Semua Bab His Father's Obsession, I fell in love with his son. : Bab 101 - Bab 110

Antonio’s face looked as though it had been stoned as Carol’s words sank into him. His voice dropped low at first but picked up its tone later on.“And who are you, Carol?” he asked, his eyes narrowing as if he was trying to peel her open like a book. “What exactly are you in this empire of mine? Do you think you are indispensable?”Carol straightened her back, her hands trembling at her sides but her chin rising with defiance. “I am your wife, Antonio and that…” She jabbed her finger against her chest “…is enough. It should be enough.”Her boldness shocked even herself. She literally could feel her heart pounding so hard she thought he could hear it, but she refused to flinch.Antonio’s lips curved into a bitter sneer. He leaned closer, his voice laced with contempt. “A wife should know her place….”“Which is?” Carol demanded.“A wife cooks, obeys and keeps her mouth shut. She warms her husband’s bed, bears his children, and never questions his word. That is what a wife should be do

I couldn’t believe that Luca, my own son, would one day stand and say what he said to my face in the presence of a stranger. Of course, Carol, though my wife, is still a stranger in some type of way.I clenched my jaw so tight I thought it might snap. The door had barely slammed behind me when I smacked my fist on the nearest table. The crack of wood against skin echoed through the room, and the glass on the table rattled. “Dio dannato!” I cursed, letting the words spit out like venom. My chest heaved at the fact that my own damn wife, my son and everyone were testing and pushing me, like I was some tired old man losing his grip.“Me? The strongest Mafia Lord that the rest of the gangs answer to? I won’t condone this rebellion,” I seethed, gritting my teeth and sending out hot breaths of air as I paced like a caged beast. My shoes grinding against the marble floor, and my fists still balled. ‘Why did I even do what I did downstairs?’ I asked myself, though I already knew the answe

“Your what?” Carol spun around at his words, her eyes widening and settling on him like a knot that wasn’t supposed to be loosened had loosened in his head. Her look reeked of disgust and disappointment but she concealed all and kept a straight face.Even Antonio’s composure faltered and his face darkened, as though Luca had uttered something gross. “Fiancée?” He repeated slowly like there was poison dripping from the word.Luca didn’t flinch, his fingers tightened around Veronica’s hand and his eyes never left hers. “You heard me,” he replied casually.For a long, tense moment, the air hung heavy with shock, fury, and disbelief. The faint beeping of the doctor’s blood pressure monitor was the only sound in the room as Antonio and Carol stared at Luca, their worlds shifting at the revelation.Carol walked out of the room slowly, her steps heavy, her mind still replaying Luca’s face when he declared that Veronica was his fiancée. The words echoed like a bell in her ears, sharp and un

I could already feel Carol’s gaze burn into my cheeks. I knew that she was unhappy with how the table suddenly turned, but what she probably didn’t know was that I was doing it out of pure remorse and nothing more.I didn’t even like the lady in question and even though she would never admit it to me, she was jealous and scared that someone would take all my attention. It's just a wild guess, I may be wrong though.I watched her slowly push herself up from the chair and started toward the door with a resigned sigh. I couldn’t pretend that I enjoyed how the whole circumstance made her feel even though she wouldn’t admit it.“Carol,” I called out to her, partially letting go of Veronica’s hand, my head turning towards the door where she was headed.She halted half way, her hand already brushing the doorknob. I completely let go of Veronica’s hand and followed after her with large steps.I turned slightly, catching her face and looking into her eyes. There was still sympathy in my eyes,

I couldn’t stand the thought of Carol misunderstanding me, her eyes back in Veronica’s room still lingered in my mind, full of doubt, maybe even disgust. The one that ate at me was the way she had looked carefully at me before she barked me out of her room some minutes ago.I had only wanted to comfort Veronica earlier, show my remorse, and find out what was wrong, but Carol had read something else in it that was false and I hated that she thought of me that way.I began to pace the length and breadth of my room thinking about where I had gone wrong and why she was reacting this way to me. I mean, I knew that the affair we’ve both been having together had been clearly defined to be a no-strings-attached kind of meeting.It was purely physical and we both were okay with it but with her recent attitude which I know that if I confronted her with it, she’ll outrightly deny, I could smell some kind of emotions rising from her end for me but I wasn’t sure because I felt the very same way t