Leniela slowly fluttered her eyelids open as her eyes greeted the ceiling. She lazily rose up and leaned her back on the bed as her eyes moved around very much aware of her surroundings."You're awake!". A voice chirped from the door and she averted her gaze towards the kitchen."What are you doing?". She muttered in shock seeing him carrying a tray filled with food.Cesare placed the tray carefully on the bed before pecking her on the forehead."Good morning". He greeted with a smile still staring closely into her eyes."Good morning". Leniela softly greeted back."How are you feeling?". He asked, care evident in his voice. Last night he had to stay awake for her because even though she slept, she still sniffed a lot and only stopped till it was dawn. He was truly worried she would get sick."I..'m doing well, I think I have a slight headache". She lifted her head to palm her forehead.Cesare quickly reached for the pills on the tray, uncocked it and took a bottle of water alongside
Leniela slowly flung the door open and stepped inside their bedroom. Her beautiful smile instantly sank the moment her eyes moved from the empty sofas to the large neat bed and then the silence coming from the bathroom.She knew by this time he was back; she saw his favorite car packed outside from Nathalia's window the instant he came but instead of coming to see her, he went somewhere else as always."Why would he bother today either?". She asked sheepishly as she peeled off her gown from her body, threw it on the bed and walked to the bathroom. She thought of having a bath in the tub but knew it would take her longer which she did not have the patience at this point. What she wanted was to close her eyes and sleep so she wouldn't think about him.Contrary to what she wanted, the moment she got inside the glass and turned on the shower to let the water stream down her body and her back leaned to the wall, her mind drifted off to the events happening lately.Days seem to have develo
"Were you sleeping?" Savina asked with a grin upon seeing Leniela yawn and sluggishly slum on the chair.Leniela nodded. " I told Lilian I wanted to rest but he wouldn't let me".shr pouted."It's the Don's orders Donna.."."Don't call me that please, I'm eighteen you know". She scrunched her nose in disgust, making the others laugh."You should learn to accept the title as very soon I think you'll be turning into a full fleshed one". Savina giggled softly."What does that even mean?" Leniela asked."Well, according to The Ferrari Mafia rule, the wife of the Don officially becomes Donna immediately she becomes pregnant". Nathalia explained.Leniela stayed silent to understand what she said before bursting into serious laughter. "You think I'm pregnant?" she laughed " We all know that won't be happening anytime soon. I simply stayed up late last night". "Don't be too confident about that because those things aren't 100% effective especially with the rate at which you two are doing it".
Cesare stood transfixed not because of the impact of the slap from her little palms but because he had just realized what he had just done. He didn't even bother soothing the red spot."I'm sorry baby.. I don't know what came over me". He stammered uncontrollably as he tried to hold her but Leniela stepped away from him."Jealousy came over you". She softly answered a tear trailing down her cheek. " You've lost your sense of reasoning that you now doubt me. Do you think If I wanted to, I wouldn't have slept with Aldo a long time ago even before I met you?" She asked."I'm sorry babe, I promise It won't happen again". He pleaded."You wanted to talk? Fine let's talk, let's talk about what has been truly happening to you!". She pointed a finger at him."When last did you have a meal with me?" she asked and he went numb."When was the last time you checked if I was doing alright?""When last did I wake up to see you on the bed?". She half yelled, veins popping out of her neck as tears f
Leniela giggled to herself as she made her way out of the room. Going downstairs was out of option as she knew the girls would be waiting for her to tease her about last night. So with no option, she passed by Cesare's office even though knowing he wasn't inside. He had asked for her permission earlier in the morning and promised with so much determination that he would be back in no time soon. If she didn't know better she would have thought he was going on a battle with the way he spoke and kissed her.There were no guards by the door and she found it too tempting that she couldn't resist the urge of going in and waiting for him.She knew he would like the spurise for sure, she thought inwardly.Placing her palms on the right side of the door, the machine scanned it and immediately the door opened on its own.Walking inside, her hands slightly touched the sofa. Lenela felt her cheeks taint as she recalled the adventure they had on it a day before Cesare began misbehaving. It remi
"Sir, there's someone here to see you". The lady said."I thought my schedule was free for the rest of the day?"."Well, yes Sir but this is really urgent and I don't think we can neglect this person".Leniela and Emma who were listening behind the closed door were sure the man had his forehead narrowed on who his assistant was talking about."Alright".The door was pulled open for them and Leniela walked in first without passing a glance at the Assistant while Emma on her path took time to smirk devilishly at the lady. Emma knew Leniela's threats earlier were still ringing in her head that's why she's doing her best to be kind to them.Well, good luck with that. Emma mocked inwardly with a smirk and threw her a last glance."Tell me it's not you two my Assistant is referring to". The elderly man in black suit was seated behind the huge desk. There was a desktop in front of him, some files neatly arranged by the side and a big italian flag on the background."Good day to you sir". Le
