Veronica CEO's Underworld Queen

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 replied 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 also replied in an equally amused tone. Knowing that whoever showed her real furious emotion is the one that loses 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 plans and yet, the same man you really didn't value much."

Katarina restrained a frown hearing Veronica's mocking laughter. "You! Here I go!"

Katarina started before she quickly attacked Veronica with her fist however, Veronica was quick to dodge sideways, Katarina frowned and distanced 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 threw another punch but Veronica jumped smoothly to quickly avoid it.

Katarina frowned and pirouetted to change her direction. She intends to land a kick against Veronica's left leg, yet, Veronica once again smoothly jumps to 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 themselves? So powerful that you and your family were quickly arrested. Easily"

Veronica stated in a proud tone, triggering Katarina's pride in herself and anger!

She was so angry that her pride was hurt and more because what the woman had said was the truth.

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 liked 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 trusts 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 a match for 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 heaves a sigh, everything is clear with her now and she's extremely furious.

"If you haven't returned back here, everything will still go as planned. 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 pick me. After maybe having his trust, poisoning him slowly should have been 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 at 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 wipe 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 killed you then!"

And she attacks Veronica. However,

she stopped midway and her eyes protruded in shock, even the crowd

gasped in surprise because e

Veronica landed a powerful blow on Katarina's arm!

"Crack!" Those who were near 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!" Veronica broke Katarina's 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 broken 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 et

coming and he wouldn't want to lose

his calm and shoot Pyotr in the head directly if he ever started 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 kneels beside Katarina's head.

And as she break the helpless yet commendable 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 read,

"You are the most beautiful, my love. Your darkest is my inspiration to be stronger. I love all and every part of you. You are my love, my life, my queen."

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