To Be Yours Again Chapter 279 Important to him

*MONA*

And he didn’t make it.

I know this because I’ve scanned the crowd a couple of tis and I didn’t see him.

What was I expecting?

I’m sure he has other important things to do?

Did I think I was important to him?

Can any man even find important?

What’s wrong with ?

They didn’t need to find important.

I don’t need them to find important.

As the strings of the music played on.

I danced and from ti to ti searched through the crowd and then I saw him.

He was smiling at .

Suddenly, I felt happy and whole.

As I danced, I enjoyed everything, the lody, the crowd watching ...Lorenzo watching .

And when it ended.

Everyone applauded.

I stared at him as he clapped.

What did he think of my performance?

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At the back of the stage, people presented with gifts especially flowers.

“I’m sorry, I forgot to bring you a gift. I was in a hurry.” I heard his voice behind .

“It’s fine.” I said turning to face him and activating my nonchalant attitude.

He looked pale.

“Are you okay?”

“Yeah. You were amazing. You’re the most beautiful when you dance.”

I smiled.

And I felt the most beautiful when he watches dance.

“I....”

So important high societal people interrupted us and I exchanged pleasantries with them.

By the ti I was done, he was gone.

I frowned, disappointingly.

I thought he was going to take ho.

I walked into the dressing room to get changed.

When I walked out, my brothers were outside.

It was as if they were waiting for .

With the look on their faces, I knew they weren’t here to congratulate or anything.

Did sothing happen?

No way.

I couldn’t take any bad news right now.

Was it my dad?

I saw him before the show.

He was okay.

“Lorenzo was found on the floor in the parking lot. He was unconscious.”

I frowned.”What? I just saw him.”

“He fainted, Mona. Dad and so other people are helping him get to the hospital. The people around said he wasn’t attacked by anyone. Was he sick?”

I couldn’t answer.

He did look pale a while ago but I had been too self-absorbed to care about him or anyone else.

I sat on a chair in front of the operating room.

My Dad was seated beside .

And my brother was glancing at his watch from ti to ti.

Lorenzo’s mom hurried in.

“How’s he?”

“His appendix was inflad and the doctor said it’s overdue for removal. It’s pretty bad.” My dad explained.

“Doesn’t this show signs and symptoms so he would know that he should go for a surgery or sothing?”

“The doctor said it definitely should but it seems he had been trying to get rid of it by taking pain killers.” My dad replied.

His mother stared at .”You must have noticed sothing, you could have at least try to talk him into getting treated.”

I looked away from her.

I didn’t care to notice.

“Mona, can I have a word with you alone?”My dad asked.

I stood up and followed him to another part of the hospital.

“It seems you still don’t like him.”He said.

That kinda made feel annoyed.

“And that ans our deal is still on? You’re going to get a divorce, right?”

Now I felt sad.

But this is what I want.

I nodded.

He sighed. “Well, he’s a good man and I really thought he’s the right person for you but I guess I can’t dictate that. When the ti’s up, you can tell so I can inform my lawyer to have your marriage annulled without any complications.”

“Alright.” I bit out.

He walked back to my brothers and I leaned against the wall.

Why do I feel suffocated?

Hearing footsteps approaching, I looked up to see Allegra.

Why does she fucking bear the sa na as Lorenzo’s mother?

Was this fate or sothing?

Or was I being paranoid?

Her eyes were reddish and I could tell she had been crying.

“You could have postponed your show or advised him to carry on with his surgery rather than making it a must for him to attend your show!” She shot at .

I frowned. “What are you talking about?”

“Lorenzo’s stomach ache has been frequent, he got tested last week...he should have gotten operated on last week but because of your stupid show....he chose to postpone it.”

I didn’t know.

She glared at once more and then stord off.

I recalled he had asked if I could postpone the date of my show.

I didn’t think it was because of this.

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“Can’t you like move the date backwards....let’s say in a month’s ti.”

“Why?”

“You know....you just started going back to your opera.....”

“My dancers are ready. And I’m anxious to perform Giselle on stage....I can’t moved the date any longer...I already signed the mo for it to be held next week.”

“Oh that’s great.” He let out, dishing the als.

“Or you can’t make it?You have a business trip next week or sothing.”

“No....I can make it, I’ll be there.”

“Good.” I snapped and sat on a stool in the breakfast bar.

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I felt so angry at myself as I walked back to the others.

At long last, he was rolled out of the operating room.

He was unconscious on the stretcher.

Unconscious, right?

His mother quickly told them to take him to a VIP’s ward.

Then we turned to face the doctor.

"He’s going to be okay, right?"Allegra asked.

“I hope so. He’s one lucky man.You know, when diagnosed of inflammation of the appendix...it needs to be removed imdiately, one shouldn’t wait until it gets ruptured in the stomach"

"It got ruptured.” Dante asked.

