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“Ready ma'am?” Tomaso asked me and I nodded, not before I playfully tapped his arm.“Would you also like to send me on a special errand today? Maybe we could start brainstorming on lies before we leave.” He said the last part in a whisper, and I hushed him, looking over Marco, hoping he didn't hear anything.Tomasso raised his hands in mock surrender. “Apologies, I forgot it's our little secret to keep.” He muttered in a dramatic way.Something about the way he shook his head made a smile find it's way to my lips.I entered the carseat without saying anything but the image of the scar in his hand still spoke volumes into my mind. I had seen somewhere else but I just couldn't place my mind. Perhaps I could interrogate him? But I wouldn't want Marco to find it strange not interrupt us.Later as we drove on the road, I thought about my father and how he was fairing. Maybe I should look for sometime to travel back the US so I should could spend sometime with him? i wondered who was talkin
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I chuckled at the thought of him thinking Tomasso was blabbermouth. Bro was literally keeping my secrets.After a minutes of trying to convince Marco, a smiles stretched across his thin lips and he came down from the car.Tomasso led the way as we got into the restaurant. I adjusted my dark shades and gave them the opportunity of picking where would sit at the VIP section Stefano had already reserved for me. Marco gave that professional smile and shook his head, insisting that I chose the table instead. Tomasso rolled his eyes, looking bored already and decided to do the honours of choosing a seat while I nodded. This was about to be a fun time with their personalities clashing. Marco was extremely reserved, professional to the greatest while Tomasso still didn't care about anything. He behaved like a child who had nothing to loose.Having noticed us, a male waiter sauntered towards our direction. He was neatly dressed and well behaved as he handed three menus to each of us.As I scan
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Tomasso looked at me as though I had grown two horns on my head then he chuckled. “Where?” He questioned, amused.Even Marco paused as his eyes darted between the two of us.“I don't know, you tell me.” I replied, juggling my memory.“Hmm?” He leaned into his sit and looked at me. “Are you tryna joke with me? I'm hungry can we do this later?”“You don't have regard, do you?” Marco scolded him and then looked at me. “Don't listen to him ma'am.” Then he scratched his head. “Hanging out with Tomasso requires so much apology from me, I think I'll request to work with someone else.”“You take him too seriously,” I addressed Marco with a smile. Tomasso stuck out a tongue at him and Marco balled his hands into a fist and shot daggers at him. “And you can call me Bella, Marco.”Silently he nodded.“Tell me about you Tomasso.” I demanded in an attempt to understand where I had seen him previously.He paused his food as his eyes darkened. He stayed quiet for a while which came out oddly but I k
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My chest starts beating fast as I think about it all. No wonder eversince I set my eyes on Tomasso I've know there was something just different about it. I wasn't hallucinating, I had seen his somewhere.He noticed how I was panting faster and slowly recognition started to settle in his eyes as his lips parted slightly as he fixed his gaze on me.Tomasso's slowly raised his finger to my direction. “It was you…”“Yes, it was me and my mother that came to your aid that day.” I replied, the words sounding foreign in my mouth. I wonder if I could still call her mother, after eveything she did and the hurt she caused me by her absence. Worsst she didn't attempt looking for me. I wonder if I would ever get over this in my lifetime or maybe Perhaps she would come after me with time.“Such a small world.” Tomasso grumbled under the breath, his face solemn. I know the realization had taken him back to a moment he didn't wish to visit.“I'm sorry if I brought back bad memories.” I apologized c
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He looked away and sighed, his features hardening. “I'm not allowed to talk about it. If you simply want to know maybe you can ask your husband?” He shrugged. “Don't mean to be rude though.”“I get it,” I nodded. “I'm having a conversation with you, but I need to ask my husband about something? Hmm.” I replied.Tomaso's face fell. While he was about to say something, I cut him short. “I understand if you don't feel up to talking about it sincerely.” I said to him.Relief washed over his features as he inhaled. “I feel really guity, I couldn't tell my mother about the truth, I knew she'd define be disappointed.” He replied, shaking his head.From the way he sounded I knew this was not really about his mother. He had done a few things he didn't really like that had also affected him. He was grappling with his conscience but it was just a situation otban unfortunate circumstance that left him tongue tied.“See if you ever want to leave this life, you could reach out to me and I could ta
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The spa session was everything that I imagined. And I was glad that my imagination was visible before my eyes. A smile crept up my lips and I loved the thoughtfulness behind Stefanos's actions. After the spa session that offered a hours of relexation, I waited for Tomasso and Marco to finish theirs. When they were done, we made our way home. As we were on our way, Stefano texted me saying he wouldn't be able to come home today. Although I was still mad at him but it made my sink that he wouldn't come home to me today. I realized that I maybe wasn't as mad as I thought seeing how I visibly clutched my chest upon reading the text. Where are you heading? I texted back.Three dots jumped on the screen.I'm not going anywhere, I'll just stay at the office overnight just need to sort some things out, he replied.Instinctively, I replied: won't you need food? I could make something and have Marco deliver it to you.Oh wow, I thought you were mad at me.I chuckled underneath my breath. I am.
