Giselle's POV :
As I started working on my third file out of seven, my boss showed up. I ignored him and continued with my files. I thought he left, but then a shadow loomed over me. I looked up and he was FURIOUS! Uh oh! What did I do now?
He slammed his hand on my desk and barked, "In my office. NOW!"
I got up and followed him. He threw a newspaper at my face.
"Open page 7."
I opened it.
"So what? How is this related to me?"
"It's you in that picture isn't it?"
I looked at the small picture and saw a woman in a black dress similar to mine kissing a guy. The headlines wrote, "Is it just the Sun, or is it getting hot in the Nightclub?"
Oh my gosh! The media had to post this in the paper? If they're running out of articles, they can just give me a call. Who writes this about clubs? Come on! It's a really common thing.
I asked him, "You think this is me?"
I handed the paper back to him. He looked at the picture and stormed over to me. He held my shoulders in a death grip and said, "Is it NOT you?" I winced at his grip.
When I wasn't answering, he added more pressure and there were tears pooling in my eyes.
"I d-don't have a tattoo on my leg, sir. That's not me."
He loosened his grip and bent down to see if I had a tattoo.
When he completely let go of me, I widened my eyes at him in anger with my bloodshot eyes and pointed a finger at him, "You know NOTHING about me. I'm not the girl you think me to be Mr. Armanio! So what if it was me in that picture? That is none of your FRICKIN' business Mr. Armanio. Outside work, I do whatever I want. So what if I'm your P.A? Just because I work under you doesn't mean I'm a freaking actress! Just because I gained this job, I won't lose my freedom or dignity by YOU!"
I was breathing heavily and he was flabbergasted. His jaw was clenched and he looked like he was going to kill me.
"What? You'll fire me? You don't have to! I will resign myself."
I called Mr. Armanio and told him about my resignation.
"Oh dear! Come to London. We're looking for personal assistants."
"All the way to London?"
"You'll love it here dear."
"I'll think about it sir, thank you so much."
"No problem, with your help Armanio Enterprises has been flourishing."
"Oh it's not me sir."
"Of course it is! I'll be waiting for you in London."
"Thank you." The line went dead.
I went to my desk and quickly wrote up my resignation letter. I went back into his office and handed it to him.
I left the office, bid my farewell to Natalie and headed home.
I had a lot of thinking to do. I had no close relatives in London. I don't even know anything about London and I don't know British English! I have to find an apartment too.
I called my mom and asked her for her opinion. She told me to explore the world. I've always felt like going to London, I'm not gonna lie there.
Just then, a light bulb glowed in my head. I'm going to give Travis a surprise visit! I booked flight tickets to California for tomorrow morning.
I'm just so excited to meet him! I decided to forgive him after our previous fight. I drifted off to sleep and couldn't help, but have a feeling in the pit of my stomach that something is going to happen tomorrow. That includes Travis and Tulia. I have to prepare myself mentally for the worst.
I started packing my stuff just for 2 days. I need to know more about London. I drifted off to sleep, awaiting for the next day to meet Travis.
I woke up at 5:00 a.m. I brushed my teeth, ate scrambled eggs, bathed and browsed through my phone. My flight was at 9:00 a.m. So, no need to rush. I wore a white off shoulder floral top with skinny jeans. I left my hair and secured it with a georgette headband.
I grabbed my suitcase and headed to the airport. I hailed a taxi because I obviously couldn't drive there in my car. Pssh! I mean who even does that? Okay, maybe I did that ONE time. That resulted in me searching for my car for a whole month.
The taxi ride was not that long. I reached the airport in about half an hour. I paid the taxi driver and went through the processes to board my plane.
I sat in my seat and a guy sat beside me. I looked to the side to see....Michael?? (The guy who took her for a coffee on her first conference meeting)
I looked at him and his hair was in a frenzy, "Michael?! What are YOU doing here?"
"Aw, don't you want me to be here?"
I hit him on his shoulder and said, "It's not that. Don't you have a private jet or something? Moreover, shouldn't you be in first class?"
"My private jet is under repair and I was in a rush. I just bought the last available ticket. I was lucky I got it. I actually have a meeting in Cali."
"Oh." That was all I could say.
"So how's that boss of yours?"
"Good." I mumbled, not wanting to talk about it.
There was all small talk after that. Finally the plane touched land.
"Well, it was nice flying with you Mr. Fernando."
"What?? I thought we were making progress. You called me Michael."
