Chapter 64Coran's povI checked into the room and surprisingly everywhere was empty, all her boxes were nowhere to be found. A part of me wanted to get angry at the fact that she left without informing anyone but I was still relieved that Ava wouldn't come home to meet her.The room was rearranged and the major work began there, the labourers were doing their job while I was inspecting. Just then, my eyes caught a piece of paper lying right beside the bed.I carefully picked it up to scrutinize it and it was to my biggest shock that I saw 7days list of events and judging from the handwriting, this was scribbled down by a secretive figure, my eye moved very fast and stopped at the heading on the short paper.“Wait, this is…” I trailed off, rushed out of the house, entered the car while panting hard and drove back to my father's estate. I didn't bother to drive through the gate, I jumped down at the gate entrance and walked in.I entered the living room to meet Chris having a low discu
Chapter 65Ava's povCoran tried to change the topic of conversation by trying to lie me down on the bed, I placed my hand on the painful cut in my stomach and whimpered.“Stay away from me and answer my question, Where is my baby?” I questioned again.Seeing the resilient look in my eyes, he knew I couldn't be convinced any longer then he answered, “Gone. Our baby is gone.”I noticed the slight change in his voice, he was trying hard to look strong but his voice betrayed him. Quick tears formed in my orb and before I could sniff the tears back, it freely ran down on my face.I continued to cry for the next 30 minutes while Coran moved to my bedside and patted me gently. After I was done crying, he uncapped and passed me a bottle of water which I gulped everything down instantly.My throat got moistened and I felt like I could say many things I wanted to say. I wanted to keep crying but I was honestly weak and tired. I only turned to coran and asked him the simplest question.“Where i
Chapter 66Coran's pov I and Mrs Kris remained outside the ward while different nurses went in and out of the room, rushing to get what the doctor requested. It took them almost an hour to finish and they all came out later, looking tired.“She is stable now, her body was just weak from the emotional stress she made herself pass through. She will wake up anytime soon,” Luca explained to me and left for his office. I quickly sighted Jessica trailing behind him and I dragged her back by her hand, I wanted to talk to her.“Why did you tell her?” I asked coldly, not bothering to exchange any pleasantries with her, her hand went to her hair and she began to scratch it nervously. I still patiently waited for her to give me the damned reason she told her when I clearly avoided the message while I was in the room.“Jessica, you are really testing my limit; I get that she is your friend but are you happy with the position she is in? Do you like the fact that she is helplessly laying right th
Chapter 67Ava's pov It felt like I was in the wilderness with the soft cry of a faceless kid sounding around me. I stretched out my hand to save the baby but the further I moved, the farther the baby got. Just as I was about to finally touch the cute baby, my leg slipped and I fell into the wilderness. This made me scream and I woke up from my dream, panting with the beads of sweat on my forehead.“Is everything okay madam?”Emily moved to me and asked, her face looked very pale and she looked like she had lost lots of blood. I reached out my hand to touch her face but she shifted to the side, making me fall to that side of the bed.The soft foam bounced me back and it was then I noticed my surroundings. Everywhere was glowing with light pink luminescence and the soft peach curtain spread around my bed added a perfect compliment to the beauty. Everywhere looked dreamy and… different.“Where is Coran?” I asked and my voice came out like a low whisper, husky with dry depth.“Please ge
Chapter 68Ava's pov.The feeling of wet kisses on my face woke me up the next day, I tiredly opened my eyes and Coran's face enlarged In Front of me.“Good morning dear,” Coran greeted with a gentle smile on his face, his previously pale face now glowed under the brightness of morning son. I nodded at him in response because I haven't brushed my teeth and it won't be convenient for me to speak with a smelly mouth.I pushed him slightly and he dramatically fell on the other side of the bed, my eye bulged and I rushed to check on him, screening through his body for any wound. Seeing that I was lost, Coran dragged me down to fall on his body and he quickly changed our position.“It's morning for goodness sake, I have to take my bath,” I finally spoke out of frustration.Coran showed his beautiful set of teeth and answered, “I want us to stay longer in bed, you look so cute in the morning; I feel like eating you at the moment.”His corrupt statement got to me and I instantly rushed down
