Chapter 46 - Drama In The Future

Meanwhile, Ginevra was sitting beside her mother glancing at Salvatore pouring his affection on Emma Costa, his current fiance. If there was one person who Ginevra hated to the core, it was Emma Costa. Even more, than she hated Marinos.

Carina and her children had coveted everything that belonged to Penelope's children. And Salvatore didn't even spare the fiance of his deceased half-brother. Yes, Emma Costa was the woman who was initially engaged to Lucien. Ginevra had loved Lucien with all of her heart and she was adamant to fight for it but before she could make a place for herself in Lucien's heart, he was killed. She would never forget the day Lucien was murdered. That incident was the beginning of her horrors.

"I just hope that Percy comes home soon. I couldn't even fathom what suffering she might be going through." Ginevra heard Sofia saying to her mother while sniffing. Well, this was the end of her forbearance. 

"Really, Sofia?"Ginevra asked her with a mocking smile. " Ah, stupid me. Here I was thinking if Percy is not found, you will have to sacrifice yourself for your family." 

"Mrs. Russo, apologize me for asking but what do you mean by that?" Sofia was sad for Persephone's disappearance surely, but it didn't mean she would endure Ginevra's hurtful words. She still couldn't understand why would she always pick fights with her? 

Ginevra blinked her eyes innocently. "Don't you know, dear that if your half-sister is not found, your family has to compensate my brother by giving him another woman as his bride?" 

Her words were enough to tell Sofia that Persephone was just her half-sister, not her real sister. And she should stop this act of loving sister! 

"Ah, here I was thinking that the party was boring but it wasn't the party that was boring, instead it was the absence of my dear granddaughter that was bothering me," Another loud and cheery voice rang increasing the tensions inside the room. 

This cheery voice which was a little too cheery for this mournful atmosphere belonged to Isabelle Scuderi who was Ginevra's grandmother. Isabelle was another woman who belonged to the category of scandalous women as she was just twenty years old when she married Nicolas's widower grandfather for power and wealth or this was what these ladies said. She was the most disliked woman in their community but that woman still shined like their hate couldn't stop her. I short, she was short of fucks to give! 

"Isabelle, you think we're hosting a party here?" Ginevra's mom said with a stoic face. This woman hated Isabelle the most among the crowd. 

Isabelle formed her mouth in a perfect 'O'. "Is it not? Forgive me for not knowing it, my dear daughter-in-law! But you see the buffet and expensive wine was whispering different tales I my ears. I took this decoration and the number of people gathered at our mansion as they were here to celebrate an occasion." She paused for a moment and then said, making everyone deadpan,"So, if it's not a party, are we hosting a funeral? Does my lovely and wealthy husband stopped breathing?!" 

The ladies gasped hearing Isabella's words. Ginevra had to say that this grandmother of hers, who was younger than her in age and had a talent of making people speechless with her uncanny manner of speaking. She never failed to make the events in Scuderi house bearable for her. 

Carina smiled despite wanting to slap Isabelle for calling this event a funeral. It was like she was jinxing the life of a person who was her husband in reality. 

"Isabelle, would you like to have more wine?" Carina said, trying to put a stop to Isabella's wild behavior. 

"Sure, why not!" Isabelle gave a wicked smirk to her. 

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"You love infuriating my mother, don't you?"Ginevra said to Isabelle once they were alone. 

Isabelle flashed her an innocent smile. "So, what if I do? Are you gonna complain to that woman?"

Ginevra didn't reply, just rolled her eyes at him. 

"I can't tolerate what these women are doing," Isabelle said after a long time. "Organizing this event to show the world that they are worried about Percy. Scoff. With these kinds of ideas, your mother makes my blood boil. And Carina Marino, what is wrong with her? How can she allow Lara to organise such an event for expressing how saddened she is because of her daughter's abduction. " 

"Again, Percy's mom is not Carina," Ginevra corrected her. 

"Ah, dear, don't you feel tired of correcting people again and again?"said Isabelle with a yawn. Glancing at the table again, her attention was caught by Sofia who was sitting beside her mother wearing a green dress which was bringing the green of her eyes beautifully. "I don't know why but whenever I look at that lovely and young woman, she reminds me of you. But I have to see if she will change her fate or will be sacrificed to fate just like you." 

"What do you mean by that?"came the quick reply. 

"Sofia. That girl reminds me of you, Gia. She had fallen for the forbidden man just like you did back then. But I have yet to see if she would do what you failed to do many years ago or will she sacrifice the only thing that her heart desired,"Isabelle replied while staring at the lovely Sofia. 

"Forbidden man? Nico?" Ginevra whispered in shock. 

"Stop reacting as if you don't know," Isabelle scoffed, waving her hand. She then twirled her curls with her finger and flashed her a huge smile. "That girl has been in love with my dear grandson for as long as I can remember. I wonder what else she would sacrifice for the love of her sister.Sigh. Love surely brings great disasters to you."

"Imagine what would happen if Sofia took a step towards Nico and Persephone returned? As much as I know Don Marino, he would do everything in his power to make Persephone marry my dear grandson. Ah, are we finally going to see a rift between these sisters? Whatever! I'm gonna get popcorn because I can smell a lot of drama happening in the future." 

These words uttered by Isabelle were going to change a lot of things in the future! 

Santiago and Persephone were now nothing more than Captor and captive, Nico was not ready to let Persephone go at any cost, and Sofia, that girl was suffering because of her unrequited love!

What does future hold for four of them?! Or there was something more to this equation than we could see?

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I just mentioned our second female lead for one of our dark horses! Guess who's for who?! 

And do tell me in comments what kind of fls would match with Callum, Nash and Killian's personality! 

Of course, we will be having their lovelines! What kind of a romance writer would I be if I fail to write a good romance for second male leads!