"And to what do I owe this pleasure, Vittoria?" Antonio purred, his gaze trailing over her curves.Vittoria drew closer to him, "Let's have sex. It's been long since we did that." she stated, producing a packet of condoms from behind her back with a coy smile.He perked up his brows before he let out and annoying laughter with his face hardening the next minute, "Let's have sex?" He asked in a cold expression, "Yes, I want to have sex with you. Why shouldn't we?" she countered, the fire in her eyes burning hotter.Antonio's eyes narrowed, his initial amusement fading into a steely glint. "You want to have sex on your terms, is that it, Vittoria?" he snapped."What's wrong with having sex on my terms?" Vittoria asked as she pushed Antonio to the bed and began to take off Antonio's clothes."You will never change," he uttered his rebuke."I'm doing you a favor, Antonio," she cooed, her hands skillfully sliding over his body, mapping each contour on his body with practiced ease. "For s
"Damn it!" Antonio cursed himself silently, his glare sharpening as he stared into Amora's stunned expression."What?" Amora's eyes dilated as Antonio's words reverberated throughout her entire body, "Antonio..." She started, her eyes wide with surprise as she met Antonio's hardened gaze.Antonio shoved Amora away forcefully, his wet body glistening with droplets, he vaulted out of the pool and into the open air.Amora followed suit, she grabbed her robe from the floor, she wore it, the material dampened by the water that still clung to her skin."Antonio!" She screamed rushing after him on wet bare feet. "Antonio!" she cried once again, her voice tinged with desperation as she tried to catch up with his brisk strides."Antonio, listen to me!"Antonio continued his trajectory towards the exit, he collided into Eduardo in his haste. "Keep watch over her," he instructed him, "I despise the thought of her being in the company of other men." Antonio said before he headed out the door.
"Camila, she is simply stunning," Amora whispered, her voice thrumming with admiration over the beautiful woman walking towards them."Yes, and there is something remarkably familiar about her, isn't there?" Camila continued,The woman strided towards them gracefully, she approached Amora and Camila, smiling from ear to ear."Hello, Miss Amora Francesco," she addressed the pair with a lilting warmth, extending a hand in an offer of greeting.Amora and Camila, their eyes widening in recognition, exchanged furtive glances,"My name is Miss Maya Diorer," the woman continued,"You're that Maya from television! You look even more stunning off-camera!" Amora and Camila blurted in unison, their voice filled with delight until it was quickly tempered by Amora's realization."And...Antonio's...ex," Amora stuttered as the words tumbled out of her lips."Yes," Maya responded with a light chuckle, "I'm that Maya in your words." She said staring at Amora who had suddenly grown nervous, "And what b
"Wouldn't making her Antonio's secretary bring her closer to him?" Donatus asked,"No," came the reply, "It's to provoke Antonio, to make him walk a tightrope of rage and restraint. Imagine him working with his mistress every day, he will have no choice but to tread carefully, to toe the line between propriety and desire," Vittoria paused to glance at Donatus, "For with every decision, he must weigh his love for her against the consequences for us all. One misstep, and his world, and ours, will come tumbling down like a house of cards,"Donatus nodded in solemn agreement,"Yes, let her serve as the spark that ignites the powder keg of Antonio's pride," she mused, "He will come crawling to me, begging for mercy, for with her presence, he is exposed, his indiscretions laid bare for all the world to see. Let him suffer the humiliation of his folly." Her voice tinged with a cruel relish."I don't think Antonio would mind Amora being his secretary," Donatus replied."Antonio cares about hi
"Come on, we've only just begun, and you're already exhausted?" Buccolini groaned, observing Antonio as he lay motionless on the floor.Buccolini signaled one of his bodyguards. "Gather the others and help him to the guest room to rest."The bodyguard responded, "Yes, sir," and he called upon the other guards to help Antonio to a nearby guest room.They tucked him into the bed gently and left, closing the door behind them.Antonio tossed from one side of the bed to the other until beads of sweat started to form on his forehead. He suddenly clenched and gritted his teeth, contorting his heavy brows. A little boy panicked staring at the lifeless bodies of his parents on the floor, "Mom! Dad! No, you can't leave me alone!" He cried."They'll never wake up again."a gruff man said coldly as he approached."They're dead," "But they promised they would stay by my side forever," the boy wailed with tears in eyes, streaming down his face."That's why I don't like adults, they lie a lot ," the
What?" Amora whispered, moving closer to Antonio. "Throw me out? No, I'm not finished yet. I want to..."Antonio grabbed her jaw and squeezed, his voice filled with rage. "Young lady, don't cross the line. Don't you dare do more than I ask of you." His gaze bore into her eyes as she trembled under his grip. "Do you think I can't put a knife through you? Repeat this mistake, and it'll be the end of you."Amora gasped in shock. Eduardo watched in horror, clenching his fists and bowing his head. "I'm so sorry, Antonio. This will never happen again.""Good. Now, take her away," Antonio commanded. "Guards, escort them to the gate."Amora collapsed into Eduardo's arms as he led her away. She whispered shakily,"Eduardo, I saw it.""What?""I saw that same small heart-shaped tattoo on his ankle.""What are you saying?" Eduardo asked quietly as they reached the car.Amora's body stiffened momentarily before she loosened up and began to wail as they drove away from Antonio's gate."Don't take
Amora... what... what are you doing?" Eduardo's tongue fumbled for words as Amora's kisses swept over him, igniting a tempest within his soul.His heart raced, hammering out a steady, insistent beat as his breath came in ragged gasps."Amora," Eduardo stammered into her lips, "What's happening? Why...?" he managed to murmur again.Eduardo's body shuddered with every wet, electric touch of Amora's lips, his blood surging like a river of lava coursing through his veins.His head swam in the maelstrom of lust, a storm of yearning and confusion.Amora's lips parted from his in a maddening tease, leaving him gasping for air, his heart hammering against his ribs."Uh..." Amora started, staring into his wide eyes. "I'm sorry... I... I did that." She apologized nervously, attempting to step away, but he snaked his hand around her waist and pulled her closer, claiming her lips once more.His tongue explored the depths of Amora's mouth, seeking the warmth of her desire, the nectar of her want.
