Lahat ng Kabanata ng My Tenant is a Mafia Prince: Kabanata 11 - Kabanata 20

Shivers ran down my spine as soon as I heard the name.The Marbles.If there’s one lesson Cane has instilled in us members is NOT to cross the Marbles no matter what. He said it’s easier to just offer up our lives than to negotiate with them whenever there’s conflict. So, we needed to be smart when dealing with them.Unfortunately, I don’t even know who they are. Based on Cane’s stories, they control the West side so Cane established the Sticks on the East side of the territory. I assumed as a deliberate attempt to avoid any conflict. There was a time when the Sticks was almost wiped out because of an incident and it didn’t stop until Cane offered up a truce. And that’s when the Sticks flourished on the East side.What incident triggered the conflict? I don’t know.What’s the details of the truce? I also don’t know. I guess sensitive details like these are on a need-to-know basis.I went back to our table with my back soaking with sweat only to find the woman binge-eating on sushi. Sh

I saw the confusion in Alex’s expression but it’s not my responsibility to coddle his emotions anymore. Maybe if he thinks I’m with Steffan now, he will give up on the idea that we can get back together.“Let’s go home. How’s your tummy?” I asked wrapping my arm on his waist while reaching for his left arm to wrap around my shoulder.“Aren’t you going to introduce us?” Alex’s impatient tone sounded next. “Not now, please” I pleaded.“I’m Alexander Tiller, Vice President of Alternate Horizon. Colette’s ex-boyfriend,” he stretched out his hand with a stern expression.“Steffan Miller, I was homeless when Colette found me, but I’m paying my rent now, so I’m Colette’s tenant. It’s nice to meet you,” Steffan said politely but was met with Alex’s disdain.“Homeless, I assume you’re also jobless. Come find me in Alternate Horizon, we have something for you there. You can move out and we can leave Colette in peace,” he added with a smug face.Steffan was taken aback by Alex’s tone. I’m sure

“I’m a what?” I asked in trembling voice.If he’s going to tell me that I’m a son of the Marbles and he just kidnapped me when I was a baby, I’m going to f*cking lose it.“The head of the Marbles doesn’t have an heir to his empire. When the time comes and he still doesn’t have a successor, their organization will collapse. He found out that I have a son and he demanded that you join the Marbles to take over their organization. But I proposed a better solution; I offered that you marry his daughter to unify both families. I agreed for the survival of our family and we never talked about it again. But last night, he reminded me. I didn’t confirm because we haven’t discussed it yet. He must have thought that I’m backing out of our deal because I already named you as my successor,” Cane gave a summary.“So, what, he’s being impatient that’s why he put Colette in jail?” I asked but I already knew the answer. “Is that why you looked for me after abandoning me for years? To be sacrificed as

I gently positioned myself so I could easily access my gun in case the officer acted on his suspicions. But I saw him flipping through the drawings and smiling from time to time.“I guess you need help to clean this up,” he said putting everything inside the box before carrying it to the storage room.“Thanks, officer. Please look out for Colette for me,” I requested sincerely.***** Since the good officer ordered me not to go to the station the next day, I spent it in search of the box and by paying attention to Alternate Horizon’s affairs. I’ve been so busy with the organization that I’ve neglected the upcoming activities of the company. I was catching up on my emails and it was already afternoon when I got to the details of the project. I noticed some of the activities were flashing red but no one has acknowledged it yet.“We have reds on our schedule, Alex. Are you at the office now?” I asked while preparing to leave.“I’m at the station”“The f*ck are you doing there?” I snappe

It’s good to stay on the officer’s good graces; maybe when he’s comfortable enough, he will tell me who’s giving him tips about the mafia. With all the things happening at once, it’s so hard to keep tabs on everything.When the food was delivered, I set the food at the centre table and just like on cue, my landlady suddenly woke up.“Smells nice, did you order these?” she asked stupidly.“Oh right, sorry,” she immediately retracted when I didn’t respond.As soon as we finished, she cleared the table, then checks her email and I saw how her eyes lit up.“Jack Stokes is hiring,” she declared excitedly. She then went on to say who Jack Stokes is and his achievements, and how wonderful it would be to work for him.Of course, I know who Jack Stokes is but she doesn’t need to know about that. So, I just smiled acknowledging her excitement from time to time until she finally decided to take a shower. Her phone kept ringing while she was in the shower and when she saw the caller id, she immed