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The Substitute Bride of the Mafia Tycoon Chapter 9: Annalise
It’s been weeks since we got married, but we never talked again after that night when he was waiting for me to come home. We became strangers again but we always ate together just like before. We treat each other as a wind whenever our paths cross.But I’m the one who always avoids him because of what happened that night, where he cornered me with his arms and I don’t even know how to get out. If he hadn’t let me go, I might have been hypnotized by his eyes.“You’re spacing out, Annalise,” Ciara uttered. I mentally shook my head and blinked my eyes many times, trying to regain my senses before smiling at her, who was now chewing.We’re at her restaurant since we both decided to work here and have some conversations again about our daily lives. My bodyguards are nowhere to be found, but I know that they’re just giving me space like they used to do.I just can’t understand why they are protecting me, as if my life would be in danger. As far as I remember, I don’t have enemies, but since
The Substitute Bride of the Mafia Tycoon Chapter 10: I love you
I suddenly woke up when I remembered that Zeno had come to my room and fallen asleep there because he’d been wasted, but my forehead creased when I realized that I was now lying on my bed. As far as I remember, I didn’t sleep here because I placed Zeno here.I tilted my head a little and shook my head before deciding to take a bath. I glanced at the clock beside my bed and saw that it was already 7 in the morning and we were having our breakfast together.Suddenly, a scene came to my mind when Zeno had been calling my name many times. I don’t even know why he called me by my legal name, but it’s weird. I felt something kick my heart that made me happy, but I need to remember the contract and my role here.I’m the substitute bride.“Good morning,” Zeno greeted me without looking at me. My mouth parted in shock and I froze in my seat the moment I heard him greet me, which is unusual.When I came back to my senses, I smiled at him and said, “Good morning.”I don’t know if I just hallucin
The Substitute Bride of the Mafia Tycoon Chapter 11: Mrs. Mercedes
It’s been a week since he treated me like his wife. He’s been caring for me and keeps on sending messages to my social media accounts. I wanted to ignore the feeling that it was starting to grow, but deep inside my heart, I couldn’t. It’s getting deeper and deeper every day because of what he’s doing and I’m afraid I can love him freely without acting like Rose.I mentally shook my head and focused on my novel. I’ve been revising the chapters because I’m not satisfied with the scenes as if it happened too fast and I’m not a fan of that. I want it to be slow-paced because I want to build it slowly.“How’s your relationship with him?” Ciara asked.We’re currently having a FaceTime because she knew that I can’t get out of my room because of my novel so we’ve been talking to our social media so we can’t miss a thing in our daily lives.“We’re good. Everything went smoothly but sometimes, he’s sweeter than usual and I can’t help but feel awkward because I’m not used to that,” I replied.“T
The Substitute Bride of the Mafia Tycoon Chapter 12: Throbbing
“Rose,” Zeno said while I was typing on my laptop.We just had our breakfast a while ago and I went straight to my room after that since a scene popped into my mind that will fit in my story. What confuses me right now is Zeno, because as far as I remember, he has a job, but why is he still here?“Yes?” I asked while my eyes were on the screen of my laptop. I heard the door close and a few steps away from me, but I ignored it and kept on typing on my keyboard.“You seemed busy,” he uttered.“I am. I’m working,” I replied nonchalantly. I’m trying my best to focus on the scene that popped into my mind. I need to detail everything so I can get the outcome that I wanted.“Later, we’ll be having our lunch in a restaurant,” he informed. “I already booked a reservation for us.”I stopped what I was doing and turned my back to him because of shock and confusion. He was just staring at me as if he already expected that I would look at him.“What? You booked a reservation?” I asked again becaus
The Substitute Bride of the Mafia Tycoon Chapter 13: Before
Third-Person Point of View Zeno and Annalise decided to drive home right away. Zeno’s having a second thought about calling his friend, who had a profession as a doctor, to report what happened these past few days. He knew what was happening and he couldn’t just let it slide. He glances at Annalise, who’s now playing on her phone to check if she’s now okay. Annalise felt someone staring at her, so she immediately glimpsed at Zeno, which caused him to avoid her gaze and focus on the road. “Why?” she asked, then placed her phone on her lap. Annalise seemed confused at his actions lately, especially when he began to accept her as his wife. She admits that it makes her heart flutter, but she doesn’t even know what was the reason behind his actions. “I’m just checking you out if you are now okay,” he simply retorted. His hands are still quivering, but he tries his best not to make it obvious. He cleared his throat. “Do you want to eat something?” Annalise was astonished at what she hea
The Substitute Bride of the Mafia Tycoon Chapter 14: Funny
“I’m going to meet my friend,” Annalise said while eating her breakfast.Zeno’s forehead creased when he heard what she said. “Friend?”Annalise nodded her head in response and swallowed the meat before talking. “Yeah. She’s Ciara Savannah Corpuz.”Zeno froze in his seat the moment he heard that name. For how many years had passed, this was his first time hearing it again. Thoughts suddenly filled his mind that he forgot to react to his wife’s reply.“Zeno?” Annalise called his attention, but he didn’t react. He was just looking at his plate, thinking about what he would do if there was a time that their path crossed again.“Zeno? Are you listening?” she asked, then placing her tiny hand on his wrist, causing him to get surprised.“Yeah.” He shook his head and smiled for a second. “What time are you going to meet her?”Annalise seemed confused at his sudden reaction, so she tilted her head for a second and furrowed her eyes.Zeno felt her stare, so he glanced at her. “What? Why are yo
The Substitute Bride of the Mafia Tycoon Chapter 15: Safe
“Zeno,” Thaddeus greeted when he arrived at his condo.Elijah looked at his friend, who looked tired and cold. He was clenching his jaw because he could still remember how her face turned pale and how her forehead wrinkled when she felt her head start to ache.“Zeno!” Jake hissed when he saw how drowned he was in his thoughts.Zeno jumped in awe when he heard a familiar voice call him. He roamed his eyes at Thaddeus’ condo and saw his friends worried about him. Realization hits his senses to wake up from that nightmare. There’s a reason why he called them all to bring down the person who did all of this.“You seem drowned in your thoughts, Zeno,” Knight announced and simply drank the wine in his glass. “Care to share what happened?”Zeno didn’t hesitate to share what’s bothering him these past few days. He’s been with them ever since so why would he hide his problem if they were also involved before?“It’s a good thing that there is now progress in her situation,” Jake uttered, breaki
The Substitute Bride of the Mafia Tycoon Chapter 16: Opponents
“Why are you still here? Don’t you have meetings to attend?” Annalise inquired when she saw Zeno in the dining area, sipping his coffee while waiting for his wife to arrive.It was now lunchtime and Annalise was puzzled while looking at her husband, who was just chilling there as if he didn’t have any appointment to attend at his office.“I took a leave for a month,” Zeno clarified when he saw her face, baffled.“Why?” Annalise asked, then decided to sit on the chair.“There’s no reason for me to take a leave. I’m the owner, after all,” he retorted, which made Annalise shake her head in disbelief.She knew that he could just take a break all of a sudden, but it was rare for her. Annalise raised her left brow and asked herself. “Am I missing something?”“We’ll be having a tour in New Zealand,” he declared, breaking the deafening silence between them.“Huh?” Annalise reacted. She glanced at her husband and she saw that he had just declared it as if it was just nothing.Zeno felt her gaz
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