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Falling For The Blind Billionaire (Book 1) The Ignorance
PLAYLIST: KINDLY DROP YOUR PLAYLIST HERESome people are generic. They make generic responses, and they expect generic answers. They live inside a box, and they think people who don't fit into their box are weird. But I'll tell you what, and generic people are the odd people. They are like genetically-manipulated plants growing inside a laboratory, like indistinguishable faces, like droids. Like ignorance. ― C. JoyBell C.GISELLA I arrived at a giant skyscraper, written on it -BARONE PUBLISHING COMPANY-! I entered and was directed to the chief publisher's office by a woman at the front desk of the entrance."Good morning sir, I'm Gisella Molinero." I smiled genuinely at the tanned skin plus handsome man who is known to be the chief publisher. He returned the smiling gesture. "Why are you so nervous, Signorina? Am I handsome?" he spouts mockingly. I looked at the name tag on top of his desk - chief publisher, Russo Durante. What is wrong with cute men nowadays? Adorable but frustrat
Falling For The Blind Billionaire (Book 1) The First task
PLAYLIST: KINDLY DROP YOUR PLAYLIST HEREDon't let others put thoughts into your mind that takes away your self-confidence. -Katori Hall-GISELLA"Sorry, Gisella," Pietro said with a face of concern mixed with embarrassment, and then, he nodded to Alessandro and Zeta, and with one last glance at me, he turned and walked away. My heartfelt like it would explode. I hold the chair tightly to comfort myself.Pietro... I miss you.I turned around and felt bad looking at Signore Nicolo, who was busy eating with the help of Zeta. With a quick bow. "I'm sorry just now, Maltida..." I pause my verdict as Signore Nicolo whines."I've told you before that in my mind and heart, they are nothing ." he voiced out. Instantly, I remembered when he said it, and he said that in his darkness, they are nothing, in his thoughts, they are worthless, that It is only his wife, which is me. I felt speechless looking at him.I fake a smile with my hand reaching to my backhead. "I'm... I'm so hungry... let's ea
Falling For The Blind Billionaire (Book 1) The breakdown
Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have. -Norman Vincent Peale GISELLAWe arrived at the meeting room to see Signorina Jolanda looking furious, and also Brizo and a man wearing a grey suit sitting next to him. I was already sweating, and Leonora held my hand as she stood beside me."Yesterday, I trusted you two with the task, then what happened?"She yells at us angrily. "You even made him wait for long, and you questioned his private life." I turned in shock to look at Brizo, who was smirking evilly at me. Nora let go of my hand with her face breathing up with anger."Team leader, he's lying! It was I and Gisella that waited for him for more than one hour, and he also pus..." She halts as Brizo groan."I'm Fausto Rossi, Brizo manager. How can this lady talk rubbish." The man known as the Brizo manager said. "You can't just slander Signore Brizo," he added.Immediately, Brizo stands up angrily and f
Falling For The Blind Billionaire (Book 1) The Recreation
Work hard for what you want because it won't come to you without fighting. You have to be strong and courageous and know that you can do anything you put your mind to. If somebody puts you down or criticizes you, keep on believing in yourself and turn it into something positive.- Leah LaBelleNICOLO CARUSO'S P.O.VImmediately I arrived home, Zia Benedetta saluted me and took my coat to my room. Alessandro went to park the car in the garage. Zeta helped me walk to my chair. It was very late, I did finish some unfinished business with an old client, and it went well. Zia Benedetta walked down the stairs to where I was sitting."How was your day? Signorino," she questions me.I smile slightly with my head down. "Stressful, but great," I say. Just realizing that I've not heard from Gisella the whole day hits me. "Where is Gisella?" I questioned. I have been staying away from her lately, even though our marriage was inconvenient and was an impromptu decision by my father. I must say that
Falling For The Blind Billionaire (Book 1) The untold
