric.

"She did not leave any tracks other than this torn cloth. Dr. Viona, it looks like she just wanted to warn you by showing her power. This is supported by the fact that she did not take some of the jewelry and money that you kept in the drawer," said Detective Ronald to Viona who was sitting without speaking.

"I've only been here for a few months, how could I possibly have an enemy?" Viona muttered softly.

"What did you say, Vio?" asked Fernando quickly because he could not hear Viona's mumble.

"Nothing, I'm just wondering how I could have an enemy when I've only been living here for a few months," replied Viona trying to pour out her worry.

"Sometimes, someone doesn't need a reason to hate others, Doc," said detective Ronald.

Viona could only smile wryly at the detective's reasonable explanation, while Fernando seemed to have given a code to detective Ronald to follow him walking straight to a table not far from where he was currently sitting.

"Are you sure this has something to do with him?" asked Fernando softly to Ronald.

"Yes, we are sure about that, sir. This woman is very close to him," said detective Ronald while showing a photo.

"What a jerk!!" said Fernando full of emotion when he saw the photo provided by detective Ronald.

"We can solve it if you want, sir," said the detective back.

"No, he is my responsibility. You better keep an eye on this woman, I don't want her to approach my Viona," Fernando replied, glancing at Viona who was still talking to a female detective.

Fernando walked over to Viona and sat next to her, he didn't want to tell everything to Viona before he knew the entire truth.

"Have you figured out who exactly she is, Sweety?" asked Fernando with a smile.

"I have no clue at all," Viona replied sadly.

"Of course you have no idea who she really is, Vio. You don't know her but she knows you very well because of this person," Fernando said to himself.

"Okay, don't think too much about it for now. Come with me," said Fernando, inviting Viona to get out of the room.

"Where are we going this time?" asked Viona feeling demotivated.

"We are going to your new apartment," Fernando replied with a smile.

"No!!! I can find a new apartment by myself," said Viona quickly.

"Do you prefer to go to your new apartment or my house?" whispered Fernando softly, smiling triumphantly.

"Fine!!! We go to my new apartment," Viona snapped and walked towards the door, leaving Fernando who was still standing near the table.

Fernando smiled at Viona's behavior. He said goodbye to his hired detectives and then walked after Viona who was already in the hotel lobby.

In Viona's destroyed apartment, someone appeared to come in a hurry. Andrew immediately came to the apartment as soon as he found out that Viona's apartment was destroyed by someone.

Even though today was his day off, he still came. He looked confused and worried about Viona's whereabouts. When one of Andre's colleagues saw him looking like that, he explained that the owner of the destroyed apartment was safe and she was currently living in a hotel.

"She must be in shock," said Andrew worriedly after hearing the full story from his friend.

"That's what I heard, the owner of this apartment is a beautiful doctor and as far as I know she has just returned from England. So, it feels strange if she has an enemy who could do all of these things," explained an African-American policeman responding to Andrew's words.

"Yes, I agree with you, Patrick," said Andrew back while nodding.

When he was removing the destroyed items, Frank suddenly came with flowers. His steps halted when he saw many police officers in front of Viona's apartment.

He immediately ran to Viona's unit worriedly. Frank immediately asked the police what had happened to the apartment unit. His eyes turned red at the police's explanation. In the room, Andrew tried to call Viona but it never gets connected.

When Frank was panicking, his cellphone suddenly rang, he immediately took his cellphone and his facial expression quickly changed as soon as he read the message he received.

"How dare you!!!! You have crossed your limit ..." said Frank full of anger.