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Matteo stepped out of the bathtub around noon.He found Aurora seated on the bed.He smiled as he walked over to her and placed a kiss on her head."Do you feel better?""Yes," she paused and frowned."What are you thinking about?" he asked with a fake concern"I had a weird dream last night" she shut her eyes and opened them again as if to wear off the eerie feeling."A dream??"She nodded,turned to him with tears in her eyes"I died"Shocked filled his face.Although he wanted badly to get rid of her pregnancy but he didn't want her to die.He immediately came over his shock and hugged her to his bare chest."It's just a dream,baby don't get scared" he stroked her skin softly."I heard morning dreams come true" she replied with a low tone."Nothing will happen to you,Aurora." he got up from the bed "I'll get breakfast for you so you can have your medicines.Before then,take a quick shower to calm your nerves."She slowly nodded as she watched him leave the room,then got into the bathtub
Amber Hill turned the car back after a serious clash of thoughts in her head.She didn't care what Aurora said,she just couldn't leave her in that deep mess.Amber was glad she turned back.Aurora was sprawled out on the floor,blood flowing heavily from her nose and lips."Oh my God!!" she exclaimed as she tried to hold her in her arms,tears flowed from her eyes "What's going on,Aurora?!! Please..don't...don't..don't do this."Aurora continued to cough out blood as she held unto Amber's shirt."Someone help!!" Amber yelled "Mr Genovese!!! Please someone help!!""N-No!" Aurora groaned "Don't." she whispered as she gasped for air"What are you saying Aurora?! You're freaking me out!!""He..he mustn't know...ahh..." she groaned and writhed in Amber's arms"I don't care what you say this time! I won't listen to you anymore! I'll go ahead and call Mr Genovese!""A-ammber.." Aurora tried to stop her but Amber was already ringing the bell in front of the mansion....."Mr Genovese!!" Amber bega
Driving past the speed limit,Luca Genovese could envision his whole life coming through to him again.Two years ago,he lost his father to a chronic illness.It hurt him to the core because he was closest to his father than to his frivolous mother.Mr Genovese taught him everything he knows so it was heartbreaking to discover,after spending enough to make him better,that he died at last.It was too hard for Luca to bear and at a point in time,he tried to commit suicide if not for his wife, Rachel who stopped him.She did her very best in comforting him and even tried to make him see meaning in life again.However,Luca felt empty.Everyone tried to cheer him up considering he is the first son and the next in line to continue the family business.By then,Luca had graduated from medical school and only learnt little from his father concerning the business world before life took him away.Despite this huge blow on the Genovese's,Mr Genovese's first son (outside wedlock) came to claim his righ
"Don't keep me quiet!" roared a furious Leo "I'm asking for the umpteenth time,what the f#ck happened to her?!""I don't know!! I don't know!!" yelled Amber who was pacing frantically."You brought her! You should better admit the truth before Luca gets here else he'll kill you immediately!""Yes I brought her but..but I don't know how she collapsed and started bleeding!"Leo frowned"So what? She just collapsed?? Just like that?? Where was she in the first place! She was missing for a whole day!""I..I don't know" Amber said with her head bowed low."Listen," Leo moved closer to her "If it's something related to her pregnancy just tell me"Amber stared at him with surprise."Yes,I know about it so there's no need lieing to me.Only I can stop Luca from knowing the truth but I can only do that if you tell me the truth"Amber sobbed as she flopped on the nearby couch."Aurora only came to the hospital this morning...I..I didn't know where she went yesterday,I am only knowing about all t
"What did you do to Aurora?!" Amber screamed into the phone while inside the restroom "She was bleeding profusely and is in a very critical condition!""Am I to blame for that?" he replied"You were with her!""Yes but I didn't force her to take an overdose of the drugs recommended by the doctor""Recommended by the doctor??" she repeated "You're a liar! I'm very sure you are responsible for this!" "I'm not,okay? I warned her against it.The doctor said it'd have major side effects so she's not to take more than the required amount but Aurora liked the effect of the drugs and had more.""That's what happened." he concluded"Why didn't you stop her?! Why didn't you?! You knew it would hurt her and your kids,still you let her have it!! It was all your plan and I promise you that once Aurora is well again,I will reveal this to Luca Genovese and you'd be dead before you'll even know it!""When Aurora's up,ask her! I didn't do any of this.Why would I do that to my kids? What would I gain??
