All Chapters of Tempting Bad: A Dark Mafia Romance: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

1JASMINEAfter an hour of driving, me and Enzo arrived at the destination for our date.He didn’t do much for the entire car ride apart from compliment me about how I looked.And me…I was just smiling and accepting the compliments from him.He took me to a fancy restaurant at the other side of town. Nobody had ever fine-dined me like this before.For the first time in my life…I actually felt special.Somebody was actually making a proper effort with me.But I guessed I wasn’t used to this kind of treatment because I was a bar waitress.“Shall we?” Enzo smiled, beckoning at the restaurant door.I gave him a small nod, pushing my doubts to the back of my head.Not wanting anything to ruin tonight.“We shall,” I confirmed, smiling.He took my hand in his, and we made our way inside.2JASMINEWhen we got inside, I took some time to take in my beautiful surroundings.Immersing myself in them.This still felt so surreal.But then I noticed that nobody else was sitting in the restaurant

7JASMINE“Yeah,” I went on. “I mean, as much as I love the idea of having a lot of money. Having financial stability. I just don’t feel like any amount of riches is worth sacrificing your mental health for. Your sanity… Your life. Because at the end of the day, money comes and goes.”I trailed off my sentence.“What’s money without happiness?” I contemplated seriously.Enzo let out a low chuckle.“I mean, I’m not sure I agree with you there,” he replied. “You are right. Money without happiness is shit. But I know I’d rather be feeling sad and alone in a Lamborghini than happy in a Nissan Micra.”I couldn’t help but to let out a giggle.“I feel like money can buy things that can contribute to happiness,” he shrugged. “Without money, it just feels like you never have anything to do. Like you’re always stuck at home, feeling shit and miserable.”He trailed off his sentence.“Trust me, I’ve been broke before. I wasn’t always a rich man. I know how it feels,” he said. “But with money… Eve

God knows what she was planning on doing tonight.God knows what bullshit Enzo had been feeding her.Spewing out of his filthy fucking mouth.God knows where he’d taken her.How he was making her feel.He was no good for her.Only I was.I knew that only she was capable of fixing me.I knew that only she was capable of mending me.My fucked-up soul…Piece by piece.We belonged together.And I was tired of playing fucking games.I knew what I wanted now…And now…I would stop at nothing to make her mine.14ADRIANI tried to piece together the jigsaw in my head.Wondering where Enzo might have taken her.But it was no fucking use.I couldn’t just go out on a whim and look for her.I couldn’t just approach her and Enzo at random, and show them how angry I was about the whole thing…It would put her at risk.Blow the whole damn operation.I couldn’t do anything hasty or irrational that would risk her safety.That was the most important thing…Making sure I never put her in any danger.I

But at least now, I knew where he kept it…19JASMINEI watched him as he put the USB into his cupboard, and then he opened a safe to store it in.A safe.Just my fucking luck.How the hell was I going to get it now?How the hell would I crack the code?He locked the safe, shut the cupboard, and then stepped away from it.Suddenly, his phone began blaring.He let out an agitated growl, before he answered it, and then pressed it against his ear.On a heated phone call with who I assumed to be one of his men.I could find myself becoming more and more awkward in this situation, and didn’t know what to do.I flicked open my own phone…Needing to distract myself a little from what I’d just seen.Needing to hide the anxiousness and nervousness that I was feeling in this very moment.Maybe find some clues as to what the code to Enzo’s safe could be.Clues in his messages…Clues in his photos.And as I scrolled through my phone, I came to the realization that I had some unopened notification

He smiled back, pulling me into his arms.“I like you, Grace,” he said seriously. “I know it’s early days. But I really like you. I really want to give this a shot. See where it goes.”He drifted off his sentence.“Whenever I’m around you, I forget about the real world. I forget about all my problems. All my responsibilities. And I can’t lie to you… I fucking love this feeling.”I could feel my insides twist into knots as he said these words.“I like you too, Romeo,” I mumbled, doing my best to reassure him. “I promise, I’ll come and see you again soon. I don’t want to go…”“Then don’t,” he groaned, brushing my swollen lips with his thumb.“I need to,” I said awkwardly. “My friend really needs me…”“Let me give you a ride at least,” he pushed on.“No. I’ll be fine. Don’t worry about me.”I gave him a kiss on the cheek.“Are you sure? This time of night, there’s a lot of creepy men around…” he hesitated.“I’ll get a taxi,” I reassured him.His tensed shoulders relaxed.“Alright,” he sa