Massimo
I see how this woman takes my son, and I know that Katherina was not wrong to leave him in her care. She is so happy playing with him that she hasn't noticed my presence. I clear my throat, and finally, her eyes meet mine. I can sense the hatred in her gaze, and she ignores me again, focusing on Alexandre.
There's a knock on the door, and one of the maids enters with a tray full of food. I asked for a variety of dishes since it's been hours since she ate, and I don't want her to get sick. The maid places the tray on the table, and I instruct her to leave. When Pietro enters, I ask him to act as an interpreter with this woman and urge her to eat.
"Mr. Massimo says please eat something; your meal is ready," Pietro translates.
"Well, tell your boss I'm not hungry, and I refuse to eat anything. I want to leave; he can't keep me locked up all the time." She says defiantly. As soon as I hear what she said, I rise from my chair, approach her, and snatch Alexandre away. I call one of the maids to take my son, leaving just Pietro, this woman, and me. I grab her arm, determined to make her eat, and drag her to the table where the food tray sits. But despite her small and weak appearance, she manages to break free from my grip and knocks the tray to the floor.
"I told you I'm not eating anything in this damn house. I'd rather starve than stay here." She spits in my face. My anger rises; no woman has ever dared to do this to the great Massimo.
"As you wish, but you'll suffer until breakfast tomorrow." Pietro informs her. I grab her face with my hand, squeezing so tightly I feel like I might break her jaw at any moment. Then, I easily lift her and throw her onto her bed. I turn and lock her in. I can hear her trying to stop me, but she can't, and she starts pounding on the door. This woman infuriates me, but I can't help feeling an electric current every time I touch her. I've never felt such an unrestrained desire for any woman as I do for her.
Lilibeth
The next day, one of the maids wakes me up and tells me the shower is ready, along with clean clothes, something I'm immensely grateful for since I hadn't been able to shower for days. After getting ready, the same woman returns to inform me that I should come down for breakfast because Alexandre is waiting for me (that's the little boy's name; I finally found out). I go down, and indeed, the baby is in the dining room. I quickly approach him, and he gives me a big smile.
"My darling, I missed you so much" I shower him with kisses and sit next to him. The woman feeding him asks if I want breakfast, but I only ask for a glass of water. After finishing my water, breakfast is served, and that's when that sick man who has me locked up enters. I stand up as soon as he sits down at the table; I don't want to be in the same place as this despicable being.
"Please stay for breakfast; it's my boss's orders." His man informs me. I ignore him and am about to leave the dining room when Alexandre starts crying at the thought of being left alone. I turn back, pick him up, and leave, leaving his father with a murderous look.
It's been four days since I arrived here, and true to my word, I haven't eaten anything. I know perfectly well that a person can survive for more than thirty days without food. I hope this will make him let me go once and for all, but I'm not naive. All I do is drink water, and that's what sustains me. In all this time, he has tried to force me to eat many times, but I always end up getting my way. Today is a sunny day, and I've seen the garden, which is divine and has a beautiful pool, albeit very deep. So, I decide to take Alexandre out to soak up some sun, as Pietro, the man, told me that I'm here to take care of his son.
We're about to go out to the garden when Massimo stops me, putting his arm to prevent me from leaving.
"I think since I'm taking care of your son, we can at least go out to the garden; it's suffocating to be indoors all day." I say, pushing his arm aside and heading to the garden. There are at least four heavily armed men there too. I leave Alexandre in a small pen that one of the maids set up and sit next to him to enjoy the sun.
"Miss, would you like to swim for a while?" The woman carrying some fruit for Alexandre asks me.
"No, thank you, Anely, I don't know how to swim." I reply with a smile. All the maids here are very kind to me. She says goodbye and goes to continue her work.
I get up to pick a fruit for Alexandre when I feel someone push me, and I fall into the pool. It's so deep that even standing on tiptoes, I can't reach the surface. The more I try to swim up, the more I sink. Fatigue overtakes me due to the lack of food in recent days, and I know this is the freedom I've been yearning for, so I stop fighting and sink into unconsciousness.
