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"How about removing my towel so your eyes can get better access to my body, cara mia?" He rasped in her ear.Aniya's eyes widened, processing the meaning behind his words. She snapped her eyes in his direction and sent him an aghast look which made him chuckle. He was falling in love with her reactions. Aniya frowned at him. How dare he?"I have no interest in getting any kind of access regarding your anything, especially your body, Mr Alfanso," she blurted out at him. An amused grin formed on his face at her reply."Quite offending, Ms. Meier," he uttered while leaning his face closer to hers."You have hurt my body so much and yet you are disgracing it like that. Very disrespectful of yours," he showed his fake offence. Her frown deepened. When did she hurt his body? Had he lost his mind or what? Aniya gave him some looks like he had turned psycho which widened his grin. "Well this time I have the evidence, Ms. Meier, so you cannot disagree with my words," saying that he turned h
,"Boss, your wife…. your wife is here and she wants to meet you right now," Dario's words made Richard grit his teeth, violently. His palm turned into a vigorous fist. Now what the fuck she was doing here?"Tell her I am not present here," he spat on the phone. Aniya turned stunned at his rough tone. She was sure whatever news he had gotten in the call, it had ruined his mood completely."I don't want to meet her right now," he seethed out.Aniya silently heard him. He was talking about someone or in precise, about a woman, who had come here to meet him but he didn't want to meet her but who was that her? Aniya ran her mind and a name caught her head. Her eyes widened. Was that his wife.. Valery Alfanso? Was she here to meet him and that was why he didn't want to meet her? But why would a wife need permission before entering into her own husband's property? What kind of husband and wife they were? She didn't know about Valery but she knew for sure that…that woman had been married to
"What do you think that I was wil…." The sound of the doorbell ringing stopped Aniya from completing her words. It took her back to her senses that what she was about to reveal to him in her anger but why? Why did she get that urge to tell him about it? She had never told anyone about the truth of her past, even in her worst, except Niova then why her anger and pain turned her so vulnerable that she was about to spill everything to him? He didn't deserve her truth. He wasn't worth it. Not now, not ever. He watched her looking away from him by tossing her head. She closed her eyes and exhaled a heavy breath to calm herself down. He silently witnessed her each and every action. Once again the sound of the doorbell resonated. Scanning her entire body from her head to her toe in a brief glance, he turned on his feet and walked out of the door. Aniya lifted her eyes in his direction as soon as she heard him leaving from that room. She sighed sharply and then wiped her glossy eyes. His
"What happened? Start doing your work, Ms. Meier,"Holding back her anger, Aniya took her steps closer to him. She did her best to make sure her body would not touch him but that man in front of her was too evil to let that happen. He didn't lower his head which made it impossible for Aniya to reach his head. She lifted her hand up in the air more but that made him hold his head more high. With every attempt of hers to get his hair combed, he continued to turn it more and more difficult for her. Aniya frowned because she knew he was doing it intentionally to create more trouble for her. She scoffed at him which made him smirk. He was in love with troubling her. He had done a lot of immoral and wrong things in his life but none of them had ever given him the satisfaction he always felt by bothering and teasing her. He had started doting everything regarding her, especially those angry glares she sent him when he would mess with her.She stretched her arm more but again failed to brus
Niova opened the door and breathed out in relief, watching Aniya standing in front of her. "Are you alright?" That was the very first thing that came out of Niova's mouth after seeing Aniya before her, especially when she noticed her clothes. She was not wearing her previous clothes. With a sigh, Aniya nodded at her and then stepped inside. Niova was about to close the door but once again, her eyes darted towards the road where she saw Dario's car which was parked in front of Aniya's home. Not only this, but that car's owner was also looking in her direction like always. Niova exhaled a heavy breath when that car drove away. She shut the main door and followed Aniya to the bedroom. After entering the bedroom, Aniya's eyes straight fell on her daughter who was still peacefully sleeping on the bed. She walked towards her and sat on the bed beside her.Dipping her face down, she kissed the crown of her kid's head and started sliding her palm over it. Niova joined her and stood beside
His car stopped in front of the back gate of that building where the press conference was going to take place. The rest of the cars following him also halted. One of the guards came and opened the car's door for him. All the guards immediately lowered their heads as soon as they saw him getting out of his car. He covered his eyes with his dark shades and looked at that building in front of him. Shoving his hands inside his pants pockets, he made his way inside that building. Two of his men fell into the line behind him. As soon as he reached that specific room where he told Dario to keep all of them, he lifted his hand and gestured to his men to stay outside who were following him. Removing his shades, he pushed open the door and stepped inside that room where the very first thing his eyes caught was those oceanic hues of hers. She was sitting on the sofa while holding her right ear but as soon as she saw him, she dropped her hands down and stood up on her feet. Her posture visibly
