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He Said It Was A Prank
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The day before the family’s position transfer deadline, I received an order assigning me to the Bellarosa branch. It had come from Don Enzo Vitelli, who also happened to be my fiance. My fingers went cold as I dialed his number. His voice was drawling, as if he had just rolled out of bed. “Oh, Lucrezia submitted that for you. She said it was a prank. She wanted to see if you’d notice. Well, you did notice, so just cancel it yourself.” Lucrezia was the new assistant with whom he had a thing with. I held the phone and stayed silent for a long moment. All those six years I had fought for my place in the family, yet someone was treating it as a prank. I did not argue or scream. I simply packed my things calmly and boarded the flight to Bellarosa on schedule. Enzo panicked. He called back. His voice finally lost that lazy drawl. “I told you to cancel it. Have you cancelled it?” “No.”
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He Said It Was A Prank Chapter 10
As I stepped out of the office, the first pale light of morning filtered through the window at the end of the corridor and fell on the tips of my red high heels.I adjusted my coat and took out my phone to call the Bellarosa branch. I instructed them to cut a fresh sprig from the bougainvillea at the old building and send it over. I wanted to place it in a vase in my office.After hanging up, I turned and walked toward the elevator. I pressed the button for the top-floor conference room.There was a negotiation with other families scheduled for the day. My bodyguards were already waiting downstairs.The mirrored walls of the elevator reflected my face. My makeup was sharp. My eyes were calm without any emotion. I remembered many years ago when I was standing outside Enzo’s office for the first time. I had been clutching the documents he had given me. I had been so nervous that my palms were sweating.Back then, I thought my whole life would revolve around that man. I thought all
He Said It Was A Prank Chapter 9
I only learned the next day that the call had come from the hospital.His sister, Antonella, had attempted suicide by overdosing herself on pills after being betrayed by her husband. She was rushed to the emergency room.When I heard the news, my first reaction was to grab my car keys and drive straight to the hospital.Antonella and I had grown up together. She was five years younger than me. When we were little, she was always following me around, copying everything I did.I knew her marriage life had not been happy over the years. I had advised her several times to get a divorce, but she always said she would endure it for the sake of the children.When I arrived at the emergency room, Enzo was leaning against the wall, smoking.He did not even notice the ash burning down to his fingers. There were several butts already scattered on the ground.When he saw me, he stubbed out the cigarette. His voice was hoarse. “She’s been in there for hours. The doctors haven’t come out yet.
He Said It Was A Prank Chapter 8
The fourth year, the Commission called me back to New Avalon headquarters. I was made the family’s Consigliere.It was a position I had never even dreamed of when I left.All those years in Bellarosa, the sun on my back, the blood on my hands, living on the edge, had all worked its way into my bones.By the time I returned, very few in the family dared to call me by my first name.“Ms. Ross,” the younger family members greeted me. Their voices were tense and strained.I smiled.Ms. Ross.I liked that title very much. “Just call me Amelia,” I said calmly.During the meeting, I saw Enzo.He had aged noticeably.He was only thirty-eight, but his temples had gone gray and fine lines had settled around his eyes.His face remained handsome, and he was still capable of making a heartbeat skip.Our eyes met.He froze for a moment, then displayed a look with mixed expressions.After the meeting, he waited at the door of the conference room.“Amelia.” His voice was much deeper t
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I did not know when Enzo left.He never came looking for me again.A week later, someone told me that something major had happened back in New Avalon.Several ports controlled by the O’Malley faction had been raided overnight. Seven people were dead. Rumor had it that Enzo had orchestrated it.I said nothing.It was his madness to unleash as he wished.It had nothing to do with me.One year later, I returned to New Avalon at Christmas.I ran into Lucrezia at my doorstep.She had obviously been waiting for me.Our eyes met. The pride she once carried was gone, replaced only by hatred and frustration. “Amelia, you won. Enzo will never let me be near him again.”Her voice trembled as she said through gritted teeth, “Do you know what he was like after you went to Bellarosa? He went mad. Every night he drank himself into oblivion, calling your name. When I brought him late-night food, he smashed the bowl at my feet and told me to get lost. I don’t get it. What do you have that
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