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Angela's POV

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It had been two days since we arrived at the Del Peiro's home.

I was feeling a bit under the weather so I still hadn't left the Del Peiros place even after my dress fitting. And that simply meant I had to postpone the actual date I was supposed to see Giuliano, which was yesterday.

I groaned and stretched, picking my phone to check the time and chuckled when I realized I'd slept for an hour already. I checked my notifications and smiled at Eros's message.

Eros: *I tired you out last night. Go back to bed after breakfast, gorgeous. I'll come home late because Geronimo is leaving early and I need to tidy some things. Love you baby.*

Grinning, I chewed on my upper lip and replied him.

Angela: *Hmm. I took a short nap and just woke up. I'm actually not wearing anything right now. Should I still take a pic so you can stare at me when you're on break?*

Eros: *well, damn.*

Angela: *I'm afraid you won't be able to concentrate at work.*

Dropping my phone, I went to ease myself and came back out to see a few notifications popped up. Grinning, I read it since I knew who the caller was.

Eros: *Damn...take a picture baby. Please. I want to see your beautiful face. Your skin. Your body.*

Eros: *or maybe not. Then I'll be tempted to come home early and do wicked things to your body. Damn baby, your body was made to rock my world and turn it upside down. Just send a pic of your face. :-*

Giggling, I contemplated on what to do for a while and finally reached my conclusion. Shrugging, I gave my evil laugh and took off my shirt and then my bra. I searched through my things and wore my nude color lace bra, which showed so much skin and even my now hard rock nipples. Posing for the camera, I took a picture.

Angela: *Oops...* I hit send.

I giggled and imagined his face.

Then I sighed and decided to make the day a productive one. I would have to call my brother, Giuliano since I hadn't heard from him in a while. He'd been busy going from one country to another doing his model job.

I gathered my work note, pen and two magazines then moved them to the work table at the corner of Eros's room where I could work more comfortably.

In the next second, my phone rang. It was Eros, requesting a video call.

I giggled at my braveness from earlier and picked his call.

"Baby..." He groaned.

"Yes?" I replied innocently, fluttering my lashes.

"Do you want to kill me?"

I shook my head. "What did I do?" I rushed out and looked straight into his eyes.

"Nothing."

"Atta boy." I chuckled.

He sighed and his forehead creased when he looked away from the camera. I could tell he was going through his laptop so I just chewed on my lower lip and waited for him to finish with what he was doing.

"There's... I just received a notification from my PA, baby."

I gave him a small smile. "Okay. What does it say?"

"I will have to go on a business trip and it's going to take a while. Two weeks." He told me with a serious expression.

My heart instantly sank at his words and the smile was immediately wiped from my face. I couldn't even fake it. It was so sudden.

"Uh, okay." I looked away from the screen at a limited edition beaded necklace. Two damn weeks. He'll be gone for two weeks.

"Geronimo was supposed to go for the meeting in LA but with Catalina's condition, I don't want him to leave her like that. Giacomo will do some extra work since I'll be away while Geronimo will work from home." He kept rambling on and on but my head was only ringing with the words, 'two weeks.'

"When will you be back?"

"Baby? I just said two week-"

"Before you leave. Like, when will you be back from work today?"

His face dropped.

Seeing that expression, I shook my head. He was leaving from today, and I didn't even have the time to properly speak with him.

My eyes immediately turned misty and I drooped the phone on the table. It felt as if my heart was suddenly being ripped into two. Apart from the time I'd been kidnapped, I'd never been away from Eros for more than two or three days. Ever since we made it official, we were always together.

And now he was leaving for two whole weeks.

"Angel?"

I swallowed hard.

"Angel, baby, are you there?"

I wiped my eyes and picked up my phone, smiling. Maybe I was being too dramatic. "Yes, yes baby. I'm here. I just... didn't know what to say."

"Don't worry, I'll try and speed things up as much as I can."

"Hmm." I murmured.

"I'll miss you baby." The smile on his lips faded but his eyes were intense on me.

My lips curled into a smile. "I love you Eros."

I still wasn't used to telling him that. But at least, wherever he went, even though we weren't together, I wanted him to know that I loved him unconditionally.

"Eros?"

"Yeah baby. Uhm, what did you say earlier?" He asked.

"I love you Eros. With all my heart." I'd only told him this a few times but it seemed he still wasn't used to it as well.

He cursed under his breath and then the call dropped. I frowned and tried calling him back but his line was busy.

Pouting at my poor luck, I went back to my sketching and decided to vent all my pent up feelings on my new designs.

While working, I chatted with Giuliano and made him know I would be resuming work fully. He wasn't too happy with it and immediately made me know I should still be resting. When I had the accident after the kidnap, my parents and Stephano had hid it from him because he wasn't even in the country at the time. I don't know how he finally found out but it was already two weeks after I was admitted into the hospital that he'd found out.

To say the least, he wasn't happy with them for hiding it from him and he felt bad that he wasn't a good big brother to know what was happening in his sister's life.

An hour later, I was done so I went to have a quick shower.

I dressed up and packed my things back into my bag.

Checking to make sure I didn't forget anything, I left the room and went in search of Ritalin.

She was in the courtroom with two of her friends.

"Mother-in-law..."

She turned around and rose from the chair to approach me, air kissing me while I did the same. "Where are you going?"

"I'm heading to work. I decided to resume since I've spent so much time away from it." I gave her a bashful smile.

