Chapter 22: Ch.21/ Surprise For Her
Chapter 22: Ch.21/ Surprise For Her
Anupama's POV:-
I have been awake for two hours but can not move from my place as someone has decided to trap me in their arms tightly. I want to get up and check on Advira but this big baby is not letting me go as if I will disappear somewhere. I look at the arm that is wrapped around my waist while I am using the other arm as my pillow. I want to caress his face but don't want to disturb his sleep. He is looking so calm right now as if he doesn't have any tension but I know that there is something that is bothering him otherwise he would have never behaved the way he did yesterday. I am not saying that he did anything bad but there was something behind his happy face.
"Good morning cara." I am so involved in my thoughts that I haven't realized that Mr. Bianchi has woken up and looking at me with a soft smile.
"Good morning Mr. Bianchi." I reply while looking at him.
"When my business associates or some stranger call me Mr. Bianchi, it feels good to hear. However, it also shows that they are not close to me." He replies but I don't get his point.
"What do you mean?" I ask while looking at him.
"I am saying that you are my wife, neither a business associates nor a stranger then why do you keep calling me Mr. Bianchi? Why don't you call me Alessandro like I call you with your name?" I have never thought that he will ask anything like that so this comes as a surprise to me.
"Ummm, in our culture we don't call our husband's by their name, It's a sign of disrespect." I answer making him look at me with a blank expression.
"Why are you looking at me like that? I am really not bluffing Mr. Bianchi." I tell him but he only shakes his head before running his hands through my hair.
"I am not saying that you are bluffing, or not to follow your culture but I am the one who wants you to call me by my name so I don't think that it is any sign of disrespect. However, it's up to you and the last decision will be always yours." He answers back.
There is a knock on the door so I get up from the bed and open the door to see that Linda is standing there while holding a tray full of breakfast.
"What are you doing here in Sir's bedroom?" She asks quite rudely making me look at her with an arched eyebrow.
"If I am not wrong then I think it's my husband's room so I can be here anytime I want to." I don't know where this confidence comes from but something inside from me telling me that I need to show her that I am Mr. Bianchi's wife.
"But you don't stay with him in the same room then why are you here?" She asks while glaring at me. I am not a violent person but now she is crossing her limits.
"I think you're forgetting who you are talking with. Also, I am much more capable of making breakfast for my husband so you can take this tray with you." I don't wait for her reply and close the door.
"If I have known that my wife will look so damn sexy while being angry, I would have made you angry before." Mr. Bianchi comments. I turn to look at him and see that he is still lying on the bed.
"Don't you need to go to your company?" I ask him while crossing my arms in front of my chest.
"I am the boss so it's my choice if I want to go or not." He replies making me groan in frustration.
"Fine, then I will be going to my room." By saying this I get out of his room and get inside my room. I hurriedly do my morning routine before going to Advira's room. Yes, she has taken a liking to her crib so I am letting her sleep in the nursery room for some days. I was a little worried about her being alone
but she has six big brothers to protect her. The dogs never leave her side so I have told the maids to move their beds in the nursery top. I have been spending a lot of time with the dogs and I am extremely surprised to know that they are truly very well trained and also very friendly. Especially King, who has taken a job to follow me around the house. Wherever I go, he will go too. Mama Melody has told me that out of all the dog's King is the most sensitive one but he doesn't like to show this side to anyone besides Mr. Bianchi who has saved him from a dogfighting ring in Italy.
Just like I have thought, King is sitting outside my door with a stern expression. It's nearly one month of me living in this house so I don't get scared seeing their expression because I know that they will not harm me or my daughter. Upon hearing my footsteps he lifts his head while barking at me so I kneel on the ground before kissing his head in greeting.
