LOGINWarning: Read at your own risk! Abby Miller is the daughter of a well-known businessman. But when their business went bankrupt, the bank took all of their family's assets and property, and her life turned into a roller coaster when a dangerous man abducted her. Fabian Collins, the mafia boss, abducted Abby for marriage. But Abby continues to wonder why? Until she discovers the teeny-tiny family secret...which could cause her to lose her mind and hate the man she married! But how can she hate him if she is already in love with him? Mafia Series Book 1, 2, and 3. Happy Reading!
View More최고급 호텔 라세느의 VIP 전용 펜트하우스 복도.
두꺼운 최고급 카펫이 서연우의 구두 굽 소리를 무겁게 삼켰다. 창밖으로는 금방이라도 폭우가 쏟아질 듯 먹구름이 짙게 깔려 있었지만, 호텔 내부는 현실과 동떨어진 것처럼 고요하고 안락했다.연우의 손에는 유명 파티시에에게 한 달 전부터 특별 주문한 케이크 상자가 들려 있었다.
순백의 생크림 위로 '결혼 3주년'을 축하하는 레터링이 정갈하게 적혀 있는, 완벽한 케이크였다.오늘은 서연우와 강지훈의 결혼 3주년 기념일이었다.
'지훈 씨가 좋아해야 할 텐데.'
연우는 작게 숨을 고르며 펜트하우스 301호의 문턱에 섰다.
지난 3년의 결혼 생활은 결코 순탄하지 않았다. 시어머니의 끊임없는 멸시, 시누이들의 노골적인 무시, 그리고 남편 강지훈의 무관심까지. 숨 막히는 시월드 속에서도 연우가 버틸 수 있었던 것은 오직 '가족'이라는 울타리를 지키고 싶다는 간절함 때문이었다.어릴 적 아버지의 외도로 새어머니와 이복동생이 집에 들어오면서, 연우는 진짜 가족의 온기를 잃어버렸다.
그래서 자신의 가정을 꾸리게 된다면, 어떤 희생을 치러서라도 지켜내겠다고 다짐했었다.그녀는 남편 지훈의 무능함을 덮어주기 위해 자신의 모든 것을 쏟아부었다.
부도 위기에 처했던 지훈의 회사 '성진 어패럴'을 살려내기 위해 밤새워 재무제표를 뜯어고친 것도, 업계의 핵심 투자자들을 익명으로 연결해 주며 뒤에서 자금을 조달한 것도 모두 연우였다. 그녀의 헌신 덕분에 성진 어패럴은 불과 3년 만에 업계 탑의 자리에 오를 수 있었다.연우는 가방에서 카드 키를 꺼내 도어록에 가져다 댔다.
경쾌한 파열음과 함께 육중한 문이 열렸다.
"지훈 씨, 나 왔어."
대답은 없었다.
거실은 짙은 암막 커튼이 쳐져 있어 어두컴컴했고, 은은한 간접 조명만이 공간을 비추고 있었다. 서프라이즈 이벤트라도 준비한 걸까. 연우가 옅은 미소를 지으며 거실 안으로 걸음을 내디디려던 순간이었다.공기 중에 떠도는 낯선 향기가 연우의 코끝을 찔렀다.
달콤하면서도 짙고, 끈적거리는 싸구려 인공 향. 연우가 결코 사용하지 않는, 그러나 너무나도 익숙한 향수 냄새였다.미소가 굳어진 연우의 시선이 바닥으로 향했다.
대리석 바닥 위에는 허물처럼 벗어던진 옷가지들이 어지럽게 널브러져 있었다.
연우가 지난달 지훈의 생일 선물로 사주었던 톰포드 넥타이. 지훈의 셔츠, 그리고 그 옆에 노골적으로 얽혀 있는 붉은색 실크 슬립과 얇은 스타킹. 그 끝에는 아찔할 정도로 굽이 높은 빨간색 스틸레토 힐이 뒹굴고 있었다.연우의 심장이 불길한 박동을 시작했다.
손에 쥐고 있던 케이크 상자의 손잡이가 종잇장처럼 구겨졌다.반쯤 열린 침실 문틈.
그 사이로 적나라한 소리들이 새어 나오기 시작했다."아, 오빠… 이러다 누가 오면 어떡해?"
"올 사람이 누가 있어. 그 재미없는 여자는 지금쯤 집에서 청소나 하고 있겠지."숨이 멎는 듯했다.
대답을 한 남자는 분명 3년을 함께 산 남편, 강지훈의 목소리였다. 그리고 방금 전 콧소리를 내며 아양을 떨던 여자의 목소리.그 간드러지는 비음은, 연우의 뼛속까지 각인된 목소리였다.
'유아라.'
연우의 이복동생.
어머니의 자리를 꿰찬 새어머니의 딸이자, 평생 연우의 것을 빼앗고 짓밟는 데 혈안이 되어 있던 여자. 강지훈과 외도를 저지른 여자가 다른 누구도 아닌, 유아라였다.피가 싸늘하게 식는 기분이었다.