Massimo
I'm in my office with Pietro, discussing some business and if he has found any clues about Katherina's murder while he looks out the window. He informs me that Lilibeth is still in the garden, sunbathing with my son. I'm still angry with this woman for her continuous insolence.
"You can go, Pietro, and continue with the investigations." I gesture with my hand to leave me alone. When he's near the door, we hear Alexandre crying, and we immediately look out the window. We don't see anything strange until Pietro mentions that the guards aren't in their positions, and Lilibeth is nowhere to be seen. We rush down to see what's happening.
"That damn woman will pay for this when she returns; how dare she leave you alone," I say, taking my son in my arms, but he continues to cry. "Anely! Bring me that woman immediately."
"I'm sorry, sir, but the miss never entered the house," She says with a puzzled look. "She stayed with Alexandre the whole time."
"She couldn't have vanished into thin air, and where are the useless ones who should be here guarding her?" My men come out and inform me that they had problems elsewhere on the property, so they had to leave their posts for a moment. But when they left, she was still here.
I'm close to the pool when I see a piece of apple on the floor. I approach and see a silhouette at the bottom of the pool. I hand Alexandre over and dive in, feeling an indescribable fear. I can see this woman at the bottom, I bring her to the surface and quickly try to resuscitate her. When I feel like I'm about to lose her, she starts coughing and spits out all the water she swallowed.
"Damn it! Do you want to die so badly that you're willing to drown yourself?" I ask, carrying her and heading to the waiting car to take her to the hospital.
It's been two days since I brought this woman to the hospital with Carlo, my personal doctor. He has been taking care of her all this time, and now she is doing well. On the first day, when she didn't wake up, I got really scared, but it turns out it was because of how weak she was. As soon as she woke up, she asked for Alexandre. She didn't even thank me for saving her, and she hasn't spoken to me at all during this time. She is discharged from the hospital, and once we're back at my house, I carry her to her room."I'm not going to thank you. It's your fault. If you had let me go, I wouldn't be like this." She says, shooting me a cold look, then turns away from me, which immediately makes me frown.LilibethThe next day, I was awakened by a girl named Mia who had been hired to be my personal servant, although I believe they actually want someone to watch me all the time. She asked me to come down for breakfast, but since I didn't have any clothes —firstly because the ones I had were
LilibethIt's been several days since I returned from the hospital, and in all this time, I haven't seen that Charlotte woman again. I asked Mia about her, but she claims she had to leave because of what happened, although truth be told, I doubt that. Still, it puts my mind at ease not having that woman around me. However, I don't want to be an easy target for anyone else who might try the same thing, so I decide to ask Massimo for something during dinner.“I want to go back to my old rented room.” I address Massimo, and for a moment, I notice that he's surprised that I'm talking to him, since I've completely ignored him since the incident with Charlotte. Talking to him is the last thing I wanted to do, but I truly need something from him.“You can't go there, you know you can't go back there.” He responds indifferently.“I need the things I left there, all my clothes and documents. You can't deny me that.” I shout and stand up from my seat.“One of my men can take you to buy all the
MassimoI am in the living room talking with Maritza when Lilibeth and my son arrive. They are about to go upstairs when Maritza asks me a very hurtful question, causing Lilibeth to come back and confront her. I didn't know that this woman also spoke French since I didn't think she would understand what my companion asked. However, when she responds and implies that I have multiple lovers, it angers me even more. Throughout the time she has been in this house, I have never brought any woman here. In fact, since my separation from my ex-wife, I haven't been with any of the women I have dated. When their discussion ends, she runs off to her room."Maritza, I'm sorry. Would it be okay if we meet another day and discuss our business calmly?""Alright, Massimo. Don't worry," she says, taking her purse and bidding me goodbye with a kiss on the mouth. This surprises me because she and I don't have that kind of relationship. Once she leaves, I go up to Lilibeth's room."Open the door! I know
