Christian“You’re what?” Christian chuckled in disbelief and looked at Lucio, hoping he’d say it was all a joke, but it wasn't.Lucio observed the reactions on his son’s faces and took a deep breath. “I’m sick...I’m dying.” He repeated himself.“Stage four lung cancer...I’m dying.” He spoke once aga
"I can't go back in time and fix my mistakes, but for everything I have done till now—please forgive me. Forgive me for not being a good father and forgive me for pushing you so far that you can’t take it anymore.""Dad," Enzo whispered, while Christian looked down at his clenched fists. "Can't you
He had turned into a reliable, kind brother. He had turned into a brother who was a threat to his position. The position as heir, Christian never cared for until now.Christian took a deep breath as he thought about the probable consequences if he would not send Serena to the safe house. All of the
“You’re awake?” Christian spoke in an irritated tone. I removed my headphones and put down the tablet so I could communicate with him. “Yes...I couldn’t sleep.”He scoffed and sighed before he walked off to the bathroom, not saying another word. “Did I do something wrong?”We were obviously all tens
“Poor Serena can’t get sleep for a day? Do you know how many nights I’ve stayed awake, trying to figure out how to protect the both of you?” He lost his temper and yelled at me.“I barely have time for myself because all my time goes towards protecting you and the baby—and that’s okay because that’s
He sighed and pulled my head away so he could stare right into my eyes, as he touched both sides of my cheeks. “I have to send you away for a bit, just until things are safe.” He spoke and observed my face to read my reaction. “It’s just for a few months, I need you and the baby to be safe, and I ca
“I really don’t want to go.” I pouted, refusing to let go of Christian. We were one month further—and just like promised, I would go to a safe house.Christian had a guilty look on his face, and let go of me before he took a step back. “It’s just for a while, Serena.” Emilio jumped in.“It looks lik
“Come on.” He guided me inside as my jaw nearly dropped. It did definitely not appeared to be how I described it. “Not really a shoebox after all?” Christian chuckled and grabbed my hand.“I’ll never let you live in a shoebox, no matter the circumstances—you know that.” He smiled.“Well, my old apar