충격으로 다리가 무너져 내릴 것 같았지만, 연우는 입술을 꽉 깨물며 버텼다. 그녀의 머릿속에서 '다정한 아내 서연우'의 스위치가 꺼지고, 지독하게 냉정하고 계산적인 본성이 눈을 뜨기 시작했다.연우는 발소리를 죽인 채 침실 문 앞으로 다가갔다.
끼익-. 그녀는 망설임 없이, 아주 우아한 동작으로 침실 문을 활짝 열어젖혔다. 그리고 그녀의 세상이 무너졌다.Santiago’s POVAfter his brothers left the Villa, I carried her to the bedroom. In the midst of my tight embrace, I blurted out, "Who was that guy?" She laughed at me and said, "Uh, I love putting Chris Evans pictures in my old room. I even told my brothers that he was my boyfriend." It turned her face red as she tried to explain it to me, and I could see the little girl talking about her crush right before me. "I like Captain America..." I nodded my head and said, “I thought you met someone like me…” She gazed at me, “Well, you are more handsome than him. I like you more….” Those words made me hold my breath. I wasn't ready to hear that yet, but she grabbed my arm, and I leaned forward to look her in the eyes. "I thought I was going to die," she said with a smile. Then she paused and said, "But if I really am going to die, I have to tell you how much I like you before it's too late." I caressed the side of her cheeks and smiled at her warmly, “I like you too.” I kissed her li
Santiago’s POVI no longer see the smile that Beatrice always gave me whenever she saw me; she was scared for her life. It's all my fault; I make a woman's life dull and unhappy. I should not have asked her to marry me just to get what I wanted.The thought of her driving me insane, and here she is, in the operating room, having the bullet removed from her abdomen. I hold my breath every time the operating room door opens. Then, all of a sudden, a doctor walks up to me and says, "We did everything we could, but she didn't make it. I am sorry." My heart sank when I realized the woman who had brought so much joy into my life had already passed away! Jeric gave me a sighing look and said, "I'm sorry for your loss." Then I closed my eyes and asked the doctor, "Are you sure about that?!" "I'm sorry, your mother didn't make it—" he looked at me. I smacked him in the face and told him, "You're fu*king wrong! How could you say that?" "I'm the son, not him!" the man yelled at the Doctor.
Beatrice’s POV“Wait for me there! I’m on my way! F*ck!” He cursed silently after the call.At every turn, I felt uneasy because someone had just placed a camera around the house. The enemy will use it against Santiago because it could cause a lot of trouble. Everything and everyone around him wants him to die or fail. It's hard for me to think that there are people in this world who exist solely to do something bad just to get what they want!Then I heard two vans pulling up to the Villa. One of them parked outside the gate, and the other van went inside. The driver got out to look for me. I ran to them immediately and said, "What's happening?" The man thoroughly examined me before saying, "Alright, Miss Beatrice, you must go outside." "Why? What's going on?" "The hidden camera you saw in the kitchen wasn't just a hidden camera; they wired a bomb to it!" the man said as he dragged me out the door. Then he looked around and looked for some people inside and I immediately remembere
Beatrice’s POVUp until he tripped and fell onto the bed next to me, he was lying on top of me, and my hands were resting on his chest. The way we looked at each other made it seem like he was trying to diagnose my problems, but I was perfectly OK. I pushed him away, and he rolled over next to me. He sighed deeply and stared blankly at the ceiling. "I think you need to rest in your own bed instead of mine," I told him. When he heard that, he got up and left without speaking with me. I sighed as I thought about what was wrong with him again! I got up early the following day and tried to decide what I would do today. "Good morning, ma'am," the kitchen maid greeted me. "Morning." "Sir Santiago has prepared breakfast for you, and it has been placed in the microwave; all you need to do is heat it up." She smiled at me.I nodded in agreement, wondering why he needed to treat me this way. This is something I can do myself. But the maid said, "Ma'am Bea, he told me he won't be home ton
Book Three : Santiago’s RedemptionHe was made to kill. A murderer raised him—The former Mafia King.As a general rule, he would not give his enemies a second chance. Without any remorse, he eliminates them with the flick of an eye. People loathed and misunderstood him to the point where he felt his l
Charlotte’s POV I finally feel better now that I've given Ricardo the flash drive, and he's sent it to the El Capitol building. By now, everyone at the high table knows how their Mafia King lied to them and wasted all their hard work. Debris from the building caught fire, and former Mafia King El
Charlotte’s POVI ran upstairs when I heard the baby’s crying, and Logan followed me inside, we both saw Casey laying on her own blood while breathing heavily while Cedric was trying to shoot her for the last time. Logan yelled at Cedric angrily, “Drop your gun!” When Cedric turned his head to look a
Charlotte’s POV I was scared the whole way to the hospital with Liam because I could see blood running down my arms and into my hand. Blood has been a source of anxiety for me ever since I was a young child; yet, as I have become more familiar with blood in my daily life, I have begun to feel as tho


















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