A Lifetime With You by Athrhteera

Chapter 112

Matteo

"Do you mean risking Alena's safety and putting her life in danger?" Mikhail asked, as soon as the words left my mouth. He had raised an eyebrow at the idea, thinking it was going to be a big mistake but he continued to listen, he was willing to give my idea a chance. I turned to look at my wife who was confused as well but she trusted me to go on. She wanted to ask different questions because I knew, there were a lot going on in her mind. However, I hadn't let go of her hand at all and held it tightly the whole time. We had been married for awhile and we had gained each other's trusts.

"It sounds a little bit absurd but,"

Alexei had cut me off, "How did you come up with that plan?"

I cleared my throat to regain my composure, "Luca and I had spent days thinking about it. No, it took us weeks to weigh the pros and cons. It was Luca's idea at the first place after we tried to draw the patterns. We think this might work."

"It was my idea. I'm sorry Alena," Luca added.

"What do you actually have in mind?"

"We noticed how he kept showing up in front of Alena whenever nobody was aware. He came when nobody expected anything and then he just disappeared again. He wanted to show Alena that he was real and he knew it would work because she was terrified of him," I replied, trying my best to convince Mikhail and Alexei before I spread out the real plan.

"Mm, keep going."

"That day at the café and recently, at the hospital."

"Seems like he has been following her around,"

I nodded, "He's around and he's somewhere. We just lure him out,"

"What makes you think this will work? What if he finds out about it?"

As usual, Alexei had his doubts whenever it came to me. He didn't like me and he wasn't going to like me but it didn't matter, as long as I stood up for myself. For someone like Alexei, he had trouble trying to believe that someone else out there could be better than him.

I had met a lot of men like him; they had their own egos. Believe it or not, I was one of those men before I lost everything- I thought I could protect everyone and everything without a single obstacle in my way but when it was all taken away from me, I knew it was better to be humble. Until Alena came into my life and she showed me the beauty of it.

"He wont,"

""How can you

"I'm sure,"

be so sure?"

"I don't just accept confidence."

I sighed deeply as I looked at both of them. They were both staring at me; if only looks could kill. Their stares were piercing

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with you two, I don't think it will hundred percent work. There's a fifty percent chance that this will fail but

he tried to process

it didn't matter, as long as they could try and believe me. I didn't need to fully

I knew he was doing all of that on purpose, he was doubting me. He wanted to see me fail if he could because it could be the only chance for Alena to go back to their home. "Did something happen to you when you saw him at the hospital?" Alexei

"He

didn't you tell

""You wouldn't understand,"

We're

do is blame me or Matteo.

as he leaned back on the sofa, out of words to say. He knew those words were right and he could never try

their priorities had changed, they grew apart and they didn't have the chance to reconnect. I never knew what it was

also knew Alexei regretted the words

say another

some time to think about it,"

wouldn't take too

us a day or

I nodded, "Alright."

Take good care

way out of the front door. Alena, Luca and I had stayed in the living room as we watched from the sliding door, seeing

to take some time I had expected them, to disagree or agree with the plan-it was risky because Alena had to be out there alone, all by herself but my men were going to be around her,

didn't listen to the

think he'll

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sure.

his men

"I know."

to look at Alena who has succumbed herself to silence. She hadn't said a word ever since her family left and I knew there was something wrong; she was

in the kitchen," Luca

in the kitchen whenever he could. He loved going through the fridge because our fridge was always stocked up-I never liked it for it to

was away and we were left alone, I decided to grab

to be surprised by my sudden action but she didn't pull away. "What's wrong, baby? Something bothering you?" I asked, looking

head

were filled with tears.

"I'm just thinking,"

"About what? Tell me,"

"I'm really scared, Matteo."

my arms around her body before I pulled her into a hug. I used my warmth to bring her comfort because I knew she needed it more than anything else. She had went through

as much as I

keep improving myself to be better because I needed to be good enough for her-I hated the fact of seeing someone else making her happy when I knew, I was capable of doing

scared." I

What if he