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.

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 and exiled by your own parents? I didn’t

didn’t know that about you, I’m sorry that...” he didn’t even know what to say to

is that you must be empathetic, put yourself in her place, 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 attracted to her, you wouldn’t be

thanks,” he

screwed up, tell her you’re sorry and hopefully, hopefully, you’ll get her to forgive you,”

in front of the house, the uncertainty

him with a

car and watched Clark drive away, a part of him wanted to leave with him, take refuge in his penthouse and carry on as if nothing happened. But the part that contained his integrity, his remorse, and his attraction to Melody, kept

he said when Melody’s mother opened the door for him.

from the look on the woman’s

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

banging with frying

asked after inviting him to

he tried to behave as affable as possible, but it was impossible for him not to

the way up to their teenage years. He focused on Melody automatically,

to people’s stares on him, he grew up as the son of influential people, both, in Italy and in Manhattan and most of the world. His last name opened doors for him, but it also made everyone see him as a frivolous

And he was.

realized now how petulant

discovering Gia’s infidelity, he lost his essence and

him so harshly. Because in

let himself

always 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 at once to

found it unnecessary to let her mother

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

think the woman wanted to tell him something else, but Melody’s

he decided to take the

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

why Melody left her parents’ house, even more, because being pregnant she

the man shook his hand for a second and released him

spreading uncertainty in him, than trying to be a good

agreed to sit down. “Where’s

good time, we are having a family dinner, since you will be my youngest daughter’s husband, the least we can do is invite you

both behaved, it gave him to understand that Melody hadn’t rant at him

that made him feel even

wasn’t looking to sow hatred in others at the thought of him, though it was

I don’t think I can stay long,” he just wished he could talk to Melody alone and be able to start from

can get my...?” the question died on her lips at

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 and cursed himself for being a bastard

heavy and it wasn’t just

and the threat was

hurt her,” and he meant

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

to them and put a hand on her father’s back. “Leave us alone for a

of Melody’s parents, when hours before, he thought

dinner,” Melody didn’t look at her mother, but it didn’t take

Melody sat there and looked at him with her

and Melody herself, bank accounts of both and the proof that her brother-in-law kept the money in an account in the Bahamas. He felt her warmth and smelled her scent of wildflowers. That smell he could

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

“What?”

her hand. She tried to let go, but he didn’t let her. “Look at me Melody, look me in the eyes and believe me when I

struggling and

“You...”

had nothing to

believed...” she let out a sob and covered her mouth

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,

her head and turned

it? That everything will be fine? Our engagement 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!” she began to draw in a forced breath, and

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