"What is he talking about, Chad?" Alfonso asked, his voice laces with suspicion, as he slowly raised his gun and pointed it at Chad.
"I have no idea, Alfonso," Chad stammered desperately trying to regain control. "Why would I help you out of that cell if I have something to hide?"
Alfonso's eyes narrowed, his grip on the gun tightening. "You tell me, Chad," he hissed with anger. "It seems like the innocent model is not so innocent after all," pointing his other hand towards Alex, he declared. "I've known this traitor my whole life, and one thing he never does is lie. There's something he knows about you, and you better speak up before I tie the two of you together on this chair."
"Oh, come on, Alfonso," Chad pleaded. "I thought you are smarter than this. This guy you claim to know your whole life has lied to you and to the twins. He was supposed to protect them, but that's the last thing he did. He lied."
Alfonso interrupted, his eyes clouded with doubt. "Well, you actually have a good point," He admitted lowering his gun. "Come, Chad, we need to get out of here before Vincent arrives. And we need to find Mila before he does, if he gets to her first, we will never see her again."
"Wait, you can't leave me here! I'm your only way out of this!" Alex pleaded desperately. " This place is surrounded by the Chinese Triad, and they will not let you out of here alive."
"Hahaha, you must really be desperate, Alex," Alfonso chuckled. "Just sit tight and wait for Vincent. We'll walk out of here without even a scratch on us."
Chad followed Alfonso stopping briefly at the doorway. He looked back at Alex with a threatening gaze. "You almost had me there, but I had a good comeback. Let this be a warning to you, if you ever try to sell me out again, your body will really be at the bottom of the ocean."
Alex's frustration boiled over. "Your secret will come out one of these days. Then what are you going to do?" he yelled after Chad.
Chuckling, Chad kept walking, lifting his hand to give Alex an offensive gesture.
Growing concern settled in as the two men search every corner and cell in the underground dungeon and found no trace of Mila. Chad turned to Alfonso. "What are we going to do? We can't find her."
"Let's go outside, I bet Tristan will have information." Alfonso suggested.
As Anna sat quietly in the big black SUV, she anxiously waited for Chad and Alfonso to return. Suddenly, she saw the two of them walking out from under the underground dungeon. Without hesitation, Anna jumped out and ran towards them.
"Where's my sister? Please tell me you found her? she asked in panic.
"I'm sorry Anna, we didn't. We looked everywhere but couldn't find her. But where is Tristan? He should have information," Chad replied.
"I never saw him, Chad. You said that he was here, but I never saw him. Some of his men also came to ask me where he is," Anna explained.
Alfonso through his hands in the air. "This can't be happening. Now we have to rescue both of them again. We need to tie them down and lock them way because they keep on disappearing and we must keep rescuing, Alfonso groaned.
Anna snapped at him, "Stop moaning, Alfonso, you know how Tristan operates. If Tristan and Mila are both missing that means that Tristan has her and they are save, but our concern is to get out of here now before my dad gets here.
"Why does everyone say that he will be here and why does everyone fear him so much, and who told him about this?" Chad spat with much annoyance.
"If there is one thing that you have to get straight and want to survive in this family Chad is that Vincent Martinelli is one of the most feared men around the world, he has eyes and ears everywhere, the twins is his life, they can't sit one foot in front of the other without him knowing about it... How did you think I found Mila?" Alfonso tried to explain.
Chad frowned, trying to process the information. "Well, that has to stop, he finally said. "How are we going to have a relationship with her.... wait, if it's true, what you just said that means he already knows about all of us."
Anna nodded solemnly. "Yes, Chad. My dad knows, but he is keeping his distance for now. He and Mila are going through a rough time right now, but he will never let her disappear."
Alfonso couldn't help but let out a chuckle. "Your life will never be the same again, Chad. Your day's of an ordinary life is gone, it's all fun and chaos from now on onwards."
"Stop it Alfonso, you're scaring him," Anna warned him. "I think we need to get back to Singapore as quickly as possible, Italy isn't safe for you at this stage, Chad. Besides, Tristan and Mila are safe, and they will do what they always do, just give them a week and they will show up at the beach house." Anna said, a mischievous smile playing on her lips.
Alfonso threw his hands up once again in frustration. "That's not fair! We do all the hard work and go through all the shit, and we don't get to even spend five minutes with Mila but that...."
Anna raised an eyebrow, cutting him off. "Ah ah ah, watch your langue, Alfonso. And you have to step up. Tristan is always one step ahead of you guys, you need to start taking charge," she said trying to hide her laughter. "Come on you, guys. Let's go. I have a sexy photographer waiting for me in Singapore, and you both need a shower, eeuuuugh you stink." Anna exclaimed, wrinkling her nose in disgust.
Alfonso rolled his eyes. "Alright fine. Let's go," he said.
MEANWHILE...
The sun peeked through the drawn curtains, casting a soft glow in the room. Mila's eyes slowly flutter open, and to her surprise, she found herself restrained, her limbs securely chained to the bedposts. Panic set in as she tried to free herself, but her efforts were in vain. She scanned the room frantically, and there, by the side of the bed sat Tristan with a mischievous smile tugging at his lips.
"Tristan what on earth is happening? Where are we and why am I chained to this bed... completely naked?" Mila asked her voice filled with confusion.
Tristan looked into Mila's eyes, his gaze filled with adoration. "My love, after all these years together, don't you know how much I adore exploring new depths of intimacy? Today, we're going add to our life's collection of memories, the accumulation of 10 years of our life together. Happy Anniversary my love."
Mila's eyes narrowed. "What's going on Tristan?"
"It's our tenth-year anniversary Mila."
"No, Tristan you know what I'm talking about. First you told me you need to leave for a while and then left without even to say goodbye and then you sedate and kidnap me, why?"
Tristan leaned closer, his voice dropping into a husky whisper while he gazes into her electric blue eyes. "Can we talk later Mila I'm hungry...."
Mila's heart skipped a beat, she could never resist Tristan's charm, even in this unconventional situation, there is this spark that ignites her sense of adventure and passion that she desires so deeply. "What are you waiting for Tristan, I want to see what magic you can perform with your tongue." She whispers back seductively.
"Oh, darling you wouldn't be able to handle it...."