Numb.That was the only word to describe how Arieon was feeling presently. She stood in the living room staring at the large family portrait that was hung on the wall on too of the staircase. She walked up the stairs, her eyes never leaving the huge portrait. It was a portrait of her, Enzo and their triplets. She was seated on a white throne-like chair with the triplets carefully placed on her lap. Enzo was sitting on the arm of the chair with her leaning closer to him. One of his arm was across her shoulders while his other hand was holding her hand. She had a warm smile on her face while Enzo was sporting his signature poker face. The triplets were looking forward in curiosity also. All in all, they looked like the perfect family.Oh the irony, Arieon thought as a bitter chuckle left her lips. Her fingers traced the names that were scribbled at the lower left corner. Vincenzo and Arieon Armani with their beautiful triplets. Antonio, Andrea abd Alessandra (two months old).A sad s
"Sweetheart, you have to eat?", Elisa told her daughter. Arieon looked up to see her mother holding a tray of breakfast. "I'm not hungry, I'll eat later", she said. Elisa frowned abd walked towards her. "You didn't eat dinner yesterday", she said as she dropped the tray on the table. "I'll eat breakfast, I promise. I just want to be alone", Arieon told her. "Don't starve yourself", her mother pleaded with a sigh before walking out. Arieon let out a shaky sigh and ran her hand through her hair. It's been two days since she left Italy abd came back to America.She cried her heart out the night she arrived back home. She wasn't even going to deny the fact that she missed Enzo. She realized how stupid she was for asking for a divorce but she knew Enzo wouldn't accept her back."I need to move on", she said as she stood up from her desk chair. She made her way to her wardrobe and went to sort out her work clothes. She had sent a letter to the hospital where she worked apologizing for her
Five years later..."Daddy!", Alessa ran towards her father as he walked into the living room. Even though he was tired as hell, he crouched down to pick her up. He was thankful for Matteo that made him change out if his bloody shirt before coming home."Principessa, how are you?", He said as he went to sit on the couch with her on his lap. "I'm fine! I missed you", she said and hugged him again. Then she began to cry. Worry filled his senses as he made her look at me, "Baby, what happened?". "Andrea and Antonio won't let me play with them", she sniffled. A sigh of relief escaped his mouth and he kissed her forehead. "It's okay, baby? Don't cry. Daddy doesn't like it when you cry", he told her. She nodded making her soft curls bounce along with her head. As he wiped her tears, he heard the tiny footsteps of the other two troublemakers."Daddy!". A smirk tugged on his lips as he watched the boys run into the living room. He helped them up to sit on the couch. Feeling protective, Aless
"Daddy?", Antonio asked. Enzo turned to the back to see his son, "Yes?". "Can we get ice cream, please?", He asked. "When we get to the cinema", Enzo said and turned back to face the road in front of me. The children in the back seat let out a happy squeal and he chuckled.Just he like he promised, he was taking them to the cinema to watch a movie. He wasn't really interested in the kind of movie they wanted to watch but he wanted to keep a close watch on them. They got to the cinema and he parked the car in a secluded place. He wasn't ready to entertain the paparazzi and their stupid questions about his children's mother. "Uncle", Alexi called him. "Yes?", Enzo turned to face him. "Can you help me tie my shoes laces?", He asked sweetly. Enzo raised a brow with an amused smile. "I thought I taught you how to tie your shoe laces", he said. Alexi pouted, "I forgot". The triplets laughed at him and he rolled his eyes."It's not like you guys can tie your shoe laces", he said to his frie
"Thank you for letting me see them", Arieon said to Enzo. After their late night dinner, he drove her back to the hotel she was staying I while the kids had fallen asleep in the car. "They've been wanting to see you", he said to her. She smiled and tucked the loose strand of her hair behind her ear. "Thank you", she said. "You're welcome. Goodnight"*l, he said to her. "Goodnight", she said and turned to walk away. The next day, Arieon and her team were already at one of the international hospitals in Italy. They were having a discussion on how to go about the research for the cure. "We only have two weeks to spend here", Cody said to one of the directors. The elderly man nodded, "It's not a problem. We'll see to what we can do to make this research successful". "The girl is already suffering. She's slipping in and out of coma every week and she's losing blood", Arieon said."We'll do what we can. We also need assistance from a company to make this research successful", another direct
Arieon's heart was beating so fast that she could hear her heart beats in her ears. "You're sweating", Madison told her. "There's heat", Arieon said as she wiped the cold sweat on her forehead. They were walking towards the large skyscraper of A's Enterprise. They were to have a meeting with the company so they would proceed on their research. "This place is so huge, it's insane", Madison said with a laugh. Arieon nodded in agreement. They walked in and went to the reception. "Please, we have a meeting with Mr. Armani", Madison said to the lady. "You must be Madison Carter and Arieon De Mevius", the lady said. They both nodded. Thankfully, the woman wasn't the same person from before."His office is on the last floor. His assistant will direct you when you get there", the woman said. "Thank you", Arieon said and they made their way to the elevator. She was going to see Enzo again. "You look like you've seen a ghost, are you alright?", Madison asked her friend. Arieon's eyes met hers
