The Italian's proposal

Chapter 20

Chapter Twenty

Timothy

Timothy was on his way to Melody’s parents’ house; it was the only place he hadn’t looked for. He had called her countless times on her cell phone, wasting time dialing, knowing she wasn’t going to answer.

She was tired of him and his attitude and he knew it.

“Sir,” it was Clark, he was so wrapped up in his thoughts that he hadn’t realized they were already in front of Melody’s parents’ house.

The detective had done the job right.

She was there, she hasn’t been out all afternoon, not even to the porch.

“Shall I wait for you or come back for you later?” he didn’t know what the answer to that question would be either.

“Wait for me,” how about Melody refused to see him, she had her reasons. He screwed up big time. And Equilay Thompson’s Bahamas account confirmed it. He has been stupid, blinded by Gia’s infidelity and betrayal, he judged Melody without listening to her.

Now she was gone.

An innocent in a world full of bullets in the air.

She was hit by one, and unfortunately, Timothy was the one who pulled the trigger and sentenced.

“No,” he regretted. “Go. I’ll call you when we’re done.” He wasn’t going to leave without her.

He always had been known for being a confident man, but at that moment, with the documents the detective handed him half an hour earlier, he didn’t even know how to walk safely and calmly.

Regret and guilt were two things he never felt before, at least not to this magnitude.

He called Hamlet, asking for Devina’s number, which his cousin didn’t like, as he knew they didn’t get along, but in the end, Timothy was forced to confess that he screwed up big time.

Big and deep.

“Did you find her yet?” was the first thing she said when Hamlet put her on the phone.

“No. But you were right.”

“I usually am,” he imagined her smiling complacently, she was tremendous, that woman.

“I don’t know what to do.”

Admitting it hadn’t cost him as much as he imagined.

The truth was, if he was responsible for hurting Melody, it was appropriate to be just as responsible for apologizing and begging for her forgiveness.

He did not see himself as a man who would kneel before anyone, but neither did he see himself as one who would mistreat and hurt.

The last one already did.

It cost him nothing to kneel if necessary.

“The first thing is to talk to her, go over to her and tell her that you know she wasn’t the one who stole the money,” she told him after a while with the line silent.

“You make it too easy; don’t you remember how she beat you up for thinking I sent you?” she didn’t want to imagine what it would do to him if he didn’t tread lightly.

“It’s not that I forgot, it’s that she acted out of how we conditioned her. I realize this now.”

“What the fuck do you mean?” Devina seemed to have all the time in the world, whereas he, needed to figure everything out now. He was a pragmatic man of action, not one to make a mess and walk away without sorting it out.

“You accused her of stealing from you, of planning something as ugly as a three-million-dollar embezzlement, I tried to help her by giving her the money,” she sighed and continued. “I influenced her to believe you were trying to blame her even more. Melody didn’t see it as help, she saw it as a ploy to prove her dignity and her sincerity. Not as an escape, which was what I was looking for.”

“You wanted her to leave me?” he didn’t understand why Devina had stepped in where no one called her.

he only managed to feel like Satan himself, like a deplorable being. He thought of the restaurant and how he gave her Equilay Thompson’s statement and how he smiled at her all smug and wild. “She hardly realizes what the world is like. Did you ever stop to think how hard it must be to be pregnant

I’m sorry that...”

understand her or at least try to,” she said something to Hamlet and then went back to him. “I know you like her, if you weren’t

he said

listen to her. Tell her you screwed up, tell her you’re sorry and hopefully, hopefully, you’ll get her to forgive you,” she said goodbye and left him a

stood in front of the house,

him with

take refuge in his penthouse and carry on as if nothing happened. But the part that contained his integrity,

the door for him. He recognized her, since the report given by the detective

the look on the woman’s face, she knew who he

finally meet you,” she said and stepped aside, making way for him, which he was curious about. He hadn’t expected such a

with frying

asked after

the extreme, he tried to behave as affable as

mahogany furniture adorned the living room, giving it a contemporary and classic style, there were photographs of Melody and her sister as children, all the way up to their teenage years. He focused on Melody automatically, her face hadn’t changed a bit. She was smiling at the camera with all her teeth, even though she wore braces and her bangs on her forehead messed

stares on him, he grew up as the son of influential people, both, in Italy and in Manhattan and most of the world.

And he was.

how

Gia’s infidelity, he lost his essence

was why Devina judged him so harshly. Because in her eyes, he was

he let himself appear

has been. I hope you can settle your differences tonight. I’ve always told her she should stop making such a big deal out of everything,” he realized

communicates,” but he found it unnecessary to let her

like it’s a good thing. It’s not a good thing to be constantly drowning in a

wanted to tell him something else, but Melody’s father came out of one of the rooms at

Giannato, nice to meet you Mr. Redford,” he decided to take the first step

idea what Melody said about him at his parents’ house, he hoped not so much that his father would cut him down

it seemed as if the family was a jewel of union and love, that made him question why Melody left her parents’ house, even more, because being pregnant she did not have health insurance, being her father a doctor and her mother a

the man shook his hand for a second and released him as he looked at his wife. “Did you offer Timothy something

though she had been more amused, spreading uncertainty in him, than trying to be a good

is fine,” he said as he agreed to sit

my youngest daughter’s husband, the least we can do is invite you to dinner, so we can get to know each other,” Melody’s father

it gave him to understand that Melody hadn’t rant at him or told him what kind of relationship they were

that made him feel even

at the thought of

long,” he just wished he could talk to Melody alone and be able to start

where I can get my...?” the question died on her lips at the sight of him. Her

white skin stood out attractively. Her black hair fell loose on either side of her face and down to her breasts. She was wearing white tights, which came down to her knees, with a bunny face on her knees. He noticed her eyes; they were bloodshot

heavy and it wasn’t just him

came to talk to you. We’ll leave you alone,” Charles looked at him and the threat was implied in his eyes, but he still said staring at him. “Be incredibly careful

he meant it from the bottom of

to me, none of my family members care how rich you are, my daughter doesn’t deserve to be treated with

hand on her father’s back. “Leave

in front of Melody’s parents, when hours before, he thought their daughter was a

dinner,” Melody didn’t look at her mother, but it didn’t take it for him to realize something was going on there. Melody looked at him without fear and walked to the front

of brick, Melody sat there and looked at

her and leaving the envelope on top of the wall, with the documents that contained all the family information of Equilay and Melody herself, bank accounts of both and the proof that her brother-in-law

Her big gray eyes were undaunted. She was strong. One of the strongest women he knew, taking care of a child alone, never minding that the father was absent, shouldn’t be easy. He didn’t know the root of her relationship with that guy, he didn’t care about it either. It irritated

“What?”

to let go, but he didn’t let her. “Look at me Melody, look me

stopped struggling and stare at

“You...”

had nothing to do

let out a sob and covered her

her there, close to his chest. “Sorry... I’m sorry. I really am. I don’t care what you ask, I’ll give you anything, but I want you to know that I know I was a bastard, and I don’t deserve you to help me, or to marry me. I don’t deserve to have you even as a friend,” he knew he was babbling, but once

lifted her head and turned away

was in the paper! It was a secret between you and me. No press. Have you seen everything they say about me? That I’m a freeloader and a slut? You did that!”

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