Luckily, Sean and Paul keep me from moving forward, preventing me from nearly having a heart attack from the shock.But it is only a fleeting relief, as anger seems to have taken hold of that man, and he manages to break free from the two guys, to immediately go around the table and go to hit Sebastien as if he had gone crazy."Ale!" I emit a resounding shout as I land a punch on Sebastien's cheek.Everything seems to happen in slow motion from there on, my mind is clouded and all I think is that a catastrophe will happen, when I see his feint to hit him again, until Sebastien manages to recompose himself, returning the impact that ends up on Alessandro's lips, causing a large amount of blood to spurt from them and splatter on his white shirt.I am about to try to do something to intervene, but Isabella grabs my arm preventing me from moving. On top of that, Charles enters the room and Alessandro, upon seeing him, is livid, his face flushed with anger."Why am I not surprised that you

I don't look up and all the time I keep my eyes fixed on the plate, even if I don't taste anything. I feel too uncomfortable and nervous.Even though I try to ignore the situation, I find it impossible not to pay attention to what they say."Alessandro, how are your lips still?" asks Isabella."Fine," he replies, curtly."They seem to hurt a lot.""I've endured more painful things," he replies, paralyzing me for an instant at his words."Claudia," I hear Paul name me, so I have no choice but to raise my face to them all. "Are you all right?""Of course," I reply with a smile that doesn't come out at all genuine."I see you haven't tasted anything else from your plate.""I just feel full," I say dodging her gaze."You're lying," I hear suddenly from the person I've tried my best to avoid, despite having him in front of me, feeling his intense stare every second."I'm not," I say with my eyes on dessert."Do you really want to fool me?," he questions, hardening his voice and leaving eve

Arriving at Alessandro's company, a kind of joy and nostalgia comes over me having returned after so long. This was one of my favorite places when I worked with him, and it is also one of his."Oh please, this is something I thought I would never witness again," Sean says as he sees us enter the building, seeing Alessandro and I walking side by side, followed by Isabella.And the truth is, I never imagined this scenario would happen again either, one where neither of us is arguing."Hi, Sean," I greet him with a smile."How are you, cutie?" he responds, getting up from his chair to come over to hug me."Just fine, thanks for asking.""I'm glad to hear that," he smiles. "And you, Alessandro, how are you? You look very... at ease."The last he says as if scoffing."Shut up," Ale retorts, his voice hardening."I'll do it only because I appreciate seeing you so peaceful and know because of what, rather, who."I deny what Sean says, and I try to overlook it. He certainly has a knack for an

This is the second meeting where I have to endure Claudia's presence and even more knowing that she is now dating that asshole Miller.They have already scheduled the release of the film and the woman named Isabella has assured me that Claudia's presence is essential on the preview tour, so I had no choice but to accept.I know she's reluctant to be so close to me, even though I feel otherwise, and it's just that even though she's with the little doctor's asshole, I can't help but think that I want her back no matter what.I don't want to go away for so long and leaving Vittoria alone for so long with Anna is something that worries me the most. I'm not saying that her mother is taking bad care of her, but after what happened with her grandfather's old bacterial man, I hope that she won't think of taking her to the apartment while I'm away."Okay. So if there's nothing more to say for now, I guess there's no reason to stay here," Paul says. "Alessandro, take care of taking Claudia hom

Claudia's POVI hate him. I detest him. I abhor him. He's a damn idiot!He does everything on purpose, and his purpose is to ruin my life and prevent me from being happy with someone else.I can barely bring myself to look Charles in the face. It wasn't supposed to happen like this. I was supposed to tell him, not stupid Alessandro.I glance at the man next to me briefly, and it's very evident that he's upset. He hasn't said a single word since I got into the car, and I'm afraid to speak because I don't know how he'll take it.I realize that we've already arrived at my building, and he doesn't even turn off the engine to get out with me, as he usually does.I turn to look at him again, and just as I do, he looks away."Charles," I dare to call him, but he ignores me. "Charles, please look at me."He turns to look at me sharply, making me swallow hard because of the angry expression on his face."I need to explain what happened back there," I look at him pleadingly."Don't tell me anyt