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 my house as much as it's yours old man" Charles Rodriguez cleared his throat again then looked up at Bella. "Who are you?" Bella fidgeted a little before answering with all the courage she could muster. "Em... Grandpa, I'm Bella Trump" With a nonchalant voice, Miguel chipped in, "That's my wife Old man. All thanks to your that sent her to my room" As Charles Rodriguez heard this, his face perked up. He looked more keenly at the lady before him, it as was indeed the lady he had arranged to be taken to Miguel's room. "This is the woman? Wow she looked more beautiful in real life than the picture. You see now that my hypothesis are right this time" the old man smiled contentedly proud of his own actions. Bella can't help but smile at his cute actions. "Come here, Bella right?" "Yes Grandpa" Bella smiled and walked up to him and sat beside him. Miguel casted a look at his wife and Grandfather smiling at each other like old times friends. "You have became friends with her that soon?" He asked with shock. The old man ignored him and smiled more broadly at Bella. "You're a beauty my dear, my choices in women are never wrong. This silly brat didn't just take after me. But I'm very happy that you agreed to marry him" Miguel Rodriguez now sat looking at them. "Grandpa, I'm more happy to met you. You're so handsome, I can see where Miguel takes his good looks from" Bella complemented even though she was silently cussing at the old man. 'This cheeky old man is the reason I'm in this mess today' She cussed. She smiled again as Charles Rodriguez praised her. Bella Trump wasn't that bad too. She had classic looks that could make a man fall for her at first sight. "Enough of your bluffing, she's not the lady in the picture. She's mistaken for that person" Miguel interrupted them. Charles Rodriguez looked up to his grandson immediately, "What? How come?" "The woman that owed me that I want is called Vera Nash. And this is Bella Trump, the just have thesame height" He explained. Charles Rodriguez waved him away, "Who cares whether she's the fake or the real? What matters is to see you married, and this Bella Trump is definitely the best choice" he said again. Miguel shook his head in irritation and faced the TV again. Charles took Bella's hand and patted her carefully like a precious flower vase. "My dear, which work did you do?" "Grandpa I'm an actress" she replied with a courteous smile. Charles's eyes lit up in glee "Wow, my granddaughter-in-law is a Celebrity in making, tell me, if you want to produce your own movie, grandpa will sponsor it" Bella smiled again. "Thank you Grandpa" After staying with the old man for another half an hour, Miguel called it a day and left Emerald Villa leaving Bella behind to chat with his grandpa. But before he left, he warned her as she escorted him. "Don't you even tell him who your father is. He could kill you off in a breath of he learns that you're Cartersville Trump's daughter" ~~~ Miguel Rodriguez strode into his office with his usual stern face as Ross, his subordinate rushed in. "Boss there's a video call request from Cartersville Trump" he reported. "Return it in voice call interface" He replied. After sometime, the call connected Cartersville Trump's voice came through the phone flowing into Miguel's ear. "Miguel Rodriguez, I don't care who you are or what you look like but release my daughter or else I'll loose the last patience I have for you" He threatened. Miguel's laughed coldly, "Father-in-law, is that how you talk to your son-in-law? I heard you have only daughters, is this how you'll great your second daughter's husband?" Cartersville was silent for sometime then he said again. "Listen here Rodriguez, I don't give my daughter to you. Anything between us should be between us don't you dare drag my daughter into this or else...." "Or else what? What will you do? You should have prepared for the worse when you sent your daughter to spy on me Carter. Have you forgotten what this place is called? This is AGATHA!" "Your daughter Bella Trump is now my wife as I have procured our marriage certificate. Tell your other counterparts that you failed at getting Agatha. Because Agatha is not just a one man organization! Agatha is a nation in it's own" Miguel said angrily and meanly at the phone. In tearful voice, Cartersville Trump asked again. "But why are you doing all these? Why is Agatha punishing me? You hijacked all my goods, all my contract goes into your hands. My personal properties are almost usurped by you and now my daughter why are you doing this?" With a malicious grin, he replied in two words "Watch out!" Then he ended the call.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
