Chapter 261

Chapter 261
Alia POV

Giulio's voice sounded behind me.

I quietly took a breath, turned around, nodded to them, and said: "Doctor, please tell me about Marco's specific condition."

From the doctor, I learned that Marco had apparently ingested a colorless, odorless poison. This poison wouldn't kill someone, but it would paralyze their nervous system, keeping them in a prolonged state of unconsciousness.

Colorless, odorless poison...

My gaze swept around the room and met Luca's probing eyes. When she saw me looking at her, Luca quickly looked away.

Could the mole around Marco be Luca?

Could Luca have poisoned Marco?

Who was her real superior?

Could it be Andre?

Both Giulio and Luca had been by Marco's side for over ten years. They could be said to be Marco's most important right-hand people.

If Luca had betrayed Marco, I suspected that the person behind her must be Andre.

Luca had been by Marco's side for so long - mere financial incentives would hardly be enough to make her betray Marco.

If it was Andre, then it would make sense.

Luca could either be someone Andre had planted beside Marco, or Andre had emotionally manipulated her into switching sides.

Regardless of the reason, I wouldn't concern myself with it. I only knew that I had to be wary of Luca from now on and absolutely couldn't let her scheme behind Marco's back again.

If Luca was problematic, what about Giulio?

I glanced at Giulio inconspicuously.

Giulio had his hands behind his back, constantly pacing in circles. His face seemed to have two large words written on it - anxious.

From my phone conversation with Giulio and my observation of him just now, I felt that Giulio should be fine.

If Giulio was fine, then he could still be used. As for Luca?

I was only suspecting Luca had problems - I didn't have concrete evidence to prove she was problematic, so I couldn't do anything to Luca for now.

After all, Luca was still a veteran who had been by Marco's side for many years.

If I wrongly accused Luca, it would also negatively impact Marco's reputation, so my decision was to hold off on taking action against Luca for now.

As for Black Eagle's work, I had Giulio go back and relay the message, instructing all of Marco's subordinates to just do their respective duties.

Black Eagle was such a large business empire with countless elites under Marco. Even if Marco slacked off for a while, all operations could still run normally.

Marco's important role for Black Eagle was that he could stabilize people's hearts. As long as he was well, everyone's hearts would be at peace.

If something happened to Marco, the people below would start overthinking, their hearts wouldn't be stable, and when hearts were chaotic, work would naturally become chaotic too.

So I had Giulio do everything possible to contain the news of Marco's unconsciousness and absolutely not let a word leak out.

These decisions I made, Giulio had also thought of before, but he hadn't expected that I, who had never participated in Marco's work, would so calmly give such instructions. It was truly impressive.

Giulio very much agreed with my approach. Upon receiving the orders, he went to work without a moment's delay.

As for Luca who remained, I smiled at her and said: "Luca, I can take care of Marco here. I'm giving you a few days off - go home and rest."

Luca said: "Miss Alisa..."

I interrupted her: "I am Marco's wife."

The implication was: I am Marco's wife, please call me Mrs. Vittorio, not Miss Alisa. This is basic courtesy.

Luca quietly clenched her fists and said: "Mrs. Vittorio, Mr. Vittorio is sick. This is when we need manpower most. How can I take time off?"

"When I say to take time off, you go rest. I'll take care of Marco here, so you don't need to worry about it." I said this seemingly politely, but listening carefully, I wasn't giving Luca any face at all.

When did this Alia become so difficult to deal with?

Luca was helpless but didn't dare confront me, so she could only leave reluctantly and unwillingly.

After they all left, I finally let out a long sigh of relief.

I knew nothing about Black Eagle's affairs, so I could only leave it to Giulio to arrange. I just hoped that before Marco woke up, Black Eagle wouldn't have any problems.

Currently I couldn't move against Luca, nor did I feel comfortable entrusting things to her, so giving Luca time off was the best choice.

But compared to Black Eagle, what worried me more was Marco's health.

Colorless, odorless poison that wouldn't kill but would paralyze the nervous system, keeping someone in a constant state of unconsciousness.

Thinking about the poison Marco had been given, my heart couldn't help but tremble, and heartache spread throughout my body.

Who was the poisoner?

What was their purpose?

It wasn't to take Marco's life, so was their target Black Eagle, or perhaps Julia and me?

I had no way of knowing.

Currently, the doctors hadn't found a way to detoxify him, which meant no one knew when Marco would wake up.

I returned to the hospital room and sat beside Marco again, reaching out to stroke his face, gently calling his name: "Marco—"

"I know you won't answer me, but that's okay. Just listen, I'll tell you." I held Marco's hand and smiled gently. "You probably don't know what it felt like when I first saw you."

"When I first saw you, I thought, how could there be such a handsome man in this world? My heart was beating so fast then, but fortunately I didn't blush, so you probably didn't notice."

"On the day of our blind date, when you said goodbye to me, I thought we'd never see each other again... but I never expected that a few days later you'd ask me out again, and even propose that we register our marriage."

"I was completely stunned at the time, but I don't know why I agreed so quickly... perhaps this is what people call fate."

"I must have accumulated several lifetimes' worth of good karma to earn the chance to be your wife in this life. But maybe I didn't accumulate enough good karma, so our marriage would encounter some obstacles."

"Marco, don't let go of my hand, okay? Hold me tight, let's walk forward together. No matter how rough the road ahead is, hold Julia and me tight, okay?"

"Julia told me last night that when daddy comes home, she has a secret to tell daddy. You surely wouldn't want to keep Julia waiting too long."

As I spoke, somehow my tears began falling like broken pearls, one drop after another sliding from my eyes.

"Marco—" I wiped my tears harshly and collapsed on his chest, crying hard. "You bad man, how could you scare me like this? Do you know how truly frightened I am?"

I was so afraid of losing him, so afraid that one day when I opened my eyes, I'd never see him again...