Chapter 49 - Surgery.Today was the most important day for Lorenzo and Cassandra. The day of the transplant.Lorenzo hugged her from behind when he saw her thoughtful. The bedroom window was open, showing a dubbed time."Are you nervous?" he asked, giving her a kiss on the cheek.Cassandra hugged him and held his hand. "I wish Aria was here. She would like to be." "Sure, she would. But my dad will be there. I know it’s not the same thing but..." Lorenzo said with a sigh. "I’m sorry she wasn’t here." Cassandra smiled, reaching his face and stroking his cheek. "It’s not your fault, dear." It was the first time she called him that. "Of any family, my father’s old family would hunt us forever. Without you to help us, I wouldn’t know what to do. I’m sure Aria will come back to us. I’m the one who’s useless and can’t do anything." Cassandra said angrily in her voice. " Don’t say that!" Lorenzo raised the tone of his voice." You saved me, Cassandra. We all love you here. I love you. You a
Lorenzo returned to the hospital room. The doctor took tests to check his health and recommended a psychologist.Cassandra had awakened at that moment and noticing the silence of Lorenzo, asked what happened. He hugged her strongly and this time, it was his turn to cry in her arms. Cassandra confronted him, allowing him to just cry without asking questions.-----Giovanni left them alone and sat briefly in the waiting room. He moved his feet anxiously. This time he checked the person who had died himself and yes, it was her, Natasha, his ex-wife. She was really dead. A hurricane of thoughts took over Giovanni’s mind. Many things were happening at the same time, and sometimes it was too much even for him. He needed to reorganize his thoughts. Had Natasha’s death been a move of Orlov? Probably not. Your ex would never do that if it was not by his own choice. The pieces still needed to fit. "Damn." Giovanni cursed mentally, he had never felt so lost as now. Aria was still missing, the
When Mateo showed her the picture of Aria’s grandfather and uncle, Alissa knew that her suspicions were correct.Looking at the photo of Mikhail Orlov, she felt repulsion. The desire to shoot in the middle of the face of that bastard and take that smile off his face, was huge. She promised herself that she would do it. Alissa would no longer be afraid and avenge her parents.They died just for information, but what kind? Would it be something about Aria’s parents? She’d have to find out. Now because of Natasha, they had some leads. Unfortunately, Alissa was dying of pain because of those sons of bitches. Then, Mateo would have to do the job for her. But soon, she could at least be up to give the final blow. ------The first place they decided to investigate was, incredibly, Alissa’s old house. The macabre place where her parents had been murdered. In this case, she thanked for not having to go there."My parents always kept copies of every investigation." she told Mateo through the
Screams.Smoke.Fire.Blood.Giovanni wiped the blood from his face and got into the car, as if he hadn't caused chaos behind him.He straightened his blue tie and answered the ringing phone. His secretary, Anne, was calling him at the worst possible time.“Mr. Mancini, I'm calling to inform you that the last nanny has quit. We're running out of options. I don't know who to hire if even the trained women in our midst aren't enough.”“I don't care, Anne. That's your job to sort out. The children have to accept someone. There's no time to deal with them.”“There is one last option, sir, but I think your children's wish is...”“Then bring that last option and don't disturb me any more for today.” He said, turning off his cell phone without even saying goodbye.As the car left its trail of destruction behind, someone woke up gasping in the cold of the night.The images were still fresh in his mind, screams, smoke, fire, blood, death.It all seemed so recent, as if 12 years had not passed.
