~Daniele's POV~
"Happy Birthday angel," well aware of the fact that she was angry with me because I didn't let her go to the competition in another city, however, nothing could ever come in between us when I decide to be sorry for something that made her upset.
Again I knocked on the door, but there was no response, might be because of yesterday.
"Victoria, I'm sorry, please open the door," Vittorio was standing by my side, just to surprise his sister with the surprise.
And there was she, whispered to come in, twitching our lips upwards we went inside the room and surprised her with the blessing and gifts from her brothers.
"Thank you so much," she muttered and shared a cheerful hug with us. Remembering that we both went out of her room, as Vittorio had to arrange the party and I had some business to deal with in another city, it wouldn't take long, so I left before the afternoon with Enzo and Kaden.
"Boss, have you found something about Marco?" Enzo asked
"Haven't but I have to keep an eye on Victoria and warn all the guards for her safety," I let out and unbuttoned the button of the suit while peeping out of the window, wanting to stay silent for while.
But no, when the phone rings with the name of Luca appearing on the screen.
"Sir, Luca is calling you," Enzo muttered while handing me the phone.
I nodded and grabbed the phone, "Hello?"
"Hey, Daniele. Can we meet up?" he asked
"Yeah, we can but what happened all of sudden, everything alright?"
"Yeah but I wanna discuss something about Russian with you. Let's meet at 7 p.m.," at that time I couldn't come because of the party but still Russians were something I couldn't let of my hand, and if I did then Victoria would feel bad, I was occupied by the confusion of whether to meet him or not. Therefore, I asked him if that was important or not?
"I can't meet at 7 p.m., some other time?"
"Are you serious? It's really important, let me know if you can otherwise it would be a great loss," his utterances of last words bothered me.
"Alright, Let's meet," with that utterance I hung out with the call.
"Enzo? Schedule a meeting at 7 p.m. with Luca," said me, while he nodded.
And the day went all the same as others and ended when the clock showed the time of 7 pm, which means I had met him, it was good that Vittorio scheduled the time of party at 9 p.m.
Pausing for Luca's appearance, I gulped down the half glass of wine, and when his sight cause my attention.
"Hello," we shared the handshake and got comfortable on respective seats.
"What was it?"
"I have planned to defeat Russian," he uttered and my senses caught me "how"
"How?" and I uttered the same.
"I know the location of Marco and he is being trapped by my men in that place without his awareness," that was the only good thing I heard in the past few days, my whole mood glittered at the feeling of torturing him to death.
"That's sound good,"
"Yes, and Eleonora is nothing without Marco," he added, which heightened my satisfaction.
"let's go for it," we both smirked and cheered while holding the glass of wine.
Smirking internally, "Thats your end, Miss Eleonora," I mouthed.
After that meeting, we returned to the mansion, eyeing the beautiful view of it, which is decorated with all her favourites stuff, I grinned and walked further to meet guests and join my family at the end of the hall, murmuring about something.
"What are you talking about?" I asked and hugged my little sister from behind, just to see her flinch with the move.
"you scared me_" she mumbled while swallowing down the fear, as it was seen.
"Sorry, by the way, what are talking about?"
"Where were you?" Dad questioned, and I wrinkled my brows with the hint of annoyance.
"I had a meet with Luca," I muttered and saw him bouncing while sipping the wine.
"Is everything right?" Vittorio asked, standing opposite to me.
"Yeah, it's all alright," not wanting to discuss something about the mafia in front of the crowd, I ignored the topic just with the head nod.
However, Vittorio seemed to grow confused at my utterances, so he excused us from the crowd and moved towards the corner to ask if something was wrong.
"What happened?" I said while smiling at his behaviour.
"What did you talk about?" he questioned
I sighed
"We are planning to defeat Marco by tomorrow, " I let out.
"Seriously?" he mouthed and hugged me manly, patting his back I grinned
"Didn't you invite Luca tonight?" he raised another question.
"No, I didn't want to mess up everything by his appearance, and I don't want to risk the safety of Victoria,"
"Oh, that's okay," Vittorio muttered and then we two got energetic with the guests.
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~Sung-Ho's POV~
It's been days since Jin-Ae moved from the hospital, doctors said that she was all good but I didn't agree as the injuries were still visible, and she struggled to get over the pain of the fracture.
"I'm alright, you can continue your work," she said.
"No, I don't care about work," I said and got more comfortable on her bed, while holding her hand in mine and other, caressing her hair back.
"It's been days Sung, you can leave. After all, work is important," again she let out the same words from her mouth like the past days.
"I wouldn't be leaving until you get healthy and work isn't important to me but you, more than anything," feeling euphoric being by her side, didn't bother me for seconds that I have work to do.
"Come here," she directed me to get closer to her by her index finger. While I grew worried if something hurt her, cause her pain.
"Do you need something?"
"Come closer," she said the same wording, and without any clue, I did, got closer to her.
"you-," I was cut off by her lips leaving a quick peck on mine, not just one but more as she held the support by holding me by the neck.
Not knowing that my cheeks got the shade of red, I smiled.
"You are blushing," she said and then again kissed me on both cheeks.
"You need rest," I said as eyeing her actions of trying to be romantic in such miserable condition of her.
"I am doing,"
"Ah, that's how you rest?" I taunted.
"Yeah, that's my way of rest, kissing you," she said so straight, that now I badly wanted to kiss her but watching her struggling with health warned me therefore I didn't do anything.
"Do you need anything?" I asked as I wanted to go outside, to calm down the hormones showing their colour.
"Yes," she said.
"What?"
"YOU,"
"Nah!" I groaned internally because today for some unknown reason she was trying to be romantic and just not romantic but something I couldn't help.
"Don't you think you are acting strange today?" accepting the defeat, I asked her and again I got comfortable on the bed, but way closer to her than before.
"I am not, this is how everyone acts when they are..." she paused just to bite her bottom lips seductively, and there was me, struggling to stay cool, but wanting to lose control.
"What?"
Although I could sense that she was needy, the action wasn't in favour.
"Alright, you take an, I have to give Jake a call," excusing myself was the only way to get away from such an awkward situation.
She laughed and then nodded.
"Okay!"
I walked into the balcony, to experience the fresh air, and grabbed the phone out of pocket.
"Hello?"
"Yes, sir?"
"Is everything alright there?" I questioned as it was now a week, I haven't heard back from the US.
"Yes, it's good,"
"Alright," I said and hung up the call, even though working from here wasn't that bad but still I was concerned about it.
Since Jin-Ae was getting good at health, I couldn't let her be alone knowing that she would take care of herself, being stubborn was hard to deal with.
I was thinking, when I heard the knock on the door so hurriedly with the steps, I walked inside and unlocked the door.
"Hey?" Ari greeted and got inside of her room while holding the tray of dinner.
"You can leave now," she added
"No, it's alright after all, I got to spend some time with her," I said while making eye contact with her, watching a cheerful smile appear on her front.
"That's nice, but it's night," she again muttered. And let me defend myself, Jin-Ae spoke.
"You can leave now, come tomorrow, " she mumbled and threw a smile in my direction.
"Okay, I'm leaving then, but take care of yourself till then," I said and for the last time, I pecked her forehead before disappearing from there.
"Bye!'