Heartstrings In Dilemma

CHAPTER 36

After considering all your suggestions and insights, I've written this chapter. I hope I've done justice to the story and won't disappoint anyone. In the upcoming chapter, you'll see more of Cherry and his father getting what they deserve.

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Phayu let out a mocking laugh. "Do you really think I'm foolish enough to believe you even after seeing how my boy was laying down on the floor?"

Just as Leon was about to answer Phayu, his phone rang. Phayu's gaze never left him as he said, "Answer it, it may be something important."

With shaky hands, Leon took out his phone and saw it was his secretary calling. His secretary told him that Theerapanyakul family has attacked all their hidden illegal businesses and manufacturing units. Everything's under their control now. Leon face turned red with anger when he heard that. He hung up and hurled his phone to the ground, shattering it.

"What's happening? Why is your family attacking us?" he shouted at Phayu.

Phayu looked at him and burst into loud laughter. "Are you still trying to play your little hide-and-seek game? Do you really think you're that clever and can hide forever? All your wrongdoings and betrayals have finally caught up with you. We are well aware how you've been betraying our family for far too long, trying to gain control."

Leon didn't say anything he was just shocked that all his plans are exposed, he was fuming in anger and calculating his next step.

"See? Your empire built on deceit is crumbling right in front of you." Phayu smirked.

Leon moved menacingly towards Phayu, seething with anger. "How dare you do this to me!"  But two guards swiftly restrained him, forcing him to bow down. Cherry shouts "dad" When she sees how the guards manhandled his father.

"Wrong move, Mr. Leon," Phayu warned calmly. "Don't forget, this place is crawling with our guards. Don't act foolishly. I don't want you to lose your life before you explain why you chose to betray us, especially when we had such a good relationship."

Leon laughed bitterly, his eyes filled with resentment, he took off his mask of innocence as everything is out now. "Betrayal? Good relationship? Do you have any idea how hard I've worked to achieve everything I have now? Despite being one of the most dangerous mafias here, I've never been number one. You know why?? Because your father always took the best, leaving us with scraps"

"But I'm not like the others; I want power. I want to be the most feared and i dont want to be a follower but a leader here, just like your family. That's why I had to do this. I wanted to wipe out your entire family in one go. I even had the chance, but my daughter had to fall in love with you. So, I decided to leave you be and focus on the rest. But this stupid boy ruined my years of planning. If he hadn't interfered, I would've achieved my goal by now."

Leon glared at Rain, his eyes burning with hatred. Rain, however, remained unfazed. He was now used to these situations, and now he was only intimidated by Phayu, and no one else.

"I hate you, your father, your family, who always show how good they are but in real you all are nothing but some trash, but these stupid people follow and worship you like you are their God, because of your father I have to stop many of my businesses as he wanted to stop those illegal business, you know how stupid your father is?? trying to be a saint when his hand is covered with God knows how many unknown people's blood, but I don't want to be like him, I want power and this is the only way I could get it. "

Suddenly, a commanding voice echoed in the room, "I didn't know you harbored so much hatred against me and my family, Leon." When rain heard that voice he turned to see a striking man striding in with Dao and Saifah by his sides.He was undeniably handsome, though slightly less so than Phayu, and bore a striking resemblance to him. The man's self-assured stride, attitude, and aura were eerily similar to Phayu's, or perhaps it was the other way around given the man's age. Phayu watched the man with a smile that Rain thought was reserved only for him.