Chapter 57
Everybody thinks him insensitive but if he wouldn’t project him steely nobody will abide by the rules. Little did people know he also has an organ called ‘heart’ like any other human and it bleeds for people he loves. The tear ducts in his eyes didn't dry up, he only learnt to conceal them for projecting a tough exterior. Controlling the grief in his kernel with all his willpower, he spoke solemnly. “You're not going with him.”
“Why?” Tom asked before Celeste could react.
Anthony did not say anything. But simply switched on the TV by attaching a pen drive. The video started playing. Lucy was crying. Anthony’s men kidnapped her, tied her with ropes to a chair. Her face looked worn out and red in the dark room.
“Stop it!” Tom screamed, unable to see the suffering of his wife. “What do
Chapter 58“Stop it! Anthony shouted. “Not one more word from those lips.” He held up his finger in a warning. “I do not talk nuisance like you and I do not get involved with anybody's matters unless it involves mine. Is your life a hell? What's so big a torture you are facing here in this house?” He asked her, spreading his hands sideways to state ‘big’.He took a step forward and Celeste took two behind in terror looking at the irk in his eyes. “I told you not to go out but you won't listen. You could have invited your friend to our house. I was giving you complete privacy that you won't even notice my presence. Why did you go to the restaurant when you clearly know your life is in danger?”“Going to the restaurant was my choice. It was not hers. Why did you scold her? She called me the next day to enquire if I w
Chapter 59With the passage of time her moans increased and turned louder. Anthony grunted. “Fuck! I don't know what to do with you. Around you, I'm out of my control.”Celeste sizzled like a snake reaching her orgasm and Anthony followed closely, filling her with his seeds. He stayed there for a few more seconds and then dropped beside her pulling her close to him.Their rapid breaths slowly got back to normalcy and sleep took over. Before slipping to the dream world Anthony kissed Celeste and closed his eyes.****He woke up to the ring of the private investigator. “Sir Rudolph here. Good morning! I'm sorry to bother you this early in the morning but the present issue needs your attention.”“What is it?” Anthony groaned on the phone massaging his forehead with the tips of his fingers.
Chapter 60Anthony crossed his arms to his chest projecting his muscled arms and robust chest. He played with his brows, having fun listening to her.Celeste's eyes went down to his well defined sternum. She wondered if he did that on purpose or if it was his involuntary action. Anthony very well knew the effect he was creating on her.Celeste controlled her feelings. It wasn’t the time to get influenced by his galvanizing machismo if she needs to win over him. “Have you heard of the hare and the tortoise story? The hare thinks too highly of himself and underestimates the tortoise in the race. Finally the tortoise wins and the hare loses. I see a lot of that sort of hubris in you.” She pointed a finger at him but this time cautious not to pin it on his chest.“Running away may be a common practice for you. But allowing you to escape repeated
Chapter 61Anthony supported her head, holding it in his hand and deepened the kiss. “I just can’t have enough of you. The more I have you the greater is the addiction. If you were water, I would gulp all of you away so that I can store you in me until the day I breathe my last.” He spoke, panting.Celeste giggled with the same sort of innocence in her eyes that he saw the first time he met her. The planet rotating beneath them seemed to stop its endless cycle, and the infinite universe of worlds clashed as the space between them suddenly ceased to exist. “You started telling poetry. When did you transform to a metricist?”“Since the day I saw you.” He drew closer, and it seemed as if he had stopped the world for a moment for her. “I'm the luckiest man in this hemisphere to have my love back. Now no force on earth can separate us.” He triumphed wit
Chapter 62“Ha ha, why would I lie to you? Are you a baby that I could hide facts from and tell you cock and bull stories? Some idiots from slums came around the mansion and burnt new year crackers.” Anthony said in a jovial manner.“New year crackers? But the new year is long gone?” Celeste said in an obvious tone. “That sounded more like an explosion and I felt the slight tremors of the earthquake too.”“The RDX in the bomb was more. They were custom made and that's why you experienced such a huge sound.” Anthony had partly confessed to her the truth because Celeste wouldn't take it any other way.“Handover those idiots to the cops. They are dangerous to society. There was a lot of sound pollution.” Celeste said with a scowl.“As you say sweetheart. You know the best.” An
Chapter 63He got up from the bed in an alarm and then he heard a soft sobbing sound. He looked around. “Celeste, where are you?”He could then note the sound was coming from the washroom. “What are you doing there? Come out. Is everything alright with you? Why are you crying?” Anthony asked her in panic.Celeste was sitting on the toilet seat and crying. When Anthony asked her to come out, she had no way but to face him.“Damn!” He looked shocked, staring at her. She was a mess with her face red and hair like a bird’s nest.“Are you feeling pain in your head, sweetheart? Give me a minute. I will get you the medicine.” But before he took a step forward Celeste stopped him.“No, I am not feeling any pain in the head.” She hollered.&
Chapter 64In the other side of the worldPolished black shoes resonated in command on the clean white marble floor. His tailor made suit was crisp and perfectly complimented his athletic figure. “So what is today’s news?” He asked his subordinate after occupying one of the super soft leather couches of his spick and span office.“Anthony could finally win Celeste’s heart. He removed the blindfold on her eyes about Tom’s fake love for her.”“That is wonderful news I'm hearing. Should we celebrate this occasion? Bring two glasses of champagne for us.” The boss got up from his seat, walked to the bar and waited for his PA to make the drink for him.“Lucy went to Anthony's home yesterday and begged him not to kill her husband.” The PA handed the glass to his boss.