When Aria arrived at the Mancini house, she was surprised by the amount of security. Well, if I were her, I’d like to keep your kids safe, too. The housekeeper Giulia answered and Aria thanked her for the education. She presented the whole house and the functioning of things there. "Children can be a little difficult. Many have already said goodbye. But I ask you to understand. They suffer greatly from the absence of their father." Aria stated. She somehow understood these children. Being without her parents was difficult. She smiled when she saw a 5-year-old girl and a 17-year-old boy. They both looked at her angrily. "This is Laura and Giovanni, Aria."- Giulia introduced them. "Children, this is Miss Ricci." "Pleasure, I will take care of you from today. I hope we got along." Laura just showed her tongue and cried out: "We don’t want you here." The child ran into the room and locked himself in. Lorenzo also did not address her. He did a quick research on her life and
Giovanni wouldn’t want to be here today, especially when that random woman left his mind full of distractions. The man in front of him was terrified, fear could be seen in his eyes, but there was no forgiveness for traitors. Especially those who used their power to abuse children. "Please, please, boss, it’s a lie. I swear I didn’t do anything. I would never touch a child." he said tied to his chair. Giovanni did not answer, he just focused on hitting the man, discounting all of his anger, while that woman’s words came into his mind. It wasn’t his fault, it was that damn woman who took him away from his kids years ago. Doubt would never leave his mind or the hatred he felt for his children. Who was that nanny to say what she didn’t know? Did she know who he was? Who was she talking to? The abuser was tired of trying to fight, but the worst would come. At that moment, Giovanni already had his face and shirt full of blood. How dare that girl? If that son of a bitch, in fron
The next day was a mess for Aria. She got up early, making sure she was well dressed this time and would not be embarrassed if her boss was still at home. Aria came down the stairs and called her sister. "I know, Cass. But, Mr. Mancini said there will be no problem, don’t worry, all right? I’ll be there soon to help you prepare everything." "Is your sister worried?" Aria leapt at Giovanni’s voice. The man was really, really sneaky. "Good morning, sir." she said, nervous. " Yeah, she’s a little worried about being a nuisance." "She won’t be. I promise and I keep my word." Giovanni said, approaching her, staring at her with his cold eyes and making her shudder. "Daddy. You’re home." Laura screamed, running up to him. Giovanni gave a smile. Not even he could resist such cuteness. "Good morning, dear," he said hugging her. Aria smiled at the scene. Was she wrong about him? Curiosity made her look at Lorenzo, who did not seem to have the same impression of her. Perhaps she was ru
Today was a complicated day for Aria. It was the first official day she would go out with Laura and also the first day of Cassandra’s new high school. But she didn’t seem to be worried about it. Cassandra got up and said good morning to everyone. She walked slowly through the place until she accidentally ran into a vase and almost broke it. Cassandra did not hear anything falling, but she herself slipped, but was caught by someone. "Phew, I caught you in time." Lorenzo said, relieved. "I’m sorry, Lorenzo. I ended up being a nuisance to you." "It was nothing. It’s not your fault. Come on, let’s have breakfast." He took her hand and she allowed it. Lorenzo smiled, happy. ------ After breakfast, everyone got in the car and Alissa took them to their destinations. Houen College was the first, the most prestigious college in Italy and in which only children of billionaires studied. At least that’s what Aria knew about him. In fact, it was one of the colleges, from a network all over
When Mateo showed her the picture of Aria’s grandfather and uncle, Alissa knew that her suspicions were correct.Looking at the photo of Mikhail Orlov, she felt repulsion. The desire to shoot in the middle of the face of that bastard and take that smile off his face, was huge. She promised herself that she would do it. Alissa would no longer be afraid and avenge her parents.They died just for information, but what kind? Would it be something about Aria’s parents? She’d have to find out. Now because of Natasha, they had some leads. Unfortunately, Alissa was dying of pain because of those sons of bitches. Then, Mateo would have to do the job for her. But soon, she could at least be up to give the final blow. ------The first place they decided to investigate was, incredibly, Alissa’s old house. The macabre place where her parents had been murdered. In this case, she thanked for not having to go there."My parents always kept copies of every investigation." she told Mateo through the
Lorenzo returned to the hospital room. The doctor took tests to check his health and recommended a psychologist.Cassandra had awakened at that moment and noticing the silence of Lorenzo, asked what happened. He hugged her strongly and this time, it was his turn to cry in her arms. Cassandra confronted him, allowing him to just cry without asking questions.-----Giovanni left them alone and sat briefly in the waiting room. He moved his feet anxiously. This time he checked the person who had died himself and yes, it was her, Natasha, his ex-wife. She was really dead. A hurricane of thoughts took over Giovanni’s mind. Many things were happening at the same time, and sometimes it was too much even for him. He needed to reorganize his thoughts. Had Natasha’s death been a move of Orlov? Probably not. Your ex would never do that if it was not by his own choice. The pieces still needed to fit. "Damn." Giovanni cursed mentally, he had never felt so lost as now. Aria was still missing, the
Chapter 49 - Surgery.Today was the most important day for Lorenzo and Cassandra. The day of the transplant.Lorenzo hugged her from behind when he saw her thoughtful. The bedroom window was open, showing a dubbed time."Are you nervous?" he asked, giving her a kiss on the cheek.Cassandra hugged him and held his hand. "I wish Aria was here. She would like to be." "Sure, she would. But my dad will be there. I know it’s not the same thing but..." Lorenzo said with a sigh. "I’m sorry she wasn’t here." Cassandra smiled, reaching his face and stroking his cheek. "It’s not your fault, dear." It was the first time she called him that. "Of any family, my father’s old family would hunt us forever. Without you to help us, I wouldn’t know what to do. I’m sure Aria will come back to us. I’m the one who’s useless and can’t do anything." Cassandra said angrily in her voice. " Don’t say that!" Lorenzo raised the tone of his voice." You saved me, Cassandra. We all love you here. I love you. You a
Natasha drove towards the hideout. She had expected them to take Aria, but that they attacked Laura was not a thought that had passed through her mind.Natasha pressed the steering wheel hard, the car almost hit a pole. How did they have the courage to attack their little girl?Family was everything and the Russian mafia was her family. But, their children were too. And they were more important than their first family.Natasha had called Orlav, to be aware of the latest events and he said with his cold and cynical voice:"We tried to kill the traitor and my granddaughter, unfortunately failed. Ah, your daughter was together. Maybe she can not wake up. Sorry, we were in a hurry." He said without any guilt or remorse. After all, who was not important to him, was not important to the mafia.Natasha drove as fast as she could, that bastard would pay. But she couldn’t act hastily. She took a deep breath and focused her thoughts on going to her daughter first and taking care of Orlav later.