"Oh dear. Are you fit enough to start working again? What if-"

I rolled my eyes, chuckling. "It's been months mom, months. I feel like I need to get back on my feet. You know? Girl power! Don't worry, I'll still visit my beautiful mother-in-law every chance I get. You know how much I adore you." I caressed her left cheek, watching her eyes light up despite her humble reaction to my compliment.

She sighed, leveling me a scolding look. "You always know the right words to use. If Eros had just five percent of your sweet talking skills, he would be a bit more approachable and understanding. I'll miss you baby."

She pulled me in for another hug.

"I'll miss you too. Let me say hi to your friends before leaving."

A satisfying smile rested on her lips. "You do that. Good girl."

I walked to the table where the women were having a chat over tea and some home made cookies.

"Good day ma's. How are you doing?"

"Look who we have here." They both got out of their seats and took turns hugging and air kissing me.

I couldn't remember their names even though I'd met them twice or thrice.

"My, you look stunning." One commented.

"Thank you. I love the bracelet." I complimented the one on my left. Her smile became brighter than the sun.

"Thank you my sweet, my son gifted me it after his last journey to Nigeria, Africa. It has great significance to their Igbo royalties." She beamed.

"Yes." I agreed. "I've used something similar on the runway so I know a good one when I see it."

The other woman was wearing a neon silk jacket that looked like Benjamin Coquito's recent collection.

"Is that the Benjamin Coquito jacket?" I asked even though I knew the response.

The woman immediately gave me a pleased smile. "Yes. You seem to know much about fashion."

"Yes, I'm a model and a fashion designer and I sometimes create my own designs for my runways. Oh my, don't let me keep you beautiful ladies from your conversation. I'll be on my way now mom." I diverted my attention back to Ritalin.

"Oh you do that dear. It's nice to meet you again Angela." The shorter woman told me kindly and the other one nodded, beaming.

"Alright baby. Call me when you get there. Be safe." Ritalin blew kiss my way and I caught it.

"Your daughter in-law is so charming."

"I chose well!"

Their hushes followed me out the passage and I shook my head. These women loved to gossip, not even caring that the source of their gossip was just a few feet from them and could literally hear every word!

I met Sandler, my Angel already waiting for me beside my car. He still acted awkward whenever I called him Angel but we had a deal that I would get to call him Angel if he worked for me.

I would never forget his act of kindness when I was kidnapped. That was one of the reasons I was here at this time.

"Angel! You're here." I chuckled in surprise and incredulity.

I was so sure he wasn't stalking me so how did he know I was going out since I just made that decision?

He nodded. "Hi ma'am."

"How did you know-"

"Mrs Del Peiro sent a text and told me to get ready in a minute."

"Hmm. I should've guessed. Well, I'm heading out of town. Right to my brother's company so I don't need much bodyguards, you should do."

"Noted." He nodded and opened the door for me, making sure I was settled before going to the front and settling in.

The ride to the company was full of silence as I basked in the feel of excitement bubbling up inside me.

I was going to start working again, doing what I loved!

When we got to the company, I alighted before Angel could come around to do it for me and sashayed my way up past the lobby.

We took the elevator and finally arrived at Giuliano's office.

"Stay here and wait for me." I told my bodyguard who nodded while I went in alone.

I knocked lightly.

"Come in Angela, I know it's you. You never knock as if you really want to knock." He called.

I chuckled and went in, taking in his rather 'healthy' and 'well fed' form, compared to the really slim man I saw weeks ago.

I ran towards him and hugged him since he was already getting up.

"Hi big bro, long time no see even though you obviously didn't miss me much." I pouted.

"How did you know?" He gasped dramatically, earning a cold stare from me as I pulled away.

"Not cool Giuli. Now, how have you been? You're looking good. How's life and how are your girlfriends? I'm back to work so please-"

He shushed me with a finger to my lips. "Damn, I missed the part of you that talks a lot. Everything is fine. I'm fine, my chicks are where they are, spending my money and hoping I don't dump their ass. Your office has been prepared...in advance and I know you'll love it. I will be really busy these coming months because I'm featuring in two movies and I've been preparing for it. One is a series and the other one is a full movie. You'll be working hand in hand with the acting CEO while I'm gone." He patted my nose and chuckled when I scrunched my nose in distaste.

I finally nodded. "I'm so ready for it. How was the runway show in China?"

"Amazing. I...had a great time." He stared at the door for a long while and then sighed. "How's Eros?"

"Fine. He's at work. Okay, I'll call Joanna to show me my new office. And I'll see you around."

He pecked my forehead and I left him to head over to my office, with Sandler behind me.

My team had gathered in the general office on my floor, waiting for me to make my grand entry.

Immediately they spotted me, their round of applause filled the air.

"Oh thank you guys, aww, you're so kind. I missed you all." I gushed and hugged each of them. Except the new face of a young man observing me as he twirled a bunch of keys in his hand.

"Angela Alfonsi, the Diva of our time." The man chuckled while I chatted with my publicity manger.

I cut my conversation with my publicity manager off and gave him my full attention, wondering who the new face was. "The one and only. And you are?"

He reached a hand and shook my outstretched one. "Xavier, Xavier Sparks, CEO of Sparks Inc and a new partner of the Alfonsi Entertainment. It's nice to finally meet you."

As he spoke, I didn't miss the look in his eyes. Curiosity, fascination, interest. I hummed.

"The pleasure is all mine, Xavier." He gave me a smart handshake.

And his handshake lasted a few seconds longer than the normal handshake people usually gave.

Well, he sure looked like an interesting man.

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