Chapter 27 Chapter 27 Romeo's Secret

"Dong dong dong!" At this moment, there was an urgent knock on the door. Alfonso's body froze slightly, as if he was awakened by the knock on the door, he said in a hoarse voice, "What's the matter?" "Boss, come and see! Margaret suddenly has a severe stomachache!" It was Romeo's voice that sounded outside the door. "Go and ask Giovanti for a stomachache!" Alfonso replied angrily.At this critical juncture, he didn't want to be harassed by anyone, not even his own daughter and cronies!Annoyed, he also didn't realize why Romeo was here.

"No, Boss, Margaret said that you must go and see her. She seems to be in really bad pain, and her face has changed!" Romeo's voice sounded quite nervous. Alfonso was called out by him, and his chaotic thinking had cleared up a lot.Just now the whole person seemed to be completely controlled by irresistible desires, until now he seemed to suddenly realize what he was doing. The person under him who was still panting slightly was in messy clothes, and her tearful black pupils were reflected in the hazy light, but what shocked him was the resentment and despair in her eyes...

For some reason, he suddenly lost all interest and didn't want to continue. With a tangled feeling that even he couldn't explain clearly, Alfonso got up, pulled the blanket over her body, and opened the door without saying anything. Liu Xia grasped the blanket tightly with trembling hands, and watched in disbelief that the other party gave up on further intrusion... It wasn't until he walked to the door that she was sure that she had really escaped. The moment the door was opened, she noticed that Romeo's gaze quickly looked at herself. Although it was only for a short moment, she clearly saw the worry contained in it.

"Boss..." He seemed to want to say something, but he still didn't say it. "I'm going to see Margaret." Alfonso glanced at Romeo meaningfully. "Since you came here specially, help me look at her first." The word "specially" seems to be very subtle here. After Alfonso left, the room fell into a deathly silence. To be honest, Liu Xia has a lot of puzzles about Romeo appearing here at this time, but in such an embarrassing situation, she can't ask a word. "Margaret asked me to come here." Romeo closed the door behind his back.

She froze for a moment, quietly waiting for his next words. "She heard something was wrong in the room, but she didn't dare to disturb her father, so she could only call me." Romeo swept away his usual cynical expression, "As for the stomachache, it was also her idea." Liu Xia's heart was shocked, and he murmured, "So it's Margaret...she...she...heard everything?" "She didn't know what happened to you, she just thought her father was very angry, and was afraid that you would get hurt." His eyes stayed on her messy clothes for a moment, and then quickly turned away.

"There are only a handful of people who can make Margaret care so much, Liu Xia, and you are one of them." He walked to the table while talking, poured a glass of water and drank it. "Margaret... I'm sorry... She helped me so much, but I still used her..." Her chest felt uncomfortable, and she couldn't breathe as if it was blocked by something. "Perhaps she already knew that you were using her." Romeo's words made Liu Xia startled again, yes, why didn't she think of it?How could a child as smart as Margaret be fooled by such a simple lie?Could it be that she deliberately stole the key and let her go, just to help her?

"Liu Xia... Please don't blame him." He was silent for a few seconds, then said another inexplicable sentence.Although he didn't specify who it was, Liu Xia knew very well that he was referring to Alfonso. "Even if I blame him, he won't care at all." She lowered her eyelids, "Maybe in his eyes, I'm just a more interesting toy. As long as he is happy, he can do whatever he wants." "Actually...he is not what you imagined..." Romeo's eyes narrowed, as if stung by something, "Liuxia, do you want to know how I met him?" She had never seen him show such a dignified expression.It seems to be sad, it seems to be sad, it seems to have heartache...

"You must never have imagined that my father is a policeman and a bomb disposal expert in the police station." He slightly bent the corners of his mouth, trying to make his expression look more relaxed, "Father is too serious a man, so when he found out When my boss was involved in corruption, I did not choose to go along with him.” "But sometimes, who can tell the difference between justice and evil. Those who seem to be righteous may have a heart darker than the devil." He paused, "Father's boss is afraid that his bad deeds will be exposed , Just in a bomb disposal operation, he made my father a victim. Not only that, he also put all the crimes on EE. Anyway, a gangster like EE has done this evil thing. "

"Then why did you and Alfonso..." Liu Xia hesitated to speak. "I'm the son of a policeman, so of course I believe what the police say." Romeo laughed at himself, "And I didn't know how to assassinate the person in EE...Maybe I was lucky, the person in the car that day actually It's the boss, not only did he not kill me, but he took me in and let me know the truth about my father's murder." His tone was very calm, as if he was telling a story that had nothing to do with him.But Liu Xia still vaguely heard a kind of depressing sentimentality from this story.

