THE SINFUL BONDAGE OF MAFIA PRINCESS
023. JUSTICE MUST HAPPEN

After three days and two nights Savero was hospitalized, the man finally returned home. Flavia accompanied him and even the woman did not leave Savero alone while in the hospital.

Ruella walked into Savero's room when the man along with Flavia had just arrived.

"How are you doing, Sav? You're doing better?" Tanya Ruella walked over to the bed where Savero was already on top of her and Flavia who was sitting on the side of the bed turned to look at Ruella's arrival. "Or is it getting worse?"

Savero looked at Ruella with a lazy look. The man did not want to meet the woman at all, and did not intend to answer the question posed by her.

"It's better." Reply Flavia while rising to his feet.

"Yes, it looks like that. Good then." Said Ruella by folding both hands in front of her chest and standing by supporting one leg as usual.

"Where's papa?" Savero asked Ruella even though he was reluctant to talk to her.

"Go to work." Ruella replied after sighing because she was a little upset to remember Donzello who had to go to work after marriage.

"All right, Sav... I'm going home now." Flavia said taking her bag on the bedside table.

"I thought you'd stay here with me until I was completely healed." Savero's exclaim that looks like he doesn't want Flavia to go away from him.

"That's impossible, Sav. I have my responsibilities and I can't keep looking after you." Flavian Sahut. "I'll come visit later, but get well soon."

"Yes, get well soon. You have responsibilities too, right? Get well soon and go back to England for work." Timpal Ruella with a hint of a quip-like laugh.

Savero could only endure his sense of unease towards Ruella. The attitude and sentences issued by him actually sounded very uncomfortable to him.

"I'm leaving first, Sav. Let me know about your condition." Flavian Pamit.

"Come with me, I'll go out too. I can take you first." Said Ruella to Flavia. "At least I have to take you as a thank you for accompanying him in the hospital."

"All right." Replied Flavia after a moment of thought.

On the way Ruella along with Flavia were in the car. The two of them sat together in the back seat in the speeding car driven by Paul the guard whom Arthur assigned to always look after Ruella. Another guard named Fazio sat in a chair beside Paul.

"Tempo Sav day gave me bread from the Pasticceria Martesana bakery. I heard that the bakery belongs to your father?" Asked Ruella who was sitting to the right of Flavia in the car.

"Yes, right. My father owned the bakery. So that time Sav bought some bread for the mistress." Answer Flavia.

"Don't call me madam. You can call me by my name—Ruella." Said Ruella developing her smile turning to Flavia. "My age is still under you."

"You are the wife of Mr. Don, there's no way I'll call you by your name."

"No problem. You can call me that. We can be friends." Ruella. "I really like Pasticceria Martesana bread. Just once I tried it I was hooked."

"Thank you, I'd be happy to take it." Smile Ruella. "Fla, how's your relationship with Sav? Are you guys just friends? I think you guys should get married. I heard that Sav loves you very much."

Flavia was a little surprised by Ruella's words. He had very little thought that Ruella would discuss the matter so easily with him. The discussion that the woman should not interfere in knowing nothing about what she said.

"When you marry Sav, stay with us, it'll be fun because we can be friends." Add Ruella with a face that shows pleasure.

As Flavia did not immediately reply, Ruella changed her expression by looking at the woman who was just silently watching her.

"Did I say it wrong?" Look Ruella. "Ah, I'm sorry if I meddled too much. I just want to help Savero. And I think you guys are very compatible. If you can tell, do you like it?"

"Sorry madam, ma—I mean, Rue. Getting married is a very serious thing. I'll think about it carefully. Although I know Sav loves me and he's also said so many times to marry me, but I'm not ready to take it." Flavia answered with a bow of her head, not staring at Ruella who was sitting beside her.

"Is it because you still love her best friend Sav?"

Ruella's question suddenly made Flavia surprised to the point of looking at the woman. She became confused because Ruella knew about the man who was still filling her heart. The man who was hit by Ruella lost his life.

"It's true, isn't it? God, how sorry Sav. And what I heard was that he liked you more than his best friend." Oceh Ruella leaning her body against the car seat. "You'd better forget that guy and accept Sav. There's no way you can be with someone who's dead. There's nothing better than moving on after something bad happens to our lives."

Hearing her, Flavia refrained herself from saying anything more to Ruella. Sad feelings enveloped him. He could only clench his hands with a bristling vibe*as the grip of both his hands was very strong. He was furious that Ruella said all of those things so easily.

Arriving at the pasticceria Martesana bakery, Flavia took some bread from the place that belonged to his father and gave it to Ruella as a thank you for dropping it off.

"I thank you for giving me these breads." Said Ruella after receiving a paper package containing some bread given by Flavia.

Flavia who only gave the bread through the car window tried to show her smile to Ruella.

"I'm the one who thanked me for driving me." The slightly inclined Flavian Sahut leaned over to see Ruella sitting in the car.

"Frequently come to see you, Sav. I think we're friends now." Said Ruella returning Flavia's smile.

"All right, I'll see him soon."

"Then I'll go first. Thanks again for this bread."

After saying that, Ruella asked Paul to run her car, leaving the place to go somewhere.

Flavia who stood looking at Ruella's departure with her car, stared very sharply. His face turned into a stifled rage because the strokes of his face showed his self-loathing towards the woman who had killed the man he loved.

"Some people were smiling and others were crying. But justice must happen to everyone. So do you, Matteo." Flavia still looked at the car that Ruella was riding in.

...–NATZSIMO–...