Hello friends! Welcome to Chapter 9 of To Save Her Man!
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Trigger warning: Character death, a death of a child and violence in this chapter.
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'What happened?' Erika thought in horror after hearing the phone line going dead on the other side. She sworn that something bad has happened on the other side. 'What should I do?'
...
Meanwhile back in mansion where Yao, Luciano and co once were.
A car drove into the mansion. A man came out and enters the mansion.
He knocked at the door. Nobody answered.
'That's strange.' He says as he knocked again, then opened the door. 'Umeshu, Nocino, Ratzeputez? I'm here to check you guys.'
The mansion seemed empty and lifeless.
He looked around all over the place. Yao's room is empty, too!
The last he checked out was the office. When he entered in there. It was empty, too. However there was a note on the desk.
He grabs it and reads it. His eyes widen in horror.
'NO! This can't be good!' He rushed his way out of the mansion, but only to greeted by two people.
'Hello, Adam Nicolas Peeters.' A man greeted him.
'Who... are you?' Adam asks in a shocked tone, but he already knows them.
'I'm Kumar Sarin.' He introduces himself to Adam.
'I'm his partner, Gilbert Beilschmidt.' Gilbert introduces himself as he says. 'We've heard that you've hoped around places... like changing your name and acting as a butler in the Karpusi mansion.'
'Shit!' Adam thought in his head.
...
Carmen frowns as she looked at her phone. 'Why aren't they calling me back? They'd also report to me on Erika's responses.'
She sighs as she holds up a photo. It was a picture of herself with Roderich and a little boy. They were all happy together... like a normal family...
'Roderich... I'm not sure if I'm doing the right thing... Erika, she's happily married with a man who truly loves her... but, her parents were also the reason why you guys aren't here anymore...'
Carmen remembers the day when she and Roderich very first met... Roderich was an amateur conductor, but also an expert on the grand piano. She remembered playing by his side with her guitar. It was a very awkward first time interaction. Though they've hit off together.
They've gotten married after graduating from college, then moved out to California where they've run their own restaurant together. Roderich would entertain the guests by playing the piano. They had their first child...
Mini flashbacks now activated!
'Congratulations, it's a boy!' A doctor said as he smiled.
Carmen's eyes light up as she saw Roderich holding her new-born son.
'He's beautiful.' Roderich said as he smiled softly at him, then gave him to Carmen. 'What are we going to name him?'
'Rico... Rico Edelstein.' Carmen said as she smiles at her son. 'That's my grandfather's name.'
'Rico...' Roderich thought about it, than smiled. 'I like it.'
'Welcome to the family, Rico.' Carmen said as she smiles at him affectionately.
...
'CONGRATULATIONS, CARMEN!' Carmen's best friends, Adam and Lovino stood there congratulating on her first baby.
Adam is a young man who runs his own chocolate shop. Selling the best Belgian chocolate.
Lovino is a younger man who Carmen used to watch over as a kid.
'Thanks, guys!' Carmen said she smiles at them with Rico in her arms.
'Thank you...' Roderich muttered in as he was startled.
'He's do cute~!' Adam coos at Rico.
Carmen smiles as she watches them take turns on holding Rico.
...
Two years later...
Rico has grown out. He had Roderich's eyes and his mother's curly hair and olive skin.
'Mama!' Rico waddled to Carmen after she got a of the bathroom from throwing up.
'Hello, Rico.' She smiled as wobbled at bit, before getting her balance back.
'Up! Up!' He holds up his arms.
'Up up and away we go!' She said as scoops up Rico and holds him up high.
Roderich soon returns home. He looked rather annoyed and anxious.
'What's wrong Roddy?' Carmen asked him in concern.
'It's nothing.' He said as he tried to reassure her with an obviously fake smile.
'Roddy...' She gave him a firm glared to know the truth.
'Fine... Karl is here and wants to visit us to him in his private mansion...'
'Oh...' Carmen frowned after hearing that.
She met the Zwingli Vogel family. They were nice at first, but once when Carmen officially got to know them. They were the most unpleasant people to talk to. They would believe that they're superior to others. They'll bully you into doing something that you don't want to do.
