The Lovely Stranger

Chapter 28 - To the Moon and back

Lisa's POV

There were a lot of people in the farmhouse's garden. I was nervous about what could happen to all these people if Mary did something tonight.

Yannis stood by my side. He was instructed by Zack to protect me.

Zack looked over at me from standing across the garden near the bar.

"You look beautiful, dear," my mother said.

"Thank you, Mom."

Stefano was next to me. We chatted with our parents when suddenly, there was a loud noise in the garden. There was a big screen in the garden.

A few seconds ago, a picture of Stefano and me was displayed, but now there was a video. There was a girl on the screen, Mary. It had to be her.

"Hello, everyone," she greeted us on the video. "Stefano."

My heart was beating fast.

When I looked around for Zack, I noticed that he was next to me.

His jaw was clenched, indicating that he was angry.

"Did you miss me, Stefano?" she asked and laughed.

Stefano was looking at the screen angrily.

"I have a surprise for you and your slut fiancee," she said.

A few seconds later, different photos started to be displayed. They were photos of Zack and me kissing and hugging in Santorini.

Then, photos of Stefano with a woman were displayed next. It was probably Alice. They were also kissing and hugging. But there were other photos of him with a little boy in his arms.

Everyone started to whisper.

"What is going on?" Stefano's father asked angrily.

"Dad, I can explain," Stefano said.

Suddenly, I felt dizzy, along with my legs trembling as my vision became blurry.

Zack wrapped his arm around me as he said something. I couldn't make out his words. All I could tell was that he was worried.

Then, everything became dark.

Zack's POV

"Lisa!"

She fainted.

I caught her and scooped her up in my arms. I carried her inside quickly. Our family followed us.

I placed her on the couch. Then, I sat beside her. I stroked her cheek with one hand while I held her hand with my other hand.

"Lisa, open your eyes, please," I murmured. "Yannis, call Mrs. Raptis quickly." I snapped.

He nodded and pulled his phone out as he walked away.

Stefano placed his hand on my shoulder. I pulled away and stood up.

I gave him a dirty look. "You and your fucking plan! Are you happy now?" I barked at him.

"What the hell is going on? What a plan?" my uncle asked us, angrily. I breathed deeply to calm down.

"Stefano can explain," I said, angrily and glared at Stefano.

Stefano clenched his jaw and sighed. "Zack, I'm sorry. I only wanted to catch her," he said apologetically.

"Fuck you!" I barked at him. "Stay away from us!"

"Zacharias, stop it!" My father yelled at me. "Both of you are going to explain everything to us."