Chapter 18 Chapter 18 The Identity Revealed

At dawn, a silver Bentley was driving fast on the highway leading to Rome. When we were about to arrive in Rome, the dark clouds all over the sky had dispersed, revealing a clear blue sky without a trace of impurities.As the sun rose, the light golden light poured down from the sky, and fell on Liu Xia's body through the bright car window, reflecting a little jumping spots of light. Liu Xia looked at the rapidly passing scenery outside the window, her mind was still in a mess.Too many things happened last night, and the unimaginable stimulation made her almost unbearable. Curiosity killed the cat -------- This saying is really true.If she hadn't opened the gate of hell, the things that followed would not have happened.

Alfonso has not spoken since he got in the car, and this suffocating dullness makes people even more uneasy.Liu Xia quickly glanced at him from the corner of his eye, only to see that his expression was still calm and calm as usual, and his perfectly lined profile showed a rare softness under the light golden sunlight. This made her feel strangely in a trance, as if everything that happened yesterday did not exist, and the forced kiss that made her feel trembling fear for the first time was just an illusion, she really just did an inexplicable Dream. Count Alfonso turned himself into the decision maker of that criminal organization, and then confessed to her?

------It is even more absurd than Dali's works. In her wild thoughts, the car stopped steadily in front of her apartment. "We're here, Liuxia." Alfonso turned his face slightly, showing a gentle expression, "I'll call you again in the evening." Liu Xia sat there without moving, and after a while of silence, he said, "Mr. Alfonso, I will forget everything that happened last night, and I will never reveal anything to others. Please allow me to resign from my job as a tutor , I want to spend more time on my studies.” After she finished speaking in one breath, her depressed chest finally felt a little more comfortable.

Not only was Alfonso not angry, but he smiled softly, "Don't you want to be a tutor? Of course you can." Liu Xia was stunned for a moment, she didn't expect the other party to agree so simply.But at the same time, a very ominous premonition surged in her heart----this is not the end. "Pack up your things and move to my place in three days." What he said next was like a bolt from the blue to Liu Xia. The cool wind blew on her body through the car window, as cold as the chill that could not go away in the winter air. She took a few deep breaths to calm herself down quickly, because only in this way can she give him a rational response, "I'm sorry, I won't move. Because we are just an ordinary employment relationship. I want to use your identity as Earl , and won’t just force a woman to live together.”

He looked at her expression with interest, raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and replied in a teasing tone that didn't fit his identity, "Not as an earl, but...it's hard to say with another identity." "No matter what your status is, I don't think I will compromise so easily." Liu Xia looked straight into his eyes, "At worst, you can kill me." The corner of Alfonso's mouth pulled out a subtle arc, which seemed to be somewhat mocking, and the graceful facial features were blurred with dark shadows under the faint light, making it impossible to see his true expression clearly.

"Liu Xia, you will compromise." Watching his Bentley disappear in front of her, Liu Xia's eyes flashed a little unclear look.The mottled light and shadow chased and slid across the corners of her deeply locked eyes and brows, and disappeared inexplicably, as if heralding the unknowable future. Her hunch was right. This is not the end, but -------- just the beginning. Liu Xia's work this time has been unanimously amazed by Shizuka and Camilla.What moved them was not the almost impeccable composition and color, but the most sincere emotion contained in it. The language of art is common throughout the world.It's an amazing thing to think about sometimes, no matter what language is spoken, no matter what culture you're receiving, you can read the same emotions in those different lines and compositions, and something deeper and more touching. thing.

This is also Liu Xia's most satisfying work since learning to draw. But all this doesn't seem to relieve Liu Xia's boredom, as long as she thinks of getting involved with the boss of EE, she feels that the world in front of her has become dark. Mr. Alfonso has a noble identity and status, as well as inexhaustible property, why should he go into that muddy water?Wouldn't it be nice to be his earl?Also, the beauties he has seen are even more innumerable, if not thousands, there are hundreds, why did he just fall in love with her? Is it just a passing novelty? Ugh…… In such repeated emotional entanglements, Liu Xia soon ushered in the next tutoring class.At this time, there were only two days left before the date set by Alfonso.

