The study room was just adjacent to the father's room. Bella vamoosed into the study room with a lump in her throat.
As she sat down on the chair opposite her father, she silently prayed that her inner fears were never confirmed.
The study room was silent save for the flipping of the books left by the window side. The long silence made her more nervous.
After some time he began, "I don't blame you for staying out last night but I am just slightly afraid" then paused again. "You're an adult, so I don't expect you not to have a friend or anyone that you will visit but I just to want to know"
Bella tightened her grip on her wrists. What is he going to say? She could feel her heart shaking in her chest. Without knowing, tears ran down her face.
The father stood up and his once fatherly care expression suddenly disappeared. His face formed a scowl and his arms akimbo.
"I am sorry Dad" she managed to say.
The tears on her face didn't make a difference to the father as he began his words carefully. "Look here Bella, I'll sponsor you and support you in becoming a top actress like you wanted".
Bella looked at her father with shock, what did he just say? Sponsor and support her? Is this a dream of some sort?
"D...D... Dad, what are you saying? You'll sponsor me?"
"Yes, I'll sponsor you in fulfilling your dream as well as your mum's but on one condition!"
The lone ray of hope and happiness that just ignited in her mind slowly died down. "What condition?"
Cartersville Trump became silent and paced the study room for some time. Bella sat on the chair with apprehension, what condition could he have before he could help her?
"Dad? Say something...." She Called but the father seems to be deliberating in his heart whether to Talk or not.
Then he spoke up... "SPY ON AGATHA!"
Bella looked up to her father. She stood up from the chair and advanced towards her father. Her tears are now dried. Cartersville Trump made sure that there was no caring expression on his face or else his daughter would think he was joking.
"Dad, what are you saying? Spy on what? Which Agatha?"
"Agatha! The Mafia group! Their young boss is threatening my life and wants to see my end.
“Spy on what? Which of the Agatha’s? Bella enquired in a shaky voice. She couldn't fathom what her father was suddenly talking about.
“Agatha, the mafia group! I want you to spy on them and give me all the information about their invincible young boss and expose his dubious activities”
Bella froze. Why should her such a hard test before he could help her? She knows the Agatha he was talking about. Who else in Liverpool hasn’t heard of Agatha?
They are cruel, whenever an employee from the Agatha group of company is, respect and fear follow. They trained bodyguards and even had many informants among the law enforcement agents.
They are not unknown or invincible. But their boss is! nobody knows who the mastermind behind them is.
Bella shook his father by the hand to jerk him awake if he was still in some kind of slumber or sleeptalking. “Dad, what are you saying? I should spy on what? Agatha? Why would I do that? Did you want to see me dead that soon?”
Catersville Trump’s face held no expression than an ‘I don’t care’ face. “I mean it, Bella! You must uncover the face of Agatha Boss before I can help you”
“Then don’t! Don’t help me anymore! I am your daughter's dad and you can’tsponsorr me without collecting anything in return? This is unfair Dad” BellaTrumpp screamed with a bawl.
Her father knitted his brows like he was angered at her outburst. The tears that streamed down her face made no difference to him as she sobbed.
“Nothing goes for nothing Bella! If you want to act then you must spy on Agatha!” he repeated his same proposal this time with some pronounced leniency.
Bella cleaned her face, even though the tears from her face were still ticking down. “But I am your daughter Dad. Did all fathers ask something from their daughters before they could help them? Why must I go there? Can’t you send Bianca?”
As a thunderbolt would rush through a flimsy door to strike, Mrs. Linda dashed into the room with great force. “Over my dead body will my Bianca become a sacrificial meat!”
Bella and her father were surprised. Was she listening to their conversation?
The woman continued.
“I am saying it Carter; I will not let my daughter go to Agatha or anywhere near Agatha. Let your daughter go there and she can as well die there, I don’t care”
Mr Carter became silent. He walked back to the chair and sat down. The boss of Agatha had shown him a lot of shits and he had made loses a lot. If he missed the opportunity of letting Bella go, then he would never be able to catch the rascal.
