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Gianna's POV; "Che diavolo sta succedendo qui?" I heard Adriano's voice and I turned around to look at him. (What the hell is going on here?) He was standing a few feet away from us with his hand tucked in his pockets, and one thing I didn't miss was his angry face. And from afar, he looked cute but why was he angry? "What is he saying?" I asked, looking at Hugo. I didn't understand what he said in Italian. "He asked what was going on here," Hugo told me. I walked over to Adriano and stood in front of him, I had to look up at him because of my height. Oh my goodness, am I this short? "A father and daughter's bond is what's going on here." I looked at him with a blank face and he looked taken aback by what I said. He probably didn't expect me to understand what he said. I walked past him and went into the house and walked over to the kitchen and took an apple from the fridge and when I turned around I saw him standing right behind me. I was scared as shit but I kept my posture s
Gianna's POV; Since what I saw with my own two eyes last night, I no longer wish to live in this house anymore. I have already made up my mind that I have to do something before Adriano and Rebecca drive me insane. I'm leaving this house for good. I don't know what else to do other than to leave this miserable place because of my and my baby's sanity. "Hello, David," I said as soon as he picked up my call. David was the one and only person that I can ask for help. I just hope he helps me. "Hey, Gianna. How are you doing?" "Uhm, I'm not fine David. Could you please come over? I need your help please." I sniffed, begging him. "Sure. I'm on my way." He said sharply and hung up the call. After twenty to thirty minutes, I heard David screaming out my name. "I'm in here," I said leaning against my door because I was tired, I didn't even sleep a wink last night. "Are you okay? Is everything okay? Is the baby okay?" He asked concerned checking me out from head to toe in search of ans
- Two months later - Gianna's POV; It's beautiful and quiet here. The clouds are so bright and striking. The scenery is incredible. David brought me to a beautiful and peaceful environment. And I loved the fact that Manarola is a suburban community. Everyone minds their own business here. The neighborhood is so quiet. It was almost as if no one lived here. He told me that this was his late mom's home. He said that she grew up here and had her education here before getting married to his dad. "Woah." I laughed as my baby kicked in my stomach. I'm twenty-two weeks gone already, which means that I'm in my third trimester and I have just two months, two weeks left to deliver my baby. I'm no longer nervous about the delivery ever since I left Adriano's house. He didn't come to look for me even for once. I can't believe he hates me and his baby this much. David took me to the hospital in the neighborhood, and the doctor and nurses were all nice to me. Which reminds me, David hasn't com
Gianna's POV; I screamed as soon as I opened the leather bag….. It was not a ball, it was a head….. I shrieked as I turned the head over and my jaw dropped as I saw that it was…. David It was David's head. The mysterious guy gave me David's head and said that it was a message from someone I don't even know. I quickly took the letter out of the envelope and I shivered as I read it; "Ciao, my beautiful wife. I know that you already know who I am so there's no need for an introduction. I know that I don't deserve to be with you because of all the pain I made you go through. But that doesn't mean I can't claim what's mine. I already told you that I can go crazy when someone takes what's mine because whatever is mine is ONLY MINE. And you, my dear Gianna, are my beloved wife. So you are to stay with me for better and for worse. I'm coming for you because you are mine, only MINE. And as for this fucker, I killed him because he betrayed me. That's the least of what I can do when som
Gianna's POV; "Adriano? Is that you?" I asked again, not believing who was in front of me. In front of me stood the face I tried so hard to forget, the face that haunted me every night in my dreams, the face I thought I would never see again. Adriano….. But he looked different….he didn't have tattoos before but now he does. And I'd be lying if I said that he didn't look hotter than before with all of the tattoos on his body. His eyes softened when he knelt in front of me. He was wearing a black t-shirt, blue denim jeans, and his knuckles were covered in tattoos and rings. His ears had pierced earrings. "Gianna." He murmured softly. This is the first time I've heard him say my name and I loved how he said my name with so much accent. And all of the hatred I felt towards him disappeared within just a couple of minutes. His emerald green eyes locked with my caramel eyes showing a lot of regret in them. I remained speechless, unable to say a single word, remaining frozen, unable to
Gianna's POV; I fluttered my eyes open, stretching my arms and legs out trying to find comfort in my sleep but I couldn't because the room was so hot. Why is it so hot here? It has never been this hot before. I shifted myself in the bed and felt something…..more like someone hard and heavy beside me. I turned around and saw Adriano snuggled next to me with his face in my neck and his hands holding my belly protectively. He was snoring lightly, he looked so peaceful when he's asleep. Who would have ever thought that this peaceful face holds a lot of dangerous things behind it? Last night was one of my best nights ever. He was more gentle to me than the first time. And the kisses seemed genuine. His eyes held sadness, guilt, and care in them yesterday when he asked for my forgiveness. I have forgiven him for only fifty percent, and I will keep the remaining fifty percent to myself until I make him feel the pain I went through ever since we got married. I felt a breeze hit me and I
Gianna's POV; I have been in this room for four days now. It was more like I locked myself inside the room. Food was brought to me morning, and evening by Adriano, and Fiona was the one who brought me food in the afternoon. There were a lot of clothes in the closet, they were all my size, most especially the underwear and also there were some loose clothes among them which I prefer to wear because of my baby bump. I wonder how Adriano knew the size of my clothes, especially my underwear! This man literally has the entire world beneath his feet. Adriano recently got house helps, a driver and a secretary which he was glad about because he has missed a lot for the past three months. But I was not happy about it….I felt a bit insecure about the fact that his new secretary was a girl. I felt like she might try to take my husband away from me. Well, it's not like I would sit back and watch her snatch him away from me. Adriano was once taken away from me but I won't let that happen again.
