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31. Worry

Penulis: Rich Ghali
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-01-24 23:06:13

The car Ben was driving stopped when they arrived at an apartment complex. Ben made sure that they were at the right address. After being sure it was the location they were looking for, the man turned the car towards the gate until it stopped in the parking lot.

Leonardo got out as soon as the car stopped. He took a small jog towards the apartment building. His heart couldn't calm down; he didn't want to be late to find Caterina. Every second and minute was precious to him. The man's long legs ran up the stairs to the fifth floor. This was because he couldn't wait for the elevator.

The man's footsteps echoed. Ben and his friend do not follow Leonardo's steps; they prefer to wait for the elevator. Because they believe taking the elevator will still arrive at the top floor faster than having to climb the stairs one by one.

True to Ben's expectations, he and Leonardo met on the top floor when the elevator door he was riding in opened.

“Room number 37.” Ben looked for the door with the ro
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  • Love Under Mafia Rule   32. Marco's Plan

    “Where did you hide Kate?” Leonardo gripped Marco's jaw very firmly. His face was flushed, his eyes glaring fiercely. His jaw was hardened, his teeth chattering.After they arrived at Marco's headquarters, Leonardo immediately made a scene. He was able to easily get past the guards until he found Marco in the living room preparing his weapons to counter Leonardo's attack. The man looked confused when Leonardo approached him with a murderous expression. He didn't expect Leonardo to come to him, so he didn't prepare anything.“Where's Kate?!” Leonardo raised his tone. If he wanted to, he could have easily broken Marco's jaw.“Wh-what are you talking about? I don't know anything. Didn't you pick her up here last week?” Marco tried hard to mask his fear; he didn't want to look weak in front of his men. Really, he had never felt this scared before. He had faced Leonardo dozens of times, but this time his guts were made to shrink. Leonardo was truly terrifying.“Don't mess with me, I know y

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  • Love Under Mafia Rule   33. Leo Offers

    Caterina hugged her father's body tightly as footsteps could be heard approaching. Dante was no longer able to stand for long. His legs really couldn't support his weight anymore, especially since he had previously forced his broken leg to tread. The man's face looked pale with cold sweat breaking out.Caterina looked closely at her father's face. It seemed that the fracture in Dante's leg was getting worse, and he was attacked by a fever because of the wound in his leg. She needed medicine to treat her father. If left untreated, her father's broken leg could cause an infection.“Dad.” Caterina called her father in a whisper, as she didn't want him to lose consciousness. The man's body was very hot, and he began to shiver. Caterina felt very guilty because her father had become like this because of her.They couldn't hide there any longer. They had to leave as soon as possible before Marco returned. She didn't know what Marco would do to them. However, it was certain that they would b

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  • Love Under Mafia Rule   34. Tool OF Revenge

    “You're running away from Leonardo aren't you? You hate him so much, and so do I. Why don't we work together to defeat him?” Marco offered.Caterina was silent for a moment. Her brow furrowed looking at Marco. On what basis did he think that they could defeat Leonardo? Even if they combined their strength, it would not be able to match half of Leonardo's strength. Everyone in Mexico knew how powerful La Vendetta was.“You want me to give you information about La Vendetta? You know it's very risky. I could die if I tell you.” Caterina looked doubtful. She was not sure if they could do that.“No. I don't need any information. I just need you and your father to join me.”“What's your plan?” Caterina gave him a serious look.Marco looked thoughtful. He bit his lower lip as he thought seriously. For now it seemed that he did not have any plans. It was just that he firmly believed that Caterina would be useful if she joined him.“I don't have any plans right now. We can work out a plan whil

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  • Love Under Mafia Rule   35. Efforts To Find Caterina

