The Italian's proposal

Chapter 21

Chapter Twenty-one

Melody

“Here’s your tea,” Melody’s mother handed the tea to Timothy and he sat down in the living room next to her.

Between her parents, she was going to keep up the charade the best she could. In their eyes, the wedding was a fact, her affair with Timothy was true. She would never confess that Equilay blamed her, there was no need to. That would bring into question the reason she was getting married, and she didn’t want that. Not when she still didn’t know what Timothy wanted from her.

What if he no longer wished to marry her? What if he felt only regret towards her?

She didn’t know what she felt for him, fear did not allow her to analyze her feelings for the Italian. The only thing that was clear to her was that she already had solved at least the ugliest part. Having Timothy’s trust was enough for her.

She didn’t want to be a bother, she didn’t come into his life to annoy him, she was attracted to him, that was perfectly clear to her, but she didn’t want to upset him.

“Thank you, Mrs. Redford,” he told her very politely. She couldn’t take her eyes off him, it was so strange to see him there, in the house that saw her grow up, her anger was over. Now she only felt his warmth, his proximity was an aphrodisiac for her. She wanted to kiss him, for a moment she thought he would, but he didn’t.

“Tell me Lydia, please. You’re Melody’s fiancé, we’re already family,” she smiled, her perfect teeth. She was remarkably similar to Melody, or rather the opposite. Melody had the same gray eyes and dark hair, though Lydia had a few silver strands standing out from age.

“Lydia it is,” Timothy agreed.

Forgive him? She didn’t know if she could do it so quickly, but, even if she was erring on the side of bipolar, she felt that, at that moment she counted more on him, than she did on her own mother.

That was more than enough to forgive someone.

“You know Melody is pregnant, right?” Melody looked at her mother in surprise, her eyes widening wildly.

“Of course,” Timothy answered her confidently and without hesitation. “I’ve known it since we met.”

“And yet you still proposed?” her mother had no hesitation. Melody felt her cheeks burn from the embarrassment her mother was causing her.

“I still want to marry her. I don’t mind being a father to the child. “

“Hello!” Allegra’s voice filled the house, interrupting the path, down which things were going. “Here we are.”

“Allegra, my child. How glad you are already arrived,” Lydia excused herself and went quickly to the door.

“Timothy...” they never talked about it. Him being in her son’s life...? That hadn’t crossed her mind. Now she realized how innocent she had been about everything.

“What?”

“It’s just...”

the Thompson-Redford family entered, and he was forced into silence as he saw

stood up when he saw Equilay there and Melody grabbed his hand.

and she whispered not to

said as she saw they have a guest. “You must be Timothy,” she

did not look at her sister

This saddened Melody.

those days where her sister believed

All she could think about was how many things her husband must have

her father, who was coming from the kitchen at

died as it began, the moment her father’s eyes landed on Equilay. “Well,

You know she’ s

bring her to justice. Without thinking about what was going to happen to her and her baby,” Timothy was turning red, as he took small but sure steps, towards Equilay. “You’re a fucking bastard and if I don’t smash your asshole face

arms, and lowering him to the ground, she stepped between the two men, surprised by Timothy’s

and already you want to create a problem in my

believe your husband instead of your own sister?”

well how he felt. Until

over to Timothy and pleaded with him to return with her

It’s not

any siblings, but I’m sure they don’t treat each other like that. They’re not above anyone, not partners, not friendships, not

snapped angrily and her face turned scarlet, “you can’t come and disrespect me, disrespect my husband.”

mastermind behind it all. Your husband called Melody and threatened her, talked to her like the disgusting human being

was silent with his head down. “Equilay...” it pained her to see her sister in that position. But she deserved it well for not believing her. For not

to get sick. Even though he was relatively a

intending to care

So, I won’t support Timothy? Do you

sure he believed her. That he trusted her. Her mother,

Equilay. Please. Let’s get this cleared up at once. It must all be a very ugly misunderstanding,” Lydia Redford stepped in and grabbed her eldest daughter, as if this would save her

at his wife of over twenty-five years, as if she were a stranger. “Have you gone mad! How can you say this about your own

back and looked at Melody, she just wanted to get out

it clear her position and concept she

along! This is what she came for,” Lydia opened her arms and pointed accusingly at Melody. “You wanted to cause chaos. Since no one supported you with your crazy pregnancy, with your irresponsibility, now you want to ruin your sister’s marriage. That’s being selfish Melody.”

spoke as if she were saying the most normal things, as if she were talking about the weather, about life, about

on other hand, gave no credence to what he heard his

was able to forget her own pain, the embarrassment she

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