ALESSANDRO’S POV
After returning from work, I discovered that Victoria, who typically arrives home before me due to her pregnancy, wasn’t in the living room to greet me like usual. Frowning, I saw Sophia opening the door for me and nodded politely.
“Young master, good evening,” she said.
I nodded at her. “Good Evening.”
Even though my mood turned sour, I could not be rude to the woman who always treated me like her own child.
I walked inside, and my wife was not in the living space. I turned to Sophia; she only smiled, sending me a knowing look.
“Searching for Young Mistress?” She asked.
Nothing is hidden from her as she constantly witnesses our love and affection. Sometimes, she would jokingly say, ‘Oh! My eyes are burning! These young people are so full of fire!’
Only after Victoria’s departure did I fully realize her affection for her. And upon Victoria’s return been pregnancy, Sophia and the other maids took extra care to ensure her well-being, and I couldn’t be more glad!
I nodded, not hiding my displeased expression.
Sophia sighed.
“These days, you younger generation tends to disregard the opinions of older individuals! She should rest, have fun and do some basic exercises at this time, but what is she doing? She is staying all day before that brainless stupid machine, and you guys are addicted too much to that thing!”
“She did not even care for herself today to the extent that I had to feed her forcefully! You should help her understand the importance of looking after herself.”
Complaining, she walked away, shaking her head and murmuring her displeasure.
Staying before the stupid brainless machine? Well, I know she is talking about a laptop or computer. But Victoria is not addicted too much to electronic devices, unlike me.
What is going on?
Without delay, I hurried up the stairs and swung open the door to our bedroom, only to find that Victoria was not inside.
I closed the door and searched for her in the library. She is still not there. Finally, I went to my home office, only to find her sitting at the desk I fitted beside mine for her.
Once we got back together, I retracted my vow of keeping her out of this place. I used to prefer being alone here to avoid encountering her and feeling frustrated without knowing the truth.
Now, she has access to every place in and outside this house. She has undoubtedly established a secure position within my heart, with half of it exclusively belonging to her. So, of course, worldly places are too easy to reach.
I knocked on the door, watching her stare deeply at the computer’s screen. Aware of her concentration on work, she remained unaware of my presence and uttered, “Enter unless it pertains to health matters or food.”
My brows raised, hearing her words. Did she just say that? Wait, she thinks I am Sophia? Does she have any sense of time?
I did not make a sound and walked toward her. I stood before the desk and stared at her. She was still busy with her work, and suddenly, maybe she realized something was wrong and held her head up only to gasp.
“Alessandro...!?”
“Yes, I am,” I replied, slightly sarcastic. I couldn’t help the displeasure.
She blinked her eyes at me and then scrunched her nose, “What happened? Why are you here? When did you come?” She cutely scratched her nose.
I couldn’t hold the anger in me before her innocence. I sighed, holding the urge to roll my eyes at her.
“What time is it, Victoria?” I tried to sound firm and in control, not a-swayed-away husband.
She blinked again and then picked up the phone placed a little away from her. She watched the screen and gasped once again.
“Oh, it’s seven thirty!”
She didn’t have the sense of time all this while!
“Yeah, it’s seven thirty!” My hands clasped on her desk as I leaned a little forward. “And here you are, still seated, engaged in some unknown activity on the computer! You didn’t even bother to wait for me downstairs today and completely disregarded your well-being!”
She smiled sheepishly, stood up from the chair, and walked toward me. “Well, I...”
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