"Yes...we had to wash the intestines surrounding it. That’s how bad it was...if he had spent anymore ti dealing with the pain...more damage would have been done"

"He’s...em... going to wake up, right?" Allegra asked, her voice croaked with tears.

“Yes, the anaesthetic effects haven’t worn off yet, he’s just unconscious at the mont"

"Thank you, Doc.”

"He’s going to be in so much pain when he wakes up...”With that, he walked away.

Allegra followed him, she seed to have more questions.

“We’ll co by tomorrow morning to see how he’s doing.” My Dad said to .

“I wanna have a word with you, Mona.”My brother said, pulling aside.

“Who’s that woman?”

“She’s Allegra, Lorenzo’s second secretary.”

“She obviously loves him.”

I shrugged.

“And what are you doing about that?”

“What should I do about it?”

“You have to set the boundaries, Mona...don’t tell you don’t feel anything for him?”

“I don’t.”

He frowned. “Then why are you here?”

“Because it’s the right thing to do...in the eyes of everyone I’m his wife rember.”

He held my hand.

“I hope you would stop shutting out everyone. If you keep this up, it would co to a point when you really need soone and they wouldn’t be there.”

I let go of him.

“It’s late, you and dad should go ho and rest.”

He nodded.”You should get so rest too.”

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I walked up to Lorenzo’s ward and from the glass window, I saw Allegra sitting on the stool beside his bed.

He was still unconscious.

Seeing them together like this made realize that even if he was the right person for , I wasn’t good for him.

I recalled the so of the few tis we had spent together.

“Hey, I brought so novels,you know you could read if you feel bored.”

“If you’re feeling tired, I could carry you.”

“Technically, I was here before you entered and entertained .”

“Fine, see it as a vacation with yourself.”

“Yeah, she isn’t used to kissing in public.”

“Because even if you’re the most stubborn woman I know...I still want you to dance. It’s great to watch you dance.”

Why have you been so nice to when all I’ve done is talk down on you?

Tears pricked my eyes.

“Wow! I’m already sothing to you, young lady. I’m your darling husband.”

“So you can tornt with it...No.”

And the last words he said to .

“Yeah. You were amazing. You’re the most beautiful when you dance.”

Tears spilled from my eyes.

I brushed them off, angrily.

Why should I cry?

It’s not as if he’s important to or anything.

He just makes delicious als and he smiles a lot.

He’s not important to .

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I slept on the chair in the lobby close to his ward and I was woken up by footsteps the next morning.

I slowly sat up to see so many people in the lobby.

“Lorenzo just woke up.” One man said to the others.

They all started jubilating.

By the looks of it, they were his employees, both at ho and in his company.

It was so touching to watch.

Most of them were with different kinds of gifts.

It reminded of when I hurt my ankle.

No single person apart from my family ca to visit .

It was as if they were happy that I was hurt or sothing.

I can’t bla them though.

The doctor walked out of the ward and the employees started going in one after the other.

I really wanted to see him too.

But there was no need for that.

He already has a lot of people that cares about him.

I stood up and left the hospital.

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*LORENZO*

When I woke up, I had called Allegra ‘Mona’

Why was I disappointed that Mona wasn’t here?

It’s not as if I don’t know the kind of person she is.

Allegra was still by my side no matter how many tis I’ve told her to go ho and rest.

My ward was filled with gifts from most of my employees but each ti a sound ca from the door, I thought it would be Mona.

“Did Mona co by when I was unconscious?”I asked Allegra.

“Well...I think I saw her briefly and she was pissed.”

Was it because of ?

Was she worried about ?

“Why?”

“You fainted in the parking lot of her Opera indiately after her show....it kind of caused a scandal.” She replied.

Oh.

I really thought I could drive myself to the hospital.

She can atleast co by so I can apologize.

“I still don’t get why you’re married to soone who doesn’t give a fuck about you.”

“She isn’t like that.” I defended knowing I’m just kidding myself.

“You don’t....”

A sound ca by the door.

I looked up,expectantly.

Damn it.

I can’t even sit up.

I relaxed seeing it was my Mom.

“Allegra, go get soone to sort out these gifts.” She ordered.

She nodded and walked away.

She moved closer to .

“You really had everyone worried. I can’t be worried about two of my sons, you know.”

“I’m sorry.”

“You should take care of yourself more often, we’re yet to find Lorenzo. Nothing should and can happen to you.”

It hurt that she was only reminding that I was nothing but a replacent.

When she left, I stared at the door.

Does Mona really have no plans of coming to see ?

I want to see her.

I looked around for my cellphone.

The door opened and Allegra walked in.

“Have you seen my cellphone?”

“Yeah,bI found it in the pocket of your suit jacket.”

I stretched my hand and winced.

Fuck!

It hurts to make any little movent.

“Why? Who do you wanna call?”

“Do I need to explain myself to you?”

She brought it out of her pocket and handed it to .

“Can you please excuse ?”

Hesitantly, she left the ward.