CHAPTER 52

Third Person's POV:

Kaylee snuck out of the kitchen door into the backyard and looked around for a ladder to climb the wall. She couldn't find one. "They don't even have a ladder," she stated, shocked.

She again tried to find something that could help her but found nothing. She then saw a tree at the corner of the garden and tried to climb it. When she reached the top, she put one leg on the wall. Placing her hand on the wall as well for support, she tried to lift her other leg onto the wall too, but before she could, a security guard ran after her.

"Hey! Get down!"

At his sudden shout, Kaylee got scared and lost her balance. The next thing she knew, she was falling down. Her knees were hurt, and there were some scratches on her arms and legs.

•••

When the security guards had first seen Kaylee climbing the tree on the security cameras, one ran towards the boss's office while the other headed towards the backyard. "Boss!" the first one called, dragging the door open. Massimo stood up upon seeing the man's state. "Ma'am—"

"Speak up!" Massimo roared.

"Ma'am is trying to climb the tree in the backyard," the guard said.

Massimo ran towards the backyard. When he reached it, he found Kaylee lying face-first on the grass.

"Fuck!" He ran towards her and helped her stand up. She hissed in pain. "Are you alright, baby girl?" he asked and looked at her face.

To stop her face from hitting the ground, Kaylee had placed her hands hard on the ground, and now, they were hurt. "My hands and knees," she cried.

"Fuck, I am sorry," Massimo said and picked her up bridal-style, taking her to his room with Marco following behind them.

He placed her on his bed and asked Marco to bring a first-aid box and other ointments. "What were you doing there in the first place?" he asked in a calm yet strong voice.

"I was just looking around here and there," she said, not making eye contact.

"Do you have any idea how badly you could have gotten hurt?" Massimo seethed, trying to control his anger.

"But I didn't get that hurt," she said.

"Here I am, trying to save and protect you, and here you are, hell-bent on making me suffer, as well as trying to hurt yourself!" he said, standing up and pacing back and forth.

"So let me go! Why are you keeping me here, huh? You want my empire? Then get it through your head that I will not give you what I made with so much hard work and love."

Massimo moved towards her, pointing his finger at her. "Listen, Kaylee, and do listen carefully. I will not fucking repeat this. If you try to escape again, I swear on my mother's grave that I will make you regret it. You get that?" he demanded, breathing heavily as he tried to control his anger.

Kaylee became scared of him for the first time and gulped. Her eyes were teary again, but this time, it was because of Massimo. He left the room and slammed the door shut.

Marco soon came in with the Feorenzo family doctor, and he tended to her wounds.

•••

At night, Massimo came in and saw Kaylee sleeping. He moved towards her side of the bed and placed some files on the nightstand. He sat near her and moved her hair from her face, looking at her for some time. "You don't know how much I love you," he whispered and pecked her pouty lips.

He closed his eyes to try and control himself. He missed her. He missed holding her and touching her. Since he had brought her hair, Kaylee had refused to sleep on his bed with him. She would always take the couch, and Massimo understood her feelings, not pushing the issue because he didn't want to stress her.

But tonight, because of her accident, she was sleeping on his bed. He changed into his pajamas and lay on the other side of the bed. He hugged her from behind, smelling her hair and falling into a peaceful sleep after a tiring week.

•••

Kaylee woke up and felt a heavy weight holding onto her. She looked back and saw Massimo sleeping. She couldn't help it; she just couldn't resist him. No matter what she had said, she still wanted to be close to him.

She didn't know why, but she couldn't help being in love with him. She was denying her love because of who she thought he was, but she really missed him. She really missed their closeness. She missed kissing him, so she turned around and placed her lips on his, just for a few seconds, and pulled back. Massimo stirred in his sleep, and Kaylee acted like she was sleeping.

He woke up and stared at her like a creep. She could feel his eyes on her but refused to open her eyes. He kissed her lips once, moved back, then pecked her lips again. She so wanted to respond and kiss him back. But she still felt conflicted, so she pretended to shift in her sleep and cuddled up to him.

Massimo laughed lightly because he knew Kaylee was awake, but he played along so she wouldn't feel embarrassed. He knew she wanted him as much as he wanted her. But her perception of him as a criminal was stopping her.

He would change that soon.