89.Russo's POV "How long is it going to take, engineer?" Regina asked, her cover dripping with inpatience. I looked up, away from my laptop."I have the backup file here, sunshine." I informed her and a grin spread across her face. "Next time, don't be careless when you visit a club like that. You can always come to daddy." She grinned and rushed beside me, her eyes glistening with a beam as she set her eyes on my laptop's screen.Soon, her smile vanished and I frowned, wondering what had gone wrong."R..Russo, you had a backup file because you didn't trust me?" She frowned and I chuckled, shaking my head."Mistakes are bound to happen, sun and when they do, they come unannounced." I replied, scrolling through, "first, we will go for his newly built warehouse. It's strongly guarded and my informant told me it's stocked with precious gold and diamonds. That's a great fortune. With that, we can bribe some mafia gangs that would give us more information about this gold hive you're dyi
88. Amelia's POV The papers fell off my hands as the sound of the footsteps increased. Was someone out there?I didn't know what to do. I stood like a dumbass, rooted to a spot; like one whose brain has been nibbled on by a zombie.My heart stopped beating when everywhere went silent and I heard no footsteps anymore. Did the person turn back?Two minutes, three, four. Still no sound. I sighed, dropping onto the floor.I was damn scared. I looked at the medical report for the last time before putting it back into the safe.I didn't stop crying when I got back into the room. I would stay up until Alessandro came back. He had a lot of things to explain to me.He had to explain to me if the medical report was real and what his sister meant back there.I couldn't keep my eyes open, my head was too messed up. I didn't wake up until morning and when I did, Alessandro's face was the first thing I saw.I gulped down in fear as I stared into his angry eyes. I couldn't keep looking at him and
87. Amelia's POV "I'm really sorry about grandpa's." Vivianne apologized over her meal. "He was really harsh with you and...I don't like it. He doesn't like you, does he?" She asked and I forced out a smile."Dear Anne, it's fine if your grandpa doesn't like me." I said, swallowing the lump in my throat as I tried not to show how hurt I was. "You can't really judge by the words." I sighed, wiping the oil stain off her lips. "He might just be in a bad mood."I just have to say all of these because I was with Vivianne. I balled my fists under the table. I just wanted to punch that fucking old asshole in his face.I didn't talk back at first because Alessandro and the rest were there. Most especially, Vivianne. It would be bad to use my venomous tongue while she was there.After Vivianne was done eating, I put her to sleep and pecked her forehead before turning off the lights.I left for Alessandro's room. He wasn't there and I just assumed he was still having a discussion with Adelaid
86.Alessandro's POV I decided to take a walk outside the mansion when it was evening. Father had left and there was peace again. I sighed, striding towards the swimming pool in slow steps. Amelia's face flashed through my mind. I remembered the look on her face earlier. Father had indeed hurt her with his words."Sandro?" A soft voice called behind me. I didn't need to turn around to know it was Adelaide."You should be in bed." I said without turning to look at her. "You've been through a lot of stress.""Mm." She nodded, settling beside me. "This pool reminds me of that lake." She chuckled. "Do you remember?""The Santorini lake?" A small smile rested on my lips. "How could I ever forget it?" We used to go for a swim and even though father was against it, we would go secretly and also fish on the small lake beside it."You got your first tilapia when you were just 9. I only used to get crabs." She laughed and I turned to look at her with a proud smirk. "You've always been a gre
85.Alessandro's POV ~ Hey, potato head! I'm right in your living room. Come down. ~I chuckled, pushing my laptop backwards before standing up. My parrot sister was back.I left the study room and on my way downstairs, I bumped into Amelia. I grabbed her arm before she could walk past me."Where are you going to? Why are you in such a hurry?" I asked, squinting my brows in suspicion."Uh..uh." she scratched the back of her head. "I.. I've caught a cold and I.. achoon!" She sneezed and I scoffed, grabbing her waist as I pulled her more into my body."We were on the same bed last night and I didn't see you show any symptoms of a fever?" "Or...are you running from someone?" I peeped downstairs, "who got you scared?" I asked and that was when it dawned on me.Adelaide texted me that she was downstairs. Did Amelia meet her too? I knew Adelaide could be dramatic but she was nice too. "Is it Adelaide?""The woman downstairs, you know her?" Amelia laughed nervously, "your look quite alik
Chapter 84Alessandro's POV I walked out of the bathroom, a towel wrapped around my waist. Amelia was seated on the bed, her face pale. I chuckled when I remembered last night.How I punished and made her pay for refusing to let me fuck her when I wanted to."Come here." I beckoned, signaling at her with my finger. She groaned, pulling the duvet to cover her body."I can't walk." She croaked and I smirked, picking up the hairdryer. "Come blow-dry my hair." I said, sitting in front of the vanity mirror.Amelia rolled to the other side on the bed and screamed, "I said I can't walk. I can't even move!" She cried."Why can't you walk?" I asked, chuckling. "Did you sprain your ankle or something?"She pulled the duvet away and sat up, rolling her eyes at me. "Are you serious right now? Argh, I hate you." She threw a pillow at me and I caught it even before it could hit my head."You keep screaming that I should fuck you more, make you orgasm. What could I have possibly done?" I shrugged,