Chapter-59

"I didn't tell you all this because I was afraid after that scandal where I was labelled as your mistress."

"I knew if this somehow gets leaked you will be defamed again."

I hear kuhu say.

Not able to hear anymore my feet walk on their own accord and I move away from her room.

After hearing Angleo I had decided to talk to kuhu and comfort her. I wanted to be her place of solace. I wanted to be the person whom she can trust. I wished for her to confide in me. But seeing and hearing her tell everything to Xavier with no qualms made me realise how little value I have in her life.

With hurried foot steps I enter into my office. Her words still replaying in my mind. Her troublesome past, how her mother had to bear all the atrocities and how her life was full difficulties.

I wished that she had told me about her past. That she would have shared her pain with me like I did. But seeing her sitting on the bed with Xavier and Nikolai, I realised that it is me who is ruining her life.

They are the picture perfect family. The type of family that supports one another no matter what and I am the eyesore in all this.

I move across the room and slump down on the chair. My heart heavy now that I have realised that I am the cause of all that has been happening to her for the past few days.

Shifting my thoughts from her to my father, I fist my hand. Angleo is right I can't let him ruin my present. All this time I endured his taunts, his attacks just because the child in me always wanted him to improve. I always hoped for him to realise his wrongs and be at least a bit empathetic towards me.

Alas it was all in vain.

Taking a deep sigh I close my eyes while resting my head on the back of the chair. I loosen the tie around my neck which feels more like a noose right now.

Why is it that the only thing persistent in my life is this saddening loneliness?

A dry chuckle escapes my throat as the completely empty room mimics my life.

I hear the creaking of the door but don't look. It must be angleo or maybe Xavier. He must want to give me hell right now.

"Not now Xavier, I'm...

I say but get interuded

"It's me."

As soon as I her voice, my heart beat raises.

I still stay rooted to my spot but all the cells in my body are awakened now. I keenly wait for to speak.

"I want to talk to you about something."

She says and I can hear her foots steps coming close.

Her scent invades me and it's like I can't get enough of air now. Taking a deep breath I close my eyes and feel myself relaxing. All of sudden somehow my head is not hurting.

I can still hear her footsteps coming more and more close. I close my eyes just as she comes in front.

I can't see her right now or else I might end up in her embrace.

I feel her touch as she caresses my cheek and I almost melt into her.

"You look stressed."

She says and traces her fingers on my forehead smoothening my frown lines.

"Hmm"

I reply.

"I know I should not disturb you but I want to tell you something important."

She says her voice dropping to a lower octave.

"I I want to share about my ....

"Stop."

I cut her midsentence.

With my eyes still closed I straighten up and move her hand away from my face.

Opening my eyes I look straight ahead and avoid looking in her eyes. Collecting myself I say

"I have to deal with something I'll talk to you later."

Saying this I stand up and try to move past her.

"Wait."

She grabs my hand before I could move further.

"Lorenzo it's really important. Please can you spare me few minutes?"

She asks nervously.

"No I have to go right now. I can't wait."

I say sternly.

"Then I'll wait for you to return."

She says almost immediately.

I finally turn to look at her face.

As my eyes meet her big beautiful eyes I feel short of breath. My chest tightens. The urge to hold her in my arms and comfort is stronger than my will to live right now. But with a heavy heart I say

"Don't. I don't know when I'll be back."

"It doesn't matter. I'll wait for however long it takes."

She says firmly. Her eyes fixated on mine as if trying to look into my worries.

"But then you'll be left alone for a long time."

I say

"If it means that I'll get to talk to you then it's worth every second."

She says as if speaking to my soul.

For a moment I feel that she can look through me as if I am made of glass.

Gathering all the courage I have left in me I say

"Very well then. Wait if that's what you wish."

Without looking back I move out of the door.

....................

The lawyer sitting right across me babbles about some stuff but I have no fucking idea of what is he saying. My mind fixated on kuhu. Her words replaying in my mind.

A stinging sensation wakes me out of my thoughts.

I look to my left and see Angleo pinching me.

Jerking his hand away I ask

"What are you doing? And when did you arrive?"

"You were too busy in your thoughts to notice the lawyer leaving and me entering so I thought of waking you up."

"What do you want?"

I ask irritation visible in my tone.

"Well sue me for wanting to see my friends face. Can't I visit you without any reason?"

He says dramaticly.

"Usually you don't. So what's the matter?"

I ask

"I told you nothing. I just wanted to see you."

He says while grabbing an apple lying in a tray on the table.

While munching on the apple, he asks

"When did you turn your bedroom into your office?"

"Last time I checked you did all this at your office."

"When life became a bitch."

I say while sighing.

"Few days ago you were fucking in a forest and looked almost invincible. Now life's a bitch. What a downfall?"