“Miss, dinner is ready, Mr. Massimo is waiting for you.”“I’m not hungry, I ate too much this afternoon.” —I lie, the truth is I'm starving, but I don’t want to see Massimo after what happened this afternoon—. “Mia, please, when Alex wants to sleep, you can bring him, and for now, I don’t want anyone to disturb me.”“I’m sorry, Miss, but Mr. Massimo said he would sleep with Alexandre tonight.” She replies apologetically.“Perfect, in that case, you may go. I want to sleep, see you tomorrow.”“Goodnight, Miss, rest well.”I get out of bed and decide to change into something more comfortable. I lay back down and hug a pillow, crying again.MassimoThis woman drives me crazy in a thousand different ways, and when I think I can finally make her mine, she pulls away from me without warning, without any explanation for her change of attitude. Without thinking, I imply that she came to me seeking pleasure, and I can see her face transform as she hears me say this. She screams that she is not
Massimo “Why is she taking so long?” I ask Marion, who has brought me a glass of water while I wait for Lilibeth, who is a few minutes late and hasn’t come down yet.“I don’t know, sir. She might not be much longer. Oh, look, she’s coming down now. She looks truly beautiful, Miss.” I turn when she says this, and indeed, she is right; Lilibeth looks stunning.“Thank you, Mrs. Marion.” She smiles warmly, while I am mesmerized watching her descend the stairs.Tonight, Lilibeth is wearing an emerald green dress (which contrasts beautifully with her fair skin) with one long sleeve and a single shoulder. The upper part appears to have embroidered flowers with black details on an almost translucent fabric that reveals a bra in the same color as the dress. The lower part of the dress opens into a wide skirt, showing off her entire right leg thanks to a slit. She wears matching golden shoes and a handbag, and everything about her is perfection. I can’t help but feel uneasy, thinking about how
We get in the car and during the whole ride, he says nothing, but I can feel he's quite angry. We arrive at the house and to my surprise, he lets me go without saying another word. I quickly go up to my room where Mia is already waiting for me, helping me get rid of this dress. Before going to sleep, I decide to take a shower as I feel my body is permeated with the smell of tobacco. After a quick shower, I dry my hair and put on a red silk nightgown, then get into bed.MassimoWhen I see Renzo approaching her and the way he places his lips on her hand, indescribable jealousy invades me. So, I decide to take her in my arms and kiss her to show everyone present that nobody messes with Carluccio's woman. After arguing with her that both Renzo and I only want to take her to our bed, I see clearly that she's furious. I decide it's time to return home. We don't speak to each other in the car, and when we arrive, she quickly goes up to her room. I, on the other hand, head to take a shower to
When I wake up, I find myself in the back of a car and recognize that we are still in the parking lot of the mall. The men who attacked me are not inside, so I try to open the door to get out, but they've locked me in. Through the window, I see them talking on the phone with someone, perhaps waiting for instructions. When I realize they are approaching, I pretend to be asleep, hearing the sound of two doors opening, one on my side and the other on the driver's side."She's still asleep, no need to worry, but we need to get rid of her soon. Remember, the boss wants to see her dead body.""And what if we have some fun with her?" Asks the other man, making me tense up even more.When one of them is about to get close to me, I kick him so hard that he falls and hits his head. I don't waste time and start running towards the exit. The other guy quickly reacts and starts chasing me."Come back here, you damned witch!" He shouts, catching up to me and yanking my hair, making me scream in pai
I arrived to my room, but she is still asleep due to the sedative Carlo gave her. I take a quick shower and ask Mia to change her clothes. I bring my son, and the three of us sleep in the same bed.LilibethWhen I wake up, I feel my body aching, along with my neck and face. Then I remember everything that happened the day before and I get scared because I'm not in my room. I feel an arm around my body, and when I turn around, I see Massimo and Alex deeply asleep. I realize we are in Massimo's room, who is holding us tightly against his body.I try to get up slowly so as not to wake them, but I fail as Massimo wakes up and, noticing that it was me who woke him up, he brings me closer to them. He caresses my face with his hand, and I close my eyes for a moment, savoring this gesture."How do you feel?" He asks, still a little sleepy."Fine, but my whole body hurts." I reply with a slightly hoarse voice."It was to be expected after all the blows you took, but don't worry, those men will