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Vivian Salazar: F.u.ck you bi.t.ch I hope you die. F.u.ck you pwhesttsBkn xydshyrdhylvzaš¤¬š¤¬š¤¬š¤¬š¤¬Greg James: š¤¢š¤¢š¤®š¤®š¤® How could Dante choose this thing over Laura? Sheās so ugly I think Iām going to be sick just looking at her š¤®š¤®š¤®š¤®š¤®Monika Anderson: I will never forgive you for what you did to Laura.I proudly stan Laura: I feel so bad for Lauraš. After she finally managed to recover from her heartbreak now this ššššSasha Oregon: SL.U.T. UGLY A.S.S H.O.E. WH.O.RE. P.I.G. GOLDDIGGER.Nicole Mark: You can have her man, but you can never be her.Sugar Queen: Watch your back Olivia ā ļøā ļøā ļøā ļøā ļøā ļøā ļøā ļøā ļøChi Chi: Golddigger. We know you just want Danteās money. Tbh, Iām sure those kids arenāt his, she probably picked them from somewhere. What some girls wonāt do for money.~āWhy? Why so much hateāWhy are you here?ā Those words hung in my mouth, but I bit it back. After all, it was his house. Who was I to tell him where he should or shouldnāt be? I was an idiot to think I was going to have the library all to myself. āI had a little bit ofā¦ distraction on my way.ā I said instead, and I almost winced at how high-pitched and cracked my voice was. Dante lifted his eyes from the document he was holding. āYou sound strange.ā His lips twisted into a small frown and I drew in a sharp breath of air. āHe must definitely not find out I was crying.ā I pulled on the edges of the duvet, making sure it shadowed my face. āIām fine,ā I cleared my throat. āJust a little bit parched.ā āThereās some juice and soda in the fridge. Help yourself out.ā He nudged at the mini fridge in the corner, which I hadnāt even noticed. āOh, thank you.ā I nodded and walked to it. His piercing gaze followed me and I held my pillow to my chest. āWhatās up with the duvet and pillow?ā He asked as I squatte
If someone had told me exactly twenty four hours ago that Dante would ask to be my friend, I would have called them crazy. Especially after our heated conversation last night.But it was happening. It was happening right before my fricken eyes. Dante Romero was asking to be my friend.It was fricken unbelievable and highly suspicious.Like, why?What was his angle?He still believed someone was paying me to mess with his life. Why would he suddenly want to become friends?I stared at his hand and then his face, searching for a hint of deceit. The slivers of sincerity seeping out from behind his cold face tugged at my heartstrings.Maybe he really wanted to be my friend.āDonāt be stupid, Olly,ā I chided myself. āItās a fancy ploy to dig out your supposed secret about your aim of coming back into his life. That or to get into your pants.āBut I would humour the man. What better way to entertain myself? If he was planning on using āthe power of friendshipā to probe into my life and find
āIām missing Nonna already.ā Leon sighed for the hundredth time in fifteen minutes. āMe too,ā Michael mumbled, crossing his arms over his chest. āI wish she didnāt leave.ā The three of them had the same somber expression from the moment we entered the limo and drove away from the airport. Pouted lips, downcast eyes, and a gloomy aura, like there was no more happiness in the world. Michael, of all people, not being interested in the treats at the snack bar was enough of a sign to know how down they were. āIām sure your Nonna misses you too. When she arrives in Rome, you can call her any time you want. It would be like she never left.ā Dante said. His voice was awkward, like he was trying to comfort them but wasnāt sure how. It was sweet that he was trying, though. I expected him to be completely aloof or snap at them for sulking. Then again, they had gotten close to him over the past few weeks. Closer than I had expected. āNot the same,ā Nathan said, shaking his head. āWill meet
āWhere should we take this, Ma?ā A staff member of the supermarket asked me, standing behind a shopping cart full of the highest-quality ingredients that money can buy. Behind him were three others, each with a cart full of more quality products like the first. Shopping with a black card hits differently. I could buy the best of the best ingredients without being worried about overspending. It was pure heaven on earth. āMy ride is somewhere in the parking lot...ā My voice trailed as I scanned the entire area. āSheep, I knew I should have taken a better look at it. When Dante had dropped me off at the supermarket, he had shown me the car and the chauffeur, Ken, who was on standby waiting for us, and handed me a card. His exact words were, āKennedy will take you home when youāre done, and hereās my card. You have an unlimited budget, go crazy.ā Stupid me had been so excited for the ultimate grocery shopping spree that I took a quick and very short glance at the car and bounced