Her eyes fluttered open at midnight.The bright light that reflected in her eyes made her think she'd reached heaven considering that she died again in her dream.However,she felt pressed and needed to use the bathroom.She then wandered if dead people feel pressed?Her fingers twitched and she managed to move her feet.It was only when she pulled off the oxygen mask she realized she was still alive and in the hospital.No one was in her ward,she sighed as she felt the slight pain in her belly.What happened to her?She couldn't quite remember all the incident.She only remembered Amber screaming in the car and shouting for her to keep her eyes open.She gasped.The pain came again.She really needed to use the restroom however she couldn't walk over there all by herself.Still,she had to in order to ease the pain.Slowly,she swept her feet down and gently she got up from the bed.However,her feet were still incapable of balance so she fell.For a moment,fear washed through her face as sh
Tears clouded her vision as she watched him straighten up."What.." her voice broke "What do you mean?""You heard that right," he turned to her "That's your punishment for trying to kill yourself""Kill myself?" she disconnected the IV and went to stand in front of him "I didn't try to kill myself,it was an accident!""Still doesnt change anything" he replied curtlyAurora bit her lips. "Why would you do this? Why would you keep me with you knowing fully well our lives are not the same! This marriage means nothing!" she cried "Why do you want to make my life a living hell,you bastard!" she began to hit his chest repeatedly "I hate you!!!!"He grabbed her wrist,"I'm trying hard to control myself around you,don't push me.""Let me go!! Don't you lay your hands on me!" she struggled in his firm grip but was unable to escape. "Let go!!"He pulled her back to bed and forced her to lay down.She tried to stand up but he held her down and pulled the straps over her."No,don't!" she screame
When Aurora Tate opened her eyes the next morning,she saw Amber asleep by the side of her bed.She didn't wake her up because she thought she must have been there and finally fell asleep.Amber Hill has always been there for her.She wondered what Luca must have done to her.At the thought of him,their last conversation made tears fall down her eyes.He wasn't willing to let her go even though she pays up her parent's debt.This makes it all the more complicated.While she was thinking she'd work hard to pay him and finally have her life with her kids and the love of her life,he wasn't even planning on letting her go.What to do now? How would she escape from this?"Hey," Amber was awake "Why are you crying? Do you feel pains anywhere? Do you want me to get the doctor?"Aurora looked at her and smiled."I'm in pains," she answered "Deep down in my heart" Amber held her hands and sighed."Everything will be fine,Aurora"Aurora shook her head."He won't let me go even though I pay him w
At the opening of the door, Aurora's eyes followed suit. Luca stepped into the room unsure of what to do. He had no idea if Aurora was mad at him thinking that he'd left her all alone to suffer.However it was the complete opposite.With mouth and eyes wide open, Aurora climbed out of the bed and stopped when her feet touched the ground. She stared at the man in front of her."Luca," she whispered as if she was in a dream and it was too good to be true. She was proved wrong when Luca covered the distance between them in quick long strides, took her chin between his fingers and kissed her. Amber immediately scrambled for her phone in between giggles and took several shot.Seeing that she was still in doubt, Luca placed his hand on her waist and pressed her body to him as if to say, it's truly me, Aurora.Her hand went to his hair- her favorite spot as their kissing intensified. If Andrea did not take the initiative to leave the couple, Amber would have never stopped taking pictures.Eve
When the nurse Dr. Bryan sent out of the theatre room pulled the doors open, Luca took the opportunity and dragged the poor lady outside."Where's my wife?""She's.. she's inside.."Luca wasted no time and walked into the room. His eyes immediately fell upon Aurora. He cringed at the sight of her. Her skin was bruised and battered on every side.He marched towards the doctor and punched him through the face. He jerked him up."What do you think you're doing?""S-sir...please.. don't, don't kill me. I..I promise I haven't done anything to her. The other guy forced me to do this...I..I never wanted to but I had no choice. He would kill me if I didn't."The machine went off, making a noisy sound. They're gaze fell on it and then back to Aurora."What's happening to her?" Luca let go the doctor's collar and hurried towards Aurora's bed while the Doctor and the nurses went into figuring out what the problem was."Aurora.." Luca whispered, almost stopping himself from screaming. This was the
Luca found the door to the small house ajar but not first noticing the drops of blood on the floor. He clenched his jaw and followed the directives of the gps tracker.It led him to the back of the house where the diamond ring glowed softly, alone in the dirt. He picked it up and dusted it, then turned around and walked into the house.He headed up the stairs first and into the room Aurora had stayed in. Something drew him into the bathroom and blood-stained tissues lay in numbers inside the bath. He walked out of there immediately and stopped by Alex's room. There was nothing to see except his mother's portrait hanging on the wall.Luca was about to leave when he caught sight of a paper lieing on the drawer close to the bed. At this point, everything mattered. So he walked over to it and picked it up. He was shocked to find Aurora's pregnancy report. He stopped reading when he found the section secluded 'a new foetus ' which was marked blue and the previous foetus marked red which me
