LOGINAlexandro's Pov. The next day, the ICU door opened. I was still sitting in the chair beside Lucia's bed, my hand still holding hers. I hadn't slept all night. My eyes were red, my face was haggard, but I didn't care. All I cared about was Lucia, still lying unconscious in front of me. Two people entered. Abraham and Mona. I turned my head. Their faces were tense. Abraham walked quickly toward me, his eyes immediately fixed on Lucia, pale and covered in tubes. Mona followed behind, her expression unreadable. "Alexandro, how is she?" Abraham asked. I sighed. "Still unconscious. The doctor said there were post operative complications. Her blood pressure dropped drastically. Her heart stopped beating." Abraham fell silent. His face turned pale. "Her heart stopped?" "For a moment. But they managed to restart it." Abraham shook his head. "I can't believe this is happening. She's so strong." "She is strong, but her body was too exhausted." Mona approached Lucia's bed. She looked at
Alexandro's Pov.I stood outside the operating room. My hands and face were still wet with tears. I couldn't stop the tears that kept streaming down my cheeks.Inside that room, Lucia lay on the operating table. Her thin body, which had carried two babies for eight months, now looked so small on the cold white table. The doctors and nurses moved quickly around her, whispering to each other with tense faces."Sir, we need to move your wife to the ICU. Her condition is still unstable," a doctor said.I didn't hear clearly. I only saw how they pushed Lucia's bed out of the operating room. I wanted to follow, but my feet felt heavy. I wanted to scream, but my voice was gone. I could only stand there, staring at my pale wife lying there, with tubes attached to her body."Sir, you need to wait outside the ICU. The doctor will examine your wife further."I nodded. I couldn't speak. I could only sit on the hard plastic chair in front of the ICU room, staring at the closed door. Behind that do
Lucia's Pov.The car sped through the night. Street lights flickered quickly behind the window glass. I was still holding Alexandro's hand, feeling the cold sweat on his palm. The contractions grew stronger, more frequent. I bit my lip, trying to hold back the moans that wanted to escape."Hold on a little longer. We're almost there," Alexandro said in a voice that tried to sound calm, but I could feel the panic behind his words.I just nodded. I couldn't speak. The pain spread from my stomach to my back, to my hips, to my entire body. I closed my eyes, trying to focus on my breathing. Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathe in. Breathe out.The car stopped in front of the hospital emergency entrance. Alexandro got out quickly, opening the door on my side. He carried me out of the car, even though my body was heavy, even though my belly was huge, he still carried me like I weighed nothing."Help! My wife is going into labor!" Alexandro shouted.The nurses ran toward us with a wheelchair. The
Lucia's Pov.I was shocked. Nonno's words left me speechless for a moment. Inheritance? Companies? Me leading them together with my mother? I looked at Nonno with eyes still wet from the tears of joy from the car gift earlier. Now, he was giving me something much bigger. Something I had never imagined."All of Nonno's assets and companies? For me?"Nonno nodded slowly. "You're my granddaughter. The only granddaughter I have. Isabella might not be able to receive this inheritance because she left the family long ago. But you are my rightful heir. I've been thinking about this for a long time and have spoken with my lawyer. All the documents are ready."I turned to Alexandro. He only smiled faintly, like he already knew about this."You knew too?" I asked.Alexandro nodded. "Nonno spoke to me a few months ago. I support his decision. You deserve it."I looked back at Nonno."But I don't know anything about business. I'm still in college, haven't graduated yet. I have no experience.""Yo
Lucia's Pov.After dinner, I decided to go for a swim. The swimming pool that had been built especially for me had been finished a few months ago. The water was warm, always kept at a comfortable temperature for me, who was heavily pregnant.I glided slowly through the water, feeling my heavy body become light, feeling the babies in my belly move calmly.Alexandro came with a cup of hot chocolate in his hand. He sat at the edge of the pool, placed the cup beside him, and looked at me with a faint smile."Are you enjoying it?""Very much. I love warm water. My body feels light.""Good. You need to relax a lot."I swam to the edge of the pool, looking at Alexandro. "Ale.""What.""I have to take a leave next semester, right?"Alexandro nodded. "Yes. You're almost due. You can't attend classes with a belly this big.""I know. I'll take a leave.""Good. I've already spoken to the dean. They approved."I smiled. "Thank you, Ale.""Don't thank me. It's for your own good."I was silent for a
Lucia's Pov.A few months later. My belly had grown very big. Both babies inside me kept moving, kicking, rolling, as if they were training for a marathon.I could no longer see my own feet. If I stood in front of the mirror, all I saw was a walking mountain. The scale in the bathroom showed 110 kilograms. I closed my eyes every time I weighed myself, but that number still lingered in my head.But the good news was, Matteo Bianchi was no longer heard from. After his hideout was found empty, after Damien saved my mother, after Alexandro upgraded all security to a higher level, Matteo disappeared like smoke. No threats. No mysterious phone calls. No fake nurses taking my blood. Life felt calmer.Alexandro had just returned from a five day business trip. I missed him so much. I almost cried every night because no one was there to hold me in bed. Now he was here, standing at the bedroom door, in his still neat black suit, his hair a little messy from the trip, and a faint smile on his lip
The priest began to recite the prayer in a steady voice that echoed throughout the church. I stood still beside Alexandro, my hands feeling stiff as I held the bouquet. The scent of lilies was too strong, almost making me dizzy."We are gathered here today to witness the marriage of Alexandro De Lu
I showed him everything I had learned from Mira.I sat on his lap, both arms wrapped around his neck. My breath was slow, rhythmic, exactly as Mira taught. "Breathing is the key," she said before. "Proper breathing can make a man lose control."I whispered in his ear. "Where do you want me to start
Three days since Mira came.Three days I learned, about touch, about sound, about movement, about how to make a man want you. And every night, I waited.Alexandro did not come home.Around ten at night, I heard a car in the driveway. My heart pounded wildly.I ran to the window. The black car was p
At nine fifty, I was already sitting in the living room, my heart pounding. The simple house dress I was wearing didn't feel like enough. I twisted the hem of my clothes and waited.Right at ten o'clock, Mira arrived.Today she looked different. Still beautiful, still graceful, but her clothes were







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