All Chapters of THE MARRIAGE GAME: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Stupid stupid girl.Do I even have the right to feel this way? We just had sex, it was just sex, it's not like we're a real married couple.No matter how many reasons I find, I can't seem to find one to justify the way I'm feeling now. Perhaps it's the feeling of being an idiot, I came all this way to have his breakfast delivered, like a doting wife.I've overstepped my boundaries, fine, do whatever you want Liam. This means I can do whatever I want to as well, I mean…it always has.Fuck this, I'll just visit my mom, she recently had surgery, she'll need some fruits to strengthen her immune system.I bought a fruit basket on my way to the hospital, I had it wrapped and customized with a note attached to it.I don't miss the smile on her face when she sees me. She looks pale and has lost a lot of weight, her head is covered with a chemo hat.She has a rosary in her hand, her caretaker is by her side arranging a few things, I have Liam to thank for that.But we're not thinking about him

Adelina."A teenager in our home for a month? I'm sorry but can't you keep her with mother?" Liam bites his steak angrily."My sister is…" Enzo clears his throat "…scary." Fair point."No." Liam says "And your wife's relatives?"He's overreacting. "I don't think it's a bad idea." I butt him.He looks at me, welcoming my challenge. "You'll take care of her?""Take care? She's a teenager, not a toddler, how hard can it be? Besides, it's only for a month, don't be such a puss." I offer a sweet, sarcastic smile and sip my wine."It's settled then, I am so grateful." Enzo grins."Nothing's settled." Liam is talking to Enzo but his eyes are glued on me. "We have to draw up some terms.""Terms? What do you think this is? Some sort of business contract?" I scoff."If you have a problem…" he turns to his uncle "…then Adelina can stay with her mother's relatives.""No no. They talk too much, I'll just have her in the same situation I'm trying to avoid. I don't want her to be affected by her Ma'

"Don't you have any friends? All you do is mope around and stick your nose in those unrealistic novels, ugh!"I just looked at Adelina, unsure what to say to her, why are kids these days too loud?"And you, do you normally say EVERYTHING on your mind?" I bite back, call me petty, I don't care."It's a talent, I just say what's on everyone's mind, and I also know when to shut up, most people these days don't," she says with so much sass."No, you don't, you're interrupting our quiet time," Liam speaks, looking up from his book."Hmph," she glares at her cousin. "You both are home on the weekend, no friends, doing nothing fun, but reading, you suit each other."I gasp at her outrage and look to Liam for help, they both possess the same trait of stubbornness after all, why do I have to be dragged into this?"You have no friends either, because if you did, then you wouldn't be here bothering us," Liam says.I smile at his response, I'm enjoying this."I DO have friends," she waves her pho

I'm a tad too excited to meet Natasha, we've been delaying our meeting for weeks now, and I'm itching to hear what she has to say.Maybe that's why I'm here already and I stand up from my seat when I see her approach me."Hey!" she greets, pushing some of her blonde curls out of her face, "Sorry, I kept you waiting," she pants."It's fine, I'm happy you can meet with me.""And," she sits down and places her bag on the table, "I'm sorry we've been delaying this, it's been a rough couple of weeks, Antonio's getting married, and his fiancee wants something a bit grand, it's been a hassle."The big scary guy is getting married? Who's the lady who managed to tame him down?It's like Natasha read my mind because she says, "He's not so scary you know, his fiancee, Gia, she's a sweetheart and he adores her, he can do anything for her."I chuckle nervously and nod, good for them I guess."I hope that after all this, we can reunite, as a proper family and you and Antonio can have a proper intro

I've been nowhere but home and in the hospital for the past three days, and that doesn't stop these guards Liam stationed. I thought we were past this.I also have texts I haven't from Natasha, and a few missed calls too, she cares more than I expect her to, but now I'm confused.I retrieve my father's diary from my wardrobe, where I had stashed it earlier, maybe here are some things I might have missed out.I run my fingers over his signature on the front page, 'Damien Conte', what kind of man was he truly?He described my uncle, Matteo as a fun older brother, someone he respects and looks up to, someone he wants to make proud, most of the diary mentions Matteo, but the rest just describes some days, nothing special, and some entries talk about Mom, but I'm not sure I want to read those, I don't want a detailed expression of their…intimate life.And then, I saw my name, the only time my father ever wrote about me, he spoke of my hair.He said:"Her soft curls remind me of my mother,