Scratches of Wound in Fiona's Heart
Rough Treatment by Fiona's Mother

"MORRAAAKKK." Fiona's mother directly slapped Fiona's cheek hard.

"How dare you go home with him after you didn't come home last night." Sarah looks very angry when she sees Fiona coming with Steven.

Fiona who had not expected to get a slap suddenly, immediately stared in disbelief at her mother while holding her flushed cheek and felt pain. "Ma," Fiona said in a soft voice.

Cindy's eyes widened while covering her open mouth with both hands. While Steven's jaws looked hardened, his neck veins seemed stiffened. She was trying to hold back the emotion that was immediately provoked when she saw her mother's harsh treatment of Fiona.

"Ma, we can talk good." Cindy finally woke up from her shock.

"Silence you're Cindy. Don't interfere" his mother's hardship turned to Cindy.

Cindy straightened her mouth when she saw the flames of deep anger on the look in her mother's eyes. "Ma, listen to my explanation first." Fiona tries to calm her mother down.

"You are a child who does not know yourself. It's usually just bothering me and embarrassing the family. Do you want to tarnish the good name of our family with your behavior?" Sarah stared angrily at Fiona.

"Ma, I didn't do anything. I just...."

"What only? Just having fun with this guy whose origins aren't clear?" point at Sarah while looking at Steven with a look of disdain.

"Ma, his name is Steven. Don't ever call it that again. Mama has no right to insult her like that" Fiona said in a high tone.

"Kauuu... Dare membe...." Steven catches Sarah's hand when he wants to slap Fiona again.

Steven looked at Fiona's mother with a murderous look. "Don't test my patience. I'm silent doesn't mean I'm afraid of you, it's because I respect you as Fiona's mother but if you continue to act rudely to Fiona. I'm not afraid to make you suffer." Steven threw Sarah's hand out loud

Sarah held her wrist which was painful due to Steven's hand grip. "You dare to fight me and say that to me. You have no manners. Didn't your parents ever teach you how to talk to an older person?" The veins on Sarah's face and neck are clearly visible because she is holding back her anger on Steven.

"You have to respect others, if you want to be respected." Steven pulled Fiona behind him and stared intently at Sarah.

"This is the last time, I saw you slap Fiona. Never again do you dare touch it in the slightest."

"It's none of your business. I'm his mother, it's up to me to do anything to him. You have no right to interfere in my family's affairs."

Steven took a step closer to Sarah. "Do you think I don't know who Fiona really is?" steven said in a soft voice without being heard by Cindy and Fiona.

"What do you mean?" sarah asked with a surprised face. "You're trying to interrupt my family?" sarah asked with a surprised face.

Steven grinned. "If you don't want to lose everything, then treat Fiona well." Steven then moved his body away from Sarah. "And, just so you know, Fiona is my future wife. I won't let anyone dare hurt him."

Cindy, Fiona and Sarah are seen hearing Steven's confession. "What did you say? Wife-to-be?"

Sarah laughed mockingly. "You can't dream of marrying Fiona. Until then, I would never have bred Fiona to marry an obscure man like you. A man like you doesn't deserve to marry Fiona."

Fiona, unable to bear to hear Sarah, who continues to humiliate Steven, walks over to her mother. "That's enough, Ma. This is my fault. Don't involve Steven anymore."

"Get in" Sarah ordered as she headed toward the door of their house.

"But Ma...."

"Do you want mama to drag you into the house?"

Steven looked down at Fiona. "Come in. I'll pick you up tomorrow."

Fiona looks reluctant to leave Steven. "You just calm down. I can handle it," continued Steven again when he saw Fiona staring anxiously at him.

"Alright," Fiona said as she walked into the house. While Cindy had not stopped staring at Steven. Looking at him meaningfully.

"I'm warning you, don't ever try to see Fiona again. Don't you know, in a minute, she's getting married to one of the most successful businessmen in the country?" sarah said in a haughty tone.

"I don't care if you want to match Fiona to any guy. Most importantly Fiona is my future wife. I won't let her marry another man."

