HIS HIRED BRIDE

CHAPTER - 26

"Fighting to protect the people you cared for was one thing. Trusting someone you loved to fight for themselves took a different kind of strength and bravery."

MARCELLO TROCELLI P.O.V

I was driving in rage clutching the steering wheels and changing the gear while making a sharp turn as my car touched another car which was coming towards us "Watch it." Rafeal screamed with horror eyes making me step on the brake. My car rolled in 360 degree making it stop just an inch apart from the tree.

"L'hai perso. Se vuoi morire, allora muori da solo. Sono troppo giovane per questa, merda. (Have you lost it? If you want to die, then die alone. I'm too young for this s**t)" Raf, blabbed with a heavy breath as he looked at me in disbelief.

I punch the steering wheel as the horn goes on, making Raf immediately pull my hand from there. "Calm the f*****g down, Marcello." He snapped at me as I got out of the car and banged it shut with a loud crack.

I paced around the footpath fisting my hair as I couldn't think of what the hell I'll do now.

"Marcello." He called me as he also got down.

"What the hell I'm going to tell her. I f*****g promised her, I won't damage her self respect. You have also read those shitty tabloids, how dare they can write like that. Mistress, Gold-Digger." I roar in anger as I try to calm my breathing.

He stood there leaning on the bonnet and watched me with narrow eyes "Won't you say anything?"

He shook his head "This was not the first time." He utter slowly watching me with his hooded eyes. "It's not your first time to read something this disgusting about you and your women."

"She's my fiance, Rafael. There is a big difference here." I spat glaring at him.

"Fake fiance." He retorded making me fist my palm.

"Fake or real. She's my fiance and I won't take shit." I growled with gritted teeth as I huffed out a deep breath.

I rub my face and get my act right as I look at Rafael with evil eyes. "What will you do now?" He curiously asked, standing straight.

"I'm going to show them, never mess with Marcello Trocelli wasn't just a blooper." I smirked as I took my cell phone out and dial a number.

"Where is he?" I asked with a cold voice.

"He landed at 2 a.m this morning, sir. He is already at the mansion." The other voice came as I scoffed hearing that bastard enjoying his quality time at my house.

"Informed me, when he left the house." I ordered the call.

"What are you up to?" Rafael, asked coming forward "I don't like this!" He exclaimed, crossing his arm around his chest.

"What?" I raise my brows.

"Your face. You're looking like a reincarnation of Lucifer." He frowned and I laughed making him scoff at me "You have definitely lost it."

"Why you...." I was going to reply to him when my cell phone rang and my face changed, staring at Charlotte's name. "What is it?" I answered the call.

"Av...Ava....she....fainted." She stuttered, making my eyes widen. "I'm coming." I replied hurriedly starting the car as Rafael also sat inside.

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"Is she going to be okay?" Charlotte asked with a hoarse voice. Her face was a mess, with tears stained, and wild hair with a red nose.

"Shouldn't we take her to the doctor?" This time it was Rafael who spoke slowly looking at Ava and then me with concern.

"No. She will be alright." I sigh sitting beside her head.

"It's her habit." I informed "Whenever she gets shocked or something unwanted happens, she faints."

"What?" Rafeal gave me a weird look.

I ignored him "But what would have shocked her now?" I thought as I looked around.

"Tabloids." Charlotte whispers with her head down.

"Pardon"

"Yes, I told her about today's article. She was reading it and then suddenly her eyes rolled back and she fell down."

"Shit." Rafael spoke while staring at me with a knowing look.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Trocelli. I didn't know about this, I...I...shouldn't have done it." Charlotte, apologise. But I shook my head. "You should have been careful." I snapped.

"It's...ok....ay...." Ava utter, slowly opening her eyes as I stood up hearing her.

"You are up?" I asked with a smile.

"Don't dumb you dirt on her, Marcello." She slowly whispers, making me cough as I look at Rafael who is doing everything to swallow his hyena laugh.

I rolled my eyes. "You are already insulting me." I hiss, leaning at her and softly utter.

She tried to sit up and I held her shoulder to help her. But she pushed me away. "One day, I'm giving you one day to repair what you have already done, Marcello." She gritted her teeth and glared at me making me gulp down my breath.

"I didn't do anything." I explain but she shoots a dagger from her eyes making me shut my mouth "And I didn't choose this. Make it happen or I swear to sweet heaven, I will curse you to death." She growled and my eyes widened as Rafael's body shooked in laughter making me scoff at that pathetic man.

"I...I should leave." Charlotte, utter with a smile on her face which she was trying to hide with her professional posture.

The two of them left, leaving me alone with Ava. "You know I have an image to carry out. You just can't say something like this in front of people." My jaw clenched, as I looked at it in anger.

"You should have thought the same thing about me then. Shouldn't you?" She replied as if she was waiting for me to say something.

"Look..." I started.

"You are such a hypocrite ass. You couldn't stand when someone speaks to you in a high voice but you are here arguing with me, when your fiance's reputation is making a hot topic of laughter in class."

"You know what, I pity that girl you will fall in love with. You only love yourself, Marcello Trocelli." She spoke and turned her face from me. But it was too late as I already saw her watery eyes. And it was something my heart couldn't handle.

"Ava." I sat down and took her hand intertwining with me. "I promise, I'll make them pay. I promise this is the last time you will hear something trash about you, from this day forward I'll make sure no one will dare to say a word against Ava Marvello Trocelli." I told her with a beating heart as I couldn't watch her in sadness.

What the hell is happening to me?

Why my heart is sad, watching her cry.

Ava Marcello Trocelli! Sounds Good.

"In one hour, you wouldn't remember that tabloids exist. I'm going to wipe them to their end." I squeezed her palm with a smile as she turned her face to me with wide eyes.

I stood up and marched out from the room not before giving her one last look.

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