    “Where did you hide Kate?” Leonardo grabbed a man by the neck. After getting no results from Marco's headquarters, he went to the headquarters of his other enemies. He had no clue where Caterina had gone and who had taken her. He was forced to approach his enemies one by one.“I don't know.” The man replied through the pain in his neck.“Don't lie to me; I won't hesitate to kill you if I find out you're lying to me.” Leonardo said sharply. His words and gaze were equally sharp. The more he tightened his grip on the man's neck. His ambition to kill was even greater now that he had no information about Caterina's whereabouts.“I really don't know. I never intended to find trouble with you. What did I kidnap Kate for? That woman would be of no use to me, even if you don't want her.” The man said with difficulty. His face had turned red from lack of oxygen to breathe.“Sir, we really don't know anything about Kate. Last we heard, you kicked her out six months ago. That's the last time we

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  • Love Under Mafia Rule   36. Different Feeling

    “Dad!” Caterina hugged her father to express her happiness. She was very happy when he finally regained consciousness. His fever had also started to reduce.“Where are we? Did we escape?” Dante got up to sit. He stared at the room that seemed so unfamiliar. His brow furrowed, his eyes narrowed as he felt the glare of the lights.Caterina shook her head softly.“This is Marco's headquarters.”“Marco's headquarters?” Dante repeated the phrase. He looked even more confused. Shouldn't they be in confinement if this was really Marco's headquarters? Why were they in such a luxurious room?Caterina nodded slowly. She still couldn't believe that Marco and she would be allies from now on. The man who once wanted to kill her, now invited her to be friends and work together to defeat their main enemy, Leonardo. Who would have thought something like this could happen?“How so?” Dante stared with a questioning look. It seemed that he had missed many important things while he was unconscious.“Marc

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  • Love Under Mafia Rule   37. Alex Explained

    “Why are you doing this to me?” Leonardo looked at Alex very sharply. From the look in his eyes, there was a lot of disappointment. There was no telling how much he was disappointed in Alex. Truly, he couldn't believe that the one man he trusted the most betrayed him. His chest ached, as if he was being betrayed by the woman he loved. The pain was the same as when Caterina left him.Alex didn't answer the question. He just stayed silent. Leaning against the wall of the room with his knees supporting his chin. He drummed his fingers on the floor. He acted as if he hadn't heard any questions. He didn't dare look up at all, because he wasn't sure he could hold himself together if he looked at the disappointed look Leonardo was giving him.“Do you know how disappointed I am in you?” Leonardo's tone sounded burdened. He sighed very roughly, as if there was a lot of weight on his chest.“Alex!” Leonardo called out with an unknown feeling. “Look at me!”Alex raised his head. He knew his mist

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  • Love Under Mafia Rule   38. Envy

    "Why are you here? You should be in a cage by now." Ben looked surprised when he found Alex walking towards him. From the look on his face, he seemed quite worried that Alex would be angry with him after what he did. Who wouldn't be angry when treated like that? Alex was getting punished because Ben couldn't keep his mouth shut."You don't seem happy. Mr. Bianchi has already released me from punishment." Alex replied casually."Of course I'm happy. How could I not be happy when I see my friend happy." Ben tried to put on a friendly face, he smiled awkwardly at Alex. Inwardly he chuckled with annoyance that Alex had been released in such a short time. He hadn't even managed to convince Leonardo that he could do a better job than Alex. At this rate, his chances of becoming Leonardo's confidant would be dashed."Mr. Bianchi asked me to get the records regarding Kate's search report. He said you took care of everything, I need the data to analyze." Alex got straight to the point. The man

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  • Love Under Mafia Rule   39. Ben's incitement

    Ben knocked on Leonardo's study door, and he called politely, asking permission to enter. Leonardo was busy, so he didn't want to be disturbed. However, thinking that this was related to information about Caterina's whereabouts, he was forced to give Ben permission.Ben entered with a sweet smile on his lips. He sat in the chair opposite Leonardo's desk. The man looked a little clumsy and awkward. This is what made him lose to Alex. He didn't look convincing. He didn't look assertive and authoritative. Leonardo disliked that kind of personality.“What's wrong?” Leonardo asked firmly."Sorry, sir. Why do you always give every big order to Alex? Why don't you ever trust me to take care of large orders? I think I can do it too. I can do a better job than Alex. Please give me a chance to prove that Alex is not better than me." Ben finally revealed his heart that he had been suppressing. He really wanted to attract Leonardo's attention to be his right-hand man.Leonardo sighed harshly. "I'

