Twisted Revenge by A.ZChaudhry

Chapter 37

ALESSIO

Sending Avelina to Paris was like asking Cassio to act like a normal human being for once. Extremely tough. So I ended up lying to her that I will be joining in two days as I had to take care of something here. It had been a week that she was there now and I asked constant updates from Cassio if she was okay or not. And from the photos, videos and news that I was getting back? It was more like, "Cassio's day out." rather than, "Avelina's day out." I sent Cassio to look after Avelina as she enjoyed, but turns out, Avelina was the babysitter as Cassio, the baby, enjoyed.

I didn't intervene because it seemed as if Avelina, herself, was enjoying it and to be really honest? That was all that mattered to me. If she was enjoying and felt lesser restraints around her? Perfect.

I sat up in bed and groaned due to my back. We were training that day and my back muscles suddenly cramped bad. It was hard to walk but I still managed. I was wearing a belt for a few days but I made sure to wear a shirt on top with a suit coat as to make sure that none of my men knew. It was shameful for a man to wear a belt and go through this since we learned that we shouldn't have had to do this to put up through pain. We should be capable enough to do good without any help.

I placed three tablets of painkiller in my mouth and swallowed them with the bottle of Coke nearby. I clutched my bedsheets and stared ahead. After breaking the news to my parents about what I had done with Avelina, it had been more than a week but none of us had talked to each other. No texts, no phone calls, no messages, nothing. I had been in no contact with my family and it was quite obvious that my father had told my siblings and they all had cut off. It was too predictable.

My father always had a no-violence policy towards family and if someone did? Even if it was family? He felt no hesitation in breaking all connections with them because according to him, the person who couldn't be of his own family, couldn't be of anyone. And understandable. He was right.

I turned on my phone and opened his contact to see his number there. It was very weird seeing my family's numbers in my phone for reasons that I couldn't pinpoint to. I hovered my finger above the block button, thinking again and again and again when I ended up blocking everyone. My mom, my dad, my sister, her husband, my other siblings, uncles, aunts, cousins etc. I blocked all of them.

I wanted no relationship with anyone and it was better this way. The less people there to have expectations from you, the lesser people you disappoint.

Plus, look at Avelina. If she was having the time of her life without me, it wouldn't be any different with my family. It would be the bloody same.

I threw my phone by my side, rested my elbows on my thighs and ran a frustrated hand down my face. I had no idea where life was heading now and I was too tired to give a fuck and try to figure it out. Let it go wherever the hell it wants to go, it will go somewhere. And I am prepared for whatever will come.

Avelina might want to part ways. Prepared.

My dad might disown me. Prepared.

My whole family will cut off connections from me. Prepared.

Cassio might leave my side to explore the world and life more. Prepared.

I slapped my thighs and got up to get ready for work. I was prepared for everything.

The only thing I wouldn't be prepared for was if Avelina falls in love with me. That means Stockholm Syndrome and I had no idea which doctor treats that.

*

I was sitting in my office when there was a knock on my office door and I allowed whoever it was to enter. Adrik, one of my men, walked in shutting the door behind when I gestured to the seat in front. He sat down heavily and looked at me, "East coast."