His Unwanted Wife is the Mafia Princess novel Chapter 57

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#Chapter 57–Remember This Pace?

#Chapter 57 – Remember This Place?

Adrian

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I had built the courage up to text Stella the night I got home from the cafe. My mother’s words rang, true in my ears, a warning that I should not end things on a sour note with someone who may be of help to me in the future.

Stella agreed to see me, thinking that we’re going to talk about terms of the divorce. While that is partially true, this is a way for me to gain her forgiveness while hoping that things will end amicably instead of being hostile.

I stand outside her apartment building, leaning against my car. The day is bright and hot, the summer weather coming in full force despite the few weeks of cool breezes and chilly nights.

Stella exits the lobby and approaches nie. I push off of the car and open the passenger side for her, helping her inside before moving to the drivers seat. I get inside and start the car, glancing at her comfortable yet relaxed outfit.

“Where are we going?” Stella asks about an hour into the drive.

“I thought we could visit a place that has good memories for us,” I respond to her.

Right on cue, a sight of rollercoasters and thrilling activities comes into view. Stella’s eyes widen and she leans forward in her seat, taking in the views. She turns to look at me, moving back into her seat as I pull into the parking lot where I have already reserved a prime spot for us.

The nearby amusement park is the place of our first date. I had asked her to go to it with me after we discussed moving into a relationship with each other. I had only really been around Clara at that point and knew Stella as her sister.

Our friendship was relaxed back then, resembling that of acquaintances rather than true friends. We played with each other as kids when Clara’s family adopted her. Other than that, she’s always been so shy around me and has kept her feelings to herself.

“Are you sure about this, Adrian?” She asks with a quiet voice. I nod and turn the car off, getting out without another word.

We’re escorted through security and the ticket line, one of the park’s employees helping us through. Once we’re inside, they leave our side, handing me all of the items I will need for Stella and I to do what we want.

We walk down a shaded path as rollercoasters zoom past us the screams of people mixing in with metal wheels rolling across the metal pipes. Stella stays behind me while I take the lead, looking down at a map.

At one point, I have to take her hand in mine so she’s able to keep up with my pace. She lets out a few coughs, hiding her mouth behind her hand as she cross through the amusement park.

I remember out first date here. We were both nervous, unsure of what to talk about or say to each other. That’s when she pointed to the fastest and biggest ride in the park the Velocity Machine.

That’s what got us to come together. Maybe a trip down memory lane is exactly what we nee awkward tension that hangs in the air between us.

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“What if we go on the Velocity Machine first? I remember going on that together when we went together,” I ask, barely looking up from my map.

“That’s…probably not a good idea for me,” Stella says. I stop walking and turn around to look at her. “My body can’t handle extreme things like this anymore, especially after the last bone marrow transplant I did.”

She hugs her arms to her stomach, avoiding my gaze. I let out a huff of air, nodding.

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#Chapter 57 – Remember This Face?

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Her concern makes sense. Stella’s body has undergone tremendous amounts of stress and has definitely been weakened because of years of surgery.

“That’s okay,” I try my best to reassure her and to salvage the decent mood that floats between us. “We can do something else.”

I stuff the amusement park’s map into my back pocket. Reaching out for her hand, I begin to guide her in the opposite direction.

My pace is quick and light. We enter the part of the amusement park where it is filled with a plethora of food stalls and down the center sits various carnival type activities. There’s a ring toss and even a place that has ski–ball, something that we bonded over as well.

I keep up my quick pace, trying to find something for us to do. The sun beats down on the back of my neck and sweat rolls down my forehead and cheeks. I wipe the beads of sweat away, dropping Stella’s hand on the process.

Stella

The day is as hot as ever. The heat beats down on my frail body, my pale skin turning red from burns that begin to form across my unshielded body. I gasp for air, my mouth dry as I try to keep up with Adrian’s pace.

He is just so quick, leaving me behind in the dust of his wake. I watch as his body grows smaller and smaller. He becomes a speck amongst the rowdy crowd.

My ears begin to ring and I hold a hand to my chest. My lungs struggle to keep up with his fast pace. A cough escapes my body as I approach the fence that protects the flowers and greenery of the park.

My body hunches over as I continue to cough, unable to give myself the time to breathe and to collect myself. My symptoms and fragility has never been as bad as it is right now.

A nearby woman approaches me with a water bottle in hand, passing it off to me. I weakly take it from her hands, bringing the cold liquid up to my lips, chugging the water as if my life depends on it. She rubs my back and guides me underneath the shade of a tree.

“Are you okay?” She asks me. I weakly nod, offering her a small smile.

“The sun is just…really hot today,” I respond not wanting to set off any alarm bells in her head. “I have to go find my husband. He’s probably looking for me since I walked off.”

I push away from the fence, taking the extra water bottle that she offers to me. I hold the cold item to my blazing hot forehead, trying to cool myself down.

The world around me feels delirious. Images of people become blurred and every step that I take becomes lazy, staggered. I close my eyes and shake my head, trying to force away the symptoms of exhaustion.