Everyone has their bad side

Angelo fell to the ground, holding his right leg that was bleeding. Carl had just shot him in the leg.

"Carl stop!!" Anne screamed out of fear. She was worried. but Carl didn't turn to look at her. His eyes were red and fixed on Angelo.

"I told you if lay your fingers on Anne I was going to kill you," Carl said to Angelo in a calm voice but it sounded dangerous.

"Fuck you" Angelo yelled at Carl, still lying down on the ground, holding his bleeding. He was in severe pain but that was none of Carl's business.

Carl tossed his pistol on the floor and brought out a golden brass knuckle from his pocket and wore it on his fingers.

"Carl please let's go," Anne said in a panic tone. What scared her the most was that Carl wasn't even looking at her like she was in the room with him despite her calling his name.

All Carl could think about was to teach Angelo a lesson. Besides, he was already frustrated and jealous when he saw Angelo dancing with the love of his life. He couldn't do anything but watch them dance but now, he has finally gotten the chance to beat up Angelo to his satisfaction.

Carl knelt down in between Angelo's legs and punched him hard in the face with the fist that had the brass knuckles on.

Out of shock, Anne gasped as Carl landed a heavy punch on Angelo's face but Carl wasn't done yet. He repeatedly punched Angelo's face like he was punching out all his frustrations and anger on his face. He brutally punched his nose, jaw, and head until Angelo's face was unrecognizable.

Angelo was helpless and barely breathing. His face was bleeding terribly because of the impact of Carl's punches supported by the brass knuckles he wore. Carl was just about to throw another heavy punch at Angelo's face but Anne held his arm tight with all of her might.

"Carl! Stop! You're going to kill him, please stop" Anne desperately pleaded, still holding Carl's arm. She couldn't take it anymore, she had to intervene before someone dies.

Carl was breathing heavily, he felt a little bit satisfied by redesigning Angelo's face. He got up and Anne removed the brass knuckles from Carl's fingers that were stained with Angelo's blood. She wore her shoes that were on the floor and just then, Sasha, Noah, Mr. Ross, and one of the cops walked in.

"Prosecutor Carl, you're here," Noah said. His eyes wandered around the room and to his surprise, he saw Angelo lying down helplessly on the floor with his face all bloody, battered, and bruised.

"How did you find out it was Angelo who planned the whole thing," Noah said to Carl. He figured it was Carl who must've beaten up Angelo.

"What?" Carl muttered with squinted eyes.

"Wait, you didn't know it was Angelo who planned with Robert to take Mr. Ross's life?" Noah asked.

Carl was speechless. He has always expected nothing good from Angelo but he never expected him to go as far as trying to kill his own father. He was still breathing hard from the strong punches he delivered to Angelo and luckily for Angelo, Carl had no idea that he wanted his father dead if not Carl would've probably killed him before the cops could get there.

Meanwhile, the cop didn't hesitate to handcuff Angelo. The cop forcefully made Angelo stand up and Angelo stood up and was leaping with one leg, due to the injury he had from the gunshot.

"Angelo!!!" Mr. Ross yelled at his son who was being dragged out of the room like the criminal he is.

"I pray you to rot in jail for trying to kill me twice," Mr. Ross said to his son vehemently as he was being taken out by the cop.

"Fuck you dad!" Angelo yelled back. He turned his neck to Anne and smirked. "Anastasia, you should be grateful to me because I just helped you in revealing Carl's evil side to you," Angelo said to Anne and he started laughing like a maniac.

"Move it" the cop yelled at Angelo dragging him out of the room.

Carl took a deep breath. He felt embarrassed at himself for acting like a maniac in front of Anne. Also, he couldn't stand Anne being hurt that was why he gave Angelo the beating of his life to teach him a lesson never to hurt Anne again. Although, what stirred his anger was the jealousy he felt toward Angelo. That was the major reason he beat up Angelo like he was a mere punching bag.

"Carl, it seems you didn't know it was my son who was the criminal mastermind behind everything," Mr. Ross said to Carl and Carl shook his head in response.

