Semua Bab Desperate Measures: Bab 41 - Bab 50

Liya stepped forward with fear in her heart, her arm was aching like hell, and she was trying so hard not to cry out in pain. The painkillers that the doctor gave her seemed to have worn off, and the last thing she needed was Aldo’s sympathy. Not when she needed to find out what he was going to do to her after he figured out what was going on. She knew that something had changed when she walked out of the hospital ward, but she didn’t know what. There was a certain coldness between Aria and him. “I’m not speaking to a ghost, am I?” Aldo asked, and she could hear his tone darken with each word that left his mouth. “I went to the library,” Liya said with her chin up. “Why?” he said, even though he already knew the answer. But Liya was very much willing to switch things up.“I got a mail from Barnes and Nobles. There were new book releases that I had to check out. You didn’t have them in your library.”Aldo wanted to ask her why she didn’t read the ones that were already there, but he

Aria held her breath as she headed down the stairs. After she had her bath, she headed out of her room and made her way to the kitchen. That was when she heard the voices of Liya and Aldo talking downstairs. The only thing that was on her mind was the hope that they weren’t arguing. Lately, everything that had been happening to her felt like it was her fault somehow. She was the reason why they were getting into countless arguments, and she didn’t even know how she could put an end to everything. The one person that she could have talked to was Melinda. But Melinda had gone for her holiday, and she didn't want to bother her with her problems. The woman hardly took a break. She had tried talking to Aldo the night before as well, and she begged him to tone down the harshness he was directing to Liya. He was going to change her and make her the monster that he wouldn’t like her to be. Aria saw how silent Aldo became after she said that, and she knew that there was something that had c

Aldo walked through the warehouse with his hands clenched right beside him. He didn’t know how to feel after what Aria had blurted out. There was a little cliff where he usually went to exhale and unwind. But now, it didn’t seem to work. The only thing he could do was come to work, where he could keep himself busy. He hadn't expected Aria to bring her up. That would explain the shock he had felt. Even after she knew everything that happened between him and she was the last person he wanted to be thinking about at that moment. He had forgotten about this person, and Aria had to remind him.His men at the entrance of the warehouse bowed down as they greeted him. He nodded, not bothering to give them his usual small talk. He was not in the mood for that. He was just there to check up on the stock and probably head back home to rest. “There’s an issue, sir,” Melinda said, and he frowned. Of course, he couldn’t ask Melinda to go off for a whole week. She was only not allowed to come to

“Aldo,” Liya called out, and he looked up immediately. He wanted to give her some kind of cheerful look, just the way he had done that morning, but he couldn’t even bring himself to do that. His mood was far from cheerful.“Is there a problem?” he asked, a little too sharply than he intended to. He noticed the way she flinched at his tone and squinted his eyes. His head was throbbing already.“Actually… yes,” she said, in a whisper, and he got up quickly. “What happened?” It was when he looked around the room that he noticed that Aria and Amelia were standing there. “Maybe we should talk in private,” Liya said, purposely looking over at Amelia. She could swear that she would have been more comfortable with Melinda around. “Sure,” Aldo said, as he walked out of the room. She walked behind him, and he walked into his room, still keeping the door open for her to walk in. As soon as she did, she locked it. “How is your arm?” he asked, looking her over. On a normal day, he would have t

Liya covered her ears with her hands as soon as the gun went off. Aldo took her in his arms immediately, covering her face like he was shielding her from something. He didn’t want to see her crying. “You’re fine, Liya,” he whispered as he held her close to stop her from shaking. She was nodding against his chest. She waited and waited for the tears to flow. Nothing came to her eyes. The only thing that she could hear were the disgusting words that had left the man’s lips earlier. And she didn’t regret doing anything. Did that make her a monster?As soon as she stopped shaking, Aldo held her by the shoulders and made her look at him. She didn’t miss the look of pride on his face. The tips of his lips were turned up in a small smile. “You did perfectly well,” he whispered to her, as he leaned down, placing a small kiss on her lips. She felt her knees buckle, and the gun fell out of her hands. By the time the kiss broke, Aldo had a full smile on his face.“Are you okay now?” he asked,