Undressed By The Mafia God novel Chapter 163

Chapter 163: I Did Piss Her Off

"Hey you," she said softly. "When did you get here?"

"Hours ago."

Then the nurses began unwrapping the bandage.

The sterile white gauze peeled away slowly, revealing the angry bruising beneath. The skin was swollen and discolored.

As Veronica glanced back toward Luca, her gaze caught on the bruise on his knuckles.

She wondered what he had done to Bianca. She knew Luca’s temper. But Bianca was still his wife.

He wouldn’t hit her.

Surely.

Or kill her, right?

When the cleaning began, the sharp sting of antiseptic hit the open wound and Veronica sucked in a painful breath. Her fingers tightened around the pillow beside her.

Luca was on his feet instantly. "Shouldn’t she be on painkillers?"

"She is," the nurse said calmly. "But that doesn’t mean she won’t feel a thing."

Veronica noticed the way his jaw clenched, the way his hands flexed slightly at his sides. "It’s okay Luca," she murmured through a strained breath. "I’m fine."

He moved closer to the bed and reached for her hand.

Her fingers slipped into his, gripping tightly as another wave of pain flared through her. Luca’s hand closed around hers immediately.

Veronica squeezed his fingers harder as the nurses continued cleaning the wound, her breath coming slow and controlled as she rode the pain out.

His eyes stayed fixed on her face.

Ten minutes.

That’s all it took.

But it felt longer.

Finally the nurses finished rewrapping the bandage, securing the fresh gauze carefully around her thigh.

"Alright," one of them said, already clearing the tray. "All done."

Veronica released a quiet breath of relief, her grip on Luca’s hand loosening slightly now that the worst of it was over.

The nurses gathered their tools and wheeled the tray toward the door, their soft footsteps fading as they left the room again.

"I’m sorry." Luca whispered.

"It’s fine. This would get me off my feet for a few weeks." She chuckled. Her laugh was a jagged thing, but Luca could tell it was meant to reassure him.

"Stop it, Vee. Yell at me, blame me, please. Don’t make it sound like this isn’t my fault."

"I wouldn’t entirely give you all the blame," she said, a teasing smile flickering despite the pain. "I did piss her off."

His eyebrows knit together. "What happened?"

"I kind of gloated." Veronica said, wincing slightly, then chuckling at herself.

Luca’s eyes widened. "My God, what did you say?" His lips twitched at the corners, the faintest shadow of a grin forming.

"I told her you fucked me for the first time on your bed." Her laugh burst out despite herself, the ridiculousness of it almost surreal. She shook her head, realizing the woman had a gun pressed against her skull, and yet she hadn’t managed to keep her mouth shut. Her stupidity—or courage—was infuriating.

Her eyes lifted to his. "Oh boy. Is your father mad?" she asked, a note of genuine curiosity mingled with the teasing. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

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