Although she had made up her mind never to move, what Alfonso said before leaving that day made her shudder. Indeed, as an earl, he might still be able to maintain that polite mask, but what about him as a gang leader? Liu Xia didn't intend to go to tutoring class at first, but after thinking about it, it seemed that this was too open and unfair to Margaret, so she might as well take this opportunity today to make it clear. Although it was a pity, she really didn't want to cause more trouble for herself. After school in the afternoon, Liu Xia first went to the Plaza de España, wanting to buy a gift for Margaret as a final farewell.When she was passing by a shopping street full of famous brands, someone suddenly called her name.

"Liu Xia!" This voice... She turned her head with some doubts, and saw a tall beauty with blond hair and blue eyes standing under the shiny signboard of the Gucci store. Huh?Isn't this Anita, Captain Paul's wife? "Liu Xia, it's really you! I thought I was wrong." Anita walked towards her slowly, and held her hand affectionately, "Long time no see, how are you doing?" "I'm... pretty good." Liu Xia pulled out a forced smile, as if she wasn't used to being so close to the other party. "Liuxia, I know you and Toto broke up. Isn't it normal for young people nowadays to separate and reunite. This doesn't affect our relationship." Anita said a lot to her, " Even if you're not Toto's girlfriend, we're still friends, and I really like you."

Hearing what she said, Liu Xia felt even more unnatural, and just wanted to find a reason to get away.After all, she can't show such an affectionate attitude towards people who have only met once, and polite manners are her most accustomed way of expression. Anita said something casually, "Oh, but Toto's recent performance is indeed substandard. It's no wonder that he just broke up with you, and his sister has become a vegetable again..." "What! Anita, what did you just say?" Hearing this, Liu Xia was shocked and interrupted her. "Don't you know? But yes, because it is related to EE, the media blocked the news." Anita shook her head and sighed.

