A Lifetime With You by Athrhteera novel Chapter 72

Chapter 72 

Alena 

“A few times, actually but I don’t think we’d get far.” 

My answer was short and realistic. 

It was disappointing to give that kind of answer but I knew what Papa and Alexei were capable of. They weren’t going to simply let me run off with Matteo. If he couldn’t get ahold of us, he would destroy everything that Matteo had built. 

The two of us couldn’t be selfish when it came to moments like this. We had to think about other families we could destroy if we decided to prioritise our marriage–we could put the lives of Matteo’s men at risk and in danger. 

Papa had enough of my rebelling. Now, he just wanted control. 

“We wouldn’t, would we?” 

I shook my head, “No. We’d risk a lot of things,” 

“Seems like that’s the only choice we have left.” 

“No, we can’t just give up. We have to consider other options.” 

“What kind of options, Alena? The longer we consider, the further I am from you.” 

Matteo grabbed both of my hands as he held them close to his chest, making me feel his heartbeat. It had been awhile since I counted his heartbeat, one of my favourite things to do whenever we cuddled because it calmed me down every time. 

I always loved how steady his beats were. 

“Matteo… your men, your empire, everything you’ve built. You can’t risk all of that just because of me. Besides, we’re talking about Papa, there has got to be another way.” I replied, turning to look at Mama who seemed to be out of words. 

However, Mama took a few steps forward as she slightly smiled. 

“It’s best if you two enjoy the weekend together. We’ll think about how to settle this later. How does that sound?” She suggested, nodding a few times–she knew we were going to get heated up in an argument if we decided to keep discussing. 

All I wanted at the moment was to spend time with my husband after being separated. We needed some alone time together because time wasn’t on our side, we couldn’t simply let it fly. 

“Great idea, Mama.” I responded, smiling back at her. 

“Igor will take me home. And here’s your phone, Alena.” 

I looked down at my phone with a frown, “Where did you get this?” 

“I knew the passcode from his lock. I took it when he left,” she replied. 

My eyes 

watered immediately as I went in to wrap my arms around Mama, pulling her in for a hug. Despite the situation we were in, she had always prioritised me first–the risks and the problems never seemed to bother her even though she knew Papa was capable of a lot of things if we got caught. 

“Thank you, Mama.” I muttered near her ear, snuggling closer. 

She chuckled, “Don’t worry about it, sweetheart.” 

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As soon as I broke the hug, Mama was getting ready to leave with Igor and I was getting ready to follow my husband home. We were going to spend time together this weekend, the best we could until Sunday. Then, Igor was going to come pick me up again. 

“Call or text me if there’s anything, okay? We will come and pick you up on Sunday” 

“Okay, Mama. Thank you,” I said. 

Once Mama and Igor had left the office, I heard them stepped inside the elevator. 

It was just Matteo and I. 

He took a few steps to stand beside me before grabbing onto my hand, kissing the back of it. Then, we were heading down the elevator until we reach his car, parked in the basement. Igor’s car was no longer here which meant they had left before we reached the parking spot. 

We entered the car and Matteo drove off. 

It was a quiet car ride but he couldn’t keep his hand away from me. He held my hand the entire drive home, as if he was afraid if he could lose me again if he let go. I smiled as I continued to watch him, admiring his beauty 

During moments like this, I wanted to appreciate our time more. We didn’t have all of the time in the world like we had expected we would. Therefore, it was better to cherish and treasure these beautiful moments regardless of how small they may appear. 

“How much did you miss me?” I asked, breaking the silence. 

“What kind of question is that?” He raised an eyebrow. 

It was unsual of me to ask random questions but regardless of my character, I was still a regular girl. A girl who wanted nothing more but love and affection from her partner. A girl who craved to be touched and held close. A girl who could spend hours with her partner doing nothing as long as they were together. 

“A random one. Is it wrong?” 

“No, you just never ask those kind of questions before.” 

I smiled before laughing, “Sorry.” 

“I missed you a lot, Alena. I missed you so much and don’t be sorry. You can ask anything you want and I’ll answer them.” He replied, tightening the grip on my hand before pulling it close to his lips, kissing the back of it. 

It was a simple gesture but I loved it. 

The way he kissed me, the way he made me feel, it was all clear on how much he loved me. I didn’t have to ask the random questions for his answers because I could see from his actions. Men were always going to be simple creatures, who may not be good with words but they expressed through their actions. 

Once we have reached home, the lights weren’t turned on and it was dark. 

Matteo parked the car before stepping out. As I was about to open the door, he was quicker and helped me out. 

My eyes wandered around the area as we stepped inside, entering home. 

I watched as he turned on the lights and I could see our home clearer. Everything was still in place just like how it was when Neft but it also seemed as if nothing had moved. As if the maids came to clean the house and left, as if Matteo never touched anything afterwards. 

“Did you not come home at all?” I asked, closing the door behind me. 

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He shook his head, “Not really. I only came home to take a shower.” 

I reached out for his face before caressing the side of it, “You need to take care of yourself, Matteo. You’d get sick if you don’t.” 

“What about you, Alena? Who takes care of you?” 

“I do.” 

“Look at you, baby. You look exhausted,” he frowned. 

Matteo was right. We both looked miserable as if we hadn’t slept for days. I was quick to judge him for not taking good care of himself but I had ignored my own health–ever since I was forced to leave home, I didn’t bother to get enough sleep or drink enough water. I only ate when Mama brought up food. 

Only because I didn’t want to starve myself. 

“You’re right… we need to take better care of ourselves,” I breathed. 

“I’ll run you a bath. So, you can relax.” 

Matteo walked up the stairs and I followed behind him until we reached our bedroom. Everything was clean and in place, untouched. I slowly sat down on the edge of the bed as he went in to set up the tub. 

I didn’t waste any time by taking off my clothes, leaving them on the bed as I made my way towards the bathroom, seeing Matteo feeling the water with his hand. He was probably testing out to see if it was warm enough for my liking and he was too focused, he didn’t even notice I was already standing behind him. 

When he stood up and turned to walk out, he had stopped in his steps. 

“Surprise?” 

“Surprised.” He replied, leaning in to kiss my forehead.