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Chapter 88. The Baby
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2026-03-17 20:30:58
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The Mafia King and His Bride Chapter 93. Waiting and Enduring
* Miranda *Weeks passed, I still believed he would come. Not because it was easy, but because it was Lorenzo. He wasn't built for obedience the way his father wanted him to be. Because I had seen the way his restraint cracked, the way his control slipped whenever I was involved. I held onto that version of him like something solid.So I waited. Morning turned into evening. Evening into long, silent nights where the city lights outside the penthouse windows flickered like distant promises that never reached me.Every sound became something to hope for. By the third week, I understood.This wasn't neglect. Salvatore wasn't keeping Lorenzo away because he could. He was doing it because it would hurt. And because he expected me to break first.Still I waited. Even when I told myself not to.That morning felt different. I didn't know why at first.Maybe it was the way the air shifted. Or the way the guards outside moved, subtle, but not the same rhythm I had memorized.My fingers tightene
The Mafia King and His Bride Chapter 92. Strategy
* Lorenzo *Even at late hour, the halls of the mansion were lit just enough to remind me that nothing here was ever truly dark, nothing hidden, nothing unobserved. My footsteps echoed against polished marble as I walked out of my father's study wing, sleeves rolled, collar loosened, a stack of documents still in my hand.Work. Endless, suffocating work. Shipments rerouted. Accounts cleaned. Problems buried before they could become threats. I had spent the entire night fixing things that were never broken until he decided they were.And still. It wasn't enough."Signor Lorenzo."I didn't stop walking. "What.""Signor Salvatore is asking for you."I let out a quiet breath through my nose, then turned. Slowly. The guard stepped aside immediately. I walked back the way I came.Each step heavier now, not from exhaustion, but from the growing pressure tightening in my chest. Miranda's voice still lingered in my mind. The way she said she would "get used to that place."No. She wouldn't. Th
The Mafia King and His Bride Chapter 91. The Call
* Miranda *Time, I wish I have more of it. The one thing men like Salvatore underestimated when they believed they had already won. I stood there, unmoving, long after Armand left. My reflection in the glass no longer looked like a woman waiting. Slowly, I exhaled and stepped away from the window.If everything here was watched, and it was, then every movement I made had to mean exactly what I wanted it to mean.Nothing more. Nothing less. I walked toward the kitchen, unhurried. I let my fingers trail lightly along the marble counter, grounding myself in the cold surface. The stillness of the penthouse pressed in again, but this time I didn't resist it.I used it. A kettle for tea. I reached for it, filling it with water, setting it down with deliberate care. The soft click echoed faintly in the silence. Anyone watching would see a woman settling in for the night. A woman adjusting or accepting her place.My lips curved slightly at the thought."Let them think that," I murmured. The
The Mafia King and His Bride Chapter 90. Not Alone
* Miranda *The place is filled with silence the moment the elevator doors closed behind him. It wasn't the quiet kind of silence but was heavy and Watching.For a long second, I didn't move. My eyes stayed fixed on the door as if Lorenzo might walk back in, like this had all been a mistake. Like he would decide he didn't care about his father's summons.But the hallway remained empty. And I knew. He wasn't coming back tonight. I exhaled slowly, my fingers brushing against my stomach. The memory of the heartbeat lingered, fast, steady, alive. It grounded me more than anything else in this place."You're not alone," I murmured under my breath. But the penthouse didn't feel convinced.I turned away from the door and walked deeper into the living room. The space was vast, polished, untouched, more like a display than a home. Everything was exactly where it should be. Too perfect.Just like the old man.Salvatore De Luca didn't create spaces. He created environments. And right now, I was
The Mafia King and His Bride Chapter 89. A Danger
LorenzoWhen the elevator doors closed, I just stood there, listening to the silence he left behind. It felt like something had been decided. I turned fully toward Miranda. Up close, the change in her was impossible to ignore. She wasn't just pale, she looked shaken. Miranda was not easily rattled. She faced danger as if it were something she could outthink and outmaneuver.This was fear of my father. My hand tightened around hers. "Hey," I said more softly this time. "Look at me."It took her a second. Then her eyes lifted to mine.There was too much in them. Too many thoughts she wasn't saying."What happened in there?" I asked quietly. She hesitated. That alone made something in my chest turn cold. "The doctor confirmed everything Armand said," she replied finally. Her voice was steady, but not natural. Controlled. "The baby is healthy.""That's not what I asked." A flicker crossed her face.I stepped closer, lowering my voice. "You're shaking.""I'm not.""You are."Then I felt i
The Mafia King and His Bride Chapter 88. The Baby
* Lorenzo *The moment Miranda's car disappeared into the morning traffic, I was buried in deep thought. I stood there longer than I should have.The black sedan had already turned the corner, but my eyes remained fixed on the empty street as if staring hard enough would bring it back. My hand curled slowly into a fist. I hated this.Not being able to go with her and not knowing what was happening inside that clinic. I hated that my father had decided it. I finally turned and walked back inside the hotel, the marble floors echoing under my shoes. The lobby staff pretended not to look at me, but I could feel their nervous glances. News traveled fast in a building owned by our family.By the time I reached the private elevator, my phone buzzed. Marcial."Speak.""The meeting with the Milan investors has been moved to noon," he said calmly. "Your father wants you present."I leaned my head briefly against the elevator wall. “I'll be there."But my mind wasn't on Milan investors. It was o
The Mafia King and His Bride Chapter 26. The Trip
* Lorenzo * I woke before the light fully broke through the curtains. For half a second I tried to recall where I was and what happened the night before. Then reality slammed back in, the weight of my father's name, the room I should never have been in, the woman beside me who smelled like warm
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* Miranda *Our trip was settled, so the drive began just after noon. Four hours on the road, Salvatore said, as if it were nothing. As if time bent to his will the way men did. He still has no idea about what's been going on between Lorenzo and me.I sat beside him in the back seat, leather cool b
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