Dark Romance: A Cruel Obsession

Vilem heard that Vivian didn’t meet Joseph alone, and he felt relieved. “Does Alajos have any arrangements? Houston is no longer safe. Will he take you away?”

“Yes, he wants to send me to Hawaii.”

“Hawaii?” Vilem paced back and forth in front of Vivian’s sickbed, pondering many things. Is Hawaii really safer than Houston? How will Alajos ensure that? Traveling from Houston to Hawaii would certainly require a private plane. Are private planes safe? How can he be sure that his father and Joseph won’t tamper with the plane?

Vilem had many such questions, and the more he thought, the more chaotic his thoughts became, and the more uneasy he felt.

Calm down, Vilem.

Vilem stopped the tumultuous thoughts and took a deep breath.

“Alajos has made a decision, and he must have made sufficient preparations. We have to trust him,” Vilem told Vivian, also telling himself.

He couldn’t change Alajos’s mind, nor could he salvage the current chaotic situation. All he could do was trust Alajos, refrain from unnecessary suspicion, so as not to disrupt Alajos’s plan.

Vilem calmed his mind a bit and sat down on a small chair next to Vivian’s bed. “How many people has Alajos arranged for you? Mare will definitely go to Hawaii with you. Who else?”

Vivian shook her head and said, “I don’t have a list.”

Frowning, Vilem asked, “He didn’t mention it to you?”

“I only know Mare and Emmert.”

Emmert, the most outstanding sniper in the Houston underworld.

Vilem had an idea. He nodded, indicating that he understood.

“I want to go to Hawaii with you,” Vilem said. “The only reason for me to stay in Houston is you. I need to protect you.”

“But Alajos told me you were going on a business trip.” Vivian would certainly be very happy if Vilem could accompany her to Hawaii. She didn’t know anyone in Hawaii, and Alajos wouldn’t be by her side. She had always been very afraid.

But Vivian didn’t know if Alajos would agree to let Vilem go with her, especially since he had just informed her in the morning that Vilem would be going on a business trip.

“Yes,” Vilem said, dismayed. “Damn, I forgot.” This was a very important task; Vilem had to personally deliver the cargo he was currently handling.

Vilem felt a bit frustrated. “I can’t go with you.”

Vivian couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed, but she still smiled and comforted Vilem, “It’s okay, I have Mare and Emmert. They will take care of me.”

Vivian touched her stomach, smiling very gently. “The next time we meet, you will have a little nephew or niece.”

“That’s probably the happiest thing I’ve heard recently,” Vilem said, patting Vivian’s stomach. He couldn’t describe the feeling, but he felt his heart soften, and he couldn’t help but smile.

Suddenly, he had an idea. “I’m going to ask Alajos for leave.”

“Leave?”

“Yes,” Vilem said, “After completing this task, I will ask Alajos for leave, and then go to Hawaii to find you.”

Vilem’s thoughts were beautiful. “As long as I complete this task exceptionally and have sufficient reasons, he will definitely agree.”

Vivian, however, was not as optimistic as he was. “Will Alajos agree?”

“I mean, Alajos values you a lot and entrusts you with many important tasks. You will be very busy.”

“He will,” Vilem said confidently. “If he doesn’t agree, it doesn’t matter. I will definitely go to find you. I will leave without him being able to stop me.”

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Vilem clasped Vivian’s hand, looking at her seriously. “Vivian, I am not lying. I stayed in Houston for you. If it weren’t for you being here, I would have left a long time ago.”

“I have always longed for my father’s approval, even if it’s not as his heir, just as his son. I have made great efforts for this.”

“But unfortunately, I am destined not to gain my father’s approval.” In the more than half a year in Houston, he had faced many life and death situations, overcoming hardships time and time again. He had gained Alajos’s approval and the respect of the Houston underworld. He felt that he had achieved great success and was entitled to seek approval from his father.

But the truth was, his father had given up on Vivian andhimself.

Los Angeles, the city that had raised them, had completely abandoned them.

Vilem sighed inwardly, having to admit that for so many years, the only child his father truly cared about was Joseph.

“Vivian, you are my only family now,” Vilem thought he would be very sad, but when he said it out loud, the feeling of relief in his heart was much stronger than his sadness, so much so that it made his sorrow seem faint.

When he said this, it reminded Vivian of her mother, who had disappeared without a trace. She felt sad, and Vilem knew what she was worrying about and reassured her, “Your mother will be fine.”

“I am willing to stay in Houston for you, and I am willing to go to Hawaii with you, but I don’t want to stay in a place without you,” Vilem lowered his head and kissed the back of her hand. “My dear princess, please let me follow you.”

Vivian didn’t know how to persuade Vilem to give up his idea. He was, first and foremost, an independent person who should have his own life, not be bound by her or anyone else to any place.

Secondly, Vilem’s self-analysis made her feel a lot of pressure. She couldn’t help but wonder, is the sacrifice he made for her worth it? Is he happy?

For the past twenty years, Vilem’s pain had been caused by his father. What about now? Would she also become the kind of person her father was, causing Vilem pain? If so, she would be very sad.

But she couldn’t refuse Vilem’s kindness because she was also afraid of going alone to a strange city, where she would have to live for a very long time.

It turned out she was a selfish person too.

Vivian laughed bitterly in her heart.

“I’m sorry, Vilem,” Vivian lowered her head.

Vilem thought Vivian had rejected his proposal, feeling a bit dejected, and yet unusually persistent. “Don’t apologize. You should say, ‘Yes, I allow you to follow, Sir Knight’.”

Vivian was amused by his words, but her voice inexplicably choked up, “Why not ‘Your Highness’?”

“Because only a knight can protect his princess. Because you already have a prince, though he may not be perfect, Vilem knew that Alajos was trying very hard to learn how to be a good husband and father.

He hoped that Vivian would be luckier than her mother and meet a husband who truly cared for her.

He also hoped that Vivian’s child would be luckier than all of them, having a father who wasn’t perfect but loved them deeply.

Wiping away the tears from her eyes, Vilem said, “Let me accompany you, okay, Vivian?”

“Then you must protect me, my Sir Knight,” Vivian cried and laughed, looking extremely pitiful.

Vilem looked at her lovingly, performed a hesitant knightly gesture, and made the most solemn promise of his life, “At your command, my Princess.”