All Chapters of Stolen by the Mafia King: Chapter 201 - Chapter 210

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Chapter 200: A Test of Loyalty

[Juliette’s POV]Papa was already at the dining area when I arrived. Immediately, I rushed to his side and knelt beside his wheelchair. ‘Good morning, Papa, did you sleep well?’ I checked his face for any signs of upset. There was none. With his usual smile, his hand patted the back of my head as his old voice said, ‘I’ve slept for months, my child.’ Guilt exploded inside me. Staring at his face, I can’t help chastising myself for asking the stupid question. And that smile widened comfortingly. ‘Surprisingly, it was the best sleep I’ve had.’ ‘W-Was it? That’s good! I was afraid that you might—-.’ ‘Die in my sleep?’ he asked, in a testing tone, those hawk eyes evaluating my face. Bafflement hardened my features. ‘I-Is that what Doctor Rose said?’ I whispered, half worried that he would, the other half fearing for my baby’s life. And a weak, old hand patted mine as a light chuckle slipped into the air, finally loosening the tension. ‘I was jesting. Doctor Rose said that I’ll onl
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Chapter 201: The Larger Cage

[Juliette’s POV]Trust no one. Not now. Holding my tummy, I said, finally retrieving my confidence, ‘I don’t need a doctor. But I need help to get to the office.’ I opened the door and Janet quickly grabbed my elbow to lend me some of her strength. ‘I’ll get the doctor on the conference call, Miss Lux.’ I waved my hand to reject it. ‘Just get me a water bath for my feet. Warm water, please,’ I whispered, moving to the sinks. ‘But Agatha said—.’I glared at her in the mirror. ‘Would you like to be her PA then?’ Immediately, Janet swallowed her protests and nodded. ‘Water bath. Sure. But hot water, Miss Lux. Hot water is better for migraines. You have to trust me on that.’ We’ll see about that, I thought as I wiped my mouth with a towel and scoffed. ‘Fine. Where’s Jerry?’ ‘He left. To find Mister Lux. Something about a meeting with the board members.’ Panic seized me. ‘A meeting about what? Did he say?’ The new PA caught on quickly. ‘I’ll find out asap.’ She took my arm once m
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Chapter 202: We See A Lux, We Kill

[Juliette’s POV]‘R-Ralph, what are you doing here?’ The heat of joy and relief swarmed in. What do I do? I want to hug him. I want to kiss him. I want to tell him that I lied. I had no idea of Papa’s plan. I was only putting up an act at the police station so Papa wouldn’t make things worse.I want to tell him about our baby. Large hands grabbed my shoulders, squeezing them like the iron cuffs that were once around my heels. ‘Is that all an act… or do you really mean it?’ His deep voice growled with pain.But there was also a pleading tone. A willingness to forgive me, should I choose the former. ‘H-Have you been drinking?’ My hand lifted slightly, wanting to reach out and feel that bristled jaw, to comfort him. But my fingers acted wisely, curling up into a tight ball, as though they sensed something. ‘ANSWER ME,’ he hissed, rage shooting from his red-rimmed eyes, a bull’s eye through my chest. Abruptly, he shut his eyes and did a mental count. When he opened them again, they s
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Chapter 203: A Father's Shackles

[Juliette’s POV]That night, back at the Lux Mansion, I had a chat with Agatha as I soaked in a tub of warm bubble bath. Apparently, according to Agatha, it helps to sooth mine and baby’s nerves. ‘Oh dear! Oh, I’m so sorry Julie! I should’ve told you first that Janet was Margaret’s distant relative. It was sheer coincidence that she happened to apply for the job of your PA. When she got the news, she was ecstatic, because she couldn’t trust anyone to stay beside you, other than me,’ explained Agatha. I smiled weakly at the bubbles. ‘She’s still a threat, Ags.’ ‘But—.’ ‘Papa is meticulous, remember?’ I looked at her, feeling frustrated at Papa for the first time. ‘If he doesn’t want anyone related to the Virtus by my side, you think Janet would make the cut?’ ‘You’re saying that he hired Janet on purpose?’ ‘I can’t be sure. But my gut tells me that I can’t trust Janet. Something about her feels off.’ *****[Harold’s POV]If it wasn’t for that whorish wife of his, he would alread
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Chapter 204: Lucky Them

[Juliette’s POV]“They were Don Ralph’s projects?” asked Janet, her eyes widened in disbelief as I leafed through the report. “Perhaps, they weren’t good enough?” I read through Papa’s notes and chuckled dryly inside. Not that they weren’t good enough. Ralph’s projects were going to reap profits that were twice as much as Lux Corp’s current investments. If these projects weren’t approved by Ralph, they wouldn’t be off the list. But I can’t say all this to Janet. The tightness in my chest warned me. So I smiled and agreed. “What does a Virtus know about business.” A thoughtful pause later, I purposefully added, “But they could get us twice the profits. I wonder if it would be a good thing to pass them up.”“Shall we counter propose to the Chairman?” “I better draw up the projections. God knows what that Virtus fraud did to the records.” Ignoring Janet’s second display of disbelief and surprise at my remarks, I added, “In fact, I better look through all the financial records right
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Chapter 205: Are You Hiding Something From Me?

