The next morning, Rose woke up to the feeling of being surrounded by warmth. It felt as if she was sleeping in a very comfortable cocoon of her own."Hmmm," she hummed and lazily stretched her body without opening her eyes. But she couldn't move an inch. That's when she noticed that she was being held by two strong arms. Her eyes flew open and landed on the man on whom she was lying. Just like the previous night, she noticed that she was not wearing anything but her panties. She clearly remembers wearing a nightgown to bed. She understood that he might have removed it at some point during the night and she didn't even feel it. She was so tired from the long hours of flying and then the hospital visit and everything after, that she slept like a dead person. He is lying on his back while she is lying on top of him. His bandages looked fresh as if someone changed them for him. She is lying on her stomach while one of his arms is wrapped around her waist and the other one is cupping her
"What is going on here?" just when everyone was feeling suffocated under the tyranny of Sylvia, a voice rang from the middle of the staircase. Everyone turned to look at the source of the voice.Rose looked at the scene in front of her. A broken flower vase around Sylvia. Russell, Simone, and Lola are looking sad and a bit angry too. All the other maids and guards who are watching everything from afar are looking disturbed. So Rose gathered that something happened here.No one answered her. But Sylvia gave her a stink eye. "Here she comes. The so-called mistress of the mansion" Sylvia said sarcastically. Rose calmly walked downstairs, understanding that Sylvia must be troubling everyone. She is not the kind of person who likes confrontations. She would avoid them at any cost and try to avoid the people like that. But Sylvia is one person who wronged Rose for over a year now. Sylvia lied again and again, effectively separating Kairo and Rose. She almost succeeded in separating them f
On the other hand, Sylvia is seething. She never thought that Rose could grow a backbone someday. Rose was so gullible that it was too easy to fool her. Sylvia is wondering what came over her.'What happened to her? She was like a rabbit without teeth before. Now, she has become a lioness. Is she possessed? Previously, she never said a word even when I was intentionally rude to her and insulted her. She was not this angry when she learned about the lies that I had been feeding her. Then what happened now? Is she really upset because I insulted this old man? ' Sylvia wondered with confusion.When Sylvia was lost in her mind, someone snapped their fingers in front of her face. She lifted her head to see Lola, who was grinning widely."Now don't tell me that one slap ruined your hearing ability. Did you not hear what my mistress just said? She wanted you to apologize to Grandpa Russell. Now get up and apologize before my mistress decides to slap you one more time" Lola said mocking Sylvi
"Oh my freaking god. I never thought that I could see this side of you. Girl, you were amazing back there" Lola is all but jumping on her toes.Rose on the other hand is not so excited. She herself is shocked that she could hit someone like that. Not to mention that vicious Sylvia among everyone else. Rose is sitting in the backyard facing the pool and surrounded by Rose Garden. She is sitting cross-legged on a pool chair while wrapping her shaking hands around the hot coffee mug. She is trying to get a grip on herself. "I might have looked like a badass back there. But Lola, I don't know what came over me so suddenly. It all happened so unexpectedly, exactly just like how I attacked Naim like a mad person. I almost tried to kill myself too. Now, all I wanted to do was slap some sense into Sylvia. I did not like the way she was treating Grandpa. And I had this doubt that she might have had a hand in how Kairo got injured. I couldn't control my anger" she explained to Lola.Lola looke
In Texas, Miller is as pissed as Sylvia in Italy."What do you mean by she is there?" Miller inquired of Sylvia who was on the phone call with him. She is huffing and puffing like an enraged bull who is restrained by invisible threads."Exactly that. Rose is back in the Bianchi mansion. These fools in this mansion are treating her like their mistress and she is acting like one too" Sylvia complained.Miller is pacing the floor with anger. He thought Kairo took Rose to a vacation or something like that to woo her. He could never imagine in his wildest dreams that he would take her back to his mansion and she would follow after him so willingly."Then what the hell are you doing there Sylvia? Rose is as skittish as a rabbit. Why don't you rattle her cage and scare her? Scare her to the point that she should run back to Texas and never think about going back there again" he fired at Sylvia who until that point proved to be useless.Sylvia snorted sarcastically at his suggestion. He did
Kairo is in a meeting with his distributors from his illegal side."Mr. Bianchi, we are facing issues from the FBI. There is a new guy who was just transferred here. He is causing a lot of noise. We have to tackle him before he starts troubling us more" one of them requested Kairo.Most of Kairo's businesses are illegal. So he will never be friends with the cops. He pays them for their cooperation, and they turn a blind eye to his businesses. But he too heard about this new cop. He is indeed troublesome. "Don't worry about him. I will deal with him soon. He is not as clean as he portrays himself to be. He has so many skeletons hidden in his closet. I will pull his strings and make him comply. He won't be a problem in the future. Anything else?" Kairo asked authoritatively. All the distributors looked at each other and nodded."That is all, Mr. Bianchi" one of them replied.Kairo nodded and left the meeting hall with Naim closely following after him."Naim, call that cop and tell him
