Chapter 29: Congratulations, Jimena. You've managed to break up the Hahn family

**A week before...

We talked about it and decided that you, Benjamin Hahn, are not good enough for the leadership position."

"You can't do that. You need a vote and the consent of a legitimate member of the Hahn family and, in that case, I'm not going to vote against my brother and I don't think my mother will either." Bella gets angry with Simon

"Daughter, don't put words in my mouth. In fact, I think Benjamin is too weak and insecure to take control of the Hahn family and that's why I'm going to vote him out." Jimena surprised

"Mom!?" Benjamin shouts

"Believe me, it's for your own good, Benjamin."

"How is conspiring with these bastards for Benjamin's own good? Explain that to me, Mom."

"And since when do I have to give you satisfaction for my actions, Bella? Have you always done what you wanted or have you forgotten that you disowned your family because of your son, our worst enemy?"

"What do you mean?"

"This discussion is pointless. You understood very well what I said, don't be a hypocrite, my child." Jimena ends the discussion with Bella and Simon seizes the moment to continue the vote.

“If we have Mrs. Jimena Hahn's vote, we have nothing more to discuss. Benjamin, you're out of the leadership and the decision is yours, Bella." Simon looks at his your new female boss hateful expression.

"You want me as leader? Fine!" Bella takes out her .22 caliber pistol, which she always carried with her, points it at Simon and fires a precise shot in the middle of his forehead, which falls lifeless to the ground:

"Bravo! Are you seeing? That's why it has to be her, my beautiful and determined wife." Johnny walks towards Bella

"Did you plan this?" Bella stared at him with anger in her eyes

"Yes, and I'm just getting started." Johnny whispered close to Bella's ear and she felt an involuntary shiver.

And while husband and wife stared at each other, Benjamin broke the silence by getting up from the armchair that belonged to his father: "I understand that you her loves and wants even more power, but why did you use my mother for that?" Johnny looked at his brother-in-law with a sarcastic smile on his lips.

Did I use your mother? She was the one who gave me all the steps to get where we are now. In her words, you're weak, incompetent and you'll never be like Anthony"

Benjamin and Bella look at Jimena who, after a few seconds, faces her children and replies:

"Why are you looking at me like that? I haven't told you any lies, Benjamin, you know that you won the leadership because you're your father's heir and not because you deserved it. So why the surprise?"

"As of today, I no longer consider you my mother."

"How immature, Benjamin. But if you want it that way, that's fine with me. At least I don't have to worry about your weaknesses and stupid decisions anymore."

"Enough! Look at your son now, do you want to humiliate him even more?" Bella knocks hard on the table where the Capis and Jimena were sitting.

"And as for you traitors, I'm removing each of you from office. Get out of my sight or you'll die without dignity just like your friend."

"Don't you think you're being reckless, Ms. Bella? There are five of us and only one of you."

"I'm still giving you an option because you've served my father for so long. What you've just done here is high treason." Bella continued speaking, noticing that one of her subordinates was looking at Johnny, who spoke up.

"Why don't you leave it at that? Let's go home, don't you want to see if Théo's all right?"

Bella stares at Johnny with a frightened and incredulous look on her face. She picks up her cell phone and dials Susan, who doesn't answer, and then her son's cell phone, which gives a voicemail. In desperation, she rushed out of the meeting and drove her car home, where she found one of the employees:

"Did the phone ring a few minutes ago?"

"Yes ma'am!

"And why didn't anyone answer the fucking phone?"

"Because Mr. Johnny ordered us not to answer the phone all afternoon."

"What? Why am I still surprised? Théo, is he home?"

"Yes! In his bedroom."

Bella ran up the stairs as fast as she could to see her son, who was packing up to go back to New York in the company of Susan. When she saw Théo, she hugged him so tightly that the boy complained:

"Mom, you're going to break my bones. Since when are you so clingy?"

"It's because you're the love of my life." Bella and Théo smile

The beautiful brunette, worried about her son, calls Susan to ask her to hurry because she fears something might happen to her son.

"I'll be there in 20 minutes."

"I'll have the crew and the plane ready. Don't forget, you and Théo will be boarding at gate seven at 5:30pm."

"Stay calm, I'll guard Théo with my life." Susan tries to reassure female boss

"I know. I trust you, Susan. But I'll only be truly calm when my son is safe and well in New York, away from the danger that this city has become." Bella ended the call and returned to her son. What she didn't know, however, was that the same maid she questioned when she arrived was listening in from behind the door and immediately sent a message to Johnny:

"Miami International Airport, gate seven, 5:30pm." Johnny smiles and then turns to those still in the meeting room:

"I have to go now. We had a good talk, so stay tuned because I'll be calling you again soon to announce my leadership of in Hahn family."

"What are you talking about? Bella's the boss now. What are you planning that you didn't tell me?" Jimena is intrigued

"You'll see, my dear mother-in-law. And know that whatever happens from now on, you bear a great responsibility." Johnny walks to the exit with his cell phone in his hand

"Taylor, where are you?"

Jimena makes a worried expression, calling James and ordering him to keep an eye on Johnny, while everyone leaves, leaving only the mother and son:

"Do you really prefer Johnny in charge of our family? Is this your revenge on my father? To end the legacy that has been passed down from generation to generation for decades?"

"There are so many questions. But, no. I don't want to end the Hahn legacy.
I just wanted to remove a member who doesn’t have a firm hand in commanding this important surname.”

"Did you ever think about me, about how I would feel?" Benjamin approaches his mother, pistol in hand.

"I thought about you all the time, Benjamin." Jimena's eyes fill with tears

"Congratulations, Jimena. You've managed to break up the Hahn family. Are you happy now?" Benjamin points his pistol in the direction of his mother who closes her eyes waiting for the fatal shot, however, she hears the loud, dry noise and feels blood splatter on her face, her son is dead.

"Benjamin!”