180DAYS

VINCENZO P.O.V

It’s another Tuesday, meeting with the elders, and endless meetings every Tuesday with the elders is frustrating.No wonder dad always comes home tired because of these Elders’ back and forth issues and relentless problems. This meeting is what you can tag as boredom, it’s so boring that I kept on staring at my watch, counting each diamond stone in it.

“Mr. De Luca, what do you say about the project currently at work in Washington DC, ” A man sitting by the left, wearing a yellow suit and royal blue tie asked, must he be so annoying, I am praying for the meeting to be over but he decided to ask a question. I look straight at his face, weariness written all over my face.

“Well I will say Mr. Rolberto, it’s a nice place to build a mall or a club under my name.” I smiled weirdly... Me thinking that these old men will stop their unceasing questions, Mr. Cohen decided to speak up.

“Mr. De Luca, your father would have preferred if it was his own company not a mall or your hospital,” He said, the other men laughed at his comment.

“What I do or my choice doesn’t have to be like my father’s wish and again if you are not satisfied with my preference then you can sign this letter of resignation”. They all gasped, I guess there were not expecting it, I don’t give a fuck what people think or not.

“So can I say this meeting has come to an end” I pick up my suitcase and leave the building calling Diego to pick me up?

I sit at the back sit quietly go through updated magazines. Maya’s face is on the front page, with the heading that says...

“New york’s Beauty” I scoffed, mentally laughing...

“Diego, please take me to the mansion”

The sudden ring of my phone interrupted the silence that filled the car.

“Hello!” There background was so noisy that I had to remove my phone from my ear, I couldn’t hear what the lady was saying. Someone is causing a commotion at the hospital and I wonder why.

“Yes, Mrs.Tonia! Is something wrong and why is your background so noisy?” I questioned curiously.

“Mr. De Luca, there is a guy at the hospital, he is asking to see Ginevra and he keeps shouting I told him to wait for your arrival but he keeps shouting, that he doesn’t need you to be present before he can see her” I listened to her quietly.

“Ok Mrs. Tonia, I will be there in 30 minutes” I end the call, throwing my cell phone in the pocket of my suit.

Still, in my office suite, I am not supposed to be at the hospital today but someone has just changed my schedule. He said he wants to see Ginevra! Who is he to her? What does he want to do to her? Is he her boyfriend? Oh no she was the bride to the prince so he can’t be her boyfriend, and he also can’t be her brother, she was the only survivor of the plane crash.

I walk into the hospital, the is a guy shouting at one of the nurses, why the other nurse is apologizing to the other patients. Does this guy know that he is creating an alarm, why is he shouting and creating a scene?

“Good day sir!” May I help you ?” I said calmly, looking at him in the face. He got the looks of a young man but his voice says otherwise. Why on earth is this young man looking for Ginevra.

“Excuse me! Who are you? By the way, I am here to see my girlfriend “Who the hell was he calling his girlfriend.

“You look nothing like a doctor, what are you? A billionaire?” He gave a fake laugh. ” My girlfriend, Ginevra, I want to see her now”

“Billion is writing all over my face so you guessed right, which Ginevra are you looking for,” I said through gritted teeth. Is he talking of another Ginevra or my Ginevra?

“Ginevra Esposito!”

“Who are you to her?” I snapped immediately. I guess he was surprised by my sudden outburst, he wasn’t expecting that and I don’t care how he feels or not.

“As I said, I am her boyfriend and why do you care? you are a doctor right? so tell me if she is ok and stop asking me strange questions” This guy has the guts, to talk back at me, he has the nerves to walk into my building and cause unnecessary commotions.

“Well Mr..... what is your name”

“Marco, my name is Marco!”

“Yeah! whatever Marco, you cannot see Ms.Esposito now, she is in a crucial state so you could do us a favor and come back another day” I gave a straight smile.

“Who the fuck are you to tell me or you to tell me when or when not to see her” Now he was shouting, which I don’t like. I Give my guards a signal to take him out of my premises.

“I am Vincenzo De Luca or should I say a billionaire who owns this hospital” I gave him a wicked smile before the security guards carry him away.

“I don’t want to see that guy again on this premises,” I said with strict orders.