Chapter 81. The Crazy Stranger Problem
Sienna Moss remembered the Russian man who was pointing a gun at her head nine years ago.
It was such a terrible nightmare. And it was the most terrifying one that she had when she encountered a stranger on a boat. She also remembered that Daniel and his bodyguards were also on a boat with her when that moment happened.
And the money ransom, she remembered it all.
Sienna recalled what she said to him during that nightmare time, *“Look, Daniel is here. If he catches you, it’s game over.”*
*“Well, I’ve changed my mind. I’d rather see Daniel dead in front of me,”* that crazy man chuckled devilishly.
Sienna could feel her body trembling. She was so scared of her life.
*“Look, we can do the bargain again. I bring the money with me,”* and she argued with him. *“Take the money and go away.”*
That crazy man chuckled out just like an old west bandit, making her annoyed.
Her memories flashed abruptly when she remembered Daniel was there in the scene.
*“Grigori Igor, the poor Russian mafia who couldn’t do his job properly,”* Daniel deliberately mocked him.
Grigori clenched his jaw. He looked resentful when Daniel mocked him.
*“Daniel, mark my word, I will destroy everything that you have,”* he muttered. And then he chuckled devilishly as he said, *“And I will certainly, get rid of your lovely wife from your life.”*
*“Don’t you dare do anything to my wife!”* Daniel warned him. *“You will pay the price!”*
And that was all she could remember. Her memories were getting hazier when she forced herself to recall everything at once.
But the last thing she remembered about that day made her confused. That man named Grigori Igor once mentioned her aunt. When she suddenly remembered, she flinched.
And then he whispered cautiously to her, *“Or if you prefer me revealing your real name to your dear husband over there, just say so…”*
*“Don’t!”* She quickly muttered. *“I don’t know how you know, but, please, don’t.”*
*“Well, you can thank your pretty aunty. She will gladly explain everything to you after I deliver you and half of the money to her,”* Grigori said and chuckled amusingly.
Sienna froze when he finally told her. She was bewildered why he suddenly brought up her aunt in this situation.
*“My aunt? What do you mean?”* She murmured.
Was there truly her aunt’s involvement in this mysterious incident from nine years ago?
She could only wonder alone about it. She couldn’t just discuss it with anyone. This was a complicated matter for her to face alone.
When Aunty Milla suddenly opened the bathroom door, she shuddered.
Sienna hurriedly put down the photo of that Russian man on the wooden desk. Then she turned to face her aunt.
“What are you doing here, Sienna?” Her aunt asked wonderingly.
Her face turned pale and her heart pounded anxiously.
“Ugh, I… I…” Sienna felt too awkward to speak up.
On the other side, Aunty Milla watched her bewilderingly. “Sienna?”
Thereafter, Sienna asked away about what she wanted to look for in here, “Aunt, I’m here to get a painkiller pill for my dad. Do you have one?”
Aunty Milla walked closer to her. She stood facing her for a second and then watching her pale face.
Aunty Milla pinched her eyes bewilderingly and murmured, “Sienna, are you feeling okay? Why do you look so pale?”
“Ugh, I…” she lost in words again. It felt too awkward when she was still standing here in front of her aunt.
“Don’t tell me that you catch a cold too like your dad,” Aunty Milla assumed.
Sienna immediately shook her head and smiled. “No! I am not! I am totally fine, Aunt.”
But Aunty Milla still looked at her indifferently. “Are you sure?”
Sienna smiled awkwardly at her and said, “Yeah. Don’t worry, Aunt.”
Afterward, Aunty Milla nodded, understood. And then she went to her desk to open the first drawer.
After she took the painkiller pills, then she handed over the pills to Sienna and said, “Here you go. This should ease your dad’s pain very soon.”
Sienna nodded agreeably. “Yes, thank you, Aunt.”
As she was about to walk away to the door, Aunty Milla shouted out again, “Sienna…”
She hurriedly turned to see her aunt and said, “Yes, Aunt?”
“Are you sure that everything’s okay with you?” Her aunt kept asking curiously again.
Sienna blinked and chuckled awkwardly. Then she shouted back, “Yeah, of course.”
“What about your nightmares that have appeared again? Care to share with me?” Aunty Milla confronted her again about this topic.
Sienna sighed heavily and muttered, “Aunt, please, don’t.”
“Your dad doesn’t know about your nightmares until now. Only Estelle and I that know about your trauma, Sienna,” her aunt was still persistent to discuss this.