Chapter 65The calling bell was heard but nobody was at the door. Celeste looked to her left and right if she could see anyone leaving and then she saw something making a sound under her leg.It was a white manila envelope with her name pasted on it in superfine cursive handwriting.Celeste opened it and read the letter. The next moment her heart’s beating sound was heard in her ears. “Kyle, you are taking me to Anthony's mafia head office.” She talked to him on the phone.“Ma'am, sir told you not to go out of the house. Please listen to me. It's for your own good.” Even after long minutes of talking she could not convince Kyle to take her to Anthony's office.She thought of various options to save her husband when she heard a calling bell once again. One of Anthony's chauffeurs was standing at the door with an envelope in his hand. &ldq
Being the live witness of everything Natalie endured, Dave suffered a panic attack thinking of how torturous his death would be. While he was suffering the palpation, Anthony called the tattoo artist. He could be very vicious when the convict is a conniving swine. And Dave had invoked his black eye by bringing him a lot of problems."Do as I say." He called the blind man who was waiting for his call outside the room. "Carve the words I say on his forehead - Anthony is innocent."Dave yelled loudly sizzling like a snake when the needle of the tattoo pen pinched his skin."Do you know Dave, your tattoo artist Mr. Elliott is a blind man and his first experiment is on you. Elliott loves drawing but he could not get an opportunity to work anywhere because of his handicap. I encourage talent in every area and decided to realize his long time wish. Look how beautifully he painted my words on your forehead." Anthony showed Dave a mirror. He was havin
Chapter 83"I can understand, I will wait for you to adjust to the new situations." Celeste pouted, spreading her arms for Anthony.He walked into them and sighed looking down at her slightly visible baby bump.Celeste giggled. "It's only a baby, not an atom bomb to hurt you. You're hesitant even to hug me. What would you do when my tummy grows to the size of a football?"Celeste joked but for Anthony it was not even near to funny. On the contrary it was one of the most horrific things he was about to experience after being born.***"Anthony, I want you to send that bastard and bitch to the netherworld. But before that I want them to clean the dirt they spread against Rodriguez. We are a reputed family who have been in international and overseas business for generations. Some Tom Dick and Harry dare not talk nonsense about us in public and try to corrode our fame. You need to teach these grinches a good lesson so that one
Chapter 82"She is pregnant. Mr Rodriguez, I hope this is gonna be happy news to you." The doctor looked at him doubtfully after she saw the dull features of Anthony.The news came to him like a shock. Anthony did not know what to say. He was not planning for a baby so soon. Though he had experienced Celeste's mood swings and nauseousness off and on, they had taken preventives. He trusted contraceptives more than his intuition and they have failed him. There were exceptions for every issue. It was the truth Anthony had to remind himself. He forcefully spread his lips when he saw reels turning in her head. "How long is she due?"The young female doctor grinned. "She is two months and two weeks pregnant. In fact, double congratulations to you. You are going to be the father of twins."Damn it! Anthony felt like a blast happened in his body no sooner he heard the doctor's words. When he is apprehensive of having one firecracker at home, there are two on the
Chapter 81Each step she took forward Anthony’s heart began to beat faster. A naughty twinkle sequenced in her eyes which nobody would notice but for him. He knew the language of her optics. She was having a lot of fun in teasing him by not even giving him a glimpse of her. But damn the waiting was worth it! She looked like a fallen Angel.“It has been seven days, twenty two hours and five seconds since the last time I saw you. You played enough with me. Wait till my hands reach you, my little soon to be wife.” He whispered in her ears clandestinely and projected the same naughtiness she had in her eyes seconds ago. In a flash the twinkle in her blue irises died down as if caught by a wave. Tout de suite Anthony displayed a triumphant grin which now everyone could see.“Take care of my daughter. Otherwise I will break your bones.” Carson spoke with a smile putting Celeste's hand in his but Anthony did not miss the seriousness behind
