All Chapters of Ninety-Nine Times Too Many: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Today, several other mafia families had come to headquarters for negotiations and discussions.Most of the ongoing handover work still needed me to handle it personally.I led them into the lounge to settle in first.The moment the group walked in, they immediately noticed Luca and Gianna sitting together on a sofa in the corner.He was supposedly “feeding” her fruit, but it looked more like flirtatious teasing.Gianna leaned against the armrest while Luca held a strawberry out to her with a fork. She turned her head away stubbornly instead of eating it, so Luca leaned closer and whispered something to her. Instantly, Gianna blushed and finally took a bite.The mafia members from the various families were all professionally trained, so they quickly looked away.Still, I could hear their whispers drifting into my ears.“I heard long ago that Don Luca got engaged to Miss Isabella years ago. I didn’t expect them to be so loving.”“Right?! Did you see that? He fed Miss Isabella

In the most visible corner of the bathroom counter sat a lace panty that didn’t belong to me.At the same time, Gianna’s voice message played through Luca’s phone outside the door.“Luca, I think I accidentally left my underwear in your bathroom this morning when I was getting ready… It’s my favorite pair. Can you bring it back to me? Also, I really loved the suit you wore today. Wear it only for me from now on?”So that was why Luca had worn the white suit he usually never touched. It was because Gianna liked it.He really did listen to her.While listening to the voice message, Luca hurried toward the bathroom.The moment he walked in, he saw me standing there beside the underwear.His gaze shifted awkwardly.“Gianna wasn’t comfortable earlier, so I let her come here to clean up and change.”“Okay.”I didn’t react much. I simply stepped aside for him.Luca packed the underwear away and was about to leave when he suddenly stopped.“If this is going to make you overthink th

On my third day in Macondo, I finally met the don of the Anderson family, Victor Anderson.He was different from what I had imagined.Although he looked only a little over fifty, all of his hair had already turned white.He sat inside the study of the family estate, with a large oil painting of Macondo Bay hanging on the wall behind him.“Isabella Rossi.”When Victor spoke my name, his voice carried the distinct rhythm of local accent.“Cecilia’s told me about your situation. To be honest, I’m not interested in your story. I only care about what you can bring to my family.”I sat across from him with my back perfectly straight.“I have the complete procurement records for the Villani family’s weapons channels over the past eight years. I also know their cooperation model with Eastern Europa and the exact profit-sharing ratios. On top of that, I still have access to El Tricolor’s distribution channels.”Victor’s expression shifted slightly.“What do you want?” he asked.“Prot

By my third month in Macondo, I received a major assignment.The Anderson family was preparing to negotiate a weapons partnership with a family from Sicilia. The other side’s demands were extremely harsh, and Don Victor assigned me to handle the negotiations.“Why me?” I asked.“Because you need this opportunity to prove yourself,” Victor replied. “Cecilia said that when you negotiate, there’s no emotion in your eyes, only numbers. In the mafia world, that’s a rare quality. Isabella, I believe in you.”So I went.The negotiations took place inside an old castle in Sicilia.The head of the opposing family was a man in his sixties named Tarantino. Rumor had it that he had dozens of deaths on his hands and had been in this business for forty years.“So you’re the woman who ran away from Luca Villani.” The first thing he said to me wasn’t exactly polite. “I heard about you. The Villani family kid hasn’t been doing too well lately. People are saying you sabotaged things before you le

Fate always liked playing jokes.In my sixth month in Macondo, Luca Villani really came.It was a Saturday. For once, I had a rare day off and was sitting at home reading a novel when Cecilia suddenly called me.Her tone was unusually serious.“Isabella, don’t come to headquarters. Luca Villani is here. He says he wants to see you.”The hand holding my phone paused slightly, but only for a moment.“What is he here for?”“He says he wants to clear things up with you. Victor allowed him inside. After all, he’s the don of the Villani family, so outright refusing him wouldn’t look good. “But Victor asked me to ask you. Do you want to see him?”I stayed silent for several seconds.“Yes,” I said. “There are some things that need to be said clearly.”I changed clothes and drove to the family headquarters.Luca sat alone inside the meeting room without any bodyguards.Compared to the man in my memory, he looked much thinner. Dark circles hung beneath his eyes, and his hair had gr