'Don't you worry...' Roderich attempted to reassure her with smile. A real one. 'We'll make this meeting quick as possible.'
'Okay...' She said she felt nervous on this one.
...
'Hello, Roderich... Carmen...' Karl greeted them.
'Hello, Uncle Karl.' Roderich tried to greet him the best 'friendly' tone.
Carmen held Rico closely to her. She looked at her womb anxiously.
They took a seat at a table and waited for their dinner to be served.
'How's Erika doing?' Roderich asked as he wanted to know how his cousin is doing, especially on how she's doing without Basch.
'She's doing fine.' Karl said as he smiled at the mention of his daughter, but frowns slightly. 'Despite living a commoner lifestyle.'
'Why can't you just be happy that your daughter is happy with her life and the man who she has married?' Roderich asked in anger as slammed his hands on the table in anger.
'Roderich, stop that.' Carmen said as she glared at Roderich as she calmed Rico.
'Wahhh!' Their son cried in fear.
'Carmen, my dear...' Karl said as he smiled her politely as he told her kindly. 'Can you please take your son outside? I'd like to have a word with Roderich... privately.'
'Okay.' She smiled back at him the same way, while taking Rico outside.
They were in a more private area in an opened space house away from the city area. Here, you can see the stars clearly and breath air.
It was a beautiful place, but Carmen personally prefers staying in town with people.
She stood outside on the back porch. Happily away from the unpleasant man and watch the sun set with Rico.
Rico calmed down and smiled happily.
'I suppose that you wanted to get away from your mean grand uncle.' She guessed as she grinned at her son.
'Ba man!' He said happily as he smiled at his mother.
'I know he is one.' She took a seat on the table as Rico sat comfortable on the chair next to her.
They sat peaceful for a few minutes, Carmen rubbed her belly gently...
Click!
Carmen suddenly tensed as she felt something touch the back of her head. 'Don't move a muscle.'
She glanced back slightly as she saw a man pointing a gun at her.
Mini flashbacks now off!
'I've never felt so horrified in my life.' She says as she sobbed to herself. 'It turned into a worst nightmare.' She placed her hand on her abdomen as cried.
Carmen tried to pull herself together as she tried get back to her situation.
Ding dong!
'Who could that be?' She asks herself. Adam wouldn't be visiting, because he's going back to check on Luciano and Yao. She opened the door and eyes widen. 'Lovino!?'
'No time no see, Carmen.' He greets her.
...
Yao stirs as his eyes fluttered open weakly. 'What happened?'
He remembered everything. Kenya, the man that caused everyone's problems.
Yao finally came to his senses on his surroundings and looked around. He was in a modern colorless grey cellar. It was around medium size and he was laying on the bed.
'It's about time you've woke up.'
Yao almost jumped as he heard a familiar voice and turned to see a rather familiar person that he would never expect to see at all.
'Shen?'
...
Erika didn't even know what do at all. She was too scared to find out what to do next.
Ding dong!
She quickly went to the door and hoped to tell the person to leave.
'Hello, Erika.' Ivan greets her kindly.
'Hello, Ivan.' She greets him as she looked around fearfully, before resuming her attention back to him. 'What brings you here?'
'I've been wondering if you would like some company.' He says as he looks at her with concern.
'I'm fine, Ivan.' She says in a rushed tone.
'Don't lie to me Erika.' Ivan says in a firm tone with a serious look on his face.
'I'm sorry Ivan, but I've don't have the time to talk.' Erika says as calmly as she could, but shedid want to admit that she wanted to talk to someone about her situation. She couldn't handle this on her own.
'Erika...' He says as he places his hands on her shoulders gently as he tries to calm her. 'Please, tell me the truth...'
Erika looked down for a moment as she thought about it. This would be a lot less painful to tell someone who she could trust, but this could put Ivan or even worse, Yao, in complete danger. She couldn't even hold back her tears as she thought about it.
'Erika...' She was completely pulled out of her thoughts as she looked at Ivan, whom is now more concern, than before.
'I...' Erika looked around for a moment, before asking. 'Can we please take this inside?'
'Alright...'
...
'I've haven't seen you in a long time, since Roderich and Rico's death.' Lovino says as he looks at her coolly.
