His Bride: Being the mafia’s princess

She walked into the room with anger written over her.

How dare she? She was even trying to use a softer method to make her leave and yet, she was proving so stubborn.

She hissed out loud in anger as she slumped heavily to the bed, exhaling sharply.

“That bitch.” She muttered, folding her knuckles tight into a fist.

“Why are you so upset and taking it out on yourself?” Don queried, startling her.

He was selecting out a few documents from the drawer when she walked in with displeasure.

She turned to see him staring keenly at her from where he stood near the drawer.

“It’s nothing.” She stuttered out, turning away from him almost immediately.

“Did anything happen that I don’t know?” He insisted.

“Nothing happened. Besides, I wasn’t taking anything out on anything.” She replied as she bit on her lower lip to avoid stuttering too much.

“Are you sure?” He asked, raising his brows, and she shook her head.

“Yes, I am. There’s nothing.” She dissented from loudly.

Her nervousness was increasing as he asked those questions. What if he knew about the things she had done?

She didn’t hear anything else from him, so she turned to him again. He was back to what he was doing earlier, selecting out some files.

He took the ones he needed and started walking out of the room. He paused for a moment after placing his hand on the door knob.

“You should learn to stop poke nosing into people’s conversation, you know how much I hate people with such habits. It would have been an honor to call you out earlier.” He said and left the room completely.

Eva’s eyes widened in shock on hearing that, and she immediately lifted her gaze to the door.

How did he find that out?

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“What would you like for lunch, ma’am?” The maid asked in a bow.

“White barbecue chicken will be fine.” Lillian replied, gulping down the whole water in the glass cup. The maid nodded and went off to work.

“I’ll be in my room.” She said, dropping back the glass cup in its place.

She picked up the bottle of water and walked out of the kitchen, taking the stairs back to her room.

She paused for a moment after she opened the door before stepping inside fully. She made her way towards her bed, ignoring Bella on the couch as she tossed the bottle of water on the cabinet beside her bed.

Likewise, she picked up the book she was reading earlier before she went to get water for herself and continued from where she stopped.

“What are you doing here?” She asked all of a sudden.

She couldn’t take it anymore, especially with the intent stare she was getting at the moment.

“I was feeling too bored around, so I decided to come over for a few chats.” Bella answered, forming a thin line on her lips.

“Well, I’m not in the mood, so you might as well lead yourself out.” She replied coldly, taking her gaze back to the book on her thighs.

“Are we really going to do this?” Bella asked, turning to face her completely, but she didn’t say a word.

“Are you actually planning to ignore me forever?” She said again, but there was still no response.Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

She closed her eyes and inhaled before she opened them again.

“I understand you feel hurt that I lied to you but believe me, not all were lies. I just…”

“Believe you? How do you still expect that from me?” Lillian interrupted with a dry chuckle.

“Look, it was not really a plan to lie to you from the start. Nobody here wanted to, but we were all forced to obey your father’s orders of not letting you figure out anything.” Bella said in response.

“And you of all people had to keep me in the dark?” Lillian continued to query.

“Like I said, it wasn’t intentional. It was like an alliance that we couldn’t joke with.” Bella explained, sighing at the end of her speech.

Lillian didn’t say a word again as she stared at her for a while before facing back the book.

Bella stood up steadily, using Lillian’s silence as a way of asking her to leave.

“I understand that you don’t want me here any longer, and it’s totally fine. You’re totally mad and need some space to think things through.” She said and paused in a sigh.

“I will give you all the spare time you need, but please beware of one thing, I apologize for my actions and also on behalf of others. We didn’t really mean for you to get our reasons wrongly, and like I said, it wasn’t done on purpose.” She rounded up as she started walking out of the room.

“Wait!” She heard from behind and she paused.

She slowly turned around but didn’t move an inch from where she stood.

“Is there anything else?” Lillian asked after gulping down nothing. Bella raised a brow, but without saying a word.

“Is that everything you’ve all been hiding from me? Or is there more?” She asked again as she stood up.

“Trust me, there is nothing else. What you found out is all what was needed to know and nothing more” Bella replied in a quick nod.

There was total silence in the room as Lillian bowed her head, pondering on her thoughts while Bella anticipated for her next words

“Then I guess we’re good.” Lillian muttered, but enough for Bella to hear.

“Wait, what?” Bella uttered, looking shocked as those words resounded heavily in her ears.

“I’m no longer upset with you, I believe it’s circumstances that made you lie to me, just like you claimed.” Lillian said and shrugged out.

“You’re not upset with me?” Bella asked, staring unbelievably at her.

“No, no, no, I was upset with you initially.” She corrected, raising a finger.

“But then, what can I do? You were there for me always, so it’s only natural for me to forgive you.” She continued and heaved a sigh.

“Oh my!” Bella exclaimed in a wide smile. She couldn’t explain how happy she was at the moment.

“Are you being serious right now?” She asked to confirm.

“Yep!” Lillian clarified with a nod.

Bella screamed out happily as she rushed to her and engulfed her in a tight hug.

“Thank you!” She exclaimed joyously, twirling her round in the hug.

She disengaged and exhaled sharply.

“Henceforth, I promise never to hide anything from you.” She said with all the seriousness she could muster, but it didn’t last for long as her smiling face was back in view.

“Gosh, I can’t believe I’m forgiven.” She said again, almost at the verge of tears as she engulfed her in another tight hug.

It felt like a dream come through after knowing Lillian forgave her already and finally passing one of the tough phases of her life, she was so happy.

Ever since she’s been close to her, she’s always thought of different ways to tell Lillian the whole truth, but considering how she was brought up, it was like a taboo to break a rule, therefore, making her helpless.

“I hope you wouldn’t dare keep me in the dark again because I won’t even bother forgiving you this easily then.” Lillian said and Bella giggled before disengaging from the hug.

“C’mon, don’t make me too emotional, else I might as well burst into tears right now.” Lillian chuckled in a smile as she saw Bella’s facial expression.

“I wouldn’t mind.” Bella said.