"Have you told her?" Ricardo barked through his phone.
"Who?" Came an unknown man's short reply from the other side of the line.
"The daughter, who else man!" Ricardo hissed annoyed.
"If you say so..... remains the fact that she sensed something is off so you better be not the one spilling the beans to her, or else!" He warned the other man who huffed at that treat.
"You better worry about her father!" The other man's dry reply came.
"Whatever! As long as you keep your mouth shut!"
"I will do my job as asked sir, but don't be fooled! If your woman finds out the true nature of your work, you better come up with a good excuse because nothing is worse than a woman scorned and a pregnant one with all those crazy hormones...well, I can only imagine how that would be!" The man chuckled, thinking of the thought.
Ricardo grimaced, not wanting to admit that man was right about that part. He already started to see glimpses of that version of Sheila now and then, he could imagine as well what the man had warned him about, he just didn't want to think about it now.
Suddenly Lucas came walking around the corner with a bouquet of beautiful roses and stopped in front of him.
"I have to go, call you later" Ricardo hastily said before cutting the call.
"What's this?" He then curiously asked while raising an eyebrow at the swirling Lukas.
"It's for Dona, bring it up to her room please" Lucas replied while handing him the ropes.
Ricardo nodded and turned around and Slwoky walked towards the elevator and waited. Once inside he pressed the button for the bedroom floor and smelled the roses thinking whoever sent them had great taste in flowers!
Once upstairs he got out and walked over to Scar who nodded his usual silent greeting before he knocked and entered Anastasia's bedroom.
"Oh hello Ricardo, are those for me? They are beautiful, thank you very much, such a lovely gift!" Anastasia mushed while sitting straighter to have a better look at them as Ricardo walked over to her bed.
He looked around and spotted an empty vase close to her bedroom window, so he grabbed it and filled it with water before putting the roses inside and placing the vase next to the bed on the table.
"Anything else I can do for you while I am here Dona?" He asked respectfully.
"Uhm...no not really, I've got everything I need right here but thank you once again for the nice gift!"
"Well to be honest they are from somebody else, Lucas gave them to me to bring them to you so, but maybe there is a card inside or something?" Ricardo replied a bit sheepishly as he scratched the back of his head.
"Really? Okay I'll check then, but thanks for bringing them to me anyway, oh, and if you see my sin, please tell him I would like to see him would you?"
"Of course I will, good day!" He said afterward before stepping out of her room, leaving her to think of who this mysterious flower sender could be...
Slowly she turned the vase while her eyes went over the delicate rose petals.
Then suddenly her eyes caught a small piece of white sticking out between some thorns. Gently she pushes some leaves and petals aside to get hold of the piece of paper.
Once she was hot she pulled it gently from its confinement and opened it slowly.
When her eyes caught the opening words a gasp fell from her lips while she clutched the little piece of paper to her chest while her eyes fluttered around her room, afraid somebody was watching her...
After some seconds had passed, she dared to look again and continued where she had stopped. As she slowly continued long-buried feelings started to resurface again. Feelings of love and longing...
To my dear beautiful rose.
I hope you will like my gift to you as a token of my undying love for you!
It hurts me to hit not being able to be with you as I wish to be, especially now during your sickness! Please, my love, be strong and I hope one day soon I can be with you again! For now take care my love, my rose!
Yours always,
s.
A lonely tear had just made its way down her cheek just when, after a short knock, the door of her bedroom opened.
"Mama, you wanted to see me I hear?" Micah said while walking over to the bed, but stooped in his tracks when he saw her teary eyes.
"Mama, what's wrong? Are you in pain, do I need to call Doctor Angelo?" He asked worriedly while sitting down on the edge of her bed as she quickly crumbled the letter in her other hand so Micah would not see it...
"Oh stop making a fuss! I'm alright, just a bit emotional that's all! Now tell me, have my ears been deceiving me or do we have another guest in our house, Micah?" She asked, wanting to change the topic as soon as possible away from the emotional turmoil the letter had put her in.
Micah quirked an eyebrow at her sudden topic change and was about to say something about it when his eyes caught sight of the roses.
"By the way beautiful flowers mama, who gave you? Doctor Angelo perhaps?" He smirked knowing about the doxyors admiration towards his mother although the doctor still tried to hide it from everyone.
"Angelo?....ah yeah I remember yes, yes from him yes, he gave them, when was it? Uhm yeah the kast visit he brought them for me, aren't they beautiful, and they scent so nice! But anyways back to my question, do we have a guest or not, and if so why was I informed, i might be bedridden for now but I am still the Dona of this famiglia Micah!" She sternly said while Micah looked at her in utter disbelief and bewilderment.
Did his mother just lie to him, right in his face?! What the hell?