Chapter 69Ava's pov The sudden heat that flowed through me when the plane descended made me realize that I actually slept throughout the two and half hour flight and Coran didn't bother to wake me up at all. I bet his knees must be very sore.“Why didn't you wake me up?” I asked with an eye squint, he shrugged and smiled.“Because you looked like you were having a great nap and I didn't want to disturb it,” he answered as we tried to make our way out.All the men had already dropped from the plane, they were just waiting for Coran and I outside. Coincidentally, Emily was standing beside Alessandro who looked flushed like they had some silly conversations.“Can we go now? I really have to take a nap,” I requested, rubbing my sleepy eyes. I hadn't completed my statement when a row of high end cars drove in, I gasped in admiration at how beautiful the cars were.“Are you that stunned?” Coran broke into my thoughts and I nodded in agreement..“We have way better ones In the garage, you
Chapter 70Ava's povEmily and I entered the room, we talked for many hours while I kept teasing her about Alessandro. Later, we got exhausted from the fun and slept off in very awkward positions.…Next morning,Emily woke up earlier than me and surprisingly, all the stylists and make-up artists were already around though I was still asleep when they got here but thankfully for them, Emily was able to attend to them and open the door for them.I was very shocked to see different dresses displayed all around the room. After I woke up, I sat back on the bed and covered my mouth to prevent the loud gasp from coming out of my mouth.“Good morning ma'am,” everyone noticed that I was now awake and they all greeted me in unison. They also bowed their heads at me, making me feel like a queen from a kiddies show.“Go..od mor…ning,” I replied with a stutter, then I used that moment to glance at the tickling wall clock.“Wait… it's 8:30?” I screamed and jumped out of the bed. The official event
Chapter 71Ava's pov“Let's go have our seat,” Coran said to me as I held my stomach that was aching from excess laughter. I took the hand he laid out for me and he guided me to a silent corner of the hall.“I will go discuss some business related issues with fellow business partners, I will be back shortly for us to have a discussion about the finale of our plan,” he rested his hand on my shoulder and said to me.I took in my lips and reluctantly allowed it . He hadn't walked a great distance when Emily emerged from far, she didn't walk on the red carpet and she was dressed very casually, though she still looked very beautiful especially with her blonde hair that was coiled into waves.I noticed how lost she was, like she was searching for someone. I stood up and waved my hand eye for her to see me, I didn't bypass the look of relief on her face when she finally sighted me.I dragged out a chair for her to sit on and she collected it from me, thanking me afterwards.“Hi, can I have t
Luca's POVI stepped out of the bathroom as I rolled the condom packet between my fingers with a lazy smirk already playing on my lips.Jessica had been the one pushing for this, and fuck, I was already getting excited thinking about how much I wanted her—how much I had always wanted her. I guess taking things slowly wasn't in the cards for her. "Hey, you might want to—" I was saying but then I froze.She wasn’t there, She wasn't in the room, on the couch where I last saw her. I frowned as my eyes scanned the living room. The spot on the couch where she had been sitting was empty.Perhaps she was thirsty after the steamy moment."Jessica?" I called out as I glanced towards the kitchen. No response.A strange feeling had already begun to crawl up my spine, the kind of unease that didn’t make sense yet. Maybe she was in the other bathroom? I walked toward the door, listening. Silence.She still wasn't anywhere.Is she trying to play games with me? I wondered. Jessica really wasn't the
Jessica’s POVI should have known Ava wouldn’t let this slide.The moment she got me alone after I had agreed to go on a date with Luca, I could see it all over her face—the disapproval, the concern, the desperate urge to shake me out of what she believed was a mistake.I understood that she didn't want me to have to go through that trauma but I promise I was fine. "You can't be serious about this, Jess," she said with her arms crossed as she stood in front of me like a mother about to scold her child. "A date? With him?" She asked me incredulous. I let out a sigh, I had already anticipated this conversation. I knew she was speaking out of a place of concern but I could handle myself. "Ava—" I was saying. "No, hear me out," she cut in as I saw the way her eyes burned with something close to frustration. "I'm not saying Luca's a bad guy, okay? I actually think he's annoyingly charming in his own way. But you... you've been through so much, Jess. Are you sure you can handle this?"
