Cecilia's POV
Cecilia walking towards her Nonna with a tray in her hand. "Where's Julia?" Lizia asked. Cecilia puts the plate on the table and she took a deep breath, then exhales.
"She's doing great, and she said she didn't want to meet you." Lizia stood up, and she snatched Matthew's handgun and pointing at her head.
"Matthew, can you destroy this place until she telling me where Julia is !?" Matthew did not respond to her. "Why are none of you move!? Did all of you want to get killed!?" Matthew clenched his fist and jaw. "I'm sorry, godmother. I'm Julia Salvatore's henchmen." Lizia slapped Matthew.
Cecilia stood up, and she tapped Lizia's shoulder. "Don't make a commotion, or I call the cops!" Lizia put Matthew's gun down and she get back to seat again and stared at the cake. She put the gun with a muzzle on her face."What is this!?" Lizia took a bite and her eyes widen.Cecilia smiled. "It's chocolate tiramisu with espresso. The cake it's perfect for you to start the day." Cecilia took a deep breath, and she touched Matthew's gun.
"Where's Julia?" Cecilia shook her head."She didn't want to meet you, Nonna." Cecilia said as she tried to keep calm in front of her Nonna.
"Why you choose Julia? You blind! You can…" Julia showed up with a box in her hand. When she was about to talk, Cecilia stomped her feet.
"We did not choose, but nature chooses us, Nonna." Cecilia grabbed Julia's hand as she pecked her wife's cheek. "I love her not because she's from a wealthy and powerful family. I married her because she is the person I love the most." Cecilia's face turned red.
Julia pulled her wife closer. "You should married with a man, Julia! It's…" Julia raised her eyebrow.
"I respect you, but why you didn't want to respect my decision?" All of Julia's capos and henchmen walked to the kitchen to helping their employees. Julia sat her wife on the chair and she stared at her Nonna. "I'm not afraid to lose all my privileges, my position, and everything Salvatore gave me, but if you tried to acquisition my position from Salvatore Construction," Julia shook her head, "see you at the court." Julia glared at her.
Lizia slapped Julia's face because she can't stand her emotion no more. Julia sighed. "From now, you not the part of the family!" Lizia left and followed by her bodyguards.
Cecilia holds Julia's hand and reassuring her. "Matthew, you hearing that, right?" Matthew did not respond, and she took a deep breath. Julia approaching Matthew and she tapped his shoulder. "Serve her and send my regards to all the maids and butlers. They will have a hard time." Cecilia followed her wife.
Julia's POV
Julia put the box inside the storage room. "Julia? Are you okay?" Cecilia embraces her wife. Julia let the tears out. "You choose me?" Julia did not answer to her question.
Cecilia let go of her embrace and wiped her tears, then she smiled. "I… don't want to lose you." Cecilia locked her lips, and they let their tears down. Their eyes closed. Julia closed the storage door and pinned her wife to the wall. She wiped her tears.
"I'm sorry, i-if my idea…" Julia shook her head.
"It's better than nothing, babe. I should say that words to her earlier. So, she didn't need to bother us anymore." The couple walked to the outside. All of Julia's capos, including Matthew, standing in front of her waiting for her order.
"Boss, we will get killed after this, so… it's better tell us what we should do." Julia sighed. Paulo right. They will get killed.
"We should start from the bottom…" Maria approached them with a duffle bag in her hand.
"Julia," Maria throw the duffle on the floor and she looked at her, "it's Salvatore's hidden stash that my boyfriend and I stole." Maria's confession made Julia furrowed her brow.
"I…" Julia opened the zipped and she looking at a lot of amounts of cash inside the duffle bag and she looking at Maria.
"It is worth over 5 million in today's currency," Maria said. Julia closed the bag and looking at Maria. Julia picked the duffle bag and she looking at her capos. She couldn't give up so easily. All their life on her hands, now. She clenched her fist and grabbed the duffle bag, then took a deep breath.
"If one of disagree to start over, please leave this place!" None of her capos move from their position. Julia walked to the front door, followed by all of her capos.
Cecilia's POV
Cecilia walked to their office and heard someone closed the door. "Ma? It's that you?" Cecilia can feel a man's arm around her waist. "Julia!" Cecilia screaming and she tried to stomp that person's feet. "Shh… shut up, bitch!" Cecilia widens her eyes because she knows who he is. She bit his hand and pushed him, then she used that opportunity to run towards the door.
"Julia he…" He muffled her mouth with his handkerchief until she unconscious.
Julia's POV
"Shit," Julia and her capos keep punching the thug in front of them and saw a man dragged Cecilia's unconscious body.
Julia running towards them and kicked the man. He took out his knife and put on Cecilia's neck. Julia didn't have another choice except to stop.
Julia raised her hand and glared at him. "She's mine! Not yours!" Julia walking slowly towards him and in a nickel of time, she already grabbed the knife.
"She's not yours, Rico. She's not yours!" Julia punched his nose, then Julia catched Cecilia's body. Rico ran to his car and stepped on the gas. Julia looking at her capos, who successfully beat all the thugs that Rico send it to her. She embraces her wife.
Julia clenched her fist and jaw. She stills glared at the road that Rico took as his escape road. "If you comeback here, Rico. I swear I will not let you touched my wife again, I swear under my Nonno's grave." A thunder heard as she looking at her wife.
TBC