Julian's POVIt was two days.Two days since I last saw Grisella's face. I didn't know how she was doing and I've not bothered to ask too.She needed to learn her lesson. She was just too stubborn for my liking. Sometimes I don't know if she forgets she's a lady. "Still not picking her calls?" Russo said, nodding at my phone which I had turned upside down, not wanting to see my cousins name display on my screenIt was partially her fault and I wanted her guilt to slowly eat her up. She was an emotional person even though she acted tough."They'd both learn" I simply said, tossing the financial report aside. "These reports don't tally with our spending. Is someone stealing from us?" Russo scratched the back of his neck, picking up the paper. "If you didn't say it now, I wouldn't have known." "It keeps reducing every month with no trace of it. Or is it disguised under something else?" I beckoned on him to bring the paper to me again. I snatched it harshly, straightening the paper, pa
Grisella's POV"I need everyone on duty to be gathered here!" Julian yelled, looking around the room. Slowly they began to troop in, in their numbers.I wanted to tell him how unnecessary it was to do this but then my mouth wouldn't open to say anything. I groaned, clenching my fist as I adjusted my leg carefully. The pain I was feeling was just too much. I bit my lips to stop me from grunting."Are you okay, Vixen?" Julian turned towards me, his attention no longer on the guards. "Do you need help with anything?" He crouched down to my level.I just stared blankly at him, silently blaming him for the cause of my predicament. A revenge plan should go smoothly but mine has been 'give and take'. I'd do something to him only to receive it back.It was becoming very annoying."Don't." I whispered quietly as I eyed his hand which were few inches away from my leg. He sighed heavily, dragging back his hands slowly as he looked at me one last time. "Who was in charge of Grisella's room?" H
"You have less than 2 weeks to see him. He'd be out of town for a while after 2 weeks" Josie said, bringing her voice down. Her eyes roamed around the environment for safety."I'll see him" I simply said, nodding "He also needs concrete information" Josie added. "When do I hit the next on the list?""I'll let you know when i think is the right time to do so." I sighed. Lord Raniero wouldn't know what hit him by the time I'm done with him and his family."Don't forget -""Jesus, Josie. I said I'll see him okay?" I snapped, a bit irritated at the way she was constantly pressing me about the issue."And who are you going to see?" His voice now sounded too familiar that I didn't need to turn to know who it belonged to.Besides, he was the only one who could confidently poke nose into my matter, without any iota of fear in the world."Didn't your mother teach you how to not poke your nose in people's business. Or better still, how eavesdropping is bad?" I folded my hand when I came face t
"Good thing you're here!" I stopped on track, taking in my environment. My eyes moved from Julian to his parents and then a random man. He didn't look ordinary."Come over, Woman" Vincenzo, Julian's father, called to me as he gestured with his finger.Turning back, I looked at the guards who were behind me. "Is he talking to me?" I asked them. They all stared blankly at me.Oh. "Grisella, stop being dramatic and make your way here" Julian rolled his eyes at me. Groaning lowly, I dragged my feet on the ground lazily. Vincenzo, on the other hand was glaring daggers at me."I don't even know why we want to go ahead with this" Delilah hissed from where she sat, frowning her face."Come closer, Grisella" Julian commanded."I think I'm fine here" I stated, staring at him. When I noticed that he was being very serious, I rolled my eyes. "Okay, fine""She lacks respect" The man who sat close to Vincenzo, finally spoke.I raised my eyebrow at him, ready to attack him but Julian pulled me on
Julian's POV."What happened?" I sat up right, my hand flew instinctively to my waist band where my gun rested.Waiting for Russo to catch his breath, I slowly brought my arms down. What would make Russo pant is expected to make me damn mad and so I waited for it."The warehouse was raided" He said, staring into my eyes. I clenched and unclenched my jaw, grinding my teeth. "How many are down?"Shutting my laptop, I pushed back my chair aggressively. The fact that I didn't know who was behind this irked me so much. I felt so incompetent and I think that's what my crew would be saying too."7" "Let's go" Leading the way, I bolted out of the room. Dragging out my phone from my pocket, I began to type furiously on the phone.I needed a new approach to this mysterious force that has been on my case. "Yo! Look where you're going man?" Grisella said, making me halt. She was the only one who would talk to me like that. Slowly, I dragged my eyes from her legs and damn, I don't know if she'
"You did what????" Josie folded her legs under her body, paying keen attention to me."Please don't make me repeat myself" I groaned, covering my face with my palm.I needed to talk to someone about what transpired between Julian and I. I overstepped my boundaries. I broke my rules and I don't feel good about that."You were rushing everything at once, I could barely get the main gist." Josie scratched the back of her neck"Julian and I - Come on, Josie. I'm sure you heard what I said" I deadpanned.She tried to hold back her laugh as she stared at me, pretending to be serious. "I -" She finally burst into fits of laughter. "Okay, I heard. I heard how you fucked your enemy"My eyes widened in shock. I could feel my cheek heat up from embarrassment. "We didn't fuck." I corrected, giving her a warning glare. "But you almost did. I mean, rubbing genitals is basically dry humping! That is sex" Josie smirked at me, rubbing more salt."Josephine, shut up" I pinched the bridge of my nose, s