*
At Agatha group of companies. A man was lying on the floor with a golf club dug into his throat. Miguel Rodriguez had his left foot on his stomach while digging the golf club into the man’s throat deeper.
“Ross! I used to trust you above others and you’re very efficient! But last night you fell my hand !”
Ross made a croaking sound as he lay under his boss’s shoe with a golf club shoved down his throat. He didn’t dare try to struggle with his boss. He knows how rascal Miguel Romero could be.
“Answer me! Who is that woman that you brought here? Where did you bring her from?” he yelled as he removed the golf club walked towards his seat and sat down.
Ross quickly stood on his feet and faced his boss.
“Answer me!”
“Yes Boss, after tracking down our client, that she has some connections with Cartersville Trump that incumbent man, I had my men monitoring everyone around his house. We took that wrong woman last night because she is always around Carter’s Mansion and even looks like our Original client” Ross reported.
‘SHOOT!’ a pen ran from Miguel’s seat and bore into Ross’s heart. He winced in pain but he didn’t dare touch it or try to remove it.
“How can you pick anyone based on assumptions?” He asked.
He pinged some numbers on the telecom, and another fierce man entered. “Yes Boss”
“Take this imbecile and place him on CTA-72986 for three days! He has to learn his lessons”
“Yes Boss”
After Ross and the other person left, he pinged another number, then another man came in.
“Yes Boss”
“I want every information on the lady that was brought to me last night!”
“Yes Boss”
The man left the room after bowing to the boss.
Bella sat like a lifeless log on the chair in the study room. The stepmother was there too adding more fuel to the already burning inferno in her father’s heart. She wondered how it would have been if she was Bianca. Her one-night stand from last night added to her grief. “I hope I don’t see the bastard again because if I do, I’ll skin him alive” She swore in her mind.The atmosphere around the room was heavy. There was no sound. Each occupied in their thoughts.“The choice is yours, Bella, if you want to make it big in the movie industry, you have to agree to my terms” her father reaffirmed. Bell sighed. What is the use of having a rich father and still suffering alone? She decided to agree to his demands if that was the only chance for her to get to the top that she had always wanted to get to. “Okay Dad, I accept your proposal, but how do I spy on them? Where do I start from?” Her father broke into a cheeky beautiful smile. The stepmother also smirked. “Good decision daughter,
“STOP!” a cool and serene voice was suddenly heard. Before Bella and Camilla could know it, two fierce bodyguards stopped them.Bella and Camilla looked back and damn they were facing a handsome man whose face was stern and cold. Camilla almost turned into Jelly as they walked up to him. Bella was as well, shocked as she saw the handsome faced man clearly. She opened her mouth ajar."You?" She called with her eyes popped open.The man amidst the train of bodyguards also opened his eyes in Surprise, isn't she the woman that was brought to his room by mistake?Why on Earth is she here? He gestured to his bodyguards and made to leave the scene by entering his car but Bella stopped him."Hey, Hey, Did you think you can leave me without explanation like you did yesterday?" She blurted.Camilla and thr bodyguards that were around were surprised at that question, they wondered where the boss knew the crazy woman. Camilla moved closer to Bella and asked, "Babes did you know him?" Bella di
Miguel sat majestically on his seat as he looked at the lady before him. He silently cursed his grandpa for making such a woman end up in his room. Bella stood like an obedient child looking around the room, trying to get a hint about his post in the organization. She saw the name plate at the centre of the table bearing, "MIGUEL RODRIGUEZ, THE PRESIDENT OF AGATHA INTERNATIONAL FIRM" She froze. This man was the leader of Agatha and she was wasting her time to find him? Miguel Rodriguez was his name? "You... Are you really the bearer of this name?" She asked with a surprised tone. Miguel raised an eye with caution and disdain, "What if I'm not?"Just then, his secretary came in with a tablet about the information of Bella Trump he has asked about. Miguel was shocked as he read the information about her on the tablet.She was Cartersville Trump's first daughter. What could be her motive for coming to spy at his company? Miguel couldn't have thought of any other possibilities as he
