"If it's necessary to threaten you, I will do it," Pablo responded to Bella's statement. The girl hissed in annoyance. She was waiting for him to show her the gun. However, this time Bella was prepared not to be surprised.
"Listen, Mr. I-Forgot-Your-Name, I don't want to receive any more gifts from your boss. I also don't want to have anything to do with you guys. So, please don't bother me." Bella quickly closed the door. Her heart was pounding fast. She was afraid that he would break in. But after waiting for a while, nothing happened. Bella breathed a sigh of relief.
Damn it. Why did Bella feel scared just because she didn't want to accept gifts? She really didn't want to get involved with Marco Vilante or any other dangerous people, if they were indeed what she suspected.
Her thoughts were interrupted by her phone ringing on the bed. Bella quickly checked the flat object and saw Darrel's name on the screen. "Yes?" she answered. "What? Darrel is in the hospital? He was attacked? How is that possible?" Bella panicked. The caller turned out to be Darrel's friend who saw him being beaten up in the area around his place. Bella couldn't believe it. Darrel never had any enemies. Who would be heartless enough to do this to him?
Bella immediately rushed to the hospital to see Darrel. If he was taken to the hospital, it meant that his condition was serious. In the taxi, Bella's feelings were in chaos.
After arriving at the hospital, Bella hurried to the emergency room to meet Darrel. When she entered the room, she saw Darrel lying on the bed with a pale face and bruises around his eyes and lips. Bella burst into tears when she saw Darrel's condition. "Oh God, what happened to you?" she murmured while reaching for Darrel's hand lying beside his body.
"Don't worry, I'm fine," Darrel weakly said. "Some people attacked me on the street last night."
Bella froze upon hearing Darrel's story. She was confused about why someone would be cruel enough to harm her kind-hearted friend.
"Damn those people," Darrel said with a shaky voice. "They almost killed me. They said something before leaving me lying there," he continued.
Bella took a tissue from her pants pocket and cleaned the bloodstains on Darrel's face. They both fell silent for a moment before Bella decided to ask more about the attack on Darrel.
"What did they ask?" Bella asked curiously.
"They warned me not to disturb you," Darrel answered. Bella's eyes widened. What Darrel said surprised her.
"Why does it have anything to do with me?" Darrel shrugged, then let out a laugh. Although after that, he had to hold his stomach in pain.
"It seems like your admirer, Mr. Mafia, is the one who did this. He doesn't want me to get close to you," Darrel teased. Bella hissed. Even in this situation, he was still making jokes. This was a serious problem. Darrel almost lost his life. Who would be heartless enough to do something so cruel to another person? It was truly inhumane. Was it really Marco Vilante who did this? But why? What was his problem with Darrel?
"Forget it, don't think about it. I don't want to add more problems," Darrel said.
"This is a serious matter, Darrel. They almost killed you."
"So, are you going to investigate who did it? Becoming a makeshift detective, Bella?"
Bella let out a harsh breath. Honestly, she was confused about what to do. She didn't know where to start investigating who the culprit was. The strongest suspicion was Marco Vilante. However, the accusation was also baseless. Bella observed Darrel's beaten face. Her poor friend looked so pitiful. Should she distance herself from Darrel as ordered by the people who attacked him?
***
Marco Vilante looked at photos of Bella with a guy in a restaurant. Their activities seemed quite intimate. He didn't like this. This girl was his target. No man was allowed to get close to Isabella. Just like his enemies in the dark business, he never let anyone interfere with what would be his possession.
"Teach that guy a lesson and warn him not to interfere with my future girl," Marco commanded his three henchmen. Marco only had to wait for news a few hours later, if his three henchmen succeeded in teaching the guy a lesson while Isabella was with him.
The guy was beaten up badly and ended up in the hospital. That was enough to take Marco's warning seriously. If he was stubborn, Marco wouldn't hesitate to finish him off. Yes, it was as easy as that. Everything was indeed easy for Marco until Pablo came to see him.
"Miss Miller rejected your gift, Boss."
Marco raised an eyebrow. "She rejected it? What did you buy?"
"A diamond necklace, Sir."
"How much is it?"
