To Be Yours Again-Chapter 279 Important to him

*MONA*

And he didn’t make it.

I know this because I’ve scanned the crowd a couple of times and I didn’t see him.

What was I expecting?

I’m sure he has other important things to do?

Did I think I was important to him?

Can any man even find me important?

What’s wrong with me?

They didn’t need to find me important.

I don’t need them to find me important.

As the strings of the music played on.

I danced and from time to time searched through the crowd and then I saw him.

He was smiling at me.

Suddenly, I felt happy and whole.

As I danced, I enjoyed everything, the melody, the crowd watching me...Lorenzo watching me.

And when it ended.

Everyone applauded.

I stared at him as he clapped.

What did he think of my performance?

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At the back of the stage, people presented me with gifts especially flowers.

“I’m sorry, I forgot to bring you a gift. I was in a hurry.” I heard his voice behind me.

“It’s fine.” I said turning to face him and activating my nonchalant attitude.

He looked pale.

“Are you okay?”

“Yeah. You were amazing. You’re the most beautiful when you dance.”

I smiled.

And I felt the most beautiful when he watches me dance.

“I....”

Some important high societal people interrupted us and I exchanged pleasantries with them.

By the time I was done, he was gone.

I frowned, disappointingly.

I thought he was going to take me home.

I walked into the dressing room to get changed.

When I walked out, my brothers were outside.

It was as if they were waiting for me.

With the look on their faces, I knew they weren’t here to congratulate me or anything.

Did something happen?

No way.

I couldn’t take any bad news right now.

Was it my dad?

I saw him before the show.

He was okay.

“Lorenzo was found on the floor in the parking lot. He was unconscious.”

I frowned.”What? I just saw him.”

“He fainted, Mona. Dad and some other people are helping him get to the hospital. The people around said he wasn’t attacked by anyone. Was he sick?”

I couldn’t answer.

He did look pale a while ago but I had been too self-absorbed to care about him or anyone else.

I sat on a chair in front of the operating room.

My Dad was seated beside me.

And my brother was glancing at his watch from time to time.

Lorenzo’s mom hurried in.

“How’s he?”

“His appendix was inflamed and the doctor said it’s overdue for removal. It’s pretty bad.” My dad explained.

“Doesn’t this show signs and symptoms so he would know that he should go for a surgery or something?”

“The doctor said it definitely should but it seems he had been trying to get rid of it by taking pain killers.” My dad replied.

His mother stared at me.”You must have noticed something, you could have at least try to talk him into getting treated.”

I looked away from her.

I didn’t care to notice.

“Mona, can I have a word with you alone?”My dad asked.

I stood up and followed him to another part of the hospital.

“It seems you still don’t like him.”He said.

That kinda made me feel annoyed.

“And that means our deal is still on? You’re going to get a divorce, right?”

Now I felt sad.

But this is what I want.

I nodded.

He sighed. “Well, he’s a good man and I really thought he’s the right person for you but I guess I can’t dictate that. When the time’s up, you can tell me so I can inform my lawyer to have your marriage annulled without any complications.”

“Alright.” I bit out.

He walked back to my brothers and I leaned against the wall.

Why do I feel suffocated?

Hearing footsteps approaching, I looked up to see Allegra.

Why does she fucking bear the same name as Lorenzo’s mother?

Was this fate or something?

Or was I being paranoid?

Her eyes were reddish and I could tell she had been crying.

“You could have postponed your show or advised him to carry on with his surgery rather than making it a must for him to attend your show!” She shot at me.

I frowned. “What are you talking about?”

“Lorenzo’s stomach ache has been frequent, he got tested last week...he should have gotten operated on last week but because of your stupid show....he chose to postpone it.”

I didn’t know.

She glared at me once more and then stormed off.

I recalled he had asked me if I could postpone the date of my show.

I didn’t think it was because of this.

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“Can’t you like move the date backwards....let’s say in a month’s time.”

“Why?”

“You know....you just started going back to your opera.....”

“My dancers are ready. And I’m anxious to perform Giselle on stage....I can’t moved the date any longer...I already signed the memo for it to be held next week.”

“Oh that’s great.” He let out, dishing the meals.

“Or you can’t make it?You have a business trip next week or something.”

“No....I can make it, I’ll be there.”

“Good.” I snapped and sat on a stool in the breakfast bar.

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I felt so angry at myself as I walked back to the others.

At long last, he was rolled out of the operating room.

He was unconscious on the stretcher.

Unconscious, right?

His mother quickly told them to take him to a VIP’s ward.

Then we turned to face the doctor.

"He’s going to be okay, right?"Allegra asked.

“I hope so. He’s one lucky man.You know, when diagnosed of inflammation of the appendix...it needs to be removed immediately, one shouldn’t wait until it gets ruptured in the stomach"

"It got ruptured.” Dante asked.