The human heart has hidden treasures, In secret kept, in silence sealed; The thoughts, the hopes, the dreams, the pleasures, Whose charms were broken if revealed.- Charlotte BronteNICOLO'S P.O.VI sat down looking straight to a particular place, as Gisella sat down. huffing in relief that she kept to her word to meet me downstairs before going to work. "You're unusually attentive today, ain't you?" she asks me with an unfriendly tone.I exhale at hearing her comment. "I am a bad person, Gisella, Trust me, I know." I pout out and noticed her staring at the scars on my naked shoulder.her face went from unfriendly to curious about why I said that. "Signore, why do you say so? are you involved in bad unfinished business or Illegal deals?" I watch as she trails off, I sit right up in her stare.I need to let her know, even though she won't stop calling me Signore instead of Signor, which means for the past months she has still not accepted me as her husband even though if our marriage w
Falling For The Blind Billionaire (Book 1) The possibilities
Permanence, perseverance, and persistence despite all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: It is this that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.- Thomas CarlyleGISELLA"Team one has already made an appointment with Nicola Raffaele for an interview, and here we are for the second time, we failed, again. They won for the second time. The Principessa assistant rejected us," Leonora cried.I felt bad looking at the crying Leonora and the frowning Tiziana. "hey...girls, what should we do now?" I ask.Tiz got up, "I'll go get us a chilled drink. That's what we need to do," she said and walked away.I sat down, looking at the floor while Leonora rested her head on my right shoulder, waiting for Tiz to return with the drink. Just as expected, she walks back with can-drinks. She drops them on the table.she was looking at me strangely as Leonora grabbed her own. "What is it? Tiz," I ask curiously at her stunning face.I sniff, "Gisella..." she calls.I raised
Falling For The Blind Billionaire (Book 1) The Unexpected
Most things in life come as a surprise.- Lykke LiGISELLA"Giovane maestro, Mia Cara, you're back," Zia Benedetta smile as she welcomed us and Zeta walks him to his chair.I hold Zia Benedetta's arm and drag her away secretly from Zeta and Signore Nicolo. "Where is Signor Giuseppe?"she frowns, "Vecchio maestro is in the study room alone, he's waiting," she says. "You don't like him, do you?" she furrows her eyebrows.I grimace."How did you know that I don't like him? you don't like him too?" I ask with a flinched face.She looks around carefully, "Yes, I don't like him, and I know why you don't like him," She reprimanded.I jerk away from her hold a little bit surprised about what her answer will be like, " Yes, and It was because he made you marry his son by threatening you and your parents. I'm I correct?" she asks.I was stunned by her genuine answer. "Yes, that is why I hate him so much," I frown."Gisella!!!" Signore Nicolo calls. I look up at Zia Benedetta and walk away from he
Falling For The Blind Billionaire (Book 1) The Flinch
It's cool to be in your feelings, and it's cool to be sad, and it's cool to feel all of these things. -CucoGISELLA"Did you know that the first son of the Caruso is back?" Adelesia says. she's from team one."Lorenzo is back from the United States?" The other girl asks furiously."I am not talking about Signore Lorenzo, Chiara," Adelesia wince.Chiara looks confused at this. "But Lorenzo is the eldest son to the Caruso and also the heir to the Caruso biggest companies, Hotels, and everything concerning the Caruso's," She added.By this, Adelesia hiss. "Have you been in this country? even the people of Rome and Sicily knows about the history of the Caruso family," She grimaced. "Lorenzo is not the eldest son of the Caruso, Nicolo is, and he is the only son to the late Alessia Caruso and the real heir to the Caruso's wealth," she says.Chiara was stunned. "You mean that the rumor I heard before was true?" Chiara asks."Yes, it's true, whatever you heard was true," she replies. "And h
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Falling For The Blind Billionaire (Book 1) The Letter
