Chapter 35
Andrea woke up sometime close to noon and she had a headache, she cursed how weak and tired she had been these days and it was the state of her mind reflecting on her body.
She was a lot more upset these days than she normally was and that was why she was always tired and stressed out.
"My dear, you are finally awake, I was getting worried about you" Wilma said as she brushed her hair from her face.
Andrea managed a smile "Hello Wilma, Good morning" she said.
"Are you feeling okay?" Wilma asked in her very maternal voice.
Andrea nodded her head and said "Yes Wilma, I am fine"
The old woman was quiet for a while then she asked "Did you and Emil have a fight last night?"
Andrea's mind flashed with the memory of her conversation with Emil last night and for some reason, she suddenly felt bad.
A tear drop slipped out of her eyes immediately.
"Oh my dear, why are you crying?" Wilma said as she tried brushing the tears away.
"I asked him if he was responsible for the attack on my family and he got upset" Andrea said.
Wilma was quiet for a while then she said "My dear child, I see how Emilio could be suspected for something like that because of the fued between your family and his but Emil gave his word, to protect you and keep you happy and knowing that boy, he will go to his grave to keep that promise, that's just something I wanted you to know about Emil, he is truly a good man when you are on his good side"
Andrea felt another tear drop slip out of her eye again and she quickly wiped it away with the back of her hand.
Wilma smiled and thought that she really looked like a child when she did that.
Andrea was blaming herself, she had allowed Lorenzo's words to get the better of her, they had gotten to her head and she had really believed that Emil was not the good man he was claiming to be but she should have known it was wrong to that, Emil had tried to be nice to her in his way and how did she repay him for his efforts? By accusing him of murder and Arson.
"Oh Wilma, what am I going to do? He must be really upset with me by now" Andrea asked.
"I am not going to lie to you my dear but Emilio is not in his best mood right now, everyone has been avoiding him" Wilma said.
"I still need to speak to him, I should tell him I am sorry for thinking he could do something like that" Andrea said.
"He is not home right now dear, he was summoned by your father and so he went to him, it hasn't been so long since he left" Wilma said.
"My father?" Andrea asked, surprised.
"Yes my dear" Wilma said.
"What are they doing together? What are they even talking about for heaven's sake?" Andrea said quickly.
Andrea did not like the idea of her father and Emil together, if she recalled correctly, Emil Ferrari only went to the Severino mansion to settle a debt he was owed.
"For heaven's sake, stop worrying yourself so much and let the men handle their business, right now, you need to freshen up and have your breakfast and get some air to clear your mind, we can't have you all red and blotchy from all the crying" Wilma said and brushed the hair from her face.
Andrea wanted to complain and say something else but she was interrupted by Wilma.
"You do not need to worry so much about Emil getting upset with you, just apologize to him when he gets back and I am sure you will both be fine" she said.
Andrea was quiet for a while, she just had to apologize to him when he got back, that was the only thing that could stop making her feel so bad.
"I guess you are right Wilma, I should definitely apologize to him" Andrea said.
"Excellent my dear, now let's get to preparing you for your day" Wilma said happily as she helped her out of bed.
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Andrea was enjoying the warm sunlight on her skin while she sat in the garden, after her bath and meal, Wilma had suggested she go out to the garden and wait for Emil’s return and so here she was enjoying some cold lemonade and scones, she had a book in her hand and it was really getting to the interesting part.
“So this is how the blind bride goes about her life, Emil will be bored to death in no time” an approaching female voice said.
Andrea’s head snapped up in the direction from which the voice had come, she did recognize the voice but she certainly did not like what the person had said.
“Excuse me?” Andrea said.
“Oh consider yourself quite excused” the voice said again.
“Is there a problem here?” Andrea asked feeling very surprised by this woman’s hostility towards her.
“The only problem is you being here, in this house, in that bed you sleep in every single night, your entire presence here is nothing but a joke” the woman said again.
Andrea wondered who she might be, was she perhaps one of Emil’s past lovers.
“Are you one of Emil’s lovers?” Andrea asked.
A frown settled upon Tatiana’s face, how the little blind girl dare speak to her in that manner?
“And so what if I am?” Tatiana said with a smug look on her pretty face.
Andrea was quiet for a while pondering what the woman had just said then suddenly she smiled and said “Oh I get why you are so upset with me”
“What are you talking about you silly girl?” Tatiana asked with a frown on her face.
“Because now that your lover has a wife, you must be so upset, right? You can’t have him as much as you want anymore and you will always be second to the silly blind bride” Andrea said with a smile on her beautiful face.
“How dare you?” Tatiana said angrily.
Andrea laughed softly and said “I am surprised by your outburst, you sounded so smug when you were calling me name just now but just one statement of mine has got you like this”
“Now you listen here, you blind little girl, you do not get to speak to me in this manner, do you hear me? We are on different levels entirely” Tatiana said.
Andrea smiled and said “Perhaps you are right about us being on completely different levels, I am the wife and this is my house and my husband is your lover, whereas you are one of his many lovers, many women have your status and even if he should ever go to you, he will ultimately return to me, so yes, we are on completely different levels, you my dear, is nothing but a bottom feeder and I, I am on the highest level of the food chain”
Tatiana was shocked, she had not expected the girl to put on a fight, she had intended to bully her or perhaps scare her away.
Tatiana cleared her throat and said “You think you have won? You think you will be happy with Emil? You can never be happy with Emil my dear girl, he is a man with powerful enemies and he will never really love you because that man is incapable of love, you will never be happy, little girl”
Andrea smiled and said “You seem to forget something my dear, my family was one of the greatest enemies of the Ferrari family, I also come from a family with a lot powerful enemies so it is nothing new to me and as for my happiness, I will like you not to bother with my marital affairs”
Tatiana was about to say something when Emil’s voice interrupted her “For how long will you continue to disgrace yourself Tatiana? It is getting pathetic to watch” he said.
Tatiana felt embarrassed that Emil had heard his wife insulting her but she was not someone to back down easily “Emil I did not see you there, I and your wife were just having a nice conversation, just getting to know one another” she said with a saccharine sweet smile on her face.
Emil walked over to them and said “You should leave Tatiana, no need to embarrass yourself further”
Tatiana frowned her face before glaring at Andrea who was sitting there with a smile on her face and simply staring straight ahead, she stormed off angrily.
“I am sorry about Tatiana, she can be a bit much” Emil said as he took the other chair beside Andrea.
“It’s nice to meet one of your lovers, one would think you would have been discrete about it all, you do not need to rub my face in it” Andrea said with a blank expression on her face.
Emil chuckled and said “Please do not tell me she introduced herself as my lover”
Andrea frowned and said “She is not one of your lovers?”
“Not that I know of, Tatiana is just someone I have known most of my life, she is not my lover and never will be” Emil said.
Andrea pondered on this for a while before she said “Okay, thank you for clarifying it with me”
“You know you have just have to ask me Andrea and I will answer you, you do not need to jump to conclusions when it concerns me, I am here to answer all your questions” Emil said.
Andrea knew he was not just talking about this particular event, he was also referring to last night.
“I am sorry Emil, about last night, I was just overwhelmed” Andrea said.
Emil nodded his head and said “It’s water under the bridge now, let’s both just try to do better in the future”
“Yes we should” Andrea said.
They lapsed into silence for a while then Emil said “Your father sends his regards”
“How is father?” she asked.
“He is as formidable as always” Emil replied.
Andrea smiled and said “Then all is well”
They both sat there in the garden enjoying the sunlight and Andrea felt she was content if things remained like this.