Chapter 4 Your DEATH is the only way for you to escape.

Sandrine does not know if she will open the door to the person now knocking on the door of Zelus's house. She was the only person there now, and she was afraid that it might be one of the men of Enrique who wanted to kill her last night. Sandrine could feel the rapid beating of her heart at those moments due to fear and nervousness.

The faint knocking continued, so even though she was scared, she slowly approached the back door while listening.

"Hello, is there anyone home?" Sandrine heard the unfamiliar voice from outside. "I'm a friend of Zelus, and he's sending me to pick you up so I can take you to the hospital."

She breathed in relief because of that. But even though she thought twice before opening the door, Sandrine still slowly removed the lock on the door.

She didn't open it wide and just peeked at the man from outside. The smile from the man immediately greeted Sandrine's sight, but she knew they were a little hesitant.A muscular and handsome man was now staring at her. He is wearing shades and a black and white polo in zebra print, with matching white pedal shorts. Cezar Marcini (pronounced as Marchini) is a well-known Casino owner.

Cezar is pure Italian, and all women will be amazed by his Adonis-like appearance. He also has a gentle face, the reason why he can quickly get the trust of anyone.

"Do not be afraid. I won't hurt you; I'm one of Zelus's friends, so you don't have to worry." Cezar introduced himself to Sandrine.He also couldn't help but look at the bruises and scars on the girl's face where he knew what she got from beating.

It's a good thing that he was wearing shades at that moment, so it was not obvious that he was staring at the girl in front of him.Sandrine suddenly remembered what Zelus had said earlier about his friend coming to his house, so she seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and just then, she opened the door wide so that the young man could enter.

Sandrine's legs automatically retreated when the man took a step so that he could get inside. Just then, the young man took off the shades he was wearing, and Sandrine couldn't help but feel uncomfortable from Cezar's stares. That's why she quickly avoided it.

"Oh, I'm sorry..." the young man said immediately. "I didn't mean to offend you by staring at your face."

The wounds and bruises on Sandrine's face became clearer to Cezar's eyes when he took off the shades he was wearing, which is why he couldn't help but stare at her.

Sandrine quickly responded, "I-I'm sorry, I'm just not used to staring at my face, especially now that it's full of wounds."

"I can say that you are beautiful, don't worry... it will get better, especially since we are going to the hospital now," Cezar said sweetly and smiled. "Hmm, I'll just wait for you in the living room. You can change your clothes upstairs." Cezar said more, and then he simply looked at Sandrine's dirty clothes.

Sandrine shyly replied to Cezar, "I-I don't have any other clothes besides this."

The man noticed Sandrine bowing while speaking, so he couldn't help but say, "I think you should practice yourself to talk while looking into the eyes of the person you are talking to. Especially with Zelus," Cezar said to Sandrine, which is why she suddenly looked up at him.

Sandrine suddenly remembered what Zelus had said to her earlier before he left.Sandrine was silent since she didn't know what to tell the young man.

It's a good thing that Cezar spoke again after a few seconds.

"If you have nothing to wear, we should go now. Let's go?" And Cezar didn't even wait for what she had to say because he had already left the house. Sandrine immediately followed him from behind.Waiting outside was the new car that Cezar bought just a week ago.

It is a Pagani Huayra BC that is worth a million dollars. Without a word, Cezar opened the door for Sandrine in the passenger seat and she immediately hop inside.

Cezar started the engine of his car and drove away. His car was followed by two black cars that Zelus had sent as their escort to the hospital.

"I don't want to ask, but... why are you staying with Zelus?" It was inevitable that Cezar would ask Sandrine those words while his eyes were on the road.Sandrine knew the man had already learned everything, so she didn't think twice about answering him.

"I-I don't have a choice," Sandrine answered the young man sparingly while also looking at the road.

Cezar thought that she really had no choice because no matter where she went, Zelus would find her since he had a lot of connections. Same as Enrique, who's also powerful as Zelus.

And Cezar was confident that if it wasn't for Zelus's help hiding Sandrine, Enrique might have found her in about just twenty-four hours.He had known Zelus for so long now. And he knew that Zelus doesn't do something bad for no reason. But as he said earlier... it's not a good idea for Sandrine to stay at Zelus's place because she doesn't belong to him.

She might even be the cause of trouble between the two, like what happened almost four years ago.Cezar breathed out heavily. He was skeptical about saying this, but he thought it was the best thing he could do.

"I'm sorry, Sandrine, but I can't help myself from telling you this," he said initially.

Cezar felt Sandrine throw a gaze at him, and then he started to speak again, "You survived from Enrique, but it doesn't mean you won't have the same fate with Zelus. I can't say if you might experience worse, but if you can't, and you don't want to go back to Enrique, and if you want to end this, it's much better if you will just kill yourself. You can't escape no matter what you do. You can't hide, especially with Zelus. They will both look for you when you run away. I know this is a piece of bad advice, and I know this is not an option for you, but your DEATH is the only way for you to escape."

Sandrine became speechless at what she heard since she remembered her conversation with Yukiro last night while he was treating her.

FLASHBACK

"You said you're Sandrine, right?" Yukiro asked her, and this time she looked at him and nodded once as her answer. "I'm one of Zelus's friends; I'm Yukiro."

She didn't say anything, but she was looking straight at him. "I'm loyal to Zelus, but I'm warning you, Sandrine... when he wants to return you to the person who did this to you, it's better if you just agree."

She frowned because of what the man said and quickly shook her head. She even gave him a skeptical look.

"D-didn't you hear what I said? That man wants to kill me, and then you want me to go back there?" she said, teary-eyed.

"And do you think that you are also safe with Zelus?"

"But he saved me," she answered, still not looking at Yukiro.

"But it doesn't mean you're safe."

"I am not safe from that, Enrique, either. As long as my life lasts longer to Zelus, then I'll stay with him!" she said full of determination. And it's also a good thing that Yukiro didn't said anything more and continue treating her.

END OF FLASHBACK

Sandrine chose not to answer Cezar since she knew that the man wouldn't understand her like Yukuri.