The thought of losing Almano bugged Sonia so much that she didn't even care if she had made Alberto angry for delivering the flowers at a late hour.
A knock came on the door but because she was so engrossed in her thoughts she didn't seem to notice David walk in. "Earth to Sonia" he said as he snapped his finger at her still she seemed to not have noticed him untill he knocked on her table and she snapped back,"How long have you been here?” she asked confused by when he got in because she didn't hear a knock. "Not Long, what's wrong with you?” He asked with concern, it was the first time of seeing her zone out like that. "Nothing, just thinking" she reluctantly replied. Sharing her problems was something she never did, all her life she had always kept what she felt to herself. "You know, you shouldn’t let his anger affect you. He had every right to be angry because you were late but all you needed to do was apologize. He waited a long while to you" He stated.“I know I am at fault” she answered. "Well then, to get your mind off it. Will you like to go clubbing?" he added. "I don't think I need that right now, but maybe next time I will take your offer" she said. Sonia had no time to party, she needed to find out about the man with the familiar plate number, following him was the only way to find out where she was living but she lost such a chance. David who had been ignored for quite a long time in just one day left unhappily, he had hoped to hang out with friends but that had turned out to be futile.“Let me leave you to your thoughts, you seem to be very occupied right now” Late in the evening, Sonia walked out of her office after thinking a lot through, she walked right past the receptionist counter and then halted,"Maybe Almano had given a little bit of information" she thought. Under the counter were stack of files, she picked up the visitor's list, scanning through it, her eyes lit up when she saw Mr Almano, "There you are, you devil". "What are you doing?" Alberto asked.Sonia raised her head to see Alberto but she decided to compose herself to not seem suspicious to him. "I was going through the list" she replied. He tilted his head and looked her "Why are still at the office?" Because of her he couldn't go home early, he had waited patiently to hear her come out but she didn't untill minutes ago, he followed her, watching her every move but she didn't seem to notice his presence. "I will be leaving now" she replied as she arranged the files and walked quickly to avoid him. She got in a cab and zoomed off immediately. Sonia arrived home in an hour. She made her way to the study room, A name boldly written on her book.“Almano” Going through the visitors list which she had hidden in her dress,?she realised that Almano didn't leave an address, she picked up a knife and stabbed the paper on her clue board in frustration. After many years she was finally getting the clues to her parents death untill she could finally seize the opportunity to kill him. Opening her wardrobe, she split her clothes two ways and raised up a small board. Behind the board was another room, she typed in the combination and a door opened. The room had all kind of costumes and disguises that Lisa had used, this was the first time she had stepped in there after Lisa died. As a kid, Lisa had taught her Burglary, disguise and theft, she was a wolf in a sheep clothing waiting to be discovered. She knew her mother had a difficult job and she didn't question it. All the knew was that she was an agent.“I will avenge you mother” she said to herself.******** The weekend had passed by so quickly, and the streets of Rome were buzzing with cars and individuals heading for their daily job. The employees of the vin’s mansion were no exception as they were gathered in the meeting room to be addressed by Alberto."We will be attending the birthday party of Mr Almano this Evening, be sure to remember that as you are there, you represent the company in whatever you do” He said. Hearing Almano’s name, Sonia’s eyes lit up and her heart skipped but she immediately calmed her self down. This birthday invitation wasn't for everyone initially, Alberto had wanted to ask Anabel to be his date but in order to avoid a rejection he asked everyone to come. Going on with other presentations, Sonia seemed to be lost in her thoughts, Finally an opportunity had presented itself and she didn't even have to do much. She would finally meet her parent's murderer face to face, that was a day she was so anxious to see. Her mind was so focused on what way she could use to torture him. Alberto who had been staring at her for some time now noticed how lost she was in the meeting. He was confused by what was going on in her head and why she had different facial expression.Little did he know that his face had turned grey and it frightened David. He paused, expecting Alberto to say to something. Alberto in turn realized the silence in the room then looked at David before getting up to leave.When he got to Sonia’s seat, he paused once again.