"I suppose... So what made you beat up Angelo like that?" Mr. Ross asked

"Angelo was trying to force himself on Anne," Carl said, staring at Anne who wasn't returning the gaze.

"What!?" Mr. Ross turned to face Anne "Oh my Goodness! Anastasia, I'm so sorry for my son's foolishness..."

"...Mr. Ross, it's not your son's fault" Sasha interrupted Mr. Ross glaring at Anne.

Anne was shocked at what Sasha just said and she looked at Sasha with her jaw dropped in disbelief.

Sasha added. "I mean, how did she get in the room with Angelo in the first place? And look at how slutty she's dressed, she was probably trying to seduce him..."

"...Sasha, Enough!!" Carl yelled, making everywhere quiet.

Anne swallowed her saliva hard trying her best not to tear up. She left the room feeling embarrassed about what Sasha just said. Anne has never felt so small in her entire life. She was the victim in this situation but Sasha managed to make her feel like a cheap call girl.

Carl left the room and ran after Anne "Anne wait," Carl yelled chasing after Anne and since he was faster, he got to hold her hand to make her stop.

"Anne, I... I..." Carl stuttered. He was busy giving Anne a searching look not knowing what to say. He didn't know where to start.

"Carl if you don't have anything to say..."

"…I'm sorry, Anne I'm sorry" Carl cuts in and held her shoulders.

"Anne I'm truly sorry for everything, I apologize on behalf of Sasha and I apologize for acting so immature. I… I know I'm not supposed to yell at a woman but I acted so crazy and I yelled at you, the woman I love... I disrespected you, I felt so entitled, I wish I could take back everything I said." Carl said everything that was in his heart.

He felt so remorseful and what he wanted the most at the moment was for Anne to forgive him so things could go back to the way it was. He was already scared he had lost her because of how crazy he acted.

"I felt so jealous seeing you and Angelo together… and now that you've seen my bad side, you probably hate me now but I..."

"...Carl, listen" Anne interrupted touching his cheeks.

"I don't hate you... I know that everyone has their bad side and I'll be stupid to judge you by your mistake. You being in my life has made me realize how blessed I am" Anne said softly and Carl smiled. "I also wanna apologize to you"

"for what?" he said.

"I slapped you didn't I? She said.

"I deserved it" he muttered.

"…And I owe you a thank you, you saved me from being raped by Angelo." Anne sobbed. Remembering that incident made her burst into tears and Carl couldn't help but pull her into a tight hug. He hated to see her cry, it hurts him so much.

"you warned me about him and I didn't listen..." she sniffled in his embrace.

"Shh! What matters the most is you being okay" he said, gently patting her back.

"Carl, I was so scared... what if you hadn't come to save me? How would I have survived that trauma?" she whimpered.

Carl cupped Anne's chin, gazing into her crystal-clear eyes. "Anastasia, I want you to understand that nothing bad is going to happen to you as long as I'm alive... and I promise you that anyone that tries to hurt you won't go unpunished," he assured her.

"and... and about your dress? Please don't think that Angelo tried to rape you because of your dress. Angelo was just a pervert and only a foolish man will wanna force himself on a lady because of her outfit so ignore what Sasha said." Carl said. He felt guilty for also making Anne feel like a wayward girl because of her revealing dress.

"What you're wearing is really beautiful and you look really attractive in it, just too attractive for my liking and I felt insecure. I'm deeply sorry for making you feel bad because of your dress." Carl sincerely apologized.

He held her slim waist with his hands touching her bare back. "You have no idea how I felt when I saw Angelo holding you like this." He said in a deep voice that sounded so sexy.

Anne's eyes were locked with Carl's eyes. Staring at his eyes dark green eyes alone made her troubled heart settle. She felt at peace and there was this warm feeling inside of her that she couldn't explain. She didn't want that feeling to end. Carl didn't need to tell her that everything would be fine because his eyes had already said those words.

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