Chapter four

Isabella POV

 “Marriage? To the DeLuca”s, NO Daddy, I don’t think I can”, I step back in shock, my heart pounding in my chest, all the adrenaline of getting him to the hospital, the fear, the anxiety leaving my body, I turn around ready to run through the doors when my mother stops me, placing her hand on my shoulder,

 “Isabella darling, please, this is the only way to save this family, your father, your brother,” she says her voice shaking in fear.

 I turn around looking at my father, his eyes swollen, bandages crossed over his body, his eyes red from blood pooling in his eyes from the beating he received, right in our ancestral home, I turn to my mother, her eyes filled with tears, my socialite mother, always happy and cheerful, but all I can see in her eyes right now is fear of the unknown, the future, what more could they possibly do to us?

 “I’ll think about it, but I have to go,” I whisper into the silent room. The drive back to the house is silent, the sky is now dark, the city lights are on, and people are happily moving through the streets, bar hopping, and businesses are still booming, an internal sadness bubbles in my stomach, I pull out my phone, opening my browser, “Dominic DeLuca” I browse out

 Numerous links pop up, I open the top one but all he speaks about is his late father, and their business, and not much about him, only, he is known as a very big business mogul, I click other links and I read more about him and his family.

 The car pull up to the house, I immediately take a quick bath so Matteo doesn’t see me like this, sitting on the couch on my balcony, I pull open my phone again deciding on what to do.

 I’ll book an appointment to see him tonight or tomorrow morning and somehow convince him to let us pay him off in batches, or maybe buy out a few shares in our company. 

 I bit my lip in nervousness, who do I call? “Hannah!!” She should have some idea, her family is involved in the shipment business and they should have done some dealings together.

 I control my nervousness and make the call 

 “Hannah, hey”

 “Hey birthday girl, what's up?”

 “Done with the celebrations for the day,” I stall “I wanted to ask,” I turn to the dark sky, the night breeze blowing across my hair, “Do you know how I can get to Dominic DeLuca,? It's urgent business.”

 she pauses “Oh yea, you’re in luck, my cousin who is best friends with Julia, you know Julia right? She’s best friends with his sister Rachel, so we heard from Julia he has been staying at their family hotel, La’Luxe, they are having some sought of business meeting there back to back so he’s been staying there, but I can also get his phone number, but I doubt he will answer, so I can also get you his assistant’s phone number if that will help,” she says innocently, Hannah is the girl you call for anything, she has access to anything and everything.

 “The two phone numbers will help Hannah, thank you”

 I say into the phone getting some sort of relief from her reply

 “you’re welcome dear I’ll do that now,” she says ending the call.

 A few minutes later, the address of the hotel and two phone numbers come in as a message, I waste no time, pulling on blue boyfriend jeans and a t-shirt, staring into the mirror as I prepare, my new blonde bangs cover my forehead, my eyes are slightly swollen from all the crying today, but I dust that thought away and place my hair in a ponytail, grabbing my purse I head downstairs, calling on the driver we head to the car.

 “Where to Mam?” The driver turns slightly to me

 “La’Luxe hotel please,” I say, the drive is short, taking about 20 minutes and I finally make it to the hotel.

 La'Luxe is the hotel Bianca and I frequently use for nights out, the building is large and the interior screams class and luxury, the walls are painted white with gold detailing, I walk through the revolving doors and my eyes meet with the receptionist, breathing in, I walk towards her gathering all the confidence that I can muster.