[ Aitana ]"Ms. Aitana, you're implying that the will of your grandfather comes in effect on the day you turned twenty one, which means for last two years, you waited for nothing. You could have claimed it back why now when everything is running smoothly." One of the old board member with a dry expression on his wrinkled bony face said in a baritone."Isn't it obvious that sooner or later she must inherit her rights, Sir?" Alessandro dealt with the old hag as I had no trust on my anger."No, we're not saying this. Please don't twist our words. Our concern is mainly focused on her capabilities to run a successful company, which had been abandoned by Graysons since the death of Mr. Leonard Grayson, her grandfather. Unfortunately, her father, Mr. Liam Grayson showed no interest in running the company after his father and transferred all the accountable responsibilities on Mr. Jake Wilson."The old wreck, pointed his finger at Mr. Wilson who pretended his best to act neutral in the tensed
[ Alessandro De Niro ]Aitana tasted her first victory, it tasted sweeter because she did it on her own. The way she handled those bunch of male chauvinists, it swelled my heart with pride. I fell in love with her even deeper. She proved herself a competible life partner once again.We couldn't celebrate the new year the way we planned so I decided to give her a surprise by taking her on a date somewhere she fell in love at first sight."Are we heading to the cabin?"She glanced out of thr window several times as the car ran on the road, we left the city a while ago."Yes, we do."I replied as there was no point to keep her in the dark when everything was in front of her eyes. There's no need to hide anything from the sharp minded woman sitting idly beside me, her legs resting on my lap."Are we going to replay the events of last time we were there?"She winked at me playfully."Well, I don't need to wait for next forty five minutes to replay those events for you, my lady."I massaged he
[ Alessandro De Niro ]I felt like a bus crushed me over and over again and still my heart was adamant to beat, my eyes were practically burning due to lack of sleep and ample quantity of alcohol creating hurricane inside my body."Hey, man just stop, it's your third bottle. I don't want my sister to shoot me in the guts if she finds out that I failed to stop her husband killing his levers." Chase tried to take the bottle out of my hand but I pry him off."I am not drunk, Chase so stop fussing like a pussy and join me. I know you need to delete your baby girl out of your stupid memories."I laughed swallowing another large gulp of my whiskey.He shook his head in exasperation," You're not in your senses, Aless. You can not fight with your enemies if you behave like a street drunkard. Nicholai is a whore, he can't even slit your skin let alone hurting your family. Please, stop now."He gently took the bottle out of my hand and placed it on the counter.He was right, my body begun to give
[ Aitana ]Nervousness and uneasiness played trampoline inside my stomach as I see my reflection in the mirror. I couldn't fathom the fact that I actually invited Maximus to our club and he agreed to come without a second thought- means he could had cooked up some excuses to change the venue but on the contrary, he happily accepted my proposal.Weird and unexpected. "Are you ready to go, tesoro?" Alessandro's hushed voice near my shoulder forced me to look up at the mirror. I didn't realise the time that I spent last ten minutes pondering over Maximus. Did he really deserve my solo focus on his mood? The answer was also unknown to me."Umm..yeah. I am ready."I shook my head trying to retain my confidence on my face. I didn't want to look like a lost kid who yearns for someone to bring back her favorite toys."Ana, hey look at me..."He made me turn and cupped my face softly in between his hands,"I know it's not easy for you, fuck! It's a torture to pretend in front of a person who bre
[ Aitana ]The morbid look on Maximus's face told the untold story."What else do you know about me, Aitana?"His tone had an edge that I couldn't decipher.Alessandro rose from his place like a king, he was about to play the role of a predator who circles it's prey before killing it."Nothing much except your general family information, Ellen Maximus Whitford."Alessandro poured more drink in Maximus's glass.I chose to be a mute spectator while Alessandro deal with him in his own way. I had not much to say to him nor I wanted to play the damsel in distress."So...you both found out who I actually am?"He licked his lips nervously like deer caught in headlight. He looked at me for some explanation but all I gave him a blank stare, tonight I wanted this sour chapter to be closed like the other times."Oh yes, we do, Mr. Whitford and now it's your turn to tell us what we're missing here. I won't pay more to my PI to spy on you."Alessandro roamed his fingers on the China vase placed on th
[ Aitana ]Alessandro refused to leave my side since last two hours, he's stuck with me like my own shadow. Currently, he's sitting on the high stool watching my every moment as I cooked us dinner."Stop staring at me, it's creepy."I huffed in annoyance when it became too much to handle. I feel self conscious when people stare at me intently."Other girls would define it as romantic."He diverted his gaze from me to the pan."Well, I am no other girl but your wife with whom you spend most of your time."I said and dipped the marinated fish in the hot oil."From where you learn this recipe, it's smelling delicious."He inhaled the aroma of spices rising from the frying fish."From a Sri Lankan woman, she is our cook in my father's mansion. Om Saturdays, she used to cook this fish recipe for dinner with home prepared spices."I told him and stirred the vegetable stew in other other pot."We'll hire cooks from different region to give our appetite diversity. I can't wait to taste these crisp
[ Alessandro De Niro ]"Are we doing the right thing, Aless?" Chase's eyes flickered in the direction where Aitana was having a conversation with the architectural team, engrossed in her own happy bubble and I had no heart to pull her out of her happiness.That's what I always wants, her never faltering smile. I returned my focus back on Chase who was still waiting for my answer."As much as I am hating this whole idea to keep Aitana out of this mess, we have to tell her at some point but today isn't the day. Are we clear?"I raised my brows at my best friend who was in a dilemma."Yeah..we won't say a word to her until we are sure about this whole scandal. She isn't in a good emotional shape and I do not want my sister to stress herself. She deserves her share of happiness which she hardly got in last few months." He played with the paper weight."Wanna join me on the secret adventure?"I asked him."Have I ever say no to any of our adventures? Of coarse I am in."He smiles widely," Th
[ Alessandro De Niro ]"He'd be here at any moment from now so take your positions,"I instructed my team over the microphone as we hid behind the rocks under the dark sky. There was no source of illumination except the faint light coming from the cave.The clock stuck nine thirty, we had been waiting for Liam and his men to come out from the cave. We couldn't barg inside the cave as we had no idea how long and dangerous it was or how many men with weapons were hiding inside."Make sure,you have your silencers. We can't let them find us and roast with their bullets. I want everyone to return alive, not a single casualty, okay."I reminded them as they get excited very easily. After some time, a steamer boat appeared in the ocean but it didn't come to the coast. I guess they'd use a small boat to reach to the bigger one.We waited for another thirty minutes when finally I saw two men coming out with torches, they scanned the whole area to make sure they weren't followed."We're all cl