She left. His wife left him. Luca was devastated when he went home and couldn't find Patricia. He already had a hunch that his wife won't easily forgive him, but he didn't think it would resort to this situation. His wife knows how dangerous it is to leave without a bodyguard, but being the hardheaded woman she was, she still left the house without someone."Fuck it." He whispered under his breath. A part of him is relieved to know where she is, but it's still not enough. He wants to hold her. Luca can never calm down unless he is with his wife.She may not know it, but Luca put a tracker on her engagement ring. So he knows that she's on her way to the abandoned house they were supposed to visit."Your wife's hold on you is scary," Alejandro commented when he saw the devastated and horrified look of Luca.Luca threw a glare at his friend because he knows what Alejandro is thinking, "Shut up."Instead of shutting his mouth to save himself, Alejandro cracked a sly smile. Further teasing
When Patricia was young, she would cry for help to escape everything that pains her. She wanted to disappear and die so she could stop feeling helpless. She learned the hard way, and she doesn't want to repeat the same mistake of not doing anything about her problems. She's tired of running away just because she can't control the situation according to her will."Are you sure we'll be okay here?" Lily asked when they arrived at their townhouse.She called her best friend so Patricia could inform Lily about her plans. Patricia just wanted to tell Lily, but the girl was hardheaded and insisted on coming.Patricia stared at the manor, "Yes, this is the place. The answer to my questions.""I'm not sure. Alejandro-"The slip of Lily's tongue made Patricia suddenly feel the churn of burning sensation crawl on her skin. It's not a good one though. Her stomach churns at the sound of her husband's friend."What do you mean?"Her best friend's eyes start to wander around, not meeting hers. So s
"You're not on the list, Ma'am." The secretary annoyingly said when Patricia insisted to get inside.Luca Silvestri, is one of the most sought businessmen. The same man also has strict security when it comes to who can enter his office and talk to him privately. Well, given that he owns a tech company, that only explains why the security is tight although it seems not like it."Look, Miss Secretary. My job is at risk, they are going to fire me if I can't interview Mr. Silvestri. Just this one, please?" Patricia pleaded.Actually, the company wouldn't fire her but looking at the situation, it seems like she needs to do more pleading even if it means lying to the poor secretary.She's working at Pro-Live Magazine, which features successful people all around the world. Their highlight of the month is to interview a bachelor man whose name is popular in the business industry. They could market these bachelor businessmen to gain popularity for their company to be known."Even if I wanted t
"How was it?" Kelsey greeted her when she made her way outside."Your boss is crazy! I hate him so much!" Patricia vented while running her fingers through her hair.She's huffing because of irritation. Well, irritation is an understatement, she loathed him. Really really hated him."Here's his lunch... And yours too.""Mine?""Your nana said we should eat on time. And didn't you say you will bring him lunch?"Patricia laughed with no humor, then stridden towards Kelsey. She bit her lower lip when she saw the food."I'm getting my lunch, but to hell with that damn arrogant man. Don't feed him."Kelsey laughed then get the food before she went to the door, "You really need to be careful. Didn't you know that there's a CCTV with audio in here?"If Kelsey said that earlier, Patricia would have been feeling embarrassed. But she got to meet Silvestri and she hated him."I ducking hate you, Silvestri. Burn in hell." She stated loud enough for him to hear on his audio.Patricia planned on go
Patricia was silent the whole ride. She can't still get away from the fact that Luca has access to her. She knew that aside from her lies, Luca knew something more. Something that could destroy her. And she's not sure whether she could take another destruction or if it would lead her to death.When they arrived at Luca's house. He asked her a question."Didn't I tell you to convince me more?""I'm seducing you tonight." She nonchalantly said.Though she did not mean it. To hell with that man. Luca Silvestri is more dangerous than she thought. Did she make the wrong decision of accepting the job? Will she lose everything she worked hard for?All her life, she's been very cautious about making decisions. Why did it have to be this way now? Where did she go wrong?"I'm looking forward to it.""Oh just shut up!"Luca did shut up, but there was an annoying grin on his face and Patricia wants to wipe it off.Come on, Patricia. Think of something."Do you want to fuck me? That's why you are
"What happened to the dinner?" Clinton asked when Patricia arrived at the office."We talked about when we are going to do the interview and that's by the end of the month since his schedule was hectic.""I still can't believe that Mr. Silvestri would agree to an interview."Patricia heaves a long sigh on her seat."What's the problem? Aren't you happy about it?""No, it's just that it's weird working with your fiancee."Clinton's eyes widen, "What?! What fiancee are you talking about?""Uh. Luca?""Luca Silvestri is your fiancee? Are you... are you sure you're okay? Did you hit your head or something?"She laughs at his expression, "I'm serious. Just don't tell anyone yet, we are not going to announce it until the end of the month.""I'm really wondering why he agreed. So that explains why? When did you two get into a relationship? How did you meet?""The Barone's ball, it's been years. I've been there to interview someone and I bumped into the infamous Luca Silvestri." She stated fl
"What do you mean we need to get married now?""Your father will surely object and would call the engagement off. When we are married, they wouldn't lay a hand on me.""What is exactly your plan, Silvestri?"Luca strides towards his table after making sure that the door to his office is locked."I need protection against your father and lover.""For a hundredth time, William is my brother."He shrugged his shoulder, "If you say so. They've been hitting on me ever since my name boomed up. I'm trying to do my business here, I don't have time for them.""That's the reason why you throw an investigation on me?""It happens that when I saw your face on the internet, you seem familiar."Patricia sighed and closed her eyes to keep her composed. If she refuses Luca's offer, everyone knows that she is THAT Tricia Barone. That Patricia Arquette is just a cover-up for her to do things freely and out of trouble."When are we getting married?""Now. Call one of your trusted friends so they could b
"Who texted you last night?"Luca asked in the middle of having their breakfast. It's just the two of them since they wake up later than usual, her Nana probably went to the park like she always does and comes back very late in the afternoon.Going back, Patricia decided to not tell Luca about her grandfather. She still doesn't trust anyone aside from her grappa and she knows how everyone is plotting harm against him, she can't let anyone get to know in regards to her suspicion about her grandfather's death. Although Luca means no harm, she still doesn't think it was possible to tell him everything about her. But hearing him ask about the message, she was not sure whether he went through her phone or not so she needed to play her cards well."Didn't you look through my phone last night?" She asked to test him."Who texted you last night?" He queried again, annoyance was lace in his voice.Patricia scoffed when she saw his expression, "Don't act like some sort of jealous husband, Silve