'Why are you here, Lovino?' Carmen asks she felt anger burn inside of her after he mentioned the incident.
'Well... I've never got any contact from my cousin, since his wife was shot and killed.' Lovino calmly explains to her. 'Which was... two years ago at the same when you and Adam stopped talking to me.'
'Please, Lovino. Don't bring this up.' She says as now felt anxious at this.
'I've honestly thought that you would be living that mansion Roderich gave to you in his will.' He says as he adds things up. 'From I've heard is that my cousin was lived there.'
'I can explain...' She says as she felt nervous.
...
Shen looked uncomfortable he as stood on the other side of the cell.
'W-w-what-' Yao stutters out in confusion.
'I... fell under debt with Chesnokov... I wrecked Chesnokov's car by accident.' Shen explains uncomfortably. 'I... never expected paying my debt would be so... so... How are you alive?' He decided to change the subject.
'That's right! Everyone, except Erika, thinks that I'm dead.' Yao's eyes widen as he remembered.
'Mr. Chesnokov said that you'll explain everything when you wake up.' He says as looks at Yao with some interest in his eyes.
'Well...'
...
Adam sat in the interrogation room with Kumar nervously. He can't think of a better cover up for himself now.
'We've noticing that you been following Erika for a while...' Kumar says he looks at Adam suspiciously. 'You've around at the same time as Erika when a crime happens...'
'I...' He says nervously. 'What am I going to do? All I what I was going to do is help Carmen make suffer by having his daughter suffer. We're not exactly planning on physically harming Yao or make her do anything terrible. We just want that bastard to know what it's like having his family being miserable, because of him.'
'Well?' Kumar asks as he looks at Adam's face.
'How did you know that?' He asks in curiosity.
'Know what?' Kumar asks him.
'How did you know that I was following Erika?' Adam asks as he knows that he's the worst liar and does a horrible job at covering when he has no confidence.
'That's not your business to know.' He says calmly.
'Someone must have watched me, too.' Adam thought to himself.
...
Carmen gulped as she held a crying Rico closely to her, while the man followed her his pointed at her. They walked into the house. She was shocked to see two other men with guns with an horrified Roderich, while another man was talking to Karl.
'We want you...' The man was speaking to Karl.
Carmen didn't listen to them. She busy comforting Rico and spoke to Roderich. 'What's going on?'
'I'm not sure.' He said calmly. 'I only believe that they're only here for Karl.'
'You two!' They looked at one of the men. 'Shut up.'
'Also, shut your kid up, too.' The man said as he was annoyed by Rico's cries of fear. 'I hate children.'
'Alright...' Carmen was horrified on what could possibly happen next.
'WHY SHOULD I?' Karl asked the man harshly.
'If you won't then we'll hurt one of your family members.' The leader said as one of the men grabbed Carmen as she quickly let go of Rico in process. Which one of the men was about grab Rico, too. Roderich, however, grabbed his son and kept him closely to him. Giving the man a protective glare, before resuming to comforting Rico.
'Do you think that I'll waste my money on that pathetic family?' Karl asked with no fear and looked at the Edelstein family with pity and disgust.
'What?' Carmen asked in shock and anger.
'WAHHH!' Rico cried harder and thrashed violently.
'SHUT HIM UP!' Snapped the child hater.
'It's okay Rico.' Roderich tried to reassure his son, but was failing.
'PLEASE, JUST US GO!' Carmen cried out in fear.
'Shut up, you stupid bitch!' The man snapped at her.
Suddenly, several men came running into the door. 'Freeze!'
'What the hell?' The leader asked in dumbfounded tone.
'I've contacted my secret police on you guys.' Karl said calmly as he was unfazed by their reaction.
However, they refused to give up. One of them pointed their gun pointed out and...
Bang! Bang! Bang!
'Roderich! Rico!' Carmen cried in horror as she released from the man's grip and ran to them after they fell.
She doesn't remember anything after that.
...
Carmen stirs as she woke up in a hospital bed.
'Carmen...' She noticed Adam standing by her side. He a look filled with relief and worry in him.
'What happened?' She asked, until she remembered everything. 'Rico! Roderich!'
