Chapter 31

Chapter 31
|| KIERA STEVENS'S POV ||
The future felt blurry in my head. All the dreams about raising my son to be a perfect gentleman had shattered like a piece of glass. If Luca was stating the truth, I was so done this time.
No...No...My son couldn't be a Mafia...
I swore it took all my strength to look back at the screen again. There, I saw myself again, talking to the blonde receptionist who was suspicious about my state. Then, I just looked back to see someone behind my assistant where I made the mistake. My face was revealed to the camera. It was clear that it was me. But I didn't have any courage to admit it in front of Luca. At that moment, he confirms that Ryan is his son,and that he is going to take him away from me. So, I swallowed hard before making up for another lie,
" That..It's not me...I...I have.. dark black hairs.."
" DON'T YOU FUCKING DARE TO LIE AT MY FACE AGAIN!!", his voice shouted furiously, kicking on the table that flew in different directions with the laptop. I quivered in fear in my chair. I knew that he wasn't a fool but everything I was doing for Ryan's sake.
I cried out by explaining,
"That's not..me..She has red hairs.. "
Yes, I fucking had red hairs but I painted them down to black a few years ago. He just laughed ironically at my response. Grinding his teeth together, he blurted and glared sharply at me,
" You have changed your hair color. Do you think that I don't know?"
I was stunned before looking away to avoid his burning eyes. Literally, I forgot that he was the mafia boss and had every piece of information, wrapped around his fingers.
He gritted his words out, snapping me out of my dazed state,
" Say something! Are you still going to deny that you have been hiding my son from me for years?"
I looked up at him in shock. I had no intention to hide him from his father. It was simply because I didn't know who the father was. Besides, Anastasia told me that three men entered my room and took my virginity. How was I going to share these pathetic stories with others?
But whatever the consequences are, I couldn't let go of Ryan at any cost. I kept being stubborn, stumbled over my words,
" I..I don't know... what..are you.. talking about.."
Matteo lost his patience from his side. He growled, stepping next to his boss,
" Luca! We should have checked her identity well. She must have ulterior motives to hide your son all this time. Let's do the paternity test with that little guy. You can punish her later."
Luca was silent with his words. It meant that he also didn't trust me and chose Matteo's words over me. No matter how much I lied, the paternity test wouldn't be a lie.
How will I stop him from finding out the truth? No, I had to think of a way to stop him!
The moment passed silently between us. I could feel his men glaring at my way, disdaining. I couldn't understand for a man like him why a child who was born from a mistake held priority in his life.
Luca sucked a deep breath, raising himself slightly to look into my eyes deeply. His cold voice resonated, humming in my heart like a dead threat,
" The moment I get the evidence, you are going to pay for all your lies, Kiera!"
He turned to head for the door. My strength collapsed at that moment. No, I had my dad to protect. He had already endured so much for me. I couldn't bring any more people in danger.
I blurted out before he could pass through the door,
" N..No...Stop..Stop...It... It was... me..Luca.. Ryan.. might..be..your child...I.. can't remember.."
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" Why..there is no one in the entire hospital?", I muttered, looking around the hospital nervously. He brought me here right after I told him that I wasn't sure whether it was him or anyone else.
David was still kind to me but Matteo kept sending me hateful glare. David replied in a robotic voice,
" Because Luca has booked the entire hospital for an hour to hold the DNA test. The identity of the little prince should be kept guarded safely."
I was a little shocked to hear the importance of Ryan's identity. At the same time, I feared that I would put my son in danger?
Because Luca's world was completely different from mine. He was always surrounded by evil people who wished nothing but death for him. Immediately, my body tensed up and I pleaded to David,
" I..I would like to see Ryan.."
David assured me, standing close by my side,
" Don't worry! The little prince is unharmed. Our best men are guarding him."
I hated him calling the little prince but these were the facts too. If our information were accurate, he was the real prince here since his father was the king of the Mafia World. But I wanted nothing like this for my son. I wanted him to live a happy life.
Heavy footsteps began to echo from the corridor. We both looked at the way to see Luca, coming with the report in his hand. Suddenly I was out of breath. Although the truth was right in front of my eyes, I badly wanted to prove him wrong. I couldn't give my son to him not to a monster who had no future ahead.
As soon as Luca came near me, David left giving us privacy to talk. Luca held the report in the air, growling at my face,
" This says everything...Ryan is my son."
" OURS!!", I corrected, already feeling the burn in my throat. I wanted to cry and slap my face badly. Why did I go into the wrong room? Couldn't anyone else like the average man?
His gaze darkened more dangerously. Taking a slow step forward, he seethed in anger,
" You have been hiding Ryan for 5 fucking years. Tell me, what is your intention? Why did you delete that footage? Why didn't you look for me?"
I burst into tears in front of him. I already had enough tough times for giving birth to Ryan. I couldn't tolerate any new accusations anymore. I blurted out a broken voice,
" What did you expect from a 18-year-old, Luca? Tell the world that I had been raped and then got pregnant with a bastard? That's exactly what they told me! My best friend told me that I was raped by three men and Ryan. Ryan..is the consequence.."
" That's enough! RYAN is my son, my heir! No one can disrespect him ever!", he growled, cutting me off midway. I wiped my tears away before continuing with a sincere voice,
" I never knew the truth until you told me..I was kept in the Dark..As for the footage, my dad just hired someone randomly to destroy the evidence. So, we didn't know what was in the footage because we never simply looked into it. I..I was ashamed..to admit that there were actually three guys. My dad still knows nothing of it.."
His brows tightened in hesitation. I knew he was trying to see through the sincerity of my words. Before we could engage in more chat, David ran over in our direction, seeming pale,
" Luca..This is bad.. Someone has called the reporters. Now they are gathering outside to talk to Miss Kiera.."
My face fell immediately. Who could always stalk me?