"Who are you and where are you taking me?" Rose demanded the cop. Even though this street is small, the scene playing on the street still attracts everyone's attention. A cop dragging anyone toward his car will only look as if that cop is doing his duty and the person whom he is taking will be assumed as a culprit. No one will know that the woman he is pulling forcefully is not a criminal until someone points out the fact.Enzo is not pleased by the fact that Rose is protesting. He glared at her."What does it look like? Don't I look like a cop? I am doing my duty by putting the criminals behind bars" he lied.He is a cop and no one would suspect that he might be lying. Rose saw how tense her bodyguards were. They are ready to jump in at any given second. But if they get involved, it would only complicate things for Kairo. Rose wants to avoid that at all costs. She is not that naive. She knows what kinds of troubles Kairo might face if his name is dragged into a bad light. So she de
A few minutes earlier. Naim looked at his blank screen with displeasure. 'This Enzo might be a problem. I have to inform the Boss ' he thought.Just like Kairo instructed, Naim invited Enzo to meet Kairo. He was polite and very calm while speaking with the cop. He knows that they need the support of the cops to run their businesses smoothly. So he was being careful while speaking with that arrogant cop. But the same politeness was not reciprocated from the other side. 'What? I should come and meet your boss. Tell him that Enzo will not go to anyone. You need me and not the other way around. I control this city and its crime rate, not you people. Tell him to come and meet in person if he wants to ' Enzo replied arrogantly before disconnecting the call.Naim was irritated. He saw so many people like Enzo in their line of work. His boss always tries the nicer and the fancy bribing method first. If that doesn't work and the other person is being too problematic, they will be transferre
After one year....Livi gave birth to two healthy baby boys. The doctors regretfully informed her that she might not be able to conceive again, which was fine. She already has three kids. Her elder son Samuel turned out to be like Kairo. Protective and smart. It is evident that he will become the successor of Kairo Bianchi. "Mrs. Bianchi, shall I take master Samuel out to play?" Amber asked Rose who is feeding one of her months old babies.Rose gave a knowing smile."Of course, why not?" she replied.Samuel who was playing in the room face palmed himself with exacerbation."Really? again? Amber, if you like uncle Atlas, go and talk to him directly just like how aunt Lola speaks with uncle Naim. Please don't take me with you. You keep staring at him and he keeps staring at you. When will you both talk to each other?" Samuel asked with a cute huff. His antics made Rose laugh out loud. Amber blushed beet red.Atlas developed a liking to Amber. It's obvious to everyone around them. He i
Livi, Lola and Rose had a blast in their spa session. Their Spa was relaxed and filled with fun and banter. After the Spa, a stylist came to do their hair and makeup. Rose was so relaxed that she fell asleep when her make up and hair styling were being done. "Rose, wake up" Livi gently shook Rose awake. Rose woke up feeling fresh and relaxed. Her eyes fluttered open. A gasp left her lips when her landed on her reflection in the mirror. Her hair was twisted into an elegant updo. There were some hair accessories adoring her hair, making it sparkle. Her makeup is done to perfection."Wow" she whispered. The woman in the mirror looked breathtakingly beautiful. Livi and Lola smile from behind."Now that it's done, get up. It's time to get dressed. Kairo is waiting for us" Livi ushered Rose into the changing room. Rose looked at the wedding gown hanging there with awe. She loved this dress when she first saw it, and she is excited to finally wear it. Quickly she stripped and dressed h
After their close call in Alesso's room, both Rose and Alesso sighed with relief that they were not caught."Thank God Livi didn't suspect anything. If your scary husband finds out that you already know about their plan, he is going to think of a scary punishment for me for sure" Alesso shuddered just the thought of Kairo's punishments.Rose hid her smile at his reaction. But she likes Alesso whose original intention was to look out for her. So she decided to help him."Brother, don't worry. Let's pretend that we don't know anything about the surprise. I will pretend to be stunned when the time comes. That way, our secret will be safe" she suggested.Alesso looked at her with cute puppy dog eyes."Sister, you are the best and very sweet. I don't want to get punished by your husband" he said while blinking his eyes pretending to be pitiful.Rose giggled at his antiques."It's a pinky promise from my side. I will not tell anyone about this" she promised.As if Kairo and Livi were notifi
