"You know what I think? My dear brother has got a rival". Savina taunted Leniela who was occupying the seat beside her.Lenielai tilted her head to look at her. "What are you talking about?"Savina smirked. "The hottie earlier, he likes you".Leniela laughed hearing her say."I know by the way he looks at you." Savina insisted."Aldo is just a good friend of mine and my mom's employee. The truth is he doesn't know I'vebeen living here instead of Emmas'!". Leniela explained with a spank of guilt."Why lie to him then?" Savina asked with arched brows.Leniela heaved then replied on her way to the kitchen."Well No one except Emma knows I'm married to Cesare"."Oh!" Savina mouthed."But why don't you open up to him instead of lying? He might even be of help"."I want to but I can't risk it. Not that I don't trust him, it's just that my mom ensured me to himwhile she's at Siena. I don't want to drag him into this because it might create problems for themboth if my mom is to ever find o
LUCKY CHARM "I look forward to continue working with you, Mr Ferrari". The bald man said as he stretched his hand for a handshake. His French accent was evident in his voice. Cesare smirked. In the Mafia world relationships didn't exist; you could only have Allies if you have two things; money and power. Nevertheless, he replied with a handshake. "Sure Mr Agreste". The man smiled at him again then Rico before walking out of the door and the other two soon followed too where there were three black SUVs waiting for them outside with some of their men. "Phew! I didn't expect to finish this early but it's good because I Can't wait to get some rest, we've been working on this deal for days now" I could swear that I was feeling drowsy the whole time. Rico exclaimed as he settled himself inside the car. "The reason why you are feeling like that is as a result of the too much food you ate earlier and you are still in a haste to continue where you stopped". Cesare mocked, wiggling his he
CAUGHT IN HIS WEB. "That cousin of mine is so unpredictable". Savina said with a frown as Leniela quietly got out of Nathalia's room. When Lilian informed them earlier it was already too late to leave the room because she would have crashed into Cesare so the only way was to hide inside Nathalia's bathroom. Savina had also pleaded with Nathalia to pretend to be asleep so that Cesare wouldn't take long inside the room and luckily everything went as planned. They had also left the books with her provided no one else saw it. "Well at least we didn't get caught thanks to Lilian's tip". Leniela replied appreciatively to Lilian who smiled back. "Something worse than last time would have happened if he saw you. He looked very furious earlier when he arrived''. Lilian informed and the other two frowned. Whatever happened must be the reason he came back earlier than expected. "So you're the lucky charm Savina was referring to" A voice interrupted them and the three turned to see a man l
MR ONE-SIDED LOVE "You mean you are Cesare's wife?". Nathalia asked, perplexed and happy at the same time. Leniela nodded as she took the tray from her and placed it by the side of the bed. "How come he didn't tell me he got married?" Nathalia asked with a frown. Yesterday during lunch, Rico had assured her that she could go visit Nathalia anytime she wanted and the guards wouldn't tell Cesare nor prohibit her. He also said he would give them a tip whenever he and Cesare were heading back home so she doesn't get caught. "I'm sure he was waiting for the right time to tell you besides you've been angry with him lately so how is he supposed to?" Leniela lied, fixing the pillow so she could lay back on the bed comfortably. "But that's only because he hurt you". She replied. Leniela smiled. "I know but try giving him another chance. He feels hurt each time you ignore him". She advised and Nathalia nodded. "Only if he apologizes". Nathalia strongly replied. I bet that will never h
A NEW BEGINNING. "I really felt pity for the male lead though even though he rescued his father he wasn't able to bond with him for long. It's so sad". Nathalia pouted bitterly as she stared at the closed book before biting from the apple Leniela had given her. "It's saddening but it's a nice book". Leniela commented, chewing on her own apple. Just like the past days, she had closed work very early and decided to pay Nathalia a visit with a bowl of fruits. A Lot of things have improved with Nathalia; she eats more often, smiles a lot and the surprising thing that happened today is that she opened her curtains, she also became more chatty. As for her physical appearance, there wasn't any improvement. The past days weren't exactly what she would consider good. Although she tried so hard to act normal with everyone, the rest of her friends, especially Emma, still noticed and bugged her about it earlier today. It was difficult hiding her new discovered feelings for Cesare but she had
TAMING HER Just like the past days, Cesare and his men had already finished emptying his warehouse and prepared the merchandise for delivery before returning home. Talking out some details with Rico, he was headed inside the mansion when from the corner of his eyes he spotted a strange something or rather someone. Before he could ignore it by waving it aside, his legs were already taking a different turn towards the garden area. "What the fúck is going on here?". His cold manly voice thundered, fiercely approaching the girls. Though Leniela was prepared for this scenario already, her heart and buttocks on the chair suddenly became uncomfortable. The look on his face could dry up a wet field in an instant. Lilian on her path was already shaking like a cocoyam leaf. "Where are the guards? Why is Nathalia outside?". He raved. One of the guards who had followed the two girls from Nathalia's room and kept watch on them from afar summoned courage and ran towards them. "We are s
TEAM CESEILA "What's happening?" Cesare asked as he approached the rest of them. Apart from the table which was full with all sorts of Italian delicacies, he was completely stunned to see Nathalia occupying one of the seats. "Have a seat first figlio (son)". Alfredo softly said and Cesare attempted to take the seat beside Nathalia when she placed her hand and Cesare frowned. "Your seat is right here" she tapped the chair on her right which Cesare had clearly ignored. "Beside your wife". Cesare chose to obey her by pulling the chair and occupying it, making the others chuckle except Leniela who had begun feeling a little uncomfortable but she tried her best to be composed. Lilian and some maids immediately began serving them when it was Leniela and Cesare's turn, Nathalia halted them. "Do you mind serving Cesare,Lenie? Someone told me he ate a lot the last time you did". Nathalia said with a tease but Cesare just ignored her. Leniela nodded and began filling his plate. When she
SATISFIED MIND, CRAVING HEART. "Ehmm!. Time is running out guys". Nathalia screamed and the two quickly composed themselves before standing up. Cesare handed her the last piece and she filled the empty spot. "It's all done". Nathalia moved to them and inspected it. "Congrats team Ceseila, you won the game!". "But Dad's team completed theirs first". Leniela stated. "Sure, ours was simple that's why we finished up early but you guys deserve the prize for tackling this one". Savina explained and Nathalia nodded in affirmation while Nathalia mouthed an 'oh' Cesare's eyes moved to the other side of the table, he frowned. How come theirs was very simple?. The number of pieces were small as compared to theirs and it was easy to say just from looking that it was a picture of a sleeping tiger. "So this was all a set up to get the two of us together." He thought inwardly with a devilish smirk. Did his Dad and the others think this stupid game would make him fall for her?..Well, He