Sandra was not satisfied. She had her nose stuck everywhere. The moment she saw Aurora leaving the mansion, she had followed suit and was now seated few meters away with a man she had paid to take photos.She thought Aurora had come to see Matteo, her lover but was disappointed when she saw that it was only a friend. She decided to wait a little while but was getting fed up. However, left with little patience she was prepared to leave when the person she had been waiting for showed up. Excited, she got the henchman to be at alert and take photos which she would send to Luca and Leo at the office.On the other hand, Matteo had waited all night for Aurora's response but there was none. By sheer luck, he'd overhead Amber asking if it is the ice cream shop. He'd come by a little later and was glad Aurora was there.Amber got up on her feet, "Are you crazy?! How dare you follow me here!Aurora also stood up and held Amber back."Don't create a scene, people are watching" Aurora whispered "
At the office, Leo finally found an avenue to speak to Luca. Walking in with a folder in his hands, he shut the door behind him.Seeing the documents in hand, Luca said nothing.Leo dropped the files on his desk and noticed that Aurora's picture that had replaced Rachel's was face down on the desk. It was a warning not to broach the topic but still Leo wouldn't leave without accomplishing his goal."These are the files you requested from your secretary," Leo broke the silence.Without looking up, Luca said "I requested the secretary to bring them to my office, why are you here?"He added sarcastically, "Since when did you turn to my secretary?""I..I happened to be passing by when you placed the order from the intercom. I saw that she was busy so I helped her with it. It's not bad to help is it?""Don't play smart with me, Leo." Luca still had his head focused on his laptop, "Were you just passing by or were you in fact with my secretary?""What??""You already have a marriage prepar
Aurora absentmindedly shut her room door behind her and flopped on the bed. Things were becoming tough day by day and she didn't know what to do.She only knew that when the truth eventually surfaces, she would have to leave the house and maybe Luca's life. She would be alone with absolutely no one.She thought of getting a job but it was already too late. Her pregnancy is slowly coming to light at three months and no one would employ a pregnant woman.What to do then? Return to Matteo? They're his kids anyway but Aurora ruled out this option. Perhaps she would have to seek a menial job anyway. Something to get her and her kids in good condition.Amidst these thoughts, she slept off but not for long. Still sleepy, she was startled awake when her door flung hard against the wall. The impact created a loud thud that made her sit up on the bed.She was surprised to find Luca in her room. She swiftly jumped out of the bed and continued to stare at him.Although she had been looking for a
The night was tough for all of them.For Luca because he blamed himself for everything and believed that Aurora was only getting back at him for the times he'd hurt her. Sitting by the side of his window, he drank to stupor.He wished that she had just forgiven him and let him show her how much he was sincere of his actions. "But it's fine," he mumbled incoherently.For Leo, he was in a confused and frustrated state. He began to wonder if his decision to let Andrea go and remain with Sandra was the right decision. He became even more frustrated when he got to a dead end. The dead end was a reminder that his unborn child is completely innocent of his mother's sins.Unable to stop thinking, he grabbed a bottle of Scotch and found solace in it.Sandra did not expect that things would backfire and cause her pain. All the years she'd known Leo, he'd never laid his hand on her say less of raising his voice on her. That aside, he rarely got mad at her. Her feelings were hurt by his choice o
Despite the acceleration of her heartbeat she still walked into the room. The stench of vomit and alcohol crept into her nostrils. "Luca?" she called but did not receive an answer. She placed the tray on drawer and looked around for him but he was nowhere there. Aurora stared at the bottles at the side of the bed. She didn't want to count but she was sure it was up to ten. Did he drink himself to stupor? She panicked as she opened the bathroom door and peeped in.Luca was bent over the basin, his muscular body seemed as if it would give way and fall any moment. She rushed back to the room and grabbed a glass of water and returned to the bathroom.She went in front of him and held his face."Here, have a drink." she pushed the glass of water to his mouth and he only had little before he spat out the rest. Breathing heavily and still rooted in the hangover, he knew who it was beside him. Even though she was trying to help, it only rekindled the anger he had downed with alcohol. Seeing
When Aurora became fully awake, she found Luca beside her. His arms were wrapped around her and her head rested on his broad shoulder. Again, she found herself staring at his handsome face. His well chiseled jawline and pointed nose.Shutting her eyes, she squeezed herself against his warmth and caressed his face, smiling as she did so.After several rounds, she was overwhelmed with fatigue and let Luca take her to the bath. She didn't know when she fell asleep but she was glad to wake up beside him and in his arms.But the happiness was shortlived the moment she realized that she'd be leaving today. Guilt welled up in her knowing that despite being pregnant for someone else, she still let Luca lie with her.She sighed and her hand dropped from his face to his chest."Luca," she whispered "I remember the day my parents told me I'd be getting married to a Mafia. A man with no regard for humans and someone I had no feelings for."She continued, "Then, I was in love with Matteo, my first
On getting to her room, she locked the door behind her and began to pack her things. It was past noon time and it wasn't until she finished packing did she realize that she had no where to go.Going back to her previous house was an easy way to be found. Since she had only little money left, she decided to sell the house and use the little amount for her kids before she could get a stable job.While she was deep in thoughts, her phone began to ring.Her gaze landed on the drawer table where her phone was left. She picked it up and saw that it was Amber. Gosh, could she have been calling since her phone had been in here? Aurora wondered before clicking the answer button."Oh goodness!" Amber shrieked on the other end "Aurora are you okay?! Why didn't you pick up your phone?? You scared me!"Aurora chuckled silently. Amber would have her head should she tell her that she was with Luca enjoying a sizzling romance while Amber was worried."I'm fine. I had to help Mrs Genovese over some th
Luca was in a pensive mood.Not because he now knows that Aurora had fallen pregnant for that scumbag, it wasn't even her fault. She was just as naive and innocent every new lover would be. The problem is that he had treated her badly and even hurt her while she was pregnant. To worsen the situation, he was at a loss for what to do. Due to this, he had come to his favorite bar house and was drinking massively.It was hard to continue and pretend everything's fine and even harder to walk away and just accept that Aurora isn't for him.He's heard of siblings getting unequal love. He doesn't want that to happen when he finally accepts another man's kids as his. What would happen to his own biological child? Since he's the head of their family, it would be ridiculous and downgrading should he take such a decision.On the other hand, how would he live without Aurora? Should he have found that earlier, he'd have let her go.As he downed the content of the bottle, he knew he was only foolin
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