Semua Bab My Underboss, Your Troublemaker Is Gone: Bab 1 - Bab 10

"I hear you went to see my grandpa."Grant's arm snaked around my waist, yanking me flush against his hard chest with a force that knocked the air from my lungs. "Well played, Aria, after you burn everything this afternoon.""Then you go running to my grandpa? Were you that desperate to trap me?""You knew he owes your grandpa his life, so you used his guilt to force my hand. To lock me down and secure the Ricci family's future. Is that it?""Are you satisfied now?"I wrenched myself from his grasp, panting heavily. "That's not what happened, Grant. I didn't go crying to anyone."Grant let out a cold laugh. "You didn't say anything? Then how would he know what happened?"I looked at the man who had once been my gentle protector, feeling nothing but exhaustion."Think whatever you want. I told you, I didn't."My cold indifference finally pushed Grant over the edge."Look at you, acting so high and mighty. Who was it that schemed their way into my bed?""Let me tell you, even if you we

Grant clearly didn't believe him, his voice dropping to an icy tone."Where's Aria? Where is she?""Is she putting you up to this? Is this some kind of act?"Luca let out a heavy sigh."No, Boss. Why must you always assume the worst of Miss Aria?""She hasn't done anything wrong."Luca continued, "She's… she's really gone.""If you don't believe me, you can go see for yourself in the cellar."Seeing the despair on Luca's face, Grant's heart hammered in his chest.The next second, he bolted from the engagement party like a madman, flooring the accelerator.He left Claire behind, still chatting and laughing with the family elders. Sensing something was wrong, she hurried after him.My soul drifted above, watching the farce with a cold detachment.It seemed that after dying once, the idea of a second death wasn't as gut-wrenching.Grant drove as if fleeing for his life, the tires screeching against the pavement.Luca had kept the news of my death from Grandpa William.Grant stumbled towar

I watched Grandpa William's stooped figure ascend the stairs, his hair now completely white. My eyes stung.The Don I had once admired most was truly old now.He had carefully protected me for over a decade, and in the end, I couldn't even be there to take care of him in his old age.I longed to hug him.But I could only watch as my soul passed right through him.I stood there, helpless and frozen, watching Grandpa's back as he disappeared.That night, Grant brought out several bottles of aged whiskey from his private cellar.For as long as I could remember, Grant rarely drank to excess, unless he was particularly furious or had lost control.But for the past few days, he had been drinking constantly. He was almost never sober.He rummaged through my vanity and found a yellowed music book.It was Chopin's "Tristesse," the piece I loved to play most when I was alive."Aria..." his voice trembled, "I'm sorry...""I was wrong. I was so, so wrong..."He clutched the music book as if he wer

His powerful hand clamped around Claire's slender neck as if she were a traitor.Claire struggled violently in Grant's grip, her face turning purple."Grant... let go... I can't breathe..."Just as Claire was about to be choked to death, Grant released her.His expression was glacial, his voice as cold as the depths of hell."Claire, I want to kill you with my own hands."Claire collapsed to the ground.She gasped for fresh air, unable to speak a single word.The next second, the rain turned into a torrential downpour.Grant strode back into the estate, leaving Claire to lie unconscious in the rain.I watched her for a while from outside. A short time later, Vincent sent someone to pick her up.That night, the Bennett family officially announced the cancellation of the marriage alliance.The old Don personally issued an order, declaring Vincent and Claire enemies of the Bennett family. Any faction that sheltered them would face the family's retribution.The news spread like wildfire t

I had been spending a lot of time with the school's star quarterback. He was the typical golden boy, and though we weren't officially dating, the whole school was gossiping about us.Watching from the sidelines, Grant was consumed with a jealousy he was powerless to act on.He remembered how I had once loved him with that same innocent and fiery passion.His heart ached as if it were being cut by a knife.My parents were a little worried. They talked it over with Leo's family and decided to keep a close eye on the situation.At such a crucial time, they didn't want me to get distracted.Before they could worry too much, I came home crying on the night of the homecoming dance.I found out the quarterback didn't actually like me; he had just made a bet with his teammates to see who could win over the "nice girl from the suburbs" first.Seeing me cry my heart out, Grant was filled with self-loathing and pain.He remembered the countless vicious things he had said to me, and wondered if I