Romeo, it turns out, also has such a past.If it wasn't for his father's accident, maybe he would become an equally excellent policeman... maybe he would become a very ordinary young man, have a stable job, get married and have children... Fate, sometimes it is such a combination of circumstances. "Where is the policeman who killed your father?" She asked in a low voice.In her opinion, these people who put on the skin of justice to do things are not much better than the scum in their mouths. Hearing this, Romeo finally showed a happy smile, "Is that guy? I sent him to the bottom of the river with a little lover to feed the fish."

"I didn't expect you to know Alfonso's identity so early... Could it be that he is so sure that you will become his subordinate?" Liu Xia sighed and shook her head. "So, this is the arrangement of fate. I was picked up by the boss." He regained that grinning expression, "I don't mean anything else when I say these words, I just want to tell you that he is not a heartless person Liu Xia, maybe you can also try to understand him better, you have the power to make him happier, and only you ----- have the power to change him." Liu Xia was startled, perhaps thinking for a moment, but when she thought of what he had done to her and Toto before, her tone became extremely stiff again, "You overestimate me, I don't think anyone can Change him. He won't be changed by anyone." Romeo's eyes seemed to dim, but he quickly covered them again.When he raised his head again, his smile was still as bright and beautiful as the sun, "If Liu Xia is unhappy in the future, just go drink with me again. Although I can't help you, at least I can be a competent person." Trash can, store all your sorrows and sorrows." After finishing these words, he also made a cute pose of a trash can. Hearing this vivid metaphor, Liu Xia couldn't help but bend the corner of her mouth. Although she didn't say anything, she still said silently in her heart, "Thank you, Romeo." When Alfonso came back, Romeo whispered something in his ear before leaving. Seeing him walking towards her, Liu Xia's nerves went into a state of high alert again.She secretly made up her mind that if he dared to violate her again, she would definitely bite off his tongue.However, he seemed to have calmed down a lot, and he didn't make any more drastic moves, but just sat across from her without saying a word. After going through such a terrible thing just now, Liu Xia doesn't want to say a word to him now. "Liu Xia, I know you want to leave here." He opened his mouth in a low voice, with irresistible majesty in his voice, "However, you'd better give up this idea completely." Liu Xia only felt a surge of anger rushing into her heart, but because she didn't want to provoke him like before, she endured and said nothing. "I will still give you the freedom you deserve. You can study normally and participate in social activities. But you can't meet Toto again, no matter what the reason is." He paused, "As for what happened just now, I promise I won't do it again. occur." "Aren't you afraid that I'll run away?" Her voice sounded hoarse. "Escape? You can try." He laughed again, "But after escaping, I will not let anyone related to you go. Not only Toto, but also Lin Jingxiang, Camilla, and even you Parents far away in China." "Is that why you want to keep me? So what's here is just a shell, don't you care?" Her lips trembled with anger.Here it is again, he's going to threaten her with something she values. Unforgivable, the most unforgivable is this! "It would be great if you could keep your heart. But if not, just keep your body." His cold expression made people shudder. "Remember those daisies in the garden? Even if they are because of They can’t grow freely and wither and die, I want them to die here.” "Alfonso...you'll regret it." She turned her head away, unwilling to look at him again. The faint moonlight coming in from the window cast a pale color on him, a heavy shadow fell on his perfect face, and there seemed to be something flickering in those water green pupils, "Liu Xia, I can't keep it!" You and I will definitely regret it." Until he closed the door and left, Liu Xia still kept the original posture without moving.The moonlight disappeared into the clouds at some point, and there was no light in front of it, like an ever-unpredictable future. However, even if her eyes are shrouded in darkness, she must not be confused by it. two months later. Before you know it, autumn in the Apennine Peninsula is coming. After two months of competition and selection, the finals of the Margherita Competition have come to an end.Works from the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome, the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence and the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice are like a hundred flowers blooming, each with its own characteristics, making it difficult for experts and professors to choose. The final winner will be determined among the 20 works selected for the semi-finals.In order to increase popularity, the competition organizing committee specially invited these 20 authors to Florence to participate in the final competition. And Liu Xia, as one of the 20 candidates, was naturally invited by the organizing committee of the competition.In fact, being shortlisted in such an extremely important competition is already a success in itself.With this bargaining chip, whether it is finding a good job or wanting to have greater development in the future, it will be easier than others. In the past two months, Alfonso did not do anything excessive to her again.But his threat also made Liuxia dare not to think of running away, let alone having any contact with Toto.The little news about Toto