In the next minute, Bella Trump came out of the huge building of Agatha group of companies with the boss of the organization holding her hand protectively. Camilla, who was standing outside waiting for her friend was shocked to see her coming out with the man that hand bundled her in earlier. She wanted to rush towards Bella but was stopped by the wave of bodyguards that were surrounding them so Camilla could only stare at her friend from afar. Bella Trump sat beside the man whose gaze was fixed in the road. She tried recollecting how stupid she was earlier but her brain only blamed her instead. 'What have you done to yourself Bella?' She asked herself inwardly as she looked at the man again. After a few turns, they stopped in front of the marriage registry. Bella opened her mouth in awe. How Impatient of him. She had thought that he was taking her to her father but he had actually brought her to a Marriage registry. She shot him a glance, "What are you doing? Why did you bring m
Still shocked, gentle footsteps came down from the stairs making Bella raise to her feet immediately. She tapped Miguel who seems less interested in the person walking down the stairs.Slowly, his face was visible, the man looked like he was in his late sixties. He doesn't look that old and very well kept. As he approach, Bella felt her heart thumped loudly in her chest. What does it feel like to be close to a Mafia godfather?"Yo Old man, you never subscribe to the fun TV programs, always with news and old school songs" Miguel said with his gaze on the TV to the old man. Charles Rodriguez took his seat opposite Bella who was standing and looking at him timidly. He cleared his throat and grabbed a pillow and threw it at his grandson. "Since when have I warned you to always inform me whenever you want to come home? Just going and showing up like a ghost?" He asked with a very stern and fearsome voice still ignoring the lady standing before him. Miguel threw the pillow aside, "it's
Bella Trump and Charles Rodriguez sat on the wide dining table eating and laughing happily as if they were old time friends. The old man was very comfortable with her around. She had a very jovial and charismatic air around her. For the old man that was always around old Mistresses that he mostly has, being with a younger woman is very pleasant for a change. When he had asked for her family background, she only told him that she was an orphan.“My dear, don’t hesitate to ask me anything, Grandpa will get you everything that you ever want, don’t mind Miguel that arrogant jerk, I spoiled him too much” He said.Bella smiled pleasantly even though she was cussing him silently in her inner mind. “Yes Grandpa, I like you already” After dinner, Miguel came back. Grandpa had already went upstairs. Miguel looked at Bella, “You will be staying here with Grandpa and I” “What? You will be staying here too?” Miguel shot her a glance, “Why not? We are married, why should I be staying alone,
The next day, Miguel left for the office, since Bella didn't have any gigs or audition at hand, she stayed with Charles Rodriguez all day. He taught her how to play pool and many other interesting game. After lunch, she took permission to go shopping. The old man insisted on going with her which she agreed after many arguments. She can't believe she was getting along well with the whimsical old man that was the cause of her problems. "Together... I mean, let's go together," Charles Rodriguez said, extending his hand as an invitation for them to go together. "No, no, Grandpa, don't stress yourself. Just continue what you're doing. I'll hail a cab to come home," Bella insisted, her voice trembling with worry."No, I don't have anything else to do at home," Grandpa replied gently.In the car, Bella tried to dissuade him. "Grandpa, seriously, you don't have to stress yourself. I have nothing interesting to buy—just some underwear and sanitary pads. It's nothing serious anyway," she ru
At the same time, The dark and secluded spot was filled to the brim with smoke and the stench of alcohol permeating the air. Miguel Rodriguez, not the grandpa's boy that was cheerful or that had to deal with Bella Trump later, but now the formidable Mafia leader, sat in the darkest corner of the high-end bar, his presence commanding the space. He and his counterparts were enjoying themselves, watching two ladies dance provocatively to the raunchy songs playing in the background.The mood shifted when Diego Lewiston, a known adversary, entered the bar and nonchalantly made his way toward Miguel’s table. Miguel raised his jaw, exuding the air of a high and mighty man, asserting his superiority in the room."Are you afraid that I'm here?" Diego asked, breaking the tension.A flicker of annoyance crossed Miguel's face, but he quickly masked it, his grin turning into a smile that didn't reach his eyes. "Afraid?" He laughed softly, the sound dripping with sarcasm. "You must be joking, k
