Chapter 17
" I washed up my face and changed into a loose hoodie with a comfy leggings and headed towards the kitchen to have some refreshments ."
" I took out two croissants from a pantry shelf and poured a glass of strawberry shake and headed towards the dining room."
Arabella Forte (FL)/ Bella
(took a bite of croissant and scrolling through her phone)
Emilia Forte (FL's cousin)/ Emi
(arrived in the dining room with a plate of sandwiches)
Arabella Forte (FL)/ Bella
(looked at Emilia) Oh, you're back..?
Emilia Forte (FL's cousin)/ Emi
(sat on the chair) Yeah..
Emilia Forte (FL's cousin)/ Emi
How was everything.? 😒Did that bast@rd spout any nonsense..?
Arabella Forte (FL)/ Bella
(drinking strawberry shake)
(indifferent tone) Stop talking about him..
Emilia Forte (FL's cousin)/ Emi
(raised her eyebrows) 🤨 * That's an unexpected statement..*
Arabella Forte (FL)/ Bella
(looked at Emilia) Did uncle return back..?
Emilia Forte (FL's cousin)/ Emi
(offers her sandwich) Hm..no.. He will be back from the company at night..
Arabella Forte (FL)/ Bella
(takes a sandwich from the plate) OK..
Emilia Forte (FL's cousin)/ Emi
(looks at Bella's emotionless face) * I'm sure something has happened.. But she is not saying anything..*
Arabella Forte (FL)/ Bella
(eating silently)
In the Lombardy mansion..
Max, Dmitri, and Lucio went inside the study to meet Max's grandpa..
Abraham Lombardy (ML's grandfather)
(reading newspaper)
Abraham Lombardy (ML's grandfather)
❄️ Come in..
Max, Dmitri, and Lucio went inside the study..
Abraham Lombardy (ML's grandfather)
(looks at them)
Dmitri Volkov (ML's BFF)
(cheerfully) Hello, Grandpa.. How are you doing..?
Abraham Lombardy (ML's grandfather)
(happy) Oh, Dmitri.. How are you, my boy ?
Lucio Bain (ML's secretary/BFF)
(bows) Hello, sir..
Abraham Lombardy (ML's grandfather)
(happy) Hello, hello.. It's great to see you all together..
Abraham Lombardy (ML's grandfather)
Come and have a sit..
Maximilian Lombardy (ML)/ Max
❄️It seems like you forgot your grandson..
Abraham Lombardy (ML's grandfather)
😑 I know you're doing great. Why to ask..?
Maximilian Lombardy (ML)/ Max
(rolls his eyes)
Abraham Lombardy (ML's grandfather)
Oh, where is Enrique?
Dmitri Volkov (ML's BFF)
He might come back next week.
Abraham Lombardy (ML's grandfather)
Oh..
Abraham Lombardy (ML's grandfather)
Max... me and Carlos have to attend a business meeting in Greece.
Abraham Lombardy (ML's grandfather)
So it might take nearly two months for us to return back. So I hope you will take care of the company...
Maximilian Lombardy (ML)/ Max
❄️ OK... Don't worry.. I will take care of it..
Abraham Lombardy (ML's grandfather)
Dmitri, are you going to stay in the UK or return back to Russia..?
Dmitri Volkov (ML's BFF)
Nah, I'm planning to stay here for the time being and enjoy my time..😉
Lucio Bain (ML's secretary/BFF)
What else can you do except enjoying..? 😒
Dmitri Volkov (ML's BFF)
Jealous..?😏
Lucio Bain (ML's secretary/BFF)
🙄
Abraham Lombardy (ML's grandfather)
(laughs at them) You are still the same little boy who used to annoy everyone..
Dmitri Volkov (ML's BFF)
😌
Maximilian Lombardy (ML)/ Max
❄️So, when will you both leave .?
Abraham Lombardy (ML's grandfather)
Um, maybe by tomorrow night..
Maximilian Lombardy (ML)/ Max
(nods)
In Alfonso and Silvia's room.
Arabella Forte (FL)/ Bella
(knocks on the door)
Alfonso Forte (FL's uncle)
Come in !!
Arabella Forte (FL)/ Bella
(open the door )
Alfonso Forte (FL's uncle)
(looks at Bella)
Alfonso Forte (FL's uncle)
(keeps his laptop aside) Bella dear.. Come in, come in..