As Mikhail had promised, Aria was invited to dinner. And she would not risk denying his presence.She woke up with a knock on the door and a red dress hanging in her wardrobe. Now they decided what she should wear? Aria clenched her fists, she was not their property. But it was better to cooperate.She wore the dress that had a slight V-neck and a slit in the leg. Put on her silver shoes and went out.Aria was not silly, she could have been taken by them and deprived of any interaction with the outside world. But there should be some way to get contact or escape.The nanny watched the corridor and unfortunately there was nothing interesting in the place, just two more rooms. Without seeing, Aria went down the stairs towards the dining room.The two Orlav men were sitting in mahogany chairs while dinner had been served at the same material table.Yuri Orlav looked at his granddaughter with a smile that Aria did not return. Her uncle did the same, comparing her to her mother. "You look
On the way home, Cassandra didn’t know how to feel anymore. A void took hold of her for a few moments, she didn’t know who she was anymore. Much had happened, revelations about her family, but Cassandra cared only for her sister and she had been taken away again. She couldn’t take it anymore.Lorenzo shook her hand as she began to tremble. Silent tears began to run down Cassandra’s face and she finally collapsed. Lorenzo hugged her as she cried and clung to him. All the way to the Mancini home followed filled by such a moment.When they left the car, there was only silence. Cassandra’s tears had already dried. Laura was taken to her room, with doctors and nurses on her heels, to install the child in her old accommodation. She had not yet opened her eyes. Cassandra shook the little girl’s hand, but there was no answer. Would life smile again for them one day? Cassandra and Aria’s lives changed drastically when they met the Mancinis. They have known more love and affection, but also
Aria woke up with a headache again. She wasn’t having much luck lately. Her eyes took long to open completely. Until finally, the nanny could see where I was.The room had blue walls, was simple and clean. It did not have many furniture, all light and solid wood. There was only a desk, a wardrobe and a nightstand with a lamp. The windows were closed, but it was already dark and you could see the moon by the transparency of it. Aria stood up and looked at the place, she almost fell, because a slight dizziness hit her. She leaned in at the desk and was surprised to see a picture of a family: The father, the man best known as his grandfather who had been his tenant for years; a woman with brown hair and green eyes, probably his grandmother; an 18 year old young man whom she knew very well, his father, with deep brown eyes and finally a young man of 13 years old very similar to the previous one, only that he had green eyes.The door opened and Aria heard a whistle, green eyes stared at h
That day returned in her dreams again. This happened from time to time, proof that this dark moment would always remain in your subconscious.Her parents were dead on the ground, blood had splattered on her face and her gaze was of terror. Her body was shaking and Alissa was afraid to look up. As much as the vision in front of him was frightening, what was in another direction was even more scary.However, something distracted her for a second, a whistle, or rather a sequence of whistles. An unrecognizable pattern.Soon the sound stopped and Alissa’s face was pulled up, being forced to look up and observe green eyes. "Let’s play, sweetie? Don’t worry, we won’t kill you." The voice dragged said.And Alissa heard laughter mixed with the sound of a huge bang. She woke up in panic, eyes wide, sweating and trembling with fear. A familiar smell calmed her somehow, it was Mateo who was hugging." Calm down, I’m here. It was just an explosion." He whispered so quietly that only she could hear
That day returned in her dreams again. This happened from time to time, proof that this dark moment would always remain in your subconscious.Her parents were dead on the ground, blood had splattered on her face and her gaze was of terror. Her body was shaking and Alissa was afraid to look up. As much as the vision in front of him was frightening, what was in another direction was even more scary.However, something distracted her for a second, a whistle, or rather a sequence of whistles. An unrecognizable pattern.Soon the sound stopped and Alissa’s face was pulled up, being forced to look up and observe green eyes. "Let’s play, sweetie? Don’t worry, we won’t kill you." The voice dragged said.And Alissa heard laughter mixed with the sound of a huge bang. She woke up in panic, eyes wide, sweating and trembling with fear. A familiar smell calmed her somehow, it was Mateo who was hugging." Calm down, I’m here. It was just an explosion." He whispered so quietly that only she could hear