Chapter 11

Lilianna's POV
Several nights I was at Matteo's house with Shopie to look after and look after my son Callum. Until today, Matteo finally came home from the casino after half of his work was done. I suspect that Matteo is not just anyone. With what he said to me a few days ago when he was leaving with his partner to the casino. I suspect that Matteo is a mafia who has quite strong influence in Moscow.
"Oh, daddy's home." Sophie said to Callum who was in her lap.
I saw Matteo walking towards us and with his sweet smile as if he had been missing his son for days. He approached us and arrived in front of me. He kissed Callum's forehead and made Callum smile at him and then wanted to sit on his lap. Matteo also warmly welcomed Callum and took him on his lap.
"You came too, I thought you wouldn't be coming home today."
"I've finished my business so I can go home. How has Callum been these past few days? Is he safe?"
"Of course, he looked very happy with my presence here. Even though he asked several times where his father was. But I answered that father was working and that he would be home soon. He didn't mind that and continued playing happily and happily."
"Good, thank goodness then. I'm relieved to hear that he's fine after not being with him for a few days, feeling less calm and thinking all the time."
"Just relax Matteo, he is safe with me, his mother."
"Yes, thank you, Lilianna, for being willing to stay here at my house for days."
"Yes, that's no problem, for my son, Callum, my baby." I smiled and looked at my son who was being held on his father's lap.
"Okay, looks like I have to go home immediately. I'm worried that father is suspicious of me."
"Yes, okay, let me take you to the garage. Oh yes, I'll leave Callum to play here with you."
"Yeah that's done, leave Callum to me."
After we spent time playing in the garden around Matteo's yard, Matteo started leading me to the garage where I parked my car. When we arrived at the parking lot, I found that my car tire was flat after Matteo told me and made me aware of it. I almost used my car carelessly. If that happens then I could experience big problems in the middle of the road or even have a fatal accident on the road with this car's faulty condition. But I don't know why my car tires suddenly burst. Maybe it's time because I haven't had it serviced for a long time.
With that, Matteo offered me to go home with him in his car. I was also willing because the lights were out and there was no internet access to order a taxi online. Likewise, I couldn't call my father's driver or my brother, Sillas to pick me up here. Because it is very dangerous for the secret that I am hiding. If anyone finds out that I am here and with Matteo and Callum, our relationship will be seriously threatened. Even my child's safety will be at stake. For this reason, I entrusted Callum to his biological father to be raised by him and assisted by his cousin named Shopie.
"Want me to take you? That's if you don't mind and are willing to take me."
"Yes, but maybe not to the front of the house because I'm afraid it will attract suspicion. Moreover, my number plate will be easy to trace if you take me to the front of my house. My father is quite a scary person."
"How scary is your father?"
"You don't need to know and don't let yourself have anything to do with him."
"Umm, never mind, then come on."
Matteo invited me to ride in his car. We sat next to each other at the front. But throughout the journey there was no conversation between us. I understand that. Because Matteo was still tired, it seemed because he had just arrived after he had been doing his work for days outside the house. Although I don't know what he's doing out there. It is beyond my right to know Matteo's personal activities because Matteo is not in the slightest and not at all tied to me for any reason, he is nobody, I am just the biological father of my child. So I don't have to be curious about his life further.
Besides, Matteo and I don't really know each other. We've only met twice. Now and three years ago when everything had just started until Callum was among us. Thus, I still feel really awkward about Matteo, but I dare to communicate only because we are bound by the existence of our child. So throughout the journey I let Matteo focus on the wheel without disturbing me at all and I chatted with him. I also don't have any fun topics to discuss with him right now. So I turned my gaze to the cell phone that I was currently holding, looking for something that could be entertainment on my cell phone.
Until in the middle of the journey I felt shocked because suddenly the car we were traveling in was suddenly chased by a car that I didn't recognize. The car we were traveling in almost hit a pole, but Matteo managed to drive the car skillfully so we ended up safe. But the car kept chasing us and was finally able to block our road ahead. So we had difficulty passing because we were intercepted.
"Damn!"
"Matteo, do you recognize them?"
Matteo didn't answer my question and he told me to stay put until he finished dealing with everything himself. I saw five men with stocky bodies and all black clothes getting out of the car that was blocking our car.
They forced Matteo to get out of the car right now. Matteo got out and left me alone in this car. I felt traumatized by this similar incident that happened to me and Jeremy three years ago while in front of that restaurant. I closed my eyes every now and then because I felt horrified, especially when Matteo performed martial arts actions which I saw were quite impressive. It turns out he is also good at self-defense. But this still makes me feel anxious because Matteo's chances of winning against five people with firearms are slim. Meanwhile I saw Matteo fighting with only his bare hands without a weapon in his hand.
At this moment an astonishing scene occurred before my eyes. I saw it behind the car window, peeking a little but everything looked very clear. Where Matteo was ambushed by five people at the same time, held at gunpoint and surrounded without the slightest opportunity to dodge. I started to feel restless and uneasy, nervous and uncertain.