The Greek Billionaire’s Indecent Proposal
Chapter 44

Joud’s POV

I darted across the street and held on to the buzzer gate that was about to close. A resident had just walked out of the residential building’s security gate. I was in little Italy in New York, here at Xander’s orders.

I went to where the mailboxes were and searched thoroughly for the surname I was looking for, apartment number six hundred and forty one.

As I rode the elevator to the sixth floor, I looked at a message that Dorian had sent. It was a picture of Sofija on a hospital bed. Anger coursed through me, I wanted to feel some sort of sympathy for her but all I felt was anger. I knew that Sofija loved me and I loved her too but it didn’t change the fact that my own wife had betrayed me.

She used the excuse that it was for us but was it really? Sofija had always been selfish and Sofija looked out for Sofija. Why would I want to betray the one family… the one man that had seen so much potential in me and moulded me into the person I was today.

Even though my father had his own organisation, he was nowhere near as powerful as the Adamos family, I had been reminded over and over by my four brothers that I no chance of heading the family business and I didn’t want to. My father was a hard man who believed that he had to kill his way up, not to mention the fact that my brothers were failing dismally.

Xander Adamos however was not only lethal or ruthless but he was a strategic thinker with a heart even though he hid that very well. He was a man who knew how to build a powerhouse, yes he had inherited this family business from his father and uncle but he had taken it to a higher level. He valued family more than anything and that’s what made him indestructible, charity truly began at home… that’s what he had taught me. Of course he had learned that from his father and his uncle, they had taken their entire family and taught them about the family business and how to defend it. No one was ever left behind, Xander made sure of that. Everyone got a piece of the pie.

I got of the elevator and walked to the apartment I was looking for. I pressed my ear to the door for a while, I could hear the sound of a tv show playing in there.

There were only two people in the world that Moretti cared about, he thought he had kept them well hidden but what he didn’t know was that Xander conducted thorough research of anyone that he potentially could work with as well as his enemies. Moretti acted like his entire family had been killed in a crossfire between him and another mob but the truth of the matter was that he had taken the opportunity to use that attack to hide his ailing mother and his pregnant sixteen years old daughter in little Italy, New York unprotected which was not the smartest of ideas.

“Take them both…” Xander had ordered.

I knocked on the door and Moretti’s daughter opened it.

“Can I help you mister?” Her round belly was contradicting her baby face and tiny body. If I hadn’t seen her birth certificate information, I would have never believed that she was sixteen. She looked much younger than that.

“Yes, is your grandmother home? Your father sent me.” I smiled at her. “My name is Tommy Cartwright, I work for him.

“My father? Uhmmm how do I know that you are telling the truth?” She looked at me wearily.

I gave her my sweetest smile. “Listen Isabella, I don’t have time to explain. You are in danger, both you and your grandmother. He sent me here so that I could fly you out of the country to him.”

“He would have sent Nikolaj to do that.” She stammered.

“Yes true but Nikolaj is in Athens with him. I was sent here.”

“Let me call him just to confirm, she said as she walked inside the house to get her phone I presumed.

“I highly doubt that he will answer his phone because he is staying under the raider right now. Listen…” I started to recite information about her that only someone who knew her personally would recite thanks to social media and the birth certificate.

“Okay fine, let me talk to my Nonna, come in. We need to pack.” She said looking very nervous.

“Pack light.” I smiled at her.

Soraya’s POV

I had asked Stacy to stay with Kai and Jovan while I took Ajana up to see her mother. I held Ajana’s hand and led her to the ICU, I could tell that she was trying to be brave but her little hand was shaking.

“Are you okay sweetie?” I went in a squat position so that I could be at the same height level as her.

“The nannies were talking about how a bad man took you and mommy away and how you wouldn’t be coming back. Did the bad man hurt my mommy?” Her eyes were brimming with tears.

“Awww sweetheart, yes that’s what happened but we are back now.” I pulled her closer to me for a hug.

