Mariella Giordano, the second daughter of a Mafia Boss, is neglected by her own family since birth. Giordanos makes her marry Leonardo Marchetti, the rival Mafia Boss, for compensation. The relationship between them is not the usual type because trying to kill each other is their love language.
Lihat lebih banyakâThis is an unannounced visit, Marchetti.â Enrico said, signaling his men to leave them two in the room.âPardon. I have an important matter to discuss with you, Mr. Giordano.â Leo sat on a single sofa like a king. He doesnât mind how intimidating Enricoâs presence is. He is not called Marchettisâ Mafia Boss for nothing.âWhat do you want?â Enrico asks while lighting his cigarette. âYour daughter MariellaâŠâ âMariella?â Enrico creased his forehead. He didnât expect his daughter to be involved withâwait. âHavenât you moved on yet, Marchetti? My daughter forgot about you. Leave her alone.ââShe signed a contract with me.ââSigned a contract? Sheâs just a f*cking twelve-year-old girl. How can she sign a contract with you in the first place? Sheâs under my custodyâââBut never prioritize her. I get it,â Leo sarcastically said. âIâm just informing you, Mr. Giordano. In exchange for teaching my little sister in academics, I will start the renovation of her old villa which is within your pr
CHAPTER 24âThen⊠Youâre hired.â âHired?â Mariella asks in disbelief. âI havenât agreed yet. No, scratch that, I already refused soâŠâ Mariella grabs the box of her half-empty Cannoli, and is about to leave when Leo talks again.âWhat do you want for you to accept being Lunaâs tutor?ââI donât want anything.â Mariella firmly uttered.âMoney? Own a car? A piece of land? A renovation of your villa? Name your price.â Leo starts negotiating. He does not want to let this opportunity slip away from his grasp.When Leo mentioned the villa, Mariella was tempted. She misses the old times, especially her mother. She sighed heavily, her thoughts were fighting whether to accept the offer or be firm on her first decision, ignore it. âI will⊠think about it.â Mariella said before leaving the bread shop. Leo, on the other hand, followed her using his gaze. He doesnât know if there is a higher chance that Mariella will accept the offer because her back was on them when she answered.âI really hope t
The night is deep and it is time for Mariella to sleep but she first ensures that the door and windows are locked. Even if she uttered words like sheâs ready to die, as a twelve-year-old girl, fear still seeps throughout her well-being that someone might enter her room and hurt her or at worst assassinate her. Mariella heard heavy and in a rush footsteps, and also muffled voices on the ground floor. Seems like they are having a chaos. When she looks through her window, many men in black, probably Giordano's men are going inside the vans. Despite the curiosity, Mariella just let it slide because it is definitely none of her business.The next day came, Mariellaâs ready to attend her classes when she heard two of the family servants talking in the hallway.âAre they dead?ââI heard they are in a critical condition but still alive.ââFor sure, the family will be thrilled and threatened. Itâs an uproar to the Giordanos.ââYouâre right. We might get involved if something worse happened.â
One afternoon, Mariella arrived at Giordano mansion after school. She stares at the mansion for a moment feeling a bit uncomfortable since she felt living in a strange house. Noise from the field not so far from the entrance caught her attention. Mariella's cousins are playing around with guns and other dangerous equipment. Mariella's day was disturbed when one of them saw her. "Hey, b*tch! Come here!" Mariella ignored."I said, come here!"She walked faster."Get her!"The man in black grabs Mariella's arms and drags her until they reach the open field. "Let me go!" Mariella tries to free herself from their grip but what can a twelve-year-old girl do against those strong muscled men? Nothing.They throw Mariella in front of the five young Giordanos who are older than her. She's the youngest among their generation. "You," Elio, the eldest and Elmo's older brother, grabs Mariella's collar and pulls her to stand. "Don't look at me like that."Mariella does not notice how her eyes
âGood morning, senorita.â The servant gets inside Mariellaâs room and puts the tray of breakfast meal on the round table near the glass door which is connected to the balcony.Itâs a usual day for her, waking up in the morning, one of the servants delivers her food whether it be breakfast, lunch or dinner, then prepares for school, and a guard assigned to her drops and fetches her at school. Itâs been a dull cycle in her everyday life since she stays in the mansion.Mariella usually spends most of her time inside that room for the fear of her family members who aim to slay her. She always feels anxious and cannot sleep peacefully at night.âHi,â Mirabella is all smiling while peeping at Mariellaâs door. She doesnât even knock but Mariella ignores it and just focuses on eating her breakfast.âCan I join you?â Mirabella asks while holding her tray. She puts the tray across Mariellaâs without waiting for her permission as if sheâs not asking but just informing her.âPapaâs went somewhere
