Chapter 17

"Yes, I think she would love this flavor."

"We would get this one then madam. Here's the list for her dresses on the celebration."

"She'll choose on that one."

This what you can hear once you walked down the grand staircase of the Moretti's mansion. A chandelier is hanging on the high ceiling brightening the place with the golden railing of the stairs.

Zayn walked down with Lia beside him, as they took the last step his mother attention's was drawn to them.

"Good morning my son." She welcomed him with a hug.

"Morning mom." He respond as he kisses his mother's right cheek.

Diane's eyes averted to the little figure behind him. A smiled came up to her face seeing her.

"My beautiful daughter." She said then engulf Lia on a warm hug. Somehow, it lessened the worries of the girl.

"Ma." Lia said then smiled at the elder woman infront of her. A smiled that didn't reach her eyes.

"Come now, here's lists of the dresses you can choose to wear on he after-party."

Zayn dismissed the maids, designer and assistants present.

"Mom, we have something to tell you." He started.

His mother turned to look at him. What is it that her son want to talk about?

She walk towards the sofa as Zayn takes Lia's hand to sit with him.

"Go on, please hurry up you two. Don't get me too worried." She said as she let out a deep sigh.

Lia lowered her head while clutching on her doll. This didn't go unnoticed by Diane. She thinks something is wrong.

"Hold up. I'll call your father, I may not take it when he's not here."

"No need mom—"

"No! Your fa—"

A sob cut them of their words.

Lia is crying.

Zayn immediately wrapped him arms around her to place her in his lap. Diane stood up, her hand covering her mouth.

"Hush, baby it's okay. Mom's not mad." At this words Diane approach their place then sit beside them and held the girl's hand.

"Oh my sweety. Don't cry, I'm not mad okay?" Lia look at her with teary eyes. "It's okay, mom's not mad at you. What is it that you want to tell me?"

The girl didn't respond and continued to cry in her man's arms. Zayn kissed her forehead as he hugged her tighter.

"Mom, Aliandra is not the like the common girls." He started, his mother looked at her. "She have a disorder."

"Direct me to the point Zayn." His mother said seriously.

"She have experience a trauma before I found her. I got Diego to check her, as of the result she created another space inside her head to escape the traumatizing events happened to her in the past." Diane look at Lia with worriefd eyes as she caress the girl's hair softly. "The little side of her got maintained when I got her from her previous kidnappers. They're selling her.

"My god! You poor soul." Diane sat beside the beauty's figure. "Mother will make it up to you my daughter-in-law. Everything will be alright."

The little nodded her head while tears are still on her pretty face. Zayn wiped them away using his handkerchief.

"Come, come now sweetheart our dinner is waiting." Diane said after dialing her husband. "Your father is on the way."

Lia nodded then stood up. She carried her teddy with her to the kitchen, her daddy guiding her to walk since the girl still feel dizzy.

As they walk in to the grand dining hall of the manor the food is already served just waiting for them to eat.

"Mother, I wanna request something." Lia whispered on her future mother-in-law once they settled themselves as they wait for Mr. Moretti to arrive.

"Yes my sweetheart what is it?"

"Could you please invite papa next time we have a dinner like this?" She said then looked at Diane straight in the eyes.

The elder woman take a moment to look at the girls feature. She's sure this girl face is somewhat familiar to her.

"Yes of course, tell me more about it later okay." They giggled to themselves.

Zayn just look at them. He's little was just crying a minute ago then now giggling with his mom like some kind of teenagers talking about their crush when they're only talking on where could they held another grand dinner party.

"Hi honey." Zendrick walk in while in his three layer suit. "I'm not late I assume?"

"Your not father, we waited." Lia answered instead with a wide smile in her lips.

Zendrick walked to her to give her a welcoming hug then kissed her forehead.

"Dad." Zayn's warning voice reached his father's ear.

"Buonasera mia bellissima figlia." The old man said.

(Goodevening my beautiful daughter)

"Buonasera anche a te mio bel papà." As she said that the couple was shock.

(Goodevening also to you my handsome father.)

How come she can understand?

They look at Zayn as the guy smirked then snatched her away from his father to his seat.

"Amore, tell them how did you learn."

"My 2 nanny thought me 5 languages. Italian is one of them." She said with a beaming smile on her lips as she sat comfortably in Zayn's lap.

"Son, who's daughter is she?" Diane asked.

"Aloysius mom, Aloysius Durrant and Alexandria Durrant." He revealed almost making his mother faint.