CHAPTER 1;
MEDICI EMPIRE CORP.
"She believes that life must go on even you're facing the hardest times of your life."
SHE's Gizem Medici, 22 yrs.old and only daughter of the famous and influential business tycoon in Rome,Italy. The heirs of her race.
"
Buon Giorno, il Padre
." As the one and only child of him--she were teached to respect in anyone.
"
Mi la figlia.
" Baling na saad nito sa kaniya habang seryoso ang mga tingin na ipinupukol nito sa kaniyang direksiyon.
Cian Kristofferson Medici ang nag-iisang haligi nang tahanan ng mga Medici. Kilala sa tawag na 'Pericolo Uomo d'affari' na ang ibig sabihin ay "Dangerous Businessman."
Twenty-five years old (25) lamang ang ama nang pasukin nito ang mundo ng negosyo at hindi maipag-kakaila na may taglay itong kaalaman sa negosyo kung kaya'y sa murang edad ng medisina kung kaya ay hindi din nahirapan ang ama na pasukin ang mundo ng mga ito at makisabay sa pakikipag-sosyalan.
"Are you listening,
La figlia
?"
Alanganin na ngumiti siya dito at umiling na kapag-kwan ay ikinatawa ng kaniyang ama.
Marahil kahit na matanda na ay kitang-kita pa din ang kakisigan nito. Ang kaniyang kulay lila na mga mata na minana niya mula dito Mga ilong na animo'y inukit dahil sa maayos at perpektong postura nito.
"Your
la madre
called awhile ago and she's telling me na kung p'wede ka daw dumaan sa kaniya mamaya." Pag-uulit nito habang inieksamen ang kaniyang magiging reaksiyon.
"She's expecting you to be there."
Bumuntong-hininga siya at walang pagda-dalawang isip na tinanguan ito.
Ilang saglit pa ay binigyan siya nito nang permiso upang lumabas ng silid kung kaya ay tinungo na niya ang dapat niyang puntahan.
Matapos niyang bilhin ang dapat na bilhin ay agad niyang tinahak ang daan patungo sa kinaroroonan ng kaniyang ina. The
IL SARTO NEGOZIO
ay isang tailor shop na pinatayo ng kaniyang ina bago siya tumuntong ng dise-otso anyos at hanggang ngayon ay hindi parin nito nagawang isira.
Busy sa pag-aayos ng mga damit ang kaniyang ina at tila hindi nito naramdaman ang kaniyang pagpasaok which is very usual.
"
Si, la madre
." Pagkarinig nang boses niya ay agad itong napalingon sa kaniya.
Agad itong tumigil sa ginagawa at bumungisngis na lumapit sa kaniya atsaka siya binigyan nang mahigpit na yakap.
"
Cia, amore. Non lo sopporto
?" Nakangiting saad nito. Nagkibit -balikat lang siya. ("Hello, love. What's the forecast?"
Inaya siya nitong umupo sa soofa na malapit sa pintuan ng shop at kinuha ang garas atsaka ito inilapag sa harap miya.
Just like her father ,Izaila Gizel Medici- Her mom is one of the famous person in Rome, Italy. Despite of her small shop, she have alot of branches all over the world. A famous fashion-designer and a world-wide model in her generation won't missed any single chance to explore every inches of her celebrity life.
"I heard from Melinda that you're going back in the Philippines? For what reason, amore?" Takang tanong nito sa kaniya.
Natigilan siya.
Hindi niya bukod maisip na mas mapapaaga ang pagsasabi niya sa ina tungkol dito.
(FLASHBACK)
"BONJOUR, your present is needed by the Senor Medici, Young lady." One of the maid told her as she kept on looking on the book that she's reading.
She sighed, "I'll be there in no time."
Her father will surely have something to say because he would'nt call her for nothing, unimportant things at all. After she prepared herself just to look more presentable infront of her father, she brought herself out from her room.
"A pleasnt day, Papa. You asked Sonya to see me, what for?"
Her father is'nt too old for every woman's liking but sadly his eyes only looked for one woman and that's her mother.
The way his father looked gives a thousand of goosebumps on her. Surely, that's either between the good or bad kind of news for her.
"I wanted to say that Mavis....is missing." A simple sentence but seems like a bomb that explode inside her head.
Does she heard it right? Tumingin siya sa kaniyang ama na hindi man lang mababakasan ng kahit na anong pagbibiro.
Nagkagat-labi siya, d*mn! That's ai'nt a joke! Mavis went really missing for f*ck sake! Her brother, ghad!
"Are you for real, Pa? How come that he went missing when he's sound and safe when we had a call last night?!"
She just can't beleieve it! Her mind wo'nt just function properly upon thinking the situation of her brother right now.
Her father sighed, "It was Kuraisamu that you've talked. He went back in the Philippines before the day that Mavis went missing. I don't want to tell you about this but I know tha you'll still find out soon."
Napanganga siya habang pinapakinggan ang paliwanag ng ama at gusto niyang magmura nang paulit-ulit. Hanggang ngayon ay hindi parin kayang tanggapin ng kaniyang utak ang balitang nawawala ang kaniyang kapatid.
Yes, she's the only heir of Medici Empire but it does'nt mean that she wil not consider Mavis as her brother. He's an orphan and her father happened to adopt him so that Mavis will have a complete family, someone to leaned on.
'Does the authority knows about this already? How about mama, did you tell her?" Her mother will surely go ballistic if she find out about this. Alam niya kung gaano kahalaga si Mavis para sa kaniyang ina, hindi man dugo't laman ng ina ang nanalaytay sa lalaki ay parang tunay na anak na din naman ang turing nito sa kaniya.
"Your auncle will be handling the case of your brother and we made sure that sure mom wo'nt know about this."
(END OF FLASHBACK)
Napipilitan na tumango siya dito, "I'm going to handle dad's business. He did'nt tell you?"
Tila natigilan naman ang ina at sa unang pagkakataon ay nakitaan niya ito nan pagkalungkot.
Sa buong buhay niya bilang nag-iisang anak ng mga Medici hindi niya nakitaan ng ganitong ekspresiyon ang kaniyang ina kahit na kailan.
"Mi dispiace, amore." Saad nito.
Doon siya lalong nagtaka. Why is she saying sorry? Does her mother know something? It's kinda new for her being like this.
Inabot niya ang kamay nito atsaka marahan na hinawakan habang sinusuri ng mga tingin niya ang reaksiyon ng ina.
AUTHOR: wildrose