Chapter 31“Alessandro, turn off the TV, we need to leave.” Hazel yelled from the room she shared with her son.She contemplated on if she was going to wear perfume or not. She didn’t want him to think she was there to impress him.At the same time, she didn’t want her problems to reflect on her. She had been through a lot in the last five years.“I am not going there to impress him, not like he even cares anyway.” She convinced herself in front of the mirror and sprayed a reasonable amount of perfume on her body.She carried her cross bag and slipped in some candies for Alessandro in her pocket.“Sandro, I told you to turn off the TV.” She scolded her five year old son. He quickly turned it off.“Mama, are we going to see grandma and grandpa today? I don't want to see them.” He complained bitterly. “They don’t like me.”She knelt in front of him and held his hands “C'mon, Alessandro. They love you.”He jerked his hand from his mother’s grip. “That is a lie.” Hazel was aware that h

Chapter 33 Hazel knew Lorenzo was in his office and she was determined to see him, she woke up early and called work to inform them that she would not come in. She didn’t have friends and dropping Alessandro at her parent’s place was going to lead to questions. He wouldn’t like that idea anyway. “Are you going somewhere?” Alessandro asked his mom while she was dressing. “Did daddy ask us to come today?” “No,” She kissed his forehead and tucked him into bed properly. “I need to get some mommy stuff at the store.” “You are putting on formal clothes, mama.” He asked with his sleepy eyes. “Detective Rossi, Can you stop interrogating me? You need to sleep.” She waved his question. “I will be back soon.” Not content with the answer he got, he held his mom’s hand. “Stay safe mom, the crime rate in our neighborhood at dawn is higher than any other time of the day.” “My so clever son, Nothing can happen to your strong mom.” She cajole him, pressing a wet kiss on his head and he wiped it

Chapter 35The ride to the hospital was quiet except for Hazel’s silent sobs. “Her son must mean a lot to her.” He thought in his head.He didn't know why he was in the car, driving all the way to the local hospital in his old neighborhood. He could have asked his driver to take her.A part of him wanted to see the boy that she had claimed looked like him. He had so many questions to ask her.He really wanted to know when they had sex and silently hoped that his dream was just a dream.Asking her about it was out of his options. He would be too embarrassed to hear that he did something like that.“We are here,” He announced and opened the door of the car. He didn’t realize he had gotten to the emergency room until he looked around and Hazel wasn’t with him.He smacked himself in his head when he looked back and saw Hazel by the car. He was making his actual feelings obvious. His curiosity was pushing him too hard.He waited for her to join him. She hurried into the emergency room and

Chapter 37He removed his tie as he entered his office. He still had a few files to review before flying to New york. Daphne had arranged the files according to how urgent they were, he had let her off work early and told her to meet him at the airport over text. He had a hard time focusing on his work, his mind kept drifting to Alessandro and he was starting to believe that his dream wasn’t an actual dream. It really happened.Hazel was hiding it from him. She could have threatened him with that to get all she wanted. “What is her goal?” He asked him, running his pen into his hair.“A shower should calm me down,” He sadi to himself. Hee took his blazers off and opened the door to the hidden suite in his office.His father had a huge empty space in the office so he converted it to a five star hotel suite so he would not have to go home when he had serious work to do.He flung his blazer on the chair and stripped himself naked then entered the bathroom for a bath. While he was soapin

Chapter 39Hazel got into the front seat while Lorenzo tucked their son in the backseat, to her surprise.After ensuring the boy’s safety, he joined her in the front seat. He looked different from the way he was when they returned from the hospital. His distressed face was calm but he wasn’t smiling. He used to smile a lot when they were married.“Business probably changed him.” She thought in her face and continued to ogle him shamelessly. He looked good in his gray shirt and joggers, she wondered how someone could look classy and fresh in a simple outfit.“I see you can’t wait to have a taste of me,” He said.Her face turned red instantly. He had caught her staring. “Was he flirting with her?” She asked herself.“I didn’t get that.” He replied to her little murmur.“Eh… I wasn’t staring,”“I didn't say you were,” Another wave of embarrassment flushed through her. She didn’t know why she wasn’t being like that.“Don’t worry. I am happy to see that you are eager to begin your job