"Oh my goodness, you're awake... I was just about to come and wake you so you could...""What am I doing here?" Antonio snapped as he got out of bed and grabbed his coat. "How did I even end up here?""Well, I'm not sure. I heard a knock on my door, and when I opened it, there you were," Maya explained, as he stood in shock for a moment before walking past her."That's a mistake. I have no reason to be in your house at all," he said, taking out his phone."At least stay and have some food. You were sick all night, I...""I don't need your food, Maya. I'm sorry I came here. I wasn't in my right mind to be here in the first place," he said, heading for the exit."Can't we spend some time together as old friends?""Old friends? Did we part ways as old friends?" Antonio questioned, halting in his tracks and turning to face her."When I was knocking on your door yesterday, you shouldn't have let me in. You should've sent me back to my wife!""Your wife or your mistress?" Maya retorted, dro
"What do you mean by meeting the kids?" She asked while Antonio slid his arm around her back, "Isn't that what you've always wanted? To meet my kids, I think they would love to meet you,"She pushed him away, "No Antonio, I don't think your children will like to see me." "So how are we going to do it? You so much boasted about being my wife or aren't you ready to marry me again? Did you change your mind?" She furrowed her brows, "Antonio, What's wrong with you this evening? Why are you being so cheeky?" "Cheeky?" He asked, "But I don't think I'm being cheeky anyways," he pulled out a ring box from his coat pocket, "I didn't put out a grand party," he continued while she gasped out, "I didn't even do it the proper way but let's spend the rest of our lives together Amora. Be my light, be the mother of my children, be everything I can ever ask for Amora," She beamed, "Well, get down on your knee first, let's see if I'm going to forgive you for proposing to me so casually,"Antonio
Arhhhh!!!" Camila screamed, "My leg! My leg!!""Keep quiet and do as I asked you, apologise to her for every wrong you've done against her, take the phone," Camila swallowed, suppressing her pain, "Hello Camila, why are you calling me? You wanna know if your plan worked out or not? Well, I'm glad to say that it failed since I'm still alive and breathing. I told you Antonio will choose me and guess what? I'm pregnant again and this time, we're going to keep it...""Amora, I'm sorry." Camila interrupted, "I'm sorry for everything I did to you. For the lies and deceit. I'm very sorry." She mumbled biting her lower lips, the nuzzle of the gun on her head pressed to her skull, "I was just jealous, you had everything while I didn't have any. I just...I thought...I thought I'm doing the right thing by pursuing my own happiness," "Camila," Amora's soft voice flowed into the phone, "Why are you speaking like this? Are you deceiving me again?" "Well, I just needed to tell you this now befor
"Divorce papers!!" Vittoria gasped turning to look at her father, she hung up her phone, "Dad, Antonio has finally served me with divorce papers!" She screamed before she ran out, heading for home, She came into the house, "Dad says that when you come back, you can meet him at his lawyer's office," Mateo said as she searched frantically for Antonio around the house. She stopped and beckoned to him, "Sit down," she said while Mateo sat staring into his mother's agitated face, She folded her arms across her chest, "Guards," she called while a guard ran into the room, "Fetch Enzo and Tina here," she said while the guard ran off to do as he was told. She paced across the room, she dug her hands into her hair until she heard, "Mom, you are looking for me?" It was Tina, she turned around regarding her with her eyes before she nodded,"Take a seat," her eyes fell on Enzo who was tailing behind Tina, "Sit down Enzo," she said before whipping her hair around to avoid them from covering he
"What news?" Buccolini asked before he signalled to the bodyguard, "Get my tablet!" He said while the bodyguard came close with his tablet, "Go online," Buccolini ordered while the bodyguard did as he asked. "Sir," the bodygaurd who have been silenced earlier pulled forward, "The Buccolini's shareholders and stockholders are filing a petition against you..." Buccolini raised his hand to halt him in the air as he ran his eyes through the contents on his tablet, BUCCOLINI'S PAST AS HE IS TORTURING LITTLE ANTONIO VIDEOTHE VIRAL VIDEO OF AN ABUSE OF LITTLE ALESSANDRO ANTONIO VIDEOALESSANDRO ANTONIO WAS COERCED INTO MARRYING THE VITTORIALITTLE ANTONIO STARVED FOR SO MANY DAYS AND MANY NIGHTS BECAUSE HE REFUSED TO CARRY OUT AN EVIL ORDER FROM ANTONIO TO KILL A MAN. VITTORIA FORCED ANTONIO TO MARRY HIM AGAINST HIS WILL. A message popped into his phone screen, "I'm not going to ask you to release Amora, the videos you saw online is a warning, I'm giving you now till tomorrow to return
