Chapter 107Work was soon over and the duo got home. They were happy to see Antonio and that he had made his famous souffle. Damian sat at the dining table to eat. The maids were quite surprised. Damian never ate at the table. Antonio sat with them and watched the pair eat together."You both look quite adorable together."Damian had no idea how to reply to that comment and simply continued to eat. Lilian raised her head to look at him but he kept his head down and focused on the food. Antonio smirked. He knew that Damian was trying to avoid the comment but he wouldn't be able to avoid it for long. He left the pair alone and headed to the bathroom to change out of his apron."So how has Adam been pushing you with the best man duties.""It is horrible. Stressful and full of frivolities. I should just be home.""Well, that is how you're going to stress someone else when you get married..."Lilian stopped mid-sentence. The words that tumbled out of her mouth had come out wrong. There was
Chapter 108Sunday rolled up faster than anyone expected. Damian was standing in front of the mirror with his suit on. He had to admit, that he liked it and Xavier had very good taste. His suit was modest. Not too flashy and not too dull. "I just want this to all be over. And I have to wear this ridiculous bow tie."Damian adjusted the bow tie for the umpteenth time. He really hated it. He just wanted to wear a regular tie now he was struggling with the annoying little thing on his neck. He heard a soft knock on his door and it opened slightly.He looked and saw that it was Antonio. He was dressed up in a very handsome suit and had his hair done.He looked at Damian and smiled."Well, someone is looking like a best man."He walked up to Damian and helped him with his tie."This is ridiculous," Damian grumbled."Just give it a chance will you? You might actually enjoy it."Damian scoffed and looked at the mirror."You know that this might be you in a few years," Antonio continued."Pl
Chapter 109Antonio peered into the darkness and suddenly, a masked figure jumped out and grabbed him by the throat. He struggled and tried his best to fight back. The masked figure pushed Antonio to the ground and grabbed a knife from the drawer and tried to proceed upstairs. Antonio grabbed his leg and pulled him to the ground. He managed to stand up and grabbed a frying pan and hit his assailant on the head. The man reeled on the floor and the noise made such a racket that Damian was alarmed and headed downstairs. He met Antonio in a furious battle with a robber and tried to jump in to help. He pulled the robber away from Antonio and unfurled a right hook which the robber dodged. Lilian rushed down and saw the men fighting and was unsure of what to do. Damian twisted the man's arm and the knife fell out of his hand to the floor. He tried to go for a choke hold but the robber used his elbow and hit Damian in the face. Antonio tried to grab the knife but he was too slow. The robber
Chapter 110The following week was miserable for everyone. Who would guess that after such happiness there would be such sorrow? Everyone was gathered at Antonio's house and was clad in black. Anna was distraught. She was in a black lace dress and she cried her heart out. The warmth of Antonio's home had vanished and all that was left in its place was coldness and sorrow. Damian never would have guessed that he would be the best man at a wedding and now attend the funeral of the one person who was actually like a father to him.Lilian stood by his side, her eyes were full of tears. Antonio truly cared for her. He was happy and kind and loving and he didn't deserve to die in such a horrid way. His kind grey eyes flickered in her memory and she shed another silent tear. Adam was there as well with Xena as well as Rockwell and Gwen. There was silence in his compound as they all looked at his gravestone with broken hearts.In loving memory of Antonio RussoA Father, Friend, and Husband1
Chapter 111 Damian was up early. Lilian was in bed with him and she felt him wake up. She sat up and rubbed her eyes and saw him heading to the bathroom to brush his teeth. He was still silent and hurt and she decided that it was best not to bother him. She left and headed to her room to get ready. It was the day of Sean's trial and she was going with him. She wanted to look into the eyes of Antonio's killer. She wanted to make sure that he paid for what he had done. She had a quick bath and was soon ready and was downstairs waiting for Damian. He came down and saw her dressed. "Where do you think you're going." "I am coming with you and don't even think of trying to stop me." Damian had no intention of doing that and they walked to the car together. All the maids had been dismissed till further notice so the mansion was lacking its usual buzz of activity. They got to the car and headed in. The chauffeur was silent and he drove them out of the compound. Lilian looked at Damian and
Chapter 112The days flew by and Lilia was in constant fear. She was silent at work and at home and spent as much time away from Damian as she could.She sat at her desk in the office silently typing some documents. Damian was at his desk. He hadn't spoken to her and he barely did. They had grown so cold and every time she looked at him, she felt fear and unease.Work was almost back to normal. There were still a few glum faces but nevertheless, business was good. It was a surprise that his mourning hadn't affected business. Jackson and Torres were still in line and Adam was giving work everything that he had in him. Rosé was different too. His cheer and smile had faded and she looked unhappy, especially when she saw Lilian. She knew something was wrong. They and she had a misunderstanding with Xavier and he was to go back to Greece soon and they hadn't talked for a while.She came to deliver some papers to Lilian and saw her glumly typing on her keyboard. She wanted to tell her somet
Chapter 113Damian walked in and he seemed very angry. Lilian was nervous and she swallowed hard when she saw him. Rosé saw her fear and held her hand reassuringly.Damian looked from Rosé to Lilian. Rosé stared back at him unafraid. Damian looked at the pair and headed upstairs. Lilian breathed and Rosé looked really nervous and scared for her."Are you sure that you want to stay here? My offer is still open. You can stay with me."Lilian nodded."I'll be fine."Rosé couldn't force her and she stood up and left. Lilian sat at the dinner table unsure of what to do. She was terrified and scared. She finally decided to head back up to her room. As soon as she got upstairs, Damian called her."Come here. Now."She walked to his room and closed the door behind her. Damian was at his wine cabinet, drinking.She stood looking at him."I don't need you at work anymore. You can stay home. The maids will be brought back and you can stay at home. Now leave."Lilian left and didn't look back. Sh
Chapter 114Damian came home late and he found Lilian in the living room with the television on enjoying a bowl of pasta. He could smell the food and it smelled just the way that Antonio used to make it."How did you get that?"Lilian was started by his presence. She didn't know that he was home. She didn't even hear the car drive in."Anna came by and she brought me Antonio's cookbook. So I followed the recipe and made his famous spaghetti."Lilian was smiling. She hoped that Damian would like to have some. It would probably cheer him up but he simply gruffed and headed upstairs. Lilian was alone. she took a deep breath and continued watching her show. She was uninterested now and she sat there staring at the television and she couldn't hear a thing they were saying. Her phone beeped beside her. She picked it up and saw that it was a message from Rosé "I hope you are okay. I didn't see you at work today."Lilian smiled sadly. Rosé seemed to be the only person that was checking on he