"Out with it then. Tell me what you came for and leave."
Leonardo said as he poured himself a glass of bourbon. Vanessa's eyes darted around nervously, Leonardo was not as receptive but towards her like she had expected.
Could he really and truly be done with her?
She asked herself again as she shifted in the sofa.
"Won't you offer me a drink? I won't mind a glass of bourbon myself."
She said as she pointed to a spare glass on the table and Leonardo sighed.
"Stalling will get you nowhere Vanessa. I meant what I said."
Vanessa waved him off.
"Oh I just want a class of drink! Nothing more."
She commented and Leonardo poured her a glass of bourbon and handed it to her.
"Thank you. Now if you'll please just sit down."
Truth was, she had come to see Leonardo on
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“Are you okay?” Alessandra asked for the fourth time as she started arranging some of Viola’s clothes into her closet. Viola nodded. “I am. Why do you ask?” She asked, her mind in someplace else as she put on a dainty rose gold bracelet. She was getting ready to go to dinner at the Durantes. Mrs Durante had invited her as she wanted her to spend more time with Leonardo. “Because that’s the fourth time I’m asking and you don’t even realize it.” She replied and Viola turned to her. “I’m sorry. I just have a lot on my mind.” Alessandra nodded. “Is it the wedding?” She asked and Viola rolled her eyes. She wished it was about the wedding but it really wasn’t. She didn’t even know what was going on when it came to that aspect because she wasn’t the one planning it or even interested in planning it. A date had also not been picked yet. There was still a lot to do. Maybe that was one of the reasons she was invited to the dinner. To talk about the things they still had to do. “Not
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Viola was getting ready for her date with a Leonardo. In fact, she was already ready. She was just waiting for him to pick her up. She had picked a black flared jumpsuit and strappy heels for the occasion. She didn't want to appear like she was trying too hard, but also wanted to look classy. In the meantime she was going to talk to Gwenda about the woman she saw, she had tried to keep it to herself but she failed at doing that when the woman didn’t leave her mind. There was something about her, the way she mentioned her name and how she seemed confident in herself. Whoever the woman was, she was no ordinary woman, especially to her mother. “Gwenda?” She said as she knocked on her door gently. The witch preferred to be in her room most of her nights and days. Viola didn’t know if she was trying to avoid her or her grandfather but the witch kept to herself most of the time. They didn’t seem to see each other till it was time for Viola's lessons and even with that they didn’t d
“You look dashing. Are you going to pick up Viola for your date?” Selena said as she looked up from her Macbook. Leonardo nodded as he looked at his hair in the mirror again. It must have been his tenth time checking himself out in the mirror to see if he looked good enough for the date. “Yes. Thank you. I aim to impress.” He said and his sister grinned. “I know you do. You two are so cute.” She added as she went back to looking at her screen and Leonardo smiled. “You think so?” Selena nodded. “Yes. For one you look like you’re actually making an effort for her. Which is something I rarely see for you.” “It must be hard for you. Women usually gravitate towards you…” Leonardo narrowed his eyes at his sister. “And what do you mean?” He asked and Selena started chuckling. “Viola doesn’t care about it all. About you being an alpha king and the CEO and all that.” “But she seems to already falling for your charms, seeing as you two were making out in the garden.” “How many ti
“Who keeps calling you?” Viola asked after a few minutes into dinner. Leonardo’s phone had rung seven times. And he had ignored each call. It was bothering her and also interfering with their discussion. Anytime she tried to get a word in, his phone would ring. He would apologize profusely but it would ring again. They were having dinner at the Pacifio in Via Della Moscova. She had been to the Pacifio once on business with her grandfather but it had been very brief. She had not had the chance ve to experience the full experience of the restaurant. It was a world class restaurant with a two months waiting tome at least. How Leonardo got an invite on such short notice was beyond her. Or how he managed to empty out the entire restaurant just for them. The chef had come to say hello to them, while also personally explaining what each meal was. “No one.” Leonardo answered as he dropped his phone again, for like the tenth time. “No one? It seems important. You should pick it up.” L
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