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  • Love Under Mafia Rule   193

    "Why are you here?" Adam looked at his son with a probing look."Where else am I supposed to be? I need to go to the office to check my work after my two-week. There are a lot of files that I need to go through and sign off on. There's already a lot of cooperation pending. It's time for me to get back to work." Luka answered honestly."The work can be taken care of by others. There are many people who can be entrusted to take care of everything. You shouldn't have left Kate. She's still recovering." Adam seemed very concerned. Even now he was starting to be overprotective of his future daughter-in-law.Luka smiled a little. He hadn't expected that to be the reason his father had asked him about why he was at the office this morning. He thought it was something else; it was because he left Caterina for work."She's fine. She asked me to come back to work. I have Alex and Dante looking after her at home." Luka explained."That's good that you are. You check all these files and give them

  • Love Under Mafia Rule   192

    Hearing Caterina's words, Dante felt very happy. He had never thought that his daughter would give him a chance. The man smiled broadly. He approached Caterina, then hugged her very tightly."I know I've made many mistakes. This time I promise I will make up for all my past mistakes. I will be a good father to you." Dante said with great tenderness.Caterina nodded; she returned her father's hug gently.Luka looked happy to see that Caterina and her father's relationship had improved. His dream of improving their relationship had finally come true. At least that was all he wanted for now."No one needs me to take you to the airport, right?" Alex asked reassuringly after he saw Caterina and Dante hugging each other. The two had made up."I guess," Dante replied as he released her hug."Daddy!" Shopia ran to her father. She clung to her father's thighs. In her arms was the doll she got from Adam. She still thought it was from Caterina."Who is she?" Dante asked as he looked at his daugh

  • Love Under Mafia Rule   191

    "Dad?" Caterina was taken completely by surprise when she came out of the room to find Dante standing at the door. She was petrified for a moment, staring at her father with a mind filled with question marks. Since when had he been there? Why was he suddenly there? What was he doing there? All these questions ruled Caterina's mind."Kate..." Dante said weakly. His eyes looked teary. His whole body was trembling. He couldn't help but feel, even more so after he learned that Caterina had died and finally came back from the dead. He did not expect that his daughter would go through so many difficult times because of him."I'm sorry." Dante said in a hoarse and trembling voice. He hugged Caterina very tightly. His embrace even made Caterina moan because of the pain in her wound."I'm sorry." Dante released the hug because he did not want to hurt his daughter further. He gently rubbed Caterina's shoulders. A knot of a smile appeared on his lips. However, his eyes were moist from crying.Wh

  • Love Under Mafia Rule   190

    "I can help you if you want. You don't have to spend your time in prison. No one knows how long you'll be locked up there." The man in the formal suit spoke with emphasis. He had travelled from Mexico to Sydney after learning that Leonardo was involved in a criminal offense and had to deal with the law.If he had wanted to, Leonardo would have relied on his connections to get all charges dropped. However, he did not want to do that, as he realized that he was wrong. Moreover, Caterina forgave without wanting to prolong. He felt ashamed, angry, and disappointed in himself. There were countless mistakes he had made. There was no telling how much pain Caterina had received. He wanted to make up for all his mistakes, at least by being locked up in a detention cell for a few months."You don't have to do that. I wanted this." Leonardo replied expressionlessly.The man was quite surprised by Leonardo's refusal. How could he? How could he voluntarily submit himself to trial? He was the ruler

