Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Mafia Boss Is After My Life: Kabanata 61 - Kabanata 70

It had been a week since the incident happened. One whole week since Jems' entire world had been turned upside down. She couldn’t go back to school for now. She needed things to calm down first before she could face everyone again. And thankfully, the media had finally calmed down. No more reporters chasing after her, shoving cameras in her face, and shouting invasive questions about her father's secret family. It had been a week since they'd moved into their new apartment, a beautiful penthouse in a luxury building on the other side of the city. It was smaller than the mansion and more modern, but it felt safer, like a fresh start. Jems hadn't heard from her dad, not a single call, not a single text, nothing. And honestly, she didn't want to hear from him. She also hadn't heard from most of her classmates, except for Mira and Ethan. They had been calling every single day, checking on her, and making sure she was okay. Especially Ethan, who called her every chance he got, sometimes m

They stayed in the pool for another hour, playing and splashing and laughing. At one point, Ethan taught Jems how to do a proper dive, standing behind her on the edge of the pool with his hands on her hips, guiding her posture.Every touch sent electricity through both of them. Every glance felt loaded with meaning. By the time they finally got out of the pool, both of them were completely aware of the tension simmering between them, hot and undeniable and impossible to ignore.Ethan handed Jems a fluffy white towel, and she wrapped it around herself, suddenly feeling shy again now that they were out of the water."That was amazing," Jems said, smiling up at him as she dried her hair with a smaller towel."Yeah," Ethan agreed, but he wasn't looking at the pool. He was looking at her with that intense gaze that gave her butterflies. "It really was."They stood there for a moment, just looking at each other, both of them still dripping wet, both of them feeling things they weren't quite

His voice broke completely, and he pressed the heels of his hands into his eyes, trying to stop the tears."We got in the car," he continued, his voice shaking violently now. "And the whole drive, I was talking nonstop. Asking him questions about the toy. Telling him what I was going to do with it. Planning what games I'd play. I didn't even notice that he looked tired. That he kept checking his phone. That he was stressed. I was just... so focused on myself. On my stupid toy."Jems was crying now too, tears streaming silently down her face as she held his hand tightly."We were almost there," Ethan said, his voice barely audible now. "We were at an intersection. The light was green for us. My dad was driving through, and I was still talking, still asking him questions, and he was answering me even though I know now that he was exhausted."He stopped, his breathing becoming uneven again."And then," Ethan whispered, "out of nowhere, this truck came from the side. This massive, huge tr

ETHAN’S POVI can't believe I just did that.I can't believe I actually broke down like that. In front of her. In front of Jems Dawson.I tugged at my hair tightly, embarrassment washing over me in waves so strong I felt like I might drown in them. I was the type that never opened up, never showed my weak side, and never let anyone see the cracks in my armor. Never. Ever.I'd built walls around myself so high, so thick, that nobody could get through. Not my mum, who'd tried countless times to get me to talk about Dad. Not Josh, my best friend since childhood. Not the therapists my mum had taken me to over the years. Not the counselors at school.Nobody.I kept it all locked inside, buried deep where nobody could see it, where I didn't have to see it. That's how I survived. That's how I functioned. I put on the smile, the charm, and the confidence, and I pushed everything else down, down, down until I could pretend it didn't exist.But then there was Jems.This girl, Jems, she was doin

Emily looked up at him with red, tear-filled eyes, her face blotchy and devastated."Then what do we do?" she whispered desperately. "How do I protect her? How do I keep my daughter safe when he can find us anywhere?!"Captain Miller gestured toward Christopher."That's why Chris is here," he said firmly. "He's one of our best. Trained in close protection, combat, threat assessment, everything. And he will protect Jems with his life."Emily turned to look at Christopher through her tears. Her voice was small, broken, and terrified."Are you sure?" she asked him directly, searching his face. "Can you really keep her safe? Can you promise me that?"Christopher leaned forward, his hazel eyes locking onto hers with absolute, unwavering certainty. When he spoke, his voice was calm, steady, and filled with conviction."Yes, ma'am," he said. "I won't let anything happen to your daughter. I promise you. I'll do everything in my power, everything, to make sure no harm comes to her. She'll be s