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22 Falling into place
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Married To The Ruthless Mafiaย ย ย 23. Meeting Maggie
IVYI was in the garden taking a proper look at the mansion to give information to Paul Silver. They wanted a description of what Alejandro's mansion was like and asked me to send pictures if I could. He had told me to be careful and look around for cameras before doing anything that would make me suspicious. I sat in the garden, pretending to look around the beautiful garden while secretly taking pictures to send to them and deleting them immediately just as I had been informed. I was scared. My heart was racing as I did that as I imagined Alejandro appearing behind me and snatching my phone. I feared death but I didn't have a choice.Five days ago he had helped me calm my nerves when we went hiking. I've never felt so good before in a long time. I didn't think he had it in him to console me. I was scared for my life but those few seconds in his arms made me feel safe. The way he looked at me and his touch was soft warm and consoling. For some seconds, my heart raced faster than
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2025-03-22Married To The Ruthless Mafiaย ย ย 24. He's back
IVYMy heart skipped the minute Alejandro walked into the room. Iโve never been here before but that was expected considering I didnโt get the privilege to take a tour around the mansion yet. I didnโt know if I was a little excited because I hadnโt seen him in five days or for some other reason but I found him extremely good in my eyes. I thought it could be because he was dressed in a different type of outfit than I usually see him with. He wasnโt in his usual black fits but in a grey sweatshirt and sweatpants. โDon,โ Maggie called as Alejandro took his seat.His eyes fell on me but he looked away almost immediately. I felt a little sad when that happened. He didnโt have the same look he had when he was on the hills with me.I quickly brushed away the feeling I felt in the pit of my stomach not wanting to dwell much on it.โYou had called for me,โ Maggie said.โThank you so much for taking care of me and Steve. I appreciate it. It hasnโt been easy losing him butโฆโ โAnd who said a
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2025-03-23Married To The Ruthless Mafiaย ย ย 25. Her voice
IVY"No. You cannot take my son." Maggie cried out, pulling Steve closer to her so that Alejandro's men wouldn't take him away."Don't be stubborn woman. Let him go," Alejandro warned. He wasn't standing in front of her anymore. He was now seated where he first sat when he came into the room."You can't have him. He's a child. Please have mercy. Please do anything you want with me but do not take him," she cried but he was deaf to her tears.Staring at him only reminded me that this was the person he was. He was no different man. To think I was close to changing my perspective about him and thinking there might be a good side to him but it's evident there's none. "Bianchi, why are you still standing? Take the boy and lock her somewhere. She is giving me the irk with her loudness!" His tone was clipped, a hint of irritation laced in it.Bianchi yanked the young boy away from her and he began to cry. He tried to get off Bianchi's hold but he was too strong. Two other men present in t
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2025-03-24Married To The Ruthless Mafiaย ย ย 26. His condition
IVY"Don't push me, Iris. Move out of the way."I was scared. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't. The way he looked at me was enough to kill me if looks could kill but for some reason, the tears of Steve made me stand still and firm."You were once his age. Imagine how terrifying it is for him right now. You also had a mother, imagine being snatched away from your mom, just how would you feel?""You have every right to punish the mother but putting the sins of the parents on the child is nothing but wickedness. Even if you don't want to, you can still leave the boy with his mother and take him when he's grown and can be alone but for now, do not deprive him of his mother."I knew my long words might not work but I hoped that it touched his heart for him to have a change of mind. For a second I saw his eyes soften but before I could decipher it was gone replaced with his hard glare. "So what are you? Some motivational speaker or what?" "Iโฆ""Not a word." He cuts me off, his index finge
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2025-03-25Married To The Ruthless Mafiaย ย ย 27. Intense
IVY"Thank you so much, Ivy. I sincerely appreciate it from the bottom of my heart." Maggie said as I entered the room that she was in with her son."It's no problem. Your son doesn't deserve to suffer for you and your husband's sins." I told her.She began to cry and I honestly felt for her. I was curious to know what she sincerely felt in her heart. "We honestly didn't mean bad. Argon just wanted a new life for us all. His job was dangerous and I just wanted a normal family like every other woman out there. I know what he did was wrong. He shouldn't have betrayed Don but we needed the money to leave and start afresh in a place where no one knows." She explained, tears streaming down her cheek.I understood her although I wasn't in her shoes. I was in a similar situation and at the same time a different one. At first, I chose to act like Iris Silver for the money but now I'm being forced to pretend to be her against my will.Ever since I got caught in this life, I have been scared
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2025-03-28Married To The Ruthless Mafiaย ย ย 28. Sweet
