Chloe sat in her cabin the next day after she came from the Vitiello mansion. After listening to both Nero and his father, she can now understand why Nero did what he did. But she cannot forgive him for making decisions on behalf of her as well.
To be with him or not is her decision. But he just pushed her away deciding what is best for her in his point of view. She can understand what he has gone through as a child is something no one should have seen and done at such a tender age. But he should not have done what he did.
She remembered how heartbroken she was and how hard it was for her to wake up every morning thinking that he will no longer be in her life. But he completely disregarded his feelings. Chloe decided to move on with her life and try to forget about Nero.
With that thought in mind, she sent a mail to her boss David that he needs to send another Physiotherapist to change the gauge and prescribe some exercises to Nero. After that, she i
Chloe is confused and her mind is struggling to cope up with what Nero is saying. She already trusted him once and he burned her trust in the aftermath of his fears. She cannot let him play with her heart again. She needs to stay strong and dodge him as long as she could. Soon he will understand that she is never going to forgive him and he will move on. All she has to do until then is stay firm in her decision and try to move on in her life.With that thought in mind, she faced Nero with a blank face."I am telling you this once and only once. I trusted you once. It's not easy for me to trust anyone after what my father did to me. But still, I trusted you. I loved you so much that I couldn't even breathe properly after you left me. But you ruined it. You ruined us. I cannot place my trust and heart with you again. I cannot go through all of that heartache once again. We should go our separate ways. I can never tell when you will decid
"Get out" she snapped at him.Nero looked at her softly. But his reply was firm."No" he answered.Chloe wanted to be alone now. She needs time to think about all of this and his presence is not making it anything easier for her. She wants him gone."I wanted to be alone Nero" she confessed truthfully.Nero couldn't possibly leave her alone at this moment. She just found out that she lost her child and it's not ideal for her to stay alone. She is on the verge of breaking down and he can see it in his eyes."Baby, it's not good for you to stay alone right now. Please don't force me to go away from here" he pleaded with her.But Chloe doesn't want to listen to anything. She wants time to grieve the child she lost and the child she didn't know she had in her stomach. How much she longed to have a baby with him. But she lost it before she could meet her baby. She is angry at the situation that made her lose her baby. At the back of
Nero is sitting in his car and he is looking at something in the rare view mirror. It's none other than Chloe. He had some men guarding her every move. So he knows where she is at all given times. When Matteo informed him a week ago that Chloe is running away with a duffle bag, he thought of actually stopping her. But after a moment, he changed his mind.She just learned that she lost her baby and everything must be confusing for her. So he let her run away, giving her the illusion of freedom. But in reality, he was following behind her greyhound bus until they reached this little town in the middle of nowhere.Currently, she is staying in a motel just near the outskirts of the town and he parked his RV not too far away from the motel. His RV faces her room window and he has guards placed in the motel for her security.He is following her everywhere she went and he is planning to show himself today. On her first day here, she looked lost and on the verge o
Chloe and Nero hiked the trail in complete silence. Nero is ok with it. She is letting him accompany her in the first place without protest is enough for him for now. Slowly he can build up their relationship back to how it once was.Chloe stumbled more than a few times, and he was there every time to hold her. Every time she mumbled a thank you and pulled away from him, as if his mere touch is burning her. Nero cannot find fault with her though. It's he who pushed her away in the first place. He is content in just being there for her for now.They reached the top of the small hill after another 1 and half hours. The view from the peak of the mountain is breathtaking. The sun is shining brightly upon them. Birds are chirping happily and the breeze from the trees is so refreshing.Chloe found the place so peaceful and content. They walked a little farther away towards a clearing, where there is a small park bench and facilities for camping. They sat quietly on th
After he talked about his past, Nero felt raw. They both sat side by side on that park bench lost in thoughts. While Nero is thinking about everything that happened after that incident, Chloe is feeling bad for Nero.After a while, Nero looked at the sky which is rapidly becoming dark indicating the onset of a storm."We should go back. Looks like it's going to rain soon" he said and helped her up from the bench.Just like he predicted, the wind began to pick up its speed and the temperature drop is obvious. Chloe was not prepared for this kind of drastic temperature change. It was sunny and pleasant this morning, and it's windy and cold now. She began to shiver with cold.Nero is leading the way and he looked back when he noticed that her palm which he is still holding is freezing."Shit" he cursed when he saw her shivering form.He removed his jacket and helped her into it. He zipped it up to her neck and covered her head with the ho
Nero is not liking her hesitation. She should not hesitate when it's just him. But she is hesitating. Their time apart created so much distance between them, that he is finding it hard to erase at once."I promise, nothing will happen against your will" he promised her and turned his back to her.Chloe looked at him turning away from her. Her clothes dripping water everywhere, just like his. She is feeling too cold as the temperature around them is cold as well. She knew Nero too well. He is not the type who will force a woman. But that's not what she is worried about.She is worried that she might give in. She was longing to be with him for so long, even when she was thinking that he belongs to another woman. She needs physically and mentally. There was a point in these last four years that she wanted to kill his wife and demand him to take her back. But that phase passed soon, and her rationality returned.Slowly she stripped her wet clothes and dried t
Chloe is still shivering and her lips became pale. Nero is running her palms, but it's not enough. The coldness is rapidly spreading all over her body. Even Nero can feel the biting coldness in the cabin. But he is used to these extreme temperatures and he can surely sustain them for one night. It's now completely dark outside and the storm is still raging. Even if the storm stops, there is no way they can find their way back down the trail in this weather. Nero does not doubt that the weather outside is much colder than the inside of the cabin. And the ground will be slippery and wet. And they might encounter some wild animals as well. So it's not safe to go out in these kinds of conditions. Chloe is feeling too cold and her mind is becoming foggy. She cannot blame her foggy mind for the next thing she is about to ask Nero. She is feeling cold and his palms are warm and comfortable. So that's why she decided to ask him to come and lay down
The next morning, Chloe woke up feeling sore all over. But this is a good kind of sour. She stretched her body and her muscles protested against that moment. They were at it for almost the early morning hours and he didn't let her rest for even a minute in between. Her body is tired and she is hungry. Sunlight is now steaming from under the door and the cabin is not as cold as it was last night.She looked around the cabin and noticed that she is alone. Her clothes are neatly folded beside her. For a moment she thought Nero left her again. But when she caught sight of his backpack beside hers, she breathed in a sigh of relief.She stood up on shaky legs and decided to use the washroom and wash up a little. She is grateful for the privacy, as the bathroom door is broken. She did her morning routine and washed up as best as she could and quickly dressed herself in her clothes.She opened the cabin door and noticed it's almost mid-morning.