A Lifetime With You by Athrhteera

Chapter 80

Matteo

"That's it, I've had enough of this!"

I slammed my hands on the desk as I stood up, causing Luca and Angelo to look at me. Luca was enjoying his first bite of donut while Angelo stood still near the window-they had been watching my weird outbursts for the past few days. "What are you up to this time?" Luca asked, raising an eyebrow.

My shirt had a few buttons undone and the sleeves were rolled up to my elbows, yet I didn't look like an utter mess. Ever since I last saw Alena, I was doing better than before. We had promised each other to take care of ourselves because we knew this was all temporary.

I missed my wife terribly and as I lived my days without her, it was slowly draining me.

One of the reasons why I decided it was time to go to Mikhail's mansion and seek diplomacy. I tried to come up with a plan for the past few days but nothing seemed to fit the situation. Luca had only suggested violence because he said he didn't have the patience and as for Angelo, he just wanted to make sure we were safe.

I had to keep my promise to Alena; she had wanted the issue between Mikhail and I to be solved nicely. Since she was my top priority, my life, it was the one thing I needed to do.

"We're going to see Mikhail. That's the plan," I replied.

Luca continued to eat his donut as he watched me pace back and forth. We had other things to worry about but everything else was put on hold because of this-we hadn't found the man behind Alena's kidnapping yet, we knew he was running wild and free. That was a really big issue to worry about.

Regardless of how much power I had, I wanted Mikhail and Alexei's help. It was better to gain their help because it had involved Alena's safety as well, they could find the culprit if Luca and I were unable to. However, they weren't able to find him either. "What do you want to say to him? Have you thought about that?"

"I'll just say facts. He has to listen,"

He scoffed, "What makes you think he'll listen to you?"

"Because this time... I won't be alone."

"Right, you're going in with backup?"

"I'm going to see him and the two of you are coming with me."

Angelo and Luca looked at each other before they shook their heads, as if not agreeing.

"We're not getting dragged into the whole family drama," Luca said before he put both of his hands up, leaning back on his seat. "You married the Russian, you deal with the Russians."

I sighed, "Come on, Luc."

pierced into mine as he took a few seconds to think. Luca had been with me through heaven and hell, we were almost inseparable when it came to work. I

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"Tonight. We're going tonight,"

heads

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say even if he wanted to, he was always like that. Sometimes I wondered if he was somehow programmed

go inside and

feeling you

best to

best to be unarmed? Are you insane? Have you lost your mind? Your plan is to go to the Russian territory unarmed. What if they shoot our brains out?" Luca asked, clenching his jaw before he started to pace the room; he never liked to feel vulnerable. If we brought in our weapons with us, we had the advantage. However, it could ruin Mikhail and Alexei's trust because honestly, I just wanted us to talk it out and

involve family or the woman I loved. It was worth risking our lives a little bit just for the sake of my wife. Besides, Mikhail wouldn't

deeply before he

owe

the Russian territory. I had sent a message to Alexe and he had responded with an 'OK' which was probably more than

three of us could enter the mansion without being shot first,

Angelo was the one driving while I sat at the passenger seat

I muttered

driving down the

in their

as if we were the enemy. Technically, we weren't exactly friends to begin with me but we came with good intentions and I didn't decide

car once Angelo had parked

with full sarcasm which I

onto the ground. He looked as if he had just returned from the office, his sleeves were

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Alena about the knuckles. She could tell if we were in a violent act by our

said

come inside.

eyes immediately searched the house for Alena, incase she was downstairs. I didn't have high expectation on that part because I knew they could hide about our meeting from her. Alexei brought us to the living room and assured us to take a seat while he stood

house stepped in with a tray of glasses and