NovelEnglishChapter 32
Alena
I had woken up in the middle of the night from a nightmare, being chased and ran after. The trauma from last
night was still very vivid as it chaunting back in my dreams. | could remember my struggle and my pain
when she pushedback, tried to chokebefore managed to hurt me. Then, tears began to stream down my
cheeks as | blinked them away.
"Shh... baby, what's wrong?" Matteo cwalking from the sofa, wiping away the fallen tears.
My heart broke at the sight of him. He looked exhausted as he had only gotten a couple hours of sleep. After
what happened last night, | was sure he tried to be more alert of any noises-even when one of the nurses walked
in to check my blood pressure, he was already sitting down to watch.
He kissed my forehead for a few times, makingcry even harder.
"Alena... tell me, what's wrong? Are you hurt?"
The pain was there but it didn't bothermuch. | took painkillers before | went to bed earlier. | didn't even
realize | had fallen asleep because the last thing | remembered was talking to my husband.
| shook my crying?ng. Nothing's wrong,"
"Why are you
"It was just a dream. | didn't like it,"
"Mm, do you want to tellabout it?"
In all my life, | never thought I'd found someone as caring as him. He knew when something was wrong, and he
insisted on fixing it. | always wanted a straight-forward man in my life. Matteo had all the traits of a perfect man |
had envisioned. He continued to caress my face, looking down at me.
"Can you cand sleep within bed?" | asked, moving to the side, and giving him enough space to lay.
"Do you think we'll fit?"
"I think so." Then,
he didn't waste any time. He climbed up the bed besideto snuggleclose. He was careful not to pull on
the wires or causeany discomfort. My lips curved into a smile as soon as | felt his warm body next to mine-1
had missed. the heat. | immediately placed my head on his chest, loving to hear his steady heartbeat.
"I'm sorry | woke you up."
"It's fine. | was worried if you
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were in
any pain,"
"Do you
think I'm a burden to you?"
There it was. It was in the middle of the night, possibly two or three in the morning and the random question
managed to slip out of my mouth.
| had never heard it coming from him. There wasn't a single complaint about how | was acting around him. He
took care of
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| didn't need to look at his face to know he was frowning.
"Why would you say that?"
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"| just want to know if-"
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Hei cutoff, "I got you into this situation, Alena. Sofia was supposed to be my problem and not yours. |
should've taken better care of you so you wouldn't get hurt. A burden, you said, You're my wife. If things were
much worse than this and | had to take care of you, I'd never think of you as a burden." | kept quiet, focusing on
the way his hand was caressing me.
"| just needed to hear that. Thank you."
"I love you, Alena. | don't know how it happened, but | love you and | can't think of living my life without you. If
there's anything, please lettake care of you. If there's something wrong, please letknow. | want to be
there for you all the time."
"You're going to makecry again," | began to sob.
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Instead of asking further questions, he pulledcloser and letrest on his chest. He rubbed my back softly
as | cried out, feeling touched by his words.
| didn't understand why | was becoming more sensitive. | realized it now.
We had fallen asleep in each other's arms, snuggling close. I didn't wake up for another nightmare and my
husband seemed to be sleeping soundly, too. | loved the warmth of his body and how it managed to make me
feel safe.
The next morning, one of the nurses walked in on us sleeping together. She tried her hardest not to wake us up
because she only wanted to check on my blood pressure, but Matteo had already woken up, monitoring every
single action.
When my breakfast arrived, he didn't leteat on my own. He insisted on feedingeven though I didn't have
any trouble to feed myself. So, here he was, sitting on the bed withand feedingporridge.
In fact, it started to taste better because he was feeding me.
"If you keep doing everything for me, | can't do anything without you once | discharge." | said, looking straight
into his eyes.
He smiled, "Good. You'll needfor everything,"
s a plain porridge with a few chicken slices, but it was good enough to fill my tummy.
It was a
"Are you not hungry?"
1 asked.
"I'll eat later. You need to finish your food first,"
"I might cry again...
Matteo sighed, leaning closer tobefore tucking a few strands of hair behind my ear. "I don't mind if you want
to cry, baby. But | hate to see you cry."
"Because | don't look pretty when I cry?"
He chuckled, "No... because I'll feel as if | can't make you happy
"I'm only crying because you're being too sweet. | don't know how I got so lucky,"
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"I'm the lucky one, beautiful Now, con, you need to eat your porridge."
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As he continued to feed me, | went ahead to keep staring at him | was taking my sweet tto eye his every
features. My eyes wandered up from his dark brown hair, seeing how they were soft and healthy. Then, | looked
into his eyes, loving how they were the lightest shade of brown | had ever encountered. Maybe, | was just being
bias because he was my husband, but he was too attractive.
| noticed the nurses throwing glances at him. Well, instead of being jealous and all possessive, | took pride-he
was handsome, and people could stare all day if they wanted to. for me.
