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Chapter 21 Telling The Truth
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THE BEAUTIFUL MAFIA BOSS Chapter 22 Desperate
Luna Belle POVMy shoulders sag as I walk to the bathroom and wash my face. My father lost shares in his business, and it’s my fault. Because of me, he had to give a part of his hard-earned company to the Franco family. If Leonardo used the bribing to blackmail my father into signing over a part of his business, then Leonardo is condoning the bribing too.It’s a bitter pill to swallow. A part of me wishes I never learned the truth. I don’t like to think this house and everything else was bought with dishonest means. Dad has never involved us in his business. I’ve never understood much about it because he’s gone to such great pains to keep his private and professional lives apart.I’ve always put him on a pedestal. He’s always been my hero, and today makes a dent in the image I upheld for so long, proving that even my strong, successful, and invincible dad is only human. That he has faults. I suppose he feels the same about me, realizing that his little girl isn’t so perfect or obedien
THE BEAUTIFUL MAFIA BOSS Chapter 23 His Family
Leonardo Franco POVOur house is a stone structure that stands on a cliff. The wall of rock dives straight into the sea. To the left, a small bay with a strip of sand provides enough protection to tie a boat. Beyond the bay, terraced gardens lead up the hilly side to the house. On the east side, an Olympic-sized pool overlooks the sea. The garden is planted with rosemary, thyme, lavender, and narra trees. A vineyard stretches down the hill at the back. It’s a small vineyard that produces a few bottles of mediocre quality wine a year, but it was never meant to be an industrious enterprise. It’s my father’s hobby. It was always his dream to own a vineyard.I throw the rope of the yacht to one of our men who waits on the jetty. He greets me with a nod. Once the yacht is secured, he goes on board to close everything and pull the covers over the fittings. I look at the gray sky, taking in the thick bank of clouds as I climb the stone steps that cut through the garden to the front of the ho
THE BEAUTIFUL MAFIA BOSS Chapter 24 My Twin Venus Franco
I just have enough time to drop the satchel before catching my sister as she throws her arms around my neck.She smacks a kiss on my cheek. “You’re back.” Laughing, she lets me go and wipes something from my face, presumably her lipstick. “You should’ve told me. I would’ve come home straight after my last class instead of going to the library.”My mother gives an awkward smile before slinking away, allowing us space as if she’s not welcome in our circle. Like an outsider. Guilt constricts my chest as I follow her retreat with my gaze over Venus’s shoulder.“Hey,” Venus says, punching me in the stomach. “I’m talking to you.”“Quiet.” I glance at the library. “Papa is sleeping.”She blows out a breath. “It’s been hard.” Then her expression brightens. “But the doctor reckons he’ll be fine in a couple of days. It’s only a cold.” She picks up the satchel and hooks her arm around mine. “Have you eaten? If I know Mama, she’s been cooking all day. Let’s grab a hot chocolate and you can tell m
THE BEAUTIFUL MAFIA BOSS Chapter 25 Loss Of My First Love
Luna Belle Fernandez POVA thin smile stretches his lips as he tilts his head, shaking it while studying me.My beach bag hangs over his shoulder. I grab the strap and yank it free. He watches with a broody expression while I shove my towel and utility belt into the bag.“Your phone,” he says, taking it from his pocket and holding it out at me. When I don’t move, he drops it in my bag. “Keep it on you and charged at all times.”I cross my arms. “Or?”His smile stretches into a grin. “Or be prepared to see a whole lot of me.”Not sparing him another glance, I charge toward the lagoon. The river isn’t coming down strongly today. The water has eaten away the sandy banks on the sides, leaving a deep sandcastle canyon, but at the bottom, the washout is shallow.Digging my heels into the edge of the bank, I slide down as the sand gives way under me. Somewhere behind me, Rudolph curses. I make my way through the water and climb up the embankment on the other side. Looking back, I take perver
THE BEAUTIFUL MAFIA BOSS Chapter 26 My Mother
Leonardo Sebastian Franco's POVMy mother comes downstairs as I exit the dining room after breakfast. She’s wearing a camel-colored Dior coat, a Hermes scarf, and a Louis Vuitton handbag over her arm. Since we made our money, my father has turned her into a walking luxury brand. It’s an overkill. He’s trying to make up for those days none of us can forget but will never mention. He loves my mother.“Morning,” I say, the nagging guilt and questions from yesterday still burrowing like splinters under my skin.She pulls on a pair of gloves and stops at the bottom of the staircase with a soft smile. Her words are equally soft, as if she’s scared to speak up, scared she’ll be heard. “Good morning.”I stop in front of her. “Where are you going?” It’s early. My father is still sleeping.“To the store. We’re out of rice. I’ll get some oranges while I’m there. I know how much you like those ones from Thailand’s jasmine rice. They’re sweeter than the local varieties. Has Venus left?”“Five minu
THE BEAUTIFUL MAFIA BOSS Chapter 27 Mafia War
Leonardo Franco POVI only speak when I stop in front of the house. “How long has it been like that?”She stares straight ahead. “You know how it is in small villages.” Just about forever then.I turn to face her. “From now on, you take a man with you when you go shopping.” She lets that sink in before reaching for the door handle. “And you go to the village.” I clench my jaw. “You will shop at the market and anywhere else you damn well please.”My mother gets out. So do I, but I hang back, leaning in the open door as I watch her walk to the house with her shoulders squared and her expression hidden behind those glasses that obscure half of her face.The assistant comes down the steps to take the basket. At the front door, my mother turns around. “Aren’t you coming?”“I have business to take care of. I’ll be home for lunch.”She nods and disappears into the house.My grip on the roof of the car is hard. I feel like punching something. Someone. I loosen my fingers one by one and get ba
THE BEAUTIFUL MAFIA BOSS Chapter 28 Set Me Free
Luna Belle Fernandez POVThe summer holidays have always been my favorite time, but I’m glad when the final school year starts in January. Being occupied helps to take my mind off everything that happened around my birthday. The rhythm is harsh and the subject material tough. Robin and I work hard, studying together every day. I push myself more than ever because when I’m busy, I don’t have to think. I don’t have time to mourn the loss of something that never had a chance to start.I haven’t seen Rudolph since the day he dragged me out of the sea. That doesn’t prevent me from being jittery when I leave the house. I’m constantly scanning the faces of the people in the street or in the mall. Both Robinson and Cressilda remark on how nervous I seem when I’m out, but I’m attributing my behavior to the stress of the matrix year.Celeste and Bart’s baby boy is born at the end of January. We drive to Kabankalan to visit them at the private clinic where Bart has arranged to sleep until Celest
THE BEAUTIFUL MAFIA BOSS Chapter 29 At the Party
Luna Belle Fernandez POVIn April, Robin and I submit our applications for the University of Kabankalan. A lot depends on the marks we’ll get in our final exams in October. The fight is far from over. My Dad drives us to the university and takes us on a tour of the buildings. It’s a magical day in which I have him all to myself—well if you don’t count Robinson—but Robinson is kind and wise enough to give my Dad and me some space.My spirits lift a little in May. I haven’t seen Rudolph in four months. There’s a good chance he’s no longer around and that I’m stressing about nothing. The more I think about it, the more I believe I’m right. My actions become carefree again, and I feel more like my old self. When a girl in my class invites me to her birthday party, I accept. It’s time to live again and to have some fun.May is a pretty girl with a great sense of humor. I don’t tell my parents that hers are out of town on the weekend of her party. If Mom and Dad know the truth, they won’t
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