Arthur's POVI ended the meeting on my accord, anger showing on my face as I moved to my car. I couldn't believe that they wanted me to apologize to Sebastian, after everything he did to my family.“That would never work!” I yelled, stepping into my car, as I prepared to go home.Inside the car, I was quiet, thinking about all that the mafia had said. They were all planning something against me, I could feel it. But why was Kelvin among them, why was Kelvin making it look like Sebastian was right from the start.Finally driving into my compound, I got out of the car, pulling my briefcase with me.Many thoughts were going through my mind, so I just secured my car as I dragged my feet into the house.“Arthur?” I had been so consumed by my thoughts that my eyes didn't catch a glimpse of my sister when I walked into the house.My brows furrowed at what she was doing here when she should be at her apartment, getting a good rest from the day's work.Her face was in a frown, her eyes lowered
Iris's POVIt had been two months since Kelvin and I had been hitting things off together. He had always been friendly, bringing me flowers, and ice-cream, which I found very friendly. However, I had my suspicions about him. It got to a time when my heart was pounding, and raging around him, but it seemed like knowing him for the better made me feel free around him. I began to smile around him, go out on movie dates, and do countless fun things with him.At a point, I refused to trust him, telling him all I felt about him to his face. My lips wouldn't stop rapping to him how I thought he was like Arthur, and was looking for a way to win my trust because of Arthur. The feeling of having him around became a threat because I also saw him as a mafia who had bad intentions against my family just like Arthur did.Kelvin was sad about the words I told him, and then he began to explain everything clearly to me. He told me about how he knew about Arthur's plan, and that he had always warned A
Iris POVI was shocked by the package that arrived at the door today. I was in my room when the doorbell rang, and the next thing I knew, the twins were screaming again.Rolling my eyes, I decided to continue reading the magazine in my head. However, there was no chance to do so because the twins barged into my room.I freaked out, and began to blast them, asking them if they didn't know how to knock.Both of them giggled at the same time, seeming not to worry about what I had told them bluntly, but they didn't care. Rather, they acted like two adult pups who wanted to see their sister.“Sis, forget about that for now. A package came in, and it's for you.” I furrowed my brows, did it say who it was from?” I asked, but they shook their heads several times.Feeling rather stressed, I collected the package, and placed it on the bed before going back to the book I was reading. It wasn't easy for me to cope with my sister's tantrums.“Well, what are you both waiting for, leave…” I point
Arthur's POV My life became a total mess, I was either with whiskey, or other strong drinks just to make me stop seeing Iris. She was everywhere, at the club, at home, even in my heart, and it was getting really frustrating.“Get out of my heart, iris!” I came home drunk, thought of her, still driving me crazy. I was supposed to be a Mafia, how did I end up like this? How did I get so emotionally attached to her? There was nothing I had not done to kick her out of my life. I had gone clubbing, taken girls to a hotel room, yet I couldn't have fun with them because they were not Iris."Get out!' I recalled when one of them tried to touch me on one occasion, that was how I screamed, making her flinch. She stared at me in surprise, her eyes watching me expression with a smile on her face. It was like she wasn't ready to give up, so I pulled out a massive sum of cash, and handed it to her. I also told her she should get out of the room.She nodded, happiness showing in her eyes as she tr
Arthur's POV“Where the hell are you, you got me worried!” I tried to be calm, but the raging emotions inside of me couldn't be contained, my emotions switched from worry to anger. She had been away for a long time, and didn't even bother to call.She told me she was sorry, and that nothing like that would ever repeat, but what I wanted was different, I wanted her back home with me.It seemed like the trip didn't do much good for her, I could hear it in her voice, but he couldn't take it. Whatever it was, she should come back home right away for therapy.“Anna, go get your ticket, I'll be waiting for you at the airport tomorrow, there's no way I'll let her stay there any longer.”She didn't object to my words, telling me she would be there. I was relieved, at least, we were going to talk, and I finally found out what she was hiding from me.That night, I went to sleep knowing that my sister was going to return tomorrow. However, there was something that worried me the next morning. I
Arthur's POV I was shocked about everything that was going on. She was my sister, yet she didn't tell me all this until now? I was sad about it. However, when she told me she had more confessions to make, I had to swallow what I was feeling, and fix my eyes on her.“Arthur, please, I'm sorry…” the way she cried was hurting me. What did she want to tell me, and was it that bad that she couldn't speak up?My eyes stared at her with worry, my heart pounding as I inhaled to calm down. I urged her to tell me what it was that she wanted to say. She sniffed, using her hands to clean her eyes. She couldn't even look me in the eyes, and it seemed like the matter was more serious than I thought.Her actions only made me feel more nervous. I wished I could read her mind, so she wouldn't have to say it.“Arthur, I did something terrible. I gave Kelvin my…” she trailed off, not knowing how I would feel about what she was about to say.I urged her to tell me, and she confessed that she had been
Iris's POVI looked at my reflection once more in the mirror that stood in front of me, a strand of my hair was out of place, so I reached out for the brush lying motionlessly on the dressing table and brushed the hair to rhyme with the others. I sighed and put on some peach lipstick on my upper lips and smacked my lips together to even out the lipstick.I sighed once more and did my favorite eyeliner, my hands shook as I did it and a smile curled at the corner of my lips as I subconsciously remembered the tip Anna have taught me on how to successfully do make-up without ending up murdering anyone around me out of frustration. My smile faded as I remembered the situation I was in.'What a shame.' I murmured to myself.Arthur moved on so easily and here I was finding it difficult to move on.My phone vibrated, and I picked it up to see who sent me a message, turned out Kelvin was already outside waiting for me. I looked at my reflection one more time and dabbed my face with a bit of po
Iris POVIt's been a week since Dad has consented to the marriage, and I couldn't help but look forward to the following months when I'd be free. I maintained my composure at home and didn't do anything out of order to not alert my Dad or make him suspect that I was dying to leave the house.As usual, I proceeded to the kitchen as time for dinner was near to make preparations for dinner and my sisters were there already.“Look who's here.” My sister teased.I chuckled and pinched the bridge of her nose while she giggled.“What's for dinner?” I asked nonchalantly.“We we're hoping you'd choose what we'll cook tonight, seeing that you're in a good mood.”“I'm always in a good mood, let's make some lasagna.”My sisters agreed after a few minutes of arguing with each other and then bickering followed by light jokes. The process was one my mother had taught me and I perfected by watching a few movies online, but it was wholesome having to cook with my siblings. Cooking was the one thing