The man kicked the door open and went with Leniela inside. He threw her on the bed, grabbed her two hands and tied them together tightly.Leniela felt like puking at the lusty look he had on right now. She was sure if it wasn't for the fact that he didn't want to keep his Boss waiting, he would have forced himself on her during the ride to this place.He brushed her cheeks with the sidelines of his finger then whispered to her ear. "Don't forget your own part of the deal". Leniela shifted her head away from him and stared at him in utmost disgust.The man smirked, licked his lips and left. Leniela instantly stood up on her feet and reached for the door. She tried several times but all attempts were futile. Upon the last attempt, she banged the door so hard and leaned on it with a heavy heave.Detaching herself from the door, she glanced around the room then her eyes caught a window. She quickly rushed to it and managed to push the glass aside."Damn it!". She cursed. The window was
Cesare skipped from the balcony and landed on the floor still standing. He loaded his gun again and began chasing after Rocco. "Rocco!". He yelled when he got really close to them.Rocco quickly wrapped his arm around Leniela's neck and positioned the gun on her head."Let her go!". Cesare commanded, still aiming at him."You really don't know when to quit huh!". Rocco smirked devilishly.By then Cesare's men who were with him earlier were already approaching them."Stop where you are and drop your weapons or she'll suffer the consequences". Rocco barked towards them but none of them yielded to his commands.Bang!"Ahh!". Leniela screamed in horror."Men, stand down! Drop your weapons!". Cesare finally ordered placing his own gun on the floor carefully.Rocco led out a satisfying laugh. "Look at you all, panicking just with a mere shot in the air. What would happen if I actually shot her right in front of you?". He asked adjusting his gown carefully on her head."She has nothing to d
FOUR YEARS LATER "Every one hasn't stopped talking about her from the day she started her modelling career. She's been dethroning all the superstars that have been in this business since forever. Some say it's because of her talent and natural flow which distinguish her from the rest, others say it's because of her beauty and great figure but isn't just what this modeling thing is all about?" she laughed. "All in all we come back asking the famous question on every one's lips is how did she become this popular and influencial within a span of two freaking years, conquering both local and international awards round the clock, maybe on of these days she might share her secret with us, but who I'm I talking about? It's none other than Leniela Morett!, the new queen of…". "Excuse me mam, we have arrrived". A man in black suit holding the car door upen remained. "Oh!". She mouthed, turning off the news on her phone. Grabbing her bag, she stepped down from the car. "Thank you". Sh
Few Days later."Oh my lord, you look so beautiful Princesa!". Amalia screamed almost shedding tears the moment Leniela finished dressing up and turned to face them. Amalia looked at her in admiration from head to toe. Her white lace gown had a syliylish long long sleve design. From her chest to aound her waist area glued on her body with a unique type of design. It expanded from her waist downwards to touch the floor. Her mid back was exposed as the gown flowed flawlessly to form a long train kind of style together with her long veil.. Her hair was styled fancifully in a pony where a small crown laid. Moving to her face, her makeup was light accompanied by matching diamond earrings and chain."You look very beautiful Lenie, I'm sure Cesare isn't going to take his eyes off you". Nathalia teased just as emotionally as the girls. "Thank you guys, and so do you two". She complimented. The one shoulder pink carefree satin gown was beautiful on each of them. Her mom too wore a sylish g
Cesare entered the room and closed the door behind him. He wandered around the room in search of Leniela. He saw the marriage certificate on the lampstand and found her standing by the window. He dropped his phone on the bed and slowly walked to her. He leaned in on her, wrapped his hands around her waist and positioned his chin on the crook of her neck. Neither of them said anything to each. "Are you still upset about the Certificate?" he calmly asked. "Why did you hide it from me?" She asked in soft whispers, still focusing her eyes on the moon. "I didn't hide it. I did tell you on about three occasions that you were still my wife but you didn't believe me so I let it be". He nonchalantly replied with a smile."How was I supposed to know you were actually being serious!". She half yelled at him. "Calm down baby". He kisses her jawline. "Alright It's my fault I didn't actually come straight, since you wanted to start over with a church wedding I just let it be". He replied."D