IVY"Took you quite a while to join me but you are here." Alejandro pulled back a seat for me for me to sit. I avoided looking at him because I couldn't endure it. I'd be reminded that he's not a good person and finds it hard to breathe. His actions earlier only made me a little more afraid of him than I already was.The thought that I could have died earlier but somehow had the courage to still stand my ground made me a little shock. He tucked a strand of hair behind my ear, his finger brushing lightly against my skin. I looked at him for a nanosecond before looking away. For that short second my eyes met with his, he looked completely different from the man I had seen earlier who had the look of a killer and wanted to strangle me to death."I'mโฆ not hungry." I managed to say, my breath hitched in my throat. "Don't say that. You haven't eaten and I know that. You know you'd make me feel bad if you keep avoiding me." His tone was lower than normal and a little nicer but I wasn't
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2025-04-02Married To The Ruthless Mafiaย ย ย 29. The new plan
THIRD PERSON POV"So what is the new plan?" Iris Silver asked her uncle as she sat in one of the chairs in their family meeting room.Her mother and father were already present at the table. "The new plan is the old plan but we've come up with something better that will be in our favour." Paul Silver replied."As long as it doesn't have to do with me sharing the same space as Alejandro Leone then it's fine. Speak, I'm all ears," Iris Silver said."Your look-alike has started the mission. She has sent images of Alejandro's mansion although she's not allowed to leave the mansion. I've contacted some of my men to see if they'd be able to locate the mansion." Paul Silver informed the family."She's doing better than I expected. Is that all she gave you? Nothing else?" Iris Silver asked."She's threading with caution because I'm certain he's not stupid to let her just walk around and not have cameras everywhere,"Paul Silver replied."And who cares for her life? If she ends up getting
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2025-04-05Married To The Ruthless Mafiaย ย ย 30. Night out
IVY"Marie?" I called for the maid who was helping me dress up earlier but got no response. She had left the room earlier to her the make up box she forgot in her room before coming over to me. I needed to zip my dress but my hand couldn't reach for it. I heard a knock on my door and thought it was the maid Marie as they usually knocked before entering the room."Come in," I exclaimed so that she could hear me.I had plans with Alejandro. Just as he promised, he said we'd be going out but he didn't tell me where it would be that we'd go to. I sometimes wonder if he has bipolar disorder because of his switch in personality and how he can be good and bad sometimes. "Thank goodness you are here, can you please help me with my dress, thereโs no time." I said to Marie as I heard her footsteps walking towards me. I felt a presence behind me, towering over my small frame, it made me wonder when Marie had gotten bigger. Just before I could turn to see who it was, I felt someone helping m
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Married To The Ruthless Mafiaย ย ย 54. Another side of him
IVY POVโYou look beautiful dear.โ Sylvia complimented from behind me as I stood in front of the big standing mirror in front of me.โThank you,โ I replied with a smile on my face, admiring myself too. The dress came in two days ago. Alejandro sent one of the maids to go get the dress for me for the charity event weโd both be attending today.Things have been going smoothly between the both of us lately. Itโs like heโs back to being the same person I feel for. I didnโt question it, I simply went along with it, reminding myself that he wasnโt an ordinary man so feelings like that werenโt something he dealt with.He would come over to my room, weโd talk, and sometimes watch films together, mostly my preference which was surprising because weโd never watched a film together before.He would watch and most times, he was staring at me and not watching. Whenever I asked him why he wasnโt watching, he'd tell me that he preferred watching me.We would kiss every night before he left. Every n
Married To The Ruthless Mafiaย ย ย 53. Mixed feelings
ALEJANDRO LEONE POV It's been a week and I got nothing so I concluded that I might have gotten it wrong. Iris does have feelings for me. I've come to accept it but what I haven't come to accept was what I felt for her and what I planned on doing with it.I didn't expect her to confess to me that night after dinner. I never would have thought that she was crushing on me before we even met. So just as I did my research on her, she also did hers and ended up crushing hard.For some reason, I have been thinking about that for a while and each time I did, a smile would form on my face, which was rare and funny because it wasn't me. I've been away on a business trip. I received an anonymous text that my uncle Marcos was planning to do shit to me and I've been trying to trail his track and to see what he's up to.So far I've been able to learn that he has visited the Silver family twice. I had no idea why but I've been looking into it. I never trusted the Silverd and when I finally allowed
Married To The Ruthless Mafiaย ย ย 52. Dropping the bomb
THIRD PERSON POV"What do you mean by that? You mean the heartless Alejandro has a heart and is interested in my look-alike?" Iris was surprised to hear the news that her mother just told her about. "I cannot believe this. Are you sure about this mom?" Iris asked."I'm not stupid when I see a man that is interested in a woman. Maybe it might be an act but he acted so well that I doubt it. I feel something is going on that we don't know and that girl, I don't trust her. I've never liked her away." Iris thought deeply about her mom's words. She still found it hard to believe after her mom told them all that went down at Alejandro's mansion."If she's keeping anything then she'd be the one to lose because she has her mother with us so I doubt, maybe nothing is going on and it's all an act from him after allโฆ" she trailed off when she thought of something."Oh my goodness!""What is it, Iris?" Carmen asked her daughter inquisitively. "I told you I met Brittany some weeks back.""And
Married To The Ruthless Mafiaย ย ย 51. The Truth and lies
