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The Collateral (Possessive Mafia) TC Ch38 - Jacob
“Answer me!” David’s voice thundered in the four corners of the room.Agatha shivered in fear as she looked away, trying to ignore his gaze.“Mariane… S-she did have a baby before. But the baby is gone before she gave birth to it.” David lose his grip on her, which made Agatha sigh in relief.David’s eyes darkened as he couldn’t believe what had happened to Mariane. “What happened? Was it my child?” he asked.Agatha’s anxiety went back, and she lost her sanity once again. Agatha walked towards her bed while humming a lullaby song. David sighed frustratingly, as he knew he couldn’t get an answer from Agatha anymore.‘I should really need to see her.’ He thought as he clenched his fists.“John, book me a flight right away,” David ordered. ‘Mariane, you better have a good explanation.’ he muttered.***Mariane was busy doing paperwork when Anastacia called. She frowned because Anastacia wouldn’t call her during working hours.‘That’s new. Mom wouldn’t call me at this hour. Why did she c
The Collateral (Possessive Mafia) Ch39 - Mr. CEO
Mariane arrived at their office earlier than usual to arrange her things in her new office. After the HR manager told Mariane about her promotion and her office, they immediately set up her office. So that, when she entered the office, she could use her new office. But what surprised her was her colleagues were already there.Mariane’s brows furrowed as she wondered why her colleagues glared at her as if she got indicted as a suspect in a murder case. ‘What’s with the glare?’ she wondered.“She is the newest hire here, but she has yet to be promoted.” Anne, one of her colleagues, said with a disgusted look on her face.“I heard that she doesn't even have a master's degree to get her position right now.” The other woman scoffed.“I also heard something else... He said it was his first time working after three years of rest.” The other staff said, which made Mariane feel embarrassed.She knew they were talking about her and pointing fingers at her, as she was the only employee who had j
The Collateral (Possessive Mafia) Ch40 - “You can never get away from me anymore.”
“Nice to see you again, wife.”Mariane took a step back and her eyes widened in horror as she felt shiver all over her body. She even unconsciously let go of the paper she was holding.“S-so it’s you,” she muttered.David smirked as he saw the fear in her eyes. He made a step forward, towards her. “Stop. Don’t come near me.” She raised her hand as if she could stop him with her hands.But instead of being afraid, David laughed like he just heard a ridiculous joke. “Are you serious?”In one swift mode, David quickly reached Mariane. And Mariane's previously raised hand was now wrapped around her neck, while David was behind her. David smelled her hair and whispered in her ear. “You can never get away from me,” he said under his breath.Mariane shivered in fear. She was afraid that David would find out about their son and take him away from her. David could feel Mariane shaking. She panted so fast. As if her heart will go out of her ribcage.“Three years... I searched for you for three
The Collateral (Possessive Mafia) Ch41 - Excuses
“Will you not avoid me if you knew I was the one who helped you? Will you like me then?” Mariane almost squinted when she and David stared at each other. She felt her cheek heat up, a sign that it was red. Mariane immediately looked away.“Looks like you are blushing,” David teased as he leaned closer to her.Mariane closed her eyes as she was anticipating that David would kiss her anytime, but because of her reaction, David found it amusing. “Don’t worry. Even if I want to take you right here, right now… I will not do it here. The door can be opened anytime. And I don’t want anybody to see you naked.” he whispered to her ears which made Mariane shiver down her spine.David traced her lips down to her body onto the middle of her thighs, using his index finger, making Mariane flinch and felt goosebumps. He smirked and pulled Mariane back, so she will not fall from the desk.Mariane felt her body heat, and her cheeks were now as red as tomatoes. She felt embarrassed. ‘What the hell,
The Collateral (Possessive Mafia) TC Ch42- “Our Son”