Gianna's POV; I woke up to someone kissing my neck. I slowly opened my eyes, before looking into those glittering emerald-green eyes. I still couldn't believe that Adriano confessed that he loves me last night. I feel like the luckiest girl on earth. He was laying sideways beside me, propping up on one elbow his hand supporting his head as he stared at me. "Good morning," I muttered timidly. "Morning, baby. How're you feeling?" He asked me. As his hand reached towards my face, I flinched and moved back. "I'm good. What about you?" "Same." After a while, he sat up with a sigh, looking at me. Then, I felt his hand on my body, lifting me up from the bed. "Are you still afraid of me?" He asked hoarsely. "No" It wasn't a lie, it was a fact. I know that he has already confessed his feelings towards me but that doesn't cease the fact that I am still afraid of him. "You shouldn't be. I know you have every right to be scared of me because of what happened in the past…but we've gone pa
Gianna's POV; I went upstairs and knocked on his door and he came out in nothing but shorts. "Hey, sister-in-law." He winked at me and I went straight to my point. Then he asked me what she did, then I told him and he became furious. After two days, Antonio and Adriano got us to court. At first, Cecilia refused to go to the court but Adriano insisted before she agreed. "Your honor, my client can never do such a thing to someone." Her ugly lawyer spoke. Antonio chuckled beside me. I tried my best to control my anger. "Your honor, this girl called Cecilia did not only kill my client's unborn baby but she also drugged and seduced my client's husband into getting her pregnant so that she could manipulate my client's husband the way she liked." Antonio objected. One thing that I loved about the court trials was that all of the conversations and interactions were in English and not in Italian. I jumped from my thoughts as Cecilia's lawyer hit the table in aggression. "Objection, your ho
Gianna's POV; He grabbed my hand and held it. "Please let me explain," he begged but I glared at him. "GET OUT!" I screamed and then he left the room and went downstairs. "Noooooo!" I screamed my lungs out. I cried my eyes out. I fell on the floor and hugged my knees tight. I heard a soft knock on the door and I looked up and I saw Alanna standing by the door. She rushed to me the moment she saw me on the floor. She pulled me into a tight hug and wiped my tears. "Gianna! You need to calm down for the baby's sake, please. I know that this is too hard to digest but I need you to please calm down." "How can I calm down? My home is about to be torn into shreds. The marriage I worked hard for is about to be taken away from me. What did I ever do wrong?" I sobbed against her chest and she rubbed my back. "You did nothing wrong. Listen to me, Adriano can never cheat on you. My brother is not like that." She muttered indistinctly and I pulled away from her. I looked at her and she looked
Adriano's POV; Gianna gasped in shock, "Cecilia?" "Who is she?" Ivor asked with his mouth open. I looked at her in confusion. "What are you doing in my house?" I asked because she had gone silent since I fired her and now all of a sudden she walked into my house for the first time. But I didn't care about that because something else caught my attention. Her belly was bulging in her body crop dress, was she pregnant? She cleared her throat and took a step forward. "I came to see you because I have something to discuss with you but since you are here with your family, I will tell you in front of them." She said and I wanted to ask her to leave but the next thing she said got me crying from the inside. "I'm pregnant. It's yours." She said, What the freaking fuck? This could ruin everything I had with Gianna and my entire years of hard work would surely go in vain if what she just said is true. Gianna's eyes traveled to me and then back to Cecilia's belly before saying, "What?" S
Gianna's POV; - The Next Day - I glanced to the other side of the bed and I didn't see Adriano and Kaya. I looked at the clock and it was twenty minutes after ten. I woke up pretty late this morning. I got off the bed, went to the bathroom and did my business there. I went to the closet and chose a boho dress to be my outfit for the day. One thing with my second pregnancy is that I don't usually throw up or feel nauseous which I'm thankful for. I got out of the room and went downstairs. I saw everyone in the living room and greeted them generally and then I saw Fiona dragging suitcases outside. Adriano came to me when he saw me. He hugged me and I hugged him back. "Good morning, bambina." He whispered against my forehead before giving me a peck there. "Morning." I hoarsely replied. "Where is my daughter?" I asked and he snorted, "Our daughter is with her nanny." He kissed my neck. I pulled him closer and whispered, "What is happeni
