WHEN THE DAY came to start their plan, he brought Ariston to a shelter along with his forged documents for his new identity. From Ariston’s escape from the shelter to the moment Don Isaac spotted him wandering on the street, Arman had it all planned out.
He knew that the old man had a habit of taking in orphaned children who showed potential to add to his growing number of followers. After leaving Ariston at the shelter, he only informed Aries about it later on.
Aries didn’t immediately accept the news about his sibling at first. But when their father explained to him the role his brother would play in their plan, he eventually accepted his brother’s involvement.
So, when Don Isaac brought his brother back to the mansion, he knew that this was the beginning of the gradual downfall of the Fuentes family and its allies.
However, Ariston decided first to undermine the Anderson Mafia and others aligned with Gray Fuentes in order to deprive him of allies and support.
He had long been stealing from the Fuentes family—money, weapons, and various types of cargo. Gray had been investigating this for a while but couldn’t catch him as he had entrusted Ariston with the case.
So, he set up the Anderson family and others to make them appear as suspects and traitors within the group. He even involved Edwin in his plan.
That’s when everything started to unravel. Due to what happened, Gray removed the friends from the organization and revealed their betrayal to everyone.
As for Nathalia, she remained unaware of the events and her true identity. She was surprised one day to find out that her friends had left for another country.
One more thing is that she wasn’t able to know the real reason why they left. Even her parents didn’t have a clear explanation for what happened. That’s why Nathalia felt abandoned. Slowly, she and Aries grew closer again.
UNTIL ONE DAY, Nathalia overheard her parents and Aries’ father talking. That’s when she learned about the plan for her to marry Aries, who was a close friend.
To some extent, she understood the matter. But for a young person like her, she didn’t dwell on it too much. She would follow what her parents desired. Additionally, she never found out about the original arrangement her parents had made with Stephen.
Because of what happened, Aries eventually seized the opportunity to become Nathalia’s future partner. Meanwhile, his father took over Edwin’s vacant position as the head of the Fuentes family's reapers.
Even though the Anderson family and others weren’t able to defend their positions when the evidence pointed to them, they didn’t stop trying to uncover the truth, even from afar.
For almost a year, they observed the people close to the Fuentes family with the help of their trusted agents. Eventually, they discovered that some of the organization’s members, including Arman, had set them up.
They didn’t waste any more time and immediately sent the evidence they had gathered to Gray and Natasha Fuentes.
ON THE NIGHT they received these documents, Gray and Natasha quickly decided to leave. They needed to take Nathalia away from that place. She was still a child and unaware of the world they were dealing with, so she couldn’t be caught up in any form of revenge that Arman was planning against them.
During that time, the Anderson family had returned to the country earlier. Don Isaac and Gray had discussed meeting, as the Fuentes couple had decided to entrust their child to their care.
But things happened unexpectedly. Just as they were leaving the mansion, they were immediately attacked by their adversaries.
Although Cole learned about the Andersons plan a little late, he immediately informed his father, prompting him to take action. Other members of the organization who wanted to remove the current leader also rallied to the cause.
ON THE OTHER SIDE, Stephen couldn’t stay idle. Thus, he decided not to wait any longer and instead confronted the Fuentes family directly on the road. He swiftly left with his father, Cole, and their other associates.
Although they were caught off guard in their attempt to save the couple, they managed to thwart Aries’ attempt to take Nathalia. He didn’t waste any more time and immediately fired his gun.
Having been trained by his father to fight since the age of five and to handle a gun by the age of ten, he fearlessly charged at the enemies, firing shots consecutively.
Until he noticed Nathalia’s escape from Aries’ grasp. However, Arman tried to stop her by tackling her.
Due to what happened, Stephen’s vision darkened, and he quickly killed Arman.
Aries and Cole witnessed their father’s fate with their own eyes. Because of this, the sibling’s resentment towards Stephen deepened even further.
Just as they were about to take Aries, a red van suddenly arrived. From it, a masked man swiftly emerged and grabbed the eleven-year-old Aries.
Stephen winced. Before Aries could be fully taken, he noticed that the boy had picked something up near the overturned vehicle of the Fuentes couple.
If he’s not mistaken, it is the brooch of the Fuentes Mafia that should only be given to Nathalia. In the event that the organization’s leader goes missing, it should be passed on to the person designated to succeed them. That person should possess the brooch as a symbol of becoming the new leader.
If he can’t retrieve it from Aries, he could potentially control the entire organization one day using that item alone.
But they didn’t waste any time chasing after it and immediately went to see Nathalia. Stephen was almost overwhelmed when he saw the condition of the girl, who, even at the age of five, had managed to capture his attention.
However, when she woke up from a coma after one week, they received news that shattered the hearts of the entire gang.
Nathalia has amnesia.