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nge phone-call, noth
thout knowing whether my cr
sion actually put my mind at ease. It was the
felt safer than in that tiny apartment. Natalie was my main concern, but it offe
e voice snapped m
lf locking eyes with Alessio Fanucci. S
efore, when he himself had managed to spill his ch
hey didn't clean my roo
e
eping my volume at a low.
m all the maids walking the mansion, he just h
stand there. Let's
llowed him to his room in complete silence. Once we
to leave, but he fol
than my apartment. My eyes were immediately blinded by
clean, spotless even, making me wonder w
was asked and began to
for. Even though I was working at the mansion, I had imagined a role
Fanucci, his eyes following my every move as he leaned against
" he suddenly asked, bre
. There was no reason why I should be talking to him, the heir of the Fanucci
r more answers. "
time I kept m
ling. "And how did you end
at he was getting at. "I was looking for a job around t
onse, then the room fell
il they came to a stop right in front of me. My heart ham
he want
he so cl
me," he d
that he towered over me. His handsome features were a sharp contrast to the ruthle
mily have ruined? How many p
ple would he
" Alessio asked, flustering
d and clear. The denial came instantly, b
but one thing was sure, and that was that Nata
igured teasing the maids must've been his thin
sking them ridiculous questions seemed
ld are
-four years
s shoulders. "I know e
ncertainty made me lose my min
ou sur
is hand dismissively with a noncha
hen I exited the room and closed the
es. I had survived my first major encounter wi
r so
I sped down the stairs, back to the ass
alked in. "You look li
, and she told me all the ins and outs
y, but kind
aight, putting on a wide s
ly convinced. "Because this i
my brow.
u received
N
an engagement party for his so
e told, I had seen his fiancee and the apple didn't fa
ng to do today, and two days from now we'll be
." I replied, struggling to
amming her arm around my shoulder. "The Fanucc
d, my smile replacing t
to buy Naty that new drawing set
actually be serving the Domenico Fanuc
sons. What if I'd make another mistake th
ne quickly so we can go h
e to an end, and I was back in front of the f
rance, something near t
nd next to it was a small lighter. The second I bent down to tak
b, staring at the distinctive red light
so
orite brand of cigarette
e have
had expected someone to snatch me from the building or to see
and the distant sound of
I spoke to myself,
king that brand, and he was not t
side the building, wanting to d
asn'
ldn't