"Amora?" Antonio snatched the phone from her and read the text, Camila giggled, "I told you, I never go down without a fight," she said while Antonio stumbled backward heading towards the door, "Hold her down, don't let her escape your sight, if anything happens to Amora, kill her" Antonio said glaring into Camila's eyes, "Even if a pin on her head is touched, I will make sure you will fail to see the light of day tomorrow," Antonio threatened,He stormed out and headed home, he barged into the house and went straight into Vittoria's bedroom, "Where did you hide her?" He asked as he stood in front of her, his eyes bloodshot and his fists clenched,"Hide who?" She furrowed her brows before she stood up meeting Antonio's height with hers, "Don't play dumb with me," Antonio seethed staring into her eyes, "Where are you hiding Amora?" She snickered, "Oh, you were talking about Amora? Isn't she dead..." Antonio's hands gripped her throat immediately and began to choke her, "If anythi
"What!" Amora blurted staring into his eyes. "Yes, Amora. Let's run away to somewhere safe with our baby," he said while she frowned. "You must've finally lost your mind Antonio. I know...""No you don't. I'm so happy that you're pregnant with our child and I know you're also happy." He said reaching for her face, "And I'm aware of all the pain I caused you each time you lost a child but this time, I want to keep you and the baby safe, and for that to happen, we need to leave,""What about your family? What about your children? Do you think of them at all? Now that I look at you on a closer scale, I can see how selfish you're," she said rolling her eyes, He frowned, "Amora, don't...""What? You are getting angry? You wanna run away with me, to keep me safe. I can't believe I'm going to be a mother when I don't even protect other people's happiness, your children needs you, do you even know that?" Antonio walked past her and headed towards the bed, his eyes fell on a parcel sitting
"You're the one." Tina sounded while Amora's ears grew hazy immediately, she swallowed, "You're the one who swayed my father and took him away from us?" She asked while Amora's heart throbbed in her chest, "Tell me it's not you, friend?" Valentina asked as she stared at the picture, "This picture I'm seeing now resembles the friend I met and saw few days ago on my birthday, it's you right?" Amora hung up, "Hello, Hello!" Tina dumped her phone on the bed and hurried towards her father, "Where's dad?" She asked a bodygaurd as she ran out, They pointed towards the basket ball pitch and she hurried towards him, she saw him teaching Mateo and Enzo basketball. "You don't throw a ball like that Mateo! Why are you so weak? Even Enzo can throw the ball way better than you can. You're not going to eat lunch if you don't throw that ball into the net," Antonio threatened while Mateo's face darkened, He reached for the ball while Antonio's eyes darted towards Tina who was headed towards him.
"Where is she?" Vittoria asked as she stood up while Camila continued panting, "CCTV camera captured her in the city capitol with some friends,"Vittoria's brows furrowed, "Some friends? What sort of friends?""I don't know but I've managed to get the girls here, they're in the living room, maybe when we ask them, we will get to know where she is," Vittoria sprang up and headed into the living room where five little girls were seated together looking around the living room. Amora's car stopped infront of the girl's apartment and she came down smiling while clutching her teddy bear. "Call me okay?" Amora said as her car drove off with the girl waving softly, she looked at the pink teddy bear grinning from ear to ear. She passed through the gate and a hand grabbed her, it was one of the family bodyguard, "Ma'am," the man spoke into the airpod, "We have found her," he said while she tried to wriggle away from the bodyguard's grasp,Vittoria flew out and her heart seized when she saw
"Oh my God! Why would you do that?" Amora asked as she held the girl's hand and pushed her away, "How can you hit her with a stone!! Huh? I'm going to sue you," she said as she brought out her phone, "You want to sue us?" One of the girls said and started laughing, "Do you know who my father is, the chief judge of Venice, you can't possibly sue the judge's daughter, can you?""Hmmm, oh really? Well, what if I say that my husband is a mafia?" Amora replied while the girl's panicked,"That's not true," one of the girls replied, "Your husband can't be a mafia," the girl snorted, "I don't think so,"Amora turned around and saw her bodyguards standing a little bit far away from them, she pointed towards the bodygaurds, "Those are my bodyguards, should I call them so you confirm if I'm really a bodyguard's wife or not?" She asked staring at the defiant girl with threatening eyes, They began to falter and took off. Amora sighed out and turned to the little girl, "Are you okay?" She asked w