“Meet me in my office” he ordered and stormed out. Sonia strolled into Alberto’s office and he signalled for her to sit down,"Are you okay?” he asked."Yes sir, I'm fine" she replied. "Is there anything bothering you?” "No sir". There was a sudden silence between them, this was the first time Alberto had asked about her. "May I ask why you are concerned? she couldn't help but ask. "Well, nothing. just noticed you have been dull today, I'm responsible for all my employees" he stated. Ofcourse he didn't care if anything happened to his employees, he was a cold hearted man but to Sonia he saw himself doing things he never did. "it's nothing I can't handle" she smiled softly. He smiled back at her but buried it immediately then dismissed her. A few hours before the event began, Sonia needed to know the house of her enemy so she thought of invading it. She pulled out a paper from her pocket which she had written the address of the event. Dressed in a black hoodie and trousers, she had on a black mask and a baseball cap and left in the cover of the night. Sonia stood in front of a big mansion, walking around it twice to pinpoint all the camera's and guards and carefully writing it down. The place was busy with the preparation that it was easy for her to inform infiltrate. Jumping in through an open window, she crept in, she tiptoed around the house, noticing every nook and crannies until she opened a room and saw someone sleeping, trying to raise the sheets to see the face, she heard footsteps and she jumped out through the window, landing on the grass, she picked to her heels and ran away. At the same time, Alberto who had been sitting in darkness in his room, heard footsteps but seemed like the person was tiptoeing, he got up to check if it was Almano because the rooms were a restricted area to the guests when he saw him still sound asleep, turning away, he realised that the window was open so he closed it and closed the door. Sonia ran with so much speed as if her life depended on it, entering her house, only then was she able to breathe properly. Hours later and the night of the event finally came, a knock came at Sonia’s door almost shaking her in fear of being caught.Opening it, she couldn't find anyone other than a big box at her door step. She picked up a card written on it "Wear it”.In the package was a black dress with a slit. Sonia walked into the hall in the beautiful black dress as she swayed her hair, she had made a few modifications to her dress leaving her back bare causing the dress to fold into a v line. The scorpion tattoo on her back was very eye catching, everyone seemed to halt as they noticed her presence. "Who was this young lady?” a few people chattered to themselves.Alberto was dressed in a white suit, he had combed his hair backwards giving him a perfect look,as he sat at corner watching the event. The banquet was filled with guests but his eyes kept wandering. His body burned up immediately he saw her, standing up he walked towards her but before he could reach her David had already appeared. "WOW, you look stunning" David smiled. She shrugged her shoulders to express how grateful she was for his compliment. David felt a cold stare as he shifted his head to see Alberto standing behind Sonia. "I will see you later" he hurriedly left escaping his wrath. "You look good in the dress" Alberto said from behind her causing her to turn giving her the most angelic face, Alberto’s heart melted at this little motion as he tried to control himself. "I assume you bought the dress, I am sorry I made a few modifications to it" she replied. "It looks... better this way" he stuttered. "May I have your attention everybody" the MC spoke as he lifted a wine glass. He continued "We are gathered here today to celebrate the Birthday of Mr Almano. I would love to propose a toast, shall we all raise our wine glasses. Happy Birthday Mr Almano". Almano lifted his glass in the air as an acknowledgement, the guests clapped for him as he slightly nodded. A soft song began playing as the guests took their stands on the dance floor, holding each other so intimately. This situation became akward for Sonia as she kept avoiding his gaze knowing he would ask her to dance with him. Sonia turned to leave when he held her, he stood in front of her and stretched his hands, "Can I have this dance?”It took a minute but she reciprocated and they proceeded to the dance floor, with his hands on her waist and her hands on his shoulders, they stared at each other. They seemed to have outshined the other guests as the spotlight was on them, "They look like a perfect couple" people whispered among themselves. Alberto looked at her affectionately, then whispered in her ear"Wrap your hands around my neck".She obeyed and the distance between them had closed up, as Alberto could feel her warmth, it was the strangest but best feeling ever, they danced in each other's arms for a while until Sonia leaned on Alberto’s shoulder and whispered"Mr Alberto, I need to go now". His countenance dropped as he watched her walk away.Alberto looked at her affectionately, then whispered in her ear"Wrap your hands around my neck".She obeyed and the distance between them had closed up, as Alberto could feel her warmth, it was the strangest but best feeling ever, they danced in each other's arms for a while until Sonia leaned on Alberto’s shoulder and whispered"Mr Alberto, I need to go now".His countenance dropped as he watched her walk away.With the event still booming in the middle of the night, cars parked on every angle. A waiter stepped out to pick more accessories when he got knocked out with a stick.Sonia instantly changed into his uniform, fixing her contacts aided with glasses and wearing a brown wig to match the waiter's hair colour, she went straight back into the kitchen to not seem suspicious."You, why are you coming in now?" asked the manager."Sorry sir" Sonia replied."Take this tray immediately" he ordered.She picked up a tray of glasses filled with wine as she strodded to the main hall.She s
