Adriana’s POVI do not know how long I was knocked out but when I woke up sometime later, I found myself tied to an iron chair, right opposite Massimo who was also tied up, and looking extremely pissed at the moment.Wait, what the fuck is happening?In my confused state, I twisted my body so B as to look in the direction of the one thing that Massimo has been staring at with so much anger, I wasn’t shocked when I saw that it was Lisa, his stepmom.Now, what the heck was up with this bitch?“You cannot tie me up here… even if you hate me so much, which I know you most certainly do, get Adriana out of this psychotic game of yours! She’s too fragile to be tossed around all the time!” I heard Massimo yell out to her, and even though it was the sweetest thing that I was all he cared about right now, I still couldn’t help but shake my head at how stupid that sounded.He had just given his psycho stepmom a free pass into his head, and now the LA harlequin just knew exactly who to torture
Adriana’s POVI tried to be as silent as I could be while I watched Massimo cut himself out of the ropes tied around his chest and midriff. At one point, I was so careful that I found out I had been holding my breath unintentionally. I sighed.“Are you sure you do not need my help?” I asked quietly, eyeing his bulgy chest and wondering how possible it was for him to twist around those ropes around him.He was too bulky, and his body too rigid to move swiftly like I’d have loved him to, and I knew he also thought about that because he stopped to eye my body skeptically, but then quickly turned away to start cutting the ropes.“I’d have asked for your help but you’re too far from me,” he replied in a whisper.“You can as well toss the knife in my direction,” I replied, with a frown. “I can easily move around in these ropes, it’ll be easier for me to cut them.”My reply made him snap his head in my direction again, he stared at me as if I had grown horns and with a dismissive shrug, said
Adriana’s POVI still do not know how I did it but in less than twenty minutes I had successfully helped Massimo and myself escape the guards after us. I had also successfully gotten us to a main road; the only problem left now was finding a way out of there, and probably getting a cab that would take us to Massimo’s.“My stomach hurts,” Massimo grunted. I had been so caught up in trying to get us to escape that I hadn’t noticed that he was losing so much blood, so bad that more than half of his white shirt had been soaked through with his blood.In fear, I helped him to the floor, helped him lay in an open field, and then cut out a portion of my clothes, using it to apply pressure to the open cut.I was no expert in stuff like this but from the purplish hue surrounding the open gash and the small pus that had begun to accumulate around its surface, I knew that it had been infected. We needed to act fast!Yh“It hurts, normally I wouldn’t whine about an injury like a pussy but this o
Adriana’s POV“Are you trying to say that Lisa did this… and that she held you and Massimo hostage in the house basement while I was out on my business trip?” Massimo’s dad asked me for the nth time again and this time, I nodded without saying anything.He seemed to be in great shock to hear that his lady dearest is a kidnapper, and I wouldn’t blame him though. That lady looked too pretty and fragile to do a thing like this.“…And you’re sure that Massimo isn’t making you tell this lie?” He asked, making me flare up in anger.It was one thing to not believe that your wife was a hardened criminal but another to accuse someone of lying just to get her behind bars. The part I hated the most was him implying that Massimo had made me do this simply because he was aware that Massimo hates her.“I beg your pardon, Sir?” I seethed angrily, quickly rising to my feet but was immediately held back by Michael who draped his arms around my shoulder.“Adriana…” he whispered into my ear as if in a b
Adriana’s POVMy mouth hung open as I stared at Michael in shock, wondering exactly what must have possessed him into doing something as absurd as this.It’s been three weeks since Massimo got discharged from the hospital and after getting the shocking news that Massimo had been the one to disown his father and not the other way round, the next shocking news was the one which Michael just gave me.“You’re getting married?!” I exclaimed again, still in shock and to worsen matters, it wasn’t Gina! “What about Gina?! How the hell is she taking this news?” I shrieked, more concerned about Gina than about Michael and whoever he was getting married to.“She’s taking it pretty well,” he answered nonchalantly, “…at least a lot better than you are.”Massimo, who was seated in a corner of the room, said nothing. He seemed unfazed that Michael would be getting married, and to someone that wasn’t Gina! The same Gina who had been with him for years now without terrible fights.This was insane!“Yo
Adriana’s POVClad in a purple shiny long dress that had a long slit by the side, I walked up the fancifully decorated stairs into the bustling hall that was filled to the brim with prestigious men and women from this part of the state.I glanced around the hall, whilst inserting my earpiece into my ear, and at the same time, pretending to flip my hair to the side.From where I stood, I could see Michael standing and whispering something into the priest’s ear. They seemed to be in a heated argument about something but I didn’t bother to check on them because I already knew that it was part of the plan.As expected, I could see Larry, he had a wide grin on his face. One that seemed too sinister and dark to be seen in a serene place such as this. As soon as he laid his filthy eyes on me, he grinned, waved dramatically at me, and then went back to sipping his wine when I didn’t wave back.“Bastard,” I muttered, rolling my eyes, and as soon as I said that, a voice rang out from my earpiec
Adriana’s POV“I saw her slip out of her chair as soon as the police came in, I guess she thought they were here for her!” Gina yelled out at us.Massimo and I exchanged glances and then turned back to look at her. “Did you see where she ran to?!” We both asked in unison and she nodded as she pointed to the back of the hall.“She ran in that direction!” She breathed out.As soon as she said that, Massimo and Michael ran in the direction in which she had pointed while Gina ran off to go call on the attention of a few policemen who also ran after Massimo and Michael.“Should we go after them?” Gina asked me and I shook my head as I vividly remembered Massimo talking to me against it.He had asked me earlier today not to get involved in their crossfire even though I wanted to. According to him, I made him a lot more vulnerable and right now, that was the last thing I wanted to happen to him.“No,” I said to her. “It’s best if they have just themselves to look out for rather than having t
Adriana’s POV“Did the so-called plan work out?” I asked Massimo and Michael who were presently seated beside each other. They both had bandages on their shoulder and midriff and even though I pitied them, I still couldn’t help but notice how adorable they both looked.“It did, Larry’s been arrested and it would take a long time before he’s back, breathing down our throats,” Massimo replied with a grin.“And also, Miranda’s stopped calling and texting after breaking it off with me over the phone, now I have no one breathing down my neck because of her… and also enough time to be with my Gina,” Michael answered with a mischievous glint in his eyes.I couldn’t help but laugh at both men who had two different reasons to be happy at the town out of things and shook my head as the said Gina stepped into the room with glasses of juice in a tray.The men had been advised to tone down their alcohol intake, at least until they were fully recovered and now, they snorted in disagreement as Gina