Leonardo was filled with restlessness.
Hugging her, he was immensely happy, but as much as he was, so was the fear, tonight, his passionate behavior of Olivia so perverse and familiar, he was really scared, he didn’t want to lose her, not even for a minute…..
Because of Leonardo’s words, Olivia’s heart felt like it was squeezed by a big invisible hand, ravaging it so hard that it hurt so much that she couldn’t breathe….
Half-heartedly, she walked over to him, hugged him tightly and explained.
-I just need to go to the bathroom….
Only then Leonardo let go of her and helped her up.
Tears fall as soon as Olivia turns around….
No wonder, no wonder he had slept so restlessly for the last month, always waking up at the slightest movement from her…. So had his own various departures left such a deep shadow on him?
Olivia’s heart is full of self-recognition….
Returning to bed, Leonardo immediately took her in his arms, his thin lips brushing her earlobe.
-Darling, I want to go buy a pair of handcuffs and sleep with my hands together so we don’t have to worry about you disappearing in the middle of the night….
The tears that had just stopped slipping from the corners of her eyes came again, her voice cracking with sobs.
-Leonardo, I promise you that I will never leave you alone again….
Leonardo raised his head, staring at her, and asked rhetorically, “What do you mean?
-What do you mean, you’re not going to leave quietly, you’re going to go out in the open?
Olivia’s heart aches once again, this man, carried so cautiously and carefully that not a single chink is spared….
Looking over Leonardo, his hair falling over his forehead, his deep eyes full of unease, making Olivia more and more upset….
Leonardo’s large hands gently caressed the tears from the corners of her eyes, and there were a few moments of pleading in his gaze.
-Olivia, promise me you won’t leave me, we are married and no one can separate us.
Olivia pulled him down hard and kissed him on his thin lips.
-Leonardo, hold me….
Not hearing the answer he desired, a strong sense of loss rose in Leonardo’s heart….
The next day, Leonardo awoke at dawn and looked at Olivia, who was sleeping soundly, and his heart raced.
He knew it, his girl was leaving him again, how could his mother compromise so easily when she couldn’t even take in her own grandchild….
She had dismissed the maid because she wanted to be alone with him, and all her actions of the night before only heightened some good memories, and he understood what she was thinking….
After kissing her forehead, he rose gently, washed briefly and drove back to the Pinto family mansion.
Yolanda was watering the flowers in the garden when she saw her son’s car pull into the yard, put down the flower pot with a smile and waved to her.
-Leonardo, am I coming back to have breakfast with you today?
Leonardo looked at his mother with an icy expression.
-You’re still trying to force Olivia to leave me, aren’t you?
Yolanda’s smile faded and was replaced by a surge of resentment as she asked rhetorically.
-Did the woman break her word?
She sure did!
How good it sounded at first, give her a month, she will appease Leonardo, she will not leave the Pinto family, she will not leave the company, and she will separate from him quietly…..
Leonardo’s heart sank at the sight of his mother’s determination to drive Olivia away however she could, with her fists clenched and her voice neither rising nor falling in temperature.
-No, she didn’t. Mom, if you keep getting in Olivia’s and my way like this, you’re going to regret it later.
With that, he got back into his car and drove off….
Having slept late the night before, Olivia woke up at ten o’clock and was alone in the room.
It’s Saturday and Leonardo doesn’t have to go to the office, so he should be downstairs, right?
The thought of leaving in the last few days was overwhelming.
The phone on the bedside table blinked, indicating an incoming text message.
Olivia picked up her phone and looked at it closely. It was from Yolanda, aggressively asking her if she had said something she shouldn’t have in front of Leonardo, threatening her that if she didn’t do what she had said she wouldn’t get off easy….
Olivia sighed and replied with a few words.
-I will absolutely keep my word, don’t worry.
Next, delete the text message.
After washing up in the bathroom, I discovered that Leonardo had come in at some point and was standing by the vanity with a delicate box in his hand.
-Darling, come here.
Leonardo’s eyes were full of affection, as if the previous night’s discomfort had not been present.
Olivia approached as instructed.
Leonardo opened the box he held in his hand and handed it to her, inside was a delicate white gold necklace with a beautiful pendant, the appearance of a willow tree….
A smile lifted Olivia’s face and she raised her eyes to his.
Leonardo’s eyes also filled with a slight smile as he asked.
-Do you like it?
Olivia nods her head.
This seems tailor-made for her…..
-A gift for our first month of marriage.
Leonardo explained, pulling out the necklace and reaching out to put it on.
Olivia cooperated by tossing her long hair to one side, and as he put the necklace on her, as if holding her, he circled her waist.
Leonardo’s tone was soft.
-This necklace, that holds my love for you, you will not take it off at any time, do you hear me?
Olivia caresses the pendant and nods her head touchingly.
Leonardo embraced her, kissed her hair and, slightly reassured, whispered to her.
-I’ve made breakfast, come down and eat.
Olivia was a little surprised, thinking that the maid had asked her to call back, and went downstairs only to find that no one was there, that she had cleaned up the mess from the night before and that there was a simple breakfast on the table.
Olivia’s heart was full of happiness, and although it was a simple egg and milk and a slice of toast, Olivia was very satisfied and tore off a piece of toast and popped it into Leonardo’s mouth.
-“Honey, I’m going to feed you,” she said.
Leonardo’s mouth lifted in a wicked grin and he opened his mouth to take the toast from her, but he reached over, holding the back of her neck with one hand and passing the toast to her lips.
-Dear, I’ll feed you too.
Olivia smiled extravagantly and opened her mouth to bite, gradually moving closer until she touched his lips and Leonardo succeeded in kissing her little mouth….
After an intensely romantic breakfast, Olivia suddenly jumped.
-Oh my God, it’s the day of Micaela and Alba’s design contest to announce the places! It’s going to be live! I can’t believe I forgot, it’s not going to end at this point, is it?
Olivia rushed into the living room and turned on the television, the presenter’s voice full of surprise came through the stereo.
-Miss Aleman, what are you saying, that Miss Micaela’s work was copied from yours?