All Chapters of Dirty little games : Chapter 11 - Chapter 14

LOLA'S POV “Twenty million”. The phrase rang in my ears like thunder. I could barely stand, could barely keep myself up together. I glanced at the dagger on the stage, a silent storm raging inside of me as I painfully gripped the hem of the diamond-embedded gown that clung to me desperately, the same way I was clinging to hope and the devil standing right in front of me.No matter the cost, I didn't want him to give up the dagger, because I wasn't ready to lose it. I wanted him to bid until the very end. To never give up on the one thing that reminds me of my father. But in what position was I to tell him that? This was a man I barely knew. Someone I was supposed to hate.“Twenty million going once….”“Going twice…”The auctioneer’s voice sounded like a death countdown in my foggy head.Click! The gavel struck. My vision turned black, then white, to a shade of ash before my body gave out. Before I could hit the floor, a strong hand steadied me.I slowly looked

LOLA'S POV I stabbed the plushie for so long until my fingers went numb. The rage in my chest reduced to a bearable level. Of all people, why should I be the one in this kind of shitty situation? How much more unlucky could a person be?Still, my mind kept wandering back to the post. I carefully dropped the needle, using my fingers to roughly comb my messed up hair.I picked up my phone wondering if the post was still there or had been taken down.On the lit up screen, the post was replaced by a new hot trending search. A live show at that.THE ROMANO FAMILY WENT BANKRUPT OVERNIGHT.My mouth flew open.In the video, Vincenzo stood in front of the plenary hall, paparazzi lights giving blinding clicks and shots on his wounded haggard face.Bodyguards stood beside him, guarding him from the crazy paparazzi who weren't satisfied with just taking pictures. “Mr Romano, the Romano family seemed to be doing well in the top mafia elite circle, can you please explain what happe