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Sightless Redemption
Lisa's POV
The next day I felt sad because today Alessandro leaves for a few weeks. I don't know how I will survive; he has become everything to me in such a short period of time. I decide to make him breakfast, and I quickly get up and get dressed. I decided to make pancakes with syrup. I know it's Alessandro's favorite; I'm almost finished when I hear Alessandro and Lilani talking. I take the dishes to the table, where everyone is already waiting.
"This looks delicious." Alice compliments.
"Thank you," I said as I helped Alessandro with the dish, then went and sat next to him. Everyone was quiet until Alessandro spoke.
"Sophia and Gabriele will be here this afternoon; they say they don't want to leave you alone, even though I told them Johnny and the guys would be with you."
"O, that's thoughtful of them," I said as I finished my breakfast.
"How late are you leaving?"
"After having breakfast," Alessandro replied. I stood up and started clearing the table, and just as I went back, Alessandro told Antonio to get their bags ready.
Lilani went to greet Alessandro and Antonio.
"Good bey, Ali; take care, and please come back soon," Lilani says as she hugs him. I walk up to Alessandro and hug him.
"Please come back safe," I say, tears threatening to come out.
"Don't worry, I will. Take care of yourself and Lilani." Alessandro says softly, taking my face in his hands and caresses my face, "I am going to miss you.", He then bends down and kisses me. After some time, we break apart, panting.
"Take care, il Mio amore" (My love). Antonio takes Alessandro and leads him to the car. I watched the car disappear, and as I was about to go back inside, Sophia's car came into view. I waited for them to get out of the car, then went to greet them.
"Wow, look how big you are getting; you look great", I say as I rub Sophia's heavily pregnant belly.
"I know right; I can't even see my feet anymore." Sophia laughs and puts her hands on her belly. Gabriele hugs me as soon as Sophia lets go of me.
"Good morning," he greets me and lets me go.
"Come on, let's go inside," I say when we finish greeting. Gabriele takes their bags and follows us inside the house. I ask Maria to take their bags upstairs, then offer something to drink.
"I hear you met my brother and the other two." Sophia asked me as I put her drink in front of her.
"Yes, I have seen them. They come around a lot," I reply with a smile. I love the three of them.
"Wow, I can't believe it; Alessandro never let anyone come near him after the accident. Thank you, Lisa", Gabriele says, shocked.
"Don't thank me; I did nothing, you guys." I protest. Because it was all Alessandro.
"If you say so", Sophia replies, and I just shake my head.
"Let's sit outside; it's such a beautiful day outside". I suggest that by not wanting to be in the house that smells like Alessandro, I immediately shake the sadness off, but Sophia must have noticed how sad I look and knows it's because of Alessandro.
"Hey, he will be back before you know it." Sophia assures me. I give her a small smile, ensuring her I'm alright, and the three of us start talking about what we all did these past few weeks.
"I feel tired, and my feet are killing me," Sophia says as she stands up.
"I understand; go and rest for a while," I told her as I noticed she was walking inside.
Gabriele also excuses himself, saying he still needs to go into the office, "Please watch over Sophia and don't let her do anything she's not supposed to do", He asks me, and I just laugh; he is overprotective.
"Don't worry, I will take care of her." I decided to go to the backyard and read a bit.
Bianca's POV
In the meantime, at the Lombardi's house.
"Father, what is your plan?" I ask my father.
"Alessandro's friends are going to stay with his wife while he's gone. I think we must put a wedge between him and his best friends. If he thinks one of his friends and Lisa are having an affair, he will divorce Lisa, and she won't get a scent. You just need to lay down for a bit and let me do the work." Father said with a smile.
"What if he doesn't believe it?" I ask nervously because then I will have to kill her myself.
"Then we will take it to the next step and remove her permanently from Alessandro". Father said it as if he were reading my mind.
"I won't interfere unless you don't succeed". I promised my father, I smiled at my father and said, "Soon I will be Mrs. Mancini."
Lisa's POV
Sophia and I were sitting outside when Lilani and Alice appeared. "Lisa, the guys are here", Lilani informed me with a smile. I stood up and went inside to welcome them.
Well, I must say I feel honored that so many people will be with me while Alessandro is away.", I chuckle as I see the three of them standing with their bags.
"You know you are like a sister to us, and thanks to you, we have our best friend back," Johnny says as he walks towards me.
"Thank you guys, this means a lot to me."
"Alright, let's get to our rooms, then how about we order pizza and have a movie night?" Kevin suggests looking at us for an answer.
"Sounds great; I will tell the chef to take the rest of the day off", I say, walking off to the kitchen to inform the staff. After talking to the staff, I went and played with Lilani for a bit. I miss Alessandro, and it's not even been a day yet.
"You miss him?" Lilani asked me suddenly.
"Yes, very much", I told her with a frown.
"Me too, but he will phone us every day as he promised", I smile and take Lilani to the backyard.
"How about we swim for a while?" I suggest as I stand in front of the pool.
"Are you positive? You're supposed to be in bed resting", Lilani says with her hands on her hips.
"And that's why we are here; we will take care of Lilani while you go back inside and rest", Kevin suddenly says from behind us. I turned around and was just about to say something when Johnny interrupted.
"He's right; Alessandro will kill us if we let you overwork yourself. Go and rest; we will call you when dinner arrives." I sighed, knowing I wouldn't win, and went upstairs to our bedroom. I climbed on the bed, took Alessandro's pillow, and fell asleep.
Alessandro's POV
We finally arrived in Miami and said, "Straight to the clinic, please". I asked Antonio when we entered the car. On our arrival, I heard the doctor say
"Good morning, Mr. Mancini; we will show you to your room. Your operation is scheduled for six this evening, as you requested. Doctor Johnson informs
"Thank you, doctor, and no one knows I am here, right?" I asked the doctor.
"No, Mr. Mancini, it's just me and my staff who will assist me during and after the operation." Dr. Johnson once again informs me
"Good, thank you, doctor", I turn to Antonio. Antonio, I want you to call Lisa so that I can speak to her", I miss her already, dammit what's happening to me.
"Lisa Mancini speaking." I hear her sweet voice. "Well, hello, Mrs. Mancini, how are you?" I decided to tease her.
"Oh my gosh, Alessandro, it's you. I'm good. Are you in Miami yet?" She asks, and I can imagine she's smiling. I grin like a teenager and say, Yes, I have just landed. So I decided to call you. How was your day?"
"Busy, but great. Sophia and Gabriele arrived just after you left, and the other three arrived this afternoon." She informs me. It's quiet for a while when I speak again.
"Thank you for breakfast this morning. I will miss your cooking while I am here in the USA."
"Of course it's nothing; you know I enjoy cooking; besides, once you're back, I will cook your favorite meal," Lisa says, and I hear the sadness in her voice.
"What's the matter? Why do you sound so sad?" I am concerned that something has happened.
"O, it's just... nothing to worry about."
"Don't lie; tell me what's wrong if something happened; I want to know, then I can deal with that person", I threaten. Lisa laughs and says.
"Then you will have to deal with yourself", she sighs, continuing, "I miss you". My heart skipped a beat after hearing her say that.
"O, Mrs. Mancini, you have no idea how much I miss you too". I tell her truthfully. We talked for a while, and I told her I would phone her before she went to sleep.