[Ben’s POV]‘Tell the others.’ The Don huffed calmly.Ben inhaled knowingly, clearly aware that ‘the others’ referred to those like Agio—the same people he had advised Julie against inviting to the anniversary party—, and kept his gaze on his best friend as he patted his face with a towel. ‘They ever act on their own again,’ said Ralph in his slow, threatening pace. ‘I’ll fucking bury them with my own two hands. But don’t worry.’ He turned to Ben and chuckled dryly. ‘Their families will be well taken care of.’ ‘Consider it done,’ replied Ben. Now is not the time to nag. It will only poke the bear and cause more chaos. It’s already a good thing that he’s stopped thrashing things. *****[Juliette’s POV]Tommy had calmed down after a long bath and a nice dinner. By the time Papa returned, he had already been put to bed, and, just like the good old days, we had our dinner at the dining area and chatted about our day. Somehow, since Papa’s return, the air between us felt increasingly
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Chapter 206: The Real Face of The King

[Mickey’s POV]After what seemed like an eternity of cries and grunts of pain from his men, Mickey finally found himself surrounded by a sea of bodies heaving hardly like marathon runners.Ralph Virtus had knocked them all out like a fucking pinball. Swiftly, the Devil grabbed him by the collar and dragged him across the ground once more. This time, all alone with his defences completely numbed, for the first time in many years, Mickey felt fear. Raw fear. He kicked and screamed, cursed and swore. It seemed to work. Ralph Virtus disappeared. And then—SPLASH!Ice cold water pierced through his skin like a thousand needles, and he howled in pure pain. The Devil cast the container away and squatted before his spurting self. ‘I’ll let you continue your little operation here in my hood—.’ Mickey spat at that sickeningly handsome face and screamed in a crazy high pitch, “FUCK YOU!! THIS PLACE IS M—-!” His hand slammed hard against the concrete—he could almost hear a crack in his sk
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Chapter 207: The Secret of Juliette and her Romeo

[Harold’s POV]‘She’s hiding something,’ exhaled Harold, after his lawyer ended his call. ‘Julie?’ There was genuine surprise. ‘First was an accident. Second was a coincidence.’ The business king couldn’t stop the hint of worry in his chest from growing. ‘Third.’ He turned to his friend with a solemn look. ‘Is a sign.’ Jerry wasn’t convinced. ‘It’s Julie we’re talking about. Your daughter. The one who’d stand by me when I said her father’s the smartest man to walk the face of Earth. Why would she hide things from you? She can’t tell a lie. We both know that.’ ‘That was before she got together with the Virtus filth.’ ‘Maybe she thinks this is her job?’ Jerry settled back in his seat. ‘You know how much she yearns for your praises. I talked to her after her press conference—she asked for your opinion first, as usual. It’s always ‘what did Papa say?’. No one else matters.’ Harold chuckled lightly but it was hard to tell whether he was convinced or not. ‘She’s the same old Julie, i
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Chapter 208: Where's Ralph?

[Juliette’s POV]‘Papa, you wanted to see me?’ I strode into the Chairman’s office, luxuriously decorated with the finest mahogany. Without looking up, he muttered, ‘Yes. Sit.’ As soon as I sat, my mind completely on the time, worried that I might miss the meeting with the tech company from one of Ralph’s projects, a file was thrown in front of me and a disappointing sigh punched my chest. ‘You’re meeting Sound Proof?’ Papa threw his glasses on the desk. ‘Yes. In thirty minutes.’ ‘Cancel it.’ He took another file, moving on to the next order of businessNot again. I took a deep breath to steady my irritation and asked, ‘Why?’ The hand paused midair and then retracted, and a hard look lifted at me. What did you just say to me? Those eyes demanded. ‘It’s not nice to cancel on someone after you’ve given them your word. So I want to know why—.’ ‘Am I not good enough a reason?’ He snapped, his face unable to hide his discontentment. But I had enough of this. Though shaking inside
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Chapter 209: Juliette Gets an Update about Ralph

[Juliette’s POV]Papa looked like he had just seen a ghost. But in the blink of any eye, he was smiling again, cordially. ‘Have we met?’ he asked, his eyes straightforward. There was a commanding tone in his voice that would usually intimidate me—and many of the staff. But Ben remained unfazed—much like Ralph. For some reason, I felt as though Ralph was standing before me, not Ben. ‘You might have missed me, Sir.’ Chuckled Ben and took a sip from his wine glass. ‘So you’re the CEO of Smith Corp?’ Papa was scrutinising Ben for a clue to make sense of Ben’s presence. And Ben gave a toast to the air between them and replied, ‘Indeed I am. And you look like you’re about to call the cops on me.’ The men fell into a polite chuckle, seemingly to diffuse the tension, but their wary gazes made the air colder. Jewel and I couldn’t stop staring at each other. I was trying to find a way to get a word of Ralph, wanting to find out how he was, while Jewel looked like she was deciding betwe
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