MY PROBLEMS

Ariana’s pov~

There it is again Becky’s name!

Is he trying to torment me, is he doing this on purpose or is this delirium or confusion from his injury?

I was hurt when Becky threw me a knowing look but I waited for the doctors to finish their round of checks before concluding.

“By some miracle, he is awake earlier than expected, we need to give him some more time to fully wake up, we can't trust anything he says right now,” one of them said before turning to the nurse to follow up on his care and strictly report back.

“Becky…. Becky” he kept mumbling to himself over and over.

I nodded in appreciation, “he needs his full rest, everyone needs to leave the room” he said.

Before urging us to all leave Mateo to get some rest.

Becky laughed as she passed me, “Let's see who has the last laugh, he is mine always has,  always will, you are just a placeholder, and when he wakes up best believe this little marriage problem will disappear with a good old divorce” she smiled before walking toward the hospital elevator.

I watched her get in before flashing me a fake smile and waving me a quick goodbye.

I was scared, what if Mateo woke up, saw her and changed his mind about Me?

What ifs played embarrassing scenarios in my mind and toyed with my emotions.

Not only have I finally disgraced my father's name

I may be sent out of my husband's family and then I'll be forced to outcast myself just to avoid the judgment of the other women.

“Ariana” I heard a woman call, I turned back to see Micola standing behind me.

“Julius told me about the baby, are you sure you felt him kick, I read about a condition called phantom pregnancy, is it possible…”

 “I'm sure, I've been feeling her flutter around all morning, I'm sure I'm still pregnant” I interrupted.

She nodded in understanding, “do you want me to call a doctor?” she inquired.

“No more doctors I'm fine, mateo is the one who needs all the help he can get right now” I replied.

She gave me a warm smile before turning to leave.

“but” I said, stopping her in her steps, “ I'm not ready for Becky to find out that I'm still pregnant, in fact for now no one needs to worry about me, can we all focus on Mateo please, he needs all our help” I mentioned before giving her a serious look.

She nodded before agreeing “Of course Ma'am” she replied.

“I need you both with me” I heard Julius call before gesturing us towards the louvres.

“Don Argento has hijacked our last shipment from Colombia and he just blew it up, just as it docked. He killed our guys in Colombia too,  he is sending a message, Silvio has still not been found and no one knows Mateo is alive, we have to keep it that way” he said.

Then he turned to his wife.

“You need to go home and prepare, make sure the mansion is fortified, we are going to take this fight to them, we started it and we will finish it” he finished, he kissed his wife softly on her lips.

 “take Becky with you, we can't have her causing Ariana more stress than she already is” 

“I'm fine honestly, she's also just as important to him, if she wants to stay she can” I mentioned but deep inside I wanted her gone.

Not just from here, from our lives.

“No, she's not his wife you are, she's not carrying his heir you are, so she will stay gone until Mateo is strong enough to come home” he stated, I felt it wise not to impose on the matter anymore.

Micola left, and I stood there my hands shaking uncontrollably.

“You heard him, Julius, he called for Becky, what happens when he wakes up? Im so scared out of my mind” I confided to him, hoping I could speak to his softer side.

But he was quiet, “the best thing for me is to leave, for everyone’s sake my presence has caused a huge problem, this has become my problem”

I waited for his reply and I didnt get any, I sighed and started my journey back when he said something that stopped me in my tracks.

“I had a hunch and I was right, Emiliano survived, if he finds out Mateo is somehow alive, he will find a means to finish him, the only way to stop him Ariana is to step in as Don, just until Mateo is back on his feet,” he said, he touched my shoulder lightly.

“You can't give up right now, he needs you more than ever, he may not be able to say it right now but he does, you can't let a simple girl like Becky rile you up, you are purebred” he paused before touching my arm.

“You do it then, you are next in line” I retorted, the idea of being a sudden boss scared me.

“No, I can't, im not caught out for giving orders, im more behind the scenes, you Ariana, are the heiress to both the Rinaldi and Donatelli family, you have power in your hands and I need you to stop bitching about and suck it up, we are at war Ariana, we are not safe anywhere, I need you, I can't do this alone” he finished before giving me a quick stare.

He left me there alone in my thoughts, my mind drifted to Enzo and the life we could have lived had I chosen to ignore my father’s summons.

Just then I saw someone come out from the elevator, she wore a veil that covered most of her face and she walked in the direction of Mateo’s room.

Who the hell is that? And where are the guards?

Why the hell is Mateo alone?

I walked hastily toward the room and I peeked inside.

“What the hell are you doing!” I exclaimed, I saw the woman dressed as a medical staff, she stabbed Mateo’s IV bag, and when I caught her she quickly put something in her mouth.

“Who the hell are you!” I thundered.

By the time my voice reached Julius, she had started convulsing on the ground and I was pressing the bell like a mad woman.

Mateo’s monitor started to beep, it didn't stop and soon it started to sound serious.

Julius came in to find the carnage, “what the hell happened!” he exclaimed.

 I pointed at the dead woman on the floor, her eyes blood red with foam all over her red rosy lips as she lay lifeless on the ground.

“She tried to kill him!”