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BELLA POV some weeks later...Lonely. Desperate for someone to talk to. Someone who would listen to me. I picked up my phone to put a call across to Lucy so I could at least tell her what I'm going through, I know she would listen.After three rings Lucy picked the phone up with her voice piercing my eardrums.“Yes, you call. I'm so excited and I have great expectant news.” Lucy cheered, cutting me shut from speaking up. And I whimpered, letting her go now with her chatter, barely hearing others even though I couldn't end the call. “Lucy, please can you let me say something. I called you and not the other way round. Girl!’ I whispered, and she laughed.I breathed out in relief, at least I would be able to say something now. “Yes, sorry I forgot to fill you in the juicy details. You would scream out of excitement too, listen carefully and ignore my screams.” Lucy warned playfully. I held my breath again, she was annoying the shit out of me. And I nodded like she could see m
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BELLA POV I glared at Stefano as he waltzed into my room as though he owned the place and he gave me a stare before chuckling. “You think this is funny?” I ask with a low voice, my heart and head were at odds with each other. “I don't, you just look cute trying to be fierce, anyway I came here to give you two options” “And what do they entail?” I ask, disregarding what he said about me. “One, you can either accept to go to your father's house with tomassa your bodyguard, Marco your driver and me too, or Two, you can just chill at the house” He smirked at me. “I'll –” my voice cut off as I thought it over, he wasn't giving me much of a choice here. “I thought as much” He turned around to leave with what looked so much like triumph in his gaze when I stopped him in his tracks. “I'll go with the three of you” I accepted and he slowly turned around to stare at with with disbelief in his eyes. “You're willing to get hurt more by the man you call father?” He spitted out as though i
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After a heavy pause, he rose slowly. “Come with me. I want to talk somewhere private. There’s something I need to show you that might help you understand.”Reluctantly, Bella followed him down the silent hallway until they reached the bedroom. Standing close, Stefano began in a low, measured voice, “I want to explain how I feel. I understand your worry and anger, but I want you to know I would never purposely harm anyone or make someone disappear out of jealousy.”Her eyes searched his face. “Then why didn’t you tell me that Tomaso was on an errand? Why was I left guessing?”He stepped forward. “Sometimes, I thought you didn’t need to know every detail. I believed that leaving some things unsaid would protect you from the harsh parts of our life.”Her eyes filled with unshed tears as she replied, “I may not be part of that world completely, but I’m your wife. I deserve to know what happens, especially when it concerns someone I care about.”Taking her hand in his, he continued, “I se
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I didn't know if she heard me but she continued sucking my dick not until I pulled her head away.“Why did you?” She looked at me lustfully before looking at my engorged disk and pointed towards it.“That's beautiful I'm going to come soon and I have to fuck you.”I saw her swallow visibly and I loved the sound of that. “Okay.” I lifted her up and I held her tightly making sure her pussy was coming in contact with my disk as I kissed her and whispered dirty things into her ears“Oh,” she moaned against my lips and when I moved the kisses to her neck, she whispered under her breath. “You're going to kill me…”“Do you like this?” I asked as I dryhumped her and bit her neck, leaving hickeys all over.“Yes.” She moaned. I was tired of fucking her with her clothes on, we have to get down to business.Soon we got down to his business as I swung her arond such that her back was in front. I raised her gown up to her stomach length and slapped her ass twice, making it red and eliciting cries
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Before heading home, I stopped at the hospital to have a conversation with doctor John about needing a nurse who could help with support for a patient who neeeded attention at home. He was delighted to help as he asked about Bella’s welfare.After the conversation he recommended a nurse who was slightly above Bella's height and looked petite like her. She said her name was Karen.After a brief conversation on Tomasso condition she said she knew what to do and we spoke to some extent. Later that day as we drove home, I felt a sense of foreboding, my instincts kept telling me that it was all wrong decision and it would harm more harm to me and Bella's already fractured relationship.When the door opened, Bella and Tomasso were sitted at the sitting room. With his fractured arm, he groaned and Bella rushed towards him. They didn't even notice that I had entered the house. She was so caught up in her affection for him, you see that was the thing that literally made me angry at him and her