As Miguel left the rooftop, he took a moment to focus. His mother protected him from Cartersville only for him to marry his daughter. His mind became chaotic as he didn't know what to do. When he saw that the doctor had arrived, he followed him into Bella’s ward.The doctor had already examined Bella’s injury. The wound on her thigh was recovering well and she was going to be able to walk again very soon.Miguel watched from the side. Within the time that he went out to answer the call and talk to his grandpa, she had already completely cleaned out the food. Not only that, she had even started a discussion with the doctor about how the room looked so good.She was truly a far contrast from her heartless father. Miguel wondered how he could ever let such a woman go because of the Agatha Mafia boss position.Miguel looked at the scar on her thigh and said to the doctor, “Can the scar on her thigh be removed?”The doctor rushed to speak to Miguel, respectfully and cautiously, “That dep
At Emerald Villa, Charles Rodriguez paced up and down with worry. As he calls Miguel, his worries deepened. Miguel and Bella has been untraceable for two days and to crown his frustrations, Miguel didn't call him. As he was still worried, his phone rang and Charles picked immediately with expectations of hearing Miguel's voice but it was an Agatha member."Yes, tell me what happened?" He asked partially angry. "Grand Master we have a problem! Our coast has been cleared. Immortal has bombed one of our pirate ships again, we're at their mercy right now!" the latter informed him hurriedly. The anger in Charles Rodriguez's heart deepened. "Arrange a meeting with Cartersville Trump right now!"Minutes later, at the small bar behind Emerald Villa, Cartersville sat opposite Charles Rodriguez with a smirk. "Old man, why have you summoned me?" He asked at last. Charles Rodriguez cleared his throat, "After all the instructions that was given to you, how dare you cause more trouble?" To C
Miguel paced the entrance of the ward so she could sleep when she heard her grunt from her sleep. He rushed to the ward and touched her forehead. Bella is having fever as her body temperature raised more than the normal temperature. "Bella are you fine?" He asked gently. She is finding it hard to open her eyes she grunted in pain, "Miguel, it hurts. My whole body is painful"Miguel looked at her small face all scrunched up. She was as pale as a sheet of paper and her small and weak lips were shriveled together. Her appearance made his heart seize up.He raised his head. “Don’t you hear that? My wife said that she’s in pain. Get the doctor to treat her quickly!” he snapped at the nurses on standby. When the nurses left to fetch the doctor, Miguel's gaze stayed on her face. She had opened her eyes now but didn't want him to see her on pain. When he saw her turning her head away, his eyes darkened and he blamed himself immediately. He used his large hand to turn her face towards hi
To oppress Bianca that day, Bella called Miguel to come and pick her up from the movie location regardless of several eyes watching. When he arrived, he tossed a paper at her without sparing her a glance, “Here, Grandpa is gifting you”Bella snorted and collected the file from him and read the contents which reads that she is now the new owner of a particular land in one of the marketable areas in Liverpool. Bella’s eyes widened, “is this really for me?”“You have won his heart so he gifted you that land to use for whatever that you like you should be very grateful for it. Not many people can afford an Agatha land” He replied still focused on the road. Bella didn’t reply but instead was focused on the paper in her hand and admiring it with a big smile on her face. Deep down of him, that land was gifted by Miguel under his own name but he had to give her the land under Grandpa’s name for some reasons. Bella still smiling to herself like someone that won a lottery bluffed, “Grandpa