“I am already attached to this place.” Mariane winced as she realized how lame her excuse was.“Lame excuse,” David commented.“I have debts to George,” she reasoned again.David looked at her with his brow raised in disbelief, “I can pay him. How much is it?” he asked.“I owe him my life,” she answered.“I can spare his life, in exchange for yours, plus I will pay him with money and a business for the interest.”Mariane shrugged… As she loses her reasons for why she couldn’t leave the country.Mariane bit her lower lip as she wanted to stop herself from saying the real reason why she didn’t want to go with him. ‘What else I will reason out, for him to stop pestering me?’ she wondered.“I don’t like you,” she said.“I know you were and you still are. You liked me back then,”Mariane sneered. “That was before. But now… I have no feelings for you other than hating you!”He looked at her with skepticism. “Oh, really?” he mocked. “I won’t buy it.”Mariane sighed exasperatingly. ‘Why does
The Collateral (Possessive Mafia) Ch43 - Father and Son meet up
“Do you want me to remove my beard?” David asked with a smile, which made Jacob nod. “And your mustache,” Jacob added. “Oh, okay. I will do that next time,” he said. He hid again at her mother’s back. “Hey buddy, can I hug you? Come to Daddy.” David tried to reach for Jacob, but the kid hugged her mother’s legs, afraid to be held by a stranger. David was not used to kids. He hates kids ever since. Because for him, kids did nothing but whine. And now, he was trying his best to be patient in front of his son. But he could never hide his frustrations. He sighed exasperatingly and forced Jacob to come to him. “I said come to me.” He said with his teeth gritted. David was struggling to get him. But the little kid was stubborn like him. His lips wiggled as if he will cry anytime, and there was a tear on the side of his eyes. “Mommy, he’s really scary. I don’t want him to be my dad.” Mariane looked at Jacob helplessly. She bent her knees, so she could level her son’s eyes. “But he is y
The Collateral (Possessive Mafia) TC Ch44- Plan
‘Dammit! My son didn’t like me. What will I do?’ David brushed his head with his fingers out of his frustration. He was walking around his room trying to figure out what will he do to persuade his son and get closer to him.But he knew his not good at taking the kids’ sides. Because he knew how impatient and short-tempered he was. But for his son, David wanted to do everything he can to be with Jacob. David looked at the time on his phone and noticed it was already ten in the evening.‘Will it be okay to call Mariane at this hour?’ He looked at Mariane’s number in his phone and was about to call her, but suddenly, his mind changed. ‘But knowing her, she sleeps early.’ David heaved a sigh.‘Whatever… I will call her now. This is a matter of emergency.’ David shook his thoughts away and continued dialing his phone.David tapped his foot on the floor while waiting for her to answer his phone call. But after a few attempts, Mariane did not answer his call. ‘Maybe she really is sleeping.’
The Collateral (Possessive Mafia) Ch45- Persuasion Part1 (Jacob’s Persuasion)
Mariane was preparing breakfast as early as usual when Anastacia entered the kitchen and wondered what she was doing.“You’re early,” she stated.Mariane nodded. “David will come to pick us up. He said he’d bring us somewhere.”Anastacia raised her brows. “Really? And you agree with it? Did you two get back together? Haven’t you already signed a divorce agreement?” she asked. “Mom… I agreed with him because he wants to get close to his son. But that doesn’t mean I will go back to him. I just felt sorry for David, that’s all. And even if we are still married on paper, still… it was just on paper. I know I just married him to pay for Dad’s debts and nothing more. There was no love involved.” Mariane cleared her thoughts about David wanting to get close to them again.“So, don’t worry, Mom. My thoughts are clear. It’s just for our child and nothing else.” She sternly said.“Be careful what you were saying. You might end up eating your own words.” Anastacia warned her, making Mariane chu
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The Collateral (Possessive Mafia) Ch100- FINALE