Matteo only had eyes for
His eyelashes were thick and long, makingwonder why men were always blessed with those kinds of lashes.
Then, his full lips. They were pink and soft to the touch; I could almost feel him kissingall the time. That was
why | couldn't get enough. After he was finished feeding me, my doctor cin to check on me.
She was checking on my wound, making sure everything was clean. She also checked if | had any fever because
she was afraid of an infection. However, | was feeling fine apart from the slight pain coming from the wound.
She convincedit was norm normal, and | only needed to let it heal.
When it was tfor visitors, Mama and Ana cin the door.
They were smiling as they brought balloons as well as flowers. My eyes widened before becoming excited-I had
never needed to be admitted to a hospital before and this kind of treatment were only something | saw with
other patients. It was a nice feeling to be experiencing it on my own.
"Balloons and flowers?" | laughed, "You two are too sweet.".
"We wanted to cheer you up more even though we know your husband is doing a very good job at that." Ana
replied, smiling before playfully pinching my arm.
other hand, smiled as he took the balloons and the flowers before placing them near the desk.
Matteo, on the other han
"How are you feeling today, my sweetheart?" Mama asked, sitting besideas she caressed the back of my
hand.
Apart from feeling my husband's touch, my Mama's touch was just as good. She knew how to comfortand to
soothe my worries away. | always wanted to be around her when | was younger. She understoodmore than
Papa ever did. "I'm feeling better, Mama. It's good to have you and Ana here,"
"We thought we could keep you company while Matteo leaves to get a few things settled with work," she replied.
My eyes wandered to my husband, raising an eyebrow.
"Are you going to work today?"
"I just need to settle a few things with Sofia, and I'll be back before you know it,"
He didn't tellhe was going to get it done today but | had assumed because he didn't wantto worry too
much. He knew her nwas probably going to trigger me-l even had nightmares about her last night.
Besides, he needed to settle things with her in order to move forward.
| knew he was holding back his anger withbecause he wantedto stay calm as well. He had a lot going in
his head and
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he was probably even plotting ways on how to get back on Sofia,
I never understood about men in the mafia.
Yet, | knew they were always overprotective of their wives.
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Papa
was like that
t too with Mama. Mama was always his priority whenever and wherever. He knew to prioritize Mama's safety
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safe. Mama was a lucky woman, too.
Papa
"Okay,
I understand." "I nodded.
"I'm going to take a quick shower. Will you girls be fine?"
Mama and Ana nodded, throwing him a thumbs up.
Then, he walked towardsbefore kissing the top of my head. With one hand holding onto his duffel bag, he
walked to the bathroom, leaving my sister and mother to tease me.
"I'm actually jealous of you." Ana joked, laughing.
"Why would you be? I'm sure your boyfriend is just as sweet."
"Oh, him. We decided to take a break."
Mama frowned, "Why? Did something happen, honey?"
Ana shook her head as she shrugged, "I think we're both just too busy to commit at the moment. Besides, he can
get a little bit needy at times. | kind of want my own freedom,"
"If you're doing it for you and your happiness, go for it." | responded.
"Yeah, exactly. My friends were like judging my choices, but | guess | don't have to care about what other people
think."
I've beca very intelligent woman."
"You've "I know."
The three of us continued to talk about life as we watched the television, a funny reality show was being played.
It was good to have them around because at least, | wasn't going to feel lonely-Matteo needed to settle things as
well, he didn't have to feel as if he needed to put everything on hold for me.
Ana was scrolling on her phone to get food delivered. She was feeling hungry and because they were staying
here for the next few hours, she wanted to eat something.
While Mama was slowly massaging my feet, saying | needed to keep my blood flowing. She said | was in bed rest
and couldn't walk as often, at least a foot massage was going to keep with my blood circulation.
I let her be, as long as she was happy because the moment, | tried to say no, she was already sulking.
Matteo stepped out of the bathroom, fully dressed in a different outfit. He was wearing a black shirt with black
jeans-1 assumed he chose the color because he didn't want them to get dirty. His hair was a bit wet from the
shower, but he! it air dry.
As usual, my husband was mouth-watering.
He made his way towardsbefore kissing my cheek and softly on my lips, "If there's anything just call me,
okay? | won't be long."
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| nodded my head, "Okay. Please be safe,"
Then, he went to look at Ana and Mama. "Callif there's anything,"
The two women nodded their heads and Matteo took it that everything was going to be fine here. He placed the
duffel bag
on the sofa before walking out after grabbing a few things that he needed.
There he went and | was silently praying for him to be safe.
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