The door was just few seconds from giving way when Aurora realized that crying wouldn't help. Since she had already figured that no one was coming to save her, she had herself only.She grabbed the kitchen knife and wiped her tears, trying to control the rate of her heart beat with every hit Alex had on the breaking door.Her grip around the knife tightened. Now was not the time to act scared. The lives of her kids were at stake. The door gave way, creating a thud.She stretched out the knife. Alex looked like he would kill her right there. He stepped on the door and into the kitchen, his hair scattered about his forehead with red eyes."Don't make me do this, Aurora. Don't make this hard enough!" "Dare to come near me and I promise I won't hesitate to commit my first murder!" she warned, her hand with the knife trembling."You won't do that," Alex said as a matter-of-fact "Don't underestimate me, Alex." she retorted "I have every reason to kill you! And nothing will stop me, not ev
Leo was seating on the couch inside of Luca's ward, angrily watching the latter munching salad as the laptop rested on his laps.Suddenly, he pushed the plate of salad on the ground as he watched in horror. Leo abruptly got up and continued to stare at Luca. The look on Luca's face is the look Leo has been expecting since Aurora's abduction and things changed. "Get Austin," Luca ordered. However confused, Leo still didn't understand what was going on."Get me Austin, Leo! Immediately!"Leo brought out his phone and called the latter's number. Although he didn't pick up, he was there the next minute."Luca what is going on??" Leo asked, scared at the turn of event. A while ago Luca remained non-chalant and now suddenly he was acting weird. Did the situation of Aurora's abduction just sink into his head?"Leave, Leo." Luca ordered"Luca, what is wrong with you?!""Leo, leave!!" he yelled more loudly this time and Leo turned back and left, muttering curses under his breath.Andrea met L
Leo met Andrea outside the hospital and they both walked towards Luca's ward. Since his recovery, Andrea had not visited him. Her visit had motives which were to ask about his plan on getting Aurora back.Yesterday, Amber had thrown a fit and it wasn't entirely far from the truth. Besides, she had stayed with Alex for a short time and she didn't want to experience such a thing ever again.Leo placed his hand on the knob to open the door, however Austin opened the door from behind and walked out first. Leo and Andrea looked at him and then back at themselves before they walked into the ward.Leo saw that Luca had his clothes changed and a laptop rested on his thighs as he busied himself with God knows what. Recently, Leo was in the dark about Luca's plan. Only Austin knew what was going on and he wouldn't disclose it to Leo.Even when Leo tried to get Luca to speak, he wouldn't say a word either. The laptop seem to hold a secret that none of them could fathom.They stopped by his bed.
Andrea was jerked awake by the continuous ringing of the door bell. With sleepy eyes she climbed out of bed early the next morning and walked down the stairs when she remembered Leo's warnings not to open the door for anyone.Her heart beat accelerated at the continuous ringing of the door bell and she became fully awake."Who could it be?" she wondered and grabbed a kitchen knife before taking the breathing exercise and opening the door at the count of three."Oh my God!! It's just me!" Amber immediately screamed when a knife jabbed out of the entrance.Andrea recognized her, looked left and right before letting her in and shutting the door again, her mind finally at rest."Is..is something wrong ma'am?" an ignorant Amber asked. Last she remembered, Aurora had said that Andrea Genovese had moved out of the house after serving Leo a divorce. Amber's fears were confirmed. Something was indeed wrong. Aurora's phone hasn't connected for almost a month. She summoned enough courage and wal
Luca gained consciousness two weeks later to the happiness of Leo. After having been unconscious all that time, Leo became scared and had been on the doctor's neck."The injuries were great, Mr Genovese" the doctor had explained a week ago "Although he survived, the toxin is playing it's part and changes inexplicably. A team of lab doctors are studying the different mutations and just maybe..maybe there might be a way to reverse the paralyzing effect."Leo was ecstatic. There was hope, however when Luca didn't gain consciousness three days after the Doctor's explanation he became worried and the Doctor himself didn't have a viable explanation this time around."Mr Genovese, I need you to understand that your brother is fine. Infact, his immune system is one of the strongest I've ever seen. The toxin seems to have been mixed with Feroglobin which is slowly dissolving the effect of the toxin. He's under closer watch because we've never seen anything like it"Four days later, Luca opened
The doctor approached Andrea and Leo who was resting on her shoulder the next morning."Leo," she called and he looked up to find the doctor. He was up on his feet immediately and Andrea followed suit."Good morning, Mr and Mrs Genovese" the doctor greeted "I'm sorry that I'm only here a day after the accident. It's just that the real problem took a while to figure out.""Doctor, what are you talking about? How's my brother?? Is he alright?""Mr Genovese," the doctor placed a hand on his shoulder "I'm afraid your brother will be paralyzed for the rest of his life.""What?" Leo chuckled while Andrea gasped. "Doc, that..that can't be true. Perhaps there was some form of misconduct.""Mr Genovese, although your brother had major injuries from the accident it is not the cause of his paralysis. That is why I took as much time as I could and eventually arrived at it. Luca was injected with a very dangerous substance, currently the most sought after toxin right now in the country and only fe