(NFTMB)Chapter 69
Alessandro
(The Walking Ghost)
I sat back in my seat in my office and looked out the glass window to see my wife sitting in the garden with Matteo.
This scene is quite familiar as this has happened before.
A long time ago.
The very first time I got a peek of her rebellious tattoo.
The only difference then and now was that back then she was just my son’s single and definitely not a pregnant nanny.
Now I was looking at Matteo with his stepmother. My pregnant wife, Victoria.
That was the difference. Approximately four months ago, she wasn’t pregnant but she was now.
Her eyes didn’t hold the shine or sparkle anymore, it didn’t hold that natural twinkle that it used to hold before when she was single and carefree.
When she would laugh and mess around freely.
Since after the wedding she had become like that, dull and lifeless.
Almost like a walking ghost.
She and her lover had both turned away from each other all because of me.
I’m glad that Valentino knows to stay away from what is mine.
“What do you have for me, Sebastian?”
“We still don’t know who tampered with your files and falsified your signature on the document but trust me, boss, we won’t stop looking”. Sebastian said while casually flexing his arm.
“Very well. What has Castleford been up to ever since he moved in next to us? I don’t see that much of him and it feels as if he doesn’t even live next door”
The lunatic had successfully moved in next door as my neighbor.
“Nothing, boss. He’s hardly seen around these days”
“Doesn’t that mean something?”. I cocked an eyebrow at him.
“I thought as much boss, but then Castleford has always been weird and somewhat of an introvert and a sociopath. I wouldn’t put it past him to just lay in there all day doing nothing but work”
I weighed his comment and he was kind of right considering that I had known this guy since my younger days and he has always been a weird asshole.
“That’s kind of true though”. I agreed
“Boss, I think you would like to know that Jasmine met up with a man yesterday and after I IDd him, I found out that we were already onto him”
“Who is he?”
“He’s the same Russian that Fabiano met weeks ago and also gave out an invite to him for the gala. Jasmine was seen handing out a package to him. I apologize but we were not able to make out what the contents of the package was.”
I clenched my fist in annoyance at the nerve of this girl. What does she know about Russians?
Fabiano might be the one putting her up to this.
“We still have our men in position, right?”
“Yes, boss”
“The charity gala is almost upon us. We will go ahead with the plan as usual. We will get rid of these people who are nothing but pests to us”.
I already have a plan set in motion for Jasmine. I want her end to be rather poetic and fitting for a scheming wench like her.
“Great plan, boss”
“How is your arm, Sebastian?”
“All good, boss. It’s almost healed. All that’s left is to keep it useful and it’ll be good as new in no time”.
“That’s good news. Inform Franco that the auction would be fixed right after the charity gala and Jasmine and her gang of friends plus Sofia would be joining us.
That would be all, Sebastian. You may leave”. I dismissed him with a wave of my hand.
He bowed before leaving the office.
My attention went right back to Victoria who rocked Matteo from side to side as she stared off into space.
She was lost in thought as I watched her body sway from side to side as she sat unblinking with Matteo who was now fast asleep.
This has become her regular countenance and mood, day in day out since after the wedding.
I hadn’t gotten a flash of that vicious Victoria who had stripped herself and urged me to fuck her.
That was interesting. Don’t fault me.
It was refreshing to see that each time she was pushed way more farther than the last time that she would bounce back and lash out at someone or something.
But that fight had left her now.
She’s no fun but I still valued the peace I had now.
With different thoughts swimming in my head, I didn’t know when my legs carried me out of my office and down the hallway till I was standing at the entrance of the garden.
I stood there with arms folded as she still stared off into space without acknowledging my presence.
She didn’t know that I was here.
I walked to where she sat before slowly picking up Matteo from her hand after which she snapped out of her trance and looked at me with wide eyes.
“I’m sorry, I just blanked out for a while. Do you need me?”. She said as she slowly peeled herself from the floor and slowly bent down to pick the mat before looking at me with those blue doe eyes.
“Nothing. I came to collect Matteo, he’s asleep now. I’ll just lay him down”. I said before making my way to the entrance and out of the garden.
“No, wait! Alessandro, I’ll do it”. She said offering to carry the child from me.
“No, go and have a rest, Victoria. I can handle my child”.
“No, please, it’s my duty to look after Matteo. You have to let me do it”. She said once more reaching for Matteo.
“Are you going against my order?”. I asked her, feeling my irritation levels soar with her insistence.
“No, no, no. I just wanted to be sure that you weren’t mad at me”.
“I’ll only be mad at you if you continue being this irritating. Now get out of my way, Victoria”. I brushed past her making my way to the house as I heard her hurried steps behind me as I suspected that she followed suit.
I laid Matteo on his cot and made sure his monitor was on as I walked out with my unnecessary bodyguard following me around.
I walked into my room as I undid the buttons on my shirt as I was very eager to have a bathe as she followed suit immediately and walked into the room as well.
“No, let me do it”. She said standing in front of me.
“What are you talking about?”
“Let me take off your clothes for you”. She said timidly as I removed my hands from unfastening the buttons.
Her hands came up to my shirt as she skillfully unfastened my buttons and peeled off the shirt from my body and then stepped back after doing that.
I watched her facial expression and nothing was amiss on her face.
She had a normal expression on her face as my eyes remained fixed on her face while my hands helped me strip down from the rest of my clothes before walking into the bathroom while Victoria picked up the discarded clothes.
As the water poured down my body from the shower I tried to think of what she was plotting that made her so very obedient lately.
She’s never this obedient. It’s off on her.
It feels strange seeing her this tame.
This is what I’ve been talking about. Since the wedding she hasn’t been anything else but compliant.
Always offering to do this and offering to do that. It’s a new side to her that I cant help but wish that it would stay the same.
I hope she never changes.
I could merry well live with this version of her that takes off my shoes, waits on me and cleans up after me for the rest of my life.
It’s stress free.
I turned off the shower and picked up a fresh towel from the pile and wrapped it around my waist before picking up another one and drying my wet hair with it.
I opened the door to the bathroom and met her still standing there.
She does this all the time now. Next she would request to help me dry out my hair.
“No, let me do it”. She said
Told ya.
I sat down on the bed and watched her dry my hair with the towel with a straight look on her face.
She thoroughly and carefully dried my hair before dropping the wet towel in the bathroom which Amara will pick up later.
“All done. You can dress up now”. She said sidestepping.
I rose to my full height and peered down at the tiny pregnant woman who stood awkwardly before me.
“I picked out your clothes for you. I hope you like them”. She said while looking at the bed as I looked to where her eyes were stuck at to see she had really prepared a fresh set of clothes for me.
I could really get used to this.
“Come here”. I called out to her.
She obediently came forward before looking at me from her beneath her long eyelashes.
I leaned in and kissed her to which she reciprocated and kissed me back with fervor running her hands through my hair.
“Don’t ever change, Victoria”. She nodded before I gave her a pat on the cheek before leaving her standing there and getting dressed.