Lahat ng Kabanata ng Contracted to the Mafia: A Plus-Size Bride: Kabanata 281 - Kabanata 290

Author's Pov.Isabella woke up with a pain in her head, like a hammer constantly pounding from the inside. She tried to open her eyes, but there was a thick cloth covering them, and it was dark.She couldn't see anything. She tried to move her hands, but there were ropes binding her wrists tightly to the chair's armrests. She couldn't move. She tried to scream, but there was cloth stuffed in her mouth. Only muffled sounds came out.She didn't know where she was. All she remembered was getting into a taxi heading to her father's house.She felt cold all over her body. The air around her was damp and smelled of earth. Maybe she was in a basement, or a warehouse, or somewhere far from civilization.Suddenly, she heard a sound. Footsteps. A sound approaching slowly, rhythmically, like someone who wasn't in a hurry.Isabella held her breath. Who was this? Was this her kidnapper? Was she going to be killed? Was she going to be tortured?The footsteps stopped right in front of her. Isabella

Author's Pov.At the abandoned school project site, Alexandro stood in the middle of the crowd of workers who had resumed construction. The yellow police tape was still strung around the perimeter, but the workers didn't care. They had received assurance from Marco that their wages would be paid in full. They returned to work with enthusiasm, ignoring the warnings from security officers who occasionally passed by.Alexandro watched the construction process from a distance. His hands were in his pockets, his face flat, but his mind was in chaos. Isabella was missing. Lucia was in the hospital. Davian kept pressing, and Matteo was still out there somewhere."Sir," Marco called from behind."What?""A call from an unknown number."Alexandro blinked. He took the phone from Marco's hand. The screen displayed a string of numbers he didn't recognize."Alexandro De Luca," he said."Ah, finally you answered the phone."Alexandro was silent. That voice. The voice he had never forgotten. The voi

Author's Pov.Elsewhere, Isabella woke up because something hard hit her back. A small rock. She blinked, trying to open her eyes that were still heavy from exhaustion and crying.She turned her head. A man with his face covered by a black mask stood beside the iron door. Only his eyes were visible. Sharp blue eyes, which weren't unfamiliar to her.The man moved his hand, signaling for her to be quiet, then carefully, he opened the iron door.The man walked closer, then crouched in front of her. He removed the mask from his face. Isabella was shocked. Her eyes widened."Damien?!""Yes, it's me," he whispered. "Now be quiet. Follow me."Isabella was still confused. "How did you...""I'll explain later. Now, get on my back. Hurry. Before they realize you're gone."Isabella didn't ask any more questions. She crawled onto Damien's back, wrapping her still bound hands around the man's neck. Damien stood up with difficulty. Isabella was indeed thin, but her weight still felt heavy on his ti

Lucia's Pov.A few months later. My belly had grown very big. Both babies inside me kept moving, kicking, rolling, as if they were training for a marathon.I could no longer see my own feet. If I stood in front of the mirror, all I saw was a walking mountain. The scale in the bathroom showed 110 kilograms. I closed my eyes every time I weighed myself, but that number still lingered in my head.But the good news was, Matteo Bianchi was no longer heard from. After his hideout was found empty, after Damien saved my mother, after Alexandro upgraded all security to a higher level, Matteo disappeared like smoke. No threats. No mysterious phone calls. No fake nurses taking my blood. Life felt calmer.Alexandro had just returned from a five day business trip. I missed him so much. I almost cried every night because no one was there to hold me in bed. Now he was here, standing at the bedroom door, in his still neat black suit, his hair a little messy from the trip, and a faint smile on his lip

Lucia's Pov.I was shocked. Nonno's words left me speechless for a moment. Inheritance? Companies? Me leading them together with my mother? I looked at Nonno with eyes still wet from the tears of joy from the car gift earlier. Now, he was giving me something much bigger. Something I had never imagined."All of Nonno's assets and companies? For me?"Nonno nodded slowly. "You're my granddaughter. The only granddaughter I have. Isabella might not be able to receive this inheritance because she left the family long ago. But you are my rightful heir. I've been thinking about this for a long time and have spoken with my lawyer. All the documents are ready."I turned to Alexandro. He only smiled faintly, like he already knew about this."You knew too?" I asked.Alexandro nodded. "Nonno spoke to me a few months ago. I support his decision. You deserve it."I looked back at Nonno."But I don't know anything about business. I'm still in college, haven't graduated yet. I have no experience.""Yo