All Chapters of Lost to Cherry Trees and the Wrong Man: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

Lila's POVThe bus was so crowded it felt suffocating. I was worried I would be pushed off the carriage, so I shrank to the back of the bus, clutching my canvas bag as if it were a lifeline.A few men riding with me lounged comfortably in their seats, chatting idly. "Did you hear? The Don of the Mannattan District still hasn't gotten married. His family is on the verge of losing their minds!"Another one replied, "What's the rush? He's had a marriage agreement since he was young. The wedding is going to happen soon. I heard that the bride's wedding gift was control over three docks!"I pursed my lips into a smile, secretly overjoyed.The person they were talking about surely had to be Angelo Rizzo, while the bride they mentioned was me!Angelo and I, Lila Bennett, had been promised to each other since we were ten years old.Angelo truly liked me back then. He always allowed me to wear his favorite baseball caps, or plucking the first ripened cherry from their cherry tree in

Third-Person POVLila had gone missing.When Lucy Martin, the housekeeper, rushed into the study, Angelo was studying the map of Brucklin territories, scribbling furiously on his notebook. He did not even bother looking at Lucy, asking annoyedly, "What is it now? Is she asking me to see the blossoms on the cherry tree? Or did she make me yet another bracelet? Get her to be quiet and stop bothering me."He had been terribly busy recently, needing to strike a deal with the someone in Mannattan District while clearing out the traitors of Brucklin District. He also needed to prepare a wedding gift for Cyrus.After all, Cyrus was his business partner, the Don of Sullivan family who controlled half of Neuyark City's docks.The gift to him had to suit his prestige. There was no room for mistakes.When he finished everything at hand, the skies were already dark.In the dining room, steak, truffles, and red wine covered the dining table. The only person missing was Lila.Angelo furrow

Third-Person POVCyrus was so busy dealing with the conflict at the casinos in Mannattan District that he did not return home for three days, yet he was constantly thinking of his mother and his fake wife who took the place of Valentina Hayes.His mother flew over from Cecily. Traditional and exacting in nature, Cyrus feared her the most.He was worried that she would make things difficult for his substitute wife, jeopardizing the entire political marriage.However, the reports that came back from his men were surprising. His mother was sharp-tongued, but she had already quietly accepted his wife to the family.On the first day Marissa landed in Neuyark City, the first thing she said to the butler in the limousine was, "I don't like the Hayes family! Get Cyrus to divorce that substitute wife of his. Don't tell me that the Sullivan family can't even find a proper marriage alliance?"On the fourth day, Mike reported that substitute wife had been heading to Marissa's room every day,

Lila's POV"Lila! I combed through the entire Regina County just to look for you. I haven't slept in half a month, yet you…"Angelo suppressed his anger and reached his hand out to me, saying with a little anticipation, "Come here."I hid behind Cyrus, clutching him tightly, not daring to look at Angelo one bit.Angelo's gaze darkened even more when he saw my reaction, yet he forced himself to snicker at Cyrus, saying, "Cyrus, I don't blame Lila because she's a little bit slow, but you should give me an explanation on how my fiancee ended up with you.""It has nothing to do with him!"Before Cyrus could say anything, I popped my head out and said clearly, albeit with a little tremble in my voice, "I stopped wanting to become your fiancee for a long time!""What did you say?"Angelo was dumbstruck. He went forward, about to grab me."You used to look forward to marrying me every single day! It's only been half a month and yet you've changed. Even a lost dog who's been gone for