The Billionaire’s Prodigal Wife – Chapter 42

Mackenna sat at her desk on Monday morning and practiced the grounding exercises her counsellor had taught her. She needed to refocus her mind from the anger she was feeling.

It was beyond Alessandro’s deadline and even with the news hitting every news syndicate, tabloid, and glossy magazine, he had not called her. He made no effort to call, contact her or even attempt an apology. Though as Savannah stated this morning, how do you apologize to someone for their family trying to murder you?

The paparazzi were in full force but thankfully her new building had great security in place. All she had to do was walk from the locked doors to the waiting car and Nuncio escorted her in and out of her home and her work without a qualm.

ht her out of her failed attempt at meditating and she looked at her admin assistant, Tabitha curiously.

uke.” Doctor Luke was the head of the cancer ward, and she felt her heart drop.

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te the insurance system providing them phone numbers for support services to help with any billing which may not be covered under their insurance. Then she walked them back to their six-year-old son, who was sitting with his grandmother in the bed reading a book.

d clutching her hands.

aching up and patting the father on the shoulder. “If you need anything, any questions at all, whether related to the insurance, the billing, where you can support services or anything else, you call me right away and if I don’t know the answer, I’ll

em then and ran into another

confidentiality and all but are they someone I should talk to?”

ed her head into the room. “Hey, Niblet,” she moved to sit in the seat next to the bed.

ld head subconsciously. “Thanks for the popcorn by the way. It’s awesome.”

supply. She had nicknamed him Niblet because he was a corn fanatic.

ur next favorite treat.”

his mother. “Right mom?”

We just need four doctors and a team of nurses to sign off.”

ed his nose. “You have Doctor Luke and he’s the slowest at filling out paperwork.”

ood name.”

rself to keep things as normal as possible and smiled at everyone as she normally would. She was not letting Giordano House take her work away from her too.

nd she stopped. “Can I help you?”

hing.”

ith me. I’ll help you.”

p a payment plan for what was left. “Now, if for any reason you can’t make these payments, do not avoid my calls. You call me. I’ve set this up based on what you’ve told me you can afford and because you have a job. If you lose your job, if you find it too tough, if you are having to choose between eating and paying this bill,” she shook the paper she held out to him, “you call me. I will find a way to help you. Understand?”

ped the tears off his face. “I am grateful for your help.”

d his sister told him just before they took her to the operating room.

was poking her head in.

pend way too much time with these folks.”

t keeps you paid, doesn’t it?

“Lunch?”

e, and it was brutal. I’m the focus of the hospital gossip.”

t down.”

desk.

as she grabbed a tray. “Don’t you all have better things to do?”

yes rounded, and they turned away while Mackenna chuckled.

o Nuncio can make my lunches again.”

. “I really miss his turkey wraps.”

s sausage,” Macke

on call.”

. “I did not need to know.”

th the whole time so nobody would hear us.” She whispered conspiratorially in h

ackenna scolded her as she dropp

ave you heard

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ard from him.”

your family is a psychopath? Cut the guy some slack.”

I don’t have to cut anyone slack ever again. I’m con

poke quietly. “You’re angry and you have every right to be, but can you imagine what he’s

u’re in love now so you think you know it all?”

“No,”

d all it comes with. “

our own nose off to spite you

your best friend to the devil just because your boyfriend is employed by him. Guess I know where your loy

od in the garbage bin and walked away, ignoring Savannah calling her name asking her to come back. She lifted a finger and shot in her direction and kept walking until she got to her office and slammed the door hard.

one to leave her alone. She pulled papers out of her drawer and started working on some of the work she was behind on because she’d had two impromptu and long meetings in the morning.

get the same comfort.

to the waiting car, wordlessly.

sensed her mood was not conducive to conversation and said nothing to her. When they reached the apartment complex, they took the

and kicked her flats off into the little closet. She sighed deeply and walked straight to her bedroom, closing the door behind her.

ran a bath throwing bath salts into the water. She took her clothes off and stepped into the tub, sl

she was so self-absorbed all she was thinking of was her own pain and her own heartache.

olving Dulce? Would he still want her after what she’d done?

ped her purse when she’d gotten home on the bed and pulled her cell phone out.

phone and before she could stop herself diale

oing through so if you need to talk or anything, um, you can call. I really miss you and need to hear your voice and know you are okay. Oh, and I love you. Please call me.”

ended the call and then moved from the b

I’m sorry.” She said

one in their right mind wouldn’t call you a bitch.”

bviously, she thought sadly. “I need to go back to t

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pleas

I’ll get the car to come back.”

nating everyone, and she needed to start making it right.