Chapter 11

"Willingly submitting to me."The second those words hit my ears, I laughed.I picked up the glass of chilled champagne next to me. Taking my sweet time.The next second, I threw the freezing alcohol and crushed ice right into Vivian's face.She flinched violently. A broken whimper escaped her lips. Like a crushed bug.Victor's pupils shrank. Shock crossed his face for the very first time."You—""Victor." I cut him off. My voice colder than the frozen Hudson River. "You flatter yourself.""To me, you're not even on my radar.""You think setting up a game for a few years is enough to turn me into another Vivian?"I looked down at the woman on the floor who couldn't even stand straight. Then I looked back into Victor's manic eyes."Too bad." I smirked. "I am nobody's prey."I turned on my heel and walked away. My heels clicking sharply against the deck.Behind me, Victor let out a suppressed, guttural roar. Like a cornered beast."Valeria! Stop right there!"I didn't look back.I knew h

Chapter 12

The glass door of the studio crashed open.Gabriel stood at the door. Gripping a tablet tight. His face paper white."Valeria. What is the meaning of this?"His voice was shaking. He slammed the tablet down on my workbench.The screen showed financial news. The headline was blinding: [Rumored Marriage Between Two Major New York Mafia Families Collapses. Marchetti Syndicate Stock Plummets 12% in One Day]."In front of all the press. You said we were just friends." He gritted his teeth. "You want to brush me off that badly?"I didn't even look up. I kept polishing the diamond in my hand."I stated a fact.""A fact?" He sneered coldly. He leaned in closer. "You knew exactly what those reporters would write! You knew it would blow up like this!"I stopped what I was doing. I finally looked up at him."Is it a fact? Or did you leak the rumor yourself?"Gabriel's face froze."You knew the underground press and financial paparazzi would swarm over a 'Mafia marriage'. So you paid off tabloids

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Chapter 11

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