"Good morning King. Let's go to Advira's room and wake your siblings up." He barks in response while I pet him for the last time before we start to walk towards Advira's room. When we get inside her room I notice that she is wide awake in her crib while the dogs are sleeping on their beds. I decide not to disturb them and take Advira in my arms. I bath her with warm water and brush her little teeth with her favorite Elmo theme brush. After getting out of the bathroom, I take her with me to the living room where Mr. Bianchi is having a conversation with Samuel and Marco. I put Advira on the floor and immediately she runs to her Papa who picks her up in his arms with a big smile. When I get inside the kitchen I see that Mama Melody has already prepared breakfast so I help her in setting the table for everyone. The guys soon leave after having breakfast while I decide to call Dadabhai. However, the call is not connecting after a lot of try.
"What happened Anupama?" Mama Melody asks coming to sit beside me in the garden where I am sitting on a bench.
"I have been trying to call Dadabhai but the call is not connecting. Even Jasmine Di is not receiving my calls. I am getting worried about them Mama Melody." I reply while looking at her.
"Maybe they are busy with their works. Don't worry dear, they will call you soon." She ensures me.
After that, she tells me about the different types of plants that are going to be planted in the garden. When she asks if I have any preference for the garden, I tell her that I will let her know. Suddenly, an idea comes to my mind. I ask her if we can go out and roam around the city because I have only been out of the house when I went to the doctors. Also, Avira hasn't gone out after coming here so I think it will be good for her to see the place where she is going to grow up.
"It's a great idea sweetie. Then let's go and get ready as soon as we can." She replies with enthusiasm making me nod my head. Both of us get inside of the mansion before going to our rooms to get ready for our outing. Today's weather is a little hot so I decide to wear a sleeveless patchwork mid-calf dress and pairs it with nude heels. I put on a little makeup to match the outfit before going to Advira's room to get her ready. I put on a cute red bowknot decor sleeveless dress with a matching headband on her before informing Mr. Bianchi about my plan which he replies that I need to take bodyguards with me because of the news that was published in the newspaper some days back. I don't want him to worry so I assure him that I will be taking bodyguards with us.
After getting inside the car, Mama Melody tells the driver to take us to a place called Griffith Observatory which only takes thirty minutes for us to get there. After getting out of the car I put Advira on a stroller because Mama Melody has informed me beforehand that it will take at least two hours in here to look around and I know Advira will get tired. I also get to know that this observatory is an icon to Los Angeles with spectacular views all around. It really inspires everyone to observe, ponder, and understand the sky.
Soon we enter the planetarium, and the view of planets & stars are something out of expectations. Advira is smiling all the time and the happiness in her eyes is worth everything. I am quite amazed to see how such a small kid of her age have so much interest in these heavenly things. We also get to see a live show in there. After spending some hours there, we head back to our car because it's already past lunchtime so we decide to go to a nearby cafe for a light lunch. Mama Melody suggests a
cafe named The Trails Cafe so the driver takes us there, It is a good place to eat under the leaves of the trees and also the children can play around there.
After getting there I order a chicken cordon bleu sandwich while Mama Melody orders a grilled meatloaf cheese sandwich for her. I feed Advira from my sandwich because she is getting sleepy so she doesn't eat much. We enjoy our lunch there but I have gotten a feeling as if someone is following us. However, when I look around I don't find anyone suspicious so I don't duel with the matter. After paying for the food we get out of there, Mama Melody informs me that she has some shopping to do so I tell the driver to take us to a nearby shopping mall.
However, when we get there and get out of the car suddenly some reporters surround us while the flash of cameras nearly blinds us. Advira is in my arms and by seeing such chaos she starts wailing attracting the reporters who now trying to get a glimpse of her. Immediately the bodyguards start to push the reporters away from us and help us to get inside the car. The driver doesn't need to tell anything because he starts the car and we get away from that place.
"Shhh, don't cry Advira. We are going home to your Papa and the doggies. Shh, baby stop crying." I try to console my crying baby who is clutching my dress in her tiny fists.
"I think we should call Alessandro and inform him about this. This matter is now getting out of hand." Mama Melody suggests in which I shake my head.
