Chapter 120 - So In Mess

It was neither a secret nor a shock to Persephone that her father had asked her to get rid of the 'bastard', his words not her when she had returned from Valencia's house that day. He had made perfectly clear that day to her that there would be no place for her in their lives if she insisted on keeping that child.

However, who was Persephone if she submitted to her father's demand? She fought for her stand and told him in clear words that she wasn't going to listen to him this time. A lot of drama happened that day which ended with her getting faint. 

She had never been more thankful for her delicate health until that day! 

When she woke up the next day, she noticed that her papa said nothing to her. Hell, he stopped talking to her at all. Not that she minded his silence. Truth be told, it was more than welcome. She didn't have to hear that scumbag at all! 

Later, she heard from someone that after she fainted, Nico and her father had a long talk which forced papa to let her keep the child. She didn't know what the talk involved but as long as she and her baby were out of the stress zone, she was alright. 

She would go downstairs to have a meal with the family-like usual but when she noticed how her father ignored her presence, she stopped leaving her room too. She would rather eat inside her room than spoil her whole mood by seeing his disgusting face. 

Only she knew how difficult it was for her to pretend to be a loving daughter when all she wanted was to shoot him. She longed to cut him into pieces and feed him to dogs. 

Lord knows why she had such bloody thoughts. She had never been like this!!! 

Like her father was ignoring her, she wished for bloody Nico to ignore her too, but it seemed that man didn't get the memo. He was hell-bent on acting the role of a doting fiance. 

Carina had taken over the job of providing everything for her these days. Her mom was looking after diet and medicines, and she has to admit that she was stricter than her gynecologist who happened to be Valencia. 

She had to admit that Valencia was a great doctor!

Isabelle was a great listener. She had given her a unique diary a few days back and asked her to write her feelings in it. And she really liked the gift. Every night, she would write about her journey towards motherhood. She would note down all the things that she wanted to tell her baby when he/she grows up. 

It wasn't only Isabelle who had become her rock in this hard time but her brother, Salvatore too. She perhaps had never said before but he was a brother many sisters would envy to have. Every day, he would get time out of his busy schedule and spend time with her. He would tell her stories, jokes, and even talk with the baby. He knew so much about these things that sometimes she wondered if he had kids of his own. Once she told him that he would make a great father someday. And her big brother got so emotional that he hugged him so tightly. Lord knew that she could never forget that look of helplessness and longing in his eyes.

Whatever her brother was a papa material although he was a shitty husband! 

Standing before the mirror, she caressed her non-bumped belly. She was twelve weeks pregnant now but her tummy was still flat as ever. Instead of gaining weight, she had lost so much in the course of twelve-week but Valencia said that it was normal. Pregnancy differs from woman to woman. It must be the morning sickness that was responsible for her weight loss. 

How long had it been since she had enjoyed a real meal? 

She was underweight for a pregnant woman and it was scaring her now. 

Shouldn't she have a baby bump now? 

She would ask Valencia in the next appointment about this. 

*knock knock*

She turned her head to find Sophia standing at the doorway with a plate of food salad. 

"Not this, Soph," Persephone groaned. She wanted something spicy not fruits and boiled veggies. 

Sophia narrowed her eyes and quickly put the plate on the table. "Finish this or I will call mom."

Sophia was still better than mom. Her mom would not sit calmly before feeding her this whole thing. Hell, she would cook two more dishes too!

Although she was not hungry, she still started eating them. "Wow, it tastes different."

She wasn't lying. The salad really tasted a lot different. 

Sophia grinned. "I know. You remember the cafe you told me about?"

Persephone thought about Ellison and then nodded. "She is an amazing dessert chef."

"She made this salad too. She added some things which she claimed as her secret recipe," Sophia said. "Have you seen her baby? I just wanted to bite her chubby and delicious cheeks." 

Persephone laughed. Baby Emy could charm anyone. Well, she wasn't a baby but Ellison insisted on calling her baby Emy. She was two years old and could talk a lot in her babyish language. The baby was too adorable to be true. 

"You went to her cafe?" Persephone asked her. 

Sophia hesitated before nodding. "Yeah, I just returned from there."

Persephone looked at her and realized that Sophia was still dressed up formally. "You went to meet someone?"

Sophia was the type of girl who would roam the house in the same pair of clothes for a week straight. Until and unless she wasn't forced to leave the house, she wouldn't dress up. 

Sophia nodded. "My fiance to be exact."

"You fiance," Persephone repeated the words and stared at her. "I thought that was just a rumor."

Lately, she had been hearing the rumors that Don Marino had arranged a man as Sophia's fiance. But like she said, she thought they were just rumors. Nonetheless, who had thought that these were true, given the fact that her papa had informed her about this many days before? 

Sophia nodded sadly. She held up her hand and Persephone's gaze fell on the ring shining on her ring finger. "He gave you the ring."

Sophia smiled. "He gave me the ring today. Papa said the wedding will be held next week." 

"Sophia, why did you say yes? If you don't want to marry him, you just say no," Persephone told her. 

"It's not easy, Percy. Bratva and the Irish are giving a lot of problems to papa lately," said Sophia. "Papa believed that the man he chose for me could help him in dealing with those problems. And ever since we engaged, half of the issues had been resolved. He is a powerful man. He is good for papa's connection. Papa also said that he didn't wish to go to war at this time. Circumstances aren't in favor of him. " 

"Who is this man? Do I know him?" Persephone asked her quickly. 

Sophia shook her head. "He doesn't live here. He is a man of resources. Well, a lot of resources. And since he is helping papa, our papa chose to show his sincerity by wedding his daughter to him." 

"This is crazy," Persephone murmured. 

"He is coming for lunch tomorrow," Sophia informed her. "Papa asked me to inform you to dress up and show up at the luncheon. He didn't want anyone other than family to know about your pregnancy news."

Persephone heaved out a sigh. "Fine. But make sure you send food to my room before lunch. I don't think I will be able to swallow a bite in his presence." 

"Ah, don't worry about it," Sophia winked. Although she was showing her sister that she was happy, she still couldn't fool herself. She was far from happy. 

"Soph?"

"Hmm?" She looked up at Persephone. 

"What about Nico?" Persephone asked him with slight hesitation. 

"What about him?" Sophia calmly asked her. 

"Sophia! You have nothing to hide from me. Although this topic is really weird to talk about, you know we both are stuck in a place that we can't seem to abandon anytime soon," said Persephone. "Why did you say yes?"

Sophia sighed looking at the ceiling. "We are a half-written story, Percy. And he left me to figure out our ending." She let out a mocking laugh and then continued, "You know what's funny? This half written story is written by me only. There was nothing from his side. Hell not even something to fool me. Yet, I insisted on fooling myself. It stops here. I'm tired now. This stupid unrequited crush of mine. It ends here." 

"We are so in a mess, " Persephone murmured as she hugged her. 

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