“Will my mommy be okay?” She asked.

“The doctors are going to do everything they can to heal her. Do you want to pass by the gift shop so that we can get her some flowers and a card?” I asked.

She nodded. “Mommy isn’t nice to me but I love her.” Her tears ran down her cheeks. “I want my mommy to get better.” She sobbed and I held her tightly, rubbing her back gently.

This made me feel so much anger towards Sofija, how could she not see the wonderful blessings that she had in front of her. I still didn’t know her reasons as to why she had wanted me gone but that didn’t matter. Why was she being a bad mother? This little girl had so much love for her mother even though Sofija gave her every reason not to.

“It’s okay sweetie, let’s go to the gift store.” I couldn’t promise that she would get better when I didn’t know that she would but I had to do everything I could to comfort this little girl. “I’m sure she will pull through.” I said to her.

We took a detour to the gift shop, Simon was walking right behind us to make sure we were fine. I could tell he felt so guilty about what had happened, Xander must have given him a hard time. What was worse was that Cassius was his brother. “Why don’t you go and pick out a card honey and I will wait right here.” I smiled at Ajana.

“Simon, I forgot that I don’t have a wallet with me.” I walked up to him.

“Don’t worry about it, i will take care of it.” He smiled slightly.

“Simon, can we talk?” I asked and he nodded.

“What happened was not your fault you know.” I lightly touched his arm.

“I am the head of security, I failed at that and I put so many peoples lives in danger.” His voice broke but he took a deep breath and steadied himself.

“You could not have known that someone would betray us. You can’t let this weigh down on you. It’s not your fault.” I said and I pulled him in for a hug.

“And I am so sorry about Cassius. I’m really sorry.” My eyes teared up.

“Thank you Mrs Adamos, this means a lot. Thanks.” I pulled away and he smiled then walked to the counter where Ajana was waiting with a bouquet of flowers and a card.

As we walked to the ICU, I made a mental note to have Xander talk to him. The man didn’t need to carry this guilt with him, he had just lost his brother. Another sin that Sofija should be paying for.

We got into Sofija’s room and the nurse who was just checking her vitals smiled at us. “Wow, those are so pretty! I bet she will like them, let me get you a vase.” She beamed at Ajana.

I walked up to the bed and looked down at Sofija. Her face looked so different from when she was her usual self. Devoid of make up and looking peaceful.

I sat by the chair that was close to the bed. “Hi Sofija, I don’t know what to say to you… Hector says you put yourself between me and Moretti. It’s hard for me to say thank you when you are the reason why I was there in the first place. I want to hate you Sofija but you are Ajana’s mom. She is too young to understand the kind of person her mom is. I just want to say that if you get a second chance at life, I hope you change for her sake. She deserves better.” I sighed and looked at the door. Ajana and the nurse walked back in with a vase where they had placed the flowers. The nurse helped her put them on the side table.

“Hey mommy, I miss you and love you. Get better soon” I let her sit by the side of the bed. She leaned over and kissed Sofija on the cheek and stroked her hair.

We sat there for some time then Simon cleared his throat.

“The boss wants you to get back to where he is. They are discharging him.”

“Ajana, it’s time to go.” I said and picked her up from the bed to set her down. As I got up, Simons’s face changed to confusion as he looked at me. He was looking directly at my hospital gown.

“Mrs Adamos, uhmm… you are bleeding.” He said. I grabbed my gown and twisted it so I could look at the back and sure enough there was b***d on it. For a few seconds I couldn’t move, I was so shocked that my entire body felt numb. Then suddenly I started to hyperventilate, I couldn’t stop the shaking. It felt like my chest was so tight and I couldn’t breathe. My hand came to my chest as I shook violently.

“I need a nurse! Get me a nurse right now.” Simon yelled. Ajana’s face went white with fear and she began to cry.

Finally I began to say something, the only word that would come out of my mouth. “No, no, no no…”