Chapter 45

Dedicated to all who have followed me till this now.

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"I don't have a home, Nathan abandoned me so I am sorry I can't," Marilyn cried and....

Bang!

Two bodies collapsed on the floor. Matteo screamed and ran to them.

"Dahlia!! Stay with me love, come back to me, don't leave me please, I love you," he cuddled her body and cried, tears streaming down his face.

"Who would have thought that a stone cold billionaire like you could be this expressive," Dahlia croaked, her body shook as she tried to stifle her laughter.

"Sei Viva! Sei fottutament viva," he laughed, Dahlia smiled and wiped his tears with her thumb.

(You are alive, you are fucking alive)

"Thanks to this," she pointed at a gun next to her. "You distracted her enough for me to shoot her before she could pull the trigger." Matteo was so overwhelmed with relief and he slammed his lips on hers, kissing her gently. Marilyn's body lay beside them with a bullet hole to the chest and her eyes wide opened like she couldn't believe what just happened.

"Let's get out of here," he whispered and put his arms around her, helping her walk. Some parts of the building were gradually collapsing. Matteo dodged the falling bricks and woods and shielded her till he got to the exit, he burst through the door and saw the police, fire fighters and ambulance outside the building.

"Finally," Dahlia whispered and fainted, Matteo became alarmed and yelled for the medical workers who ran to help them. They laid Dahlia on a stretcher and wheeled her into the ambulance.

"Bro, I thought you died, I couldn't communicate with you after you hung up," Lucas sniffed, his eyes were red.

"Were you crying?" Matteo chuckled as he laid on his stretcher. Lucas hit him on the shoulder and frowned at him.

"Another one here!" One of the medical workers shouted carrying a girl in his arms. "I found her at the back of the building, her legs are broken."

"Shit! That's Lacy!" Matteo stood up and limped towards the worker who had found Lacy. "Did you find a man? 6ft tall, blond, wearing a blue jacket, white tee and jeans? He was in the east wing."

"No, I didn't see anybody by that description," the worker said as he and another worker push Lacy's stretcher into the ambulance.

A worker ran to him. "Sir please get into the stretcher so we treat you immediately." Matteo nodded and limped back to his stretcher.

"Take care of Lacy," he told Lucas before they wheeled him into the ambulance. The two ambulance bus drove out of heading to the hospital.

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Five days later.....

I sat beside the love of my life watching her sleep. Her fingers, and throat were bandaged, stitches on her right cheek where she had been slashed which might leave a scar. An oxygen was placed on her nose helping her to breath.

The doctor said she was lucky to be alive considering the amount of blood she lost, the poison hadn't achieved it's full effect rendering her temporarily unable to talk, if it had, it would have been permanent.

"Wake up honey, everyone is waiting for you to wake up, I am waiting for you to wake up," I held her palm in mine rubbing it gently. Just as if my prayers were answered, her finger shook and her eyes slowly opened. She gestured for a glass of water and I gave her before going to call the doctor.

"It would take long for her fingernails to grow out and her throat to heal therefore she shouldn't be allowed to talk for long so as not to make the healing process long but she can speak monosyllabically," the doctor said examining her. I couldn't thank you enough God for bringing her back to me.

"When can she be discharged?" I asked the doctor anxiously.

"After we are absolutely sure her condition is stabilized, we'll have to carry out some examination on her till then you can keep her company," the doctor said and left the room.

"La.. Lacy," she tried to speak but I shushed her, she shouldn't stress her voice.

"She's alright, you need to rest, don't try to talk okay," I rubbed her hand and she nodded and touched the bandaged on neck and face. She pointed at herself.

"Alive," she smiled, it took quite sometime before I understood was she was trying to say.

"Yes baby, you're alive," I smiled and placed a kiss on her head. Few minutes later, she fell asleep. My phone vibrated immediately, I always put it on vibrate anytime I was near her.

"Yes?"

"How is she bro? Have she woken up?" Lucas asked, he always calls everyday to ask that same questions when I confronted him, he admitted that it was on Lacy's request. I smiled immediately knowing what was going on.

My bestfriend has found love.

"She just woke up now..."

"Good! I will bring Lacy."

"But she has fallen asleep again, I'll call you when she wakes," I said and hung up.

Few minutes later, Dahlia shook slightly and opened her eyes.

"Matteo?" She whispered making me jerk up instantly. I reached for her hand.

"I'm here love," I said stroking her hand in mine. I picked up my phone and called Lucas.

"Bro?"

"She's awake, you and your precious sweetheart can come over," I said and chuckled hearing him groan.

"Seriously bro, we are not like that," Lucas denied. On several occasions I have caught him staring at Lacy tenderly, acting like an alpha male on her and blushing anytime she touches him.

"Don't lie to me dude, I have seen you blush just because she held your hand, heck, you can't keep your eyes off her," I teased him.

"I can't deal with you right now," Lucas said flatly and hung up. I burst out laughing, karma really is a bad thing, days of him annoying me are over and mine  is just starting.

"How do you feel?"

"Good," she said weakly. The doors opened and two people walked in, one on wheelchair and the other behind it.

"Dahlia!" Lacy squealed and Lucas wheeled her to Dahlia's bedside.

"Oh my gosh, how are you? We wanted to visit but Mr Silvetti told us that you were asleep, shit! I forgot to bring some flowers and chocolates," Lacy sputtered away, Lucas's hand on her shoulder did not go unnoticed by me.

"E tu hai detto che non è cosi," I smirked and gestured at his hand, Lucas glared at me and slowly retracted it.

(And you said it's not like that)

"Vaffanculo!" Lucas hurled back at me, no way I was going to give up on annoying him.

(Fuck off)

"Potresti darci un po'di spazio? Per favore?" Dahlia glared at the two of us while Lacy looked confused.

(Could you give us some space? Please?)

"Ok, andiamo," Lucas said and dragged me out with him. After we left the room, we went to a café across the road.

(Okay, let's go)

"Dude you like her don't you?" I said, the ladies in the cafe kept whispering and staring at us.

"What are you orders?" The waitress serving us asked seductively, the two upper button of her blouse were left undone therefore displaying her cleavage, her skirt were shorter than short and her lips were recently painted with lip gloss.

She kept biting her lips and giving us the “fuck me” eyes. I expected Lucas to flirt with her but he surprised me.

"One cheese burger and a cup of black coffee," Lucas replied blandly, his eyes glued to his phone.

"Make that two both the coffee," I added flatly and concentrated on my phone, the lady looked at us both and left awkwardly.

"Maledetta stronza," Lucas scowled making me laugh.

(Fucking bitch)

"Just as you like them." And I winked at him.

"What about Nathan, what are we gonna do about him?"

"Wait and watch," I said dangerously.

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The Italian translation is from Google, any Italian on the house should feel free to DM me if any of the Italian written here are in correct.

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