Chapter 22

Chapter 22
|| GIDEON VITALIES's POV ||

" Mr.Mayor is here, Gideon!"

Lina said with a smirk, standing on the doorway. I let out a huff, crossed my legs before telling,
" Let him in!"

Mayor Dennis entered with a nervous smile, his eyes looking concerned. He greeted me with fake affection,
" Good Morning, Mr.Vitalies. I got a call from your secretary last night."

I didn't waste my time on explaining. Dropping the file in front of his face, I said with a smirk,
" Right! You need to cover up another murder case."

He wiped the sweat from his forehead, his lips pressing together into a smile. He swallowed hard before picking the files,
" That..this man is CEO Martin..how..how did he offend you? Mr.Vitalies..You should restrain yourself now..This city is new to you.."

I cut him off, standing on my feet,
" That's why I paid you 20 million dollars in your campaign, Mr.Mayor. That's your job, not mine."

His lips went shut as he reminded me of my big favour. Without me, his dream of becoming the Mayor of this city would have never turned true. Mayor Dennis scratched the back of his head, before agreeing with a nervous smile,
" Right! Right, Mr.Vitalies! I was just concerned..I will fix it right away."

I replied sharply, tugging on my Armani suit,
" That's good to be unless you want to become the Mayor again."

My feet dragged to the exit, ready to head for the office. Just when I touched the door knob to open it, Mayor Dennis said with a tense smile again,
" Mr.Vitalies.. About marrying my daughter, have you considered it? Think about it! We can be one big powerful family."

I had the urge to turn around and tell him that I was fucking married already. But did I mean that? Didn't I tell Valeria that it was nothing but a revenge marriage for us?

But I kept my urge down, remembering how she turned me down in front of her father, how she aborted the love child of ours. Before walking outside, I gave him an incoherent reply, making him smile,
" I will meet your daughter soon!"

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|| VALERIA's POV ||

" How is the Mayor related to you??"

Though it wasn't my place to question him, I couldn't hold my curiosity down. This morning, I went to call him after getting ready. But Lina stopped me midway, telling me that he was in the study with the Mayor. So far, I remembered how Gideon hated politicians. Now, I couldn't understand why he needed their help.

Gideon shot me a glare, lightening up his cigarette,
" You were spying on me?"

I replied with a scowl on my face,
" I have no interest! It was Lina who told me that. Why are you so serious? You sound like a thief even before you get caught."

Gideon rolled his eyes at me, the sunlight falling on his handsome face. How could I get attracted to this man even after years of knowing each other?

He replied between his puffs, looking through the window outside,
" Men in power always need more powers, Princepessa. Don't think about it too much."

My brows tightened together in suspension. It was either my delusion or real but Gideon's personality was way more different than before.

What more powers did he hold behind his back?

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" Valeria! You got a parcel!"

A staff member from my department pointed at the door, a delivery boy was standing there with a bouquet. It was full of white-pink roses, my favourite one. I furrowed my brows in confusion. Apart from my close friends, no one knew about my preference. There was no way that Knox sent me those flowers especially when I was at his office. He didn't want anyone to know that I was his wife neither did I.

I got up to receive the flowers, ignoring everyone's suspicious eyes on me. Once I signed the name, I saw that there was no name on the flowers.

Strange! Who would send me flowers?

I didn't like gifts from strangers. Hence, I decided to throw it away into the trash bin. But my eyes got stuck on a single word among the flowers.

' D '

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I splashed water all over my face. It took half an hour to control my sobbing finally. I knew who the sender was but I promised to never meet him again.

But did I have a choice? What if Gideon finds out? He wouldn't hesitate to kill me.

Let's do this!

I encouraged myself as I stepped out of the washroom, heading straight to my boss's office. I had to apply my makeup again before going for Gideon. He has sharp eyes and strong observation power.

Thankfully, his sassy girl wasn't around. The door was left open from the beginning. I knocked before entering. As usual, he was buried into the files. I cleared my throat to grab his attention,
" I want to go back fast today. Is that okay?"

He finally stopped checking on the files and asked coldly,
" Where do you want to go?"

I felt my throat turning dry by his questions. I was never good with lies but I had to do this. Sucking on my lower lips, I told him with a nervous smile,
" Shopping!! I don't feel good!"

His eyes narrowed at me for a while. Taking his eyes off, he blurted without any argument,
" Okay but I want you back in the house before 8. Be a good wife, Mrs Vitalies."

I wanted to scoff at his words but then, I remembered the freedom. Without wasting a single moment, I ran out of the office room, ready to meet the person finally.

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" Miss Addams! I have told you already. You aren't allowed to visit him. Mr.Vitalies has restricted your visit to him."

The officer told me with a straight face. It took me hours to find out that my father was shifted to a different jail. Not to mention, Uncle John was also transferred to a different city. Now, I couldn't even contact him anymore to seek help.

Anger bubbled inside my mind. I just really wished that it had nothing to do with Gideon. How could he stop me from seeing my own father? Maybe he hated him but it didn't change the fact that he was my father.

I slammed my fists on the table, barking at the officer to tell,
" What nonsense is this!! He is my father! How can you say that?? No one can stop me from meeting him. Not even you...."

The officer looked helpless. He still tried to explain to me patiently,
" Miss Harper!! I really don't have any choice. Everyone from the Harper family isn't allowed to meet the old man. Please don't push me hard!"

I fell dead silent by his words. Gritting my teeth together, I cursed Gideon multiple times and finally, an idea crossed my mind. I blurted out reluctantly,
" I am not a Harper anymore! This is Mrs.Vitalies asking you to LET ME VISIT MY FATHER!"

The officer looked astounded by my revelation. Well me too! I never thought that I would use this identity ever to get some attention. He asked again, gazing back at me suspiciously,
" Are you.. really... married to Mr.Vitalies?"

I replied with a wicked smile, nodding my head agreeing,
" That I am!! Gideon Vitalies is my husband. Now, can you let me visit, Officer? I am not the Addams anymore."