Today what Leonardo was feeling wasn't just lust to get her - it was more dangerous. Obsession, it was a urge to grab her, held her and hide her so no one can see her except him.
The Leonardo Romano who never lost control of his emotions lost his control till the point of not seeing anyone but her in that crowd.
The way she was seeing and stopping at stalls and trying out the earrings and smiling as the sound of chim ringing with her every move was captivating to him.
Leo followed Isabella like an ant following sweetness to devour it and stopped when the both girl went inside a boutique that was filled with beautiful Indian designer dresses.
He stopped and looked inside the boutique from the glass frame that was blocking him like blocking his and her world.
"Try this one Bella! It will look gorgeous on you! You look beautiful on red!" Rumi exclaimed with a big smile showing a red satin silk saree on her hand. The saree wasn't too loud or too simple it was elegant quite and simple yet beautiful.
"I don't know..." Isabella seemed confused whether to try it out or not.
"COME on try on! " Rumi pushed her inside the dressing with the saree to try it on.
Inside the store, soft music played. Mirrors glowed under the warm lights. As Isabella stepped before one, draping the red silk around her frame. The fabric shimmered against her skin, and for a moment — even she had to admit she looked… different. Older. Softer. Ethereal.
And outside, watching through the glass — Leonardo forgot the world.
He stood there, every muscle taut, breath shallow. The sight of her in red hit him like fire to gunpowder.
The red against her bright fair golden skin.
The way her hair brushed her neck.
The way her eyes softened as she looked at herself — unguarded, innocent.
He whispered, almost soundless,
"Who… are you?"
He watched her like a man possessed. The noise of the city vanished. There was only her — the woman who shouldn't exist in his world, yet suddenly ruled it.
Suddenly a guard came running to him. "I have found boss!" He talked back in earphone. "BOSS where were you the deal- "
"Shut up " Leonardo snapped, eyes still locked on her. His voice dropped low, almost reverent.
Suddenly a drunk man bummed into Leo as he was looking. "BOSS are you okay?!" The guard immediately grabbed that drunk man and punched him down.
Leo didn't even care what was hoing on now. As Leo turned to look at that girl again- whossh!
She was gone. She was no where.
Leo burst in the boutique to find her.
"Where did that girl go?!" He asked one of the sales lady that was showing her the dress.
"Huh? Who sir?"
" That girl with red on just now....trying....trying the red dress...." Leo looked here and there to find her.
" oh her! She just left hurriedly after getting a call. What a shame that saree looked great on her bur didn't bought it..." the sales lady told him as the felt pity for the dress.
As he heard she felt he hurriedly went outside pushing past the crowd to catch that glimpse of her again.
That girl in yellow dress. That made him 'The Leonardo Romano - Italian Mafia' lost his sanity and control without doing anything.
By the time Alex and the guards found him, his expression was unreadable — except for the faint tremor in his jaw, the storm gathering behind his eyes.
"Leonardo!" Alex called out, worried. "Where the hell did you go? The deal—"
Leonardo turned to him slowly, his voice cold, dangerous, almost whispering.
"Find her."
Alex blinked. "Find who?"
Leonardo's eyes flicked toward the mirror that now only showed his reflection — empty, hollow.
"The girl," he said quietly. "Find her....who she is? Where does she lives everything....."
"Rumi....you didn't tell Baba that were were going out of the town for shopping?! I thought you did and he gave permission.....now what do I do he will angry...." Isabella felt sad as she said looking down.