Anupama's POV:-
Melody leads us towards a very spacious living room which is surrounded by all types of luxurious items. The enormous couches, the big chandelier, the showpieces screams money. I gulp in nervousness because it's my first time to see such a display of wealth. My Baba also has a lot of money and our mansion back in Kolkata is very big, but nothing can be compared to this Place. However, I don't know how I feel about these all because I am not used to this much luxury. I just hope that I don't make myself a fool in front of everyone.
"Come sit here Dolcezza." Melody tells me while gesturing to one of the couch. I nod my head with a smile before sitting down on the couch. She also sits down beside me and looks at Advira who is staring at her surroundings.
"My my what a little beauty we have here. Can I take her in my arms?" Melody asks me with a gentle smile.
"Yes, of course." I put Advira on her lap while Mr. Bianchi sits access from me.
"She is so cute and adorable. Isn't she Sandro?" Melody gushes kissing Advira's cheeks lovingly who in return clap her hands in delight.
"She is not only cute and adorable, but also a very demanding person." Mr. Bianchi replies teasingly. I gawk at him not believing that a serious person like him can talk like that.
"Oh really? Is our little princess demanding? Let me see, let me see." Melody starts tickling Advira who burst into a fit of giggle. Seeing her so happy is enough to make me feel good. However, I am really curious about Melody because Mr. Bianchi has said that she is the head cook of this place but she has such a motherly aura around her that no one will believe that she is not Mr. Bianchi's mother or something like that.
"Ummm Melody where are my babies? They didn't come to greet me like always." He has kids too and didn't tell me about it? But I have also hidden about Advira so I think it's alright that he didn't tell me anything about his children. But suddenly six giant dogs come running towards Mr. Bianchi before jumping on him. I scream and take Advira in my arms thinking that they are going to bite my baby. I start to breathe heavily while clutching my baby tightly in my chest.
"Dolcezza calm down. They will not harm the little princess or you." I hear Melody, still that doesn't stop my fear of these dogs. They are so huge that they can rip my baby apart in a few seconds.
"Puppiesh. Mum-mum puppiesh look." Advira squeals in joy attracting the dogs' attention who starts to come towards me. I scoot over the other side of the couch in terror.
"Stop right there boys." Mr. Bianchi orders sternly and surprisingly the dogs listen to him. He gets up from his place and come near me to take Advira from me. But I shake my head not wanting to let my baby go anywhere.
"Trust me for once. I will not let any harm come to our daughter." The way he has referred Advira as our daughter is making me hard not to believe him.
"B-ut they a-re scary." I stammer while trying to reason with him.
"They are very well trained dogs and they will not harm any innocent person. So just let me introduce them with our daughter for once." He says in a calm tone. I look at the scary-looking dogs and find them sitting on the rug cover floor. Hesitantly I give Advira to him and watch the way his face lit up with excitement. He sits on the place where he was sitting before and put Advira on his lap.
"Listen up boys. I know you don't like it when any stranger visits our home but they are not any strangers, okay? You have been such good boys for Papa and Nonna, but now you have become big brothers. So from now on, your first priority should be your baby sister who is sitting on my lap. Do you guys get it what Papa is saying?" To my shock, the dogs bark in sync as if they are answering to Mr. Bianchi's question.
"That's my boys. Papa is proud of you. But you guys have to remember that she is very little than you so you can't get aggressive with her. She is very precious to Papa so you have to take care of her very nicely." Again they bark in sync in which Advira clap her hands in delight. Mr. Bianchi put Advira on the floor and one by one the dogs starts to sniff her as if they are trying to remember her smell. Suddenly, to my horror Advira grip a handful fur of one of the dogs and starts to stand up. I try to take her but Melody put her hand in my shoulder to stop me.
"Just wait for a minute." She says with a warm smile.
"Mum-mum puppiesh. Lub puppiesh bery much." Advira says in her baby voice while one of the dog lick her face. My eyes widen seeing the gesture because they are behaving so gently despite their sizes. They are playing with Advira as if they know her for so long.
"You go and freshen up. I will look after them." Mr. Bianchi says catching my attention. I try to oppose but his one look is enough for me to shut up. I look toward my baby one more time who is busy playing with the dogs before going upstairs with Melody.
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Melody and I are walking for some time through a big corridor when she stops in front of a door. She turns to me before taking my hand in her.
"I have prepared a room for you. I don't know if you will like it or not but if you don't then we can change it by your choice." She says to me.
"I don't think I will need to change anything at all. But ummm..." I hesitate to ask the question that is lingering in my mind.
"Alessandro has his own room Dolcezza. I know you will not feel good about living in the same room as him at this moment so I have told him that you will be staying in a different room for as long as you want." She answers before I can ask her anything. She reminds me a lot about Mamoni who has the same ability to answers my unspoken questions.
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