Lahat ng Kabanata ng FORBIDDEN DEAL WITH THE MAFIA BOSS : Kabanata 21 - Kabanata 30

Lucille’s POV“This way,”I nodded with a smile as I trailed behind him. Every corner we turned made me more alert with dozens of guards stationed at each corridor.“Welcome, Miss Lucille,” Josephine said, gesturing for the seat across from her.I took a seat as she continued. “You know I miss Britain. Work hasn’t exactly allowed me visit but this resort has one of the best teas, you should try it,” she said.She raised her hand and a server came, placing two tea cups before us then filled it. “Try it,” Josephine urged.“Thank you but I’ll decline,” I said.“You always refuse anything I give you, that’s unfair,” she said then took a sip of her tea, nodding. “Perfect.”“You said you had something for me,” I said, cutting to the chase.“You’re always in such a hurry, Miss Lucille. Do I make you that uncomfortable.”I said nothing because it was the truth.She picked up a tea spoon and stirred hers. “A little birdie told me you tried to investigate me,” she said then placed the spoon do

Lucille’s POVI grabbed the blinking wristwatch, shaking. I had given Harvey this wristwatch, one so he could contact me if there was trouble and two to locate him at anytime.But the house had a signal blocking feature I had installed. This blinking meant it was still being tracked. I threw it to the ground, stomping on it.The light went off and so did the wristwatch. I took in a deep breath and flashed Sam a smile. “It was nothing,” I said. “I’m going back now.”Sam looked at me confused but returned my smile. Yes, I did look crazy but better crazy than getting my son killed. I returned home and found myself in Benjamin’s study.He had specifically asked for one. Looking around, I realized I barely entered here. I was most times stopped or he was never in it so there was no need to do so.I pulled the drawers and found some stacks of papers. Nothing out of the ordinary. Out of the entire house, this was left untouched when I tried to find what I was being poisoned with and now, tha

Lucille’s POVI wasn’t sure how long I had blacked out but when I came to, I found a nurse adjusting the IV drip on me. She smiled at me once she noticed me awake.“Finally awake.”A voice made me tilt my head to the side. King sat there, legs crossed with a dead look in his eyes. “You saved me?” I asked, my throat dry.He stood up, filling a glass with water as the nurse left the ward. “If I didn’t, you would have turned to dust,” he said, handing me the glass of water.I took a sip before looking down at my body. I didn’t have any major burns but it didn’t get rid of the death situation I just narrowly escaped.“How?” I asked King.“How I saved you from the second attempt for you death?” he asked.“How you got in.”The house was on fire, and it must have started from the outside my study. How could he have gotten in? And the explosion —I couldn’t think much other than how to escape but I knew for a fact that I heard it go off before I passed out.“We had a few minutes to get out of

Lucille’s POVI pulled the blankets to my chest, gripping hard as my knuckles turned white. The sound of water running had caught my attention from the moment I woke up.The room was unfamiliar but I didn’t need to think about where I was as I already had a guess. My head throbbed from hangover, replaying my not so composed self while I was drunk.It made me remember why I hated getting drunk. My body was sore but I wasn’t sure if I did anything more stupid than I remember. I got out of bed, tiptoeing to the door.I needed to get out of here before whoever it was got out of the bathroom. I took a peak through the peephole and my heart sank. Gary stood at the other side, speaking to some other man.Then I heard the shower turn off. Quickly, I plopped back on the bed and I instantly regretted when it made a small squeak but I didn’t let that stop me.I covered myself up and shut my eyes, pretending to sleep just before the bathroom door opened. I heard light footsteps approaching me and

Lucille’s POV“This cannot be true,” I said, glancing at Josephine.In the video was a clear view of the sniper that had attacked I and Harvey in the park. I stared at the paused image of the video, expecting the image to morph into someone else but it didn't.“This is doctored, isn’t it?” I said.“I have fulfilled my end of our deal. It is your choice to believe me or not,” Josephine shrugged.“Lying wasn’t part of the deal,” I said.She scoffed. “What makes you think I’ll lie about something like this? I might be shrewd every once in a while but I am an honest business woman.”I shook my head. “She would never do this. She has no reason to,” I argued.“And you’re sure about that?”“Yes, I’ve known her for years. She loves me like her child, she wouldn’t just do that. Is there someone else forcing her?”“She doesn’t need anyone to force her. She is more than capable on her own. She has the resources.”“You got that wrong. She barely scrapes by. She is honest and I’ve never met someon