  • Love Under Mafia Rule   189

    After a week in the hospital, Caterina was finally allowed to go home under the condition that she must always be under the doctor's care. Her pale face had also started to look fresh. Luka had really taken good care of her during her hospitalization. He even neglected his work during this week. For him, Caterina was more important than work. Even Adam also preferred to be in the hospital rather than working."Slow down." Luka said gently as he helped Caterina out of the car. He carried her, half-hugging her, to step into the house."Mommy!" Shopia ran over when she saw Caterina had finally returned. She hugged Caterina's legs very tightly, as there was a lot of longing building up."Where are the souvenirs, Mommy?" Shopia looked up, looking at Caterina with sparkling eyes. Her face looked radiant, a sweet smile gracing her lips. She didn't know anything about what had happened to Caterina, because Adam had told her that Luka and Caterina were travelling to Mexico for a week to take c

  • Love Under Mafia Rule   188

    Caterina woke up in the morning when the doctor came to check her condition. She had slept very well the whole night, due to the effects of the medicine the doctor had given her. The woman frowned as she felt the glare of the light. Her eyes narrowed to look around. She was quite surprised to find Adam there."Uncle?" Caterina called out weakly.Adam approached with a smile. He felt guilty for all the things he had done to Caterina in the past. He felt guilty for hurting her. If he had known that Caterina was a victim of Leonardo's selfishness, he would never have antagonized her. He would have loved her with all his heart and regarded her as his own daughter."Stop calling me uncle; call me father from now on." Adam said with great tenderness. He rubbed the top of Caterina's head, the look in his eyes showing that he had truly accepted Caterina completely.Caterina smiled with a gentle nod. She was very happy with Adam's behavior because she felt as if she had a loving father. All th

  • Love Under Mafia Rule   187

    "Kate! Where's Kate?" Adam ran in breathlessly. The whole city of Sydney recognized the middle-aged man. So, the security guards and doctors didn't dare to hold him back or reprimand him. The man looked very panicked, his face and eyes full of worry. Fortunately, he had not heard the news about Caterina's death. He had only heard from his men that Caterina was being treated at the hospital for being shot in her vitals.The door opened with Adam appearing behind it. The man looked at Caterina, who was sleeping on a hospital bed in the VIP room. There were numerous devices attached to her body."Dad?" Luka was surprised to see his father there. His brow furrowed, he looked around. His father had come alone."Why are you here?" Luka asked in a tone demanding an answer. He had told his men to keep this matter a secret from Adam or Shopia. Why was his father suddenly there?"Do you think I'm that cruel? I told you that I have recognized Kate as my daughter-in-law. Why would you keep a matt

  • Love Under Mafia Rule   186

    "I'll take care of the administration so that we can take Kate's body directly to the crematorium for cremation." Alex said with a trembling voice. The man could not even believe that Caterina had died. The woman he had thought of as his only remaining family had left him.Alex took a weak step. His face was puffy and red. He was deeply lost and grieved over Caterina's death. There was no sentence that could describe his feelings at the moment. He even had to take care of the hospital administration when he was in such a state of grief."No! You can't take her to the cremation ground!" Luka said in a high tone. "Kate is still alive. Her body is still warm." He continued to deny. Perhaps because of his deep love, he couldn't accept reality.Alex ignored that sentence. He knew that what Luka was saying right now was just an expression of his pain. The longer he heard Luka's cries, the deeper his pain would become as he realized that he would never see Caterina again."Where am I?" The w

  • Love Under Mafia Rule   185

    Hearing the doctor's words, Luka felt like his life was over. His heart stopped beating for a few seconds. He could not believe that Caterina was really dead. How could that be? This morning he was still joking with Caterina. He had only left her for a few hours because Caterina was going to choose a wedding dress. They were going to get married in the near future, but now it looked like it would never happen. This was because the bride-to-be was gone.Luka fell to his knees on the floor. He couldn't even cry because he was too shocked to hear the news. His face looked very pale, his eyes wide open.Alex immediately ran into the room. He ran over to Caterina. His tears immediately broke after he saw the pale face of Caterina who was sleeping on the operating bed. The eyes were now tightly closed. Her beautiful face looked very pale."Kate! You can't die! Who gave you permission to die?!" Leonardo's screams sounded so heartbreaking. He shook Caterina's body, hoping that she would rise

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