forty-seven: goodbye

gif of ophelia

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Marco and I boarded his private plane. It was five in the morning and I was drained. Marco had to go back to Italy earlier because of his work. I was upset, but understood that his work was important to him.

"Go to sleep. You're tired." Marco whispered softly.

I nodded, and rested my head on Marco's shoulder. How can his shoulders be so comfy? It's like a pillow. So comfy...

Marco gently played with my hair. "Sleep well, treasure."

I closed my eyes and instantly fell asleep. It had to the most comfortable sleep I had since I arrived to Greece. 

I don't know how long I fell asleep for, but it felt like ages.

My eyes opened as I felt someone gently shaking me. "Treasure." I heard a soft whisper.

I flutter my eyes open. "What?" I asked groggily.

"We have arrived to Italy." He smiled.

Already? It feels like seconds since I fell asleep.

"You were so drooling over me." He smirked.

I scowled at Marco. "I was not."

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"I missed you so much!" Rita screamed as she tightly hugged me, almost making me choke to death. I patted her back gently, hoping she would let go of me soon before I forgot how to breathe.

"I missed you too." I let out a chuckle.

Rita just so happened to be waiting in my house with cupcakes. She was grinning excitedly. Oh, how I missed Rita.

"Where's Michelle?" I asked, looking around for her.

Rita frowned. "Morning sickness. Reece practically forced her to stay at home. She says sorry that she couldn't make it."

I nodded understandingly. "I hear pregnancies can be a bitch."

Rita grinned brightly. "You would know soon." She teased.

My eye sprung wide in shock. "What do you mean?"

She tutted and rolled her eyes. "You had sex with Marco, didn't you?"

How the hell does she know? Is she like a mind-reader? I don't remember telling Rita about my sex life with Marco.

"W-What gives you that idea?" I asked nervously, bitting my lip harshly.

She raises her eyebrows, and points to my neck. "Your neck that is covered in love-bites."

I touched my neck. Crap, I must have forgotten to put makeup on my neck when we left Greece. "Uh..."

"How was it?" She asked, grinning like maniac. "On scale of one to ten how good was he?"

You would know...

"Why should I tell you this?" I questioned. She does not need to know about my own very personal deals, but if I did have to chose he would be a thousand.

So I broke the scale slightly...

"Because I am your best friend?" She tried. "I tell you all about my sex life!"

"Does it look like I want to know?"

Rita stared at me unsure. "Uh..."

I rolled my eyes. "Can we move on? Please?"

She sighed heavily, obviously upset by the fact I didn't tell her about my night with Marco. "Fine, did you get me anything from Greece?"

I laughed at her excitement. "What do you think?"

Since Rita was the most alcoholic woman that I knew, I got her two bottles of the best wine in Greece and new wine glasses since she has been complaining that her wine glasses always seem to go missing.

"Hold on one second." I told her.

I slipped off the sofa and ran up the stairs. As I was about to go to my room, I pass Marco's office which was slightly open.

He always closes his office.

Curious, I peeked through the tiny gap and saw Marco and his father talking. I thought Marco was at work! What is he doing at home?

"You know, I'm quite impressed. Ophelia has fallen in love with you, son. She is completely smitten over you. I never thought that could happen, she is Anders Kokinos daughter after all." Lorenzo laughed as if he told the most funniest joke. "You two will get married by the end of the month and you will officially be the CEO of the Donati Empire as promised. With Ophelia's strong feelings for you, it definitely won't be problem to get the portion of the Kokinos Hotel Empire. I'm proud of you, Marco."

"Thanks," Marco said quietly. 

"I already have everything prepared and once you put the ring on her, you will be the CEO. You finally won the game, Marco. You finally became the CEO. Well done, son. I doubted coupling you up with Ophelia, but it seems I was wrong." 

I held my hand against my mouth and leaned my other hand against the walls. I tried to control shaky breathes as I felt tears threatening to pour. A game?! Has this been a game to him? Has he been using me just to be CEO of the Donati Empire. 

No, he loved me. Marco loved me. 

"You doubted me. Why?" Marco asked.

