Chapter 106
Alena
The line went quiet for a few seconds until a sigh was heard.
"How can I say no to you?"
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The words were simple but it showed defeat. I didn't have to persuade him to agree with me, he had agreed to me without protest. I knew Matteo only wanted the best for me when it came to my safety but if Angelo had to be around my work area, I didn't want that. Matteo was more worried about my safety ever since what happened. He felt even more pressured when Papa had warned him about what could happen. Not just that, with the recent news of my pregnancy, he was being burdened with responsibilities. If he could, he probably wanted Angelo to wander around the area of my office.
"I really hope you understand," I replied.
"I do. I'm trying really hard to understand you,"
"I just don't want him around my work area."
"He'd be out of your sight, Alena. You know Angelo,"
"I know. I also know that he's really good at what he does,"
"Then? You can't reconsider it? Just for my sake."
I sighed deeply before I shook my head, to show my disagreement. Matteo was trying his best to persuade me even though I had thought otherwise. Instead of completely agreeing to him, I decided to come up with a different plan. It was to ensure the both of us could win.
"Let's try to think of something else. We'll come up with something different," I said.
"Like what? Do you have an idea?"
"I do, actually. I have a lot,"
"One of it is to make sure Angelo stays away, huh?" He asked which caused me to scoff, liking how much he knew me. It was the initial plan but I wanted Matteo to have some peace of mind as well when it came to me-he had other things to worry about, he didn't have to keep thinking about my safety when he was busy.
It was better for him to focus on other things whenever he could instead of all about me.
"He can come over after a couple of hours. Do a few a check ups Then, he can leave." I replied, putting up the suggestion. It was a win-win for me because at the same time, Angelo could monitor the situation and report back to Matteo while I didn't have to worry about having any of my colleagues see him.
It was bound to be weird if I saw him wandering around just to keep me safe.
"I don't completely agree with you but that's something," he said
"That is something..."
"More than nothing. Fine."
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do you agree with me?
we have
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victory. It wasn't anything much compared to the other things Matteo had gave in but it was something-it could provide
are you
Then, I'll be a bit busy
see you
"Absolutely,"
you, Alena.
I loved the way he pronounced the word 'love' even though it wasn't any different than anyone else but it was the sincerity. I could feel his love even through the
gave me his whole life. I was never going to repeat
smiled at each other for a few seconds before we decided to wave goodbye. Once we had ended the call, I went back to clean up my office until I was
hand, didn't expect how short the maternity leave felt
Lily and Zach went to wait for me at the cafe near the hospital. We had walked to enjoy a well-brewed cup of coffee and pastry. We used to hang around
was because of the vibe. They had a good choice of
their cup of coffee was
stay away from caffeine. It was going to take me awhile to get a
week. He was her patient and he had been declared terminal a few weeks ago because
nodded his head, "How old was
forties. He had
they
"The eldest
feel bad for his
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wife couldn't stop crying
my hot chocolate as I listened to
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worked in the medical field, we had to face a lot of losses every day. Some people
only predicted what was going to happen after diagnosis.
never have the heart to tell anyone the truth.
"Alena?" Lily called out.
to look at her,
thought you wanted to order your favourite
their hot chocolate
were going to find out about my pregnancy eventually but it was best
going to make it pass the first trimester then
en if I
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