THIRD PERSON POVAlejandro's frantic action didn't go unnoticed by the Silvers after Ivy cut herself and he was already tending to her cut with so much interest.Ivy herself wasn't expecting him to act up so quickly and that made her more worried than she already was because she already told Carmen Silver there was nothing much going on between them when there was something although it wasn't defined and was unstable."You should have been careful," Alejandro whispered to her.He also didn't think that he would have jumped off his seat that quickly after she cut herself just to see how it was. It was only later he realized what he had done, acting without thinking once again because of Iris Silver."Come with me," he said.He wanted to go tend to her wound so that it didn't get infected. She wished he hadn't done so because she didn't fail to notice the looks on the face of the Silver and she wondered if he did too.He did notice it and that's why he hated that he had shown signs that
Married To The Ruthless Mafiaย ย ย 50. The invite
IVY"Dinner?" I was surprised to hear Al mention dinner with Iris's parents.What was the sudden need to meet them and have dinner with them? I thought to myself and then I thought of how it would give me the perfect opportunity to ask Paul Silver about my mom. "Yes. It's just we are married and it feels like both families don't get along that's why. I just want us to spend time with each other that's just it. I'm also sure you missed them too, don't you?" I forced a smile to my face. "You are right.""Alright then. I'm going to leave you now. I have some business to attend. I will call your parents to inform them so that they know the invite is from me. Have a nice day." He caressed my cheek and just as I was about to lean into his touch, he pulled away. I suddenly missed his touch and I haven't failed to notice the distance between us. He's always having something to do. At first, I thought that it was because he's business but lately, I'm starting to doubt that. I'm beginning
Married To The Ruthless Mafiaย ย ย 49. Contrasting personalities
THIRD PERSON POV"I knew he was sneaky but I didn't know that he would do that openly and we'd be too blind to see it." Lorenzo Silver said to his brother who had just informed them of the snake amongst them."He will regret ever thinking he could trespass us. He wouldn't have had the chance if Iris was smart enough with her love life and worse she got herself pregnant with his baby," Lorenzo complained bitterly.Now that he knew that Marcos was the snake, he was angry because not only did he have to get rid of him but also the father of his soon-to-be grandchild."We will have to make sure he regrets this. We must get rid of him. We cannot keep him. That's why he chose to help because he was the one who had stolen from us but the question now is how did he come to bear on our conversation? It's not possible he overheard us when the door is always locked and it's soundproof." Paul Silver asked."That's it. He couldn't have been in the room at that time because the key to the room is w
Married To The Ruthless Mafiaย ย ย 48. Gut feeling
IVY"You have every right to hate me you know. I won't hold that against you. I'm not just going to act like I'm some good guy and you know that.""What do you mean?" I asked.I already knew that he wasn't a good guy. He's a mafia which means he cannot be the ordinary man that I'm used to. Could that be why some days he's good and some days he's bad to me? Because he's not used to such emotions? Seeing how he always came back after hurting me made me feel like I wasn't trying to see beyond what he usually showed me and I felt a little guilty.He's not used to such and it's new to me too. He came back last night and had taken care of me. Maybe I could make things get better. So far he has been the only one trying to put so much effort so I wouldn't give up on him. "I didn't mean to hurtโฆ."When you feel that way, it's better you speak to me than walk out on me and also when you feel that way, it's okay to keep quiet and not hurt me. I was hurt. You called me names and it's more hurtf
Married To The Ruthless Mafiaย ย ย 47. Sick
ALEJANDRO"Fuck!" I punched the bag in front of me with so much anger.Why was I affected by the way I saw her and the words I said to her? Why did it bother me so much? Until I discover everything that she has in her sleeves, I didn't want to associate with her. I wanted nothing to do with her and I thought I'd be able to handle it until I saw the look on her face and how hurt she was.She has fallen for me. This was perfect, just as I've wanted it and I should be able to use that against her but somehow my head was going crazy and I just couldn't help.I kept punching the bag hand, putting all of my frustration on it."Fuck! Fuck!" I cursed out as I recalled the look in her eyes and how heartbroken she was.I should have used it to my advantage. Getting her to reveal all of her family secrets, take them down, and break her heart, would have been better but somehow I just couldn't.The fact that there was evidence that she might be dangerous made me so bothered. I couldn't let my gua
Married To The Ruthless Mafiaย ย ย 46. Nagging wife
IVY"Did he seriously do that?" Maggie asked.I've been in her room all day. I was unable to sleep last night. My heart was shattered and broken when Al left me in my room after I thought we were going to make love.Maggie knows of my feelings for Al. I kept her informed on a few but not every detail so she knew that I liked him. I cried all through the night, feeling like my heart had been ripped out of my chest. It was heartbreaking. I expected him to come back to my room, to tell me that it was fine but he never did.The next day came faster than I expected and still unable to get rid of the heavy feeling I had in my chest, I took my heart and came over to Maggie's wanting a shoulder to cry on. Sylvia was on a week's leave.I was now to sleep for some hours over at Maggie's and when I woke up, she gave me some porridge to eat, telling me it would help me. She soon asked me what happened to her I hesitated at first because I felt so embarrassed so she told me not to bother and pro
