Chapter-43

A day has passed since the truth came out. Kuhu has been avoiding me like a plague and I am also trying not to interact with her.

I don't know why but this uneasiness has settled in my heart. While there is comfort that she didn't leave me due to my past but also disappointment that such a meare reason was able to shake up her belief in me.

I know somewhere there is anger in me too that's why I am also not meeting her because I don't want to take it out on her.

Still my heart is burning in agony knowing that now she has a family which maybe she values over me and the fact that it's related to that bastrad Xavier further increases my heart ache.

I have called angleo to make sure that the plane problem is taken care of quickly. I want to be back in Italy as soon as possible. I have some unfinished business left with my father.

I fist my hand in anger knowing he is the cause of my predicament.

The ringing of telephone brings me out of my thoughts. I pick it up and put it on speaker.

"How dare you?"

The similar voice resonates from the phone.

I smirk hearing him. It's feels good to know that I got to this fucker.

"That's not how you greet your dear friend, Xavier. Learn some etiquettes."

I taunt him.

"I'll greet you fine when I get my hands on you, son of a bitch."

He says and I could physically feel the anger his voice holds.

"Aww, don't be a spoil sport now."

"Stop with this bullshit and give my wife back to me."

I grit my teeth in anger hearing the word wife.

"Kuhu is my woman and she is finally where she belongs."

"Well last time I checked she was married to me and is the mother of my child."

He says with smugness.

I bang my hand on the table in fury and spit back

"Well last time I checked she was in my bedroom laying besides me. You motherfucker."

He goes silent for a moment. I know I got him. I lean back in my chair enjoying my victory in his silence.

"Lorenzo stop playing games. I am giving you 2 days to bring kuhu back otherwise we will be at war."

I laugh hearing his ultimatum.

"Oh! I am so afraid. War, oh my god!"

I cackle mimicking a fake scared voice of a girl.

"Get one thing straight I'll move mountains to have my girl, a small war won't budge me."

I say in all seriousness.

"Small war, you know if we both fight the entire stability of the subcontinent will be affected and the mafia world will be in chaos."

He says actually indicating the gravity of the situation

But I couldn't care less. I have kuhu beside me that is all that matters.

"Beside I know your location. I have my troops encircling your little island. You know all the neighbouring countries around your little island are my ally, right?"

I knew it would lead me here. That's why I wanted to leave this fucking island as early as possible.

I sigh and say

"Xavier, even though we are arch enemies I think you know me well. If you want kuhu back it would be over my dead body."

I state the obvious.

"If that's what it takes, then be it. I still give you those 2 days if you change your mind. After that we will be at war."

He says and stops for a second taking a deep breath.

"Listen, take good care...

He is abruptly cut off by the yelling in the background

.... Young master is seriously ill. His condition has deteriorated."

There is some screaming.

The door of my office slams open and kuhu rushes in. She comes near the desk and immediately grabs the phone in her hands.

"What happened to Niko?"

She yells at the phone frantically.

I stand up and try to take the phone back. But she steps back and looks at me with fear and madness in her eyes.

"Please Lorenzo, it's my son."

Her son. She says it so causally not even knowing how my heart is breaking by her two simple words.

I want to grab the phone and slam it on the desk but my heart stops me seeing the look of craziness in her eyes.

"Hello, hello Xavier."

"Answer me got damn it."

She yells.

There is muffled noises in the background heard. Then Xavier speaks

"Kuhu, is it you?"

"Yes, yes it's me. What happened to nikaloi?"

He asks

No reply just a lot of noise is heard.

"Come quickly, young master Nikolai fainted."

These are the last words heard before the line goes silent.

"What, what is going on?"

"Someone tell me."

Kuhu yells at the phone. Her voice filled with hysteria.

"Sweetheart, the call ended."

I tell her.

"Lorenzo"

She comes by my side and puts the phone back on the table. She grabs my hand and tries to pull me towards the door of my office.

"Let's go. We have to go back, lorenzo."

"He is sick. He needs his mamma. Let's go."

She says while trying to make me walk.

Seeing that I am not budging she turns to look at me.

I look at the girl standing in front of me intently.

