Chapter 20
***Maddison***
Am I crazy?
When did I let insecurities fill my mind?
For me, it's impossible not to remember that the last time Massimo had an emergency call and Sonya was involved, I found them kissing in his office.
Is this jealousy irrational?
It seems to me that my jealousy is only valid, and although I know that Massimo didn't try anything with her that time, at this moment I can't be sure that this time there won't be anything between them either.
Something that seems a little strange to me is that Massimo keeps Sonya as his right hand. She used to be his submissive. Isn't that odd? It makes me wonder how many women who work for him were his submissive.
I know I shouldn't think about it, but my mind betrays me.
I get up from my seat and a little undecided about all this, I walk back and forth.
I don't do anything in this office, I don't even know what time Massimo will be back, staying here is silly.
“Fuck it. “ I say
I grab my things and leave the company. I don't want to go to the residence, not for now, so I drive aimlessly for a few minutes while some random music plays through the car player.
I watch the screen of my phone glow and Massimo's name appears on it. I decide not to answer it until I get to a place where I can park, fortunately a pizzeria appears before my eyes.
I park quickly and grab my phone to call Massimo, but it won't turn on. I'm out of battery.
*Damn it.*
I decide to go into the pizzeria and ask for a porter. I take a seat and wait about three minutes until a waitress appears.
“Good afternoon. Welcome to Deli's pizza, do you already know what you are ordering?“ I deny.
“Just a glass of water, I'm really looking for a charger for my phone. I'm out of batteries and need to get in touch with someone”
“I'm very sorry, miss, but we don't have any chargers at the moment. “
Fuck.
“Oh, in that case, that's fine. The glass of water is enough for me. “
She smiles and leaves.
I watch the sunset through the window.
“Miss” Someone speaks to me
I turn and look at the same waitress from a few minutes ago, but what surprises me is that she comes with a margarita pizza, my favorite.
The woman leaves the pizza on the table and speaks, explaining the situation to me.
“The man over there ordered this pizza for you-she points to a man wearing a hoodie”
“Who is he?" I asked.
She lifts her shoulders.
“He just asked us to deliver this to him”
Surprised and a little angry at what just happened, I angrily get up from the table and walk towards the man who, upon seeing me, runs out of the pizzeria.
“Come back, you coward," I shouted.
He's a son of a bitch.
who is that fucker?
I'm sure that same man is the one in the pharmacy.
What the hell is going on?
Why the hell is he following me?
What the fuck do you want from me?
I run to my car and drive after the stranger. I'm not going to let him see my dumb face.
The stranger quickly notices that I am following him and increases speed, but I do not falter and continue with my objective.
*You're not getting away, you son of a bitch.*
Maybe it's dangerous what I'm doing, but my pride won't let me overlook these things. I need to know what's going on, I need to know why you photograph me.
Fortunately the road has no detours and is straight, but just when I think I can catch up, the man puts on all his speed and disappears from my sight.
Damn it.
I tried to reach him, but I couldn't.
“Damn. “
I slow down with resignation and drive back to my residence.
I know Massimo may be worried, and that assumption is confirmed once he arrived in my room.
He is there, chatting with the caretaker of the residences.
“There you are," he shouts when he sees me.
He runs to me and grabs me by the head while he checks that everything is all right.
“I need to talk to you," I say.
“Me too, something is going on”
He furrowed my brows.
“What are you talking about? “
“Let's go to my house, it's not safe here," he says.
Shit.
Is it the same thing I'm thinking?
“Tonight I'm going out with Hanna," I say.
“You will not go. “
“Excuse me? I already promised her I would go and I will not let him down”
He snorts.
“You go if you want to, but let some of the backguards go with you”
I do agree with that.
“Perfect”
“Then let's go to your room, I have to tell you something you won't like”
We walked inside.
“Someone is following me," I say.
“What? “
“Yes, on two occasions. “
“And why are you saying that until now? “
“I had not had the opportunity to say it. I was also photographed without my consent. “
Massimo brings his hands to his face in a gesture of concern and anger.
“Don't fuck with me. Someone is blackmailing me Maddison, he has a video of us having sex. “
“What?” I shout
“I thought I had deleted the video, but I forgot. “
“My father, Massimo. That video can't come to light. “
“I know. I'm trying to... “
“Why does this stranger have access to your security camera? Did you get hacked? “
“I don't know, we'll know tomorrow. “
This cannot be happening.
“Tell me what happened, Maddison. I need to know. “
I nod and explain in detail everything that happened. Massimo was attentive to every word and at the end of my story, he said the last thing I expected someone like him to say.
“Come to my house. Stay with me until things get better. “
“Are you talking about... Living together? “
“Yes. Do you have any objections? “
It can't be.
This...I didn't expect this.
“I don't want to live with you Massimo.” I answer him, "I won’t”
“Don't be silly Maddison, I need to keep you safe while this all gets sorted out.”
I laughed ironically.
“Living together is not going to solve anything. They're spying on me, they're photographing me. If they see me in your house... I don't want to know what would happen if something about us came to light. I can't do it, Massimo. “
He lowers his head.
“I'm not going to force you Maddison, but you're not going to stop my men from taking care of you.”
Fuck.
“That's fine. But in the meantime, we should stay away from each other.”
This decision pains me, but it is necessary to maintain secrecy.