Chapter 4

Matteo saw the crowd around. He noticed the pool of blood oozing from between my legs.

He panicked and tried to approach me to help me up.

Tia grabbed hold of his arm. "What was happening?! Why were you planning a wedding with her? She seduced you and you got confused, isn't it?"

The crowd surrounded him and started piping, "Sir, have you any idea how brazen that homewrecker was to have attacked your wife?!"

"Exactly! See, we get that boys will be boys. Getting mixed up with the wrong woman is an honest mistake for many men! Please, Mrs. Brando, you should forgive him!"

Matteo swung Tia's hand away, but she grabbed him again—even more tightly.

Panic caused his face to redden, and he suddenly shouted, "Shut the fuck up, all of you!"

The crowd went silent, stunned.

He turned to me and blabbered in panic, "G-Gina, h-how are you? Are you okay?"

I sneered and slapped his outreached hand away. "Don't even touch me!"

Tia was alarmed.

"You can't possibly have fallen in love with h