The Manipulated Villainess

Aston was flustered when Leon suddenly stopped talking. When he shifted his gaze from the windows to Leon who was just beside him, he noticed his pale face. Leon didn\'t even move at all. What happened?!

"Leon, what is it?" He asked, confused. He was fine just a while ago!

"Leon." He tried his best to maintain a low voice and shook the Young Master of the Blackhood. The latter react as if someone suddenly wakes him up from his sleep. He slowly turned his head to Aston and his face hinted at confusion and agony.

Suddenly, Leon Jung attempted to stand up but Aston was very quick to hold him back. "What are you doing?" The actor asked. Had Leon lost his mind?!

"I have to go inside. I need to prove something," Leon murmured and tried to stand up again but Aston tightened his grip on him.

"Snap out, Leon. If you go inside, everything will be over. Both Aria and the hostage will be in danger," Aston scolded. Right now, he was struggling to keep his voice low. What\'s wrong with Leon Jung?!

When Aston noticed that his words didn\'t work on Leon at all, he was afraid that everything will be ruined. Then he observed their surroundings for a while until he grabbed Leon\'s hand and pulled him outside. Standing behind the wall, the guards couldn\'t see them due to the shield provided by the walls.

"What\'s wrong? You should tell me. You can\'t continue in this situation. I won\'t allow you to ruin everything." Aston\'s voice was calm yet there was a hint of determination in his eyes.

Leon didn\'t say anything. All he did was narrow his eyes at the ground and his expression proved that something was troubling him to a great extent.

Aston felt too helpless. "Leon, if you are like this, half an hour will be over soon and when that time comes, it will be too late to save Aria and the hostage. Do you want them to die because of this?"

"That\'s what I\'m thinking about." Leon suddenly grunted much to Aston\'s surprise. He looked at the Young Master of the Blackhood with his eyes wide opened!

"What are you saying?" He asked. He was becoming more and more confused!

Leon let out a breath and shifted his gaze to the villa. "We try so hard to save the hostage. Shara will surely make it if she is alone. But why... " He paused and looked at Aston. "Why is the hostage a dead person?"

A dead person? What nonsense was this?!

"I don\'t understand," Aston uttered. What was he trying to say?!

"Do you know who the hostage is?" Leon asked and clenched his teeth. "It\'s my mother who died years ago!"

What?! Aston could felt his jaw dropped to the floor! Leon\'s mother? Didn\'t she die ten years ago?! That\'s what he heard. He was too shocked and confused that his mind went blank. He just stood still, staring at Leon with a stupefied face.

"I need to go there. I have to go and check why my mother who died years ago... is sitting inside that villa." Leon said in a deadly low voice and started walking back to the villa.

"Leon."

The potter didn\'t answer him. He tried to hold him back but he roughly brushed him away. Then finally, Aston understood why Aria refused to tell them the identity of the hostage even until today morning. She already predicted that if Leon knew the truth, he will behave like this! He wouldn\'t be able to stay put!

When Aston saw Ryan on the right, he gestured him to gather the other members and follow them in. Solely depending on luck, he followed Leon who pushed open the door of the villa. Then he swiftly takes out his handgun and pointed at the two guards who first appeared on the scene.

"Don\'t move!" He warned them in a firm voice. Leon instantly walked through to the room where he saw his mother and Shara. Meanwhile, Aston remained at the entrance, pointing his gun at the two guards.

When one of the guards tried to take out his gun, Aston pressed the trigger and shot him on the leg, causing the guard to fall to the ground. Hearing the sound of the gunshot, Ryan and all the other members rushed inside.

The members of the Blackhood take care of the two guards while Aston and some guards rushed to the room where Leon entered. The scene he saw in the room put Aston in a daze!

Leon was pointing his gun at the three guards who were inside the room. One was rendered unconscious and the other two stood still with their hands raised. There were also three handguns lying on the floor. Aston assumed that this was his sister\'s doing. She must have made a move when she heard them enter. Leon\'s mother was also sitting on the bed and her gaze never left her son.

However, the one that made Aston flustered the most was another scene. His sister, Aria Min was standing around three steps in front of the guards with both her arms stretched wide to the right and left. She was also staring at Leon and there wasn\'t a hint of fear on her face. What was going on again?!

"You shouldn\'t do this." Shara firmly uttered, bravely meeting Leon\'s gaze. "I won\'t allow you to take a life."

"Move. They don\'t deserve to live." Leon retorted. His voice was so unyielding and there was no sign of backing down.

"They are just some men hired by your father. Why must you ruin your life by killing them?" Shara argued. "Please... don\'t do this. I beg you." She hopefully looked at Leon who was already blinded by rage.

"They are monsters!" Leon Jung howled. "They don\'t deserve any mercy. I will -"

"Leon."

He instantly shut his mouth when he heard the soft voice of his mother which he could never forget. It\'s been ten years but his mother\'s voice still lingered in his ears! After being frozen for a while, Leon slowly shifted his gaze to his mother. Seeing his mother in flesh for the first time in 10 years, a tear rolled down his face.

His mother, Norina Lee died ten years ago due to an illness. He was also at her funeral and her body was buried right before his eyes. But now... she was sitting there, alive. How was this possible?!

"Mother." He muttered. Throughout the past 10 years, he used to dream of seeing his mother again, even if it was for just once. What will he say to her if his dream ever come true? He always thought of this.

Will he tell her how much he missed her? Or how much he loves her? His mother was the one he loves the most in this whole world and her death was the hardest thing he ever went through in the twenty-seven years of his life! He barely survived but the depression and trauma never left him since then.

"Put down your gun, son. I never taught my son to take a life." His mother said to him in a low yet assuring voice. She smiled and nodded at him, telling him that she was okay.

The second sentence of his mother shook Leon Jung to the core! He was so blinded by rage that he didn\'t even know what he was doing! Slowly, he first looked at Shara and then the handgun which he was holding. All this time, Aston and the members of the Blackhood keep an eye on the two guards.

Leon realized what he was currently doing and when he glanced at his mother again, he finally put down his gun. Both his hands abruptly fell to the sides as if he suddenly lost his energy! He appeared so lifeless and broken! His mother was alive but his assumption of what happened ten years ago broke his heart to a thousand pieces!

Meanwhile, Ryan and the other members apprehended the two guards and one unconscious guard. Some went to the control room to get the two guards there. Aston stood still, watching at the scene while Shara rushed to Leon\'s side.

Shara holds Leon who could barely stand on his own. This was too much for him! Will it still be possible to mend the wounds on his heart?

"Leon, please stay strong. Your mother is waiting for you. She had waited for ten years," Shara said to him in a pleading voice.

Leon covered his eyes with his hands and let out a breath. When he finally put down his hands, he turned to his mother. The latter was staring at him all the time, her gaze beckoning him to come to her as she couldn\'t do that. Twelve years ago, she already lost her ability to walk due to an illness.

Seeing his mother\'s warm gaze, Leon couldn\'t hold back anymore. "Mother," he uttered and rushed to the bed where she was sitting. Then he dropped to his knees and holds her hand.

Was this a dream? He always dreamed of this moment for the past ten years. He always wished to feel his mother just for once again and now, his dream had come true.....