Olivia's POVI cannot believe that Samantha is so here. I thought she was going to Europe to become a model, and she was going to take her modeling career seriously, and I guess her career did not last long because she was not used to working. I do not respect women who only use their bodies to get money and think they do not have to work when they get married because their husband has to look after them for the rest of their lives. Marriages just like that do not last long. Some of these women get bored at home, start having affairs with other men, and their husband discovers they are not sitting at home all day. Women like Samantha like to go to parties with their friends and cannot stay home all day. They enjoy shopping and having the best things in life but do not like working for them. You always see her at parties on your social media. And most of the time, she looks other high or drunk."What are you thinking about? I hope it is me that you are daydreaming about. I'm just teasi
Olivia's POVI am glad that the school year is almost over. The time has flown by, and I am so happy that I can start working next year after our family holiday. My parents wanted to go to Italy, and I cannot wait. I love going to Italy. I think that is why many girls in my class are also very jealous of me because we travel a lot. I have seen more places in my life than they have on the Internet. They think I am privileged because I can travel often, and my parents take us wherever they go. My parents love going on family holidays, and they love the fact that we are all one happy family on holidays. It is the only time we can spend together, as everybody has nothing going on. When we are here in America, our parents usually work while we are busy with other schoolwork, sports, or other things. I love my parents a lot and know they love me. I understand that some children who attend school with me hardly spend time with their parents. Because if their parents have time to go on holida
Enzo's POVOlivia has invited me to go with her on her family holiday. I wouldn't say I like holidays, and I do not believe that I will go, and I know she will be disappointed because she wants to know me better. I do not know what to do because I cannot relax knowing there is work at my office. I know I should relax more, but I cannot. My life is a mess at this moment. I do not know what to do. I do love Olivia. I do not know if I will give up my bachelor's status yet. I was counting on Olivia to finish her studies first. It can take years because I know she will keep studying until she is the best in her field. Now it feels like I am under pressure to go on this family holiday. I do not want to disappoint Olivia, but going on a family holiday with her feels like a big commitment to me. It feels like they want to make me part of the family. I was not part of a family for years until my mother returned. I was close to my father, but I was not as close as I would like to be. Even after
Olivia's POVI did not believe that Enzo would come. But here he is now we will spend the rest of the holiday together, at least I'm not going to sit sulking in my room all the time. I wouldn't say I liked that Enzo and I had a misunderstanding. I do love him, but sometimes he makes me so angry. I know it is a problem for most Dons in the Italian Mafia. They all grew up thinking they were the boss because they knew they would have to take over their families and run them like their fathers. Everybody always has to listen to them. And that is where the problem comes in. They think they can be bossy with anyone and everyone must listen to them—even their wives or girlfriends. Enzo needs to learn that I am not one of his employees yet or a part of his mafia family. If he loves me, he will have to treat me better. He can not just throw tantrums when he does not get along with me. I know I need to talk to him about it. We drive to the hotel where we will be staying."You know you cannot ru
Enzo's POV I do hope that Olivia believes me. She is right. I do not like her father, and I think he is an evil man who does not deserve to live. He may be the godfather of the Italian Mafia. And I may not have enough power to overthrow him and his family, but it does not mean I have to like him. I do respect him because he is a very dangerous man. I will never underestimate Riccardo Marino. I am unhappy with myself for falling in love with his daughter, Olivia. Do I not hurt enough to forgive her family? I do not know. Do I want revenge on her family? Maybe. When I first met Olivia, I never planned on falling in love with her. I was planning on making a fall in love with me and then getting my revenge on Riccardo Marino through his daughter. My plans backfired on me because I did fall in love with her. When I was younger, I did not believe I hated Riccardo Marino. I saw him as my hero, but as time passed and I saw my mother and father struggling to keep their relationship going an
Enzo's POV Today, I am going to surprise Olivia. I am going to ask her to meet me. I know she is still very young, but I wanted to be engaged before she goes to university. I do not care what the world says. If they think we had a relationship while she was still underage, my reputation is on the spell and not hers. I know I must get even with Samantha Green and Anita Smith. I know I cannot do anything to them now because if they disappear, everybody will appoint their fingers at Olivia and me. I do not want Olivia to be in any danger or any trouble. I wouldn't say I like that she is in the middle of all this. But Samantha Green and Anita Smith will pay for what they have done to us. I do not hate that father anymore. I know my head was misplaced. As a child, I blacked out all the memories of my parents fighting all the time because I did not want to remember it. I tried to remember our happy family before my mother disappeared. I'm glad I've talked to my mother because now that is
