Chapter 10- A Dent In Her Perfect World

Chapter 10

ALLESIA

"Renzo! Oh thank God! I couldn't stop praying that you'd come back in one piece!"

Renzo took a very deep breath and sank into the seat beside mine, "How's Mum?"

I had hoped I wouldn't have to tell him this, but there was no sugarcoating it, "It's as we feared, the doctor said she'll need surgery."

"Shit!"

"Shh, don't worry. We'll do it."

"Yea, right." He rolled his eyes while I eyed him.

"Did Russel do anything to you?"

"Nothing. We just talked."

"About?"

"You." He sat up and gave me a very apologetic look, "I couldn't make him change his mind. I'm sorry."

I waved for him to stop sounding pathetic, "Oh please, you thought he'd stop just because you asked him to? That guy is an egoistic, arrogant bastard. But you don't have to give it much of a thought, I still have the final say, and I won't do it."

The look that Renzo gave me told me he was not too sure about that and I frowned, "He really means it, Les. Three million dollars. That could cover Mum's treatm