Cesare's men instantly became alert."Let her go Odessa, you've already hurt alot of innocent people!".Amalia pleaded, still bound on the seat."Shut up you whõre!". She yelled back at her, not her glance from Cesare and his men."No one takes a step if you don't want to see her head blown out!". She ordered taking backward steps towards the steps. "There's no way you are escaping this Odessa". Cesare calmly assured her.Leniela wondered why neither of them were doing anything. They just allowed her to continue escaping with the poor girl.Strangely even the girl didn't look that shaken with the gun well positioned on her head."She's going to kill her". Leniela said worriedly.Cesare went to her and gave her a small kiss. "She doesn't have any weapons". He replied with a smile.If Leniela was still looking for something else to affirm the statement that her fiancée was insane then she just got her confirmation now. "She clearly has a gun!". Leniela pointed out with a frown. "It
"What happened between my Dad and Mom?". Leniela asked, staring at Amalia first then back to Odessa."No". Amalia whispered softly, wiggling her head as fresh tears began trailing down. "You should be smart enough to know what I mean by that, Leniela. Your father and this woman here always claimed to be pure and clean but they were having an affair behind my back and you are the result of that affair". Odessa explained with a big smirk.Leniela felt her heart stop beating for a second. What was she saying?What was she hearing just now?."Don't listen to her, Lenie, your Dad and I never had a relationship, it was just a one time thing that's all". Amalia pleaded, looking at her."How could you mom?". She asked breathlessly."You say it was a one time thing when you two had feelings for each other? Do you think I never uttered a word about it because I didn't notice?". Odessa asked, Amalia remained silent in her tears."What happened to Dad? What did ypu do to him?" Leniela seethingl
"You understand what might be astake here Rico, I need that Inf…" Cesare had to stop talking when the door suddenly burst open, he raised his head to see a female figure approaching them. "May I have a word with you?" she politely asked. Rico could sense tge trouble in paradise so decided to give them some privacy. "I'll start immediately, excuse me". He smiled at her then Left the office. "I'm all ears Damigella". He stated with a not so serious face. "I didn't like what you did earlier today Cesare. You of all people should understand what my mom has been through. The last thing she needs right now is to be remembered of her nightmares!". Leniela told him in a cold voice. "I wanted to grab this chance of knowing the truth. We've been looking for anyone or something that might lead us to whoever is causing all this trouble". Cesare calmly defended. "Not at the expense of my mother's health". She countered back. "You could have waited for her to rest first before bringing ou
"You understand what might be astake here Rico, I need that Inf…" Cesare had to stop talking when the door suddenly burst open, he raised his head to see a female figure approaching them. "May I have a word with you?" she politely asked. Rico could sense tge trouble in paradise so decided to give them some privacy. "I'll start immediately, excuse me". He smiled at her then Left the office. "I'm all ears Damigella". He stated with a not so serious face. "I didn't like what you did earlier today Cesare. You of all people should understand what my mom has been through. The last thing she needs right now is to be remembered of her nightmares!". Leniela told him in a cold voice. "I wanted to grab this chance of knowing the truth. We've been looking for anyone or something that might lead us to whoever is causing all this trouble". Cesare calmly defended. "Not at the expense of my mother's health". She countered back. "You could have waited for her to rest first before bringing ou
"M-mom" Leniela whispered in disbelief.She had never and could ever forget their faces no matter how young she was when she last saw them. It was here, it really is her mother!The early forties lady rushed towards her and hugged her tightly. Leniela came out of her shock and hugged her back tightly. She closed her eyes tightly. No one said a word to each other, their tears were enough to convey their present emotions.Savina and Nathalia along with Lilian who had been serving them didn't understand what was happening but couldn't hold being emotional."Oh my baby, I missed you so much". Odessa Sanchez cried as they disengaged from the hug and she gave her a kiss on the forehead.Her eyes glanced at her in utmost admiration and astonishment. "Just look how beautiful you've grown my little girl". She cried sweetly."I thought you died mom, I thought you and Dad left me alone.". Lenila cried along with her."SShhh!, Stop crying baby, I'm here now, I'll never leave you alone again I pro
Leniela finished helping Cesare with his tie and suite then went to sit down on the bed. She continued watching him as he choosed his accesories."I'm still angry with you about your refusal to allow me to give you a massage when you were obviously tired". Leniela said, folding her arms beneath her breast."So you went to sleep holding a grudge against your future husband? That's not really christain of you dear future wife".. Cesare teased, turning to face her."Are we really going to talk about people who hold grudges?". She teased back and his grin disappered making hers widden."Speaking of grudges, I was thinking we should allow the cake thing to Aldo". She told him expecting him to burst out like he often did. "Everything is in your hands Damigella". He replied calmly. Leniela was flabbergasted. "You really are okay with it?" He nodded. "If you wish, I can also ask any spa of your choice to send some massage therapist. That way, we can both relieve our stress before the wedd