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{ SOFT HEART }
“Nooooo!!!” Helena screamed with teary eyes. Her lips were trembling as she watched the scene of her own Romeo kissing another woman right in front of her! She was the one who’s supposed to be in his arms, not this d@mn lady!
Her legs wobbled as she slumped to the floor, falling on her knees as her eyes refused to look away from the two couples in front of her. She was supposed to look away, but that’d be fruitless because the sounds of Rosetta’s Mõ@ɲ rented the whole place.
“Stop it, please!! Stop! Stop! Stop!!!” When she felt they wouldn’t stop anytime from that moment, she ran out of the house in embarrassment. Her face was buried to the ground and she held her dress tightly, scurrying off shamelessly.
She was gone, they were supposed to break the kiss, but no! The two couples were deeply engrossed in it already. They’re so addicted to each other that their hands could not leave each other’s body. It was something impossible to do.
Romeo gripped his wife’s @zz possessively, spanking it for the second time. This time, Rosetta released a low yet sweet Mõ@ɲ into his lips. That sent his groin on fire.
He had never felt proud the way he felt when Rosetta dealt with Helena personally. He loved her Possessiveness, it was scary but cute!
The moment she walked to him and then slammed their lips together, he felt his heart bubbled in joy. His innocent wife has successfully been tainted by him!
“Ehem!!!” Someone cleared their throat behind them and they were forced to break the intense make out.
Rosetta’s face heated in a blush as she realized someone had actually been watching her kissing her husband fiercely! d@mn, that was really an embarrassing sight.
“What are you doing here?!” The harsh voice of Romeo brought her out of her reverie. She moved out of his arms and turned just to see Anaya, staring at them.
“I’m sorry, sir Romeo. I’m sorry for disrupting your moment with your wife,” Anaya apologized.
“Romeo, you don’t have to be harsh, c’mon!” Rosetta chided Romeo slightly. Romeo scoffed at that. He just doesn’t know why the idea of her being his wife’s personal maid doesn’t suit him at all.
“It’s fine. What’s that in your hand?” Rosetta gestured at the tray in Anaya’s hand. There was a bottle of wine there and she wondered where she was taking it too.
“Oh… A guest was in here a while ago, she requested for me to serve her wine” Anaya explained. Romeo’s twitched and his jaw clenched. She was the one who served Helena the wine?!
“Is that what you’re assigned here to do? A guest was here and didn’t even know who she was, yet you served her wine? What if she had an evil intention?” Romeo half yelled.
“Romeo…” Rosetta held his arms and he turned to her. She shook her head and he relaxed a bit.
“Anaya is still new here, she obviously doesn’t know that lady. It’s not her fault,” Rosetta said and Anaya stared at her for a while.
“But, you shouldn’t do that again, okay? You should ask the other maids before taking any action,” she further said.
“Thank you, Mrs. Castillo” Anaya bowed and went away. Rosetta turned to Romeo.
“Why are you being too hard on her? She obviously meant no harm” she muttered. Of course he knew she never meant any harm since there was nothing strange with her profile. But, why was he having these strange feelings about her?
“Do you like her being your maid? Or should I get another one?” Romeo’s question threw Rosetta aback. What does he mean by that? The few days she spent with Anaya, she discovered that she was a sweet girl. So why this?
“Anaya is a sweet girl, you should let her be.” Were the words that came out of her mouth.
“Okay” Romeo simply muttered. He held her waist and they both went to their bedroom.
“So, are you gonna tell me who she is? Or, you’re going to hide that from me too?” Rosetta asked as she loosened Romeo’s tie.
“She’s my ex” Romeo simply said and Rosetta stopped what she was doing immediately. She stared into his orbs.
“Ex?” She mumbled, blinking her eyes. He had an ex? What was she even saying? He’s a Billionaire, he would obviously have one.
“But, she’s not important anymore. Stop staring at me that way, Tesoro mio” he smiled at the way she wouldn’t stop staring at him.
“Then, why was she here?” Rosetta asked slowly, avoiding his eyes. She suddenly regretted not disfiguring that so-called ex of his!
