Chapter 19

Alexandra stared at Adele for a very long, tense moment, noticing how her painted lips twisted in disdain, the way her fist clenched loosely at her side.

Adele's face turned red with anger as she repeated the question again.

"Are you deaf? Who are you and what are you doing here? Are you a nurse?"

Alexandra was about to respond with some of the snarky comments that made it's way into her head when Luca's voice boomed in the room.

"Don't talk to her that way. She's my fiancee"

The room fell into a pin drop silence. The temperature in the room seemed to have dropped drastically.

Alexandra's gaze snapped to Luca in shock. What did he mean by that?

A mix of disbelief and horror crossed Adele's face, her lips parting slightly unsure of what to say before an ugly scowl rested on her face.

"You did not just say what I think you did. What did you just... What?" She stuttered,her voice raised to a very high pitch.

Luca ran a hand through his hair in frustration, his facial expression blank as he stared at Adele. One look at him and you can tell that he really wanted to squish Adele like a bug. Alexandra didn't blame him because she felt the same way, and she was only just meeting Adele for the first time.

"You heard me right, Adele" He said unwavering. "Alexandra herr is my fiancee and we'll be getting married very soon"

Adele slapped Luca across the face with so much force that she felt her palm throb from the impact. She let out a short laugh,the kind of laugh that indicated that she still didn't believe what she heard. Then, suddenly, she rose to her feet, anger flashing in her eyes.

"You have to be joking. This has to be one crazy joke" She shrieked, flinging her designer bag across the room. "You better be joking or this bitch gets it"

Alexandra stood quietly in the room, watching the scene unfold still caught in a whirlwind of confusion.

I didn't say anything yet and she wants to end me already, Alexandra thought.

She turned towards Luca but his gaze was fixed on Adele,his expression still unreadable.

Adele, on the other hand, still had a lot of things to say.

"C'mon. You can do better than this piece of shit. You're engaged to me not her" She spat out bitterly, pointing an accusing finger at Luca. "You're supposed to get married to me. You're mine, Luca."

"And who said so?" Luca's gaze darkened.

Adele's nostrils flared up in anger. "Your father! He said so!" She stomped her heel against the marble floor like a naughty child asking for a candy. "... and you know that too. You're engaged to me. Our parents already finalized the arrangements. Did you think he'll let you get married to her?"

Luca let out an unimpressed chuckle. "Do you think I give a damn about what my father thinks?"

Adele's cheeks burned red, Alexandra couldn't tell if it was from anger or embarrassment. "You should give a damn! You'll surely give damn when I tell him about this... Setup" She continued, turning her glare towards Alexandra, sizing her down like some piece of trash. "How did a man of your class cross path with this lowlife?"

Alexandra clenched her palms tightly by her side in suppressed anger. She knew people like Adele who thought that they're better than others just because they came from a wealthy bloodline. The urge to slap the colour off her lips was very strong but she remained silent instead even though she hated it when someone talked to her rudely. She had remain silent,she didn't know why he had told Adele that she was his fiancee.

Adele was shaking practically with anger, tears brimming in her eyes. "I don't care what you're doing with her" She said in a clipped tone. "... but I trust that you'll get rid of her before our wedding. I'll let your parents know and he'll make sure to take of your little toy"

Alexandra stared at Adele coldly. "I'm not that easy to get rid of" She said surprising herself. She didn't mean to say that.

A small smile made it's way on Luca's lips. "You heard her Adele. My father's not really my problem right now"

If looks could kill, Alexandra would be six feet in the ground From how hard Adele was glaring at her. "Oh! You'll surely regret this"

Then without waiting for an answer,she turned around, storming out of the room, making sure to slam the door loudly as she left.

Once they were finally alone, Alexandra finally let out a sigh of relief before turning to Luca,arms crossed over her chest. "Okay?"She asked in a cool voice. "Are you going to tell me what just happened,or should I fill in the blanks myself?"

Luca smirked, clearly amused by her tone. "There's really nothing to explain Lexy. You heard what she said —our parents wants us to get married"

Alexandra raised a brow. "And you couldn't think of any other way to get them to change their mind other than what? Pretending I'm your fiancee?"

Luca shrugged nonchalantly,his gaze settled on her. "It seemed like such a smart idea at that time, what can I say?"

She scoffed. "Oh, wow. That's such an amazing idea. Should I go wedding dress shopping,or should I sit here waiting for your father to end me?"

Luca smirked, a dark look crossing his eyes. "Depends. You look like white would look good on you but then everything looks good on you."

Alexandra face heated up at his words unsure of how to react. "I... You owe me a lot"

"Oh! I know"Luca said easily. "Let's just go with the flow for now"

Alexandra stared at him in disbelief. "You don't even know me that well. I might be a serial killer"

"Trust me, I know you very well"He replied.