VERONICA: CEO’s Underworld Queen - Chapter 158

Katarina this time clenched her fist.

“So tell me Katarina, why? Why did you do it? Is it all because of Rawlf, his power, his influence?” Veronica asked, making sure her voice doesn’t sound as desperate.

“Isn’t this too early, Lady Cleopatra? Where’s the fun in that?”

“It isn’t. I don’t know… maybe I wouldn’t be able to hold myself back and kill you before you could even tell me the matter of years ago. Who knows.” Veronica said in an amused tone.

“That’s it. That’s the proud tone. That’s what you are! It’s easy for me to talk to you when you’re like this!,” Katarina replied in an equally amused tone. Knowing that whoever showed her real furious emotion is the one that lose this round.

“You mean the woman who you harmed years ago but end up to be the same woman you couldn’t even touch years later.”

Katarina clenched her fist once again. She realized that no matter how calm she is, this whole reality is still the biggest slap in her life, ever.

“Do you know that there are two men watching us at the moment?” Veronica continued and seeing the changed in Katarina’s expression, she chuckled, “One, is the man you have always wanted but the same man who will never be yours and the second man, should I call him, the man who’s been with you throughout those planning and yet, the same man you really didn’t value much.” Veronica restrained a frown hearing Katarina’s mocking laughter instead.

“Here you go” Katarina started before she quickly attack Veronica with her fist however, Veronica was quick to dodged sideway, Katarina frowned and distance herself from Veronica. “When I asked you earlier about treating this whole thing as that of a novel, you didn’t agree but now…, You think I was after Rawlf? You really think that this novel will have me as the third party villain who is desperately after your man?!,” Katarina once again throw another punch, Veronica jumped smoothly to avoid. Katarina frowned and pirouetted to changed her direction to land a kick against Veronica’s left leg, yet, Veronica once again smoothly jumped on another side, it’s like she’s flying with her smooth and gracious movements.

“Why?, aren’t you? My man is powerful, in fact, very powerful. Who wouldn’t want him for their selves?” Veronica stated in a proud tone, triggering Katarina’s pride in herself.

Realizing that she couldn’t land neither a punch nor a kick against the woman, Katarina changed her tactic and stood calmly, “You are so wrong then. The second man you just mentioned a while ago, although I really do not value him much but I keep my own principle, Lady Cleopatra. I may not have like him much but witnessing how he helped me all those years, I took him as mine. But you know what my real plan is?” Katarina made a long paused,

“Have Rawlf for myself and after he trust me, I will definitely get rid of him.”

Veronica this time didn’t hide her fury. Seeing this, Katarina continued, “Everything is going good you know, before you even enter the scene. You know what happened to Rawlf’s previous women…….? I got them all killed.” Veronica’s face changed. “You’re shocked right? And now you realized why there were no other women popping your way to compete for Rawlf? Because lady, I already got rid of them. Rawlf didn’t know because after he used those women, he couldn’t care less and I took that as an opportunity to remove possible threat to my stake…. Except the crazy Tan lady because she’s a useless pawn.”

“No wonder….. I was confused because why would you pay me attention and harm me and my family that year. It turns out that Miss Katarina is actually a very careful woman.” Veronica replied calmly.

“Prevention is better than cure lady,” Katarina sharply gazed at Veronica. “I was the best next to none choice for Rawlf, you know. I was supposed to be match with him. Because if not me, no one else suits him better. You’re actually also just another ‘woman’ of Rawlf. No hard feelings, honestly. Just the usual work. But I guess, it’s my misfortune that I was lax with handling you.”

Veronica heave a sigh, everything is clear with her now and she’s extremely furious.

“If maybe, you haven’t returned back here, everything will still go as plan. Rawlf who knows nothing about you will end up being mine…..oh I mean his power and his influence, they could have been mine! Everything could have been easy without you. I can have Rawlf without forcing myself to him because eventually, he will picked me. After maybe having his trust, poisoning him slowly should have been an easy work right? And after his death, naturally, everything he owns will be mine. The plan should be simple and effortless…..And yet, you came back and boom!, the plan failed before it even started.”

“Unfortunately for you.” Veronica coldly replied and the buzzing audience went silent as the masked Lady Cleopatra who was just defending earlier started to relentlessly and lethally attack!

Katarina is also good from defending and protecting herself from Veronica’s every punch and kick however, she couldn’t protect herself every time because Veronica’s speed is just too fast for her to move and defend!

“Splargh!” Katarina slumped down on one knee after Veronica was able to land a powerful kick on her lower abdomen, traces of blood could be seen from her mouth!

Seeing the blood in her hand that she used to wiped her mouth earlier, Katarina stood up fiercely to fight back. But the view before her made her stop from her track, “Pyotr!” , she screamed. Seeing his situation, Katarina wildly gaze at the man beside him, ‘Rawlf!’, her thoughts screamed. With another wave of angst, Katarina turned to Veronica, “I should have personally kill you then!” And she attack Veronica. However, she stop midway and her eyes protruded in shock, even the crowd gasped in surprised because Veronica landed a powerful blow on Katarina’s arm, “Crack!” those who were near from the stage could hear the crack that came from Katarina’s left arm.

Veronica then quickly moved in front facing Rawlf and Pyotr’s direction. She flipped Katarina’s body on the other side and another “Crack!”, she broke her other arm from her shoulder watching Pyotr’s bloodshot and angry eyes. The whole time, Katarina didn’t scream her pain. This made Veronica admire her. Although unsatisfied, Veronica couldn’t do anything more of it.

She couldn’t force Katarina to regret what she did to her years ago but that doesn’t mean she won’t take pleasure in finally getting rid of her. Slowly, Veronica walked near the edge of the round stage, pulling Katarina by her broke arms, and watched Rawlf in the eyes.

Katarina was about to kick her and fight back despite her pain from her broken arms yet, Veronica was quick to land a punch on her knee, damaging the woman’s joint! Katarina finally screamed from the pain, however, Veronica is now consumed with fury and the assassin aura is currently surrounding her!

Rawlf saw it, his eyes darkened but he stopped himself from intervening. Pyotr beside him kept growling and if his mouth weren’t covered, he could have been cursing the hell out of him and of Veronica. Rawlf who enjoyed being cursed by his enemy however treated it differently when it concerns Veronica. He knew this would be coming and he wouldn’t want to lose his calm and shoot Pyotr in the head directly if he ever start cursing Veronica.

“What you took part years ago by harming my woman, now you’re receiving it back. Enjoy the show.” Rawlf spoke. Pyotr on the other hand kept letting out angry throaty noises.

Veronica then kneel beside Katarina’s head. And as she break the helpless yet commendably brave Katarina’s neck with her own bare hand, her eyes landed to Rawlf’s dark one. The message in her eyes reads, “Would you still love me seeing me at my darkest?”

Another “Crack” and Katarina’s body soon went limp, her neck a 90 degree angle away from her body. The crowd started to cheer in joy seeing another life being horribly taken before their eyes!

Rawlf on the other hand stood up, his eyes remained on Veronica as he picked up a gun on the table beside him, raised it against Pyotr’s left head and “Bang!”, he fired a shot and the angry throaty noise from the man stopped. He did it all the while his eyes, fixed through Veronica’s. He threw the gun aside and soon started clapping his hand. No words yet his eyes reads, “You are the most beautiful, my love. Your darkest is my inspiration to be stronger. I love all and every parts of you. You are my life, my love, my queen.”

THE END