Chapter 74 Grace again
Pent up frustration and the demands of the operation weren't really a good mix for Luciano.
It was about to become even unbearing with the unexpected visitor that showed up at his mansion.
Luciano had woken up that morning after accepting the method to his madness was Isabella.
He freshened up as he had to look neat and presentable for the meeting he had later in the day.
It was a very random day for Grace to arrive in his mansion.
“What's going on?!”, Luciano asked himself as he heard several engines running.
I didn't give out an order, right?, he thought as he checked his phone to make sure.
“She really has messed me up!”, Luciano said to no one in particular as he stood up and approached one of his windows.
“Oh no!”Luciano said, seeing some colorful SUVs coming to a halt beside each other.
The thought of the person who commanded such a fleet gave Luciano an instant headache.
I'll just stay in my room and let Andreas deal with her, Luciano thought as he didn't have the energy for anything.
He pinched his forehead however as he remembered he had sent Andreas on an errand.
Shit!, he thought, grabbing a T shirt as he went out of his room.
Several times, he had told Grace to stop walking around the mansion like she owned it.
Of course she didn't listen!
Luciano was very aware that if he stayed in his room, Grace would come up stairs.
The thought of having her in his room disgusted him.
“Ma'am!, I can't give you an answer to that!”, Madam Paula said, replying to a question Grace had asked her which Luciano didn't hear.
“What do you mean by that!?
I asked if Luci was in the house?!”, Luciano heard Grace query as he approached the living room.
Hearing someone descending the stairs, she was very happy to see Luciano.
“Ohh hi Luci!”, Grace squealed, excited to see Luciano.
She hadn't seen him on her last visit.
“You should have just told me the truth Paula!”, Grace spat at Madam Paula before she approached Luciano.
“You can leave us now!”, Luciano said, exciting Grace for some reason.
“Ohh you want it to be just us Luci!”, she squealed as she saw Madam Paula approach her room.
“It's so nice to see you, Luci!”, Grace said as she followed Luciano who approached the front door.
The lady looked very unattractive to him. He wasn't about to give her any hope.
Simply scanning her, he saw that she had gotten an extra lip surgery.
Isabella doesn't need any surgery!, Luciano thought as he unintentionally scanned the entirety of Grace.
Having taken a liking to a lady who was supposed to be a guarantee, Luciano had set Isabella as the standard for beauty in all ramifications.
It had become so subconscious that even he didn't know he was comparing till after he did it.
“Hmm! I can't say the same!”, Luciano replied curtly.
“What! What do you mean by that!? I came to pay you a visit!”, Grace defended as she put on her puppy dog eyes.
Very unusual from her obnoxious self, she looked more like a constipated puppy.
“I didn't ask you to pay me a visit!”, Luciano said again, making it known that he wasn't trying to entertain her advances.
“But, would you at least just listen to me?!”, Grace asked as she tried touching Luciano’s forehand.
She never expected Luciano would move back so subtly.
“Luci…!”, Grace called out.
“Luciano!”, he completed as he folded his arms.
“I just came to pay you a visit! To see how you were doing!”, Grace said, sounding so gentle.
A huge contrast to her normal demeanor.
Luciano wasn't having it however, especially since Mei Ling.
He knew what they both wanted and he couldn't give it to them.
It was better to tell them plainly before they fostered hope.
“I don't need you to pay me a visit! I'll really appreciate it if you leave now!”, Luciano said as he opened the door.
“But Luci…!”, Grace started, but was met with a daunting glare from Luciano.
“But Luciano, I came all this way and you won't entertain me?!”, Grace asked.
“I didn't ask you to come all this way! Now kindly leave!”, Luciano snapped.
“So you don't want to hear about the offer I have for you!”, Grace said, dangling a bait for Luciano.
Not taking it, Luciano said, “nope! You can leave now!”
He continued, “I'll have my men drag you out! Would you like that?!”
“No!!!!...”, Grace snapped at the thought of men dragging her out, however, she had forgotten the cute front she displayed literally seconds before.
“I mean no! I'll leave!”, She said in a more calm front from how she snapped.
Luciano stood by the front door as he watched the colorful SUVs leave the compound one after the other.
As the gates closed, he made a signal towards the security guard.
Jogging towards The Don, The security guard thought he was in trouble as The Don never really paid attention to him.
“Yes sir!”, he said as he came to a halt in front of Luciano.
“That lady! Make sure she doesn't enter the mansion again!”, Luciano said, turning and going back into the mansion.
Closing the front door, Luciano reflected on the brief comparison that happened earlier.
He missed Isabella even more than he thought.
He went up to his room, going to prepare for a very important meeting that was scheduled in a few days.