He says sarcastically.

"Well if want to make fun of me come another time, right now I am going through something."

"Then enlighten me what is it that you are going through?"

He questions

"I know what my father is balckmailing kuhu with."

I say and he puts down the apple after hearing me.

"And you can't handle it?"

He asks

"No, I am fine with her past. It doesn't bother me. Infact it makes me admire her more. Her perseverance is truly admirable."

I say and a smile unknowingly finds its way on my lips.

"Then?"

"She didn't tell me. I evasrdropped on her conversation with Xavier."

"Oh so you feel bad for coming second to Xavier."

He says

"Maybe. I don't know."

I reply

"It does hurt me that she confided in him first. But can I really blame her? Our relationship has been a rocky road since we met and I haven't really done anything for her to trust me blindly."

"Instead I abducted her twice."

"So then what's bothering you?"

He asks

"But still she is the love of my life. Seeing her crying in someone's arm is tough. I want to be the one to comfort her. I want to be the reason for her smile. But I always find her seeking soalce from another man. And it hurts like a bitch.''

"Earlier I was rash and short sighted. I just wanted her by my sight at all costs. But now..

I pause

"Now what Lorenzo?"

"Now I just want her to be happy. I don't want her to shed even a tear especially knowing how difficult her life has been.

Even after wanting all that I still end up being the cause of her troubles. First it was me and now my father."

"I can't bear to see her get hurt at my expense. I am exposing her to sadness and Xavier on the other hand is bringing her joy."

"While she was with me she was assaulted, she committed suicide and that day.. that day....

"Do you how much my heart sank when I saw her crying in Xavier's arms. Her cries, her sobs they haunt me angleo.

Her teary eyes, those eyes whom I want to see glistening with tears of joy were brimmed with despair."

"My hands were itching to push that bastard Xavier and hold her in my arms. But the fear that I might again end up hurting her stopped me."

"So what do you want now?"

He asks

"It doesn't matter what I want now. All that matters is what I need to do now. I should have dealt with my father a long time ago but I kept stalling it."

"And look where it led me? He tried to hurt kuhu. I need to deal with him and then..

"Then what?"

"Then I should leave kuhu alone. I don't deserve her. She, Xavier and Nikolai are perfect. She will be happy with them."

I say the words I despise the most but denying truth will only bring more harm.

"Good plan but did you tell her all this?"

He questions

"No not yet."

I reply

"Then how will you achieve what you are intending?"

"I don't know. Maybe by avoiding her and pushing her away. I hope she'll hate me then."

I say while sighing and putting my face between my palms.

"I don't think that plan is working quite well right now."

He remarks

"Why?"

I ask

"I just saw her sitting in your office when I went to meet you."

He says

I look at the clock hanging on the wall in front and see it's 30 minutes past 12:00.

It has been six hours since I left the office.

"She is still there?"

I ask

"Yes."

He replies.

My feet are itching now to go to her.

"This is going to be very difficult!"

I exclaim.

"What are you two talking about?"

Luca barges into my room

He comes and sits next to angleo. Taking the half munched apple on the tray he starts eating it.

Gross.

"That was my apple."

Angleo complains.

"Now it's mine."

He says while grinning goofily.

"But what were you two discussing at this time?"

He questions.

"Nothing that you need to know."

I say and he makes a puppy face while looking me.

I get chills as I look at his disgusting face.

Ughhh

"Well what do you want at this hour?"

I ask Luca

"Nothing I just came to tell you that padre came and he wants to talk to you."

He says nonchalantly.

"Father came?"

I reiterate.

"Yes, right now he is waiting for you in your office."

He replies

That's where kuhu is.

Shit.

Quickly getting up I move out of the room towards my office.

"What's wrong?"

I could hearing luca yelling in background.

I feel Angleo following me on my way to the office.

Climbing up the stairs I turn to my left and hastily enter my office.

The sight in front me has my blood boiling.

My father is crouched down in front of the chair on which kuhu is sitting. I can't see her face but I could see her rigid body and her attempts of backing away from him.

Moving swiftly across the room towards the chair, I grab my father's collar and throw him across the room.

Thud

A voice resonates in the room as he lands face first on the ground.

Immediately taking in the visage of kuhu I see her backed up completely against the chair, her face visibly stressed.

I palm her face and ask

"Are you alright sweetheart?"

"Did he touch you?"

"Did he harm you?"

"Are you hurt anywhere?"

I ask while checking her face and hands for any visible scars or marks.

In a meek voice she says

"No."

I look up at her face and see her biting her trembling lower lip while her eyes tear up.

In a low whisper she utters

"I I was waiting for you."

My heart breaks at her words.

I immediately hug her hiding her face in my chest.

"I know sweetheart. I am sorry"

I kiss the top of her head.

"I am so sorry."