Arabella Forte (FL)/ Bella
(Went inside)
Silvia Forte (FL's aunt)
(looks at Bella) * Whole day, today her mood was gloomy.. I knew something might have happened, but I didn't get the courage to ask her..*
Alfonso Forte (FL's uncle)
Have a sit..
Arabella Forte (FL)/ Bella
(sat on the couch)
Arabella Forte (FL)/ Bella
(clench her leggings) U..uncle..
Alfonso Forte (FL's uncle)
Yes..?
Arabella Forte (FL)/ Bella
(cracking voice) I.. I want to c..cancel the engagement..
Alfonso Forte (FL's uncle)
(shocked to hear from her mouth)
Silvia Forte (FL's aunt)
(widened her eyes in shock) * Did she just say this..? *
Arabella Forte (FL)/ Bella
(looks at them with emotionless face) I want to cancel the engagement ...
Silvia Forte (FL's aunt)
(Went towards her)
(worried) What happened..? (sat beside her)
Arabella Forte (FL)/ Bella
(gulps) No.. nothing, auntie.. 🙂It's just that I realised that nothing is going to work between us.
Arabella Forte (FL)/ Bella
So, uncle.. When you visit Grandpa, take me along with you. I want to have some words with grandpa ..
Alfonso Forte (FL's uncle)
❄️ Bella, tell the truth.. Did something happen..?
Arabella Forte (FL)/ Bella
🙂 Uncle, nothing happened.. Even if it did happen, we can't do anything..
Arabella Forte (FL)/ Bella
Lombardies are quite powerful people. 🙂Mingling with that family is difficult for me. Moreover, no one in that family is happy with our engagement, which I realised later..
Alfonso Forte (FL's uncle)
Alright, we will go there tomorrow in the evening time..
Arabella Forte (FL)/ Bella
(nods)
Arabella Forte (FL)/ Bella
Good night, uncle, auntie.. (stood up from the couch)
Alfonso Forte (FL's uncle)
Good night.. * Something might have happened, or else she wouldn't take this decision abruptly..*
Silvia Forte (FL's aunt)
Good night, dear..
Bella went out of the room and headed towards her room..
Alfonso Forte (FL's uncle)
Do you know anything why she has decided to end this engagement..?
Silvia Forte (FL's aunt)
Actually, today, Max contacted Bella to meet her at his company..
Alfonso Forte (FL's uncle)
(disbelief) WHAT !! She met him..? And that too in his company..?
Silvia Forte (FL's aunt)
(nods) Maybe he has said something to her..
Alfonso Forte (FL's uncle)
(grit his teeth) That boy, why did he turn out that way..? He is totally a different person, full of arrogance and prideness.
Silvia Forte (FL's aunt)
From the beginning, I felt that he was quite arrogant and a prideful person. He looks down at everyone who is beneath his status..
Alfonso Forte (FL's uncle)
Breaking this engagement will be a better option for both of them. At one point, I think forcing him into this engagement was wrong.
Silvia Forte (FL's aunt)
Yeah, you are right.. Its better for our children to decide their own life rather than forcing into something which they don't want to..
Alfonso Forte (FL's uncle)
(nods)
Alfonso Forte (FL's uncle)
Tomorrow, I'm going to repay the loan too..
Silvia Forte (FL's aunt)
Did you arrange all the amount ?
Alfonso Forte (FL's uncle)
Yeah..
Arabella Forte (FL)/ Bella
(📱) Let me see..
Arabella Forte (FL)/ Bella
(📱) I'm quite busy..
Arabella Forte (FL)/ Bella
(📱) 😅 Yeah.. my work is piled up..
...
(📱) 😒Of course, it will be piled up since you run behind your fiancé every time..
Arabella Forte (FL)/ Bella
(📱)😐 Yeah, right, now onwards, it won't happen..
...
(📱) 🤨* Is she serious? *
OK.. So what's your next plan..? Not going to continue ?
Arabella Forte (FL)/ Bella
(📱) Sigh... Let me see..
Actually, now, I want to be a permanent employee of the company, where I'm currently working as an intern .
...
(📱) Alright, just inform me when you are ready...
Arabella Forte (FL)/ Bella
(📱) 🙂 OK..
Arabella Forte (FL)/ Bella
(cut the call) 📵
Comments
Aleyna Lįn
thanks for updating, please don't make us wait too much /Whimper/
2024-02-23
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kiana
thanks for the update 😀
2024-02-23
0