Chapter 80"Don't worry mom. He is breathing. Let us take him to the hospital.""Daddy what happened to you?" Celeste cried. She brought a glass of water and sprinkled it on his face to get him conscious. But it had no result. He was lying there like a dead man.Anthony arrived on time. Celeste ran to him and fell in his arms. "Daddy" She cried on his chest showing her father who was laying there a few feet away unconsciously."Don't cry sweetheart." Anthony said in pain while wiping away the tears of Celeste. He can stand anything on earth but not her sorrow. She is his weakness as well as strength. "Nothing is going to happen to him." He tried to rejuvenate her courage and helped Saul to carry Carson to his car to take him to the hospital.Scarlett was sobbing throughout the way. "He is not a man who shares his sorrow with anyone. Before Celeste was born he suffered cancer and he managed to keep it a secret from me till the end until it was
Chapter 79Ariana, Charles’s wife Aliza, Henry’s wife Sania and his sister Edith came to Anthony’s house a week in advance to make the wedding preparations. The children were running around the house while playing. Festive atmosphere was spread everywhere. The house was filled with traffic like the 42 Times Square Junction in New York.“Uncle Anthony, when are you going to buy us planes? You promised you would buy them for Christmas. Christmas is fast approaching.” Asher, the eldest of all the cousins, asked Anthony with his head held up as if he was looking at the Eiffel tower. All the boys old and young starting from 9 months to 5 years surrounded Anthony in Asher’s support.To ease Asher from straining his neck in looking up at him Anthony kneeled before him to match his height. “Did uncle Anthony ever miss to keep his promise, young man?”Anthony waved the hand to one of his bodyguards who br
Chapter 78The private investigation and secret operations team of both Night Eagles and Gangs of Myriad are working on full scale in close cooperation to trace the culprit behind the catastrophe at Carson’s house. It was a huge human loss caused to their boss and the Gangs of Myriad mafia is not going to keep its hands folded.In the midst of chaos the wedding of Anthony and Celeste was planned. He suspects a mafia war very soon because the massacre in Carson’s home was not an easy one. Someone very powerful is behind this and it is the indication of huge disaster ahead. Anthony wants to make Celeste his woman as soon as possible because of the changing circumstances.With Goofy’s death Carson feared Scarlett would once again drown into depression. Luckily Celeste’s wedding came on time. Celeste made Anthony agree to her decision to stay with her parents. As a result Scarlett got over the loss of Goofy’s death pretty soon. &l
Chapter 77An hour agoA pearl of his sweat dropped on her forehead as his sperm spurted into her mouth similar to the fountain stream in the pond of water. A victorious grin crossed Celeste’s features before she wiped her mouth and looked at Anthony with triumph.Like fireflies which bring light in the no moon night, Anthony brought brightness in the glum life of Celeste. Today she has no shortness in happiness. “My beautiful spitfire, it is time to pay back for the naughty deed you just did. You take me to a euphoria and then stop your hands at work to make me beg? Not a good choice.” He winked at her with a snicker.Celeste rounded her lips like a little girl and looked at him scornful. She had no idea it is through these sorts of piques that she makes even as dangerous a mobster like Anthony Rodriguez who can kill people in a blink of an eye go crazy for her.“Do you know you are walking on thin ice by
Chapter 76Anthony had sent Kyle to the hospital where he got the DNA test done of Carson and Celeste.“Sir, I have gone to the laboratory. The hematopathologist who did the DNA test is bribed by an unknown source to tamper the result. He is in my custody now. The original result proves positive. DNA samples match more than 90%. This man with me has no information about the criminal. Should I kill him?”No sooner Kyle asked the question, the face of the physician turned red with fear. “Please do not kill me.” His voice came muffled because of the plaster pasted on his mouth.“He is paid twenty five thousand dollars through a wireless transfer for manipulating the result and sending it to you.” Kyle informed Anthony.“Fucking bastard!” Anthony murmured. “Find out the source from where the money went to him.”“I had already made the investigation, sir. Not much information