"Daddy, I want to see mommy", Alessa said as she looked at her father. "Me too, daddy", Andrea abd Antonio added. Enzo looked up from his iPad and sighed. Why did he decide to wait a little before going to work. "You'll see your mommy very soon if you eat your breakfast", he said to them. The three kids immediately picked up their spoons and continued to eat their cereal. "Uncle, uncle!", Alexi ran into the dining room where they were. Enzo looked up as Alexi ran into his arms. "What's wrong?", he asked as Alexi looked up at him in tears. "Mommy wants me to wear the itchy socks!", he cried out and clenched his shirt as Agatha called his name."Alexi, come back here!", Agatha yelled making him gulp in fear. "Uncle, don't let her make me wear it. I'll die!", he panicked. Enzo was amused at how he was reluctant to wear the socks Agatha picked out for him. Agatha walked in and rolled her eyes as she saw her son hugging Enzo. "Alexi, it's not itchy", Agatha said. "You don't know that!", he
Arieon was walking towards her room when someone grabbed her arm. She turned around to see Cody holding her. She yanked her arm away and glared at him, "What do you want?". "You've been scarce these days", he said as he place his hands in his pockets. "And that concerns you?", she raised a brow. "Your safety is my concern", he said with a charming smile. Cody was a very handsome man with blonde hair and green eyes but he wasn't her type. She didn't like his player ways and the way he flirted shamelessly with girls."It's late and I need to rest", Arieon said as she turned to leave. He grabbed her arm and pinned her to the wall. "Stop playing hard to get", he smirked at her. She glared at him as her cheeks reddened in embarrassment. She didn't like being in this kind of position. Of anyone saw them like this, she'd die of embarrassment. "Get off", she placed her hands on his chest and pushed him away. He stumbled a little and she took the opportunity to slip away."You can't resist me,
"Arieon", Brea said as she walked into the room. Arieon was sitting by the windowsill reading a novel. She looked up to see her mother in law standing by the door beaming with a smile. "Brea, what are you doing here by this time?", Arieon said as she closed her book. "You have to get ready", Brea said as she approached her. "Get ready for what?", Arieon frowned. Her eyes fell on the red shopping bag in her hands. Brea dropped the bag on the bed and went to pull her up on her feet."Enzo has booked the whole night for the both of you to spend together", she said as she dragged her to the bathroom. Arieon's eyes widened as she felt her cheeks get hot. She's kidding, right?. The door of the room opened and Agatha walked in, "You're still like this?". Nope, she's not kidding, Arieon sighed. "I'll take a quick bath and come out, no need to rush", she said as she walked into the bathroom.An hour later, she was dressed in a red dress that hugged her heaven blessed curves in all areas paire
Arieon sat in the sunroom as she read a novel she found on the nightstand in Enzo's room. It was a werewolf story that seemed to capture her attention and didn't make her notice when Enzo walked in. He leaned on the door frame as he admired her beauty. Her stomach was still flat but the glow in her skin was an evidence that there was a new life growing inside her. Her beautiful brown hair had grown so long that it flowed past her elbows. The way she'd pout unconsciously was driving him nuts. "Bella is stupid", she mumbled as sh was obviously upset with the main female character of the story. "You seem to forget about your surroundings", Enzo said causing her jolt out of her seat in fear. The book fell down with a loud thud while Arieon was still in shock. Enzo chuckled and walked towards her. "Sorry", he said as he bent down to pick up the book. Arieon knew he was anything but sorry. "You scared the hell out of me!", she glared at him but he just grinned at him. "The result was wor
Enzo sat in his study going through the paperwork on his desk when Antonio walked in. "Daddy?", he called. "Hmm?", Enzo looked up. "I'm hungry", the boy pouted. His father rolled his eyes but stood up nevertheless. "And what would you like to eat?", he asked. Antonio's eyes widened to the size of saucers as he happily approached his father. "Cookies", he said. "You kids need to reduce your sugar intake", Enzo said as they walked out of his study. "Why?", his son asked. "You'll get fat". Antonio scrunched his nose in disgust. "I'll never be fat", he said and Enzo chuckled. "Really?". Antonio nodded, "I want to be like you".Enzo laughed and ruffled his head, "You'll be better than me". The happily followed his father down the stairs to the kitchen. "How much cookies do you want to make?", Enzo asked him as he went to get the pans and pots from the cupboards. "A hundred!", his son exclaimed. Enzo rolled his eyes, "No problem". Alessa ran into the kitchen and saw the two of them prepari