“Am I pregnant?!”David frowned at Mariane’s reaction.“Why do you look surprised? Didn’t you know?”David looked at her in the eye trying to figure out if Mariane was telling the truth about her not knowing their pregnant. But Mariane couldn’t stand to lie to him. She bit her lower lip and winced.“I was about to tell you after our wedding as my wedding gift, but it seems like you knew about it now.” Mariane pouted disappointedly.David sighed. “Love, you don’t have to be disappointed. Don’t worry. I will act like I never knew about your pregnancy.” David smiled while trying to comfort his wife.“By the way, who else knew about this matter?” she asked, alarmed.“I haven’t told anyone yet, except for Stacey.”“Oh,” Mariane suddenly felt sad and frightened upon mentioning the name of the person who cause her wounds in the cheek.David held her hand. “Don’t worry about her. She said sorry and will turn herself in at the police station. I also called some reporters to clear out your name
The Collateral (Possessive Mafia) Ch99- Pregnant
‘She’s pregnant,’ David kept on thinking about what the doctor had just said. And he couldn’t help but worry about Mariane’s condition as well.‘I should have known in the beginning. So, I could protect them.’ Suddenly, he remembered what Stacey did to Mariane.‘Stacey, you will pay for what you did.’ he thought.His grip on the steering wheel tightened as images of Stacey smirking at him appeared in his thoughts. David stepped on the gas to accelerate his speed. He was on his way to the abandoned building where they found Mariane. As soon as he arrived at the building, John immediately welcomed him.He remembered after knowing that Mariane was pregnant, he immediately called John to stop torturing Stacey. Because he wanted to do the punishment by himself.“Where is she?” David asked.“She’s on the top floor, Sir. Like what you said, we did what she does to Madam.” John informed him.“That’s good. You can have your rest. I can take it from here.”“But, Sir.-”“It’s alright. I’m okay.
The Collateral (Possessive Mafia) Ch98- Rescuing Mariane
If you wish to find your beloved lover alive, you better look for her now. Finder’s keepers, baby.“Who the hell send this message to you?!” Kim asked exasperatingly.After David received those cryptic messages from an unknown number, he immediately contacted Anastacia, Geneva, Kim, and John. But since Anastacia needs to take care of her husband, Diego, Anastacia needs to stay with him. So, to get her involved in the conversation, David called her and put the phone into a speaker phone.“I don’t know yet. But I have my investigator investigate the photo. Let’s wait for his call.”“Do you know where to find her now, son?” Geneva asked worriedly. “If you do so, don’t worry about Jacob. I will take good care of him,” she added.“I’m still waiting for the investigator’s report. Once we find out her location, we will immediately rescue her.”“I want to come!” Kim volunteered.“Are you nuts? What if something happened to you? Dr. Smith will kill me.” Mark butted in, which made Kim roll her
The Collateral (Possessive Mafia) Ch97 Finding Mariane
‘Where am I?’ She wondered.After a while, his stomach suddenly started to boil. Only then did he remember that he had not eaten lunch and had only eaten biscuits in the morning. His throat was also parched with thirst. In addition to that, Mariane is no longer comfortable in the gown she is wearing because apart from being heavy, she is also starting to itch and the fabric is sagging around her chest.Mariane tried to feel the surroundings while she tapped her foot to figure out if the floor was cement, wood, or on a road. Mariane tried to turn around the post but then she suddenly felt nervous as her heart stops from breathing when she tapped her foot and could feel nothing.‘Why is there no floor? Did they hang me up?” she wondered.Trembling Mariane, makes Stacey chuckle. Mariane becomes alert upon hearing the voice of a laughing woman. Just seeing her rival struggling makes Stacey happy.“Hmm!!! (Who are you?!)” Mariane hummed as she couldn’t speak properly.From giggling, Stacey
The Collateral (Possessive Mafia) Ch96- Letter from the Runaway Bride
It was a traditional church with wooden pews on each side of the aisle but because of this special occasion. They covered the entrance and down the aisle with vines and festive candles lighting the way to their future. Their chosen flower arrangement group elegantly designed the inside of a church. They created an arc at the entrance with mixed chrysanthemums and pink and white roses. People and media groups who got invited to the wedding of the century gathered inside the church.The media groups were busy preparing their camera at the back, following the other guests invited to the wedding. The wedding coordinator talked to the entourage about their position as they walked down the aisle later. Jacob fell asleep in the chair while Geneva took care of him. Next to Geneva were Anastacia and David. David was constantly blowing his breath while rubbing his hands on his knees. The groom must have been feeling anxious because of his wedding.“Are you all right?” Anastasia asked.“I don’t