Olivia's POV Enzo walks out of the bathroom wearing the holiday clothes I gave him. He does not look very comfortable in short pants and a T-shirt. He looks at me as if he wants to tell me if I laugh, he will go and change out of the clothing. I am too busy staring at him to even think about laughing. How can one man be so handsome? I cannot believe I always thought he was handsome in a suit. Damn, he's even more attractive in shorts and a T-shirt. "I feel ridiculous. I feel like I am back in high school. Do I have to wear this? Where are we going?" Enzo asks. "Stop complaining. You look awesome. You are on holiday, for crying out loud. You need to learn how to relax. You do not look ridiculous. Now let's go," I say. I do not trust myself being alone with him in this room for much longer because I know that if I stay here much longer with him, I will not be able to resist him. I may be young, but I know what sexual tension is. "I know, I know. I will try my best to relax. Do yo
Olivia's POVI have no idea what is happening, and I need to get away from here and get to my father. Don Alberto asked me if he could take me home. I know I need to stop thinking about him by his surname and start calling him Gabrielle. If I marry him, I must call him by his name. I am baffled. I do not know what has been happening in the last few months of my life. Ever since Enzo entered my life, everything turned upside down. My life has been a roller coaster. I had my ups and downs, and now I'm just down.I cannot believe that he did not tell me about Sylvia. Why would he keep her a secret from me? Is it his first big love? I do not know what to believe. I do not know what to do. I am feeling helpless. Does Enzo even love me? I do not think he knows what is happening in his heart and mind. Being a person with so much intelligence must be very difficult. Sometimes it reminds me of those professors that always look confused. I know that his eyes were cold when he looked at me. I co
Mia's POVToday we are celebrating love. It is my daughter's wedding. I cannot believe that life has come full circle. I once was Don Riccardo's mistress. Now, I am his Donna, and our baby girl is getting married. We have gone through so much together and will still go through so much more. My eyes are full of tears as I look at my beautiful daughter in her white wedding gown. She looks beautiful. I can't believe that I almost lost her daddy. He looks so proud walking beside her as he walks her down the aisle where Mark awaits her. I look at Oliver standing next to Mark. He is the best man. Eva is the bridesmaid. The two of them had surprised us and had been dating for a long time. I know Oliver is waiting for her to finish her studies before they get too serious. He knows Eva is still young and wants to enjoy her life on campus. Oliver is not jealous and allows her to go out with her friends. However, I know Eva does not go out. She does not like going out with Oliver. Daria and Dmi
Mark's POVIt is a few months after Enzo disappeared from our lives. Today I have decided to ask Olivia to marry me. First, I have to go to Don Riccardo and Donna Mia. I will have to ask him if I can marry their daughter. I am slightly nervous as I am from the Russian Mafia, and they are from the Italian Mafia. Oliver will take over from his father. I do not want Olivia to be my mistress. I want her to be my wife. I have too much respect for her to even think of her as a mistress. I know that is how Don Riccardo and Donna Mia started out. I have heard the whole story Olivia told me, and I find it very romantic. I want to show them that I respect their daughter. I will never turn into Enzo. I'm glad he is out of our lives, and we never have to see him again. I do not know where he is or what has happened to him. Olivia has been through so much. I will never hurt her, and I believe that Don Riccardo and Donna Mia will know that. She is the love of my life. I never want to lose her. Whe
Olivia's POVI'm sitting in my office waiting for Mark to come and fetch me for lunch. It makes me happy. Sometimes I still think about Enzo and the times we had together. However, after what he has done, I can never forgive him. He went after my family, which is a big no for me. He's getting a lot of backlash on the Internet and in the business community. Everybody knows my father and loves him. I cannot tell why Enzo has done what he did. What he did was take a very promising career and mess it up. I still do not know why he did it. I loved working with him the first time on the first game that we did together. I still think Enzo is very selfish and only thinks about himself. My office door burst open. Enzo Valentino is standing at my doorway."What do you want, Enzo?" I ask."Olivia, please let me just talk to you. I've got so much that I need to explain to you. I know what I did was wrong. I love you. I understand what I have done is wrong. I know now that I should never have take