The next day, Bella did not see Miguel when she woke up in the morning. Perplexed, she asked grandpa “Where is Miguel?”The old man replied with a smile, “That arrogant punk left for work earlier today, did you sleep well?"She smiled simply, "Oh yes, and you Grandpa?" Bella thought to herself, as she walked to the dinning, Miguel Rodriguez is getting more creepier by the day. The more she tried to understand him, the more difficult it is.Thinking of it that way, she began to pity Miguel for carrying the responsibility of the great Agatha.Filming for the television series was going to begin soon. Bella was to play the role of an upright yet evil second female lead. The first filming site was in Liverpool filming studio, so on the day filming began, they gathered there. The sign on the door had the name of the series, “Tears of the sun”, written on it. The novel had been insanely popular when it was released, so there was a lot of hype over the series even before filming had begu
Miguel's eye widened, he sighed in exhaustion, "Bella Trump what did you know? I'm doing all these for your own benefit yet you're being obstinate? You should be prepared for all these when you came to my office to ask for marriage! With your stupidity, you definitely won’t be able to survive in this world of organized crime. Your father caused all these so you should deal with it. I don't like repeating myself, especially to people of questionable intelligence like you.”Bella listened to him rant with clenched hands and said angrily, “If you have something to say, say it properly. Don’t insult me for no reason. What’s wrong with my intelligence? I came to ask you for marriage why did you agree? You should handle whatever you and your Mafia gangs are doing, I'm not moving out!” Bella could not help but think that the conflict between the two of them was likely caused by another demand from the Agathas. She wondered what they asked of him to prompt all these. "If anything happens to
As Miguel drove to the office that morning, his mind keep flashing back to what his grandfather said about the Agathas request. "Can I really let Bella Trump go?" He wondered. As he continued to drive, a school boy in a bicycle suddenly overtake him almost causing an accident which made Miguel stopped the car. That's when Miguel realized that he had to take her away from Emerald Villa. He had his own house, he can as well take here there. Grandpa went for golf club as usual when Miguel returned home only to find his wife at the dinning table eating Noddles. Miguel watched her pick up her chopsticks, twirl it around some noodles, and stuff it into her mouth as she started to eat heartily. He closed his eyes, exasperated at her foolishness and called out “Hey Bella Trump can you have some bit of courtesy?.”Immediately, Bella turned her head in surprise. When she saw Miguel, she almost fell off her chair.“Hey! Are you practicing how to be a ghost incase you die? Must you always
Bella woke up in a warm embrace with a splitting headache. She slept well, like she never did in days. But due to the effect of the alcohol, she was having headache.She raised her hand to rub her eyes and saw patches of green leaves from the window above her head. Bright and beautiful sunlight was streaming through the haps in the Leaves and shining warmly on her body. There was even melodious chripping from the birds nestled gracefully above the peach tree."Where is this?"Lowering her had to scan the environment she got to know that she was in EMERALD VILLA and she was actually sleeping in a car. To even burst her brain, Miguel was sleeping peacefully beside her which means she had slept in his embrace for the night.'What the heck!!"Bella tried to get up from the car but hit her head on the roof of the car. She bit her finger subconsciously what a mess she had put herself in. "Alcohol is my greatest enemy" she lamented"What are you doing?""I was thinking if I had get drunk a
After finally reaching their home, a problem arouse as they were getting out of the car. Bella rushed to Miguel 's car and hugged it like a big white darling as she refused to let go. . "Oh my baby, how much I love you" Miguel 's expression was changing furiously like traffic lights as he watched her drunken antics. Remembering the stress he had passes through to get her out of the hotel made him want to cuss at her for calling a car baby instead of him. "Everything is my fault. I would have left her there then she wont have came here to be admiring a car" He thought to himself as he looked at her. Bella Trump moved to the bonnet of the car and flung herself on it, "Oh my big darling, I want to marry you!!" She shouted to the night. Miguel Rodriguez almost erupted in laughter as he heard this. And suddenly he wanted to curse, he wanted to curse Alcohol! He wanted to curse Bianca and her family for making her so depressed to the stage of getting this drunk. With angry face,