Chapter five

Lorenzo's POV

The sun was too high in the sky today and the air was stuck in one place, I wanted to rip this cursed suit off and take a dip in the pool but it was not the time for that now.

I pulled at my tie trying to ease some the discomfort I was currently feeling, it felt like there were a bunch of ants walking behind my neck.

"Is there a problem Lorenzo?" Angelo asked me.

I quickly put my hands down and schooled my features into a more professional one.

"There's no problem Boss" I answered quickly.

Angelo regarded me with cool eyes before he got up from behind his desk.

"Let's take a walk" he said and walked past me.

I cursed under my breath before I followed him, I didn't want a work, I wanted to rip this damn suit off at once.

"You are worried about my sister aren't you?"

Angelo's words caught me off guard, I stopped walking at once, I had not been aware that Angelo was aware of my relationship with his sister.

"I am not sure what you mean boss" I said quietly and began following behind him once again.

A deep laugh escaped his lips "I am not blind Lorenzo, I have seen how you look at my sister and I don't blame you, Andrea is a charming girl, any man in your position would have fallen for her as well" he said.

I looked at the man in front of me critically, Angelo Severino, the second son of the powerful Severino family, He could referred to as kind, he had kind eyes, he was more like his father, Dante Severino, he barely spoke but only a fool will take their silence for weakness, he was perceptive and greatly calculative, he was a man that one did not cross carelessly.

"You should go and see her, once and then forget about her, she is married to Emil Ferrari now and if you keep thinking about her, you will only ruin yourself" Angelo said as he turned to look at me with a smile on his handsome face.

The thought of seeing Andrea sent a flurry of emotions through my heart, I had no idea what I was supposed to do when I saw her, I longed to hold her and heavens only knows how much I missed her strawberry scented hair.

"Go to the Ferrari mansion with some of her books, give her my best please, tell her I will come visit when I am no longer ashamed to look at her" Angelo said as a sad smile appeared on his face.

I nodded and said "I will tell her how much her brother misses her"

Angelo smiled once more before tapping my shoulder and then he walked off.

One thought lingered in my mind, I was going to see Andrea, my Andrea, God, she was beautiful, her smile could bring any man to his knees and I was just a man in the end.

I turned in the direction of my room, it had been a while since I was this excited for anything.

Just then, my phone rang in my pocket and a frown immediately crossed my face.

I pulled the phone out and looked at the screen, the moment I saw the caller ID, my Frown deepened.

"I was clear when I asked you not to call me on this number" I said immediately I answered the call.

"Something came up Lorenzo, you need to come home right away" Anna said.

A sigh of frustration left my lips as I said "I will be there soon" and ended the call.

It seemed like I will not be able to see Andrea after all.

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Marco's POV

"Have you seen Emil anywhere? I can't find him" Antonio said to me as he walked into my study.

"I am not sure but I think he is in his study, I saw him go in there earlier and he has not left since then" I replied.

Antonio took the seat before me, he looked like he had something on his mind, it was very easy to tell where Antonio's head was at a particular time.

"You have something on your mind, what is it?" I asked him.

Antonio looked like he wasn't sure if he should tell me what he had on his mind, I saw the thoughts warring on his face and when he finally made a decision, it was very obvious on his face as well.

A smile crossed my face, this was the sole reason why Antonio was bad at poker, he could not hide his thoughts and emotions but he never learnt.

"I am worried about the Severino girl" Antonio said.

"Can I ask why?" I asked him.

"She is a Severino, do I need further reason?" Antonio said with a scoff.

"And she is also your brother's wife, your sister in law and also a member of this family and we protect our family no matter what" I said to Antonio with a smile.

"I just can't trust the Severinos, they are always up to something and I think they are trying to get to Emil using the girl" Antonio said.

"Andrea, her name is Andrea"

Both our heads snapped in the direction from which Emil's voice had come.

He stood by the door, his cool dark eyes watching us closely.

"Emil, I didn't see you standing there" Antonio said, he was looking like a kid that had been caught stealing from the cookie jar.

Emil walked into the room, his hand folded behind his back.

"I understand your worries Antonio, bringing an enemy into our home, who knows what might happen but the girl is harmless, she is blind for heaven's sake" Emil replied.

"Are we even sure she is blind? What if it's all just a trick?" Antonio said.

Emil turned to look at him, a small smile on his face "I am sure she is blind, I am certain of it" he said.

I cleared my throat and said "Why did you agree to marry her in the first place? That question has been on my mind since you agreed to the marriage"

Emil was quiet for a while then he turned to me and said "She was beautiful and I could not stop looking at her"

"You like her?" Antonio said quickly, his eyes wide and I could understand him very well in this case, we had never heard Emil speak of a woman like this.

Emil smile again before he said "She is our family now and I made a vow before God and man to protect and care for her and I always keep my word and you protect your family no matter what"

He held our eyes for a second, I understood his request, treat her like family and protect her no matter what.

I smiled and said "We protect our family no matter what"

Antonio grumbled a little before he turned to Emil and said "We protect our family no matter what"

To this, Emil smiled and gave Antonio's shoulder a gentle squeeze before he walked out of the room.

I could not help thinking how this whole thing was going to play out in the end.