Sonia arrived home, removing her outfit and burnt it in the garbage can.She placed the gun back were she had kept it, lying on the bed, she felt like a huge burden had been taken off her chest.She had been through a lot of training just to get revenge on her father's murderer, she had trained to be faster and show no resilence, she knew her opponent wasn't an ordinary person so she had to be perfect in her work.A phone call woke Sonia from her thought, she picked up her phone as stared at the number deliberating on whether to pick or not."Hello" her sweet melodious voice rang out but there was no response from the other side."Who is this?” she continued.Listening to her voice, he felt peace and warmth, he really wanted her in his arms to take away the pain he was feeling, if her voice could soothe him this much, how much more her presence?.Not hearing anything from the phone, Sonia disconnected the call as she laid back on the bed without realizing who had called.******Three
The next day, Sonia was invited to Alberto’s office where they both worked together on a project, Sonia got so tired that she began dozing off.“Sir we have a...” Cara walked in to drop lunch for them but was immediately hushed by Him. She found Sonia leaning on his shoulders sleeping comfortably. She quietly left his office but couldn't help but giggle as she got to her corner.David walked by and noticed her smiling, he halted and asked,"what's funny?” "Nothing Mr David" she replied as she continued giggling. It was the first time he saw her giggle to herself like she was crazy, somewhat it captivated him to stare at her, he smiled back and walked away.“Sonia” Alberto called out to her.“Hmm” “Wake up” he whispered.“Not yet” she wrapper her arms around his waist and pulled herself closer to rest her head better.Alberto closed his eyes for a second enjoying every bit of her warmth.“Lunch is here”“Food” she sprung pushing him away.Alberto found himself on the ground bu
Alberto sat in his room smoking a cigarette when his phone rang, looking at it, he knew it was work related so he switched off his phone as he planned to abstain from work for the day. Standing by the window, he could see four men being led into the vault with their hands tied behind their backs. He could tell those were the burglars who had tried to rob him. In the vault, the men were already strapped to a chair with duct tape Bernard was suddenly quiet giving then the chills as they wondered why they were dragged there, "I have seen this shit in movies countless times, we're gonna die" One of them panicked.“Relax Malachi” the other replied.“How do you expect me to relax when my hands and legs are tied up Matthew” Malachi complained. "Are we gonna die Mr?, Mark asked as he looked at Bernard. "Will you two keep quiet" Luke said getting tired of his teams ignorance. He had been scanning the place and realized they had been there before. "You know very well that I am sc
At the Vin’s mansion late in the evening, Luke arrived.“I am here to see the Boss” he said to Bernard. “He isn't home, what do you have?" Bernard asked instead. Luke gave a recording pen to Bernard, "From this you will realise that it wasn't a man, but a lady" "So you are saying it was a lady disguised as a man" he asked. "Well from her voice, it's definitely a lady" Like replied. From the evidence they had, Bernard thought it was a man all these time but realizing it was a lady, he was shocked. Alberto sat quietly in his car with Sonia by his side when a call came through. "Speak" Alberto demanded, " Boss, we found a clue" Bernard stated, " I'm on my way" he responded as his mood changed. "Mr Alberto" Sonia couldn't help but notice his switch in mood. "Hmm" he smiled looking at her, "At what age did you start managing the Vin's company?” She couldn't help but ask. "At age 15" he said as he pulled a strand of her hair behind her ear. "You mus
Mitchell the average man had barely escaped from the crutches of Alberto, he was so angry that he had wasted a lot of his men's life.So he returned back to his base with what he had left. Months ago, at a massive land area located on the east side of Rome was the MFT agency, it was an agency filled with spies and undercover agents who worked for governmental and non governmental organization. The news that the MV9 was stolen right underneath their noses reached Mitchell's office, he was asked by the higher ups to retrieve it before casualties arise. He had been warned of who Alberto was and how powerful he was yet he underestimated him. After one week of planning and training, the day to attack had arrived and yet they had failed woefully, not only was his assistant killed but also his men. "Who was this man, and how dangerous is he" he thought as he sat in his office when a green alert showed on his big screen. Accepting the video call, a man in a military uni