“I don’t know. We ended things long ago, I don’t know why she was here” Romeo replied. Rosetta sighed before letting her hands down.
“What’s with the long face?” Romeo asked when he noticed her expression.
“I should have done more than hitting her on the face. The audacity of her coming here to seduce you” she growled and Romeo chuckled.
“You did well. I won’t lie, you really amazed me” Rosetta smiled shyly, raising her hands to his chest. She began removing the buttons and Romeo kept staring at her throughout. He could never have imagined himself getting to this stage with his wife.
“About my school…” Rosetta suddenly started and he smiled. He knew that question was gonna come up anytime soon.
“I never forgot, darling. Once all this is over, I’m sending to the best university in Italy” he leaned down and pecked her lips.
Rosetta smiled warmly at him and suddenly looked away when she felt a blush crept to her cheeks. But, it was too late, he saw it.
He laughed at her and she didn’t know when she joined in the laughter.
****
A taxi stopped just in front of a huge gate. “KNIGHT’S ESTATE” was boldly written on the gate. A restless Adele came out of the cab, she paid the cab man and the taxi drove off.
Adele inhaled sharply as she stared at the huge gate. She walked to it and was about to press the bell when she saw a familiar figure walking sharply towards it.
Her eyes twitched and it narrowed when she realized the person was Helena.
“Helena?” She mumbled. Her heart suddenly started beating fast and she looked around frantically. She sighted a fig tree not far from her and she immediately ran to it. She hid behind the tree and watched as Helena walked out of the tree obviously pissed off.
Her eyes widened a bit when she saw the dress she wore. Helena was really getting out of hand, she must admit!
“Why was Helena here?” She wondered aloud. After Helena had caught up with her back in their house, she had tried to talk to her and with the way she saw things, Helena was remorseful. Or, was that her thoughts?
Those were her thoughts till she woke up in the evening to find Helena gone. She panicked as a sudden dear gripped her tightly. What if she was out there to cause any harm? Or, to Romeo’s wife?
She never wanted to expose Helena at first, but that’d make her a criminal too. Valeria was like a friend to them. They’ve hung out a lot of times when Helena was still dating Romeo.
And Helena ki||ing Valeria, it was still a shock to her. She couldn’t get over it and she needed to do something to get the burden off her chest. Helena was getting out of hand, she needed to be tamed.
After waiting for a few minutes to be sure Helena was really gone, Adele came out of her hiding and let out a nervous breath. After mustering enough courage, she walked to the gate and pressed the gate as hard as she could.
A few seconds later, security appeared. He had a stern look on his face and he was heavily guarded. When his eyes settled on hers, his eyes softened and he smiled lightly.
“Miss Adele,” he greeted before opening the gate. Adele entered and turned to him.
“How have you been?” She asked slowly and he replied that everything was okay.
“Is Romeo in?” She asked again.
“Yes. You can go ahead” the security said. Adele smiled at him before walking through the driveway. It took 5 minutes of her time before she finally got to the gigantic gate of the mansion.
Her hand went to the fingerprint scanner and she placed her thumb on it. It clicked and the gate opened immediately. She entered and met a few guards waiting by the gate.
On recognizing her, they bowed their heads and she made her way into the mansion. She was attended to by the maids outside and was led into the house.
“I’ll inform Sir Romeo that you’re here,” a maid said to her and Adele nodded with a smile. The maid left
Adele suddenly became scared. How was Romeo going to take the news? Would he even spare Helena? Helena was her friend, she would never allow anything to happen to her. One of the reasons why she’s present in Romeo’s house.
A minute later, she saw Romeo ascending the stairs with a lady whom she recognized as his wife beside him. She was so beautiful, she wouldn’t argue with that.
“Good evening,” she greeted when they got to her. Rosetta immediately held Romeo’s arm and she smiled at that.
“Good evening,” Romeo and Rosetta said in unison.
“You wanted to see me,” Romeo said. Adele immediately nodded her head. The first thing she did was go on her knees, which surprised Romeo.
“What are you doing?” Romeo asked. He made to raise her up but she declined, moving back from him.
