Chapter 407 A Night of Waiting
Giuseppe's take on things:
Hanging up or texting? That's guilt.
Got something to say? Say it to his face.
He was breathing heavily.
The car pulled up at Maple Valley Estates.
"I'll get Penny," Anna said, stepping out to head to Giorgio Emerald Manor.
"Come with me," Giuseppe said, pulling her inside and shutting the door.
He dragged her to the bedroom, kicked the door shut, and threw her on the bed.
"Messing around with Giorgio? It's only been six months, and you're already cheating. Why? Why does everyone love Giorgio?"
Giuseppe was furious, a complete 180 from his usual calm self.
Anna was terrified. "Giuseppe, it's not what you think!"
Before she could finish, he grabbed her neck.
"Still lying? I know you spent the night with Giorgio. You kissed him on the top floor. Anna, I cut ties with Katherine for you! Even when I was with other women, I thought of you! I loved you! And you betrayed me! I hate betrayal the most!"
He tightened his grip around her throat. Anna's airway constricted, the pressure unbearable. Desperate to escape, she fought back, but Giuseppe's hold was unyielding, akin to a ferocious predator.
Releasing her neck abruptly, he growled, "Facing the consequences of betrayal, Anna. You're in for it!"
He whipped off his belt, tied her hands, and tore off her clothes. He kissed and bit her fiercely.
"No! Let go of me."
Her neck hurt, she even felt blood flow from somewhere in her body, and tears streamed down her face. Yet, her cries and struggles only made it worse.
Giuseppe's frenzy escalated, the sight of her suffering triggering a disturbing thrill within him.
Finally, the air in her lungs ran out and she fainted.
He didn't stop. His mind was filled with anger, Anna and Giorgio's kiss replaying in his mind. He choked, hit, bit, and kissed her.
Just as he was about to go further, a phone rang.
It was Anna's phone. The caller ID wasGiorgio.
Giuseppe sneered and answered.
"Where are you?" Giorgio's voice was cold.
"On my bed," Giuseppe replied.
Giorgio's face tightened. "Let Anna answer!"
"Uncle Giorgio, she's unavailable. She's my woman. She'll marry me, have my kids, and sleep by my side. Stop coveting her!"
He hung up and sent Giorgio intimate photos of him and Anna.
Giorgio saw the texts and was furious. His veins popped, and his aura turned icy.
He liked Anna and tolerated her rejections. But this was too much.
"Mr. Vittorio, we've arrived," the driver said as the car stopped at Emerald Manor.
Giorgio's eyes were cold as ice. "You take care of the child," he said, getting out of the car and heading toward Maple Valley Estates. He needed answers from Anna—what did she really think of him?
In the dark, cigarette butts piled up like a small mountain. This night felt longer than the past thirty years for Giorgio. For Anna, it was pure torture.
She woke up at six the next morning, her body aching. She saw Giuseppe by the bed, applying medicine. She sat up abruptly, retreating in disbelief. The man who hurt her last night was Giuseppe!
Looking at her wounds, Anna's face turned pale. "You're a devil! What did you do to me?"
Giuseppe smiled, put down the ointment, and moved closer. "Everything that should and shouldn't be done. You're mine now, marked by me." He added, "Oh, and I sent the photos to Uncle Giorgio."
Anna's world collapsed. She grabbed her phone, checked the message history and confronted the damning images. Despair gripped her; the thought of Giorgio witnessing her in such a vulnerable state churned her insides.
"You lunatic! What right do you have to treat me like this? We're just in a contractual relationship! I never said I loved you! I'm calling the police!"
"Go ahead, call the police. Tell everyone you and Giorgio are involved, and I got angry and slept with you."
He threw out a stack of photos showing her and Giorgio holding hands, hugging in the elevator, and entering a hotel room together. Anna was stunned. These photos were too intimate.
"The headline will be: 'CEO Giorgio Smitten with Sister-in-Law, Plans Covert Trysts.' It'll be the talk of the town, dominating tabloids for months," Giuseppe said with a threatening smile.
"You're shameless!" Anna clenched her fists in anger.
Giuseppe adjusted his glasses. "Shameless? Ignoring his wife and nephew is shameless."
"You—"
"Shut up!" Giuseppe grabbed her chin and warned, "Cooperate with me, stay by my side, and these photos won't be released. Otherwise, they'll be today's headline. Uncle Giorgio's reputation will be ruined, and you'll be notorious. Your daughter will be hurt. You know the consequences."
He continued, "Behave, and after six months, I'll let you go."
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