65- The Wedding Surprise
POV- Eleonora Vitale.
"Can I come in?" The question reaches my ears, but I seem unable to take any action. I haven't seen him for a few days and I'm already finding him different from the last time we saw each other. "Eleonora?" His voice makes me wake up from my daydreams and only then do I realize that I was staring at him with intensity.
I give him space to pass and he enters my house, it doesn't seem to be the first time he's here. Since he doesn't show curiosity about the surroundings of the mansion.
"What do you want, Viktor? Why did you come here?" I cross my arms as I watch him sit down.
"I came mainly to see you and my daughter."
"To see us? See 'your' daughter? Weren't you the one who said she was a bastard?" I use an ironic tone, but in fact it was pure anger. Because your presence unleashes my demons.
"Eleonora, you don't need to remind me of my words. Because I already live with their weight on my conscience..." He lowers his head and sits down.
"And do you have a conscience?" At another time, I would feel bad for him. But that's what he deserves for everything he said and did for me during the time we were together. "Because a man (not a man, a boy!) that puts a pregnant woman out of the house, late at night and in the middle of a storm, is because she has no conscience." Looking at his face, I see tears streaming down his face. However, it is not a third of the ones I have shed since we got involved.
"Eleonora, I'm sorry. I feel guilty every day, can you forgive me?" I turn my back, so as not to weaken and fall into the temptation to forgive him. For all your words are etched in my memory and you will not soon leave it.
"Do you forgive yourself, Viktor?" I ask and turn towards him again.
"No, but I will. As soon as you do." He stands up, approaching cautiously.
"I can't, when I remember that day you threw me out, you told me to go to hell. Viktor, it hurts in the depths of my being and it is for this and other reasons that forgiving you is not possible now." I say sadly, then he wraps my face in his hands and says looking right into my eyes:
"From now on, every minute and second of my life will be to repair the mistakes I have made, and also to bring you and my daughter closer to me. Have no doubt about that, because I will do it! Consider a promise." It leaves a kiss on my cheek, making my heart race madly in my chest.
A little cry coming from upstairs makes us move away. Then I get out of my daze and make my way to the second floor, followed by Viktor. Even if she wanted to prevent him from seeing Alessa, she couldn't. Because despite everything, he is still her father and she is not aware of the mistakes he made.
As soon as I open the door of my room, the crying that used to be muffled by the walls, becomes more intense.
"Xiiii, my love. Mommy's here..." I take her in my arms and swing from side to side to calm her. What was crying, is now just low laments.
"Can I hold it?" The question leaves me a little confused, because I didn't imagine that he would want to hold her for now. So I just nod and carefully put Alessa in his arms.
"My little angel, Dad is here with you and I will never let anyone harm you, not even your mother. Although I brought a lot of pain to her, but you know what? I'm taking this with a lesson, that I have to mature and take care of you as you deserve. And you can be sure that I will do it. I love you very much and if one day I feel that you are not happy by my side, I will walk away myself." She says everything with tearful eyes and I can't hold back a tear that escapes me.
For this reason, I turn my back and approach the window of my room and for a few minutes, I feel myself being embraced by the waist.
"I'm going to make them happy, even if I have to step aside." He leaves a kiss on my shoulder, I put my hand on top of his and turn to him.
"I'm not ready yet..." I start to say, but he puts his finger on my lips, silencing me.
"I know that, but I'm not going to give up on you." So he pulls me into a hug and I lean my face against his chest, feeling his perfume mixed with his manly smell. "How I missed your warmth." He says and plants a kiss on the top of my head. I wake up from our dream and move away from it, but without being risky.
"There are things that we haven't talked about yet. And first of all, we have to talk about them. But now I know that you didn't come here just to see us, you said you had some things to talk about. Why not take advantage of this moment? I can't go out to talk another time, Alessa is still very young and depends a lot on me to feed herself." Viktor nods and then asks me to sit down.
"First of all, I want to ask you to stay calm and pay attention to everything I'm going to tell you." I agree and clasp my hands, trying not to panic. "The case is that I had put some people to find out who that woman in the video was. On the day of our daughter's birth, I found out that it is her twin sister." The information catches me full, I look at the floor, trying to assimilate his words. "Her name is Sofia Vitale, she was recognized with her mother's surname. So far that's all I know, but the detective I hired is gathering more information." Memories come back to my mind.
"The unknown woman on the day of the celebration!" I am alert and look amazed at Viktor.
"What happened?" He questions me, so I say:
"On the day of the celebration, an unknown woman called me and seemed to know my life very well. She told me she was going to make my life impossible. At first, I didn't take his words seriously. But now it's impossible not to take it as important!"
"Okay, we know she can't harm you! You are always accompanied, fortunately. But we need to find out why she wants to harm you. Because I'm sure she was the one who sent that video. If it wasn't, it must be someone connected to her." I agree and we are silent, but it is broken by my phone, which rings on the table, I make that I get up. However, Viktor raises his hand and stands up, bringing me the device.
"Unknown number" appears on the caller ID and suspecting it was her, I answer without hesitation and have my confirmation.
"I underestimated the idiot of your ex-husband, little sister. I know that by now you are already knowing about me." Your voice is similar to mine, but different in the way you put yourself.
"What do you want? Why are you trying to harm me?" I question altered.
"Isn't it obvious? I'm making her pay for the years I was alone and helpless." I'm shocked.
"I didn't even know about your existence, how can I be to blame for your misfortune?" Viktor tries to pick up the phone, but I get up.
"That's what makes me angriest. The fact that no one knows about me, including our father. Eleonora Vitale, you had and have everything I can never have, including a long life. That is why I wish you to pay for it and truly suffer as I did." Without giving me a chance to answer it, it hangs up. I sigh heavily and sit back next to Viktor.
"What did she say?" He questions me and puts his hand on my back.
"She blames me for the things that happened to her. I said I have to suffer a little of what she suffered." Viktor holds my hands and kisses them.
"She will not harm you, because I am here with you and I will not allow anyone to touch even a strand of your hair." He pulls me into a hug and I allow myself to reciprocate. Because at the moment that's all I need.
We walk away and then he gets up and walks to Alessa's crib, picking her up and bringing her to where I am.
"She is very beautiful, Eleonora. Our daughter was the most beautiful thing we did, and she represents everything I feel for you." He pauses and adds: "Love." I try to hide my emotion, but I can't, so I end up giving a slight smile. I get closer to both of them and feel, even if it was for a short time, an unparalleled happiness.