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Pamela..I CAN’T BELIEVE IT.I just slapped Massimo D’Amato across the cheek. Of all the things that could possibly go wrong today, this isn't one that I'd seen coming. But he'd gone too far. He not only insulted my sister and I, but he also accused us of doing things we never ever did. What happened with Anna and the pregnancy was just an accident. But twisting the entire thing like we'd planned it was totally unacceptable to me.I take step back when I realize what has just happened. The room is awfully silent. I wonder what Massimo will do next. Hit me back? Call Leo to throw me away? Call off the contact and take Erik away from me permanently? God, the thought of that alone scares me. How could I have let my anger take the best of me? I'm not normally this triggered to the point of hitting someone. That's just how unbearable this man is.Massimo slowly turns back to face me and I can see his tongue dragging across his bottom lip. Then, I realized with horror that I hit him
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(Pamela)..I CROSS MY ARMS, my stomach twisting at Veronica's words.“People are beginning to talk?” I ask the both of them who are now sitting side by side on my couch. “And what exactly are they talking about?”Veronica exhales as she places her sleek, black purse on the arm rest, but before she can respond, Massimo beats her to it."Wow, I'm shocked. You mean to tell me you haven't been glued to your phone, popping champagne over how the entire internet is tearing me apart? Unbelievable."I shoot him a glare.“Massimo!” Veronica warns and then her polite smile springs back on her face. “Don't listen to him, Pamela dear. It's already working. They're saying that they like you two together. The media is eating the story of you two setting aside your differences and the response has been positive.”I scoff. “Positive? You're telling me that people actually believe those photoshopped pictures of us? How gullible!”Massimo’s nostrils flare at my sarcasm.“It's a win for us,” Veronica
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(Pamela)..THE SCHOOL BELL rings the minute it clocks three p.m, like it does every other day.I peep out the door of the teachers’ staff room and watch as the students all pour out of the classrooms, chattering and hollering with each other. This has been my routine for the past four years ever since I got this teaching job and it's a ritual I look forward to each day: going home after a busy day.My thoughts are filled with Erik and I wonder if he's doing OK. My neighbour, an old woman named Margaret, offered to take care of him whenever I went to school and I couldn't have been more grateful to her. But even though I checked in on them every two hours, my spirit still wasn't at rest until I got back to Erik. I quickly pack my things into my handbag, eager to get back home by all means.“So when are you finally quitting this job and moving in with your Prince Charming?” Stella's voice take me out of my thoughts.She's the Geography teacher while I teach English and we've been wo
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(Pamela)..“WHAT?!”I can’t believe my ears. Did he just fire me without letting me know? Again?This was my problem with Massimo. Always making decisions that would affect me without even letting me know. “How could you do that?” I fire at him. “You have no rights to send a resignation letter without even letting me know!”“Calm down, alright?” He says coolly, like my reaction doesn't bother him one bit. “I don't want you working here anymore. In a few days, we'll be married. It will be a stain on my name if my wife is a highschool teacher at some local high-school.”“You should have told me first before making that decision,” I holler.“Come on. I know it's a bit messy but I'm doing you a favor here. You won't work for two years as my wife and you'll be well taken off, with a monthly allowance that's ten times your salary here.”“That sounds like a nightmare!”I can’t imagine not teaching for two years. Just taking care of Erik all day long without a bit of a distraction. For oth
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(Pamela)..THE REST OF THE DRIVE is silent, aside from the soft hum of the engine. This part of NYC is brand new to me and it's so obvious that it's where the rich live. Luxury cars, exotic relaxation spots and expensive buildings line up the street. I take it all in with a deep breath. Even the people walking by the roadside look different. Posh and elegant. Some are walking their poodles that are dressed in dog clothes worth thousands and I can see so many girls stepping in and out of malls with lots of shopping bags.Growing up, I never ever thought I would experience any of this one day. It all seemed like a distant dream, one that would never come true. But here I am. Sitting in a posh car, even though it was next to a man I disliked so much.Or did I?“The city is beautiful, yes?” Massimo’s voice cuts into my thoughts. He glances at me and then his gaze returns back on the road. “You should see it at night.”I already have. It's what I spent most of my evenings doing. Scro
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(Massimo)..MY MOUTH HANG OPEN the moment I see her.She looks exactly like Elsa.The slope of her neck, the curve of her hips, the delicate lines of her face. . .all of it is so identical to my late wife.How the hell did I not notice this before?Pamela shifts slightly under my gaze, smoothing her hands down the crimson dress that hugs her body in all the right ways. The color suits her, just like it always suited Elsa.A sick feeling knots in my stomach.I’ve spent weeks in her presence, spoken to her, argued with her on so many occasions. And yet, it’s only now when she's dressed like this, with her hair styled just so, that I finally see it.For the past five years since I lost the love of my life, I never gave any other woman the time of day. And most of them have tried their hardest to win me over. But none of their silly tactics ever worked. None of them ever stirred anything in me.Until now.Until Pamela stepped out of the room, dressed completely different and looking lik
