Chapter 34: The Cruel Fate of Lovers!

After so much discussion, Johnny makes Bella sleep on the floor as part of her humiliation and punishment. The next day, the brunette is the first to get up, trying to open the door to leave, only to realize that it was locked.

“Of course they locked me in here.” She whispers and goes to the window. As soon as she opens the curtain, using strength with her foot to push herself out, a knife grazes her arm. Bella feels a burning sensation and soon sees blood running down her arm, while Johnny’s voice echoes:

“Don’t do that, darling.”

“Are you going crazy, Johnny?”

“I'm glad you woke up full of energy. Come here and be right next to me.”

“So you can stab me in the chest. No, thank you.” Bella goes to the bathroom to wash the small cut on her arm and then puts a clean face towel over it. She goes back to the bedroom and goes to the closet to look for the gun she had hidden among her clothes and expensive bags.

“If you’re looking for the Glock 9mm you hid, give it up. I asked Emma to take it out a week. You didn’t think I’d leave you with something so dangerous, did you? It would be asking for my death, and I value my life very much. Mainly now that I’ve taken over the leadership of the Hanh family, it would be stupid of me.”

“How did you know I kept this object here? I don’t remember handling it in front of you.”

“It turns out, my beautiful wife, that I’ve always paid attention to you, your things, your tastes, and your secrets. The one who was always too busy with anything to pay attention to me and our marriage was you.” Johnny gets up from the bed.

“Are you charging your neediness from me, my honey?” Bella takes a few steps back when she realizes Johnny is coming towards her.

“No. I’m just telling you a fact.” He stops in front of his wife, who remains staring at him, which makes Johnny smile.

“Do you still think you’re in a position to face me with your arrogance? But I understand, this was the only thing you had left, but it's what could kill your son.”

“I'm hopeful that James and his friends can find Theo.”

“James? Ahhh... your mother's lover. I get it! I was going to take a shower first, but since you mentioned this traitor, I'll show you something.”

The handsome blond man grabbed Bella's injured arm and dragged her to the main room, where he found James on his knees tied up, with his face and body bruised and bleeding, just like his two allies, one of whom was already dead. Bella, upon seeing such a scene, widened her eyes and cried again, realizing that her last hope had been defeated.

“Sorry, Miss Bella, I failed.” James said with difficulty.

“What have you done, you bastard.” Bella looked at James's blood that wouldn't stop running down his body, hearing her husband let out a loud laugh.

“Wait, this isn't over yet.” He looks towards the stairs watching Jimena descend them being escorted by one of her allies and when the woman looks at her lover's situation she runs towards him.

“James, I’m so sorry. I’m sorry for putting you through this.” Jimena cries, hugging him, and Bella, seeing the way her mother treats her lover, can’t keep quiet.

“Are you serious, your she damn? You’re shedding tears for your lover, but you haven’t shed a single one for my father, who despite everything always gave you a comfortable life, and I know he loved you, he just couldn’t express it the way you wanted. And what about my brother? Do you still cry over his untimely death? And what about your grandson in the hands from that crazy psychopath? Do you also feel all that feeling and all that regret? What did my family do to you, Jimena?”

“Don’t talk to me like that. You know I couldn’t separate from your father, they would persecute me until I died, and as for Benjamin, I’ll mourn his death until the end, and Théo is still alive, so you just have to be humble and beg.” Jimena answers her daughter without getting up from James' side, which makes Bella make a quick move and dodge Johnny. Her subordinates even take steps to stop her, but the boss stops them:

“Stay quiet! Just watch, this clash is going to be good.” Johnny is amused.

“You never left my father because he gave you stability and power. It was good to be the first lady of the Mafia. You are a without character opportunist. You change sides when money and power speak louder. In addition to being lacking feelings and devoid of love for others, even your son was left behind. You really have no limits. You usurping bitch.”

“Don't talk to your mother like that.” James still tries to assert himself, but Bella kicks him to back while Jimena is outraged and Johnny dies laughing.

“Shut up and die, you dying son of a bitch.”

“Your she insolent brat!” Jimena raises her hand to hit her daughter, but he grabs her mother's wrist and looks her straight in the eye:

“You no longer have the right to lay a finger on me. From today on, Jimena Fiori, you are just another traitor to the Hahn family, and if I survive this mess you helped to create, I will make sure to make you pay.”

“We need to be together right now, daughter.”

“Thank you for giving birth to me. But from now on, each she one goes their own way. I don't owe you anything.” Bella walks away.

“And how am I going to survive?”

“You are a beautiful woman despite your age. I guarantee you can find another lover here.”

“Oh, your …”

“That's enough! Does Bella want to do the honors and kill your mother's lover?”

“No thanks. That would make her think I care, but if after finish all this, you can let me see the Théo.”

“I'll think about it.”

“Kill everyone except the former matriarch of the Hahn family, I have other plans for her.”

“What are you going to do with me, Damn?”

“I’m going to auction you off among my subordinates and “capis” as Bella very well said, you still this well preserved.”

“You really are a miserable.”

“I know, but what’s the big deal?”

A few minutes later Johnny returns to the room where Bella was waiting for him:

“So?”

“Okay!” The handsome blond makes a video call to Taylor telling him to show Théo in real time.

And as soon as mother and son look at each other, emotion takes over them:

“Théo, are you hurt?”

“Mommy, I’m strong, don’t worry.” The boy stands firm.

“Argh! This kid really takes after his mother.” Johnny sighs in frustration

“Lord, why do you hate me so much?”

Johnny looks at the screen of his cell phone with an incredulous face: “I don’t hate you, Theo. I just had to use you to get what I want.”

“I get it. You didn’t get enough power and money, so you had to use me to blackmail my mother.”

“Bella widened her eyes looking at Johnny who apparently took it as a joke.

“You’re funny and completely unaware of the danger, kid.”

“Please Johnny, don’t do anything to my son.” Bella begs falling to her knees

“See, Theo. That’s what power does.” Johnny ends the call.

“Johnny, take me to my son. I want to be with him.”

“Would you rather be in captivity than with me in your family’s mansion?”

“Yes, I would.”