The Manipulated Villainess

Leon's appearance alone made Shara froze! Did he hear everything?

When she noticed the confusion and rage in his eyes, she was sure of it. He heard everything!

Leon Jung glanced at his father and his wife. Though he didn't want to do it, he came here to check something and... the fact that what he assumed turned out to be true pained him. Not just pain, it shattered his heart!

"Leon," Shara muttered with an aghast face. Why did he come here?! He never wanted to visit his father again. Did he... perhaps... know something beforehand?!

Narrowing his eyes with pain, Leon Jung clenched his fist. "Killing? Will you do that if my father ordered you to?"

Hearing his question, Shara's face turned pale. "Leon, I -"

She fell silent when he turned away from her. She could see her world shattering right before her eyes and the pain was too excruciating!

All the time, Peter Jung maintained his silence and only stared at his son. It had been a while since he last saw him. However, he knew that this would drive another wedge between them.

"Will you also betray me if you were told to do so?" Leon muttered and smiled. It was a smile out of torment. "What did I even say? You already do that."

Betray? Shara darted her eyes back to Leon. "I would never betray you." She uttered though she knew that it's useless to say now.

Just as she thought, Leon ignored her and looked at his father. "Why are you doing this?" He grunted. "Why did everyone precious to me have to suffer in your hands?! I'm sick of this!"

"Leon -"

"I was too young when you made my mother suffer each day. Growing up, I tried hard to understand you, Father. You know how I cherish Shara. Why did you turn her against me? Just what do you want?!" Leon howled. He was now standing right in front of his father, glancing at him right in the eyes.

"You do whatever you want and even left. If not, none of these would have happened!" Peter Jung argued.

Leon sneered. "I know that's not the reason. You won't change, Father. Even now, you only care about yourself."

"Everything I do is for our family!" Peter Jung firmly said.

"Family?" Leon finds it so absurd and laughable. "Our family already shattered years ago. You don't know that?"

"Leon!"

"Please stop!" Leon shouted. "It's more than enough. Let Shara go."

Shara's eyes grew wide at Leon's request. Did he still pleaded for her?!

Peter Jung glanced at Shara who was still a few steps away. "Shara is never yours, Leon. She only worked with you under my instruction."

Leon clenched his fist even tighter and turned to Shara who was hanging her head low. Was she ashamed to face him? "Shara, will you continue living this way?" He asked.

Shara finds it so hard to answer him! She loved him and she never wanted to hurt him. However, she had a reason for submitting herself to the Prime Minister; a huge reason which concerned the life of a person. She was just like Aston. She won't give a damn if she was threatened with her life. However, she couldn't let someone precious to her die.

For years, she was cornered with only one choice left which was to follow Peter Jung's orders. The orders were never this hard to comply with in the past!

"See, Leon. She couldn't answer you." Peter Jung said when Shara fell silent. "From the very beginning, Shara only listen to me, not you. She didn't care about you."

He always wanted to separate his son from this woman. He wanted him to met his match. He always hated when his son cared too much about Shara. He admitted that he somehow made use of that but still, he wanted them to be apart. Will he finally be able to break that bond?

"Is it true?" Leon asked Shara who was still keeping her silence. A part of him still wanted to believe her. "Say something, Shara. Was everything fake? Were you never sincere?"

Shara's silence was killing Leon! He was becoming more and more impatient!

"Answer me, Shara." He uttered once again.

Feeling suffocated due to the pressure, Shara muttered, "Please forgive me."

Once again, Leon's heart was broken to pieces! Why did this happen? He used to thought that Shara would always be with him. Why did she also do this to him?! When the pain he felt was too much, his inner demon was wakened! However, he tried his best to be in his right mind!

"I won't let both of you get your way." He firmly said and make a call.

"Come inside." He ordered someone through the phone call.

"What are you doing?" His father instantly asked him.

Leon Jung glanced at his father impassively. "It's about the Blackhood, so it's none of your business."

Hearing him, Shara immediately understood what he was saying. "Young Master, please don't do this. I can't - "

She was interrupted by the door which was pushed open from outside. Just as she thought. Ryan and one other member of the Blackhood appeared and stood behind Leon.

"Shara broke the law of our Blackhood. Arrest her and lock her up in the base." Leon commanded. His voice was cold and he maintained a nonchalant face, refusing to look at Shara for even once.

Ryan and another member who came with him were too bewildered by the turn of events! What was the Young Master talking about?! They stood daze until...

"What are you waiting for?!" Leon snapped and they quickly apprehend Shara.

"If you let her escape, you will be punished." He firmly added and the two men dragged Shara out of the Prime Minister's mansion. Shara didn't struggle at all and only glanced at Leon as long as she could.

When his two men took Shara out of the room, Leon turned around and glanced at the empty door. His pain was now more than evident in his eyes.

"What are you thinking, Leon Jung? Doing that won't solve a thing." His father coldly said which made him turned around again.

"I don't care. No matter what, Shara is a member of the Blackhood. I will punish her as I deem fit. Don't ever get involved in my business again." He uttered and left the mansion right away.

Peter Jung let out a breath. The close bond of the two was finally broken and that put him at ease. However, one thing troubled him. How would he take care of Lester Yun now?!

* * *

It was afternoon when Leon was on his way to the base. Due to the unexpected revelation, he couldn't sleep last night. He was completely distracted while working and it was too tormenting for him.

When he watched the CCTV footage repeatedly yesterday morning, somehow he finds the move of the woman similar to Shara. They trained together since they were young and he knew her moves well. After watching it a few more times, he confirmed that it was her. It was too hard to believe!

However, he figured out that if Shara did such a thing, the one who was behind her would be his father as Shara always listened to the Prime Minister. He went to the mansion last night to confront his father but... he didn't expect things to turn out that way!

The revelation hurt him but... he wasn't a fool to see through things. He knew both his father and Shara well.

He was aroused from his thoughts when Ryan opened the car door for him to get off. "Young Master." The man greeted him.

Leon gets off his car and glanced around. "Is everything going well?"

"Yes." Ryan promptly replied. "But about Shara -"

"I will go and meet her. As I said, don't tell anyone about her. I will explain it when the time comes." He said to Ryan as he understood his confusion.

"I understand," Ryan said and walked away.

Leon entered the villa in the base and walked down the basement where there was a secret room. He entered the room where he finds Shara sitting on the ground in one corner. The latter instantly stood up when she saw him. "Leon." She uttered.

Leon walked forward but halted when he was still a few steps away from her. When he saw her legs that were chained, he felt a pain in his heart. However, he braced himself. This was for the better.

"I heard you refused to eat anything. Don't do that anymore." He said. "As soon as Lester Yun's case is solved, I will deal with you." He turned around, trying to left right away as he was sure that he would lose control if he stayed longer but...

"Deal with me? How? Punish me or release me while keeping it from other members?" Shara said, staring at his back.

Leon shut his eyes, trying to calm down. After a few seconds, he turned around and faced her again. "What do you mean?"

Shara looked at his face, observing him. "I know you too well, Leon. Do you think I don't know that this is your way of protecting me from your father? You know that I can't go against him, so you locked me up here to prevent him from using me."