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(Pamela)..THE LAST THING I see before I can make sense of what's happening is Massimo’s lips crashing down onto mine. At first, it feels like I'm dreaming. Like this isn't real at all. It has to be a prank, right?But after a few seconds in, the fog in my head clears and I finally realize that this isn’t a figment of my imagination nor is it a prank.Masimo D'Amato is actually kissing me.Right in front of all these people. I hear the rapid clicks of the cameras behind us and the the muffled gasps from onlookers. They're all as shocked as I am.I don't understand it. How and when did we go from arch enemies to this? This wasn't even part of the plan. We were only supposed to hold hands like a couple as we walked into the restaurant and that was it. That was what we agreed on, or at least, what I assumed we agreed on. Massimo never mentioned anything about kissing each other in front of the media.I should have known better. I should have seen it coming. This man always did what
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(Massimo)..THE TABLE is dead silent.Pamela picks at her food, barely eating, and I can’t blame her. There’s nothing to say between us, and I know it’s partly my fault.I never should have kissed her, especially not on the lips. I should have followed Veronica’s plan, kept it simple, and played my part.But the moment I looked at her, in that red dress, with that beautiful face, and every other little detail that reminded me of Elsa, I just couldn't resist. No matter how hard I tried. The truth is that I didn’t kiss Pamela because I wanted her. I kissed her because, for just a second, I wanted to know what it felt like to kiss Elsa again. After almost five years since she passed away.And I don't know how to explain that to her. She'd never be able to understand exactly how it feels. And I know she'll always hate me for barging into her life and making her do things she never wanted to do.For the first time since this whole fiasco started, I feel a little sorry for my actions. B
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(Pamela)..THE DINING HALL looks like something out of a period drama.A grand chandelier hangs by the center, casting warm, golden lights across the table. And speaking of the table, it is long enough to host a thousand people all at once. But dinner has only been set for six. How extravagant. By the entrance, Massimo waits, handsome and tall and ravishing. Oh my gosh, did I just say ravishing? What's wrong with me?Anyway, he gently takes my hand when I reach him, the lukewarm expression on his face giving way to something brighter. His eyes slowly drink me in, and I can see the silent approval clouding his gaze.“You look … amazing in that dress,” he whispers.“Why, thank you,” I can't stop my smile. “I'm flattered.”“Shall we?”With a sweep, he leads me into the dining hall where a ton of maids glide around, balancing trays of fried chicken, glazed beef, and some other hot delicacies I can’t quite make out. Probably Italian food.My stomach makes that hungry rumble and my
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(Pamela)..THE MOMENT I'M DREADING is finally here.“Dinner will soon be served, madam,” the maid announces at the door, with a polite smile. “At exactly 7 p.m sharp.”I can feel my heart beat spike up against my chest. There is no running away from it now. I have to be prepared for all the questions that the Contessa will throw my way at the dinner table. As well as the others.I wonder if I can skip the dinner altogether and eat in my roomWould that be allowed?“Thank you,”I tell the maid with a weary smile of my own.A hint of surprise crosses her face and quickly disappears as soon as it came. I have a feeling that she doesn't receive a lot of “Thank you's” since she started working here.To my surprise, the maid begin to move toward the closet of the large guest room that I'll be staying in for the rest of the weekend. It's a very gorgeous room, but it looks more of an Airbnb than an actual bedroom. “What are you doing?” I ask. “We need to get you ready for the dinner.”I si
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(Massimo)..THE DRIVE TO the warehouse is tense. I speed through the quiet and empty streets in my Range Rover, grateful for once that this isn’t NYC with the busy traffic.A lot of possibilities are racing in my mind and I'm trying to make sense of what's happening. I have a million phone calls to make, but I don’t want to get to it just yet.Not until I'm a hundred percent sure that we were infiltrated. "I'm still wondering why Marco's missing,” Kal finally breaks the silence.I grip the steering wheel tighter. "What do you think?”He shrugs, looking out the window. "I don't want to think yet. He was loyal to us, but something smells fishy here. I hope for his sake that he doesn't have anything to do with this.”I don't say anything. We'll figure it out later when we get to that bridge. Right now, my only concern was the stolen shipment. We pull up to the warehouse district twenty minutes later. It's deserted at this hour and doesn’t start operation until much later in the even