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Soon the representatives from the Richardsons and Son arrived, Matteo and I glared at each other silently telling ourselves we could do this.We offered them their seats as Matteo and I sat next to each other.They started by handing us their business proposal and a quick glance at it really impressed me. I handed the document over to Matteo to check it out and tell me what he thought but he simply stared at me mirroring my expression.“I think we would work with this.” I announced to them and they looked at each other with a look of happiness on their face.“But don't get too excited,” at the sound of my voice, their smiles faded. “We'll go on a trial first, if the first few months are favourable then we could go on fully witn the process of merging both companies.” I announced and they nodded their heads.“Thank you Mr Carlo, we truly appreciate the fact that you saw a vision in us.” The woman with a soft firm voice dressed in neat attire spoke.“Your pitch was great, so yeah.” Mat
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Stefanos's POVI still didn't understand why Bella was so interested in Tomasso. What was so special about him that she'd rather spend with him than me?I had never seen Bella to eager to skip work than she was for Tomasso.Look at how her bright eyes flew open in shock when she he was shot, look at she pushed me, ignored me, just so she could get a glimpse of Tomasso's wound.The care in her eyes was so evident, and she didn't bother to ask if I was fine. I mean, I literally brought him home. She didn't care if something may have happened to me. All her focus was just on Tomasso, even when I tried to hint on the fact that I was feeling slighted…she looked at me as though I was speaking gibberish.I won't be surprised if she cursed at me tonight for bringing in another nurse for Tomasso but I didn't care, I would do anything to make sure my wife still remains my wife.I knew all of this was stupid. Somewhere in my heart, I knew Bella didn't see Tomasso more than her guard or maybe br
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Thankfully Tomasso opened his eyes.I jerked awake when I saw his eyes opening slightly. I instinctively washed the sleep aways from my eyes as soon as I saw the movement in his body.A sense of relief washed over me as I moved from the couch to the bed.I sat on the bed, placing my palm over his forehead. “Hey,” I called out softly.“Bella.” He managed to say as he attempted lifting his body.I caught him halfway. “No no. You can lay down. You're still suffering from pain. Maybe after a while we could take you to the hospital for a proper check up…”“How long did I sleep? And why am I in another room?” He asked, attempting to scan around the environment. He still wasn't getting it yet — he couldn't afford to stress himself. I guess his body was trying to get guessed to the fact that he had to stay calm. That was the life he was used to, he was caught up in that busy life where he had series of things to do each day.Now he had to rest.“I didn't keep track of the time because I slept
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Bella’s POVThe morning sunlight reflected through the mansion windows, casting a warm glow over the marble floors. The house was totally quiet and way more calm than usual.My father stood by the front door, an unreadable expression on his face.“I should be back soon,” he said, adjusting his coat. “You sure you’ll be okay?”I nodded, forcing a small smile on my face. “I should be asking you that.”His lips pressed into a thin line. “I know I messed up last night and I ask for your forgiveness.”I looked away as if he was saying trash to me. I wasn’t ready to revisit that conversation or remember those promise's he broke. “Just take care of yourself, Dad.”He sighed, then stepped forward, pulling me into a tight hug.“I love you, Bella,” he murmured.I closed my eyes. “I love you too, dad.”After the hug he waved good bye.With my father already out of the house and Stefano still out handling business, boredom settled over me.I wandered aimlessly through the mansion until I found my
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Stefano’s POVBella father sat stiffly in one of the guest rooms, with a face that reveals anything.I stood near the door, arms crossed, watching him. Bella sat on the edge of the bed beside him, her hand gripping his like a lifeline.I didn’t trust him.I didn’t say it outright, but my silence was enough to show things for myself. Bella must have sensed it because she turned to me with that fierce look she always had when she was determined.“He’s my father, Stefano,” she said firmly. “I can’t abandon him or chase him out.”I exhaled, rubbing a hand over my face showing my inner character. “I’m not saying throw him out, Bella. But I don’t trust him.”Her fingers tightened around him. “He has nowhere else to go expect her.”I met her father's eyes. He flinched slightly but held my look.“That’s convenient, isn’t it?” I said coldly, without evening giving a welcoming look.Bella’s grip on my wrist stopped me from stepping closer. “Stefano, please. Not now.”I clenched my jaw. “Fine.”
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Stefano’s POVThe moment my phone buzzed, I knew it wasn’t going to be good news.I leaned back in my chair, rubbing my hands around the cell phone before picking it up and placing it on speaker.“They bugged the warehouse, boss,” The voice came through from the other end. “Robin and his father.”A dangerous silence filled the office. Then I exhaled sharply, my jaw tightening, with immediate anger consuming me.“Luca Manno,” I muttered, gripping the edge of my desk. “That bastard still has the audacity.”I looked up , away from the phone screen, my expression dark. “Tell me they didn’t find anything useful.”“They might have,” the voice from the other end admitted. “We don’t know how long the bugs were there. Could’ve picked up supply routes, contacts, shipments..”“Enough,” I Interrupted, my anger bubbling dangerously close to the surface. “They want a war? They’ve got one.” “Orders?” my second in command asked.“Send our men,” I said coldly. “No loose ends. Kill every guard they h
