CHAPTER 081: SCORNED

Charlene’s povThe harsh florescence of the store stings both my eyes and my pride. My heels clack on the tiles, sharp and purposeful, like each step is meant to stab something—someone. Two people.I walk hard and fast out of that aisle and to another, not because I’m flustered or anything… Okay, fine. I am flustered, but I also need space—lots of it.I was trying to be nice. I really was.Who cares if it was only because I needed something in the end? What matters is that I was being nice.But no.. Of course, Sonia would waltz in with a baby bump I never noticed before now, and a billionaire husband, thinking she’s better than me. She’s not the only one who knows how to snatch herself a rich man. I could if I wanted. And that’s exactly what I’d been trying to initiate before I saw how close they stood next to each other.I could almost smack my head for being oblivious to both of them the other day at the office. If I’d looked… truly and carefully, I probably would’ve spotted it.But

CHAPTER 082: THE NIGHT IS STILL YOUNG

SONIA’S POVTo be honest, I expected somewhere fancy with ridiculous prices attached to the menu list. Somewhere absolutely Anthony.What I didn’t expect was for Anthony to take me somewhere completely unexpected.Right now, we’re thousands of miles away from home and the spices and cooking wine I got from the supermarket yesterday. We’re wearing sneakers—well, me, that is— on a little ferry, with the wind slapping our faces and Anthony’s grinning beside me like this is his first time doing this.“You brought me to… Staten Island?” I shout over the breeze.“Technically, we’re still mid river. But yes.” He shouts back.I squint at him, giggling. “This is your idea of a first date?”“There’s no way you’re not on board with this. I thought you’d be more surprised.”I’m laughing now. “I am surprised, Anthony. We flew to New York for this. You’re so unpredictable.”He shrugs like it’s nothing. Like we’re not surrounded by honking gulls and random tourists arguing in different languages. “I

CHAPTER 083: COME WITH ME

After settling the bills and tipping the nice grandma’s quite generously, we leave the cozy restaurant and Italian behind.The night is cool but not cold. It’s the kind of weather that makes you want to walk slowly and hold hands with someone, so I do just that. I let Anthony drape his jacket over my shoulders as he leads me across the curb and to the edge of the pavement, where other tourists are lined up and taking pictures of the large body of water beyond.Everything looks beautiful from this distance, even the Statue of Liberty, albeit small because of the distance. I watch her torch gleam under the moonlight.But that’s not all I notice. It might be a bit unrelated, but our position reminds me a little of our second meeting on the rooftop of his hotel back home.I’d been contemplating between life and death, and in walks this man, coming out of the sky to educate me on the proper way to get it done.I let out a breath of laughter before I can stop myself.“What is it?” He asks f

CHAPTER 084: CELINE

We walk to the accordion player and Anthony says something in Italian before dipping his hand into his back pocket and coming out with a wad of cash. The happy man accepts it thankfully with a smile and waves at us as we continue our walk.Anthony leads me past the troop of tourist that seem to be lost in their own world, past the mini restaurant we’d eaten at, and then around the building, until we’re standing in front of another railing just like the one we’d walked out from. The only difference is this part is filled with a lot less people than the other.There’s also a really big—no, I don’t think ‘big’ is the appropriate word to call what’s in front of us. There’s an insanely huge, white, and spectacular looking Yacht floating on the water in front of us.I give it a second glance, admiring how pretty she is before shifting my gaze to Anthony who’s surprisingly looking at me with a smile. I frown at him, wondering what he’s smiling about when I observe the kind of smile he has on

All Chapters of The Mafia’s Pregnant Bride: Chapter 81 - Chapter 84

CHAPTER 081: SCORNED

CHAPTER 082: THE NIGHT IS STILL YOUNG

CHAPTER 083: COME WITH ME

CHAPTER 084: CELINE