Emily

Mateo closes the door, an angry aura filling the room immediately, making my breath speed up; shit, shit, shit! How in the world could this happen? He strolls closer, a furious expression on his face I'm not use to and then, out of nowhere, he throws the file on the desk with a loud bang and I let out a small yelp.

"Mateo, I can explain-"

"-Do you now!" he tells me and comes closer and closer, his eyes cutting into me; I swear, if he had laser-eyes, I would be dead by now.

"I..." I start but nothing else comes out.

"You seriously tried to betray me, Emily! After everything I've been through!" he's just a few feet from me now. "I opened myself up to you! I told you about how everyone else in my life betrayed me and here you are, just like everybody else!" my back hits the wall and pain shoots through me; God, I want to cry, really, really cry.

"I...I didn't mean-"

"-To betrayed me!?" he finishes sarcastically and laughs. "I don't believe a fucking word you're saying!"

"Really!" I snap back, my brow furrowing. "You don't believe me!? Since when did you ever believe me!?" I pass him, walking towards the desk but turn around. "You never believed me in the first place so nothing will change anyways" I look away.

"I've believed you from the start" he replies, his eyes blazing.

"Well, you got a funny way to show it!" I lean against the desk, crossing my arms. "Why are you like this!?" I ask and that makes him confused.

"Like what!?"

"Why can't you just be like everyone else?" his eyes furrows. "Yes, we are married and yes, we didn't start great but I thought that there was progress and-"

"-It's not like I had a choice to marry you!" he snaps at me and that's it!

"Oh, you're the one to talk! At least you we're sold to someone like some object!" I yell, not finished. "Did you really think I had any say in this!?"

"Don't be like that, Emily!" he steps closer. "We both knew what we were getting into! You knew I used you; you read it the last time you came inside my office" I look shocked at him but he simply gives me his evil grin. "Ever heard of camera's?" he points in the corner of the room where, if you look closely, indeed a hidden camera is; fuck. "Even when you knew I used you, you could use me too but you didn't-"

"-For what!?" he yells and I I stand straight, shivers making their way down my spine but the adrenaline makes me strong.

"Money!? A place to live, I don't know! You could literally ask anything you want and you've chosen not to; that's too bad if you ask me!"

"That's your problem, Mateo!" I point at him. "You always think that everything can be solved with money! Like I give a shit! There's more to life than that! For example Friends, Family, Love..."

"I don't want those think!" he replies.

"I know you don't want to but that's what I want! You never take my needs into account! It's always what you want! You're more egoistic than I thought!"

"I'm not!" he comes closer, surrendering me by putting both his arms on either side of me.

"You are! And on top of that you're always greedy! Greedy for power! That's the reason why you married me in the first place right!? Just to have more power than you already have!?" I laugh in disbelieve. "You already own Italy, and New York will soon be yours too so why the fucking company too, huh!? And after that, what do you want next?" It's true; he already have everything he wants so why more? Is that really what he wants, Power?

"Like you said, it's all about power! If I want something, I get it; no one gets in my way, not even my own wife who betrayed me!" he yells, his hand forming fist on either side of me.

"That's also you're problem! You think you can get everything you want but that's so wrong! People aren't objects, there's human, we have rights! If you want something, you have to earn it!"

"I earn everything I got right now! Italy is something I got from my old man but New York is something I've fight for, literally! So who are you to tell me what I can and can't have!" he takes a deep breath. "But of course our little innocent Emily is so perfect! Always know what to do and never makes any mistakes..." he gives me an expression I know all too well; the same one my aunt used to give me. "You disgust me!" that the final drop I need

"I want to divorce you, I think you know that!" I yell in his face, the blood boiling in my so bad I'm surprised that steam isn't coming out my ear right now.

"I can't let you do that!" he yells back.

"Why not? So you can't have the 50% of my shares?"

"No, because I..." he doesn't say anything more but I won't let this end like this. Pushing him hard and he stumbles a few steps backwards.

"What, Mateo!?" I walk towards him, my face angry. "Because you can't have power!? Or because you're embarrassed that your little wife is leaving!? Or is it because you will lose everything!? Tell me you fucking Bastard!"

"It's because I fucking loved you!" he yells and my heart stops a beat; what? This can't be true, right? "I loved you" he repeats, a sad expression coating his face.

"Past tense?" I whisper, sadness filling my chest as well. Did he really loved me? Since when? And more importantly, why?

"Yes, past tense! Did you really think I can love you again like you betrayed me like this!?" he shakes his head. "I trusted you, I tried to protect you more than anyone else in my life! I open myself up to a point you knew everything about me and you were the first person who didn't judged me for my stupid action! I really thought I found the one person who accepted me for who I was but I guess I'm wrong!" he stares me dead in the eyes and I see nothing...Nothing at all; only the darkness hiding behind those cold blue eyes. "You want to divorce me? Then I won't stop you" he walk past me, taking the file and open the door but before he can leave the room he glances back. "If you don't divorce me, then I will divorce you. This is the end of our relationship" he lets out a sarcastically chuckle. "Or whatever you want to call this fucked up thing..." the door closes with a loud bang and not 1 minutes have passed before the front door shuts as well and then I let it out, the tears that has been dying to get free; what have I done...

Fuck this shit! I say when I pack my bag. I need to get out of here; this place isn't safe for me anymore. Taking out the last clothes I own, not the one Mateo bought for me but the ones I actually own, I make my way out of the room and storm downstairs but before I can make it, I hear someone behind me.

"Emily?" Liam asks and I hear the tension in his voice but also the vulnerability. "Where...where are you going?" I wipe the tears from my eyes and take a deep breath before turning around.

"I need to go, I will explain when my head is clearer" I answer honestly.

"Did you and Mateo fight?" I nod and walk away from him but I don't get too far because he hugs me and I almost stumble. "Please, don't go..." he pleads and that breaks my heart even more.

"I'll come back..."

"Don't make promises you can't hold" he whispers back. "I need you Emily" he whispers and I hug him back. Liam has been someone important to me these few weeks. yes, he's a pain in the ass sometimes but I also see he needs someone like a mom...He never had a dad and now his own mother is gone as well so I've chosen to take that job for a while but I never thought I would get this attached to him.

"I know Liam but you need to understand that staying right now is a bad idea..." he nods and releases me. Turning, I see little tears forming in the corner of eyes and I cup his cheek, he leans into my touch immediately. "You can talk to me whenever you want; I'm not leaving you, I'm leaving Mateo" I sigh, not happy with the idea. "Promise me you will take care for yourself and Lucy for now, if everything is cooling down we can talk about the future, okay?" he nods.

"Take care of yourself too" I nod and walk downstairs. Opening the door I look one time in this penthouse; guess this will be the last time I'll ever see it and steps outside. Both guards look confused when they see me. "Tell Mateo I'm gone, I will stay with a friend for now"

"We will take a car for you, Mrs. El Ricci" the big one says but I stop him.

"No need, I'll take a cab"

"Mrs. El-"

"-Really" they both agree to my surprise. Walking towards the elevator I take my phone out and see I got a text message from Bella.

: I'm downstairs, Em, you can come

: Thanks again, I'm on my way!

: no need, there are friends for!

The door opens and I walk inside; guess I'm really leaving after all...