Chapter 81 - 80 (1/2)

Enrique instructed EJ, Remy and Ivanov to go look for Ermanno and stay with him. He then instructed Ruby to take Sasha and Martina inside the mansion and take care of them.

Enrique then instructed Aria to look into the catering and cleaning with the maids.

Enrique was thankful that Thomas and Julia were not here and were in Milan for Julia's fashion show.

Enrique looked at Vincenzo and Vincenzo took Rose to her room for Mia to examine her as Ermanno did strangle her hard.

Enrique went close to Sabrina and held her in his arms and told everyone to come inside the mansion to talk.

Everyone sat in silence, lost in their own thoughts when Elisio said ”he didn't r.a.p.e her when she was a child. He liked her from a very young age. He was confused and scared. He didn't want to talk about it to anyone”.

Enrique looked at Elisio and said ”I knew about him. He was in a mess and I helped him come out of it”

”What mess,” asked Nevio.

”Sofia was blackmailing him with those pictures and videos which Rose showed us. I helped him erase them with Brad's help but I guess few were still left behind.” Said Enrique.

”Why wasn't it brought into our attention?” Asked Isaiah to his son.

”Dad you need to understand what Ermanno was going through. And I swear he was over her. Until of course he wasn't really. Look, he didn't want anyone to know cause he regretted his actions and he was only thinking of our families reputation. He may have crossed a line but he is family. We need to support him not blacklist him” said Enrique.

”We would have not blacklisted him. But we would have helped him understand himself. He was struggling by himself. Alone. If he had got the proper help in time he would not have done what he did now with Rose. For god sake what was going on in his mind? He basically ruined that girls life” said Isaiah.

”Now what?” Asked Nevio.

”We need to talk to Rose. We need to know what she wants. She is the true victim here. No child should go through what she went through” said Zeke.

”I'll talk to her,” said Sabrina.

She got up from her place and was about to leave when Elisio went towards her and called her ”fiore”.

But Sabrina put her hand up stopping him in his place and said ”we all women made a pack swearing that though we accept your s.e.x.u.a.l games we will not withstand abuse. And I will not break that pack. Rose is one of us and if she doesn't want Ermanno it's her choice”

”Fiore, she doesn't want Ermanno to be part of the child's life. Which mean we won't be part the child's life too. Will you be okay with it?” Asked Elisio.

”Not everything needs to be about me Elisio. Not only my happiness needs to matter. I am no special than anyone else. There is a child in our house who was molested. How can you ask me if I was okay with this? No. I am not okay with a child ripped by her innocence at a young age. It only hurts that it was my son who did that. I feel like such a failure as a mother.” Said Sabrina looking down crying.

Zeke got up from his place and went close to Sabrina and she hugged him and Zeke said ”Sabrina don't blame yourself for his actions. He is an a.d.u.l.t who needs to take responsibility for himself. We as parents can only show our kids the right path but can't force them to take it. We can't abandon them either. Right now let Elisio handle Ermanno. You need to take Rose's full responsibility”

Sabrina nodded and wiped her tears.

She looked at Elisio and then back at Zeke and whispered ”I don't think Elisio will show him a right path”

Zeke laughed and whispered back ”I'll talk to him”

Sabrina nodded and left to talk to Rose.

Ermanno was in his apartment passed out on the floor in the living room.