Following his footsteps, Aniya was silently walking behind him. His guards were also following them but he had ordered them to keep at a distance from them. Taking her head upward, she looked at his back. Where was he taking her? Were they going to that press conference now?"I hope we don't need to revise what you need to say in the conference, Ms. Meier," she heard him asking her. His voice was slightly low. Only for her to hear it. Aniya glared at his back as he neither turned around to face her nor stopped his feet from walking."I remember everything that I need to say, Mr Alfanso," she spat, walking behind him. "I need to apologise for a mistake I have not done," His mouth stretched into a grin at her words. So typical of his dear Ms. Meier to say this to him."Well…you are right you have not committed a mistake by disrespecting me that night, Ms. Meier," he spoke and then slightly tilted his head."You have committed a sin," he uttered, earning a growl from her which made hi
"Have you apologised to his wife, Mrs Valery Alfanso because that night you had disrespected her too?" That question froze Aniya completely. She was not prepared for this."Did you apologise to Mrs Alfanso for insulting her in her own exhibition centre inauguration?" That person repeated.Aniya's mouth got shut. She fisted her palms and was about to snap back but his voice halted her."I guess this question shouldn't have been asked in the very first place here," he uttered in his calm voice while looking at that man who had asked that question to her. He decided to take matters into his own hands the moment he realised that she was about to burst out."Because we all have gathered here for taking Ms. Meier's and mine statements regarding those clips and images which had been circulated without our permission, so I would appreciate it if you would keep my wife's name away from all of this," he uttered, with no aggression but the warning hidden behind his words was unignorable."I woul
"So, handsome gentlemen…..hold onto your hearts," Flora announced, running out of the kitchen, making both her father and uncle Dario look at her. They both smiled at her while sitting on the dining table. "Your beautiful wives here finally, so please welcome ...Mrs Aniya Riccardo Alfanso and Mrs Niova Dario Quzer," she uttered while extending her both hands towards the entrance. Both Aniya and Niova walked in with the bowl of food in their hands. A smile was ghosting on both of their faces. "Gentlemen, please help your beautiful wives," everyone chuckled, hearing Flora's words and both the men stood up on their feet to help their wives carrying the food to the dining table. When Dario was taking them to a restaurant in his car, Niova called him and there she told her husband to bring the Alfanso family to their home for lunch as she had been missing them for a week now. Everyone agreed because both of their families shared a very deep and close bond with each other. "Where's Rica
"Papa….." Flora cried out, feeling the head of the gun getting pressed against her temple. Her watery eyes remained fixed at her father. That man pushed the gun more closely against her, bringing more tears in her eyes. Riccardo's each and every man turned alert because that situation had turned extremely dangerous. "Papa, please save me…." She started sobbing loudly. Riccardo keenly stared at Flora's every single action. That man chortled, hearing Flora's loud cries of help. "Seems like your daughter is not that brave like you and your son, Alfanso," that man remarked, gripping Flora's neck more tightly."You failed to make her like you. She is a fucking coward," he laughed at her helplessness. Riccardo didn't part his mouth to say a single word but didn't blink away from his daughter even for a second."No, please leave me…. don't kill me, please…" Flora cried out more loudly while shivering. Her whimpers made that man smirk more cunningly."Please. I am begging you. Don't kill me
"Today was so fun. I really loved it," A smile formed on Riccardo's and Aniya's faces by hearing their 20 years old daughter. "All thanks to my piccola for suggesting this idea," Riccardo uttered, focusing his eyes on the road while controlling the steering wheel of his car. Flora beamed, hearing her father as she was the one who suggested to have a family day out. "Yeah….yeah….you and your favourite daughter, dad," that voice made Flora trail her eyes down at her 16 years old brother whose head was placed on her lap as he was trying to sleep. Flora frowned and hitted his head. "Hey…that hurts, you ugly eagle," the 16 years old spat, rubbing his head and taking his head up from his sister's lap. "Aww! my little baby brother. Be grateful I didn't break your ugly jaw," Flora passed her brother a fake smile, making him scowl. "You both shut your mouths and don't you dare to start here," they heard their mother warning them, who was sitting on the passenger seat of the car. Riccard
