Hold my Hand

Chapter 2

A few days passed. Cha Young still hasn't woken up. Meanwhile, the people who attacked the fashion show were found by Vincenzo's men. With the help of Carolina, who hacked the system and looked through the security footage and also the online guest list. It turned out that those three men were on the guest list with different identities. They are from one of the enemy mafia families. But it was not yet possible to find out exactly which family it was. And the attackers did not reveal anything. The Cassano family had many enemies. Vincenzo's men were just waiting for their boss to decide what to do with them.

Back to Vincenzo, he moved into Cha Young's ward. He always sat by her bed and held her hand. He only kept in touch with Luca and the doctor, who came in twice a day to check on the woman's condition. There was a moment last night when his world seemed to fall apart. Cha Young is was in another critical condition. The heart of the Italian mafia was beating wildly when he was sent out of the ward. One of the machines suddenly started beeping rapidly and immediately started pressing the button to call the doctors, while desperately saying his wife's name. She had a high fever and that's why the machine started beeping. Fortunately, they managed to eliminate the fever during the night. Members of the Cassano family began to worry about Vincenzo. He was sleep deprived. They had never seen he it like this before. Luca once told him to go home at least for a while. He'll stay here until then. There are also two bodyguards outside.

- No. I have to take care of her.

He caressed his wife's ring finger to which pulled back the engagement ring. Elegant gold ring with a medium diamond. And on Vincenzo's finger was a plain gold ring. The only time he didn't wear it was when he knew things were going to get bloody. He couldn't help it, but his brain gave way to negative thoughts. What if Cha Young hadn't survived? He bowed his head as he squeezed his wife's hand. He bit his lip so hard that it hurt. He had to put an end to these thoughts. After all, Cha Young was here by his side. They promised to always stay by each other's side and persevere. There was a knock on the door and the nurse came in to change Cha Young's infusion. Vincenzo had already said on the first day that no one but the assigned doctor and nurse could come in to check on his wife.

- Buongiorno Signore! - She bowed to Vincenzo, tray in hand.

Vincenzo greeted her presence with a nod. The nurse walked over to Cha Young's other side where there was a lacquered bunk shelf and placed the metal tray with the new infusion on it. She did everything carefully and delicately. The Italian-Korean watched his every move. He didn't want mistakes. The man had a background check done with Carolina. The nurse lived with her husband and young son in an apartment in Milan. She turned back to Vincenzo and said she would come back in the evening. After the man nodded, the nurse bowed. He let out a sigh as the door closed.

He has not yet told the tenants of Geumga Plaza. In many ways. He didn't want to scare them or make them doubt. He knows very well that they can rely on each other in everything and they protect each other. With the help of Mr. Ahn, they were able to video chat and make phone calls with each other on an encrypted line. He kept in touch regularly with Mr. Ahn and Mr. Cho. The gold they managed to hide at Cha Young's place has already been successfully transported to Pagliuzza. He remembers when Cha Young said that there were nights when she slept on the gold bars. He smiled amused and asked why she did that. It must have hurt her back. Cha Young just rolled her eyes at his constant worry and punchd his shoulder.

- „I thought you had more imagination, Mr. Cassano! Not everyone is as lucky as me to sleep on a bed full of gold bars!"

Vincenzo just smiled at Cha Young's childishness. Only she can come up with such things.

Vincenzo Cassano, with his past as a mobster, is used to getting through situations. The entire mafia universe required its members to be cold-blooded. The road to success requires attention, patience and control. In order to survive and deal with situations, he had to learn to control his emotions at an early age.

But all that was forgotten when it came to Hong Cha Young.

Be it a happy or sad moment. Whatever it is with his wife, the inhibitions always come paus. But how could be he hold back her emotions when she had to see her soulmate in such a state. His chest hurt so much every time she looked at him. If life wants to punish he, so be it. Just don't Cha Young get hurt. That's when he felt his phone vibrate in his pocket. He took it out and saw that Mr. Ahn was calling him.

At the best of times, as always...

He sighed tiredly as he lowered her shoulders. He had to pick his up, but he didn't want to talk to him for long. At the moment, he was not worried about when he would be able to enter South Korea freely. They greeted each other politely and before the Secret Service member started talking about the Guillotine file, Vincenzo was about to politely decline the conversation for a made-up reason when he felt a grip on his right hand. He went from polite to hasty.

- I'm sorry Mr. Ahn, I'll call you back!

His phone fell to the ground as he stood up and leaned closer to Cha Young. He caressed her head and saw that her eyelashes fluttered and her grip on his hand tightened. He caught his breath and hope arose in his heart that she would finally wake up.

- Cha Young.

He stroked her forehead while calling her name. Cha Young's free fingers moved until she finally opened her eyes. She had to blink slowly many times until her eyes finally got used to the light. First she saw the ceiling, then her husband. Vincenzo almost laughed when she looked at her.

Cha Young felt a pain in her lower back, but what scared her more was that she couldn't speak. Vincenzo saw it on her eyes and stroked her head and told her that she couldn't speak because of the intubation. Cha Young blinked to show that she understood. Vincenzo pressed the button to signal the doctor. Then he turned back to her and kissed her forehead.

- I've been waiting for you, Cara.