'You've fainted a few minutes after Rico and Roderich were shoot.' He explained to her as he had a look of sorrow. 'Roderich was shot in the heart and died immediately. Rico... he was shot in the stomach and lasted a few minutes after that...'
'No... no...' Carmen said repeatedly as she was about to cry. 'No... NO. It can't be true.'
'It is...' Adam admitted in a sad tone.
Carmen soon broke out crying.
...
Carmen was given many things to her from Roderich in her will. He gave her a private mansion and the rest of the money that he has saved for her. Though, Carmen to discovered something that angered her greatly...
Karl never felt any remorse nor guilt on what he has done. He didn't apologize for Roderich and Rico's death nor take responsibility for particularly causing their deaths. If she or her family were used as meat shields by the attackers. He'd had his secret police shot them anyway.
He also made sure that the media didn't get a hold of the incident either. Covering his selfish tracks.
Carmen wanted him to pay! Karl needs to know what it feels like having his family suffer.
How will she do that?
...
'Revenge?' Adam asked in shock. 'Are you nuts, Carmen?'
'He needs to suffer, too.' She said as she felt rage build up inside of her.
'But, using their daughter won't do her any good.' Adam said calmly as he felt less comfortable on this.
'Adam, your family fell apart, because the Zwingli company manage to put your shop out of business.' She said as she got him in this one.
'... Okay... They did lead my sister into suicide, because of their actions...' Adam admitted as he thought about it. 'I'll help.'
'Good. We'll not harm Erika nor Yao physically, but make sure that Erika will run to her parents for help.' Carmen said as she planned.
Adam later on run into Luciano and co in bar. He overheard them complaining about a debt and thought they could be useful.
Flashback mode now off!
'Why, Carmen?' Lovino asks in anger after what she told him. He knew that Carmen, the girl who had babysit him as a kid would never lie to him.
'He... needed to pay... he showed no guilt when my family died.' She sobbed weakly into Lovino's arms. 'I was about to have another baby, but I end up getting a miscarriage after dealing with depression. That bastard wouldn't learn his lesson if I just simply kill him. He needed what it feels like when you're family's suffering.'
'Carmen...' Lovino never felt so angry at Carmen. 'Erika's father, from what I've heard from others. Doesn't give a two shits about his own children. He only saw them as tools. Nothing else. What you've done is completely wasting your time. Karl wouldn't do any to save Yao. He'll fucking satisfied if you put his misery out.'
'But, I thought-'
'Carmen. We're going to have to explain this all to Erika and everyone else, because of your horrid plan. It led everyone to grieve over nothing and Yao's been locked away from the world over nothing.' Lovino explains everything to her.
'What about Adam? Luciano? Lutz and Takeo?' She asks in a worried tone.
'We'll solve this together.' Lovino says as his voice softens up at her, before saying in a firm tone. 'But, that would excuse from your possible punishment for your crime.'
Carmen had a very dreaded at this.
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Kenya sat in his office. He was briefly watching a cartoon show for quick break, before resuming back to business.
He loved watching the violent cartoons. It reminds him on how much him on how his father treated him harshly. As a response he used the same violence and manipulation on smaller kids in his school. It reminded him of the good times.
Ring! Ring!
Kenya picked up his phone. 'Hello?'
'Kenya, it seems that Erika is telling Ivan Braginski the truth on what she's been through so far.' A man says on the other side of the phone.
'Really?' He says as he was interested. 'Well, than I've like to give a small assignment for that...'
He'll not allow anyone to help Erika on this. So he'll entertain himself some more.
'Yes, sir.'
This is going to be more interesting than he expected it would be.
That's it for this chapter of To Save Her Man!
What do you think?
We now know that Carmen's the true culprit on Yao's abduction. Adam helped too.
It appears that Carmen truly loved Roderich and her family with him. She was also good friends with Lovino.
Karl is a real heartless man.
Kumar and Gilbert are now onto Carmen's trail.
Shen is under debt of Kenya and has now discovered at Yao's alive all along.
Erika apparently has told Ivan the truth.
Kenya has something in plan for that though.
We'll see what happens next time on To Save Her Man!
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