Matteo's Pov
I watched Rosa sleep as a tear fell from my eyes which l hastily wiped away
All l ever wanted to do is protect my children but l hurt Alex and Bella in the process
I failed as a father
My son doesn't want to see me or talk to me
I drove my daughter to try and commit suicide
Nothing in my life or my children's lives seems to be going right and l have no idea on how to fix all of this because l could see it in Bella's eyes that she's withering away
Till date l have never had a weakness because l always considered my family my strength but my biggest weakness came through when Ronan told me that Bella was trying to commit suicide
When l met Bella l promised her that she'll never have a reason to cry but these past 2 years all she's ever done is cry
I left the room Bella was currently sleeping in and found Ronan in the sitt
Rosabella's PovWhen l woke up in the morning Dad and l got ready to leave for the airport where l we were going to meet my brothers and l was really anxious because l haven't seen them in 2 years and a lot has changed in those 2 yearsDad looked rather worried about something but l didn't want to question him as he was already disappointed in me for what l tried to doThe came to pick us up and dad was busy typing on his phone and the silence was really awkward and nerve wrecking"I want you to see a therapist ""and this time l am not asking Rosabella" dad said and my eyes started to get glossyI shock my head vigorously Dad scooted closer to me and raised my chin "This is not up for debate Rosabella if l don't get you help now l don't know what might happen in the future" he said maintaining our eye contact and l reluctantly nodded"I want you to try to talk frequently""No " l mumbled
Rosabella's PovI don't know how l feel about Elena ,she seems like a nice woman but looks can be deceiving and above all of that l feel like l am betraying my motherMy mother may have hurt me emotionally but she was still my mother and l love herWhen dad found me back then l didn't get to move in the mansion but being here feels like home and l like being surrounded by the people l love"Can l join you" l turned to see Elena standing at the door of the library talk about the devil and l waved my hand for her to come in"I like being here too ,the silence is comforting" she said and l nodded*Nothing lasts forever Rosabella and l may not know much but l can tell you've been through a lot " l really hate that way everyone is looking at with pity and everyone saying that they are sorry or their adviceI held my hand up to Elena to stop her from talking anymore l was already annoyed with the direction this conversatio
Rosabella's PovWhat happened a year backWhen Alex said Bella stopped talking a year back it didn't cross my mind to ask what made her stop talking but now l am afraid of knowing what happenedAlex has made it clear these past few days that he blames me for whatever happened but l thought Bella didn't blame me but she's made it quite clear that she blames me as wellMaybe l didn't try enoughMaybe l should have tried harderI did everything but it wasn't enough because my children had to bear the brunt of my mistakeI always thought that l was a great father but l am the reason of my children's suffering and they hate me"She needs help these constant panic attacks are not doing her any good Mr De Luca " the doctor said after examining Bella"I know " l said looking at her while she was sleepingAfter the doctor left the boys all came home after they heard about what happened to thei
Rosabella's Pov"Alex used to go to school and also work at a restaurant in order to keep the electricity and water going, and so that we'd have food and other necessitiesHe didn't complain but he was struggling a lot and he was tired most of the day so l didn't want to be a burden on my brother that's why l didn't wake him up that nightI don't usually wake up at night but that night was different l was thirsty and l didn't hear any noise so l figured no one was awake so l left my roomI found mom with three guys in the sitting room and they looked like junkies so l wanted to run straight to my room when l noticed them but l was already too late as they had noticed me as wellThe started laughing sinisterly and l was terrified especially when they started coming closer to me and taunting mom saying that she kept a beautiful young daughter from themI noticed mom was also getting afraid of them as she told me to run back to my r
Rosabella's PovDad had fainted because of the stress and he had to take bed rest for a few days but thankfully he made a full recoveryAlex couldn't bear to see dad in that condition and he partially blamed himself for him being so stressed but dad assured him that it wasn't his fault and he commended Alex for protecting me and mom back thenDad finally let us meet mom but it was only to say goodbye because dad he took full custody of me and denied mom visitation rightsAlex and l tried to convince him otherwise but he was adamant and he wouldn't change his mind but atleast Alex can meet her if he wants and l can always throw a tantrum and dad would let me have my wayI finally accepted Elena as my dad's wife but l told dad that she will never be anything more than his wife to me and my brothers agreed with me because despite how many mistakes our mom made she is still our motherI finally got to meet my grandparents, uncles and
Rosabella's PovToday my brothers and cousins were taking me and Alex out so that we got spend some together as we've been through a lot of late and l insisted we take Alexa along because as much as l don't want anything to do with them she still means something to my brothersMy brothers took us to the park for a picnic and it was so my fun playing football Xavier , Maximus , Emiliano , Ernesto ,Elonzo , Leone and Leonardo were a team while Nicolo , Nikolai, Luciano , Lucien Alex ,Alexa and me were also a team and we were losing miserable until l faked injury and of course my eldest brothers all turned their attention to me and we scoredAfter playing for a while and of course a lot of cheating from my side they took us to mall and we all had our favourite dishes and later had a lot of ice creamAlexa looked really down and l really felt sorry for her so when she left for the washroom l decided to join her so that l can make sure she's okay
Rosabella's Pov l don't think Alexa will ever realise how much my brothers really love and care about her but l could see the hidden tears when she said goodbye. The whole house was quiet and even dad looked dull but none of them had the courage to face the situation and ask her to stay. l admit Alexa did a lot of mistakes but she is human as much as everyone and this isn't the goodbye she deserves and infact she didn't have to go. l don't trust the Rossi's and it would really be unfortunate if Alexa had to endure what l did, and l don't want to have to live with the guilt that l could have done something but l didn't "Penny for your thoughts" l heard my nonna (grandma) say leaning against the door in my room. "Come on in "l said gesturing for her to join me on top of the bed My nonna join me in the middle of the bed and l placed my head on her lap "What has you so preoccupied" she said and l just shook my h
Rosabella's PovAlex and l left for dinner and when we entered the dinning table everyone was looking at me"Did something happen" l asked no one in particular"Apparently your nonna is upset with you, did you do something?" dad asked"Well it is between me and my nonna " l said with gritted teethYou seriously can't do anything in this house without everyone finding out about it."l sense a bit of attitude coming from you" dad said raising his eyebrows"l wasn't giving you an attitude l was simply gesturing that everyone should mind their in business every once in a while in this house" l said pulling my chair to sit"You're walking on thin ice now Rosabella so tread carefully" dad said and l could tell he was getting annoyed at me.Honestly l think Alex's teasing got the better of me because l don't normally get in trouble in this house and for the first time nonna shouted at me.Call me childish and