Chapter-65
Author's POV:
Riccardo sat on the balcony, looking at the main gate of the Palace, even when she left hours ago. His mind was burning down in pain and anger. He felt frustration, and he felt everything was taken from him.
His love to his children, he felt like he lost everything.....
He got to know about them and he lost them on the same day. He couldn't stop her. He was ready to beg her. If needed, he was ready to put force, too.
But her words made him stop. This place was not safe for her anymore. Her own home was not safe for her.
He was holding a drink, but he couldn't take a sip out of it. He knew that won't ease it.
He found his happiness, and greedy people made sure to strip him off it, too.
Her tears, her fear, and her pain stained his mind. Now he felt anger, like he was wronged. He was stolen of his right to care for his wife and unborn child. Now, his home was filled with people who would never miss a chance to kill him, and the only person he cared for was not there anymore.
She walked away empty-handed, her eyes telling her pain to him. He understood but couldn't say anything. When did Riccardo Valentine become so useless? He thought.
He kept repeating the days before fire, he remembered how Cherish changed?
From her not wearing heels to those oversized clothes..... her change in behavior... Like she was hiding something....
She knew it already. She knew she was pregnant from the start, and Riccardo figured it out. He knew the truth was hidden from him. He was kept away from it..... Why?
Did she not trust him?
Then, the events started to play in his mind. Those hospital visits were not of Jasmine but Cherish.
Riley tried to kill his wife and burn her alive. As it was not angering him enough, he realized he could have lost his wife as well as children too. Riley tried to push Cherish off the stairs... They wanted her dead....
Will he let that happen?
A few more hours passed, and he locked himself in the same room, moving to the window looking outside, but his mind was roaming to find her already.
He heard a feminine voice. He knew it was Riley, and he pocked his hand, preferring to be silent.
Riley, who couldn't get enough of her victory, walked the room smiling and so proud of herself that heavens appeared useless to her.
Cherish was gone, she left.... What else does Riley need?
She had everything she ever wanted, and she didn't feel inferior anyhow. Her cunning mind was now just longing for the power Riccardo had. That's the only thing left for her to achieve.
Riley said, walking to Riccardo, "Today's weather is so nice...." While his mind was covered in storm, his silent face got darker and darker in anger.
Riley said, "I am so happy.... So... So happy...."
He stayed like he was carved on stone, She said, "Finally, Sara resigned.... and left.... She was annoying..."
Riccardo looked at her, Riley sat near him, on the arm rest of the couch, and she said, "She troubled you a lot.... right? Like she didn't get what to tell her?"
Riccardo said, "Seemed like she never understood my words...."
She tangled her hand around his shoulder, and she said, "I know... You are unwell, and she became an extra headache...."
Riccardo swirled his drink, but in truth, the violent anger he was feeling was burning him alive. Her hand moved on his shoulder seductively as she said, "Now... No one can disturb us..."
She took the glass of alcohol and took a sip, she whispered, "God! I needed this...." He kept his eyes glued on her.
Riley whispered, "Riccardo..... You know... I am glad she is gone now..." Her fingers played with his hand," she whispered, "Her presence near you bothered me... I am your fiancé, even when she was just a worker here... I will not tolerate her near you...."
Riccardo moved his hand near her face, and he asked, "Why?" Riley closed her eyes in satisfaction as she felt his touch on her skin.
She looked back at him with lust, and she said, "She was into you.... I can tell that, that greedy girl is just after a rich man!!!... Riccardo believe me, I know girls like her... who will sleep with anyone to just get money, he is a sl*tty bitch!!"
His eyes glowed in anger, while Riley was too power drunk to notice it. Riccardo's hand were grabbed in a tight fist against Riley's hairs, his grip got tighter. And before she should understand anything, Riley was thrown on the book shelf as if she was piece of paper.
She fell down on her stomach flat after an big impact. She didn't got any chance to scream. She looked at Riccardo, as her hairs were already messy, and there was a visible scratch on her forehead, her eyes were wide open in shock. She couldn't understand what happened for a second.
She tried to move, but the pain in her body made her moment slow. She looked at him angry yet so confused, she asked, "Riccardo... Wh-"
Her words stopped when he said looking at her, "That's my wife you speak about...."
Riccardo bent down to her level, while she move back in fear, she said, "You...You... were faking it...." Her words stuttered.
Riccardo smirked, she felt she got glimpse of the devil. Riccardo mocked, "You think it's that's easy to tie Riccardo Valentine in your fist...."
Riley moved back from him, he said, "Because of you... You... You I lost my Wife.... You know how that feels...." Riley grabbed the fallen vase from the floor, striking him with it.