âWhoaâŠâ Amusement dances in Marcelloâs eyes while scanning his niece from head to toe. Mariellaâs just wearing a simple knee-length peachy dress, bought by her mother a month before her death. âYou look stunning tonight.ââUh⊠Thanks.â It feels like she was complimented by Marcella because for the record, Marcello looks like a boy version of her mother.âLetâs go?â Mariella nods and follows her uncle to the back gate where his car is parked. âHope you like what Iâve chosen for you. Not good at picking perfect restos.â He laughs at his own thoughts. âJust doing this for the sake of your motherâs wish, ugh⊠didnât know itâs her last though.â Marcello gives Mariella a quick glance before turning his sight on the road. Sheâs not talking and just looking somewhere, nowhere but sheâs listening.âWishing her to be here.â She whispers but enough for Marcello to hear her.âNot good at comforting but⊠yah know, at least⊠sheâs still in your heart, right? Donât miss her too much, kid. It will
âMammaâŠâ Mariella touches Marcellaâs gravestone. Tears keep running down her cheeks and she doesnât bother to wipe it. She is left alone with her uncle in the cemetery since the rain starts pouring so hard as if the sky feels her sorrow, and wants to join Mariellaâs grieving heart.âLetâs go,â Marcello said while holding a black umbrella to cover Mariella who was kneeling on the mud. He ignores the fact that he starts getting soaked. âGet up. Youâll get sick.â He pulls her and with lifeless eyes, Mariella just stares at the gravestone. She lets her uncle pull her away until they get inside the car.Silently, she watches the rain sliding through the carâs glass window. Due to the heavy rain, the surroundings got kind of foggy. Marcello doesnât utter a word while driving. He knew his niece. She needs quiet time to think. She just lost her mother.âLet me live with you, uncle.â She said while still looking outside, silently hoping that her beloved uncle would agree to her wish.âSorry, k
âRun.â âAh!â ââAhhh!â âSeñorita! Señorita!â Two of the servants immediately ran when they heard Mariellaâs scream. âMamma! Whereâs mamma?â Sheâs out of control. âLet me go! I donât need you! Whereâs mamma?!â âSeñorita, calm down! Señorita!â âI said, let me go!â Mariella snatches the bread knife on the tray beside her and sways it into the air. Out of fear, the servants step backward while shockingly looking at Mariella. They gulp and beads of cold sweat form on their foreheads. âGet out!â They almost stumble to rush outside the room. Mariellaâs fuming mad and throws the knife and it jabs into the wooden frame of a large portrait inside that room. Her eyebrows furrow when she stares at the portrait in front of her. It confuses her, is it she or her twin sister Mirabella? Her eyes look around and the room is very unfamiliar. She sets her feet on the carpeted floor and begins to walk but she falls on the ground when she feels her knees weaken. Mariellaâs sight doubles so she sh
"Your birthday's around the corner. What do you want?" Marcella asks while having breakfast with Mariella. She's turning twelve and she can't think of the gift."Just a simple celebration, mamma." She responds since Mirabella will celebrate too and it will probably be grand because she's the heir."Sure, whatever you want." Marcella smiles at her daughter before finishing her meal and leaves Mariella to take care of.Mariella always wonders if her mother doesn't get tired of taking care of the two of them."I'm gone for a week to do business stuff." Leo suddenly appears in front of her and speaks. She just got outside the campus after a long tiring day.Mariella just raises her eyebrow, looking at him who is waiting for her response, while her arms are crossed on her chest."You might think I ditch youâ""I don't have to know your whereabouts.""You might miss me, you know?""As if." She slightly scoffs and starts walking but Leo follows her."Wanna have some Cannoli?""No thanks.""C
"Mariella!""Mirabella, what on earth are you doing here?" It surprises her to see her twin sister tied in the basement. No one's around so she easily gets inside the room."Your husband! He... He will kill me. Please... Help me!""W-What? He'll never do it. He has principles. He will never hurt women or children." She knows her husband, his principles were proven and tested."Have you already forgotten what he had done to our mother? He killed her! He killed her in front of you!" Fear... the expression shows on Mariella's face. "Untie me! Faster!"With trembling hands, and with fear that Leo, her husband, will kill her sister like he did to her mom, she immediately unties the rope around Mirabellaâs wrists and makes her free."What the fuck are you doing here?" Leo's baritone voice echoes inside the room that makes shivers down her spine. Mariella hides her sister on her back and fiercely faces her husband."I am the one who should ask! Why is my sister here? What has she done for you...
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