Seated in the study room, Sonia prepared a draft for her next meeting by Wednesday, she had refused any help from Alberto as she was angry with him because he refused letting her go to work. "Come on, let me help a bit" Alberto pouted. "No, and stay away from me" she cautioned.Alberto stood by the door watching her work, he wanted to blame himself for not letting her work at the office but at the same time he wanted her to be with him. Alberto had grown to love every single aspect of her, her stubbornness, seriousness and pampering. He had planned to take her out for the day but she rejected his offer, he took it as a punishment for ruining her work plans. "Ahhhh, it hurts" he clenched his waist tightly to gain a reaction from her but all she did was laugh because she could see right through him.“I know you are just pretending to make me change my mind, I am not going on a date with you” she stated.“But why?”“You already know why”“Please, you can't blame me for wan
Nathan’s world had turned upside down in one night, he used to be the boss of an underground trafficking unit but now he works for someone else, and not just a man but a lady. Shame and regret was written all over his face as he stood in front of his company, a company that was no longer his. The H empire was going to be handed over to someone else. Bernard who had been standing behind him pushed Nathan into the building as he had stayed so long staring at it. In a cozy but spacious office, Sonia sat on the chair while Alberto leaned on the Desk facing her. His eyes pinned on her with so much admiration, yesterday night, he was so shocked by how she handled things but still admired her dominance. The door opened and Nathan walked in with a moody face followed by Bernard. "Have a seat" Sonia gestured. Alberto's back was still turned towards Nathan as he was admiring Sonia. Raphael walked in and gave a file to him, Alberto accessed it and gave it to Sonia. Aft
"There is more" Alberto toyed with her hair, "I'm excited for more" she hopped around, He took her a beautiful Villa which looked more luxurious than the Vin's mansion. "Wow, this is amazing, you own this" she enjoyed the scenery, "We own it" he held the keys in his hands, "This is ours" she was astonished, "Yes, I want us to start our family here and raise our children together" he said. He had gotten a new place because he wanted to start a fresh without old memories from his past. "So you want more children" she teased, "One more maybe" he caressed her face, "I don't know" she shaked her head, "I want us to create memories here" he said meaning every word as he hugged her closely from behind, "Your family could live with us when they are in town" he added. "I would love that" she leaned closer, "There is more than enough room for all of us" he said, "Alberto" she called softly, "Hmm" "You are the best thing that has ever happened to me" she said
The weekend flew by really fast and it was a perfect time for Alberto to surprise Sonia. He woke her up with a kiss. "Good morning" he greeted, "Good morning" she replied, "You look beautiful even when you sleep" he kissed her hands, "Let me sleep" she ruffled the duvet, "No more my Queen. Today is a special day" he dragged the duvet, "Why, is it your birthday" she wasn't ready to get up, "No. Just take a shower and get ready" he said, "Okay" She obeyed excitedly. He had promised to take her out while she was in the hospital and right now she knew that it was time. Alberto got all dressed up and waited for Sonia. "Good morning Alberto" Charlotte walked in with Montessori. "Good morning Mr and Mrs" he greeted, "You look good" Charlotte praised him, "Thank you" he gestured, "Now where is my favorite grandchild" she asked excitedly, Alberto had invited the Montessori to take care of kadmiel while they were gone. "Sleeping in his room" he replied
A distress call reached through to Bernard phone, "Hello, who is this?" he asked, "This is your father" A deep commandeering voice replied, "How did you find me" he inquired. After Bernard was sent away from his family he vowed to make sure his family never finds him, "You made yourself impossible to find intentionally" Lucious was annoyed after finding out the truth, "Yes" "Where are you" Lucious asked, "You should already know" he replied, "I want you to return back now" Lucious commanded, "I can't do that, no one wants me there" he refused, "I know that it was your brother that sent you away but I need you back" Lucious attempted to beg but his words failed him, "What for" Bernard asked discontent, "Will you do as I say" Lucious demanded, "Is he dead" Bernard refered to his older brother, "No" "Then don't bug me" He didn't see the reason to return back, "I am fine here" "Listen to me young man, you will come back home this instant, that is an or