He did moved away a little, but the impact didn't made him flinch. His eyebrow had a big scratch on it, he was bleeding down.
Instead of pain, Riley saw a smile on his face. Her body shivered. Riccardo grabbed her neck banging her back on the wall.
She screamed, but fell silent on the pressure. She was looking at him silent.
He said, "You tried to kill her.... You tried to distance her from me..... and she left..... And you dare to say those words about my wife!!!" He screamed the last part at her.
In fear she closed her eyes, she whispered, "Riccardo...Riccardo.. I love you... I just wanted to be with you..." She felt his grip getting tiger on her neck, she couldn't breathe.
Riccardo said losing himself in anger, "You don't get it...If I kill you here, I will not mind to have a feast on your death body... I hate you that much!!"
She was chocking, she said, "Please... stop... h....help..."
Riccardo released her, she fell down holding her neck, crying in pain struggling to breathe.....
This was no new side of him, he was this person, he was a monster for everyone. That's why no one dared to speak bad or good about him, no one could tell on what he would kill them for. He had no one too close to him, he trusted no one.
Rumors about him were true, he wasn't even that close to his family, and the people around him were chosen by loyalty. He still wouldn't flinch on kill them, he had no value for anyone in his life, anyone but her.
For the first time he felt this need to be around someone, he was crazy for her since the day one he saw her. He controlled himself for her happiness, he stopped himself from approaching her... He got her as he got a choice, he got selfish fearing, if it was not him then someone else might take her away from him.
And now.... Someone's schemes took everything he had from him. His Love was gone, carrying his kids in her womb. She left him.
He couldn't stop her, like this was not enough, the reason for this disaster walked in and laughed on the fact his wife left?... was he ready to pass this so easily?
Riley was still holding her neck, his hand print visible on her neck.
She heard Riccardo, "She is pregnant...."
Riley's eyes went wide, she knew nothing good was going to come her way, no mercy was written on her faith.
She looked at Riccardo as she was stunned, he was looking at her holding hate in his eyes. He said, "My wife is pregnant..... and she left with them..."
Riley tried to speak something for mercy, "I..I...Didn't.. knew"
Riccardo grabbed her hair dragging her out of the room. Her screams were so horrifying the maids and everyone rushed in looking at the scene.
Riccardo's Mom rushed to seen and her faced showed the horror even if she wanted Riley to suffer. Riccardo's father on the other hand was stunned beyond words, the maids and the guards looked like they were witness pure horror.
Everyone was beyond terrified.
Riley screamed for help, but no one dared too. They knew, if they stop it they will face the same faith.
Riccardo's father said, "Riccardo!!!!..... Stop it!!! She is your fiancé!!!! Riccardo!!!"
But like his screams met deaf ears Riccardo said unmoved. He grabbed her hair tighter as he said, "You pushed her off the stairs?.. Didn't you?"
Riley begged, "Ricc... Ricc... I didn't ... knew... I am sorry..."
He said, "You tried to end my life by harming her and my children..... You know how it feels to be dead?" He smirked.
The next second, Riley was rolling down the stairs. Soon, she landed on the floor, and she didn't move. Her eyes were rolling back. The blood was staining the perfect marble floor.
Soon, she was in blood, pool struggling for her every breath.
Riccardo's father screamed at maids, "Help her... call the ambulance!!!"
Riccardo warned, "The one tries to save her will pay me back with their life.... I won't stop anyone from kindness...."
Riccardo walked down the stairs looking at his father, the father's son, were glaring at each other silently. A silent war for power was moving on, and on one dare do intervene.
Riccardo looked like death himself. His father said, "Riccardo, if she dies... Rizzo's will be against us... Most of our allies are with them..."
Riccardo smirked. He took the gun from the guard as he said, "I don't care...Father...."
His father got chills by the way he was smiling. The blood dripping down his face made the scene even more gruesome.
Riccardo said, "You harm my wife, you die.... simple as it can get..." He shot Riley, who was on the floor. He was staring at his father.
His mother whispered, "You... You are bleeding.."
He ignored it, he said, looking at his father, "House arrest my dear Father on the island, I strip him off every power he ever had... for conspiring against me."
Riccardo's father screamed, "Riccardo!!! I gave you this power!! this position!!! How dare you!!!"
He chuckled, a creepy laughed roamed the palace, and the maids were shivering at this point.
Riccardo said, getting serious the next second, "The Finest Rules... these are the rules here...."
He said, locking at his father, "Choose... House arrest or death!... for trying to plot against me..."
His father was left speechless, Riccardo looked the guard as he said, "Call Fred... I want Rizzo's death in an hour...everyone of them who were against me...."
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