Revegenful Billionaire

Chapter 13 | Regrets of Marco Bruni

Carlotta woke up at eight in the morning. Body's tired. Silent room. There is no Alessandro anymore. The girl did not know what Alessandro had done to her. Clearly, now he was dressed. Not the clothes he wore last night, but rather a long, smooth bathrobe.

Despite realizing he had been cleaned up, Carlotta still felt dirty. Now, she felt herself a cheap woman. His pride had been bought and destroyed to the point of being irreversible.

Tears melt on his cheeks. She had been raped by the man she loved all this time.

If only things were different, Carlotta would gladly accept Alessandro. If there were no hatred in Alessandro's eyes, Carlotta would be the happiest woman in the world.

However, being hurt by the only man she has ever loved turns out to be very painful. It was so painful that Carlotta felt unworthy to live.

Without thinking, Carlotta ran to the bathroom, filled the bathtub with cold water to the brim, then drowned herself there.

***

"Signor Marco Bruni? We're calling because your number was listed on Miss Carlotta Marinelli's emergency contact."

Marco rubbed his eyes. He felt annoyed to have been awakened by the endless ringing of the phone this early in the morning. However, hearing Carlotta's name and the word emergency mentioned in the same sentence made him wake up completely.

"Where did you say you came from, just now?" Marco asked.

"The hotel side, Signor."

Marco is sitting up straight now. My God, he almost forgot what happened to Carlotta last night. His heart was racing fast. "What happened to Carlotta?"

"Fif in the morning Miss Carlotta called room service and ordered breakfast to be delivered at eight. When we got to the room, Miss Carlotta didn't open the door. There was the sound of water gurgling and the room was flooded. We're guessing, it came from the bathroom."

Marco thought something was wrong. While listening to the information from the hotel, he quickly grabbed his coat and wore trousers. Nervously looking for the keys to his car, ready to slide to the hotel to pick up Carlotta.

"Then, we decided to use the spare key and rush in. Miss Carlotta attempted suicide, sir."

Marco almost shouted, "What?!"

"Miss Carlotta tried to drown herself in the bathtub."

Marco felt weak for a moment. "W-how is he doing now?"

Marco crossed his fingers, hoping with all his heart to keep Carlotta from dying. No. gabe. Carlotta can't die. Not now, and even more so, not because of Marco's fault. The man felt he would not be able to live with this much guilt.

"We don't know how long Miss Carlotta has been in the water. However, while taking her to the hospital, Miss Carlotta was still alive."

Oh my God, Marco thought. He decided to become a religious person again today. He will continue to pray for miracles for Carlotta's life.

What does three hundred million euros mean in his hands now? The money is definitely not going to be worth Carlotta's life!

***

Ciara Marinelli panicked when she heard the news that her brother was in the hospital. She drags Carina, the youngest, home from school early, then they both take a taxi to the hospital.

"Sister, Brother scares me. What the hell is going on? Where are we going?" Carina who had not even changed clothes became confused.

"Sister!" Carina shook Ciara slowly. "What are we going to the hospital for? Who's sick?"

The taxi they were driving stopped. Ciara is too soluble in daydreaming so it is not aware of it.

Ciara paid and gave tips to the taxi driver, then took Carina down. Marco Bruni has been waiting for them in the lobby.

"How is he doing?" Ciara asked without further ado.

"It's okay, Ciara. Carlotta made it through critical time." Marco hugged Ciara and Carina alternately. He rubbed his shoulders to calm down.

Ciara felt a heavy burden lifted completely from her heart. "Where is he now? I want to talk to him."

"He's in the VVIP room. I rented a special floor for him so that no one would bother him. He still doesn't want to talk to anyone." Marco says.

Carina, who was still confused, asked for an explanation from Marco. With a heavy heart, Marco told me everything from the beginning. Including Alessandro Ferrara's offer to him.

"He's a powerful man who can do anything. He will not stop until his wish is achieved. I have no power to refuse, as long as the offer is kind enough. I thought that kind of money would be good for the future of the three of you." Marco wept, then took a moment to clean his nose with a handkerchief. "I'm guilty. I know my decision was wrong. But rest assured, my intentions are not like this. I'm afraid if I don't, Ferrara will do something worse."

Ciara's hands shook. He wanted to slap Marco and yell at the man. But he is in the hospital now. And it's not just Marco's fault.

Marco looked at Ciara and Carina. "You don't know Alessandro Ferrara, do you? He's a very scary guy."

Ciara actually knew her sister's ex-lover. She even witnessed for herself how Alessandro and her brother used to love each other. However, he did not like Alessandro. The man was too obsessed with Carlotta. So did Carlotta on him. If they had met, the two of them would not have been separated all day. Her sister had no time left to even ask her PR or teach Carina English.

Ciara also watched their break-up drama. His father beat Alessandro violently. The man remained silent without defending himself. All he did was try to survive all the attacks. All the insults issued by his father did not deserve to be heard by a girl the age of Ciara, but Ciara was too curious not to peek and complain to Carlotta later.

The second daughter of the Marinelli family thought Carlotta would cry and immediately come down to defend her lover. But apparently not. Carlotta remained silent in her room, sitting expressionless. Ciara's sister was just about to get off when their father called her.

Ciara did not understand what happened that day, but she saw that Carlotta was also injured. Just as bad as Alessandro. His feet and hands were bruised. Carlotta covered her in a long dress. Did their father beat up Carlotta too? Ciara shuddered in horror at imagining it. Despite the difficulty of walking, Carlotta limped down, holding on to stand tall before everyone, then drove Alessandro Ferrara out of their mansion.

If their love is so difficult, Ciara feels grateful that it all finally passed. When their father betrothed Carlotta to Roberto Mancini, Ciara supported.

Roberto obviously likes Carlotta. After all, it will have a good impact on both families. Roberto's not a fun guy. He always argued with Ciara every time they met. Ciara and Roberto were both interested in the law. It's good to argue about everything in the universe. However, Ciara wants to see Carlotta happy. And Roberto treated Carlotta well. Not to get Carlotta to argue, always obey Carlotta's wishes, whatever it is.

Including when Carlotta canceled their engagement unilaterally.

Ciara really wants Carlotta to end up happy with a good guy like Roberto. However, a jerk like Alessandro Ferrara always annoys his brother.

"I have to meet Alessandro." Ciara said to Marco.

Marco widened his eyes in horror. "No Ciara! Can't!"

Be late. Ciara had run out of the hospital as fast as lightning, intercepted a taxi that happened to pass by, then left just like that.

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