Ursula finished her story, and they all were in awe."Are you in love with him now?" Zia asked. Maria and Ursula looked at themselves and burst into laughter."Oh, common Zia, am I twelve?" She jested."Well, love at first sight does exist," Zia said, and Ursula caught on to that same dreamy voice she had used the other day at the cathedral."Zia, is there something you want to share?" Maria went along with the teasing. They both stared deeply at Zia with mischievous smiles playing on their faces."Stop it, you girls. We're talking about Ursula now," she blushed."Zia Benedetta, one day, we will force you to tell us about your secret lover," Ursula said and laughed."What about you, Maria? Have you ever been in love?" Zia asked."Love," she repeated like it was the strangest word she had ever heard. Just then, Maria's phone rang, successfully taking her out of a tricky spot."Who could be calling me at this time?" she complained. She hissed when she saw the ID pop on the screen."Who
Falling For The Blind Billionaire (Book 1) The Sexy Man
She couldn't react fast enough as he scooped the juices that clung to her mouth and licked it, his eyes never leaving hers. She didn't know if it was his boldness doing something so sensual in public without care if her driver or his mother was watching or how he was looking at her like he wanted to ravish her, but Ursula was well and truly undone. She desired to know who this bodacious man was. "Stop playing with food and attend to the customers," his mother scolded, coming out from the kitchen. The spell was broken, and his perfectly mischievous smile came in place. She wanted to ask for his name so badly since he knew hers already, but she didn't want his mother to look at her a certain way. The food was ready and handed to them. In no time, customers filled the stall. He became preoccupied and didn't even spare a glance at her. Ursula felt disappointment consume her, and she shook her head violently as if it were some physical force she could ward off. "Do you think we could
Falling For The Blind Billionaire (Book 1) The Coincidence
Ursula felt suffocated, so she exited the house to get her head together. The only way Ursula knew how to do it was through shopping. Zia Benedetta was busy so she couldn't come with her. Maria locked herself in her room since the confrontation with the crazy Viola and refused to come out. Everything was getting too intense for her, and she just needed to press pause for a minute. She needs time to calm down her nerves, or else our next step might cause havoc.They drove past an ice cream shop, and she begged him to stop. It had been quite a while since she indulged herself in sweet treats. Ursula needs some sweetness to kill the bitterness of the sight of that wrench Viola Santoro.Another thing that caught her attention when she came down was the small building that sold the most interesting-looking food she had come across in her short stay in Milan. She made her mental note to taste that roadside food after her quick stop for some Ice cream."Common, let's go take some ice cream,
Falling For The Blind Billionaire (Book 1) The Assault
Maria's POV"Aghhhh!" I screamed and smashed my phone on the wall. Damn, Vincenzo! I thought to myself. It wasn't just his words that made my toes curl in disgust, but also how he said them. He wanted to hurt me. Have they not hurt me enough? At what point does that family stop and say it's okay? 'Why do they keep hurting me!' I raged and began to smash everything in sight. Ursula must have heard from her room because she panicked into mine."What is going on, Maria?" She looked at me in fear."I am going to kill Vincenzo! I will do it with my bare hands," I replied."What is it again?" she stood before me, stopping me from damaging my mirror. "Wait, does this have something to do with social media's trending topic? Did you perhaps have something to do with that?" She asked. I could hear the panic in her voice. I wondered if she was disappointed in me."Yes, I did," I announced proudly. Her face fell, and she shook her head as if it were a dream. "Marie, I would slap some sense
Falling For The Blind Billionaire (Book 1) The Collateral
Vincenzo led Matteo to the room where he kept Marco. At the room entrance were two hefty men, obviously to keep watch of the man. They bowed slightly as Vincenzo and Matteo approached the door and allowed them to enter. Matteo looked around, taking in the environment where what might be their most prized possession was being hosted. It was a large room with a bathroom and barely any furnishing: just a large bed and a table stand. The captive was looking out the window when they came in. Not even the sound of footsteps approaching was enough to get his attention."Well, that's him," Vincenzo pointed to the tall, skinny man. Matteo wished he would turn around to get a better view of him. Unfortunately, the man looked adamant about remaining in that position. "He's not much of a talker or a looker, I guess," Matteo replied Dryly, Vincenzo shrugged, short of words. "Why did you take me?" A strange voice suddenly asked. It took the duo a while to notice it was coming from Marco. Weir