"I don't think it will be good to tell him anything over the phone, we are going home and he has told me earlier that he will be home before we get back there. So, we can tell him after going home." I reply while tucking my baby close to my chest. I have never thought that this day can become so awful in just a few minutes. I am now feeling guilty because I am the one who wanted to go out. I should have been more careful.
Soon enough the car pulls outside the mansion and I hurriedly get out of the car holding Advira in my arms. She has stopped crying but she is still very much shaken up. When we get inside the mansion I see that Mr. Bianchi is coming towards us with a big smile but his smiles replace by anger seeing Advira's tear-stained face. He practically runs and take our daughter from my arms who is stretching her arms towards her father. I gulp in fear because I have seen Mr. Bianchi's anger before and I am sure that he will demolish the people who have made his princess cry.
"What happened to my princess?" He asks in a cold voice that sends a shiver down my spine. So I tell him everything that has happened outside the mall. He doesn't say anything in reply and start to walk towards the living room. Mama Melody and I also follow him but I stop in my track when I notice who is standing in there beside Mr. Bianchi. I don't know what to do, Should I cry because my baby is traumatized or should I smile seeing the person in front of me?
"Aren't you going to hug me Anu?" Dadabhai says with a small smile and that's my cue to run straight to his arms. He wraps his arms tightly around me and repeatedly kisses the top of my head. After some time I pull away from the hug before looking at him to see that he is looking in the direction of Mr. Bianchi who cradling now a smiling Advira in his arms.
"He is a great father I can say after seeing the concern on his face for our Advira. I am glad that I don't need to worry about you both anymore." Dadabhai comments while I nod my head in response.
"You are right dadabhai, Mr. Bianchi adores Advira and also make sure that she has everything she needs." I reply without taking off my eyes from my husband and daughter.
"As much as I want to know more about your life in here or why my niece was crying when you first came inside, I have a surprise for you which I am sure you will like." Dadabhai says making me confuse. He signals me to turn around so I do but my eyes widen seeing Jasmine Di standing near the staircase with a big smile on her face. I get near her before pulling her in a bone-crushing hug.
"I am so happy to see you here Di. I have missed you a lot." I tell her. This content © Nôv/elDr(a)m/a.Org.
"Me too Anu, that's why your dadabhai and I decided to come here to meet you and little Advira." She replies while pulling away from the hug. I get to say something however, her getup shocks me. I look at her from head to toe not believing what I am seeing. She has sindoor between her hairline while she is wearing a mangalsutra on her neck.
"What's all these Jasmine Di?" I ask her dreading for the reply. She looks at dadabhai who nods her head. She takes my hand and led me to the couch in the living room.
"Subhodeep and I have gotten married last week. Your thakurmaa was very much angry with me for the stunts I had pulled during the time of your departure with Mr. Bianchi, so she ordered Subho to break up with me and marry someone else. She also banned me from coming to Sengupta mansion or meeting anyone from the family. Your dadabhai tried to explain to them but you know how Didon or Kamini auntie is, they denied to listen to him. Kamini Auntie even humiliated my parents very badly so I broke up with Subho but he was not ready to give up our relationship. So, for the last time, he tried to talk to them but when they didn't listen to him he told them that he would only marry me. They told him to leave the house if didn't listen to them and he did that. My parents were not ready to accept our relationship because of the behavior of Subho's mother but after a few days, they listened to us and then we got married in my parent's house with the presence of some friends and relatives of mine." She explains everything while my eyes well up in tears knowing that I am the reason for such blunder.
"Don't you dare Anhuphama." Mr. Bianchi says sternly while coming in front of me before kneeling by my side. He wipes the lone tears that flow out of my eyes.
"You are not the reason for anything bad that has happened. Stop making yourself the wrong one for every situation. Your Grandma and Aunt are at fault, not you." He speaks up to me. I really want to believe him but after getting blamed for every terrible thing all these years, I have become used to be
thinking like this. I just hope that in the future I can get past my insecurities and live a happy life with my new family.