It had seemed easy then. Lucas once said that the ring used to be her mom''s so obviously, I could somehow trace him from there.


    I got my traveling documents ready, made my research about the hotels in Naple. I narrowed down my results to three hotels then I called each of them and eventually booked the one that suited my preferences and stay more.


    I arrived in Naples and started to do all the digging. I first asked around about the Esposito family but everyone seemed not to know them. Now, I didn''t think that was true. It was either they were pretending or they really didn''t know about the family. I believed more in the former. I also showed Lucas'' picture to whoever I could but it was the same reaction. What is wrong with these people? I had angrily thought several times.Têxt ? N?velDrama.Org.


    Now, Italy is an absolutely beautiful country. Infact, I had it written down that someday, Alden, Grace and I would pay the country a visit. I would have suggested that Marke along too but he probably had traveled to this part of the world too.


    The food in Italy wasn''t so exciting as I had tasted most of their dishes in intercontinental restaurants back at home. Their cultures were exciting too. But what I loved most about Italy was the views, oh the views, so beautiful. Plus there were lots of beautiful ces here. I also loved the peace and quiet in the country and I could easily see myself living here someday.


    "Only if you find Lucas," my subconscious never failed to remind me whenever I daydreamed about moving here.


    But I came to Italy for a different reason and that was what I focused more on. Since the people start to act weird whenever I started to ask about the Esposito family or Lucas, I decided to seek help from the local embassy and police.


    To my utter surprise, these guys chased me out of their premises! It was just as I had half expected. They had been nice and all until I mentioned the family name.


    What the hell? Why were they all treating the family like they were an ursed one? I have still not gotten a sensible answer to this till now.


    Since all hope of reaching the family through the people of the country was lost, I hired a private detective. He was a local, well versed with the country so I thought he was the perfect person


    He was the type of person whom you''d have a smooth business with. We had spoken about his charges and all. I mentioned the family name he was to investigate and he also fled without looking back. I didn''t give up.


    I hired many other detectives and private investigators who also had the same reactions.


    Then I met a detective. He was an old man and the kindest of them all. He used to reside in Naples but not anymore.


    When I told him the family I needed information on, instead of fleeing like a thief on the run like the others did, he simply turned down the job. Then advised me to leave Naples as soon as possible. Infact, he said I''d be safest if I left the country and went back to wherever I came from as soon as possible.


    I thanked the man, really appreciated that he had confirmed my fear that the Esposito family was dangerous, even though no one would tell me why, and that included Lucas too. Though, I hoped he


    wasn''t because there was nothing dangerous about him. Then I remembered the man that had turned to me, bitterly telling me about his revenge n for Mark and Rose and how he had nned to take over GT Group and deep down, I knew Lucas was way more than what I perceived him to be...he was more than what he wanted me to believe.


    Though armed with this knowledge, I still couldn''t leave. I hadn''te this far to just go back like that. What would I tell Aiden when he grows up and asks about his father? What would I tell myself whenever I catch myself wondering about Lucas and can''t stop myself? What then?