Her In laws.

Bella was moving out in the garden when she heard footsteps towards her. Since Max left, the guards had left her room and her maids changed. She didn't ask where the old ones were.

Her food had changed and most of her favourite dishes were served.

She was allowed to move around the house but rarely met Enzo.

Today she wanted to see the garden and the maids had helped her around it.

"You must be Bella," a voice said. She turned to see a tall handsome man, he had familiar features with Enzo but looked older. The woman next to him smiled down at her pushing the man aside she walked closer to Bella.

"You look so pretty, I can hardly believe you accepted my ugly son " she smiled holding her hand.

Bella chuckled, "Thank you but you are?"

"Your mother-in-law & your father-in-law but you can ignore him" she smiled.

Bella glanced at them both and blinked, "Ahh...my what?"

...

They had moved back inside the house now.

Bella smiled back at her mother-in-law who seemed fascinated with her.

"So tell me how you met Enzo?" she asked.

Bella blinked wondering how to explain to them how she ended up married to their son. Question after question poured in and Bella felt her head get more empty with the next one.

Before she could answer Enzo walked in.

It had been a while since she saw him, he was dressed in a full suit his long hair combed back, exposing his sharp thick eyebrows.

"What are you guys doing here, especially you Dad?" he let out.

"We wanted to meet her so we a for dinner, " his father said.

His threatening eyes moved to his mother, "I said you could come but not with company "

"Am sorry son, your father just would not just listen" she lied

He sighed moving his eyes to where Bella was seated, noticing the displease in her eyes.

"Bella, come here "he softly said placing his hand out.

Not hesitating she was up in her heartbeat and moved to him taking it.

"Your okay?" he asked and she nodded.

"We didn't hurt her, just asked a few questions," his father said.

"You call all that a few questions, don't bother her with such nonsense " he let out.

"Huh? Do you hear your son, Danielle " his father yelled.

Bella flinched holding Enzo's tighter. He frowned coldly glancing at his mother.

"Control your husband mother if you both want to stay for dinner " he said.

"Am sorry about that son, your father has been on the edge lately " she said.

Enzo sighed turned and lead Bella away.

She could hear his father murmur back to his wife angrily.

"Ignore them, they are just being nosey, "he said to her.

"Mmm," she answered. , "Am sorry I wasn't a good host to them, just didn't expect them "

He stopped turning to her, "It's alright, don't worry about "

"Are we having dinner with them, I heard something about it?" she asked.

"Yes, it if you are not comfortable then you just eat in your room "he said.

"Am okay, been a while since I ate with someone, it's good we are having them "she smiled.

"You're okay with it?" he asked.

Bella nodded, "This place is huge and since you're not always here, it's lonely "

Enzo fell silent, he noticed their still intertwined hands and breathed meeting her eyes again.

"Thank you, "he said.

Bella smiled.

She could feel the warmth of his hand in hers, the gentle way he held her fingers. Something moved in her chest and Bella froze.

"Do you want to keep me company as I make dinner?" she heard Enzo ask.

"Huh! You're making dinner?" she asked.

He nodded "Been learning a few recipes "

Bella chuckled, "I would love to"

Still holding her hand they moved to the kitchen.