"About a hundred thousand dollars."
Marco chuckled and shook his head. "And she rejected a diamond necklace worth a hundred thousand dollars?" he asked, disbelievingly.
"She outright refused and asked us not to disturb her life."
Marco stood up and let out a laugh. "That girl really has guts, huh? Astonishing. Marco was both annoyed and impressed by her bravery. He became more curious about Isabella.
"Didn't you threaten her?" Marco asked.
"That girl closed the door right in front of my face, Boss." It was truly remarkable. Marco had never encountered a woman who refused to accept a diamond necklace worth a hundred thousand dollars. It was rare. Regardless, Marco had to get that girl.
"What do you think I should do to get her attention? It seems like she is not affected by forceful methods."
Pablo was obviously confused by being asked his opinion about this. He himself had never been involved with women. How would he know their ins and outs? Frankly, he felt bothered by Marco's question. Shouldn't Marco know more about women's behaviors, he thought to himself. However, he still tried to give an opinion based on his own thinking.
"I think every woman has different preferences, so it can't be generalized," Pablo said hesitantly. "It would be best if you personally approach the girl."
"I know that," Marco interjected. "What I'm asking is, what kind of approach should I take?" This was a whole new situation for Marco Vilante. Usually, if he wanted a woman, he would easily get her without even trying because women usually fought over him. But with this girl, Marco felt a special excitement while dealing with the difficult approach process.
"Invite the girl to dinner, Boss," the idea suddenly came to Pablo's mind. Marco seemed pleased with the idea. A faint smile appeared on his thin lips.
"Book the best restaurant in Brooklyn. Prepare everything. Tonight, I want that girl to be at the dining table with me," he ordered.
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Bella stretched her aching muscles after a long day of serving customers who came and went without stopping at the cafe where she works. The cafe was quite busy that day because it was the weekend. Her intention was to visit Darrel in the hospital afterwards and get some information from her friend about the attack he had experienced. After saying goodbye to her colleagues and manager, Bella left the cafe with a cheerful face. However, just a few meters away, a familiar black sedan stopped right next to her. She could already guess who the driver of the sedan was. Bella immediately put on an unfriendly expression when she saw Pablo approaching her."What do you want now?" she asked sarcastically."Mr. Vilante invites you for dinner. Please come with me," he said."Dinner? Go with you? Are you trying to trick me? You must have planned to kidnap me and sell me on the black market, right?" Bella ranted."Can you stop being so annoying and make my job easier?" Pablo opened the back door
Bella was perfectly still in her place, the image that Marco had brought her literally paralyzed her. His lips seemed locked, unable to utter a word from there. No small talk, not long after Bella sat in a chair with her body stretched out. Some in white aprons as well as a chef's distinctive cap and cap enter the room carrying a load of delicious-looking dishes, the dishes that were previously arranged on the trolley and then one by one are transferred to the table. The table beside him sat their great master and his special guest, the cooks did their duty with silence. Dare not make a sound even in the slightest. When they finished moving all the meal, they simply lowered themselves before leaving the two still in their seats. "Please enjoy, miss miller!" Marco says, enjoying the meal that is available in front of him, in contrast with the very Bella who is squinting at his eyes. Looking intently at the dishes, as if making sure there was nothing suspicious about any of the dishe
"What the hell do you want?" the bells reflex hearing what Marco is saying can't be denied if he feels so angry at that arrogant man in front of him. And they never knew each other before, but how could that Marco guy do that to him? Contrary to Bella's intense emotion, Marco stood up at the door and shoved his hands into the pockets of the black casual pants he was wearing. His handsome face was too cold with sharp eyes on Bella, as well as one of the corners of her lips attracted to the smiling."Take care of him, don't let him leave until I say so!" "Remember, miss miller, one step out of my door. "Then a bullet will Pierce your friend's body!" continues Marco to Bella after he gave his instructions to his handmaiden, done again threatening Bella. Marco strode off to walk away from the room that Bella was in with his attendant, paying no attention to Bella's Shouting out for clarity. Asking for an explanation as to why Bella was kept in her quarters, and for her, Marco was only