After he had left for office, Miguel Rodriguez, the leader of Agatha group of companies sat down majestically on his swirling chair as he used the telephone to call a surbodonate over. "Yes, Boss" "Inform all the stakeholders and shareholders to withdraw all shares and stakes they have with Cartersville Trump's Investments" he ordered with a Stern face. "Yes Boss" the latter bowed and was about to leave the office the he called her back... "Wait..!" "Yes Boss" He brought out a file containing Bianca Trump's information and throw it at him, "Find out everything about this actress and dig out all possible faults she had hidden so far" "Yes Boss" "And prepare a meeting with the CEO of Immortal Media, tell him my wife is signing under him" The subordinate was surprised. Who knows their boss has a wife? "Yes Boss" As he left, he put a call through to his grandfather who sounded as if he was worried. "What happened old man, why are you worried where's Bella?" Ch
Bella Got home, she hasn't realized that her father has changed his mind against her. Mr. Carter, Bella's father looked annoyed at her, and when he met her eyes, full of indifference, his anger flared up immediately. "Reverse girl!" he scolded her angrily. "Why have you come here? Did you come here to show off your wedding ring?" Bella was stunned, she looked at her father with questioning gaze. Is this the same father that sent her to g and spy on some people?"Look at your sister, then look at yourself! You have simply failed!" Cartersville Trump shouted on his daughter. She moved close to her father, for she was surprised at this new turn of events, "What's happening dad? Why are you yelling? Did I do anything wrong? Bianca, what's dad saying? Did he.....""Dad, get rid of her, get rid of her!" Judy stood behind Cartersville, looking at Bella with pride and provocation.She stepped forward, holding his hand and pretending to be smart and sensible. "The doctor said you should ke
BELLA POVMrs. Linda and her family were stunned, unsure of what I was scheming. Even me too, I don't know what's happening but I definitely know that Miguel sent these people. By why did he say I shouldn't trust my own family? Could it be that Mrs Linda and Bianca are scheming something? Or perhaps dad is trying something bad again.Mrs Linda walked to me and asked, "Bella Trump, is this your trick? Who are these people? Are you trying to show your power in your own family members?" I smirked, "No no Stepmom, I think my husband sent them since he knows I'm going to a dragon's dugeon" Dad gave me a sly look, but I don't care what he was thinking anymore. That man just denied me even when he was the one that sent me this perilous job? "Sister, why did you have to go to this extent to punish us? We're still your family members too!" Bianca shouted in fear from where she was standing. I know that she was obviously fear ridden with these people that are here. My eyes were fixed on th
Bella washed her hair twice, then dumped half a bottle of conditioner on the tangled mess, letting it soak in while she scoured her body with a liquid raspberry gel squeezed into a puffy ball of nylon. Even a practical girl deserved a few luxuries, she thought, sighing with pleasure as the hot water rinsed away the grime. After coming back from her family house, she didn't see Grandpa, she rushed upstairs to take her bath and also run off her frustrations.She knew better than to let herself relax under the invigorating spray; as it was, she’d taken too much time already, and regretfully, couldn’t risk a long, leisurely shower. But even a few minutes was better than none, and at least she’d be clean. And she’d also be able to think straight again, something she’d had trouble with since their departure from her family house.It still haunted her that he’d surprised her as he had, the way he acted there, his smile,his cooperation and finally the peck.Her pride was wounded, true, but
After she slept, Miguel left the bed. He walked a few steps towards the wardrobe. Tapped the tiles on the floor with his fingerprints and a password appeared on the floor. He punched the numbers and like magic, the told on the floor parted and dissipated to staircase that leads downwards. Miguel take a look at Bella who seems to be sleeping peacefully before walking through the stairs downwards.After descending the stairs, the tiles assembled again and covered up the space looking like a floor again. Down there, the court had an eerie and dreadful aura that smells of blood. As Miguel walked to the middle, everyone in the room bowed. While he took his seat on the big chair in the middle. As they bowed, the gold ringed masks they wore shimmered under the hollow glow of the candles there. As they sat, the eagle logo on their suits shine brightly. Lifting the cup of alcohol presented before him, the lights in the room came on. The men were still masked but the became more visible. T
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,