Chapter 415 Menu But recently, Bruce was caught and they were severely affected.
The people Nikolas sent to kill Lennon were either dead or severely injured. Now, there were few people that Nikolas could rely on in America. Makhi had been ordered by Nikolas to kidnap Mariela. Now that Mariela was caught, his mission was complete.
With her hands and feet bound, severely injured, and completely cut off from the outside world, there was no way Mariela could escape on her own.
Once she fell into Nikolasâs hands, she would not survive.
you were with Since Mariela was as good as dead, Makhi saw no harm in telling her the truth.âIt seems you really donât know. Back when Lennon, you almost lost your life. Then your father nearly died at our hands too. Lennon was afraid that if you stayed with him, your life would be threatened, so he staged a scandal with the actress and broke up with you.â
Makhi was telling the truth. At first, even Nikolas and him had been fooled.
They had genuinely believed that Lennon had lost interest in Mariela.
After all, given his status as the heir of the Stark family, it was not unusual for him to have an affair with an actress.
Even the Stark family had been cautious. They had not even told their adopted daughter, Lauryn.
Not even Lauryn knew the real reason Lennon had broken up with Mariela.
Recently, Bruce, one of Nikolasâs men, had been caught by Lennonâs people while handling some affairs for Nikolas. The police had since arrested Bruce.
With the support of the Stark family, dozens of companies under Bruceâs control had been investigated and shut down by the authorities. Although those businesses appeared to be under Bruceâs control, they actually were merely tools for Nikolas to generate money. Bruce had been charged with multiple crimes and formally arrested. A prison sentence was inevitable. He was likely to be sentenced to life imprisonment.
Nikolas had suffered a devastating loss and could no longer remain in America.
They They were already preparing to return to Italy.
But before leaving, Nikolas had to take revenge.
He had sent assassins to kill Lennon several times, but each attempt had failed.
Running out of options, he turned to Mariela.
Being a suspicious man by nature, Nikolas had gone over everything carefully and started feeling that something was off about Lennon and Marielaâs breakup.