"Yes...we had to wash the intestines surrounding it. That’s how bad it was...if he had spent anymore time dealing with the pain...more damage would have been done"

"He’s...em... going to wake up, right?" Allegra asked, her voice croaked with tears.

“Yes, the anaesthetic effects haven’t worn off yet, he’s just unconscious at the moment"

"Thank you, Doc.”

"He’s going to be in so much pain when he wakes up...”With that, he walked away.

Allegra followed him, she seemed to have more questions.

“We’ll come by tomorrow morning to see how he’s doing.” My Dad said to me.

“I wanna have a word with you, Mona.”My brother said, pulling me aside.

“Who’s that woman?”

“She’s Allegra, Lorenzo’s second secretary.”

“She obviously loves him.”

I shrugged.

“And what are you doing about that?”

“What should I do about it?”

“You have to set the boundaries, Mona...don’t tell me you don’t feel anything for him?”

“I don’t.”

He frowned. “Then why are you here?”

“Because it’s the right thing to do...in the eyes of everyone I’m his wife remember.”

He held my hand.

“I hope you would stop shutting out everyone. If you keep this up, it would come to a point when you really need someone and they wouldn’t be there.”

I let go of him.

“It’s late, you and dad should go home and rest.”

He nodded.”You should get some rest too.”

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I walked up to Lorenzo’s ward and from the glass window, I saw Allegra sitting on the stool beside his bed.

He was still unconscious.

Seeing them together like this made me realize that even if he was the right person for me, I wasn’t good for him.

I recalled the some of the few times we had spent together.

“Hey, I brought some novels,you know you could read if you feel bored.”

“If you’re feeling tired, I could carry you.”

“Technically, I was here before you entered and entertained me.”

“Fine, see it as a vacation with yourself.”

“Yeah, she isn’t used to kissing in public.”

“Because even if you’re the most stubborn woman I know...I still want you to dance. It’s great to watch you dance.”

Why have you been so nice to me when all I’ve done is talk down on you?

Tears pricked my eyes.

“Wow! I’m already something to you, young lady. I’m your darling husband.”

“So you can torment me with it...No.”

And the last words he said to me.

“Yeah. You were amazing. You’re the most beautiful when you dance.”

Tears spilled from my eyes.

I brushed them off, angrily.

Why should I cry?

It’s not as if he’s important to me or anything.

He just makes delicious meals and he smiles a lot.

He’s not important to me.

*********************

I slept on the chair in the lobby close to his ward and I was woken up by footsteps the next morning.

I slowly sat up to see so many people in the lobby.

“Lorenzo just woke up.” One man said to the others.

They all started jubilating.

By the looks of it, they were his employees, both at home and in his company.

It was so touching to watch.

Most of them were with different kinds of gifts.

It reminded me of when I hurt my ankle.

No single person apart from my family came to visit me.

It was as if they were happy that I was hurt or something.

I can’t blame them though.

The doctor walked out of the ward and the employees started going in one after the other.

I really wanted to see him too.

But there was no need for that.

He already has a lot of people that cares about him.

I stood up and left the hospital.

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*LORENZO*

When I woke up, I had called Allegra ‘Mona’

Why was I disappointed that Mona wasn’t here?

It’s not as if I don’t know the kind of person she is.

Allegra was still by my side no matter how many times I’ve told her to go home and rest.

My ward was filled with gifts from most of my employees but each time a sound came from the door, I thought it would be Mona.

“Did Mona come by when I was unconscious?”I asked Allegra.

“Well...I think I saw her briefly and she was pissed.”

Was it because of me?

Was she worried about me?

“Why?”

“You fainted in the parking lot of her Opera inmediately after her show....it kind of caused a scandal.” She replied.

Oh.

I really thought I could drive myself to the hospital.

She can atleast come by so I can apologize.

“I still don’t get why you’re married to someone who doesn’t give a fuck about you.”

“She isn’t like that.” I defended knowing I’m just kidding myself.

“You don’t....”

A sound came by the door.

I looked up,expectantly.

Damn it.

I can’t even sit up.

I relaxed seeing it was my Mom.

“Allegra, go get someone to sort out these gifts.” She ordered.

She nodded and walked away.

She moved closer to me.

“You really had everyone worried. I can’t be worried about two of my sons, you know.”

“I’m sorry.”

“You should take care of yourself more often, we’re yet to find Lorenzo. Nothing should and can happen to you.” 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

It hurt that she was only reminding me that I was nothing but a replacement.

When she left, I stared at the door.

Does Mona really have no plans of coming to see me?

I want to see her.

I looked around for my cellphone.

The door opened and Allegra walked in.

“Have you seen my cellphone?”

“Yeah,bI found it in the pocket of your suit jacket.”

I stretched my hand and winced.

Fuck!

It hurts to make any little movement.

“Why? Who do you wanna call?”

“Do I need to explain myself to you?”

She brought it out of her pocket and handed it to me.

“Can you please excuse me?”

Hesitantly, she left the ward.