chapter five

A cautious calm enveloped the rest of the evening, for Tobia had disappeared as if she had never been, and when Annie came to serve them for the rest of the evening, they knew that she would never appear again.

Vera suffered from Frank's coldness and his short responses to her throughout the evening, with Philip's attempts to change the surrounding atmosphere.

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Tobia arrived at one of the most luxurious hotels in New York. She waited a little before entering and took out her mobile phone and wrote a message consisting of simple words. As soon as she finished sending the message, she hung up the phone and went inside. She headed towards the elevator and pressed its buttons to take her to the usual floor. She came out of the elevator with quick steps to knock on the door  The suite, and as soon as someone opened the door, she fell into his arms and cried

He hugged her to his chest while he was confused as to why she was crying.

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  Contrary to what Vera expected, he remained silent all the way, as she waited for him to explode at any moment to know what the matter was, but he went against her expectations and remained silent for a long time that exceeded the limit;  The road to the hotel doesn't take that long, so Vera concludes they're not going to the hotel, but she wouldn't dare ask him.

A few minutes later, the car stopped and one of his guards opened the door to get out and headed to open the door for her

As soon as she came out, she turned her eyes to the place that was not other than a marina for yachts, they continued to advance until they reached one of the luxurious yachts that betrayed the wealth of their owners, as it was almost a floating palace on the water’s surface.

As soon as they settled inside the yacht, he sat on a seat opposite her and looked at her, which confused her greatly

Vera nervously tries to break the silence between them: The yacht is really cool

He didn't answer her, he just shook his head as he lay with his back and put one leg on the other

He looks at her in the same compound way, his blue eyes shining with fierce anger threatening to pounce on her at any moment.

He straightened his seat after a while, leaning his head forward, reducing the distance between them

if?

Vera not understanding: So what?

I want to know everything from you and do not dare to lie

Trust me, it's not what Laura said

Tell me and I will determine my little girl

She filled her lungs with air and looked at him calmly

My mother passed away when I was ten, Tobia was still seven, she was killed by the Russian mafia because they knew my father's love for her, so they wanted to destroy him with her death and actually destroy the quiet Mark Udine and keep the Mark Udine you know, he was always strict with us but loving especially Tobia who was like my mother  With everything, even hating my father's work, she grew up trying to convince my father to stay away from the mafia and live in another country. She was always quarrelsome and loved by everyone. She showed everyone herself, even with her toys. She gave it to me. She was never selfish, but everything changed when Stefan appeared.  We knew his father, of course, but he was always far away. We rarely met him. Of course, Tobias did not meet him before the subject of the engagement, because she refused to participate in any family business, even if it was a party.

She closed her eyes as if to draw the courage from inside to continue

Until Marcus announced his desire to join the two families by marriage, which was very much welcomed by my father;  Marcus, as you know, is called the sadist and is feared by everyone, and he would have secured great protection for us in addition to my father

No one knows what happened so Tobia started attending parties and trying to get Stefan's attention

Until the day he officially requested her and the engagement took place

Frank sensed her anger at the effects of his demons as well

complete

Vera is afraid of him

At that time the girls were criticizing her behavior that she had overstepped her older sister to get Stefan, which made me angry and I myself fell for it;  So I started treating her coldly until the day came when I broke off the engagement and my father disowned her, then I told her that she deserved that punishment so that she wouldn't snatch something she doesn't know its value and then throw it away.  I regretted it. When I dealt with Stefan several times, I thanked God for what Tobia had done. The man is really a beast. And when you came, believe me, I thanked God more.

She looked at him in the hope that she would not see a look of disappointment in his eyes, but she could not understand his look at that moment, as he was looking at her with an empty look

Vera, please: believe me, Frank

Frank, murderously quiet: So why are you still in disagreement with her?

She would not have told him that she was afraid of her sister stealing him, as she had done with Stefan;  She is still not convinced that Tobia can do this, she still regrets believing the slanders of Laura, whose truth came out tonight, but she found no justification for her estrangement from her sister.

Vera: I don't really know, maybe I'm still angry with her, maybe I'm punishing myself for keeping her away and acquiescing to my father's decision

He felt her real remorse, as he deliberately told everything to check herself. From the investigations he requested, he learned that Tobia hates her father's work, and she would not associate herself with a person like Stefan unless she was in love with him, but she left him shortly after to know her concern for her sister;  Vera would not have refused to marry Stefan and would have been miserable forever

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As soon as dinner was over, he rushed to visit his mother, who lives near his house, as she refused to live in any of his father's palaces after her separation from him. Charlotte, the glamorous brunette with wide honey eyes and gorgeous burgundy complexion, was an African American, her skin was not tan but light caramel color.  Really charming, when I got to know Fabio he was suffering from the death of his first wife who left him a baby of only days, she took care of him and married Fabio and gave birth to Philip, but her shock was great when she found out about his work in the mafia, so she refused to continue living with him and since then she is far from everything,  She maintained her relationship with Frank, as he had a place in her heart and she did the same

Charlotte: How are you, son?!

Phil hugging her: Fine, mom

How was dinner?!

Philip: disaster

He started telling her what had happened, and her face turned dark at what she had heard.

She is still young to face life on her own

: I know, maybe she chose that

:Probably

He wandered a little while thinking about that girl, how could she refuse to live as a princess and accept work as a waitress, for sure she has a secret that no one knows but what is it?!, As for the other blonde, there is a problem that troubles him as well, despite the boldness of her looks, but she is shy from the inside.  hateful bold

He sighed to himself: Looks like I'm going to have a lot of fun in the coming days

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She slept softly like a child tired of crying, so he comforted his eyes by closing them, and then fell asleep, strong despite her innocence;  She was the only one who stood beside him and still supported him, despite being fragile and small as pebbles on which a rocky wall rested, and surprisingly, he remained steadfast because of her.

He stared at her for a long time, until he fell asleep

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