Enzo's POV I did not expect somebody to find and post my files on social media, but I should have guessed that if somebody could find them, it would be Olivia. I guess I am exposed. This is the end of me because my company shares folded. I have nothing left to live for. I guess all I can do is go overseas. Nobody knows me there. I should make a new beginning. I have messed with the wrong families. I should not have tried to take on the Marinos. I should have known that I would stand by each other and that they would never turn against each other. What I did was wrong. I know that now. I should have listened to my parents and never taken on Riccardo Marino. I don't know what made me think I could win a war against them. It does not mean that I forgave them. I do not like him, but it's nothing I can do against him. He has won the war, and I am giving up. I have lost so much. I feel it is my own fault. I should have never taken a Riccardo Marino on. Can I turn back? No. I wish I could t
Olivia's POV Yes, I am in love with Mark. I cannot help it. He is a very handsome man. He is strong and reliable. It means more to me that he stands by my side than Enzo's looks. What Enzo has done is just wrong in my eyes. Enzo attacked my parents. He has asked for a war. My family is sacred to me, and I believe my family does not deserve what he does to them. I believe that my father was wrong. Even in the end, he did help Enzo's family. Enzo's mother and father are not holding a grudge against my father. So why is he? I cannot believe that Enzo has turned out so bad. I cannot believe that at one time in my life, I believed that I was in love with him. So now Enzo is going to have problems. I cannot believe that I have to do this, but I have to. I have to protect my family against a person like Enzo. " Are you okay, honey? It would be best if you did not feel wrong about what we will do to him. We have to expose him because of your family. We cannot lead your father to be blamed fo
Mark's POVI have seen the photos of Riccardo online. I know they are fake because I know that Riccardo Marino will never do something like that. I am very optimistic that his family is standing with him and that they will never believe that he will do something like that. They all know him, and they know how much he loves Mia. Enzo has gone too far this time. I understand that the Marino family will not stand for it. However, I know how to expose him once and for all. Tomorrow, Enzo will be revealed. I know he is the one that is behind the photos, and I know that it is him in the pictures. Enzo has made one big mistake. He has missed the wrong person. Also, he has not taken into account that Riccardo is a much older man than he is, and the body of an older man does not look like the body of a younger man. I sent him that message to let him know I would expose him. "Are you also looking at the photos of my father on the internet?" A voice comes from the door of my office. I look up,
Enzo's POV Everything is going wrong, and I do not understand why. My company is losing money daily. The Russian Mafia has abandoned me, and the Dons of the Italian Mafia are telling me they no longer want to work with me. I do not know what I have done wrong. I was so sure that I had everything planned out. Everything changed when Olivia showed up again. Was she even gone? I believe she was always working behind the scenes, making me furious. I thought she loved me and would not be a problem for me in the future. I was wrong. I have often seen her with Mark Ivanov in the last few weeks. I cannot say that I have enjoyed it. I still believed that Olivia belonged to me. If I can get her, I can get the Costa family. And with the Costa family at my side, the Valentino and Costa families will become more powerful than the Marino family. We will be able to take over the Godfather ring. If only I could persuade Olivia that I still love her and need her to send by my side against her own fam
Mark's POV The rest of the night we spent together in another nightclub. We have fun and soon forget about Enzo. We have promised ourselves that we will not think about him for the rest of the night. Valentino is nothing in our eyes. I can see that he did not even upset Eva or Olivia. He might think that he is still something in their eyes. He may think that he is irresistible to all women. He is making a mistake if he believes that Eva or Olivia or even thinking about him. We enjoy ourselves drinking a few drinks and dancing the night away. I like being close to Olivia, and I am sure she likes being close to me. The two of us are dancing the whole night. We forget about Oliver and Eva. We are enjoying ourselves as we dance. "Shall we go home? It is already late. I do not want to get you home too late. I do not think your father will appreciate it if I get you home too late," I say. I can see Olivia is not in the mood to go home. She pulls her face at me and sticks her tongue out.
Olivia's POV Enzo is becoming more isolated daily. He thinks that the Dons are on its side. He does not know that the Dons contact us and tell us everything he plans to do. Nobody likes him because he thinks he is better than everyone else. He believes he is the most clever person in the world. He thinks everybody around him is stupid. We are foolish and will allow him to take over the Italian Mafia. This is the beginning of his end. I am planning to ruin him financially over the next few months. Enzo needs to be humbled. He may be clever, but he is not a very good businessman. Yes, he made money from his tech company, but only because he has been the only one in the game. Not that I am giving him a little bit of trouble with the tech company. His stocks are falling, and most Dons are out to help me ruin him. Enzo has pissed off a lot of people. He has used him, and he has used their daughters. I'm going on a date with Mark, Eva, and Oliver tonight. I do not know where they plan to