"Ready," Riccardo tied Flora's pigtails, making the little girl extremely happy. Taking a glance at her reflection in the mirror, Flora showed her papa a thumbs up. He chuckled and pecked the tip of her nose."Ora, ready for school, baby?" Aniya entered their bedroom, carrying Flora's tiffin box in her hands. They both looked at her."Momma," Flora jumped down from the dressing table and ran towards her mother. She hugged her legs."Momma, is my baby brother awake?" The little girl asked, pointing her tiny finger towards her mother's swollen belly. Aniya chuckled. She bent slightly as it was almost the end of her third trimester of her pregnancy. "Yes, your baby brother is awake and he is very happy that his big sister is going to school," she said, making Flora clap in happiness. The little girl wanted a brother. Smiling, Riccardo walked towards them and then grabbed the tiffin box from Aniya's hold."Cara mia, you should rest now," he uttered, earning a tiny frown from Aniya. "It'
"Will you become Aniya Riccardo Alfanso?"Tears rolled down from her eyes, processing the meaning behind those words of his. Aniya had never even dared to think a moment like this would ever come in her life from the second she had found herself in that brothel. A kind of moment where someone wanted to be hers. A moment where someone would want to share his name with hers because for this entire world, she had become an object which only looked good when getting used by everyone but no one would ever want to get associated with her name, let alone attaching their name with hers but he proved her wrong in each and every possible way. Not just only his own self, he was now willing to share his existence with her.Riccardo saw those tears brimming in her eyes which told him everything which was going inside her. He had started understanding her silence more than he had ever even understood his own words.He palmed her face more firmly and leaned closer to her face."My life had taught me
At the breakfast table, when Riccardo saw Aniya leaving without eating anything, he understood something was not right with her. He had been noticing from the past couple of days that she was acting a little weird. She was barely initiating a conversation with anyone and was even skipping most of her meals. He had also noticed that she was looking tired most of the time, so he told her that they would visit a doctor for her checkup to which she seemed to tense up even more and denied him by saying that she was fine and it was just her monthly cycles. But today when he saw Bellyana following her to the bedroom, he understood something was going on, especially when he witnessed that distressed reaction on Aniya's face. "Ora, you play with them. I will be back. Okay, piccola?" He uttered while cleaning the little girl's mouth after he got done feeding her. Flora nodded at him and stood up on the breakfast table and walked towards her shades uncle. With a smile, Dario collected her in h
"Aniya," Niova's voice broke the bubbles of Aniya's thoughts. She recovered from her shock but her eyes were still focused on the television screen which was showing the news of Ryker's death in that bomb blast."Ani, do you think it's….."Niova paused but Aniya knew what she was trying to ask her. Aniya exhaled a very deep breath."I don't know. I will talk to you later, Niva. Firstly, I need to have a talk with him right now," she uttered because right now, she needed to have a conversation with him regarding this urgently."Okay, bye," Niova hung up the call which made Aniya trail her eyes back the television screen."Reportedly, this bomb blast seems to be pre-planned by one of Ryker Verlice's enemies who wanted him dead as the attacked godown is the belonging of Mr Ryker Verlice and the attacker was aware that Mr Verlice was going to be there that time of the blast," Aniya read the news which automatically started shivering her hands in fear. He took dozens of lives again and this
"I…I love you so much, Riccardo," Finally finding all her answers and comprehending her each and every kind of emotions and feelings towards him, she dared to utter those words to him because Aniya knew the aftermath she would have to face if she would let him walk away from her like this. Once she had terribly regretted, telling him to get out of her life and that night she was almost about to lose him and today, that thing was about to happen again and somehow she could feel that if she didn't stop him this then she would lose him for the rest of her lives and she was not capable of enduring it because she had fallen for him more than she could even understand and make anyone else understand it.She tightened her arms around him more and more."I love you," she softly breathed out while snuggling her face in his back. Her tears continued to wet his coat. Dropping his hand down from grabbing the knob of the door, he slowly turned around. Her heart ached badly, seeing those tears gli
"And he is Flora's biological f…father,"Riccardo became too aghast to understand anything after hearing those words from her mouth. His head turned completely blank whereas his eyes rounded, completely appalled. He couldn't just believe what his ears were hearing. Ryker was Flora's biological father?"Flora's father?" Even his voice was laced with shock and somehow confusion too. It brought more tears to her eyes. She wagged her head at him, holding back her tears from coming out of her eyes."Yes, he is Flora's biological father," she uttered while taking her eyes down. Again his eyes rounded more, hearing that thing from her mouth once again. His hands, on their own, fell down. He also trailed his eyes down towards the floor, trying to gather that information he had just received. Ryker was Flora's father? No, this couldn't happen. He refused to believe it.Snapping his head upward, he gripped her arms tightly and yanked her closer."Don't fuck with my head, Aniya," he glowered at