"Mommy, school was hard today", Antonio said as he caressed his mother's hand. "Me too, mommy", Alessa added as she walked towards the bed where Arieon lay. Enzo was carrying a sleeping Andrea as he walked in. He went over to Arieon and gently placed Andrea beside her. The little boy snuggled closer to his mother as his father left him. "Daddy, why isn't mommy waking up yet?", Alessa asked with a sad pout. "She'll wake up soon", Enzo said to her as he took a seat beside Arieon. It's been three weeks since she had been unconscious but she made no effort to wake up. Her skin was no longer pale and had come back to its usual glow. Her lips were now the soft baby pink color that made Enzo want to kiss her even though she was unconscious.Enzo was getting to the point of giving up but the kids kept sparking up a light of hope in him that she'll wake up soon. "Daddy, when mommy wakes up, can we go to the park?", Antonio asked. Enzo nodded, "I promise". He nodded and continued to caress his
"She lost a lot of blood and she's barely hanging onto consciousness", the doctor told Enzo as they walked into the ward were Arieon was. "We had to induce her into coma so she and the baby will remain alive", the doctor said and Enzo's eyes widened. He stopped walking and turned to face the doctor. "I'm sorry, did you say baby?", he asked.The doctor nodded with a smile. "Congratulations are in order, Mr. Armani. I must say, your wife is really strong. Any average woman would have had a miscarriage immediately but she was able to save the baby", he said. Enzo's eyes immediately fell on Arieon's unconscious body. There were a lot of wires stuck to her skinny body and her beautiful creamy skin was now deathly pale. "I'll leave the both of you alone for now", the doctor said and walked out.Enzo slowly made his way towards Arieon fearing that his steps might wake her up. He sat down on the chair beside her and placed his hand on her smaller one which had no wire attached to it. "I'm sor
It's been a week, Arieon thought as she struggles to keep her eyes open. She slowly looked down at the ground below her chair that had a pool of blood surrounding it. She had bled from her private part throughout the night and she was so weak and tired.The door opened and Gordon walked in. "I see you're enjoying your time here", he said with a smirk. Arieon rolled her eyes tiredly at him. Go to hell!, she wanted to say but her mouth was sealed. He chuckled at her silence and walked towards her. "Cat got your tongue?", he asked her. I'll show what the cat can also catch!, she glared at him. She was too tired but him talking was making things worse for her. God, please just strike him with lightening already!, she cried out in her head. "Your hubby will soon be joining us", Gordon told her. Arieon chuckled. She knew that Enzo wouldn't come for her no matter the situation. Only if the kids wanted to see her again. Her heart clenched as her mind wandered to the kids. "Sad?", Gordon tau
Arieon opened her eyes to the creaking and loud slamming of the door. Gordon walked in whistling loudly much to Arieon's displeasure. "Would it kill you to shut up?", she said angrily as she glared at him. He narrowed his eyes at her. Yes, she was beautiful but her attitude was something he didn't like. "I think I can make a good use of your mouth if you don't learn manners", he said with a sly grin. Arieon's nose scrunched up in disgust as she looked away.This man is disgusting!, she sighed and closed her eyes. "Now, let's start from the beginning", Gordon said and approached her. "Good day, my lady. I can see that you enjoyed yourself throughout the night", he said. "Of course I did but you know what would be nice?", Arieon asked. "And what would that be?", he asked. "For you to shut the fuck up!", she snapped. "Stupid whore", he growled and slapped her hard that she mistakenly bit her lip.She coughed a little and then chuckled, "I hope you're enjoying keeping as a toy". "You're o
"Daddy!", Alessa ran into the kitchen with he brothers on her tail. She ran and hid between his legs. "Alessa, stop being a baby", Antonio pouted and crossed his arms. "What's going on?", Enzo said as he placed the tray of food on the island. He was making a snack for them while they were playing in the backyard. "I don't want to swing, they'll push me hard and I'll fly", Alessa told him."I thought you said you wanted to fly", Andrea said. The girl shook her head. "I said I wanted wings", she said. Her brother looked at her in confusion. Enzo sighed and shook his head at his triplets. "How about we all play at the swing together?", he suggested. The three children looked up at their father with happiness shining in their eyes. "Are you sure you're not busy?", Andrea said. "No, I'm not busy. But if you don't want me to play with you...", Enzo trailed off as he turned to leave. "NO!", the children yelled and he burst out laughing. "Okay, head on first and I'll follow", he told them. T
Enzo was busy in his study when he heard a little knock on the door. "Come in", he said not looking up from his laptop. The door opened and Alessa walked in. She was holding a teddy bear and her small blanket. "Daddy", she said with tears in her eyes. He looked up and frowned. She was supposed to be asleep, it was already past midnight."Baby, what's wrong?", he asked as she came closer. "D-daddy", she stuttered as she tried to contain her tears. She let out inaudible noises and coughs as she walked closer. It was a habit she displayed whenever she didn't want to cry. "Princess, come here", he stretched his arms wide. Alessa bursted into tears as she ran to her father. "Daddy, I'm sorry!", she cried as he lifted her unto his lap. He frowned, "You did nothing wrong". She buried her face in his chest, "Is it because of me you don't love me?". "Why are you saying this, princess?", Enzo asked as he wiped her tears with his sleeves. "I had a very bad dream", she sniffled as he pulled her