
"Ow .. I was just kidding, gentlemen," Valerie smiled broadly as she pointed two fingers at the three men who were looking at her strangely. However, the tattooed girl had not been able to continue her speech, a soft voice that immediately made Adriano look agitated and also misbehaved.
"Theo, why don't you wake me up ...." Mia was stunned and did not continue her words. He did not know Matteo was receiving guests that morning. "Oh, sorry. I think ...." Mia looked at Adriano for a moment. The man looked at her meaningfully. However, the shadow on the night when in Monaco reappeared and made Mia's fear come again. Immediately, he turned his attention to Valerie who was then standing up and greeted herself warmly.
"Good morning, Mrs de Luca. How are you doing?" Valerie smiled familiarly to Mia.
"Good morning, Val," Mia replied with a sweet smile. Seeing Valerie's friendly demeanor, Mia's fear fades a little. "I feel really good this morning. You look more and more beautiful," flattered Mia sincerely.
"Ah, no matter how beautiful I am .. it will not make Mr. de Luca turn away from you" Valerie replied with a chuckle. And so is Mia. He did not feel disturbed by the typical speech of the girl. Mia was amused. Valerie is very funny and unique.
"So, apparently you really want to snatch my husband. Then I should start being careful," Mia replied again showing off her beautiful smile. Meanwhile, the three men at the dining table just fell silent into the audience.
However, Matteo immediately stopped the chatter of Mia and Valerie. "How to mia, sit down. Let's have breakfast first," he said gently, making Mia immediately stop her flirtation with the tattooed girl.
"I'm glad to see you're recovering, ma'am. You also look very beautiful and fresh with a hairstyle like that. It's only right that Mr. de Luca takes care of you so well" Valerie said again as she continued to gaze at Mia who was sitting in a chair near Matteo.
"Theo takes care of me very well" Mia said. He touched the back of Matteo's hand that the man had placed on the table.
"of course. I will behead any man who dares to disturb my Mia" Matteo said confidently and looked serious. That made Adriano breathe deeply.
Not long after, there was the voice of Francesca who was joking with Marco. Coco had already returned to her workshop. Behind Francesca, following Daniella who that morning looked beautiful and sexy, as usual. As planned, that day he and his brother will return to Rome.
"Good morning, everyone," said Marco. "There was a special guest apparently," he greeted Sergei and Adriano with a polite nod and said the same thing. Not long after, Damiano was present and joined them, after greeting everyone there.
While Daniella looks uncomfortable with the strange gaze Sergei. The Russian man was increasingly fascinated by the figure of Matteo's sister-in-law who was so sexy and seemed challenging to him, making the curiosity that was once present now increasingly peaked. "Good morning, Miss Daniella. It's nice to see you here" she said politely, but it sounded so strange to Daniella, who had already guessed the character of the man from the manner and words he had spoken, on the night of the party when in Monaco.
"My news is not very good, sir," replied Daniella. He turned his face to Marco. Sergei smiled again. He then turned his eyes to Matteo.
"Master de Luca, why are the women inside the Casa de Luca so beautiful? Don't you feel like you're in heaven?" ask her with a strange looking smile.
Matteo who was just about to start his breakfast, was stunned and looked at Sergei. A very strange-sounding expression in his ears. "I'm just enjoying the beauty of my wife, Mr. Redomir," replied Matteo flat and coldly. He then ate the breakfast menu that Mia had served on her plate.
"If I had asked you for permission to propose to one of Madam de Luca's sisters-in-law, would you have given me permission?" the strange question that returned made Matteo and the others immediately look towards the Russian man. Daniella looks so upset. His face was already flushed red from holding back the anger he had endured since seeing Sergei there.
"What do you mean, Mr Redomir?" ask Matteo coldly.
"I won't beat around the bush, Mr. de Luca. To be honest, if I was very interested in Miss Daniella from the first time I met her, and I would love to ask the blonde-haired lady" Sergei replied calmly and without any burden. Another case with Marco and Daniella who stood up when they heard the silly question.
Matteo immediately directed his gaze to Marco and Daniella. He gestured for the two of them to remain calm. In addition, Damiano immediately touched Marco's arm and asked him to sit back. Inevitably, Marco followed suit.
However, the gesture was not addressed by Daniella. The girl was already upset. "You're crazy and you don't have any brains!" grunts while throwing napkins on the table. Of course the harsh words he addressed to Sergei Redomir. After saying so, the blonde-haired girl immediately passed away leaving the dining table.
"I'm coming, Mia!" francesca followed the steps of her sister.
Sergei still looked calm despite having made a commotion at the dining table. While Adriano felt bad for Matteo who was staring at the colleague sharply. "Mr Redomir, you are in too much of a hurry" Adriano said, breaking the silence that lasted for a while after the three brothers' departure.
"What do you mean by saying that, Mr Redomir? I'm not Daniella's guardian. I have no right to give permission or not for his personal life. It was all beyond my fragrance," Matteo was still in his cold tone. He continued his breakfast as he had to hurry to the assembly workshop.
"I'm just expressing my good intentions, Mr. de Luca. Isn't Miss Daniella a single girl?" kilah Sergei's. But that explanation did not make Marco's anger subside. He chose to finish his breakfast and just pass by. Matteo or Damiano can't stop him from staying calm.
"You've ruined the warmth on my dining table" Matteo lamented. "We'd better get to the workshop. Damiano, please tell Mia that I'm leaving. Don't let him look for me" he continued, moving from sitting.
"Yes, Son. Be careful," replied Damiano who was sitting still, although his feelings were not so comfortable.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Baresi, too" Adriano said goodbye to Damiano. He touched the middle-aged man's shoulder and replied a soft nod from him. Matteo had already passed towards the garage.
It didn't take long to get to the assembly shop. There, two of Matteo's chosen men will help him. They are also the ones who have brought various components from Palermo. "This is Lucas and Christian. Those who will help me here, besides Miss Nikolaev of course. I purposely brought them in to be able to finish the order faster" Matteo explained. Lucas and Christian were polite.
"A very interesting place, Mr. de Luca," Sergei said calmly. There was no guilt on his face that was decorated with green eyes. He was busy looking at everything that was in the workshop. "So, you made all these components yourself, Mr de Luca?" tanyakanya.
"I've explained all that to Mr. D'Angelo. Please ask him yourself," replied Matteo coldly. "Prepare my equipment, Chris," Matteo told the shoulder-length gondrong man who had been standing there waiting for orders. Christian and Lucas help each other prepare everything, so Matteo can immediately start his work.
"You will be impressed to see how Mr. de Luca works" Valerie told Sergei. He spoke in Russian to the man.
"Yes, I would love to see it and also make documentation, for a private collection," Sergei replied as he pulled the phone out of his shirt pocket. However, just as the man was about to take a picture, Matteo immediately grabbed the phone that was being pointed at him. He then placed the thing on the table.
"I don't allow anyone to take pictures here!" firmly Matteo with a sharp highlight.
"Just calm down, Mr. de Luca. It's just for my personal collection" Sergei said.
"I don't care!" matteo again. "You should thank me for letting me in here. I will no longer tolerate your disrespect, Mr. Redomir."
Seeing Matteo who began to be provoked by emotions, Adriano immediately acted to be a mediator. He stood between the two men. "Calm down, Mr. de Luca. Mr. Redomir doesn't yet understand how you work, so he behaves like that. I'm asking you not to make that little thing too meaningful a problem" he said.
Matteo immediately turned his gaze to Adriano. "Please tell your colleagues that this is Italy and not Monaco" Matteo sat back down to start his work.
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