Let her go
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Alex:
“Don’t you dare touch her.”
Tyler (mocking):
“Or what? You’ll hit me again in front of her whole family?”
Alex took a step forward. His knuckles were still bloodied. His eyes are full of fire.
Alex:
“I’ll do more than that. I’m not leaving without my sister.”
Amanda quickly stepped between them, her arms outstretched.
Amanda (firmly):
“Stop. Both of you. This has to end.”
She turned to Tyler first.
Amanda (cold):
“You’ve made your point.”
Then she looked at Alex.
Amanda:
“And you—if you keep going like this, you’ll destroy everything. Including yourself.”
Alex didn’t move. He just stared at her. Furious. Breathless. Torn.
Tyler (smirking):
“Look at that. She’s still choosing me, huh?”
Amanda turned sharply to Tyler, her voice like steel.
Amanda:
“I’m not choosing anyone. Not yet.”
Both men stared at her.
One full of pride.
The other full of pain.
And she?
She stood right in the middle—between war and revenge, loyalty and truth.
Amanda (whispering to herself):
“This isn’t just about me anymore.”
Inside the mansion, Brianna paced the room, clearly shaken.
Jack stormed in, breathless.
Jack (urgently):
“Outside—it’s chaos!”
Brianna (hurt, her voice trembling):
“And what about inside? What about us?
Are you really going to marry her, Jack?
How can you do this to me?”
Jack (stepping closer, his voice soft but heavy):
“I don’t have another choice, Brianna… and you know it.
But I’m not giving up on you. I never will.
I love you.”
Brianna (tears running down):
“I love you too…”
Outside, Tyler jumped into his car and sped off.
Hazel ran after him, calling out—
Hazel (panicked):
“Tyler?! Brother?!”
Kevin tried to stop Alex.
Kevin:
“Alex, calm down! Come inside—”
Alex (coldly):
“Let me go.”
He pushed past them, disappearing into the night.
Amanda stood frozen, unsure what to do.
Harry (gently):
“Amanda, sweetheart, come inside.”
Hazel stood in the corner, silent tears falling.
Amanda (concerned):
“Hazel, let me ask the driver to take you home.”
Hazel (quietly):
“There’s no need…”
She went away.
Meanwhile, Alex stood on the terrace of his villa.
The moonlight bathed him in a pale glow as he looked out, eyes full of pain.
Alex (whispering to himself):
“I’ll find you, Ella.
I swear—I’ll bring you back.”
Across the street, Amanda stepped onto her own terrace.
Just a wall apart, they both stared at the same sky—
Alex (softly, seeing her):
“Even here… even now… it’s you.
You always appear when I least expect you.”
Amanda (with a soft smile):
“Maybe it’s fate. Maybe… we’re meant to cross paths.”
Alex (teasingly):
“Careful. You might fall off that edge.”
Amanda (gazing at the sky):
“Isn’t the moon beautiful tonight?
From up here, everything seems magical…
But if you look down—there’s only darkness.”
Alex didn’t speak.
He just looked at her—really looked.
And in that moment, he realized…
Amanda wasn’t just a rival or a threat.
She was the light—
The only light in his world full of shadows
The next morning…
Amanda, Jack, and Hazel were at the golf course. Amanda was dressed in a white skirt and sleeveless top, elegant yet casual.
Meanwhile, Alex and Iris were walking nearby.
Alex (grumbling):
“Couldn’t you find a place further away?”
Iris (lightly):
“Exactly the point. You need peace. Look at you—you’re on edge.”
Alex (serious):
“My sister’s being held by those animals.
What kind of peace do you expect me to find?”
Iris (sighs):
“You’re right…”
Amanda spotted them from afar, her jaw clenched in irritation. Her eyes lingered a little longer on Iris, then Alex.
Jack (smirking):
“Well, well… is that Alex over there?”
Amanda (snapping):
“Shut up, Jack.”
Iris picked up a golf club and gestured.
Iris:
“Come on, Alex. Play one round.”
Alex (hesitant):
“I’m not in the mood—”
Amanda (taunting):
“What? Scared you’ll lose? Or scared to play with me?”
Alex (smirking):
“Lose? Against you?
Please.”
They began to play. Amanda gave it her all, but Alex ended up winning with effortless precision. Amanda rolled her eyes.
Amanda (challenging):
“Okay, fine. You beat me here.
But don’t get too cocky—we’re racing next.
And I never lose car races.”
Alex (grinning):
“Careful. You also said you’d win golf.”
Amanda:
“That was luck.”
Iris (calling out):
“Alex, let’s go. We have that meeting.”
Alex walked off with her. Amanda kept watching from afar, her expression unreadable.
Amanda (grumbling):
“It’s boiling out here.”
Jack:
“You’re just jealous.”
Amanda (snapping):
“Shut up, Jack. It’s not like that.”
Jack (teasing):
“Didn’t say it was. But if the shoe fits…”
Elsewhere, in the mansion garden…
Later that day…
Alex (to Iris):
“I can’t wait anymore.
I’m going to Tyler’s house.
I’ll force the truth out of him.”
Iris (alarmed):
“Alex, that’s dangerous—”
Alex (firm):
“Let it be.”
Unbeknownst to them, Amanda had overheard everything.
Amanda (thinking):
“Should I tell Owen and Emma?
What if this gets out of control?”
At an empty stadium, Owen and Emma stood waiting. Amanda arrived.
Amanda (serious):
“I have news.
Tonight, Alex Harold plans to shoot Tyler.
He believes Tyler kidn*pped Ella.”
Owen (shocked):
“What?! For the diamonds?”
Amanda:
“Exactly.”
Owen (thinking):
“We’ll come. But even if he shoots the house, Alex won’t stay locked up for long—not unless we have solid evidence.
We need something stronger.”
Amanda (nodding):
“You’re right. I’ll get it.
We’ve got a long road ahead.”
Emma:
“Absolutely.”
Owen:
“I need to go. Emma?”
Emma:
“I’ll join you later.”
Amanda sat down, visibly exhausted. Emma looked at her kindly.
Emma:
“Rough day?”
Amanda (forcing a smile):
“No… why?”
Emma:
“Your eyes say otherwise.
Amanda… you’re falling in love with him.”
Amanda:
“Me? No. Never.”
Emma (softly):
“Don’t lie to yourself.”
Amanda (angry, emotional):
“It doesn’t matter!
Nothing can happen.
There’s no future for me and Alex Harold.
He’s the man I have to arrest.
I will arrest him.”
She broke down, and Emma hugged her tightly.
That night…
Alex and Kevin arrived with a group of armed men at Tyler’s villa.
Alex (tense):
“Who’s home?”
Kevin:
“Just him and his guards.
Don’t worry.”
Alex:
“Open fire.”
The men opened fire outside. Alex burst in.
Tyler stormed out, flanked by his guards.
Tyler (furious):
“What the hell are you doing?!”
Alex raised his hand. The men aimed.
Alex:
“Tell me where my sister is!
Where is Ella?!”
Tyler (calmly, signaling to a guard):
“Oh, you want to play that way?”
One of Tyler’s men dragged someone out—
Amanda, with a gun pressed to her head.
Alex (shocked, voice cracking):
“Amanda?!”
Tyler (smirking):
“This way, the game’s fair.”
Alex (eyes locked on Amanda, voice trembling):
“Let her go… I said let her go!”
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