"Because you never wanted to get married and I didn't know how much you wanted the Donati Empire, but now I know. You get to be CEO and I get to boast to about my daughter-in-law as well as my son getting a portion of the Kokinos Hotel Empire. It's a win-win situation."

I swallowed back a loud sob. So all of this was just a way for Marco to get his father's Empire? I was nothing to him. I just a pawn to him.

Being brave, I decided to step into the room. "So I was just a means to get your father company?" Angry tears were in my eyes. I wanted let out a sob, but I was just too angry and hurt to.

"Ophelia." Marco said in shock. Lorenzo stared at me with wide-eyes as well.

I ignored. him and turn to Lorenzo. "If you don't mind." I ordered bitterly.

He nodded and exits out of the room.

Tears were streaming all over my face. I turned to Marco. "All this time you lied to me?"

Marco paled as he stared at me in horror. "Ophelia, I-"

"Don't. Tell me the truth. Tell me everything." I commanded, my voice was breaking off to a sob. 

He bowed his head in shame and started to explain. "Our fathers had been planning our marriage for years, you knew that. But I hated the idea of getting married especially to a woman who I met once. So I refused and rebelled against my father, everything he wanted me to be and everything he wanted me to do, I did the opposite. He needed an heir and I refused. So he turned to Dante but after the death of Lily, Dante realised what the Donati Empire cost him, so he refused to be CEO. So my father turned back to me and he convinced me, I guess deep down I wanted to be CEO and I told myself if I wanted something badly, I would have to make sacrifices."

Marco lifted up his head and stared at me, he saw tears trailing down my cheeks. He took a step forward to comfort me, but I just took a step back. "Don't stop. You are doing so well." I stated bitterly. 

He sighed, staring sadly at me but he carried on. "Me and my father had an agreement, I would be instantly the CEO only if we got married. My father is an ambitious man, so he offered another agreement. I would also get a portion of the your father's hotel empire but only if I got your permission. So I made up a plan because I was just as ambitious as my father, I knew I wouldn't be able to convince you unless you fell in love with me. So when we got married and when I got a full hold of that portion of the Kokinos Hotel Empire, I would get rid of you, but my father didn't know of that. But when we were at dinner for the first time, you to suspicious of me so I just thought of the first thing that came upon my mind."

"You said you loved me. Was that a lie?" I questioned in a whisper, but I knew what his answer was already. 

"It was true! But after we got to one each other even more, I truly fell in love with you! When I realised that I did, I wasn't going to let you go. Please believe me."

I bit my lip. I couldn't fall for his lies. "Why should I even believe you?! You lied to me the moment we met. Tell me this Marco, were you ever going to tell me about all this?"

Marco stayed silent.

I released a shaky breathe. "It's over between us, Marco." I started remove my engagement ring. Was the proposal just an act is well?

"Ophelia! Please! Don't leave me! I am nothing without you. I love you so much. I will do anything, just don't leave me!" I saw him drop my knees, holding my hand.

More tears starting to pour, eventually dropping to his cheeks. What made this worse is that I still loved him with every fibre.

But the pain is so much stronger than my love for him. 

"You still love me. I know you do. Please." He begged. Tears began to form from his eyes. 

Don't. It's just a lie. Everything he has told you was just a lie.

"Tell me you don't mean what you said about leaving me."

"I mean it!" I shouted. "You have hurt me many times and forgave you. But this! You have lied to me. You have used me! I can't believe I fell for your trap."

Marco got up and gently caressed my cheek. "Please, don't." Tears were welling up in his eyes. "I love you."

I gave him the engagement ring. "Here. I am no longer your fiancee. You are free to go back how you used to be. You are free to do whatever you want."

"Please! Don't do this! Ophelia, please!" He shouted.

"I shall move out of your house by today. I will get someone to collect my stuff in the afternoon. " I carried on speaking with a shaky breath.

"Don't do this, Ophelia. Don't leave me."

I turned my heel and start to exit out of his office.

"OPHELIA!" He roared my name.

I ignore that jabbing feeling my stomach and my heart. "Well done for winning. It's just like you wanted."

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you guys were expecting it, don't lie. 

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nat xxx