“Romeo…” Tears slipped out of her eyes which threw Romeo to a state of confusion. What was wrong with her?
“I need you to know something but please promise not to hurt anyone,” Adele pleaded. She needed to be assured Romeo won’t hurt Helena after she had told him the truth.
Romeo glanced at Rosetta who shrugged in return. He took his attention back to Adele who was still in tears before nodding his head.
“Okay, I promise,” he finally said.
“Ever since you broke up with Helena, she hadn’t been herself. She wouldn’t stop fantasizing about ki||ing your wife and then having you back” Rosetta gasped. Someone is thinking of ki||ing her?
“She got crazily obsessed and made that statement in front of Valeria when we bumped into her in a supermarket. Valeria threw a fuss and beat her up right in everyone’s presence.” Adele shook her head as her cries grew louder. The scene of Valeria dying filled her mind and her tears blinded her eyes.
“Helena didn’t forget that day. She didn’t and she did pay back. She…. She ki||ed Valeria!” Rosetta’s eyes widened while Romeo stood rooted to the spot, staring at Adele.
“She arranged for a hit and run accident making sure Valeria didn’t survive it. Helena is getting out of hand, Romeo! She really is!” Adele cried
“Valeria…” Rosetta whispered. Does that mean the lady who left here a while ago was the cause of Valeria’s accident?
“I tried stopping her but she wouldn’t listen to me, I decided to come here myself”
Romeo was shocked. Freudian wasn’t behind the accident but Helena? Seriously?
“My friend almost died,” Rosetta’s voice came out as a whisper. The scene of them mistaking someone else’s body for Valeria’s filled her mind. What if Valeria was the one who died?
“Helena…” Romeo’s eyes glinted dangerously. Adele grew scared.
“Anyone there?!” He barked. Before they knew it, about five guards rushed into the living room.
“Romeo, please don’t! Please!” Adele cried, clasping her hands together. Her tears were wetting the floor badly but that was the least of her problems.
“I know Helena was wrong! But, please don’t do anything to her, she’s the only one I have, please!” Adele cried and for a moment, Romeo couldn’t do a thing.
“You promised not to do anything, you said you won’t hurt anyone! You’re a man of your word, Romeo. Please don’t go back on it”
“I know Valeria is gone….”
“My Val is not gone! She’s never dying!” Rosetta yelled and Adele immediately looked at her.
“What did you say?” She asked slowly.
“Valeria is not dead, she’s very much alive. She survived the accident” Rosetta said.
“Oh my Father!” Adele sat on the floor, hitting her chest in relief. Valeria wasn’t dead, she’s alive! Helena is not a murderer! Marcus’ girlfriend is still with him!
“But, she was wrong!” That was Romeo’s voice. She immediately knelt back.
“What if something bad had happened to Valeria before the incident? Helena is a murderer and I’ll never let her go!!” Romeo barked thunderously.
“Romeo please! For me, just let her go. We’ll leave the country, I’ll take her away from you totally! We will never appear before you again, just please… Let Helena go,” Seeing Adele’s eyes soaked with tears, Rosetta felt sad.
Helena was wrong, that was the truth. But, for her friend who was here, crying her eyes out, she suddenly felt pity for her.
Rosetta slowly walked to Adele. She knelt beside her and pulled Adele’s head to her chest. She started by stroking her head gently.
“It’s fine, stop your tears” she whispered. Adele shook her head, still crying badly. If she knew Helena was going to get out of hand this way, she’d have left the country with her long ago.
“I can’t. I know it’s bad of me apologizing for Helena’s deeds, but she’s the only one I have in this life, I can’t bear to lose her” those words hit Rosetta deeply. The only one she has? She’d have done this too if she were in her shoes!
This made her remember her life in her parents home. They treated her like trash, even planned to sell her a brothel as a sêx slave! She had no choice but to run to Romeo, the one who saved her life.
Tears brimmed the corner of her eyes and she stared up at Romeo. She nodded her head gently and Romeo sighed. He knew that’d be her decision anyways.
“It’s okay. Everything is fine, stop your tears” Rosetta consoled Adele.
“Valeria is very alive and… Helena is forgiven.”
TBC