The tears filling up her eyes, her chin trembling, the panic on her face.

She is a mess.

"We are not going anywhere."

I tell her looking straight into her eyes

"Huh?"

She looks at me flabbergasted.

"You are kidding right?"

She asks.

"Does it look like that?"

I question back.

"My child is sick. He is small, he needs his mama. Why don't you get it?"

She screams at me.

"WE ARE NOT GOING ANYWHERE."

I say calmly but firmly

Her anger morphs into a look of helplessness as she leans into me. She grabs my hand and puts it between both of her hands holding it close to her chest while she looks at me crying.

"Please, Lorenzo."

She hiccups her voice breaking.

"I'll do everything you say. Please, please. He is he..

She goes breathless due to the sobs escaping uncontrollably. Her whole body is shaking.

"He is very small. He has never been without me."

"Please baby. I'll be good."

"I I I wwill do as yyou ssaay."

She stutters and begs.

She looks up at me expecting an answer but I don't say anything. I pull my other hand out from my pocket and wipe her tears.

"You look tired, sweetheart. You need rest."

She knits her eyebrows. A look of outrage of her face. She let's go of my hand and stumbles back a bit.

"Are you even listening to me. I said I want to meet my son."

She hits me on my chest.

"Take me back. Take me back right now."

She continues hitting me.

I stand still and let her take out her anger on me. Soon she gets tired and and puts her head on my chest outcrying.

"Ppplease. He he is mmy son."

She wails.

I grab her by her face and gently tilt her head, making her look at me.

Cupping her face I tell her.

"Sweetheart, you need some sleep. It'll help you feel better."

A mocks laugh escapes her lips as she looks at me with a unbelievable look on her face. She swats my hands away from the face and starts to walk away from me.

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"So, you are telling me your father decieved kuhu into beleiveng that you are married, that's why she left you. Xavier gave you an ultimatum, you are stranded in that stupid island with enemy troops surrounding you and we might be going to war."

"This all happened in just 24 hours."

Angleo asks.

"Yes, I suppose."

"You suppose. My mind is going to crash after hearing all this and you suppose.

We are going at war while you are not here and you are surrounded by enemies. Your safety is at risk."

He babbles.

"Angleo, I heard you the first time."

I say rolling my eyes at his over exaggeration.

"This situation is crazy. I am going nuts. What do we do now?"

He finally asks a sane question.

"Nothing. You just need to do one thing that is get me back to Italy. Once, I am there everything will be under control.

So you go make yourself productive and get me out of here."

Even before hearing his answer, I end the call.

I have assigned him the work. I know he will do it by hook or by crook.

As I put my phone back on the table. A maid rushes into my office.

"That lady has been in the washroom for over an hour and is not answering to anybody."

She says running out of breath.

"What?"

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"How is she doctor?"

I ask the physician as I look at kuhu sleeping on the bed.

"She is fine but this could have been fatal. Make sure to take good care of her and avoid such incidences anymore."

He says and gets up to leave after prescribing some medicines and doing a thorough check up.

Mr, Vitalli standing besides me assists him on his way out while I sit and look at the still wet body of kuhu reliving the horror I just experienced minutes ago.

I don't know how I was going to feel when I was breaking that god damn door but I knew it would be like shit.

Seeing her lifeless body lying in the bath tub was nowhere near. My body kicked into action and I immediately got her out praying on my dear life that she will be fine.

Now, I look at her seeing her eyebrows knitting and a unpleasant expression on her face. She lifts her hand a bit. I hastily take it in my hands. Her lips are moving and she mumbles. She is trying to say something.

"Yes baby?"

I ask kissing the back of her hands

"Nikaloi"

She mumbles weakly.

I don't know what I feel at that moment.

Hurt

Guilt

Anger

All are too tangled up to pin point one.

But one emotion is there is for sure.

Pain

I feel her pain and my pain, my selfishness and my helplessness.

"Change her clothes and get her to sleep comfortably."

I say to the lady workers standing behind me and I move out of the door hastily.

I enter my office and pick up my phone dialing a number.

The rings goes and soon the person picks up the call.

"Hello, Xavier?"