Chapter 68

  They arrived at a fancy restaurant and Lily got out of the car with the handsome stranger beside her. They were taken to a more private and secluded part of the restaurant were they could be more comfortable and talk.

Lily has never met a man like this in her life, there was just one man that acts and behaves like this man, and that is Antonio. They sat on their table and the chef came in with a special type of meal prepared for them.

The chef was about to announce the dish when the cold man before Lily waved him off and he left. "I'm Dowson Aldrich and you are?" He asked taking a sip of his wine. "Liliana Verdi!" He raised a brow. "Verdi.... Are you last daughter of prince Lucian Verdi?" "Yes!" She responded.

Even if she had known her friends for years now, Lily has not been able to tell them who her family were or who she was. She's the last child of prince Lucian Verdi, the second son of the former king. She ran away from home cause of how easy life was back at home, she wanted money for herself so she came in search of the kind of life she wanted.

A life so simple without stress, a life where she can breath freely without acting like royalty for just an hour. "What do you do personally, from the look of things, you're not one those princesses in the tower waiting to be saved by a prince!" His words were supposed to be a joke but his face was spoke different.

And Lily wondered if she should laugh or not. "I'm a photographer!" She plainly not being ashamed of what she loves and enjoys doing. "I'm a business man!" Was the only thing Dowson said not to scare the girl. From the looks of things now, the girl before him looks like a simple girl and he liked her already.

There was just something about her that kept drawing him closer and he couldn't resist.

    Bella got up by twelve at mid night to see Antonio's part of the bed cold and empty. Has he not been sleeping all night? She thought and stroded out of the room. Walking into the corridor that looked a bit dark cause all the bright lights were turned off leaving just the night dimmed light.

She stroded into a room that had a black door only to be greeted by bright light. Bella used the back of her hands to clean her eyes so it can adjust to the light in the room. "My Love, what are you doing up at this hour?" Antonio walked up to his wife placing his hands on her waist to help her sit on one of the sofa in the office.

He sat close to her, "you're not sleeping Antonio!" She said to warm his heart. At least now he knows she cares for him. "I would, but I have some work to do!" He said patting her back, and slowly Bella opened her eyes to meet his gaze.

"It's late at night, you can always complete your work tomorrow. Please come with me to the room hmmm?" She pleaded. How could he refuse when his precious, has asked him cutely. Antonio switched off his laptop, turned the light in the office off before leaving the room with his wife.

They got back into the room and the dou laid on the bed with Bella on his chest as she held him tight scared that he might leave again. Her grip on him only loosened when she fell asleep. Antonio only chuckled at her attitude and he slept off too, holdings her in his arms.

This was all he wanted, a calm and peaceful life with the woman he loved.