“What do you mean by that dad?” Valdis knew very well what her dear father was thinking of doing.

“Ah!! Val, it’s nothing.” With this, he cupped her face in his two hands lovingly like he always does. He was smiling sweetly but his eyes were telling a whole other story.

“Why don’t you relax baby, I know it’s been a lot for you. Why don’t you tell Aunt May what you want to eat hmm…. And after that, both you and your mother can catch up. You know Inez has been telling me that we need to change the interior of the house for a very long time. But to tell you the truth I have been holding her up and telling her that our hamster will decide what changes we should make.”

“And when I am back I want to know who is that bastard who wants to take away my daughter.” He said it with a serious expression on his face.

“But…..” he leaned closer to Valdis's ear and whispered, “Hey I just said it because of your mother, I know my daughter’s choice is excellent but do understand I am just a pitiful husband and I have to keep my wife happy… don’t worry we will make her understand.”

The more she listened, the more complicated her mood became. It was a simple conversation between father and daughter as Valdis always had with Azure but today was an exception. She never talked with her parents rudely, she always loved them twice the amount they loved her and she knew that they loved her more than she could imagine, more than she could ever love them.

Thinking how disrespectful she was, how rudely she behaved she couldn’t stop herself and a hot teardrop trickled down her face. Her throat seemed to be blocked by something very heavy. She hugged Azure tightly and started crying.

“Why it has to be me?….hic…sob…why…hic…hngg.” The more she cried, the more it broke Azure’s heart. He never wanted his daughter to cry, he always wanted to make her so strong that she would be able to protect herself in this world full of lechers and he was successful in doing so, she was just as strong as he was but as a father, he wanted to protect her until the day he died. But unfortunately, he failed. He failed.

“I am sorry my precious. I am so sorry.” He hugged her tightly and rubbed the top of her head affectionately to give her some reassurance.

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“But don’t worry hamster, I will make everything right. I will not let anyone fucking force my daughter to do something she doesn’t want to do. They made you cry today and I promise no one will be left to cry over their grave. I promise you. Ok. Now please stop crying hamster, look you made my beautiful wife cry too.”

Arnold was holding Inez who was crying seeing her daughter breaking down in her husband’s arms.

“Azure, Arnold I don’t know what you two will do but I am not letting my daughter go anywhere. She will not go anywhere. I don’t know what you will do but I want them dead before they get to see the morning’s light. Or I will go myself and kill every fucker who is involved in this shit.” Inez said in a stern and direct tone. Inez was the sister of Noah and they came from a very powerful and old Mafia family. Killing a bunch of people was not a big deal for her. She never wanted to use her family influence and wanted to avoid bloodshed but now it seems that there is no option left. She wanted to talk to her daughter first because it was important. She wanted to know her decision. It isn't like she was incapable of doing something, but after getting married and giving birth to two children, she somewhat became protective. She knew that if you'll kill someone they will get revenge.

What goes around comes around. And she never wanted to endanger her kids' life.

“No one is going to kill anyone. Before telling me what fuck is going on here. Why does it feel like I am watching a soap opera?” everyone was so focused at the moment that they did not realize that someone had just entered the villa.

“Or is it that Walter Elrod died?”

“Nope. But I guess he will be dead as soon as Valdis lets go of father or I let go of mother. Uncle Noah.”

The person who entered was Noah Gray who was contacted by Azure just an hour ago. He is a tall, muscular man with a dark skin tone and a cut over his left cheek which ends just above the left eye. This makes him more intimidating. His voice was dangerously deep and alluring. With how serious Azure sounded he knew something was wrong. So he led his best men and made his way to the given location. But when Azure didn’t show up for a very long time, he came to the villa.

“Oho, now that’s some news. But what made you guys finally come to this decision? What did that old, dying man do now.” Noah said as he picked up the glass of water brought by the servant.

“He wants your niece to get married to the Artemis Whitlock in two months.” Said Arnold as the four of them sat on the sofa where Noah was sitting.

Noah choked on his water as soon as he heard Arnold.

“wha…what did you say? Who wants to marry who?”