Sienna turned to see her for a second and smirked. “Come on, I don’t need you to start a drama with me, Aunt.”
“I am not starting a drama with you, for God’s sake, Sienna,” her aunt muttered peevishly. “But if you prefer to tell your dad about your nightmares, it will be better, don’t you think?”
Sienna blinked nervously. Then she quickly shouted back, “No, please, Aunt. My dad doesn’t need to know the details about my stupid trauma. Leave him alone in this. I think it’s enough to pain him about me being in a severe coma nine years ago, and with mom already died.”
Aunty Milla crossed her arms and stared sharply at her.
It was like Sienna couldn’t avoid her ever again about this topic. And thus, she finally said, “Alright, you win. Whatever. I will tell you now that I have just regained my memories.”
Aunty Milla bulged her eyes surprisingly when she admitted that.
“I got drowned from the boat nine years ago. I remember,” Sienna muttered.
“Oh, God, no…” Aunty Milla seemed panicking. “What else do you recall?”
Sienna shrugged her shoulders ignorantly. “I don’t know. I guess that’s just it.”
Sienna just couldn’t tell her the part when she also remembered marrying a billionaire Romanian mafia named Daniel Wilson. It was too chaotic to be told. And she was assured that Aunty Milla would get a heart attack if she knew about it.
Then Aunty Milla walked a little closer to approach her and said wonderingly, “Are you sure? Because if it will get worse, I think it’s better for you to visit a therapist in the city.”
Sienna walked backward from her and raised her hands in the air. Then she muttered, “Aunt, please don’t force me to visit a therapist like used to be. I just don’t want to.”
Aunty Milla shouted out, “But, Sienna, your trauma in the past will be getting worse if you don’t try to heal it soon.”
Sienna shook her head firmly and smirked. “Forget it, Aunt. This discussion is over.”
Her aunt looked restless. “Sienna!”
Before Aunty Milla would ask her about many more things that she wouldn’t get comfortable with, Sienna hurriedly walked away from the bedroom.
***
A day after her dad had arrived home, Sienna finally got a call from Daniel. She didn’t expect him to call her early. And she was not ready to face his craziness again.
She felt overwhelmed already by talking with Aunty Milla about her nightmares, and this time, she had to talk with Daniel as well. She couldn’t just avoid these crazy talks with them. And she just had to face it bravely.
*“Sienna, Baby,”* he greeted her on the phone.
She was receiving his phone call while she was alone in her bedroom and away from her family. She had to make sure nobody would eavesdrop on her phone conversation with this man.
*“How are you, Baby? Are you alright there? How is your dad doing?”* Daniel asked curiously on the phone.
For a second, Sienna pinched her eyes in disbelief when she heard Daniel was worried about something other than herself. How could Daniel care to ask about her dad’s condition? This was surely unexpected for her to perceive.
“Ugh, my dad is doing a little bit better now. He has a cold. He will get better soon,” Sienna told him carefully.
*“It’s good. Then you have served your purpose there,”* Daniel said firmly. *“Now, is the time for you to come home to me, Baby.”*
“Daniel, it’s too soon,” she argued. “My dad still needs me here. I can’t just leave him alone. And he will be suspicious of me if I suddenly leave him.”
*“Don’t forget about our deal, my dear Sienna Moss,”* he reminded her.
She clenched her teeth and shouted back, “I’m not. Don’t worry.”
*“I want you to return to my penthouse here in Manhattan. You surely still remember the address, right?”* Daniel murmured. *“Or do you want me to send my man to your house and pick you up, Baby?”*
“No!” She instinctively shouted back. “There is no need to do that! I still remember your penthouse address.”
Daniel chuckled and said, *“Good, then I will be waiting for you, Baby. I miss you so much, don’t you know?”*
Sienna smirked. “I don’t give a damn.”
*“You should give a damn about me, Sienna, Baby,”* he chuckled out again while speaking to her on the phone. *“FYI, my private investigator has been reporting me about your move. So, don’t make a stupid mistake, Baby. Remember that.”*
“Gosh, you’re such a control freak! You always this selfish!” Sienna barked out.
*“You make me do this to you!”* Daniel snarled out emotionally in return. *“If you just obey me and be with me here, we don’t have to get through things forcefully like this, huh?”*
“Whatever, Daniel. Do whatever you want,” Sienna said and hurriedly hanged up the phone call.
She just couldn’t take it anymore. She couldn’t spend the rest of her life with this devilish man. And she might want to think about a solution to solve this problem.
And that one thing started with the photo of that Russian man.
She had to find it out soon.