Chapter No.5

Gabriella Harrison:-

" Good morning, Miss. Harrison." all of the employees stood up from the seats to greet me morning when I was passing by from there. I nodded at them in greeting and kept on walking towards my office with my assistant following me. It felt weird to walk inside like this because I only came here to the company in the past to meet my father only but today I am here to run it with no presence of my father.

I reached my dad's office and looked at it with glassy eyes but maintained the strong and confident posture because there is no place for weak in the world and I can't show any of them my weakness. My guards opened the door for me and I entered and stopped in my tracks when my eyes landed on the blue roses bouquet placed on the desk. I know who sent this because he is making me realize of his presence on purpose.

" What game are you playing, Dante?" I murmured under my breath.

" Did I ask anyone to place flowers on my desk? I think so I didn't so throw them away." I ordered in an icy tone while glaring at the flower.

" Miss. Harrison, they are especially sent for you and there is a card attached to it. Should I throw that too?" my assistant asked.

" On second thought. Burn it." I said glaring at her " Didn't you hear me at first time? I asked you t throw them away. I didn't ask who they are sent for and what is in the card. Next time, just do as I ask you for. Do you understand?" I asked.

" Yes, Miss. Harrison." she replied looking down at her feet.

" Good, now do as I asked you for. Burn them. Not throw them." I said throwing the flowers down on the ground and saw the letter with Bella Mia written on it. I know I asked to burn it without reading but something made me curious to open it. I picked the letter and opened it.

" Bella Mia, very soon you are going to be under me serving me like a good wife. Start counting the days.-Yours Dante."

I read and closed my eyes to control my anger and confusion. What does he mean by a good wife? He is torturing me with these little things. I am going to make him pay for this. I threw the letter in the dustbin and looked at the assistant.

" What's the schedule for today?" I asked.

" Miss Harrison, you have a board meeting with the board members in half hour." she replied " Then you have a meeting with..." I cut her off there.

 " Let's focus on the board meeting first then we will think about the others. Alright?" I asked placing my bag and phone on the desk and looked at Silvia.

" You know what to do, right?" I asked.

" Yes, Miss. Harrison. Don't worry. We have got your back." he replied with a smile. Silvia is my father figure who has seen me grown up and helped my father in raising me whenever my father was away on meetings or business trips. Silvia was the one who took care of me those days and understands my every pain.

"Gabby, are you alright? Were the flowers from Dante?" Silvia asked when all the guards and assistant walked out of the office.

"Yes, Silvia. I don't know what does he wants. I don't know why he is playing this game. Didn't he break my heart in the past now he wants to hurt me again? I opened my heart to only one. Only one person and what did I got? Heartbreak? Lies? I am so fed up of this and don't want to go through that again. You know how many things I lost, right?" I asked with tears in my eyes.

" I lost the precious thing of my life that was giving me the will to live when I didn't want to live anymore. If it wasn't for you and dad taking are of me and being by my side to take care of me I would have died and killed myself. I will always be grateful to you for being there for me and please always be there for me in the future because I don't want to feel alone, Silvia. You know I have got abandonment issue since my mother left me because I loved her more than anyone and she left me when I was seven." I tell him.

" Sash! It's alright, daughter. You have got me. I will stick with you in thick and thin. I am always here for you remember." Silvia tells me wit a gentle smile " Right now, we need to think about the board members because they are surely planning to give you a hard time now that your father is dead. They won't want a female CEO to rule over them."

" Well, then they don't know what I have got for them. I am not planning to play nice at all because I plan to play dirty." I replied with a grin on my face " Why don't you take out the envelopes from my briefcase and open them."

" No need, I know you have everything under control." Silvia said with a chuckle " I have no doubts on your ability. Those board members are so going to get roasted."

" They are going to get burned. Not roasted." I said with a smirk and looked at the note inside of the dustbin with so many emotions running inside of me. I placed my hand on my belly and remembered the pain I went through because of him. 

" You are thinking about him. Don't you?" Silvia asked.

" No, just thinking about the accident. I can't believe he hired goons to get me killed in the past. That accident I went through was fixed by Dante. The man I loved so much and considered him by life, my whole world." I replied with tears in my eyes as I remember the worst day of my life.