Your mistress?

Augustus reached his Penthouse and dragged himself inside. He came to his room and laid on the bed. Looking at the ceiling, he murmured, “Does she not know me? I am Augustus Ferrari. Girls ran after me just hearing my name then why she did not?”

Augustus touched his lips and recalled the kiss which happened between them last night. “Did she only kiss me? But my shirt was lying on the floor so it means something more had happened between us,” Augustus thought. He sat up on the bed and took out the phone from his pocket.

He dialed the number of Luca and put it on the speaker. Luca answered the call after a few rings. “Sir, are you home?” Luca asked.

“Yes. I want Eliana to be in my company tomorrow. I have something important to discuss with her,” Augustus asserted.

“Sir, what?” Luca exclaimed. He could not believe that Augustus was still after Miss Russo. “Sir, how could I bring Miss Russo to the company tomorrow?” Luca queried.

“That’s is what you need to find,” Augustus cut the call which baffled Luca and he called back but he found out that Augustus had switched off his phone.

“Why is my boss like this?” Luca wondered and took a deep sigh. 

Augustus removed the blazer and then unbuttoned his shirt. He went straight to the shower and after talking a hot shower, he went to the kitchen. The chef who was seated on a chair bowed his head. “What would you like to have in dinner, Sir?” the chef politely asked. 

“Prepare anything and send that to my room” He came back to his room, sat on the chair and opened the laptop as he had some important mails to read. But he was not able concentrate on his work. A knock at the door grabbed his attention, “Come in.” The housemaid walked in and passed the message to Augustus. 

“Sir, your father is on call and asking about you,” the housemaid replied who had phone in her hand. Augustus extended his hand out while the maid handed the phone to him.

“You may leave,” Augustus ordered her. The maid bowed her head and left from there.

Augustus brought the phone closer to his ear. “Yes, why did you call at this hour?” Augustus asked his father, Frederico Ferrari.

“How rudely you are talking with your father? Learn some manners,” Frederico scolded Augustus who snickered.

“If you have nothing to say then I am hanging up,” Augustus proclaimed when his father stopped him.

“How are you treating Miss Toscano?” Frederico asked in his deep voice.

Augustus could not expect something less from Gia. ‘He told my father that I left her in the party. She is really unbelievable! But what could I expect from her?’

“Why are you not answering?” Augustus was perturbed by his father’s voice.

“I am not getting what are you trying to know?” Augustus pronounced. “But since we are on this topic let me tell you something. I do not love her and I want to break this engagement with her.” Frederico was exasperated to hear the words of his son.

“I did not give you the company to listen to this,” Frederico stated.

“You cannot control my life. And don’t treat me like your son. I know why you handed you me the company. Just to take over the Sapphire Financial and Tech Group, you agreed to pass Sapphire Group to me. Gia’s father and you did a nice business with my life,” Augustus blurted out. 

“Just shut up! Come to the home tomorrow,” Frederico ordered his son.

“Why? To see the face of your mistress?” Augustus remarked which infuriated Frederico. He shouted him at the phone.

“Be respectful towards her. She is your mother,” Frederico stated.

“Stop calling her my mother. You two killed my mother and now living a peaceful life… especially your mistress,” Augustus shouted at his father. “I won’t listen to your bickering any more. If you do not want to let the world know about your mistress’s wrong doings better to stop bothering me,” Alexander cut the call and smashed the phone on the floor that broke into pieces.

He looked at his ring finger and pulled out the ring. Throwing it away, Alexander said, “He and his mistress cannot control my life.” His nose flared with anger. He stood up and rested his both hands on his study table.

Frederico looked at the phone with a plain face and put it on the table. His wife, Josefina, put her hands around Frederico’s shoulder. “What happened, honey?” Josefina asked.

Frederico pinched the skin between his brows. “Augustus is again acting up. That brat!” Frederico yanked angrily.

“That boy always acts up. You still care for him! Look at your other sons who always support you. Is it because he is the son of your first wife?” Josefina asked.

Frederico looked at Josefina in anticipation. “It had nothing to do with her. Augustus is short temper,” Frederico answered. 

~~~~~~  

Eliana reached her home after completing her shift. She took off the shoes and put them in shoe rack. 

“Arnaldo,” Eliana called out her brother’s name. But he did not respond to her. She went straight to his room and saw her brother had fallen asleep on the study table. A tiny smile formed on her lips. She switched off the table lamp and covered Arnaldo from a blanket.  

Eliana then came out of the room and went to hers. After taking a quick shower, she went to the kitchen and saw her brother like all the times had prepared dinner for her as well. “I have told him so many times not to cook for me,” Eliana murmured and took a plate out. She put the food for her and went to the dining table. 

Finishing her meals, she washed the utensils and dishes. After that she went to her home. She picked the bills from the table and came to the bed. 

“Dad’s hospital bills are piling up. I need to pay them tomorrow else his treatment will stop,” Eliana murmured. She picked her phone and checked her back account balance digitally. “I will pay for half tomorrow and asked for sometime.” She put the phone aside on the bedside table and went towards the switchboard to turn off the lights. She laid down on the bed and pulled the blankets up. 

The day was tiring for her. Her entire body was aching as she gradually drifted off to sleep.