Jessica’s POVI wasn't supposed to be know what he was going to say. At least, that’s what Ava had whispered to me the moment Luca showed up and Coran had called him away to speak with him. Ava had reached for my hand when I wanted to follow them and she had tried to pull me away from going with them. “Leave it to Coran,” she had urged me in a low but urgent voice. “You really don’t need this right now.” she had said to me and she was right, I didn’t need this. I didn’t need Luca showing up at Coran’s house, invading a space that had finally started feeling safe for me. I sure as hell didn’t need the way my heart stuttered the moment I sst my eyes on him, nor the way the world suddenly seemed to shrink down to just his presence the moment o noticed him standing there. But none of that stopped me from standing up and ignoring Ava’s grip."I'm just going to check up on them and let them be." I said to her as I ignored Navia's eyes on me and I quietly followed Luca and Coran as they d
Luca's POV I wasn’t supposed to be here,I know that much but the moment I heard Navia casually mention a barbecue at Coran’s place—and the fact that Jessica might be there, I shut my thinking.I already had it planned out, I was visiting a friend in Milan. An old pal, but upon hearing that she was going to be at Coran's place on Saturday, I just knew that this was my chance to see her and if I got lucky, get to speak to her. I had called, rescheduled my visit to Milan for a few more days and prepared to visit Coran's mansion when no one was suspecting. I had spent days trying to figure out where Jessica had disappeared to and everyone refused to tell me, they were all acting clueless. Not Ava, not Coran, and definitely not Jessica herself as she had somehow either deactivated her phone or blocked me from contacting her. It was like she had vanished into thin air, and I had been left with nothing but restless nights and this growing frustration that gnawed at me at every thought of
Jessica's pov The afternoon sun was warm and it's golden rays were sprawled over estate as I pulled up to the gates of Ava and Coran’s mansion. I had debated coming because I was a bit hesitant for reasons I didn’t want to acknowledge, but Ava had been persistent, She kept texting and bothering me. Begging that I came. What had finally pulled me to the bathroom was a particular voicemail she sent to me. "Jessica, it's just a casual barbecue. You need to get out of your apartment for once," she had insisted over the phone. "And before you ask—no, Luca won’t be there. He’s traveling to Milan for a few days. You won’t see him, I promise." Those were her exact words. That promise had been the only reason I had agreed on visiting. Well, plus the fact that it's been days since I last saw Coran. He wasn't one to bother me, but I knew he wanted to see me as well. Now, as I stepped out of my car and adjusted my sunglasses against the blinding sunlight, the sight of the grand villa stole
Luca’s POVI was still at the hospital with my mind still reeling from the photos Nadia had shown me earlier, when my phone vibrated in my pocket. I didn’t even check the caller ID before answering.“What?” I snapped impatiently into the receiver speaker. “Get to my house. Now.” Coran’s voice was sharp and his tone left absolutely no room for argument. I frowned. “What the hell is this about?” I demanded. “You know exactly what it’s about.” His tone was controlled, but there was an edge of something that resembled a hardly contained anger under his voice. “Get here, Luca. Or I’ll come to you.” he threatened. The line went dead before I could respond, I let out a harsh breath as my jaw clenched. What was this? I get that Coran could be overbearing and too demanding at times, this could probably be just some emergency. Perhaps an integral part of his Mafia family like Lorenzo was in an emergency and needed to be treated on as soon as possible and he needed my help but whatever thi
Chapter FourJessica’s POVI sat curled up on my couch with my knees tucked to my chest while staring blankly at the untouched pizza box on my coffee table. The TV was on and some mindless show was playing with the volume on mute.My fingers dug into the soft fabric of the blanket which I had wrapped around me. It was more or less a very feeble attempt at comfort that did nothing at all, to say the least to ease the chaos inside me.I had locked myself inside my apartment since last night and had tried to use that as a means to shut out the world. My phone was off and my laptop was closed. The only sound that filled the space in my apartment was the occasional drip of water from my kitchen faucet. But even with all the silence I simply couldn’t quiet my mind.Because all I could think about was him.Luca.I clenched my jaw as my stomach twisted with what felt like guilt and self-loathing.They had become my companion now. Admittedly, I enjoyed it. I enjoyed every single second of i
Chapter 3Luca's POV I walked into the hospital the next day and was greeted by the usual sterile scent of disinfectant that instantly filled my lungs. The place was as busy as usual—doctors and nurses moved around with purpose, while patients were wheeled down corridors. Conversations naturally blended with the occasional beep of heart monitors. A typical scenerio of a busy hospital. As I stepped my foot into the office room, something felt off... Jessica's usual cheerful self wasn’t anywhere to be found, everywhere was quiet and sad. I swallowed hard as I dropped my folder bag on the chair.I carefully checked the locker room, the changing room and even the damn supply closet where she sometimes stay whenever she wants to avoid paperwork. Nothing.I clenched my jaw as I pulled out my phone, prepared to call her.The call went through but soonest, I got the same response I have been getting since the previous day... Voicemail.“Jess, where the hell are you? Call me back.” I said in
Chapter TwoLuca's POVI let out a groan and stirred as sunlight filtered through the half-open blinds of the hotel room and another tired moan escaped my lips. My body felt warm—too warm. I reached out instinctively and my fingers grazed the empty sheets beside me. The place felt warm but the spot was vacant. I let out a frown as I turned my head. The bed was unmade and the sheets were in disarray. I took in a deep breath and instantly I recognized the unmistakable scent of jasmine and vanilla that still clung to the fabric. It was a very familiar scent. Jessica’s scent.And then realization hit me. .JESSICA'S SCENT! Holy shit.Now fully awake, my eyes widened as fragmented images from the previous night surged through my mind. The wedding. The drinks. Yes. I remembered them all. The laughter. And then, .....her hands tangled in my hair. The feel of her lips against mine. The sounds she had made. The heat. The urgency. The way her body had melted into mine, as if this we had don