Chapter 8Lisa's POVA few days have passed since Lilani came home. I help her with bathing and try to keep her in bed as much as possible. She needs to rest a lot and must try not to do any running or activities that can cause her to go back to the hospital. It seems that Lilani is getting better day by day. After breakfast, I take Lilani back to her room, give her medication, and tuck her into bed. “Can you please read me a story?” Lilani asked me. "Shall we delve into the enchanting tale of Cinderella?" I suggest. Lilani nods and lays down; soon she falls fast asleep. I decided to go and look for Sophia. As I walk down the stairs, Viola suddenly talks behind me, “Oh, hi, Mrs. Mancini, do you know where I can find Mr. Mancini?” She asks sweetly. “He's usually in his office,” I told her with a frown. Viola nods and skips the stairs one by one. That's weird? Why does she need to talk to him? I wonder and continue to walk downstairs.“I am glad your sister is back home; she's such a l
Chapter 9Lisa's POVThe next few days went by fast. Viola was making things very difficult for me. I found her in Alessandro's room one day going through his wardrobe, taking a shirt. I asked her what she was doing, and she simply shrugged and walked past me bumping me with her shoulder. I took Lilani to her first chemo session, which made her feel queasy. I have been by her side, ensuring her well-being at all times. Unfortunately, the nurse we hired has been quite unhelpful, to say the least.I was busy reading to Lilani when Alessandro walked into the room. “Hello Lisa, how is Lilani doing today?” He asks with concern. I can tell that Lilani took a place in his heart from the first day he met her and when I told him the other day that Lilani feels sick after the chemo he was worried. “She seems better today, she just fell asleep,” I whisper as I get up and walk towards Alessandro. Oh, how much I have missed him these past few days. Alessandro takes my hand and walks out of the room
Chapter 10Warning!! Some sexual scenes!! Read after the lines if you don't want to see them.Lisa's POVI phone Alice Bruno, a sweet old lady; she has the grandma vibe. She is sixty years old, has short, round, short gray hair, and green eyes. I immediately liked her when she came for the interview. Her husband passed away recently, and they didn't have any children. After her husband passed away, Alice was alone. “Alice, speaking, how may I help”? I hear Alice on the other side. “Hey Alice, this is Lisa Mancini; you were here for an interview a few days ago, I just phoned to tell you the job is yours if you still want it?” I kindly informed her. “Oh, my dear, yes, thank you very much. When must I start?” Alice asks, Happy? “You start Monday morning; I will send Piero, our driver, to pick you up tomorrow morning at, say, 10:00 if that suits you?” I tell Alice. “That will be perfect; thank you, Mrs. Mancini; enjoy the rest of your day,” Alice greets me. “Same to you, Alice. See tomorro
Chapter 11Lisa's POVI was busy making coffee when Antonio came in. “Mrs. Mancini, Mr. Mancini wants to see you. His in the office.” Antonio says. “Thank you, Antonio.” I walk to the office. “You wanted to see me?” I ask as soon as I enter. “Yes, I'm going out for a while. Don't wait up, and if you need anything, just call Antonio.” Alessandro informs me. “Alright, enjoy your evening,” I said then leave.Alessandro's POVAntonio and I went to the apartment where Viola lives. Antonio knocks a few times before Viola opens the door.I hear the door open and a scream, then she puts her arms around my neck and says, “I knew you would come to me; I just needed to be patient. Did you finally realize your little wife is too plain for someone with your status?” She asks me.I push her away and ask Antonio to help me inside. Once inside, I say in a very cold voice, “Viola, I have done some research, and I must say I found some very interesting stuff. You may think that because I am blind, I won
Chapter 12Alessandro's POVI hear Lilani ask, “Why are they laughing at me, Ali?” I bent down to her and said, “They think they are funny, but they don't have any manners.” I tell her.Lilani replied with a small “Okay”. Then I hear her introducing herself: “Hey, I'm Lilani, Lisa and Ali's favorite sister.” Johnny greets her first, “Hey little one, I'm Johnny,” and then I hear the other two.“Hey, Lilani, we are Alessandro's best friends; I'm Kevin,” Kevin says to Lilani.“And I'm Jake”. I hear them introduce themselves to her.“I'm playing with Nonna if you need me,” Lilani says to us.“Okay, no running around,” Lisa tells her. She's very protective of Lilani. Lisa takes my hand and says, “Let's go sit outside.” She tells us Johnny and the other two follow us outside.“I will be right back; I'm just going to get some beer,” Lisa says, then walks back inside.You've got yourself a keeper there, Mancini. Dammit, I wish I had a girl like that. Where did you find her?” Kevin asked.I sha
Chapter 13Lisa's POVAlessandro and I have been married for four months now. Lilani is doing great, and it seems the chemo is working. Alessandro came to me the day after his friends were here and told me that we could only be friends. He told me that he didn't want to give me hope because he would never love me. Although it felt like someone had stuck a knife in my heart, I decided that it was best if I kept my feelings aside. Lilani has been going to school not far from the mansion; she enjoys school and has made some friends. Alice is still part of the household; she became part of the family for everyone and was loved by everyone. Sophia and Gabriele are now almost six months pregnant with a little girl. Gabriele is already overprotective, and Sophia isn't allowed to do anything. Johnny, Jake, and Kevin also come over regularly, or Alessandro and I go to one of their houses. The guys and I became like brothers and sisters to each other; they grew very fond of me and promised to
Chapter 14Lisa's POVI was right; it wasn't even ten on a Friday morning when Bianca's car stopped in front of the mansion. I was busy making us coffee when Alessandro asked. “Whose car door did I just hear, Lisa?” Alessandro wants to know with a frown. “It's your lover, Alessandro”. I can't keep the anger out of my voice. “What did you expect?” Alessandro wants to know with a smile. “That she will visit you every day...” Bianca's appearance shut me up, but I felt how anger burned inside me when the blond went up to Alessandro and kissed him. Then she pulls a chair next to Alessandro and starts chatting with him as if I weren't here. I watched Alessandro's handsome face. Maybe I can read his feelings for Bianca. Then I realized, with a shock, that I loved him. How and when it happened, I'm not sure; I just know that I love this man.I feel how every drop of blood leaves my face when I realize that my love for him is doomed because Bianca, the only one he loves, has returned to win
Chapter 15Alessandro's POV“Mrs. Mancini is alright. She's got a concussion, a broken arm, and bruises from the fall. I am going to keep her overnight to keep a close eye on her. She was incredibly fortunate that it turned out to be only a concussion and not something more severe. Considering the distance she fell down the stairs, one would expect greater harm, yet miraculously, she shielded her head from hitting the stairs, resulting in a broken arm instead.” The doctor informed me, “O, and one last thing, are you abusing your wife, Mr. Mancini? I found a large bruise on her arm; it looks like someone grabbed her and pressed very tight”.“Thank you, doctor, and to answer your question, no, I don't abuse my wife, but I will find out who did it to her,” I tell the doctor in a stern voice. The doctor tells us where Lisa's room is, and just as Antonio wants to walk to Lisa, Johnny, Jake, and Kevin come up to us.“We heard what happened, man. Will Lisa be okay? Johnny asks worriedly. “Y