All Chapters of Enemies in Disguise : Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

Isabella’s POVI smiled for what must’ve been the tenth time tonight, nodding as Noah talked about investments and stock market I really didn’t care about. He must have thought these topics were supposed to sound sexy. News flash, they didn’t.I stirred my drink absentmindedly, stealing a glance at the empty tables by the window. The restaurant was nice though—tucked behind artificial vines and glowing fairy lights. The kind of place you’d imagine in those cheesy romance movies where everything goes well.Clearly, I was cast in the unfortunate version.The fork had been scraping against my plate for far too long, and I only noticed when Noah stopped mid-sentence to glance at me.“Something wrong with the food?” he asked, still offering a humble smile. “Oh no,” I said quickly. “It’s really good. I just want to savour it, that’s all.”He smiled, seemingly convinced, and continued slicing his steak. “Anyway, how about you, Isabella? Do you have any hobbies?” “A few,” I answered without

Dinner was finally served, which thankfully meant Julian stopped talking so he could glorify and inhale the food like he hadn’t eaten in days. Daisy, on the side, was looking at him. Her head tilted towards his side, watching him with curiosity and amusement. For months, she only watched me, Isabella, and the handler eating meals at a moderate speed, mainly because we were juggling feeding ourselves and her. This is her first time seeing someone starving.I expertly chomped on my steak while feeding Daisy her mashed vegetable before she could even whine for more.Julian let out a disgusting long and loud burp, startling Daisy. Daisy’s whole body wiggled, then she looked at him with her eyes wide. “Do you think they’ll come out now?” “Who?” I asked flatly as I took a bite of the steak.“Ms. Moretti!” His tone raised. “Oh, I know! What if things are working between them and they decide for a second round of getting to know each other? They might spend the night together and we’ll just

“What the hell, mafia?! You could have wasted an opportunity just like that!”I didn’t flinch. “He aimed at Daisy. That changes everything.”Isabella no longer argued, she just turned her back against me with her fists clenched. I scanned the abandoned lot. Cars of all sorts were scattered across the empty and cracked asphalt, most of their windows shattered, and tires flat. The lot was right next to a forest, hidden from the public road, yet for some reason, Isabella seemed strangely familiar with the place. Isabella had stopped me earlier when I was just about to end this man’s life, who was still unconscious tied up on a chair. Just as news of a random shooting reached the public, the handler immediately tracked Daisy’s location, posing as her father in front of Julian.The forest edge cast long shadows over the lot, and the silence between us was tense.“He was only focused on Daisy. A baby, for f*ck’s sake. Who wouldn’t go berserk at that?” I hissed, kicking the chair where the

As stupid as it sounds, we went back to the place the big boss tipped me over. Yeah, the base of the fallen ones, a graveyard of a war long done, but apparently not done enough for us. The handler was right. If Adam Moretti’s name had resurfaced, and if Daisy’s clan was dragged into this again, this place was the only place we could start. Still didn’t change the fact that being back here felt like walking into an enemy’s bait.But I really don’t care. They can do whatever they want, and I’ll still tear down every trap they set. If they want me dead, they’ll have to try a hell of a lot harder. “Can’t your connections identify which clan this symbol belongs to?” I asked Isabella who was walking way ahead of me.She didn’t slow down. “They couldn’t. It cost some of their colleagues’ lives.”The ruins of the fallen clan’s base lay quiet. Before we entered, we inspected the areas nearby just to be sure no one was hiding and waiting for us. Isabella made me drive an armored car that sh

I woke up to a light snickering from above. For a moment, I was disoriented, unsure if I was dreaming or if the noise was real. My eyes fluttered open gradually as the soft sound echoed from my place. It took a second for my brain to register where I was, why my neck hurt like hell, and why something warm was pressed against my shoulder.Isabella.My arm had somehow wrapped around her waist while hers was at my chest without permission from either of us. Close call. If Isabella woke up before I even had the chance to open my eyes fully, I’d be done for.The snickering came again.I blinked upward.A familiar silhouette leaned casually over the edge of the hole, one hand holding a phone towards our direction, and another carrying Daisy.“Ki!” Daisy’s little voice called.“Well, good morning.” the handler greeted in amusement, hiding his phone in his pocket. “Hope you don’t mind us sticking around… or above.”I groaned and showed him my middle finger. “Fvck you.”“F-fak?” Daisy echoed.