I smiled. He said, "It's not Mr. Fernando to you. It's either Michael or Fernando."
I chuckled and said, "Of course Michael."
He seemed to be in a rush, so he invited me to dinner and we both parted ways. The smile I had didn't leave my face.
I quickly called a taxi and told him the address to Travis's apartment. My head was out of the window and I was inhaling the California air.
My heart stopped when....
Giselle's POV :"Do you take Giselle as your lawful wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and cherish until death do you part?""I do. I take this ring as a sign of my love and faithfulness in the name of the father, the son and the holy spirit." Venettio said.I also repeated the same vows.I was wearing a white mermaid dress with lace sleeves and a shiny belt. I even had a tiara with a really long veil. My hair was done into a chignon and I had diamond earrings. When Venettio saw me, I swear his eyes got glassy.I myself was teary, but I didn't cry for the sake of my makeup.Venettio looked delicious. He was wearing a white suit, with his hair gelled back. His sharp jaw, piercing grey eyes, high cheekbones and luscious pink lips made
Giselle's POV :"He's totally whipped." I heard someone say."Come on. Let's get you washed up. I spoiled your dress."He flung me across his shoulder and carried me upstairs.I hit his back. "I can walk you know.""It's been too long sweetheart."He dropped me in the bathroom and I closed the door and took a shower.When I finished, I wrapped a towel and came out of the bathroom.As soon as I reached the bed, I was tackled."What are you doing? Get off me!"His face was centimeters from mine."No. Hear me out. I honestly love you. I told you why I left you. It's okay if you don't want to give me a chance because I don't deserve it. But, I'm selfish Giselle. I can't bear the thought of you with someone else, nor can I imagine you with anyone else.
Giselle's POV :We quietly slipped into their warehouse. There were so many members.But, when they realize that it was us, it was chaos everywhere. There was blood, bullets, and weapons everywhere.I took down whoever I could. It was all blood and gore. I got stabbed and shot. But, the men of Devil's wrath were very strong.One could say they were a little more skilled than the other mafia. Everybody was fighting and I even spotted Tito. But, he didn't recognize me.Hell's men were going down in number. It was clear that we had the upper hand. But, even our men weren't in a good condition.I saw Venettio fighting with a man. I was approaching them, and from the corner of my eyes, I saw someone aiming his gun at Venettio.It didn't take me a heartbeat to run over to him and act as his shield. I was ready to embrace the bullet, but
Giselle's POV:He was infuriating. How dare he think of me in such a way?Anyways he doesn't have to know that the 'he's that I love is Tolo.Finally, he drove to my apartment.I was about to open the door, but he locked it."What do you want?"He put his head on his steering wheel and said, "Please tell me you were lying...about loving someone else.""I do. It's irrelevant to you.it was who you broke my heart, not the other way around.""Giselle, I thought I could move on with my life. But the thought of what I did to you, kills me everyday. The thought of you being with someone else kills me. You know why I left you?""Why?" I whispered. "You could be lying to me." I told him."I swear on my mother's grave that from here on, I'll be telling you the truth.""I do
Giselle's POV :I was in a crisis! I needed a date for the event. I was ready. I had a navy blue, floor length silky dress on and my hair was in an updo.I didn't even read that I needed a date. "Who should I call?" I asked Tolo.He barked and I said, "Awesome. I hope he comes though."I called Silvio and he picked up, "Silvio, are you free?""Yes, why?""Thank God! Will you be my date tonight? I need to go to a charity event and I need a date asap. I didn't read it before, but now I read it again and realized that I needed a partner.""Calm down Bella. I'll come. Give me 15 minutes to get ready.""Thank you so much! You're a life saver. I owe you one."We said our goodbyes and I texted him my address."Baby, he said that he'll come." Tolo licked my hand and drifted off to sleep.
Giselle's POV :I went to my car in dissapointment.I drove all the way to my apartment without stopping for even a minute.I reached my apartment and breathed in the familiar homey scent.Home sweet home. I locked the door and immediately went to the bathroom. I took off my wig and showered.I looked in the mirror and sighed. Finally, I didn't have to disguise myself anymore.I immediately went to my office and I was greeted by my employees.I thanked Celia and got to work. I was checking files all day long. Finally at night, I checked and signed a good amount of files.By the time I reached my apartment, it was 9 pm. I fell back on the bed and immediately called Chelsea.I told her each and every thing that had happened. I burst out in tears when I told her about the close proximity to Joana.