Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Mafia Boss's Estranged Bride. : Kabanata 31 - Kabanata 40

The silence that followed was so suffocating, it refused to fade. It settled deep in their bones and refused to leave. Lorenzo stood still, staring at Marco like he could force the truth out of him by sheer will alone. “…he’s still watching you.” the words echoed over and over again, sharp and relentless. “Enough, you’re done playing this ridiculous ganes.” Lorenzo said finally. “ Marco didn’t flinch or bother to look away. “You think I'm playing around? You think this is a game?” he asked quietly. Lorenzo stepped forward like lightning and grabbed Marco by the collar, dragging him up against the chair restraints. “Say his name.” he demanded, gritting his teeth. Marco’s lips curved slightly. “If I say it, you won’t believe me.” he replied, “Try me.” After a long pause, Marco then leaned in just close enough that only Lorenzo could hear and whispered something. Lorenzo released him instantly throwing him off like he had been burned and for the first time, the firs

The pain across his head hit hard causing a blinding headache. Like something inside Lorenzo’s mind had been forced open with a blade. He gripped the edge of the table, knuckles whitening as his vision blurred. “Lorenzo…” Sofia rushed forward. “I’m fine,” he muttered, but he wasn’t, not even close. _______________ Flash and fragments of his memory began coming back. In a dark, cold room that was filled with the smell of antiseptic and metal. The voices were muffled and unclear. “You need to stay still, you won’t remember this.”A firm hand gripped his shoulder. _______________ Lorenzo staggered back slightly, breath catching. “No…” he muttered as another flash came in brighter this time. He could now clearly see a younger version of himself, barely more than a teenager was strapped to a chair. He was fighting and struggling in futility. “Your mind is strong, but not strong enough.” a voice said. It was the same voice from the video. ______________ “Lorenzo!”

“No way!” The word left Isabella’s lips sharp and instinctively before she could attempt to stop it as if rejecting it could make it untrue.“That’s not even possible,” she said again, her voice lower now, but no less certain.Sofia didn’t respond immediately because the file standing ight there opened and unchanging. The words sat there, permanent, resilient and real.AUTHORIZED TERMINATION AGENT: ISABELLA ROMANOAmidst all of this, Lorenzo didn’t move or even blink, his eyes were fixed on the screen the whole time, lingering on her name and for the first time since all of this began, doubt crept into his expression.And she saw it. Isabella saw it, the shift and his hesitation in his expression and that hit her harder than any bullet ever could.“Lorenzo…please don't tell me you starting to believe in all of this madness?” she stepped closer. He didn’t answer because belief had nothing to do with it. The evidence was already clear enough right there and everything else they had unc

Isabella couldn’t breathe as his grip fastened tighter around her neck, cutting the air from her lungs. Slowly, he began to lift her off her feet. Her eyes rolled gradually into his head, cutting off everything except the terrifying realization that the man holding her was no longer Lorenzo.“LORENZO….STOP!” Sofia screamed as she slammed her hand against the console, triggering another surge of interference.Then lights flickered violently as sparks snapped from one of the panels but Lorenzo didn’t react, hesitate or even loosen his grip. He wasn’t choosing… he was executing.Inside his mind, cold and controlled darkness clouded him as the voice came again, clearer and even more louder.> Target identified.Eliminate threat.> No…” his own voice came faint and strained in his head. The resistance cracked, like glass under pressure.______________Isabella’s hands came up instinctively, gripping his wrist, trying to pry him off, but he was stronger and his grip remained immovable.Her

Sofia's revelation sent chills through everybody's spine, except Marco, of course because what Sofia had just said wasn't just dangerous, it was final. “…you might not come back at all.” The words hung in the air like a sentence already passed. Lorenzo, himself didn't argue because he felt it; that moment when everything had gone silent inside him and control had slipped so completely that even his own thoughts no longer belonged to him. And even worse?A part of him had almost accepted it, the realization made him ball his hands into fists.“If there are any more triggers, then we must find them” he said, voice low and controlled again.Sofia shook her head immediately.“It’s not that simple.”She turned the screen toward them again, scrolling fast and pulling up deeper layers of the file.“What we saw earlier?” she continued. “That was surface-level conditioning. Behavior shaping laced with emotional suppression.”“But this next part… this one is something else. She opened anoth