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(Pamela)..FOR A SPLIT SECOND, my mind goes completely blank.I expected anything, anything at all, but that. I don't know which surprises me more; the fact that Massimo was married before or that his wife was dead and he had a statue erected in her image.My heart hammers against my chest as I stare at the stone woman's face again. Her features suddenly look somewhat familiar but I can’t seem to place where or when I must have seen her.Sofia watches me carefully, maybe trying to place my reaction. "I'm sorry. I thought you knew.""No," I shake my head, still trying to process this bombshell. "Not at all.”I guess it's partly my fault. I was too engrossed with fighting Massimo at every given chance to even know who he really was. Maybe if I'd actually done proper research on him, I would have come across this delicate information and not be taken by surprise.But as always, I hadn’t done that or any of the sort.There's a strange tightness in my throat that I can't explain. Why sho
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(Pamela)..WE BOTH WATCH as Katrina emerges from the lake, water dripping all over her torso in long, zigzag lines. Her blonde hair is glued to her scalp, making all her features pop out in a weird way. Without makeup on her face, she doesn’t look quite as good as she did with them on.She clutches a towel on a stand nearby and wipes herself as she walks towards us, that arrogant smile never leaving her face.The last time I'd seen her was back at the restaurant and even though it was a long time ago, the energy between us hasn’t changed. I still felt that resentment from her and I can’t help but wonder why she doesn't like me. Massimo’s mother's. was understandable but hers made no sense whatsoever. “So pleased to have you home, Pamela,” her high-pitched voice hurt my ears but even more than the fake happiness in it. “I've been wanting to see you again.”“Have you guys met each other before?” Sofia asks, her eyes wandering from me to Katrina and back to me.“Yeah,” Katrina interje
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(Massimo)..I PUT THE PHONE down and try to breathe through my nose since I got the call.My mind starts going in a hundred different directions trying to figure out who could’ve done this. For the past five years, we haven't had much trouble with our rivals, let alone enemies. Everything had been running really smoothly and by that I mean both sides of my businesses. By day, I’m the CEO of D’Amato Tech, a billion-dollar company that makes software and runs apps for hospitals and banks. I wear suits, shake hands all day long, and smile for photos. People trust me. They think I made it big all on my own.But at night, it’s different. I run something darker, something I inherited from my father: An underground syndicate that deals with illegal drugs and weapons. It’s risky, but it pays well. I keep the two sides of my life far apart from each other even though one helps the other survive. It’s how we’ve stayed untouchable for years.Until now.Someone broke into container 14A and co
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(Massimo)..“I CAN’T BELIEVE that out of all the girls you could mess around with, you chose her sister,” My mother spits harshly at Kal, who looks even worse standing there like a frightened chicken.“Mama…”“Shut up! You’re such a disgrace to this family. If it weren’t for you, we wouldn’t have been burdened with raising a child out of wedlock. And most importantly, your brother wouldn’t have been pushed to the wall. He wouldn’t have stooped so low to marry that … girl.”While I’m forced to agree with my mother, the condescending tone in her voice when she spoke about Pamela irked me a little bit.“She’s not even Italian!” she continues, her rageful gaze fixed on Kal. “Because of you, we’re bringing a classless, gold-digging American into this family!”“Mama, that’s enough.” I step in. “We shouldn’t discuss such important conversation here. Let’s settle inside first.”“Where is he? My grandson?”I turn and beckon over to one of the nannies carrying Erik from behind me.“Bring him.
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(Pamela)..I STAND AWKWARDLY, not knowing what to say or do next. Somehow, I manage to keep my smile from slipping, even though it's so obvious that Massimo’s mother doesn’t like me. Sofia, on the other hand, seems to be a bit warmer than her mother. She steps forward, her arms outstretched and before I can understand what’s happening, I’m already wrapped up in her arms. She smells of flowery fragrances that reminds me of a late spring morning.“It’s good to finally have you here,” Sofia says, pulling away just enough to study my face. Up close, she is so pretty, like genuinely the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen. I might not like Massimo all that much, but I can’t deny the fact that good looks do run in the family. “We’ve all been curious to meet the woman who brought my almighty brother to his knees.”Even though she doesn’t say it, the rest of her words hang in the air: No one has ever, in the history of this family, tried to go up against Massimo, of all people. But you hav
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(Pamela)..SCRATCH HIS DAMN EYES OUT!Those are the first few words that come to mind when everything registers and I finally put two and two together.How on earth could I have missed it?The fact that I’d met Kal before and even spoken to him left a bitter taste in my mouth. Now that I’m thinking about it, he’d seemed shocked to see me back at the male’s restroom. He’d even called me by another name — Elsa, was it?My clenched fist rotates angrily at my sides but for some reason, I can’t seem to make another step towards him.“Kal, this is . . . Pamela,”“I’ve heard so much about you,” Kal says, his lips stretching into an uncomfortable smile. The tension between us is palpable, ready to snap in a minute. “It’s nice to finally meet you. Although you do look familiar.”Massimo sharply clears his throat, and I can sense some kind of warning underneath it.As if to confirm my suspicions, Kal’s facial expression immediately changes to one of pity. “I’m incredibly sorry about what happ