"Just try to stop it if you can" said Sarah arrogantly. "Better not to embarrass yourself. You're just an ordinary person and you don't deserve Fiona" Sarah said with a scornful face.

"We'll see, you or I will embarrass ourselves later. I'll make you kneel pleading with me with that haughty face of yours."

Sarah laughed cynically. "Dream on. That's never gonna happen." Sarah looks disgusted at Steven and switches to Cindy. "You better get to Cindy's office. Why are you here for so long."

Cindy immediately turned her back on her mother after staring at Steven without blinking. "Good Ma." Cindy glanced at Steven for a moment and walked towards his car.

"I warn you once again, don't you dare touch Fiona in the slightest. If I'd known you hurt her just a little. I'll make the calculations with you. I'll make you have nothing and all that's left is regret" Steven said firmly.

"Basic doesn't know himself. You think you're the one who's so brave to threaten me. You useless man." Sarah left Steven after looking at him with a mocking face.

Steven kept staring at Fiona's house until the door closed.

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Erick followed Steven into his room. She did not dare to open her mouth at all after leaving Fiona's house. Steven's mood is not good. Erick chooses to be quiet waiting for Steven to give the order to him.

Steven had just been in his chair and immediately gave Erick an order. "Rick, tell Jorsh to watch over and keep Fiona at his house from now on. Have him follow wherever Fiona goes and report to me anything related to Fiona."

Erick bent. "Good, Sir."

"Do it right lest anyone know, including Fiona."

"Well, sir, but I don't think we should send someone else to look after Miss Fiona" Erick suggested.

Steven glanced in surprise at Erick. "Why?"

"Jorsh is too flashy, probably better Doni" Erick suggested.

Jorsh is Steven's head bodyguard and Steven's best bodyguard, and has been following him for a long time. His ability is beyond doubt. The person who first saw him would know that he was a personal bodyguard.

Steven does have a lot of bodyguards that he puts in his parents' mansion.

"Doni has made mistakes before. I don't want her to make any more mistakes while guarding Fiona."

Doni's negligence is actually just because he obeyed Fiona's order to go home and not keep Fiona as instructed by Steven to keep an eye on her until she returned home so that Fiona was escorted by Leon.

"But compared to the other bodyguards, only Doni knows about Miss Fiona. At least Miss Fiona wouldn't feel awkward if at some point, she suddenly appeared in front of Miss Fiona to protect her. If we send someone else let alone Jorsh I am afraid that Miss Fiona is actually afraid and misunderstood of Jorsh," Erick explained.

Steven seemed to think. "What about Nick?" usul Steven.

"He's being assigned to look after the Madam."

"alright. Ask Doni to see me tomorrow. He'll have me assigned to look after Fiona from the day after tomorrow" Steven ordered.

" Okay, Mister."

Steven who had just opened his phone, immediately remembered something. "I forgot to ask for Fiona's phone number. Do you have the number?"

"In a moment, Sir." Erick pulled the phone out of his pocket and checked something. "I only have Miss Fiona's mobile number. I also don't know if the number is still active or not." Erick walks up to Steven and puts his phone on his boss' desk.

The phone number was the number Fiona gave to bi Asih for Steven to contact her. Erick deliberately kept it, whenever his boss changed his mind and wanted to contact Fiona.

Steven dialed Fiona's phone number and tried to call her. "Not active" Steven said when he just finished calling Fiona.

Erick took back his phone and put it in his pants pocket. "Do I need to investigate Miss Fiona's new mobile number?" haggar Erick when he saw Steven was silent while staring at his phone.

Steven put his phone on the table and opened the file on his desk. "no need. I'll meet him tomorrow, let me ask him directly."

"Sorry, Sir. Madam called me and asked you to come home for dinner together" Erick said.

Steven immediately stopped his activities and immediately raised his head, staring at Erick. "Eat dinner? In what order?"

It's not usually her mother asks her for a night grave together. They rarely eat together since their relationship began to stretch.

"I don't know either, Sir. It seems Miss Sera was also invited."

"alright. You can go. For now, don't tell my mom anything about Fiona."

" Good Sir."

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