"EE...? Is this related to EE?" Her emotions suddenly became agitated, and her hands began to tremble unconsciously. "I heard it seems to be. And Toto's sister still..." "I'm sorry, Anita, I still have to leave beforehand. Let's talk next time when I have a chance." Liu Xia felt that she couldn't stay for a minute, and wished she could grow her wings immediately and fly to Tortoise at the fastest speed. Ask the family to go. It turned out that such a terrible thing happened... Why didn't this guy tell her?Why? Her heart trembled violently. Could it be that the last time he called her when he was drunk was because of this incident... No...God...how could she be so careless...how could she not notice the difference at all... Toto... Ever since what happened to Emma, ​​every time she stood in front of his house, she would feel that the doorbell and the person behind the door seemed to be very close to her, so she was always unable to press it.But this time she slammed the doorbell almost without hesitation, as if this was the only way to calm down her anxious mood. Her luck seemed to be good, and soon someone answered the door, and it was Toto himself. His mental condition seemed to be worse than before, his original handsome appearance seemed to be covered with a layer of dull gray, and a light fine line appeared at the corner of his mouth. The moment he saw her, there was a bright light in his eyes, but it disappeared in his eyes immediately. Those fine lines made Liuxia feel heartbroken instantly, she hurriedly looked away, and whispered, "Can I please come in and sit for a while?" He froze for a moment, a wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Of course." "Toto, Maria..." As soon as Liu Xia entered the room, she couldn't help but want to ask about this matter, but after she only said a few words, her throat seemed to be blocked by something, and she was choked up and unable to speak. Hearing this name, Toto's eyes suddenly burst into tears, "You know?" Liu Xia nodded, showing an anxious and sad expression, "What's going on? What happened to Maria? How could it be related to EE?" She regretted it immediately after asking these questions. Did it pierce his heart once?She shouldn't be so impulsive... "I'm sorry, Toto, I...you don't have to answer..." "It's okay, I'm much better." Toto shook his head, "I told you that Maria went to Naples with her boyfriend Anthony a few years ago. But we don't know that Anthony's brother Dante is The high-level in the EE organization, recently he was executed by the family law. The killers sent by the organization tried to kill the roots, even Anthony and Maria did not let go. Anthony died on the spot, and poor Maria was shot in the head, although she was still breathing , but has become a vegetative state... I disappeared for a few days before, and I went to Naples to deal with this matter." Thinking of the time when she played with Maria when she was a child, Liu Xia couldn't help but feel sad, but she was afraid that Toto would be emotional, so she kept holding back the tears in her eye sockets, trying not to let them fall. "However, God is still merciful." He rubbed his reddened eyes, "Did you know? It turns out that Maria is about to become a mother. She never told me that she wanted to surprise me when the child was born. who knows……" Before Toto finished speaking, a child's cry suddenly came from the inner room.His face changed suddenly, and he rushed into the room with a quick stride. Liu Xia was very surprised, because judging by the date, this is definitely not Emma's child.Then this child is ----- her heart froze, could it be... Just as she was guessing wildly, Toto had already walked out of the room holding the crying child.He skillfully took out the baby bottle from the refrigerator and heated it on the induction cooker. "Look, this is Maria's child. Isn't it cute?" Toto said to her while coaxing the child. "It's really Maria's child..." Liu Xia was not that surprised, "I thought about it just now, but didn't she become a vegetable? How could..." "When Maria was sent to the hospital, her amniotic fluid had already broken, so the doctor immediately performed a caesarean section on her and took the baby out in time." As soon as Toto stuffed the bottle into the baby's mouth, the baby died He stopped crying, and looked around with his beautiful big eyes while holding the baby bottle. "Her eyes are really like Maria, she will definitely be a charming girl in the future." Liu Xia leaned her head over, watching her every move tenderly, trying to vaguely find a shadow of the child's mother. For some reason, just looking at it like this, her whole heart seemed to soften, and those troubles and sadness seemed to be nothing in front of this child. "Did you name the child?" The corners of her mouth curled up unconsciously. "Come on, her name is Meraviglia." "Meraviglia? Such an awkward name? Isn't that what miracles mean?" "Yes, a miracle." Toto looked straight into her eyes, and there was a faint brilliance in the blue eyes, "Liu Xia, there are miracles in this world. Dead trees can take out new branches and leaves and lose their vitality. A mother who can give birth to a new life is a miracle of God and a miracle of love. So this child is a miracle." Liu Xia suddenly felt a hot liquid rushing into her eyes, which made her almost unable to resist.In order to hide her gaffe, she hastily changed the subject, "Then now, are you taking care of the child alone? Where are your parents?" "The parents were so devastated by what happened to Maria that they didn't have the energy to take care of the child. So I took the child with me. I also hired an experienced professional so that she could watch over me while I was working. child." "Toto, it's really hard for you as a single man to take care of the children..." Liu Xia's eyes showed unconcealable distress. "It's very hard, but this is my sister's only child. This child is my responsibility." Toto's gaze on the child is so gentle, like the cloudless sky in early spring. Hearing the last sentence, Liu Xia's heart was shocked, and a few words he had said suddenly appeared in his mind. "Yes, this child...is very important to me...I can't leave him alone..." "This child is my responsibility..." God, everything went wrong!It turned out that the child he was talking about that day was Maria's child! Not Emma, ​​not Emma! So, what she thought was his struggles and conflicts with Emma's child were all just a big misunderstanding? She moved her lips, with a slight tremor in her voice, "Toto, you called me over after drinking that day, didn't you..." Ringing ringing---------The phone ringing suddenly interrupted her questioning.Toto made an apologetic gesture to her, stepped forward and answered the phone. "Hello? This is Toto. Oh, is it? Can they come to work tomorrow? That would be great, as soon as possible, of course!" When he put down the phone, Toto seemed to be slightly relieved, but the slightly frowned eyebrows still revealed his hidden worries. "What's wrong? You invited someone to come to work? Is it to take better care of the baby?" Liu Xia's attention was also diverted by the call. "It's not to take care of the baby, but to protect the baby." Toto sighed softly, "You also know that EE's killers are ruthless, and I'm afraid they will harm the baby again, so I specially hired a few bodyguards to protect the baby." She, I hope she can live in peace." The corners of Liu Xia's eyes suddenly shrank, she held her trembling hands, only to realize that her hands were already so cold that they were almost stiff.I don't know if it was because of being too emotional, but her toothache seemed to be getting worse. EE...Alfonso...Romeo... Don't they ----------- they don't even want to let this baby go? Toto seemed to remember something suddenly, "By the way, what did you want to ask just now? Is it because I got drunk and asked you to come?" His expression suddenly dimmed, "Didn't you come?" No... I've been here!These words had almost reached Liu Xia's lips, but she still suppressed her excitement and put aside what she wanted to say.Because, now she has more important things to do. After finishing that matter, it's not too late for her to explain to him. "It's nothing..." She shook her head, "Toto, I think I should go." A trace of disappointment flashed across Toto's face, "Are you going back to him?" Liu Xia was silent for a few seconds, and answered him calmly, "I'm just going there for class." Then, she looked at the child with nostalgia, "God will have mercy on this child, and Meraviglia will live in peace .”