By the time Kairo , Livi and Alesso returned back to the Bianchi mansion, Rose was relaxing in the backyard while the kids were playing with each other."Hey baby" Kairo kissed his wife's cheek lovingly. Alesso was watching this from afar. "How was your day? Did you find what you were looking for?" Rose asked Kairo.He grinned and kissed her cheek again."Ofcourse. I will go change and come back. We can have dinner together" he said changing the subject.Rose didn't suspect that there must be something is wrong. "Alright" she replied softly.Kairo left after that. Alesso took that opportunity to share about the wedding dress with Rose. He approached her and sat on the chair beside her."Hello brother in law" Rose greeted him.Despite the gossip which Alesso came to share with her, he still smiled at her fondly. "You can chop that in-law part. Call me brother. I love to have a sister as sister as you" he said with a soft smile. Alesso warmed up to Rose who is genuinely sweet and c
A few Days passed in a happy harmony. Miller passed away in his own misery and begged to kill him the last few days before he passed away. The pain on his shoulder and face were too much to bear. But he couldn't move a muscle to do anything but bear the pain. At the same time, Terry passed away a day after Miller. Terry died with a stroke because he was scared to live with Miller's dead body. Everything was finally happy.Lola and Naim's marriage date was finalized. Livi, Lola and Rose were busy with shopping and spa days. The ladies were happy to say the least. Their husbands were happy to see their wife's happiness. But Russell was worried about Rose. His medicine still has two weeks to finish the fermentation process, but he is worried if Rose could keep the twins for that long. He is happy to see Rose happy, but he couldn't help but feel anxious. Just like he feared, one day Rose complained of some discomfort in her stomach. Russell became anxious. He didn't tell her that his me
Kairo broke Terry's ankle bones as well, effectively making him incapable of moving on his limbs. Terry's cries of pain were muffled by a gag which was binded around his mouth. This side of Kairo made even Miller scared. He didn't dare to utter a single word. "Now that's much better. Let's see who would save you both from here. I am gifting you a very painful and a slow death. You both might not shed a single drop of blood, but your wounds and broken bones would kill you from within. Your wounds will rot from inside and make you suffer each second that you are alive until you die. Without food and water, you won't survive for more than a week or ten days. In your current condition, you won't be able to move either. Roll in your own piss and shit and bear the brunt of Kairo Bianchi's anger untill the second you die" Kairo said angrily.Miller is also gagged, so that he won't be able to call for help. "That's much better. You bought this upon yourself Miller. You shouldn't have thoug
"Who called me just now?" Miller inquired when the doctor didn't share anything. Instead, the doctor placed his mobile beside him and adjusted the liquid in the needle he was holding in his other hand.The doctor didn't say anything, instead he approached Miller and stabbed the needle into his arm roughly. "It was Terry. He said that Kairo found your location and he is outside right now. Terry wanted you to run away from here" the doctor drawled lazily after he injected the liquid into Miller's veins.The doctor moved away from Miller and stood in front of him. Miller is stunned to hear this. "You fool, why didn't you tell this earlier?" he fumed and tried to stand up on his feet to run. But the moment he stood up, Kairo walked inside and the doctor removed his hat and mask revealing that it was Alessandro the whole time.Miller is stunned. He tried to run away, but stumbled and fell down with a loud thud. He hissed with pain."Did you give him the medicine?" Kairo inquired.Alessa
In the Bianchi Mansion, Rose is feeling anxious for some reason. Kids are playing happily while Livi and Russell are engaged in a funny banter which would have made her laught out loud. But today, she couldn't be herself and relax for even a little while. Her anxiety is building as the the seconds ticked by. 'Is this unsettling feeling because of my dream from last night? Why do I feel like my Kairo will get into some trouble?' she wondered feeling stressed.Russell and Livi noticed how distracted Rose is. She is not usually like this. But today she seems to be in distress. They both exchanged worried glances."Rose? What happened? You look troubled?" Livi asked softly.Rose turned her head to look at Livi with a forced smile."It's nothing " she lied. What can she tell them? That she is worried about a dream? It would look absurd. But who would tell that to her gut.Livi looked at Russell and nodded at him."Rose, clearly it's not nothing. You look lost and preoccupied since morning
'Kairo stepped out of his car and was walking up inside the mansion, when a loud gun shot was heard and he grunted with shock and pain. His crisp and neat suit is now drenched with blood. He fell down on the floor.'That's when Rose woke up from her dream gasping for breath. She had a nightmare where Kairo was shot. She is breathing heavily and looked at her side to see Kairo sleeping beside her. She is sweating and the fragments of her dream refused to leave her. 'That was a dream. A very bad dream. Is it just a dream or something else? ' she thought worriedly.Kairo woke up when he felt the bed dip when Rose leaned down to pick up the water glass and took a two mouthfuls."Rose? What happened? Why do you look so pale?" he inquired. Even under the dimly lit bedroom light, he can see how pale she looks. As if she has seen a ghost.Rose turned to look at him with worry. "I..had a dream" she shared with him.He sat up beside her and cupped her cheeks affectionately."A dream? You wor