After seeing Sarah, Aaron remembered Anya. He immediately turned on the camera in her room. Anya had been given a room on the second floor. Her room was as nice as Sarah's, but it was empty. Sarah's room had been prepared for her in advance; she had been brought there with a full plan. Anya's presence there was purely coincidental; hence, there were no extra belongings in her room.
As soon as Anya entered the room, she went to take a bath. Lacking clothes, she wrapped herself tightly in a large towel. When Aaron saw her in the towel, his eyes narrowed.
"If I weren't forced to win your heart, I would have killed you the moment you arrived here," Aaron said without emotion, his gaze fixed on the screen.
Meanwhile, Anya was bored. "Ugh, what a boring place. As beautiful as it looks, it's so dull..." She touched her stomach, which was rumbling with hunger.
Then Anya looked up and saw a camera in one corner. She went to it and shouted, "You didn't give me clothes, at least give me food! I haven't eaten properly for two days. How can you be a host... inviting a guest home and keeping them hungry? You didn't even give me clothes!"
Hearing this, Aaron nodded and said, "You're not my guest. My guest has all the facilities. An unwanted guest getting a seven-star hotel-like room is enough."
Aaron was about to turn off the camera when he heard Anya's voice again. She shouted again, "If you don't give me food... then..." She trailed off, then continued thoughtfully, "...then you'll commit a sin."
Aaron put his iPad aside and then picked up his phone, calling Daniel: "Send food to the other girl, Daniel."
"At this hour, sir?" Daniel asked in surprise, as it was 1 AM.
"Yes, send it, or we'll commit a sin," Aaron said, ending the call.
Daniel was a little surprised by Aaron's words. He muttered to himself, "What's gotten into sir today? What kind of things is he saying? Oh well... I have to follow his orders."
Daniel immediately went to the kitchen and, with a female housekeeper, sent Anya some food. Anya's face lit up when the food arrived. She looked at the plate; it contained hot instant noodles and soup.
"Wow, my idea worked... This looks so delicious!" Anya picked up a spoon to eat, then noticed something. Looking towards the camera, she said, "That means he's watching me." Anya's eyes widened in realization. She wasn't wearing any clothes. She rushed to the bathroom and carefully examined every inch of it.
There was no camera in the bathroom, which relieved Anya. Aaron, however, understood why she had rushed to the bathroom.
"Stupid girl... Why would I put a camera in the bathroom? I'm a gangster, not a pervert," Aaron mumbled.
"Yeah, I know no one puts a camera in the bathroom, but who puts a camera in a room? Every window in this villa opens inside the villa. No one can escape, even if they wanted to. So what's the need for a camera?" Anya rolled her eyes. Then she began to eat.
After finishing her meal, she took medicine from her bag. Anya never let her bag out of her sight, and it contained almost all of Sarah's essentials. Then she turned off the light, hugged her bag to her chest, and fell asleep.
After she fell asleep, Aaron checked on Sarah again. She was also asleep. He called Daniel, instructing him to keep security extra alert, and then went to bed himself.
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In the Williams Villa in New York City, a peaceful silence reigned. Edward Williams sat in his room with a serious expression. Shirley stood before him, head bowed.
"Any leads on who kidnapped Sarah? I don't think anyone in this mafia world would be so brave as to even think of confronting us," Edward said sternly.
"Yes, not most, but there is someone who is out for revenge. Not from today, but for several decades," Shirley replied softly.
"The Smith family?" Edward chuckled lightly. "No, they wouldn't dare. I don't think they have the courage to clash with us after eating dirt twice."
"Defeat only fuels the fire of revenge," Shirley said.
"If they did it, let them come. Like every other time, they'll eat dirt and leave. Tighten security at all locations so that if someone even steps foot there, they won't survive. No one can harm Sarah. I'm not even a bit worried about her. She's not just any mafia princess." Edward Williams said nonchalantly. Working in the mafia world had made him very ruthless, and he was well aware of who could harm him.
Shirley paused for a moment, then said softly, "And Anya?"
"Trust Sarah. She'll keep herself and Anya safe. Do one thing, send me details of everyone connected to the new generation of the Smith family. Last time, we had a contract to stay away from each other. Since then, I don't know who's become powerful in their family. Living in different countries, we never had a chance to even accidentally clash. Let me see who dares to raise their head against me," Edward said.
"Devil..." Shirley looked up.
Hearing the name Devil, Edward's eyes widened. "Is that boy from the Smith family? I keep hearing his name everywhere. In all these years, I haven't seen anyone else have such dominance. Since he hasn't crossed my path, I never tried to find out about him. Did he kidnap Sarah?"
"It's possible, but not certain. I'll send you details of the new generation of the Smith family." Shirley replied and left.
After she left, Edward fell into thought. He muttered to himself, "Taylor Smith... you turned our friendship, lasting for three generations, into enmity. I didn't expect to face you again. If you're still in this world, I hope you'll properly advise your grandson to stay away from me and my family. Otherwise, as always, I'm quite good at crushing your fangs."
Edward's expression was serious. He leaned back in his chair and thought about Sarah.
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The next morning, Sarah woke up. She didn't know when she fell asleep the night before. The lack of morning tea gave her a terrible headache.
"This is a strange predicament... I have to go to him and clear things up. First, I have to ask about Anya. Then I have to explain. I hope she understands me," Sarah said to herself. She got up and was about to go to the bathroom when the doorbell rang.
"I'm not in the mood to see his face." Sarah rolled her eyes. The doorbell rang three or four more times.
"Please, ma'am, open the door," a girl's voice came from outside. It was the same girl who had left Sarah in her room the previous night.
This time, Sarah opened the door. As soon as Sarah opened the door, she greeted her with a "Good morning" and said, "You have a breakfast date with sir in two hours. Get ready. There are clothes of all types in your size in the closet."
"I'm not his servant that I'll get ready for everything he says. I won't even step out of this room. Go tell him... and tell him that if Anya gets even a small scratch, it won't be good for him." Sarah replied angrily. She started to close the door in the girl's face, but the girl held onto the door.
"Please, ma'am, don't do that. You'll punish us for your every 'no' and anger." The girl said helplessly.
Before Sarah could reply, she saw a name tag on the girl's shirt and read the name: "So listen, Miss Haya... I really don't care what punishment he gives you. I'm not going to be emotionally blackmailed like this again. Tell him I don't even want to see his face... the breakfast date can go to hell..." The headache was making Sarah even angrier. She slammed the door in Haya's face and went towards the kitchen area.
There was some food and drink. There was also a coffee machine. Sarah made herself a strong black coffee and tried to calm herself.
After Sarah's refusal, Haya quietly went to Aaron and reported everything.
"Anya shouldn't get hurt, or it won't be good... Really?" Aaron had an angry, evil smile. "It seems you've forgotten that you're in Devil's land right now, not your home... I'm not used to being disobeyed, and the punishment for that disobedience will be borne by the one you're so worried about right now. You should only care about me, Sarah Williams, not some servant... It seems it's time to give you the first lesson of your life."
Aaron was very angry. He was about to leave. Only he knew what was going through his mind, but one thing was clear: Sarah was going to be severely punished for her disobedience.