she knew came from newspapers, magazines and Camilla's report. Although she doesn't know how long this life will last, she can only persevere for now.Fortunately, there are still the paintings she loves here, which can give her some comfort and joy. Every time I look at those beautiful scenes where the colors are magically transformed under my pen, the satisfaction is incomparable to anything. Even if she lost many precious things, at least she still has her own dream. And the freedom to follow your dreams. When Liu Xia told Alfonso about this, she thought that the other party would not let her go to Florence, but he actually readily agreed.But before she could be happy, what he said next broke her down. "I will go with you then." "What?" Her face drooped suddenly, "Why?" "What kind of expression is this?" There was a playful smile in his eyes, "Did you forget that our Lorenzo family is the sponsor of the Margherita competition. As the heir of the Lorenzo family, I naturally want to personally presenting the daisy medals to the winners." Liu Xia wanted to regret it, but couldn't find a suitable excuse for a while. Alfonso seemed to have guessed her thoughts long ago, and even reminded, "If you don't go in person, you will be disqualified from the award. You should think about it yourself." She was taken aback, "Who said that? Why haven't I heard of it?" Alfonso smiled elegantly and charmingly, "If you don't go, this one will take effect immediately. You also know that as a patron, it is very convenient to ask to add this one." Liu Xia became angry again, is this his so-called privilege again?Is it great to be rich and powerful?It's really maddening.She stabilized her emotions, and said again, "One more thing, Shizuka and the others want to celebrate for me tomorrow, so..." "Are you going to Lengyue again? If you come back too late, I'll pick you up." Now Alfonso looks like a considerate boyfriend, making it impossible to associate him with the gangster. "No need. I can just take a taxi and come back by myself. It won't be too late." She quickly refused. "That's good. If it's past 12 o'clock, I will pick you up in person." He especially emphasized the word in person, and the meaning he wanted to express couldn't be more obvious -------- you must go home before 12 o'clock. For Liu Xia, he knew very well what kind of threat would be most effective for her. At this time, in the box of the Cold Moon Club, Shizuka was showing Parker her awaji. Parker played with the dagger fondly, with an undisguised admiration on his face. "It's really a good knife." His amber eyes reflected the cold light of the knife, and he seemed to be full of daunting courage. "Then you will take it with you every day from now on." Shizuka smiled lightly. Parker was taken aback, "You mean..." "Well, I want to give Awaji to you." She said while touching a cross pendant on her neck, "You gave me your amulet, and I also want to give you my most important thing for you." "But isn't this handed down from your family?" Parker looked at her with a hint of tenderness in his eyes.Since he gave her his amulet, she has never seen her take it off. "Giving it to you, isn't it the same as staying with me?" Shizuka suddenly realized that she had slipped her mouth, and her face blushed slightly. Parker's cold face suddenly softened, "That's right, whether it's me or Awaji, I will stand by your side and protect you." Shizuka lowered her head and smiled, the blush on her face was even more touching, which made Parker's heart flutter. "By the way, she - how is she doing recently?" He suddenly thought of that person again, and suppressed that smile that hadn't had time to melt away. Shizuka naturally knew who he was referring to, "She is very nice and works very seriously. And now no one dares to harass us anymore." He hummed thoughtfully, seemed to hesitate for a moment, and then took out a shiny key from his pocket. "That slum is full of fish and dragons. I don't feel relieved that you always go there to see her. Why don't you just let her move to this apartment I just bought." He added as if to cover up, "I'm just worried Your safety is not for her." Shizuka pursed her lips and smiled, not revealing his thoughts, "Okay, then I will accept your intention. Even if it is for me, please ask her to move out of that slum." Parker looked at her lovingly, and said tentatively, "Shizuka, has anyone ever told you that you will be the most outstanding wife and the most gentle mother." Hearing these words, Shizuka's eyes quickly flashed a complex look that was difficult for others to detect. "Being able to see your wife and children as soon as you go home is a wish that many people can easily realize, but it is too far away for me. Maybe I expect too much." He laughed at himself The corner of his mouth curled up, "That's right, a person like me with bloody hands, what right do we have to talk about this?" She froze for a moment, and suddenly felt an unprecedented pain in her heart. She couldn't help but put her hand on his, and used her own warmth to make him feel the same warmth, "Parker, no matter who it is, no matter who it is... Identity, everyone has the right to happiness. You are too, and I am too. But when people gain something, they often lose other things. Is it more important to gain something or lose something more important, Parker, This is something you and I have to think about." Parker held her hand tightly, "Give me some time, Shizuka. I'll think it through." Not long after Parker left, Miyamoto knocked on the door and came in, saluted respectfully, "Miss, Master Ximen Temple called again, do you want to push it away like before?" Shizuka thought for a while, then shook her head, "Give me the phone, I have something to tell him."