"Oh, no! I have to go to work!" Bella exclaimed after coming out of the bathroom and then looking at the clock on the wall that says half past seven in the morning, half an hour later she would be late! Bella's gegas is running, heading to the wardrobe that's in the corner of her room. But her pace came to an abrupt end when she wasn't in her apartment, when it seemed to come back to the fact that she was still in Marco's house. "Miss miller, come with me. I've packed your clothes!" Alexa, Bella had to walk alexa into the closet. Bella's eyes suddenly leapt to the silhouette of a woman's clothing and styles, so she was convinced that the single item on the hanger would have cost a lot. Still busy with the sight so pleasing to the women when alarmed by the presence of alexa, she brought a dress of navy short sleeves that still looked new."Please miss, you can wear this. Madam don't worry because it's safe, all the clothes here are fresh. "Alexa blurted out the dress in her hand to
Pablo had lost his mind as he listened to the Bella cry, and in his heart he recognized his master's line of sight was so beautiful. Especially when she was appropriately dressed, low-maintenance makeup, anda moderate hairdo. He was also very fit, not too thin, but not too contained. Realizing that he had been too brazen to praise his master's woman, pablo immediately bowed his head. Afraid when the master finds out what he's doing. "Don't be so confident miss, even alexa is so much prettier than you!" pablo retorted while alexa now looked nervous, in contrast to the very decih Bella who heard pablo's excuses."If I wasn't, your arrogant boss would never have kept me in this place!" Bella retorted, hearing him pull his corner of her lips up and form a cynical smile. Her lips speak eloquently to Bella not speak ill of her master, or she will suffer the consequences alone. "Well, you better get going. Surely Lord is waiting for you, don't let her down!" leraj alexa, when he normaliz
Her stubbornness eventually led pablo to surrender, leaving the house that Bella was living in and returning to Lord vilante. Intending to report what Bella had said to him, Lord vilante's response was surely furious. She doesn't believe a little girl like Bella has the courage to defy her commands, but on one side she also feels fascinated by Isabella's character. Marco vilante feels he's not wrong to target Bella as his would-be girl, that girl is a woman of courage as well as firmness in her heart. Remind Marco vilante that if he isn't a kind man, then he thinks about realizing what Bella said about pablo."Give my little girl a lesson pablo, make her regret disobeying me. A regret that would stop him from ever resisting and replying to my orders!" Marco said with a cold look and a sharp look on his part. "Well, Sir, I'll do what you want me to do." said pablo, he sure as hell knows what to do to make Bella regret her stubborn decision. By his hand, pablo wanted to tear Bella t
Bella couldn't hide her surprise when she heard what alexa had to say, how could anyone be immune to the law? All of this created more and more confusion in Bella's mind as to who Marco was, why did he seem to have so much power? "Against master Marco is useless, miss. Better from now on you obey and no longer argue, it would be safer for miss!" alexa said before leaving Bella in her solitude, leaving room on that line to think about what she would do after. Although the woman was also unsure of the destiny of Isabella, since any of those who had known or had an affair with Marco vilante, none of them had ever been heard to live in peace. Most of them have gone mad or lifeless, especially to those who know what Marco vilante looks like and what he does for a living. Even that man would never hesitate to take the life of a business associate or his subordinates who were taken by committing treason against him, no matter how small the cost was life. 'I don't understand how a young
"Miss, you must immediately get up and get ready. Mr Marco is waiting for you in the dining room, he says you should be there within the next thirty minutes." - degh! Bella gasped at alexa's words when she had just opened her eyes, she didn't expect to see him so soon. And yet, just yesterday he killed his friend to realize his threat, showing that he'd never play around with his words. Now he was in the same house that he was living in, even waiting for him. Ah, if Bella had known that even last night her lips had lost their innocence because of Marco's actions. Miss miller? "Alexa had alexa look at Bella as if she were still listening to what she said, her reflexes shocked and immediately said 'yes '. The girl then rose to her feet and entered the bathroom, as usual, Bella would never have helped her wash. He thought the only person who was helped to bathe was sickly, and he was a very healthy man. So it's only natural that she wouldn't want alexa to do that for her, but if she