The Devil's Rebirth

CHAPTER 26. Meeting the Enemies

Hope's Point of View

"How did you know?" I was confused because I haven't told him about it yet, but he just chuckles at me.

"You know me, even though Emir Villafranco bought my company just to get your attention, I still have my ways and connections, even smarter ones than he has." He proudly said when he seated and started the engine.

"Nico, what should I tell Ariane when I met her?" I suddenly asked,

"Whatever you like, the real question is, what's your next plan after confirming her pregnancy? Are you coming with me and leaving Emir for good?" He asked with a serious expression while focusing on the road ahead.

"I don't know," I know I always argue with Emir about letting me go, but every time he refused and act possessive of me he made me think that maybe my father is right, that he really loves me with his own ways, but why he did cheat on me and made her pregnant, is he really that aggressive to have an heir already? But why with Ariane's? I am his wife, he can just force me if he really wants it now.

'You can say that now then curse him after,' I sighed.

"Someone is following us," Nicolo suddenly mumbled that made me cut with my thoughts.

I turned to look at who was following behind and my eyes widened when I saw a familiar car.

'I'm sure that was one of Emir's security,' I told myself, and suddenly my phone rang, it was my husband.

My heart is pounding, feeling anxious that I gave my husband a reason to be mad again.

"Nico stop the car, I need to go back," I told him.

"What!? Are you not thinking? If they caught you, you will never get a chance to know the truth. Your husband will only lock you up again, is that what you want?" He is right and for sure Emir will never trust me again, but if I got to see Ariane I can have the peace of mind I needed and maybe I could stop myself from being numb and blind being with him anymore and finally leave him without hesitation.

"But what if they catch us?" I asked worriedly.

"No, they will never catch me," he said with a smirked.

Suddenly, he entered a dark tunnel and quickly unbuckle his seatbelt and mine,

"Get out," he whispered and quickly got out, turning to my side.

A black SUV stopped in front of us and he quickly pulled me to get inside there.

"I told you I have a lot of connections," he said, smirking at me.

I turned to my back to see that there is someone inside the car we used earlier and drove it.

'Maybe to trick them. Seems like he planned all this already,' I thought to myself.

"It's nice seeing you today Miss Hope," the driver greeted me,

I furrowed my eyebrows, confused.

"You know me?" I asked.

"Of course, don't you know that you're popular being Emir Villafranco's wife?" He told me but more like mocking me.

"By the way my name is Thomas," he added, smirking wickedly,

I turned to look at Nicolo who only shook his head negatively, telling me not to mind him.

Suddenly, my phone rings again with an unknown number and answers it.

"Come back!" Emir growled just when I answered the call.

My body stiffened and I couldn't find a way to answer him. Suddenly, Nicolo snatched the phone from me.

"Mr. Villafranco! We are just going to have a little walk somewhere, don't worry I'll take her back later, that is, if she still wants to." He said laughing softly at my husband on the other line and my eyes widened when he suddenly dropped my phone outside the window.

"Why did you do that!?" I asked, bewildered by his action.

"Just to make sure he can't follow us."

I huffed and crossed my arms in front of my chest, I felt like regretting my decision to meet with him.

"We're here," Thomas announced after more than an hour of travel.

They brought me to a private resort, the place is beautiful but quiet, the aura feels haunted around here.

Nicolo led me to a door, he knocked and opened it with the key he has then a beautiful pregnant lady welcomed us.

"Oh hello!" She greeted us with a wide smile.

"Come, don't be shy Mrs. Villafranco," she knows me but I can't speak, my eyes are busy roaming around the beautiful house before I realize the lady in front of me is none other than my husband's mistress.

I can feel my eyes start to well up, staring at her from head to toe and swallowing while staring intently at her not-so-obvious bump yet with her pink sundress.

"Hey, Nic, why don't you introduce me to your friend?" She suddenly speaks but was shocked when I learned that they knew each other.

"Well, I'm pretty sure she already guessed who you are," Nicolo said.

"You know each other?" I asked looking between them but Nicolo only chuckled at me.

"How dare you," I said with a low voice while looking sharp at him.

"Don't say that Hope, I'm just trying to help you. Look at this, Emir bought this whole beautiful place to keep his mistress, while he keeps you as a prisoner at his mansion," he said and about to hold me but I jerked my arm.

"Well, I'm not surprised if Emir favored me, he always told me how boring his wife is and look at her, she's so pale, he will never get excited with her, plus look, we are having a baby!" She mocked at me,

I badly want to hit her, to show her my wrath but I resist myself thinking that Emir might hate me to the core if I did, especially because she is pregnant.

So I stayed still, shedding tears quietly looking down, feeling so small in front of my husband's mistress.

Suddenly, the door burst open and Henry showed up.

"Miss Hope? What are you doing here?" He asked me.

"Hey, did you buy everything I asked?" Ariane asked him.

"Hey, Henry! Come on man don't be so serious." Nicolo called him like they also knew each other.

"Henry?" I called him with confusion.

I always know that Henry is loyal to Emir, how can he be friends with the person Emir always loathes thinking that I have an affair with.

"I'm sorry Miss Hope, you are always nice to me but I need to obey my boss's order," he apologized,

"What do you mean?" I asked in a hoarse voice.

I sighed,

"I mean, for helping Mr. Emir to keep Miss Ariane away from you, especially hiding about her pregnancy, he just wants to protect his child, he's afraid that you might raise a scandal and ruin his name. He loves Ariane yet he doesn't want to let you go because he is using the benefit of having a good image because of you, just like how he offers his own organ to save your father, for saving your family and everything." He declared.

"I told you, you will never change him, he only married you to fool the people. He never loves you and he never will Hope, he is only using your innocence to hide his dreadful side." Nicolo keeps on telling me like he wants me to hate my husband, which I already have ever since, I was just too drowned by his sweet lies and fell in love with him.

My tears started to fall down my face, how I wished myself to get swallowed by the ground as I felt like they were all using me while laughing at my stupidity.

Suddenly, there was a loud blow that made the door broken. Everyone inside was shocked and my eyes widened when I saw that it was my husband with his armed goons in a black suit, one of them I recognized as Alfred, who got a scar on his eyebrow.

Nicolo and Henry quickly pull a gun behind them and point it to Emir, also Ariane hides somewhere. While as of me, still standing in the middle while looking at my husband's eyes searching for something like care or love, but I only see the devil Emir who wants to attack me anytime with his sharp stares. I also noticed his chest that is pounding heavily that I'm sure because of anger.