"June are you in" Sonia walked into her room. "June, you are gonna be late" she pulled the duvet off her body, "What time is it" June asked sleepily, "It's late in the afternoon" Sonia replied sitting close to her, "Oh no, I'm gonna be late for my flight" she sprung up, rambling through her things trying to tidy them up. She had cried throughout the night because of her incident with Bernard and was only able to sleep in the morning. What he did to her hurt her very much to the point that she felt a stabbing pain in her chest. "Relax, Alberto can book another one for you" There was nothing Alberto couldn't since he had now become the richest man in Rome because of his international collaboration that became successful all over the world. "No, if I don't arrive early I might miss my audition" June threw some clothes into her bag, trying to move at a faster pace. "Is that so" Sonia asked, "Yes" "Then hurry up, I will pack your things" Sonia rushed her to t
After Sonia got discharged, June watched the baby all the time preventing anyone from touching him including Sonia. "Don't you think you are overreacting" Sonia had attempted countless times to snatch back her baby, "I am leaving soon, this is the only thing I can do, I feel so helpless" June sounded dejected, "Do you have to go that early" Sonia asked, "Yes, or else i will miss my audition" June had everything sorted out upon her arrival in Barcelona, "Look at you all big and grown up. Can I have my child now" Sonia ordered, "Okay fine. I just feel sad that when next I see him he won't recognize me" June pulled a long face, "Ofcourse he won't" Sonia didn't bother sympathizing with her, "That's not helping" she felt sad, "It's the truth young lady"Sonia left to check up on Alberto who had been busy all day with work. "A penny for your thoughts" she said, "Hmm, are you already missing me" he felt complete with her presence, "We are" she touched the baby
At the hospital, Sonia was screaming on top of her lungs, "Ma'am, I'm gonna need you to push harder. At the count of three, one, two, three" the nurse compelled her. Sonia pushed with all her strength. "We are almost there, just one more time, Push!" she pushed again and the head of the baby came out. "For the last time, Push!" A cry of a baby was heard and Alberto who was pacing up and down relaxed himself. "Sir, it's a boy" A nurse informed him. He smiled and slowly took his seat. June was already dancing round when she heard the news, she now had a nephew and Raphael couldn't stop laughing at her. "Alberto, it's a boy" Sonia said immediately he stepped in with the boy in her arms. Alberto looked at the splitting image of him and Sonia, with blue eyes, curly hair and a cute face. "He is beautiful" he touched his face, "Yes. Alberto, could you hold on to him for a second" she inquired, Alberto carried the baby from her arms and she fell to
June refused to go anywhere exquisite because she was still angry with Bernard, so they decided to have a family dinner as per her request. "So after this June where will you go, would you like to work in my company" Sonia didn't want her to stay away from them, she was already family to them. "I would love to but I have other plans" she replied, "What are they?" Sonia asked, "I want to go Barcelona to start my music career" she said, "Why there" Sonia was curious, she could start it here and no one will dare mess with her because she would have the full support of Alberto. "I have always wanted to go there" she answered, "Are you sure you are not just running away from Bernard" Raphael asked feeling guilty, "I have no business with him" she sternly said looking at Bernard who was quiet since. "Can I come with you" Raphael smiled, "Sure, if Alberto would allow you" she replied. "When are you leaving so that I can prepare my heart for such heartbreak" Sonia'
Some months had passed since the death of Arnold, leaving the family in peace. It was already time for June's graduation and she was excited about it, Bernard couldn't even miss it for anything in the world, in a span of one year, he had watched her grow into a lovely beautiful woman. They all waited outside for June to make an entrance, her smile alone showed how happy she was. She was dressed in a beautiful black dress and they were all striken in awe by her beauty. Bernard wasn't left out as he stood dazed, this was the first time he has seen her looking extremely beautiful even without much makeup, she was already stunning. Alberto kept his nonchalant behaviour lifting his head up and leaning on the car, what intrigued him more was how foolishly Bernard was looking at June which also became funny to Raphael who was struggling to contain his giggle. Sonia became emotional and started crying, her stomach was already big and any moment from now she might give birth.
Alberto sprinted immediately and took cover behind a wall. "You have no where to hide now Alberto" Arnold ran his mouth laughing. He had found a piece of hope and was going to use it to the fullest, if they hadn't arrived in time, then perhaps he would have been dead. "Go out there and kill him" Arnold ordered. The guards moved out to attack Alberto who was now surrounded by the vast number of them. With shards of glass shattered on the floor, Alberto used it to pinpoint each guards location and shot each and every one of them until about ten remained. Then he began hunting them, he moved towards the other end of the wall and found two guards walking towards him, he didn't waste time to finish them off. He thought of how Sonia and June were fairing, if this number of guards came to attack him then how much more them. He became furious and moved with a greater speed. Two guards were again getting closer to him and he shot them before they could even see him.