Julian's POV"I have a hunch it's our rivals" I announced, looking at the face of each and everyone of 'The Inner Family'. They consisted of my uncle's and cousins from my father's side. "Do we attack then?" Alberto asked, rubbing his stubble gently "The question is who the fuck rats us out to these people" I glared at him and then extended it to the rest of them. Some seemed tensed."You should try checking your security. I'm not sure it's anyone of you. You can just admit that you're incompetent. Pfft" Gary scoffed, puffing out the smoke from his tobacco.Gary has always been pissed that I took over instead of him. "You're the one to talk, Gary. Considering how you've been fighting me ever since I became Don, what do you say about me thinking you're involved in this?" I relaxed back, smirking cockily at him.He pushed back his chair aggressively, the scraping sound filled the air. "How dare you point accusatory fingers at me!" He slammed his hand on the table."Are you asserting
My chest rose and fell rapidly as I clutched onto what felt like a material - Maybe the bedsheet, like my life depended on it."No" I shook my head, curling my toes. My grip on the sheet got stronger as I struggled "Please stop the car, Pá. Why isn't it stopping?" I cried out, tears streaming down my eyes"Put on your seatbelt, Baby" A feminine voice said. She was looking at me but her face was blurry to me. "Are we going to die?" I had begun to cry out loud as my trembling hands managed to buckle my seat belt."Honey, the belts are cut" The male voice whispered but I could hear it. I could hear the fear in his voice. He couldn't hide it."Are we going to die?" I asked again, looking at the road. "Why won't the car stop, Pá?" "Be calm, My Little Angel. We'll not die" Lies. They all sounded like lies to my ears but a little part of me trusted his words."Darling, the truck" The lady, my mother, pointed at in front, her fingers trembling uncontrollably.My cries increased at this poi
Cackling, I slapped my legs. "Very funny, Doctor Ace. You almost got me" I pointed at him.His face didn't brighten instead his lips turned downward as he stared into my eyes."Grisella, you will lose any memory you have of your parents in less than 2 years if you can't still remember before then. I'm not exactly certain about the time." He pressed his lips into a thin line.My hand clenched and unclenched as my nose flared up in anger. I stood up aggressively, dropping my hand on the desk harshly making a loud "Bam!" Sound. "Grisella, you have ...."Charging forward, I clutched his lab coat, pulling him to my face. "What ... What did you just say to me?" My lips quivered as I asked. "You don't mean it right?" He swallowed hard as he looked down rather than into my eyes. "Fucking answer me, Doctor Ace!!!!" I screamed in his face, shaking him.My heart had begun to squeeze in my chest. My chest heaved up and down as I struggled to push the tears that were threatening to spill, back
Grisella's POV"Shhhh. Don't scream"I bit my tongue as I threw my head backward. "I...""You can do it" Without warning, his cold tongue collided with my throbbing pussy. I sucked in a huge amount of breath as my hands curled around the pillow beneath my head. "So good" I moaned out shamelesslyThe vibration from his throat sent waves from my pussy throughout my body, causing me to shudder. My breath hitched when his tongue flickered my clit, making me pant as my hand found his hair."You taste so sweet" He murmured, shoving the tip of his tongue in and out of my pussy hole, softly. I began to grind my hips on his tongue as I gripped a handful of his hair. "Oh goodness! I'm close" "I'm tempted to drive my cock into your wet cunt. See how you'd take my long cock, no?" He spoke shoving his finger into my throbbing pussy.My walls clenched around his finger, making him groan. "Hmm! So tight and soft in there. Fuck, my balls are definitely blue" I moaned out incoherent words as I arc
Julian's POV My tongues were tied. I stood there at a loss for words to say to her. My eyes drank in all her features, starting from her cleavages which were pointing outward, down to her sexy curvesFuck. She was going to be the end of me."You like?" Her small voice came out smoothly, sending shivers down my spine."What are you wearing?" I bit my lips softly, moving closer to her. She raised her eyebrow at me, confused. "Brother, I..." Jenna started but I spoke up cutting her off."I love it" I placed my index finger under her Chin, raising it up. "You look ravishing and I don't think I would be needing any food to eat tonight. I'd rather focus on eating something else or rather, someone else" Grisella's eyes flew wide open as she stared at me before letting out a soft beautiful laugh. My heart melted as I watched her. All that ran through my head as I admired her was how I wouldn't trade her for anything. Her laughter sent jolts of electricity down my spines and all over my b
