WAR

Phone was ringing continuously. Layla saw her phone with sleepy eyes and declined the call. After a second, someone knocked on the door. "Come in." said Layla loudly. Fiora entered inside. "Why are you not picking up my call?" asked Fiora. Layla saw her and her face expressions were sad and confused. "Why are you here? Now?" asked Layla. "What do you mean?" questioned Fiora. "Never mind just go!" said Layla harshly. "What do you mean by that? Why are you being like this? You didn't picked up my calls for a year. After you went there, we lost all the contact. I was worried that something might happened to you. and now you are avoiding me again." said Fiora angrily. "You are the one who told my dad to not make any contact with you. i just did what you wished." said Layla. "What?? I didn't say anything like that. I was so worried for you that i even wanted to come along but your dad asked me to stay here and wait for you." answered Fiora. "then why did he lie?" questioned Layla confusingly. "I don't know. What did he say to you?" asked Fiora. "He said that He asked you to come along but you declined and told him to don't contact her again because you wanted to focus on your studies and i am making things difficult for you so he told me to give you space and time so you can live your life your way. He said i am being a burden on you with all of this my disease and everything." answered Layla. "What? That's not true. These are not my words. I never wanted to leave you alone and i waited for you this whole time and during this year I imagined all those bad scenarios that could happen to you but i didn't lose hope." said Fiora. "I am so sorry Fiora but i really thought that this was all you wanted. I just don't get it. Why dad lied to me? He always liked you and praised you then why? I should go and ask him." said Layla and stood up but Fiora stopped her. "You should talk to him but not now. Do it after i leave." said Fiora and they both hugged each other tightly.

      Layla was furious with her father. "Damn it!" shouted layla from her room when everyone outside listened clearly. She came outside and rushed towards her father study. "Dad! what the hell?" asked Layla. "What happened dear?" questioned Mr.Simon. "Why did you lie to me about Fiora and made us like this. OMG i am an idiot that i believed you." answered Layla full of anger. "You know I love Fiora like my daughter." said Mr.Simon hesitatingly. "That's why it's more confusing for me. why did you then??" questioned Layla confused. "Adrian called me when you were in surgery. He proposed marriage of you and Gace and also our empires to be combined." told Mr.Simon. "Wait, wait! i can't digest it. What?" asked Layla standing confused. "Yes, but i declined the proposal. I know it's absurd but during these circumstances it was best for you to stay away from Fiora." said Mr.Simon. "You should have told me. She is my best friend. I can't just leave her like that. There are other solutions to this problem." said Layla. "I didn't told you because of your health and i don't think there is any other choice we have. We have to avoid the situation because any action in this time can make things upside-down." said Mr.Simon in a serious tone. "What things? Dad." asked Layla feared. "Our friendship is in danger. We can become enemies in no time if we don't clear things up." said Mr.Simon. Layla didn't even listen the sentence completely and ran outside. "Wait where are you going?" shouted Mr.Simon from the back but she didn't stop.

         Layla entered the territory of Mr.Adrian with her guards and asked for him. "Sorry Madam he is not available at the moment." said one guard at the gate. "I don't care." said Layla and her guards pushed the other guards at the door and she entered in and ran inside and their gun men followed her inside. "Stop!" shouted Mr.Adrian at the guards and they all went outside. "Why are you here Layla?" asked Mr.Adrian. "We have to talk. Now!" said Layla confidently. Fiora came out of her room. "Layla! Are you here to see me?"asked Fiora smiling. "No! stay out of it." said Layla in a serious tone and went inside the guest room with Mr.Adrian. Fiora was confused.

       "What's your deal with all this marriage?" asked Layla. "I prefer talking about this with your father. Why don't you go home and bring him?" said Mr.Simon. "That's not necessary. I am enough." said Layla. "Does he know about you coming here?" questioned Mr.Adrian. "Answer my question! What do you want? You are risking our family friendship on this marriage. I know your motive is not this marriage, You are just greedy for our empire." taunted Layla. "Watch what you are saying...." said Mr.Adrian in a hard tone. "I am not wrong or else why did you proposed for the combined empire?" asked Layla. "I did it for both of us. We have common enemies so it will be useful to both of us to make one powerful empire and defeat them and become the strongest mafia empire in Italy." said Mr.Adrian. "See that's your greed speaking. You are terrified because you are powerless. We are stronger than you that's why you want to hide behind us. You know you can't defeat them by yourself. I wasn't in the buisness this whole time but one thing i know for sure is that my father always helped you that's why you are stable untill now otherwise you didn't have the gut to survive alone." said Layla harshly. "Shut up!" shouted Mr.Adrian. "Truth is bitter always. This marriage is not happening so stop pushing it on my father. He is quiet untill now because he thought of you as his younger brother so leave it like that otherwise we have no other option but war." threatened Layla. Mr.Adrian was staring at her with cold blooded eyes. "I promise you will come back here and you will beg me for forgiveness for what you did today. I will make it happen." said Mr.Adrian harshly. Layla moved outside the room quickly and saw Fiora standing there. "Take care." said Layla to Fiora and moved towards the exit. "we will meet again. Right?" asked Fiora hopelessly. Layla stared at her and left.