Reunion

- Sacred forest, ancient country -

It had been five years since she lost all of her family. Her aunt and son died in front of her because she was too weak to fight and to defend them. But now is not the case anymore...

For five years, she had been training hard 24/7 like there's no tomorrow with the help of her benefactor. The sacred monk saved her life and taught her martial arts to defend herself. He was against vengeance but he was never trying to influence his wisdom toward her. However, he had told her it was time for him to leave her.

No longer a beautiful woman because of all the blackish scars all over her face, she looked at the nameless monk master with bewilderment.

"Where are you going, master?!!"

"Wherever fate will bring me!"

"Master, you are like my family, let me go with you!".

"Our fate ends here! Go and live your life! Forget of vengeance, just return to your husband!"

Felicia Lee hissed at the suggestion while touching her monstrous face. "I am no longer a beautiful woman. I am a beast now! Our son died in the hand of the enemy! I was responsible for his suffering, how could I go back to his side, master?!!!".

By chance, her master knew everything about Alex Lee when she was flustered while knocking at the death door due to the potent poison effect.

"You need to pay your due for your deception! Life is a circle. Before revenge, you should go back to his side to pay your due. That's all your master request! The revenge either it will happen or not, your master won't interfere with it. San Chai, San Chai, San Chai! Time for us to part way. I wish you happiness and peaceful life, my one and only disciple! If fate willing we were meet again someday! Here's some money for your new journey! Goodbye and Godspeed!".

Felicia Lee was dumbfounded but unable to refuse her master wisdom. After all, he was her benefactor, to respect and follow his words of wisdom is necessary and essential in her life.

The money her master gave only enough for one trip to the Emperor country. She had put a mask to hide her ugly face. It was so crowded in the dock, people were busying themselves to negotiate business. To gain information about Alex Lee, she was sitting down by the dock with her ears and eyes wide open.

She was shocked when a familiar face suddenly entered the dock with so much authority and majestic aura. It's Alex Lee. I have to hide. No..., I can't hide anymore..., he saw me...

Gawking at the handsome face, she was dumbstruck when Alex Lee kneels down in front of her with a mysterious smile.

"Master Alex..., stay away from the dirty beggar!"

"Master, let me take care of the charity! Please be more considerate as our master!"

The two bodyguards that were by his side worried sick that their master was facing the homeless with intrigue. But the wave of his hand was enough to shut them out.

"Do you want to work for me?", Alex Lee asked while penetrating the masked person in from of him. Even though she looked pitiful and dirty, he could feel her potential as a bodyguard.

"Huh?!!". Dumbfounded, Felicia Lee was staring at Alex Lee with great contemplation.

It was that simple? Alex Lee would just hire her out of pity? She never knew that the indifferent husband of her could be so warm and sympathetic toward unlucky others. She never saw this side of him.

"What do you think, Passerby?".

The question brought her back to reality and after a short time of consideration, she agreed. Why not? It's perfect! Maybe now she could pay off all of the pain and agony that she had caused the majestic man. What a great reunion!

A month later, at Nicolas Tang's

wedding ceremony.

"Assassins!!!"

"Save yourself!!!"

Within minutes, all of the guests were running toward the exit doors. Leaving only the bride, the groom, their families, and the priest, not knowing how to react.

"Nicolas, we have to continue with the ceremony! I don't see any assassins! Someone behind all this to prevent me to marry you!". Debra Lin was glancing around the church and only saw their guests running with fright from all directions. They were right in the middle of chaos but no assassins on sight.

"Debra..., let's escape first!!".

"No! Priest! Hurry and do your job if you want to keep your life!".

Nicolas Tang was looking at Debra Lin with disbelief. "Mother, leave us now!". Dumbfounded, his mother was leaving with the help of two bodyguards and escaped immediately.

After a while, the rest of the family had left, only the three of them when finally everything was quiet...

But then it was too late...

They saw the big fire coming through from all directions, the two exit doors was burned furiously. "FFireee!!!!! We have to go, Debra! Priest, guide us to safety!". Since all exits were burned like hellfire, the priest was their only chance if they wanted to escape calamity.

The priest calmly guided them to a secret exit under the church floor. "Follow me!".

Debra Lin was quivering and unable to voice any words. The underground was dark and she didn't know how she finally got out of the death trap. When she finally awoke from her long trance from the heat of the sun under the canopy, she grunted while looking at the collapse tunnel in front of her. Luckily, she was out, free and unharmed, but it's to quiet here!

No one was with her. No!! It can't be!!

"Nicolas?!!! Priest?!!!".

She was in the middle of nowhere with many tall trees and bushes. But alone...

"NNNicolassssses!!!!!". Her high pitching sound disturbed the jungle peace, many birds were leaving their nest to fly to safety but still no one showed up beside her. Nicolas and the priest didn't make it on time!!! How could that be?!!!

Staring on the collapsed tunnel in a dumbstruck expression, Debra Lin felt her heart was stunned and numbed to the point of insanity. She started to cry and laugh at the same time when finally she linked everything in her small mind.

"I have only one enemy and it's the bitch! She did this for revenge! She killed Nicolas before we wedded! Leah Shen, you are not winning! I know it now... This is all your conspiracy so I won't be Mrs. Tang! LLLLeahhhhh SShennnnn, you are soon to be dead meat, bitch!!!!!".