Ā°Ā°Ā° MY NEXT TARGET IS YOUR KIDS. BUT UNLIKE YOU, THEY WONāT LIVE TO TELL THE STORY BECAUSE I WOULD USE A GUN INSTEAD OF A TASER. AND WHO KNOWS? MAYBE IT WILL BE TODAY. Ā°Ā°Ā° āSheep!ā I squeezed the paper into a ball, wishing it would go up in flames and turn to ashes. The air turned too heavy for my lungs, and breathing became hard and laboured. I knew I should have suspected when those messages stopped coming all of a sudden. I knew I should have suspected when all the hate comments on my social media suddenly disappeared. But I was too stupid. I got too relaxed with everything. Andā¦ My sons! They were threatening to hurt my sons. āI need to talk to them.ā I grabbed my purse and dug out my phone. In a flash, I went to my contact and dialled Danteās personal number, which he had suddenly given me during one of our library talks. āPick up. Pick up.ā I squeezed my purse and almost fainted when he didnāt answer my call. āPlease let nothing bad happen to them. Please.ā I called
O: I need advice. I canāt call you now because Iām afraid if I open my mouth, Iāll cry. A: Are you aight? What happened? The way you ended the call this afternoon was scary af O: Dante and I got into an argument today because he returned home late with the kids. More like I shrieked like a banshee at him. A: Soā¦ did he do something to you? O: No I did something to him. Somehow, I opened my big mouth and told him he shouldnāt call himself their father. A: š³š³ A: You what????!!! A: Sh.i.t. why the h.e.ll did you say that? š¤¦š¤¦š¤¦ O: I was jealous. I was fricken jealous of Dante. These past few days, Iāve been jealous of his relationship with my sons. I knew they would one day become close to him, but itās happening faster than I expected. Even Leon has warmed up to him, and Iām so afraid my sons wonāt love me as much as before. All these things just built up and I erupted and said all those horrible things. O: I donāt know what is wrong with me. He looked really pissed and hurt
āThis is it, Olly.ā I stood before the large door leading to Danteās office. It seemed more menacing than the last time I was here. āItās time to face your fears and right your wrongs.ā I lifted my hand, took a long deep breath, and hit my knuckles against the hard wood. *Knock Knock* The only thing I heard in reply was the crazy beating of my heart. *Knock Knock* My knuckles hit the large white door again, and again, I was met with no reply. The silence was looking like a sign for me to wait until tomorrow morning when I was more mentally prepared. *Knock Knock* Silence. Pure, deadly, torturous silence. āMaybe I should just go to bed and try tomorā no, Olly,ā I shook my head, erasing the silly thoughts. āYouāre doing this tonight, and youāre doing it now. The only thing that is going to stop you is if Dante is asleep or he doesnāt want to see you.ā I hoped he wasnāt going to do the latter. I needed to clear the air for the sake of my sons and, somehow, for myself. āOne l
And he pinched my cheek. āHey!ā I swatted his hand away and glared at him. āWhat was that for?ā āI couldnāt resist. Itās your fault for looking exceptionally cute.ā Dante said, donning the usual amused smirk he always wore when he wanted to push my buttons. āThis is serious.ā I frowned, rubbing my sore cheek. āArenāt you supposed to be mad or something?ā Wasnāt he? I just confessed that I had insulted him because I was jealous, and all he had to say was that I looked cute. Not that I hated the compliment, but did he have to say it right now? Sometimes I donāt get how his brain works. āPerhaps I would have if I couldnāt imagine my mama doing the same or worse,ā he chuckled and I scrunched my face. āWhy would you think your mom would do that?ā I, for one, couldnāt imagine Mrs. Isabelle being all petty and jealous over something so trivial. She was too sweet and understanding for that. āBecause when I got my first girlfriend, she lost her head. She turned into a weeping mess, r