*Sigh*
??? P. O. V.
" What's wrong babe?" he asked while hugging me," "Nothing I have to go home I'll see you later." I said as I was fixing my clothes and finishes off with lipstick and perfume.
"Joshua I'm leaving." I shouted before getting my car keys, bag and putting my shoes on.
"Wait babe you forgot something." He said while running to me.
"What is it?" I asked cautiously and thinking about what I could have forgotten.
" My morning kiss." He said while pouting his lips I rolled my eyes and chuckled at his cute behavior.
" Alright here it is." I said and gave him a peck and left.
"BYE STAY SAFE I LOVE YOU."He shouted.
" I WILL BYE LOVE YOU TOO." I shouted back
10 minutes later
I arrived home.
" I'm home! I shouted as I was removing my shoes someone back hugged me and I turned around and hugged them back.
"Cleodora Everly Lombardi Where were you last night?", He asked while crossing his arms.
" I was with the girls last night." I said as I pecked his lips.
" But you left your dear husband for them??" He said while pouting I chuckled at his cute behavior and kissed him before going upstairs.
"Don't be dramatic Mateo." I said while opening a door." Did Crystal leave already?" I asked him who was climbing up the stairs.
"Yeah she did she wanted to wait for you but I told her that she would be late if she waited any longer for you, but she did tell me before she left, that both of us should attend their annual field day today, her classmates has been bullying her for not having parents." He said with a stern tone.
" *scoff* Well do they know who she is??" I asked a little pissed at the fact she just let's them bully her but then I remembered something.
" Have you forgotten that we have to hide our daughters identity??" he replied
" I know we can't let anyone know about her."I said with a little bit of disappointment.
" It's for the best we don't want anything to happen to her. And plus if she chooses not to get involved in the family business it will be easier for her to start life of her own without carrying the Lombardi or Carpintier burden " he said while patting my shoulder.
" But why do we really have to? Most of the people and students in that school has criminal blood." I said trying to reason with him.
" Have you forgotten who we are? Crystal inherited all our enimies the moment she was born into this world. Even if there's only a few of us who knows of her existence " he said firmly not wanting me to do anything stupid.
" I know but I just don't want our daughter to suffer because she was born into a world like this, a family like this." I sighed deeply in disappointment.
" I know but she'd suffer more if everyone knew who she was." He said while backhugging me and putting his chin on the side of my neck.
" Your probably right." I said while tightening Mateo's grip around my waist before heading in our room to change. " I better get going I have a meeting in about 20 minutes. " Then I left quickly for my meeting.
"Bye Love." He said waving his hands goodbye to my car while I waved back through the opened window.
6 minutes later Cleodora reached the Lomardi Group of Companies.
In thoughts" Here we go again."
As I went out of the car a high pitch voice greeted me.
" Miss Lombardi I see you finally here." She said as she bowed to me then followed as I walked to the entrance.
" So where were you last night Miss Lombardi??" She asked teasingly. I gave her a fake smile and answered
"It's really none of your business." I said while rolling my eyes as the other employees gathered by the entrance to greet me a good morning.
" Well I could have assumed that you'd tell me since we're friends." she said giving a devilish grin.
"Oh Darling there is on such thing as friends in this world if you want to survive pick your friends and enimies right. You shouldn't play with fire you might get burnt." I said to her while giving her my famous cold glare and dark smirk after I said that she immediately fixed her posture and started to talk about my schedule as my secretary was not present since she wasn't feeling well
Fast Forward to 3 hours later
Cleodora P. O. V.
It's been three hours and I'm getting ready to go to my daughter's school as she has family day event and I can't miss this one I've already missed a lot of events in her life and I'm trying to make it up to her and it doesn't help that I'm always busy.
Crystal P. O. V.
It's already 2pm and my Mommy and Daddy are nowhere to be found I knew it I shouldn't have expected them to come today, I was sitting on the bench when someone tapped my shoulder and I immediately looked at the person it was Selena my best friend.
"Hey Crystal!" She greeted me with a big smile on her face because I was feeling down because my parents couldn't make it again.
" Hey, Lena what up?" I asked while she sat next to me.
"Did your parents come?" She asked while giving me a bottle of water.
"Nope, they never come why would they come now," I said looking at the ground disappointed and hurt at the thought of my parents not loving me anymore as tears started to form my eyes Selena tapped my shoulder again.
" Hey Crystal isn't that your Dad?" She asked as she pointed at the entrance of the fields. I stood up instantly and ran to my Dad giving him a tight hug.
"Daddy!!"
" Hello, sweetheart." He said as he smiled brightly at me trying to hide the fact that my mother was still not here. And when I realized my smile instantly faded
" Where's Mommy?" I asked annoyed and angry. "Sorry, Princess I don't know if your mother is able to come today." He said while picking me up
"but she promised! And she always say that he loves me very much! But she can't even make it to one single event in my life! " I yelled while tears started to run down my cheeks and my father wiped them and said
"Sweetheart your mother is really busy you should understand that she can't come or won't be able to fulfill all her promises. She loves both of us very much and will do anything for us. That's why she works really hard so we can have everything we want and more. " When I was about to throw a fit coach called us in cause the games are about to start.
"Okay everyone gathers around were about to start!" He yelled as we students gather around the middle of the field while our parents went to watch at the bleachers.
"okay, our first game is Students Track and field so we have four teams who will fight for the Golden Field Day Cup and their leader will be crowned MVP and will lead our School in the National Field Day to light our torch. So here are the team's leaders as I announce your names please raise your hands, first up blue team led by Selena Cortez up next we have Green team led by Steffan Le Blanc, Then we have Yellow team led by Grayson Knightly Last but no the least our 12-year multi-champion Red Team!!! Led by Crystal Smith. The rules are simple whoever reaches the finish line first wins and whoever passes last well you get demerits may the best athletes win and kids also remember to play fair! Ehh who am I kidding your mafia and criminal blood who would play fair." He said as all the parents chuckled and all the kids put on their game faces on.
" Athletes to your places. Ready..... Get Set..... Goo!!!!"
(Crystal's Thoughts)
We just started to run and of course, I was leading, but suddenly my stomach started to ache and my opponents were starting to catch up but I refuse to lose. A Lombardi never losses to anyone especially to the enemies, you must stand strong and powerful even if your hurt that is what my mother always tells me now I can't be a disgrace to the family name, can I? As we were almost to the finish line I started to run faster even though my stomach ached but through that, I still managed to pull a win for me and my team.
"Yeyyy Crystal Won!!! We love you, Crystal."
Cleodora P. O. V.
10 minutes later.
" I'm sooo late," I said as I drove in a hurry I dialed a number.
"Hello?"
"Oh Mateo thank God you picked up the phone Where's Crystal? Is the field day already starting???" I asked him eagerly
"Mi Amor It started 10 minutes ago. Where even are you!? Crystal is mad and this time I don't think she'll let this slide." He sighed.
"I know I know I'm almost there I'm about to pull up. My meeting with Father ended later than expected." I said with a nervous chuckle.
" You better show up or it's not gonna be good we all know she looks like me but she has your personality." He said a little disappointed, before hanging up. I really messed up big time. I thought as I was parking my car, I went out and sprinted into the field as fast as I could and when I reached there my heart sank to my throat I see an image of my daughter falling unconsciously on the ground while holding her stomach, Before I could even reach her someone else grabbed just in time to catch her and it was
"Got you!"
To Be Continued...