The Price of Sainthood
Dante's Plan

Dante helps Alisha get into the car and gives the girl some water to drink. Poor thing. Alisha was still visibly shocked by the events just a moment ago. He tried to calm the girl down before driving her home. There is a lot of business that he still has to finish.

For a while the kidnappers were secured. One stabbing victim is also receiving treatment. He just needs to make sure Alisha is safe in order to continue his plan.

"Dante .. how do you know that I was kidnapped by those people?" alisha asked weakly when they were still on their way. The presence of Dante and his friends there really surprised him. Of course he wondered how Dante would know everything. Given that Dante arrived shortly after the time of the abduction, he could confirm that the young man had monitored everything.

True Alisha's guess. Dante looked at him fixedly before giving a confession. "I deliberately ignored you, Alisha. I told people to follow you. Excuse me. I don't want to do anything bad with you."

Alisha. "Do you know who's behind this, Dante?"

"Look. I know very well. I'm sure you know that too."

Alisha gulps. He then mentioned a name with a guessing tone. "What is Lara?"

Alisha then widened her eyes after Dante nodded her head. "Gosh my god." He shut his mouth open.

Dante only smiled faintly with a focused look at the highway. He already figured out how Alisha's reaction was to know the truth.

"What else do you know about Lara?" Alisha looked at Dante with an urgent-like expression.

"There's plenty. But I can't tell you now."

"Then?"

"Later. Once everything is in order, I'll tell you. I promise." Dante's left hand stretched out to grab Alisha's fingers and clasped her tightly. His eyes looked convincing.

There's nothing Alisha can do. Urge Dante to say it's free now. The young man had a firm stance. Mana might falter just because of his request.

Lara? Alisha thought of something. If indeed the mastermind behind his kidnapping was Lara, of course this was not common. He turned to Dante beside him, and at once goosebumps saw the dark aura from the young man's stern face.

"Dante. Now what's your next plan?" she was scared, but also curious.

"Why, Alisha?" Dante asked back because he caught a different expression on the girl's face.

"You didn't intend to report Lara to the police, did you?"

Dante sighed heavily before answering Alisha's question. "Lara's actions are a great crime, Alisha. We can't just tolerate that."

"But it can tarnish my papa's good name, Dante. I don't want that to happen! Don't you know how my relationship with Lara has been so bad? I beg Dante, don't make our relationship worse." Alisha's eyes looked at Dante as if wailing.

"Al, trust me. I just want to give a deterrent effect to Lara. This all has to end, Alisha. I don't want Lara to keep bullying you forever."

Alisha's throat was stuck. He is unable to speak. How Dante knew that Lara always tried to oppress him while herself never told a story. No one knows but himself with Lara.

Dante let out a slow breath looking at Alisha's teary eyes. He could not help but caress the girl's cheek gently.

Alisha can only smile when she receives sweet treatment from Dante. Somehow I thanked the young man.

Alisha bought it when Dante's car drove past her house. With a confused face he asked the young man.

"And how do you keep going? My house is there. Where are you taking me?"

"For while you rest at home I used to. I need to make sure you're safe. Just calm. There's my mama who takes care of you as long as I'm not around."

Alisha gulps. He really didn't think Dante would hide him in his house. Under the care of Aunt Niken. Gosh darn. Should she learn to be a good daughter-in-law?

***

Lara commented with a smile full of satisfaction after reading the message from the men. It was obviously inviting to ask David who was sitting next to him.

"It looks like it's really cool again."

"Yes, lah. My plan to lock Alisha up has worked. So, you can be sure, my engagement with Dante will go smoothly," he said full of happiness.

David snorted softly. For whatever sake, he deeply disliked Lara's actions. How not? Lara was unmitigated to design everything. He paid a few thugs to kidnap Alisha. He also orders them to confiscate Alisha's cell phone, sending a message to her parents' number as if Alisha were going on a vacation out of town. Then later, he gave the four men an order to turn off Alisha's phone so they could not be contacted again. It really is a crime.

David denounced Lara's actions were not without reason. Maybe this wouldn't be a big deal if Lara's plan didn't miss. But what happens if you get out of the calculation? It's not impossible that Narendra will report to the police. I don't know what will happen later if said Lara's men managed to be paralyzed and admit everything. David couldn't even imagine if Lara said to prison.

Lara's screams finally succeeded in pulling David from the reverie. The young man who had originally sat there stood up to approach Lara. However, the one who was worried was actually laughing with excitement.

"Vid, I didn't read it wrong, did I? Dante let me meet, David! He took me on the road! Finally ... he's also devastated."

David's hands clenched tightly as Lara spoke with great enthusiasm. The girl's eyes sparkled happily, and her smile expanded full of happiness. Instantly he doubts Lara's expression that says she approached Dante just for revenge. Alibis. David believes that Lara is really in love with Dante.

Is he feeling jealous?

For sure. She was the first person to love Lara. No one else loves Lara.

***

Lara stepped up excitedly after parking her car. He has reached the hotel where he met Dante, and Lara has devised a plan to bring Dante to his knees.

It had been imagined in her mind how Alisha was suffering to see Dante love her. Nothing hurts more than seeing a loved one marry his half-sister. The best way to hurt your opponent is to grab the most valuable thing. Ah, just imagining it already makes her very happy.

Apparently captivating Dante's heart was not as difficult as he thought. Dante even took her to the hotel before the engagement. Can't Dante wait a day?

Dante was more romantic than he expected. The young man gave her a clue to get to the reserved room. Lara herself was already feeling proud after successfully solving her puzzle. Until when he was already standing in front of the door and the door opened by itself, he hurriedly entered with a smile that spread.

The figure of Dante who sat with his feet supported on a sofa immediately greeted his sense of sight. Lara's face was increasingly radiant made. However, after two strangers appeared and blocked both of her wrists, Lara widened her eyes and looked at Dante with a clueless expression.