Falling For The Blind Billionaire (Book 1) Inception of conflict
Matteo walked into Perini Navi as a force of habit rather than enthusiastically. He had taken a break from work because of Vincenzo and his many shenanigans. However, he is doing much better now. Vincenzo's selfishness no longer annoyed him, and the thoughts of the sharp-tongued princess trumped it. Ursula.He tested her name in his mouth, and it came out nicely. The image of a furious woman flashed before his eyes, making him chuckle slightly. The mere thought of seeing her again made him smile. He almost wanted to try to run into her on purpose, coincidentally. He walked into the reception and contemplated between visiting Vincenzo's office and the workshop. He was going for the former when a loud noise stopped him. It was coming from the direction of the workshop. He strained his ears to hear, realizing he was the only one present at the reception. He followed the sound of the noise, which led him to the path of their workshop. Stepping out, he met a chaotic scene. Uniform men
Falling For The Blind Billionaire (Book 1) The Grief
MARIA'S POVMy bodyguard led me into the house. Ursula and Zia watched their favorite telenovela in the living room when I arrived. I tried. I tried to look like everything was fine, but seeing them, my resolve shattered. They ran to me when they saw how much I was shivering. They didn't say anything but only hugged me."I lost him," I struggled to say, but they did not understand me. I don't remember how, but the next thing I knew, I was immersed in the bathtub.Zia Benedetta turned on the warm water, letting it cleanse me. I don't know if she knew this, but it wasn't only my dirty body. My soul was in rot. I was in so much turmoil.Whenever the thought of how I was so close to reuniting with my brother resurfaced, I shuddered at my weakness in being unable to protect him. The image of his face caught in chaos appeared in my head. He looked so scared and clueless.He didn't recognize me, which was worrying initially, but it didn't trump my desire to save him. The tears fell from my e
Falling For The Blind Billionaire (Book 1) The Twin
It was good while it lasted, but now Maria was over it. She wanted to go straight to what she came here to do. She took the last bite from her plate and waited for the table to be cleared before she cleared her throat and asked the question on her mind."Why am I here?" she directed to no one."You're here-""Now that you've asked, I'll say it plainly," Vincenzo interrupted his mother.He was bored of whatever game Maria was playing. He also could not stand the sight of Roy for one more minute. He believed it was in their best interest to get to the crux of the matter before he lost control."I want my prototype back," he said."What do you mean by that? What does your prototype have to do with me?" she asked, feigning confusion."I know you took it, Maria. Just drop your silly act and return it to me," he warned dangerously."That's some serious accusation you're throwing around, Vincenzo Santoro. I hope you have proof to back up this ridiculous claim if I sue," she said casually, si
Falling For The Blind Billionaire (Book 1) The turmoil
Vincenzo and his family ordered a table at the restaurant. It was one of the best restaurants in Milan, and it belonged to them. His mother had carefully planned this venue so that they could have an advantage. She didn't want them to be cut off guard."We've not been to this restaurant in ages, and suddenly, Mum chooses this place for dinner?" Vincenzo whispered to his father."You know how your mother is. She probably has her reasons for making us come here. Just follow her lead, and everything should go on smoothly."His dad said reasonably.He was always on the quiet side. He thought things through and was never ready to pass judgment. Vincenzo was glad he took his wisdom from his dad. It was just a pity he never quite forgave himself for the role his foolishness played in losing the love of his life.He got his impatience and quick temper, however, from his mother. He wanted things to be done as soon as he asked. He had no room to occupy failures of any form. Maybe that was why i