I see Angleo and luca entering from my peripheral vision.

I could also hear the groans of my father but couldn't care less about him at this moment.

"What happened?"

I hear Xavier ask as he also hastily enters the room.

As he takes in the situation of the room he loudly yells.

"This bastard again."

Ignoring all this fiasco I look back at kuhu and see her more visibly relaxed now.

"Are you fine now sweetheart?"

She nods in response.

Letting go of her I stand in front of her ready to teach my father a good lesson today. He has gone too far now.

"That not how you treat you father, Lorenzo."

He says while coughing as he stands up.

"Believe me you don't want to test my patience at this moment."

I say while putting my hands in my pockets.

"Pushing your father away so brutally just for a bitch."

He laughs.

"I'll maul your mother FUCKING maw."

Xavier yells.

"Call her a bitch again and you'll be the one crying like a bitch in pain."

I say while stepping up against him.

"I don't think that she minds me calling her that."

He says with a disgusting grin on his face.

"Right, dove?"

He asks while trying to peek at her.

"Don't you dare talk to her."

I say while grabbing his collar.

The urge to beat him blue black is driving me crazy right now.

"Well I do mind you calling me a bitch because the only bitch in this room is you, you fucker."

I hear kuhu say as she stands besides me facing my father.

His face ashens upon hearing her response.

But the shock is quickly replaced by anger.

"So you told them?"

He questions her.

Touching my arms kuhu signals me to let him go.

I look at her and then at him still deciding on whether or not to let him go.

"Let him go."

Kuhu says and I does as she asks.

I step back a little as she comes in front of me facing my father.

"I did and what will you do about it you son of a bitch?"

She says in a calm composed voice.

"You gotta a lot of guts form someone who was trembling at my touch a few days ago."

He says

"And you gotta a lot of guts for someone who was thrown across the room like a little mutt few seconds ago."

I almost whistle at her response.

That's my girl.

I can't help it.

I am getting turned on in this moment.

Fuck, I feel my dick hardening.

Not right now, I groan.

It doesn't help that she is standing in front of me with her plump little ass right in front of my dick.

This small curvaceous woman has my dick on a leash.

"You got a lot of nerve, you...

"Shut the fuck up you bitchass looking motherfucker."

She yells her voice loud and clear.

I hear angleo and Xavier gasping.

"Go cognata."

Luca whistles.

Well this is must be the side she was telling me about in the forest.

A huge grin adorns my face as I admire her.

"Listen to me clearly. If I ever saw your grizzly fingers touching my son again. I'll personally chop each of your finger off and then make a concoction out of it for you to drink. So stay away from me and my son."

"And yes I told them about everything. So you can go fuck yourself."

"You bitch."

My father lunges towards her but she hits him right across his face with a vase.

When did she get hold of it?

I question but my amusement knows no bound as the scene in front of me makes my chest swells with pride.

"Try touching me again and the next thing I'll break is your weasly little dick."

I see luca covering his dick as if she talking about him.

Throwing the vase down she moves away from him to stand beside me.

I smile seeing her cross her arms.

"What?"

She questions me with an irked expression.

"Nothing."

I say while trying to suppress my laugh.

She looks adorable.

"This will not end well for you Lorenzo."

My father says while standing up after much difficulty.

I bet he is seeing stars right now because kuhu hit him hard.

"If I take this matter to conglomerato mafioso you'll have to bear the consequences. You know for them respect is the first principle and if they know you are associated with a girl from a cheap brothel you could be overthrown as the mafisio capo."

(Mafia conglomerate)

He spits while groaning in pain.

I see kuhu tensing besides me.

Taking her hand in mine I reassure her and say

"You know what your problem is padre. You think everyone is a wuss like you. You couldn't marry the woman you wanted beacuse you were too afraid of the conglomerate mafisio and grandfather. So you think I'll be the same as you."

"But get one think straight that I keep that fucking conglomerate of yours which you are so afraid of at the tip of my shoes."

"If I ask them to lick my shoes they'll lick it. Do you know why?"

"Because that is the power I have gained over the years that even the most powerful families of Italy combined can't hurt a little hair on my head."

"So come out of your delusions and face the reality."

His face is red with anger as he takes in my words.

"Luca, Angleo."

I call for them

"Yes fratello."

"Yes capo."

"Take him out of the house. I'll deal with him later."

"Yes."

They both say unanimously.

They do as I say and drag him out.

As he leaves Xavier rushes to kuhu's side.

"Are you ok, darling?"

He asks her and she nods in response.

Taking a deep breathe I try to let go of her hand but she tightens her hand around mine.

"Xavier can you please leave two of us alone?"

She asks him.

"Umm yes absolutely."

He says after a pause and with hesitant steps I see him moving out of the door.

Now it's just the two of us.