Melody Anne's Billionaire Universe: Secrets (Kindle Worlds Novella) by Marian Tee

Author:Marian Tee [Tee, Marian]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kindle Worlds
Published: 2016-09-28T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Six

“Mi dispiace, signore.” Mario, the head of Vivian’s security, spoke in a grave voice. “Mr. Donald Crane has been arrested. We did get to the signora in time, but the paramedic believes she’s suffering from mild shock.”

“And the situation there?”

The bodyguard reversed the video chat’s feed, activating his cellphone’s rear camera to show what was happening around him.

Luca saw his bodyguards still on alert, thrusting reporters away every time they tried to get nearer to his wife, who sat at the back of an ambulance with a blanket draped over her shoulders. “Has my wife been cleared to go home yet?”

“Un momento, signore.” After speaking to the paramedic, Luca’s head of security gave the affirmative. “Shall we take her back to the house, signore?”

Luca nodded curtly. “But make sure that a physician is on standby, just in case. And as soon as you have her in the car, I’d like to speak with her.”

“Si, signore.”

As soon as the call was terminated, the older man moved to assist his employer’s wife. “Signora? We have been asked to take you back to the house.”

“T-thank you.” Vivian swayed slightly as she came to her feet, but she shook her head when Luca’s men immediately lunged to help her. “I’m okay,” she insisted, doing her best to ignore the way her lower lip continued to tremble in the aftermath of her ordeal.

Her head of security fell into step with her, walking just a step behind.

Looking at him over her shoulder, she whispered, “Mario?”

“Si, signora?”

For a moment, all she could see was Donald’s crazy, leering face looming over her as she felt herself falling to the floor, and her chest tightened, remembering the way despair had strangled her.

For just one second, she had thought that was it.

But then the door had burst open, Luca’s men coming in to throw Donald off her.

She looked at Mario, saying fiercely, “Thank you for coming to save me.” Vivian swallowed hard. “I don’t know what would happen to me if he---”

“We should have come sooner to your aid, signora,” Mario admitted heavily. “We had beefed up our numbers at il signore’s command. All new faces that you would not recognize and would be able to work undercover.” A grave look crossed the older man’s face. “Unfortunately, those who had been able to make it to the premises were unforgivably complacent. One of my new recruits had seen you enter the kitchen alone with Mr. Crane, but he chose not to call it in.”

The way the bodyguard avoided looking directly at her spoke volumes, and she realized with shame that some of them had probably seen Vivian allowing Donald improper advances towards her – and misinterpreted her actions.

Luca had warned her about Donald, but she had refused to listen to him.

And now---

More police cars arriving at the scene with sirens blaring momentarily distracted Vivian, and she looked at Mario in dismay. “Is this all because of me?”

“No, signora.” When she turned to him in confusion, he elaborated quietly, “Numerous

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