Grisella's POV"Excuse me, Pretty"Urgh!The one time I forget to put on my headphones or earpod, I get catcalled.With my eyes seriously trained ahead, I blew out steams as I jogged. "Don't reply rudely yet" I advised myself."Pretty..." The rumbling sound of his engined roared to life. "I just want to talk"Halting, I pinched the bridge of my nose as my head whipped back. "And I just want to jog. Can't you ...." I trailed off when my eyes connected with the most sparkly amber eyes.The light in his eyes were memerizing as my shoulders sagged, the anger that was coursing through my vein now calm. "Just few minutes" He gave me a lopsided smile. My heart skipped when his lips curled up. Who was this man?"Who are you? I don't think you belong in this earth" I folded my hands under my breast. "The man who's about to ask you out for a dinner later today?" He smirked, his eyes roaming down my body. The way his eyes traced every inch of my body, made heat crawl through my skin, adding to
Grisella's POV"Girl, I can't NOT take you to the hospital. It looks serious." This was one of the moments I wish I could bundle Jenna and throw her down a cliff. Her stubbornness is on another level."Trust me, I'm -""Is it pregnancy? Did you and my brother do it without protection? Is that why you're scared of going to the hospital?" She raised one eyebrow at me.Oh goodness "First of all, what the fuck? Secondly, we haven't even seen our genitals yet. I swear, I just need some peace and quiet and I'll be good" I shooed her away, covering my face with the fluffy pillow on my bed. Sorry, my new bed."I don't believe the second one. I mean, I knew you guys were fucking back then. I also know you guys are just playing around and would still -" "Jennaaaa" I groaned, shushing her up. I didn't want her to finish that statement. She laughed, pulling the pillow away from my face."On a more serious note, Ris...""Rosa, is that you?" I joked, raising my eyebrow at her. When she stared at
I should've hid him properly.Fuck! I shouldn't have said he was my child because I'd be exposing him to danger.I didn't want that for my boy. He didn't deserve to go through this rough, dark life."Maybe I should call Uncle. He'd know what to do" I picked up my phone, holding it mid air. "No! I can handle it myself" Dropping the phone, I bit my fingers, pacing back and forth. What the fuck do I do?"How about you start by explaining who the fuck the child is" A voice said, making me jolt. I clutched my chest, throwing my head back as I puffed out air through my mouth"Jesus Christ, Julian" Glaring at him, I folded my hand under my chest. "Oh hey, Dumbo. Didn't know you were still live" "Takes a lot to bring me down." Russo rolled his eyes, walking back outside. I knew he was giving us space. "Grisella.." He started but I raised my hands up. "I don't want to talk, Julian. I'm not cut out for that" I shook my head, walking up to my phone. Before I got to the phone, he snatched it
Julian's POVI couldn't believe my eyes. My mouth wouldn't even close properlySlowly, my eyes came down to meet the bubbly kid who I met crying a few minutes ago. I had soft spots for kids. It was something not everyone knew. Maybe it's because I didn't have much kid around me while I was growing. I think the only kid I watched grow closely was Jenna. "We should go, E" Grisella finally found her tongue, taking the little boy, Ethan, by his hand.Her eyes still looked puff from crying and this only sparked up more curiosity in me. My brain couldn't recall the last time I saw Grisella consciously cry. I mean, not crying because of a bad dream but crying because she felt some type of emotion that led to that."You taught me to be polite, don't be like that. Say hi" Ethan stood his ground, not wanting to follow her.Grisella smiled briefly at him. "Okay, E. For you" She ruffled his hair before turning to me saying a quick 'hi' that I almost missed. The way he looked at her spoke so mu
Grisella's POV"Say you love my company" Jenna smirked at me."Love? That's not in my dictionary" I smirked at her, looking at the time for the 10th time today.I was waiting for her to go out so I could get dressed and head out. I don't know why I feel like Jenna was asked to stay with me to regulate my movement."I'm not going out anymore then" She sat on the couch. "No!" I screamed almost immediately, jumping down from the island. She raised her eyebrow giving me an amused look. "Are you trying to get rid of me, Grisella Morretti?" She asked. I didn't want her to be suspicious and I was failing at it.My phone came on but I silenced it as fast as I could. I began to type away fast, forgetting Jenna was still there"Do you have an online boyfriend that you want to go out to see?" Jenna wiggled her eyebrow at me. "I could cover up for you" I choked on my saliva, coughing out loud. The cough then turned into a loud laugh. "I'm not trying to get a man killed again." "Ahhh. Julian r
Julian's POV"She said it was cold. I don't believe it" I said to Russo who was silent all these while. "So you think she's pregnant?" Russo folded his arms, calmly looking at me."That is the shit. Do you think she might be seeing someone?" I sat down, clamping my hands together. I wanted to bring a hospital to her but restricted myself from doing that. She said she was fine and I didn't want her to feel like I didn't trust her.Russo burst into fits of laughter, shaking his head. This only seemed to make my blood boil. "Does this fucking look like a soap opera or comedy show to you?" I slammed my hand on the desk.Russo straightened his face immediately. "I mean, you lock her in here everyday so...""You saw how she snuck out of the house. This isn't even the first time she's getting out of our sight and -""It's not what you think, Boss" Russo said, like he knew something that I didn't. As if to make it more suspicious, his eyes held a sad expression."What is it, Russo. What are