Gianna's POV; "What did you say?" He asked me again, looking at me attentively and I gulped. "Answer me!" He yelled and I jumped. I shouldn't have asked him this question. I turned around to walk out of the room but he grabbed my shoulder and turned me around again. He sighed and wiped his forehead before saying," I'm sorry. I didn't mean to yell at you. I'm just shocked. How did you know Diavolo? Did he come to you? Please answer me, I need to know something." "No, he didn't come to me. Alanna told me about him. And I wanted to apologize for ignoring you, I shouldn't have done that." I placed my hand on his chest and he sighed in relief. "Who is he to you?" I moved closer and asked again. He looked at me before hesitantly saying, "He's an old friend. The last time we saw each other was thirteen years ago." He said. Thirteen years? It's been a long time. "But that was when you guys met, right?" I said because I didn't understand what he was saying. He almost choked on his spit, "
Gianna's POV; "Good morning bambina," he said with his nose brushing against mine. He looked back and forth between my eyes and lips before closing the gap between us. His lips felt soft against mine, the kiss was tender. And I was so stupid for liking the way he kissed me after what he did to me yesterday. I quickly pushed him away when I remembered how he shouted at me last night. I immediately got out of the bed and ran to the bathroom. I closed the door and leaned on it. 'What the hell is wrong with you, Gigi?' I mentally asked myself. I felt like I was in a daze. It was like he had full control over my body. His kiss made me feel some strange feelings. It made my knees go weak. I walked to the washbin and washed my face with cold water. After that, I took a quick shower and headed out to the closet. I chose to wear a simple overall dress because I will no longer breastfeed Kaya. "Good morning, ma'am." Fiona and all of the house help greeted me and I replied with a smile on
Adriano's POV; I couldn't believe that I allowed Gianna to go to the club. The club is a very bad place for an innocent girl like her to go to especially since she's pregnant. Nevertheless, I allowed her to go because she seemed to like the idea and I also wanted to clear my head for a while. I have a lot of things going on with me. Firstly, my business is growing bigger and bigger every day and it's beginning to irritate me. Secondly, an unknown number is always sending me strange messages like 'Enjoy those moments while it lasts, I will always get what I want.' I have no idea who the unknown person is and I don't care. Thirdly, my issues with Antonio and my grandfather. I hate to admit but I loved the way Gianna handled the misunderstanding between my grandfather and me. I don't know if I truly deserve such a kind person like Gianna. But I want to cherish every moment with her. Urgh, my life sucked at some point! I just hope nothing tries to ruin our relationship again. We've had e
Gianna's POV; After almost destroying my whole closet, I found a red bodycon dress to wear. I kept it on the bed and I bent over to pick my heels just then I heard ruckuses downstairs. I dropped my heels and ran downstairs. I saw Eddie and Adriano exchanging words in Italian. I rushed over to Adriano and held him back because he looked like he was about to pounce on Eddie any moment then. Then I looked around and saw a lot of suitcases on the floor. "Non posso credere che tu sia diventato un ingrato Adriano," Eddie said in Italian again, and that made Adriano lose his cool and pushed me away and went to Eddie. I quickly got up and stood in front of Eddie as he was about to hit him. (I can't believe you have grown to be an ingrate Adriano) Eddie chuckled and pulled me aside, giving Adriano the space to hit him. "Fallo, Adriano. Non comportarti come se avessi paura, fallo già." (Do it, Adriano. Don't act as if you are scared, just do it already) I didn't understand what he was sayi
Gianna's POV; My legs were too weak to stand on their own. I was very weak to stand up, so I crawled to the door to hear what Adriano is going to do to Antonio because, with the way he dragged Antonio downstairs, I'm sure he is going to beat him up. "Adriano, smettila!" I heard Eddie stamp his walking stick on the floor in anger. (Adriano stop it) Adriano snorted before retorting. "No, you stop it, Grandpa. You brought a guy I hate so much into my home just so he can have his wife with my wife. All you do in your entire life is control people, not caring about how your decision is going to affect them. Enough is enough, I want him out of my house this minute and if you don't like my decision then you can as well join him because I don't see any reason why you guys are here in the first place." He spat. What? "Che cosa?" Gary said in Italian and his voice held confusion and surprise. (What?) There was a brief silence before Adriano spoke up again. "You heard me. Go upstairs, pack y