The Collateral (Possessive Mafia) Ch95 - LOVE BITE
After David left her alone in the room, the make-up artists and the wedding planner came to check on her. She needs to get ready, as the ceremony at the church will start soon. The make-up artist and the hair stylist started doing their assigned job. And it was too late for her to cover up the lovebite David made on her neck.‘Dammit!’ Mariane cursed in her mind.“Good morning, Miss Mariane,” the crew greeted her. But they turned all their eyes on her neck that had a love bite, and they all went silent as they looked away.Kim entered the room and was about to greet her friend when she noticed the mark.“Good morning- oooh… Seem like someone just sneaked around.” Kim teased as she walked in Mariane’s direction.Mariane rolled her eyes as she tried to hide the embarrassment she felt. Her cheeks were now as red as tomatoes. Kim suddenly held Mariane’s chin and tilted it sideward, which made Mariane slap her friend’s hand.“Stop it, will you?”But the best friend of the year grinned. “Wh
The Collateral (Possessive Mafia) Ch94- Make out
Everyone is busy with the arrangements for the wedding to be held today. David is in their house and is preparing for his wedding, along with his mother Geneva, and his son, Jacob.Since Geneva apologized to them, she has recovered from her grandson Jacob. he always borrows the child from them. At first, Mariane was hesitant to lend Geneva to their son. But when he saw a grandmother's love for her grandson and a sign of sincerity in asking for forgiveness, he allowed her to borrow his son. And now they can't stop the grandmother from spoiling the child to buy toys and food.“Mom, you can go now. But can you bring Jacob with you to the venue? I have something to do here first.”Geneva frowned as she noticed David was taking deep breaths as if he was confused and restless. He was even pacing back and forth as he was feeling nervous.“Oh-okay. Are you sure you’re okay, son?” she asked worriedly.“Y-yeah, Mom.”Geneva raised her brow while scrutinizing her son in disbelief. “I thought you
The Collateral (Possessive Mafia) TC Ch93- Rude reporters
After David announced his marriage to Mariane in a press conference, the media did not stop Mariane. Everywhere Mariane goes, there are paparazzi who are following her and she even beat a famous actress because she is always in the news. Even their son Jacob can no longer attend school properly, because of the reporters and the inquisitive parents of his classmates.One day, Mariane and Kim went out to the Salon to pamper themselves. Because it will be three days before the wedding of the century happens. Mariane and David’s wedding. But as soon as they come out of the said Salon, the reporters suddenly popped out and started asking them questions.“Ma’am, can I request your interview about your upcoming wedding with a well-known businessman, David Cruz?” “Excuse me. We don’t want to get interviewed.” Kim interrupted them, but the stubborn reporters didn’t listen and continued asking Mariane some questions.“How does it feel to be married to a David Cruz?”Kim tried to cover up Maria
The Collateral (Possessive Mafia) Ch92 - Peaceful Life
One year later,Mariane’s wounds healed, and she could walk properly without anyone’s help. They went back to their everyday life. Their son, Jacob, is now a grade-one student at a prestigious school. Mariane started to build her new accounting firm with the help of David. And David is back to being a workaholic aside from special occasions and holidays. He often went home late and went on business trips now and then.After a year of living together, Mariane and David’s relationship is fine. David asked Mariane to marry her for the second time. At first, Mariane refused when she let David stand up. The people around them turned silent as they thought Mariane would reject his proposal.“Why do we have to get married… again?” Mariane asked when David proposed to her while they were having a family dinner.“Because you deserve to have a proper wedding,” David explained.“But we’re already married. Plus, preparing for the wedding is just,” Mariane sighed. “Stressful and expensive.” Marian
