Vengeance With My White Knight by Maya Kensington

Chapter 245

An hour later, Lorenzo walked out of the operating room, his expression as calm as ever. Ella had been waiting nervously by the door the entire time,

When Lorenzo saw her there, his eyes widened slightly. “You’ve been here the whole time?

His tone was unreadable. Ella nodded, tense, her gaze drifting to his shoulder, where a pressure bandage had been applied. “They got the bullet out? Does it hurt?” she asked cautiously.

Ella had never imagined that someone she knew might one day get shot. Yet here she was, living through it. She had even experienced her own brush with death not long ago.

In her mind, anyone who got shot should at least be unconscious for three days, then bedridden for a month.

But Lorenzo just walked out like it was nothing, alive and kicking. She couldn’t help but wonder if gangsters were born with underdeveloped pain receptors.

Lorenzo raised a brow at her. “You’re worried it hurts?” he asked, staring directly at her.

Ella froze for a moment before shaking her head firmly. “No. I was just making conversation.”

Without warning, Lorenzo grabbed her delicate chin between his fingers, “If you’re not worried,” he said, his voice low, “thent why are you still waiting out here?”

Ella flushed, suddenly at a loss for words. He had a point.

Just then. Cecil and Bernard followed Lorenzo out of the operating room. Both men were still wearing dark green surgical

scrubs.

Seeing Lorenzo holding Ella’s chin like that, Bernard instinctively spoke up. “Mr. Moretti, girls like gentlemen like Mr. Giovanni. Even if you’re ruthless, you should at least be gentle with girls.”

Bernard had seen firsthand just how gentle Sebastian could be with Stephanie. So of course, Sebastian became his go–to example.

As soon as he finished speaking, both Lorenzo and Cecil fell completely silent.

Cecil was stunned. Slowly, stiffly, he turned his head toward Bernard, looking at him like he’d lost his mind. Not only had Bernard dared to say something like that to Lorenzo, he had the audacity to compare him to Sebastian.

But Bernard, oblivious to the heavy silence thickening the air, added casually, “If you scare Mrs. Moretti off, you might lose her.”

Hearing this, Cecil, without missing a beat, made a run for it. “Mr. Moretti,” he said quickly, “I just remembered I have something urgent to take care of. I’ll be going

line of fire with him. But today, Bernard was on his own.

only wish him luck. And without waiting for Lorenzo to

cold gaze settled on Bernard. “Go on,”

teeth. Bernard shuddered at his tone. Only then did he notice Lorenzo’s grim

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fled, only Ella and Lorenzo remained in the room. Ella tried to reist

instinctively tightened his hold on

go of me

Bernard’s earlier remark. She squirmed, and when Lorenzo didn’t release her. she writhed in discomfort. “It

bone–crushing. She felt her bones might crack under his

hurt, Lorenzo froze, then let go. “Go make some

Ella was startled that Lorenzo

added, “Apple oatmeal”

it for Stephanie when she had

fired by me, Lorenzo said

hired for just one day before getting the sack. Ella knew Lorenzo, being Sebastian’s man, could well afford household

the cook’s dismissal and worried she’d have

Lorenzo’s tone

Ella replied automatically. She wasn’t picky and enjoyed

to his room. Ella, getting no response, pouted and went

to others. Ella found the oats and apples. While cooking the oatmeal,

phone shortly. “Ella?”

heard over the phone. Ella asked, “What are you

got drunk. I just gave him some black coffee.”

Ella said, “Oh.

Why call

said, I’m making oatmeal for

who

you looking down on me? You’ve eaten my oatmeal