Lahat ng Kabanata ng Marrying the Mafia's Daughter: Kabanata 111 - Kabanata 120

LAKE“I don’t want to sell my share. I think I deserve that seat on the board.”Mom nodded, sipping her tea without a word.“You were expecting this decision, weren’t you?”“Kind of, and you’re my son.” She put her tea down and glanced at me. “And you were nowhere near giving me a grandchild.”I practically rolled my eyes and shook my head in both amusement and annoyance. “Mom, just drop this topic.”Her gaze shifted to Maverick, who had been trying to learn to ride a horse for two hours. They managed to practice from the stable. She may have worn protective gear but was too stiff and scared to fall. “She’s living her life. I get that.”“And she’s still young to be a mother, hasn’t experienced what life is. I want her to enjoy it before we plan on expanding our family.”Mom smiled from her eyes as she gripped my knee. “You love her so much.”I chuckled. “I haven’t told her the exact words. Every time I wanted to tell her, I chickened out. I guess I expect her to say the same, and I’m

LAKE“Fuck.” Fuck. Damn it. I grabbed Maverick’s hand and pulled her out of the chair. “Come with me.”“What the hell? Care to tell me what’s going on?” She looked horrified but came with me anyway.We entered the house, and I took the stairs to the hallway towards the study. I’d discreetly contacted Terzo to see if he could get to the country to surprise Maverick.She had been worried about her brother for months, but this was not a coincidence since Gaetano was here.I unlocked the door to the study and pushed her in. Then, quietly, I shut the door behind us.“We’re not making out— Oh, my God!” She jumped before me with big eyes, staring at the man standing in the corner. “Terzo!”I’d never seen her so happy, like a kid who just received a pony. She ran towards her brother, and Terzo caught her on the waist and hugged her tight.I would have punched Terzo’s face until his eyes popped out from each socket if they weren't siblings.“I miss you, too, little sis.”“Oh, my God. I can’t b

MAVERICK“Guys,” Linden called us from the passenger seat, showing us the layout on the tablet screen. “This is the blueprint of the restaurant. These are the exits. I won’t come inside. I have to make sure all possible angles are safe. I have two teams inbound. One was behind us, the other was watching the road exits, and I put snipers to make sure no one could crash the party.” He looked at me. “Don’t worry, Terzo is safe.”“Why can’t he just ask for help from Kelsey or just run away?”“They will take his father instead. Gaetano is more valuable than Terzo. They can’t know he’s in town.” That made sense.I blew a shaky breath as I stepped out of the SUV. We were meeting at a Chinese restaurant. As soon as I stepped in, I felt an instant coldness seeping through my veins. There were no customers, one woman at the cashier, and then three men sitting on the stool. They looked like they weren’t from around here with their dark outfits.“Sir, this way, please?” We knew Lake couldn’t come

MAVERICKI’d never been so drunk in my entire life that my world started spinning. I remembered throwing up and puking my guts out. That was all.I woke up with the most horrible headache in history. It was hammering, feeling my head squeeze, about to implode, and my stomach was empty. I cracked my eyes open. The first thing I saw was the paper on the nightstand Lake gave me last night.I looked down at my body. I was in my pajamas. I felt terrible that I was a mess. At the same time, there was still the void— the emptiness in my chest. I grabbed the paper and unfolded it. My eyes started stinging, and I could barely see the ugly scribble of my brother’s penmanship.Dear Maverick,I don’t know why I am writing this, but I guess it’s better than calling you and saying goodbye. It hurts less listening to your voice for the last time. You can also keep this as a remembrance. What the fuck am I doing? I don’t know, sis. I guess I owe you an apology for tricking you. While alone in the stu

LAKEI cursed under my breath. It just became clearer to her why all those men were outside. She looked utterly terrified than I’d ever seen her.“Oh, my God. They think I killed my ruthless father and my brother to take over the family business? That’s absurd. That’s ridiculous. I don’t want to do anything with them. They can have whatever they want.”“Exactly, but they won’t just take your word for it, baby.” When she glared at me, I raised my hands. “I’m just making a point here.”“God.” She blew a shaky breath. “What have I done? I just killed my brother. I mean literally. He would still be alive today if he had not come yesterday.”“I’m so sorry, Maverick, but you must take this threat seriously,” Linden said.“What should we do, Linden, Uncle?”“They’re coming after your wife, Winston. That’s for sure. If you come in between, or anyone will stop them. They don’t care if it’s a dog—”“Yeah. Terzo just said even a cockroach,” she added, shaking her head. “I want to talk to someone