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I was shocked to see Albert there. What was he doing there? In Italy? How did he find me there? In the middle of the road?

As soon as he got out of the car, a huge smile broke out on his face and he readily enveloped me into a bone crushing hug.

He spoke to me with his voice full of happiness, "Finally, I have found you. You wouldn't believe how much I have searched for you everywhere. Even your parents refused to tell me about your whereabouts and your number was also out of service. I was so worried for you. But seeing you here, I am so relieved."

I slowly and reluctantly parted from him and asked him curiously, "What are you doing here in Italy? And how did you find me here?"

He looked a little uncomfortable from my question but he recovered from it and masked his expressions behind a smile, the next instant. But, I was sure I had seen him getting nervous for a fleeting moment.

He replied to me, "Actually, I got to know about you from your friend Adele. She had called me two days ago, telling me about you being here. She even gave me your address. I was on my way to there when I found you here, on the road."

I asked him furrowing my eyebrows at him, "But how did she get your number. I never gave it to anyone."

He answered as if I had asked the dumbest question to him, "Oh, Lia. Why are you thinking so much? From what I have gathered, she seemed to be quite rich and you know well that getting phone numbers is not a big deal for the rich people."

"But still...," I insisted, but he cut me off in the middle.

He spoke, a little offended, "What Lia? Why are you interrogating me so much? Are you not happy to see me here? Do you want me to go back?"

I hurriedly answered him, "No! It's nothing like that. I am so sorry. I am really happy to see you here."

It was true. I was glad to find someone familiar. Now, I won't have to wander and spend my night on the road. He made sit in his car and drove us to hotel, he was staying at.

All the ride, we both were silent. No one uttered a single word. He also seemed to be lost in his thoughts, while I was getting some negative vibes. I strongly felt like I had taken the wrong decision. I should not have left the mansion impulsively, without talking to Ermanno.

But the deed was already done. And what's done, can't be undone!

So it was useless for me to regret over it. But, it did nothing to lessen my gut feeling which was screaming at my face that something huge was going to happen. And it was definitely not good.

But what? I had left Ermanno. He must be happy with Adele and I was going back to my home, to my parents. What could go wrong?

Maybe I was just being paranoid or it was my heart hurting over the fact that I would never get to see Ermanno. Soon, he would marry Adele and build a home with her, and I would be left alone, mourning over my unrequited love.

Would he miss me? Would he forget about me? Would he try to contact me?

But it was me who had left the mansion without a closure. But I also knew that I wouldn't have been able to leave after seeing his handsome face.

Why did it happened with me? Whenever I wanted something, opposite happened?

In all those turmoil, we reached the hotel. We went inside and booked a room for me, next to his. The hotel seemed to be luxurious.

I asked him, "Where did you get the money for such an expensive hotel?"

He uncomfortably replied, "Uh... Your friend Adele is paying for all of it. She seems to be a nice girl, isn't it?"

Her name was like a punch on my heart, but I faked a smile and spoke, "Yeah! She is."

After getting the keys, we went to our rooms respectively. Although, he wanted to talk to me to catch upon the lost time and about my well-being, I made an excuse saying that I was too tired and wanted to sleep. I simply wanted to be left alone.

After getting fresh, I made my way to the bed and lied down on it, completely exhausted. All the events of the day came back rushing to me, squeezing my heart agonizingly.

I remembered all the special moments I had spent with Ermanno, planning for my happily ever after with him. But out of the blue, Adele came into the picture.

I had never felt that they had any sort of feelings for each other. It was true that they seemed to be quite close and caring, but it all seemed to be platonic, like friends; nothing romantic.

Then, how could feelings arise in their hearts all of a sudden? Ermanno's behavior with me also never seemed to be forced, nor did Adele ever felt uncomfortable when Ermanno cared for me. It was impossible not to be jealous when she had feelings for Ermanno.

A thought hit me like a tornado. Why did Adele call Albert two days ago, when Ermanno had confessed his love to her just a few hours ago? She herself admitted to me that she was also unaware of his feelings for her. So there was no way for her to know that Ermanno was going to propose her for marriage. Then, why did she inform Albert about my whereabouts when I was still betrothed to Ermanno?

Did she lie to me about Ermanno loving her? Was she planning something?

There was surely something fishy. I was clearly missing something there and I needed to find. And the only person who could tell me about it was Adele herself. I needed to meet her. And that too just now.

I hurriedly got up from the bed and made my way to the door. I opened it to reveal Albert already standing there, ready to knock on my door.

Surprised, he asked me, "Are you going somewhere, sweetheart?"

I told him hurriedly, "I urgently need to talk to Adele. I want to get some answers from her and they are really important."

He spoke menacingly, "Well not so soon, babe."

"What do you mean?" I asked him suspiciously.

He smirked at me evilly and said, "What I mean is that I can't let you go after finally getting my hands you."

After that, he placed a handkerchief on my nose and I didn't remember anything anymore.

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