Semua Bab CEO'S AFFAIR: MAFIA'S OBSESSION: Bab 21 - Bab 30

Chapter 22 Izzy’s heart pounded in her chest as she stumbled alongside Dante, her body still shaking from the encounter. The adrenaline was wearing off, and the cold reality of what had just happened was starting to sink in. She couldn’t breathe. The fear, the panic—it felt suffocating. She needed answers, needed to understand what was happening before the ground beneath her completely gave way. Dante moved swiftly, his every step deliberate, his expression hard and focused, like a man who had long since accepted that danger and violence were simply part of the world he controlled. He didn’t look at her as they walked down the quiet, dimly lit hallway of the hospital. His eyes were locked straight ahead, his jaw set in a way that told her he was calculating his next move, planning how to neutralize any threats that dared cross him. Izzy, though, couldn’t focus on anything but the question that burned in her mind. The man who had attacked her, who had tried to drag her out of the ho

Chapter 24 The silence that filled the room after the doctor left was suffocating. Izzy remained by Maya’s bedside, her hand still clasped around her daughter’s, feeling the steady rise and fall of her chest—each breath a fragile promise that this moment, this life, could slip away at any time. The beeping of the monitors, once a reassuring sign, now felt like a cruel reminder of just how fragile Maya’s life was. Izzy’s heart was breaking, and her world was crashing down around her. Dante stood at the far side of the room, watching her, his posture tense but composed. He hadn’t said anything since the doctor left. But Izzy could feel his presence, a shadow looming over her grief, just as it always had, always would. Her mind raced, trying to find a solution, trying to grasp at anything that might save her daughter. A heart transplant. It sounded like something out of a nightmare. How could her little girl need something so big, so impossible? She couldn’t just stand there and do no

Chapter 26 Rafael POV Rafael sat in the dimly lit room of his private office, the city lights flickering in the distance. The sharp edges of the skyline seemed to pierce the night, just as the weight of Dante’s request was piercing through his thoughts. He leaned back in his chair, hands folded, the phone still warm from the call. The silence around him was deafening, broken only by the soft hum of his computer and the distant sounds of the city below. He knew Dante. Knew him well. Knew the lengths he would go to when something—or someone—was important to him. The kind of power Dante wielded, the ruthlessness, the ability to make the impossible happen, was something Rafael had seen firsthand. But this? This was different. A child. Maya. Rafael’s mind flashed to the moment Dante had spoken those words: "Find me a heart. A match for a child, age five. It’s urgent." Even for someone as formidable as Dante, this wasn’t the kind of thing he could simply demand and receive. A child’

Chapter 28 The silence in the car was heavy, suffocating. Dante’s fingers drummed impatiently on the armrest, his thoughts whirling with everything that was at stake. The heart, carefully transported in the secure container between him and Rafael, was the only thing keeping Maya alive now. Nothing could go wrong. Not now. Not after everything he’d done to get to this point. Rafael, sitting across from him, broke the silence with a single, low chuckle that echoed in the confined space. Dante shot him a sharp look, his eyes cold and calculating. “What’s so funny?” Dante’s voice was low, a warning in it. Rafael’s gaze didn’t meet Dante’s at first, his hands folded together as if trying to avoid the tension in the air. But then he sighed and met Dante’s gaze, his expression a mix of respect and something darker, a recognition of just how dangerous this whole operation was. “You really think this is going to end well?” Rafael asked, his voice more thoughtful than mocking. “The he

Chapter 30 A year had passed since Maya’s heart transplant. A year that had been filled with long nights, sleepless days, and a never-ending battle to ensure she remained healthy and strong. But as Dante looked out the window of his office now, watching the bustling city below, he felt a sense of calm he hadn’t known in a long time. The worst was behind them—at least, for now. Maya was thriving. The doctors had said it would take time for her body to fully adjust to the transplant, but her recovery had been nothing short of a miracle. Her once frail body, so weakened by her congenital heart disease, had gained strength. Her face had filled out, the pale skin now glowing with health. Maya was a lively, curious seven-year-old again, with more energy than Dante had ever thought possible. And Izzy... Izzy had become the center of their world in a way Dante couldn’t have anticipated. Watching her mothering Maya, caring for her with a fierce love and dedication, had made Dante reali