His Bride: Being the mafia’s princess

“Sir Antonio is dead?” Rex repeated the same words Bella had uttered a few seconds ago.

“When did this happen? I mean, what killed him?” He felt so lost as a look of terror washed up his face, summed up with the sadness lacing behind his voice.

It wasn’t as if he didn’t hear what she had told him earlier, but the news was just too shocking for anyone in his place.

Bella only sighed and lowered her head, having an answer to his questions but just a little courage to reply to him.

She was afraid she might break down in his presence, then who would console who? He already looked so sad himself, so she didn’t want to add to his sorrows. But, could she help it?

Sir Antonio was like the father she and her brother never had, and she had never imagined to also lose him to the painful hands of death this soonest.

“Diana and his doctor said he was in stage four of lung cancer.” Bella had a bitter smile on her face, and she didn’t realize it when a drop of tear rolled down her left chin. Then another fell before another followed.

She sniffled in loudly and began to wipe her tears when it wouldn’t stop flowing down, that was when Rex glanced up at her, and he exhaled sharply with a pitiful look.

“Goodness! I thought I had cried it all out at home.” She chuckled, still wiping off her teardrops.

The situation was becoming awkward, and she hated it now more than anyone else, but unfortunately, it couldn’t be helped.

No matter how she tried, the tears wouldn’t stop falling. Her heart was broken, but right now, she just wanted her emotions to cooperate with her.

Shortly after, Rex’s hands were on her face as he joined her to wipe her tears, making her look up at him. Her hands froze for a while before she quietly brought it down to her thighs.

Rex understood how she felt at the moment and was ready to be by her side to console her. He took his hands into hers when he finished with her face, luckily the tears were no longer flowing.

“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t be doing this.” She chuckled and lowered her head. She felt a little embarrassed as her cheeks were flushed in red. Rex noticed this and chuckled.

“It’s okay to let it all out at times, so you shouldn’t feel embarrassed in front of me.” He pressed softly into her hands as he gave her a warm smile that made her smile back when she glanced up at him.

“How is the boss taking the news, though? I mean, he might act as if he isn’t feeling it, but deep down, we all know his reaction even if we can’t really tell what it is exactly.” Rex heaved out a sigh.

“You’re definitely right.” Bella agreed with a slow nod.

Since the announcement about Sir Antonio’s death, her brother hadn’t said a word, he only goes for the meetings to discuss the burial, and it made her a little curious.

Bella didn’t realize it when she zoned off in thoughts until Rex nudged her elbows and she shot him a glance.

“You’re thinking about it again?” He raised a brow.

She shook her head and denied, “No.”

“What about you? Aren’t you affected by the news?” She bit her lower lips in anticipation of his reply.

“Of course I am. Who wouldn’t be?”

“You shouldn’t worry too much, though, you know you’re just recovering.”

“Don’t speak like I just came back from the dead. It was just an accident, and I am completely fine now.” Rex shrugged with a cunning smile.

He had the urge to groom the foreseen argument because it made her look even cuter and if it would distract her from thinking, then why wouldn’t he?

“An accident which made you get an operation twice, right?” Bella reminded him with so much emphasis as she let go of his hand and demonstrated out two fingers to his face.

Hold on… Was she getting pissed already?

“At least I’m fine according to the doctor and I will be discharged today too. If I wasn’t fine, the doctor would have said so, you know. No one knows more than a medical personnel.”

“I know that but……” Bella trailed and heaved out a sigh.

“Just don’t let what happened at the party repeat itself again. And don’t even try to defend yourself. Whenever such a thing is about to happen, save my brother and also save yourself, you’re both important.” She exhaled sharply when she finished her statement.

Rex couldn’t help but to burst into laughter, and she frowned deeply as she crossed her hands against her chest.

“Does it look like I’m joking?”

“No, it doesn’t. Okay, fine, I’m sorry.” He raised his hands in surrender.

“I would try my best not to ever make you worry again.” He added with a wide smile this time, and it sent butterflies in her stomach.

She didn’t know when she began to blush and when she realized it, she looked away with her hands pressing deep into her cheeks.

“You look cute when you’re blushing….” Rex flattered her further, that her cheeks began to burn due to how red they had become.

Bella’s heart skipped two beats when she glanced at him and his gaze was widely staring at her with his lips still beaming with smile.

What was happening to her? Why was her entire body reacting this way? Yes! She admitted she had feelings for him, and she expected them to vanish into thin air, just the way they came.

Nothing more, nothing less!

But she doesn’t understand why each minute looked like she was falling all over for him.

She gulped down nothing while anticipating for the next course of action, their faces were drawing closer with every passing second, and it didn’t amaze her much when their faces met, and he wrapped it up with an affectionate and alluring kiss.

The kiss was slow, filled with passion and unsaid confessions. The both were so engrossed in the kiss that they didn’t realize when a nurse came in.

The nurse felt shocked at first, but as time went on, she decided to do what she could probably do best. “Please excuse me.” She coughed out, accompanied by a drop of tray containing scalpels.

The hefty sound was all it took to separate the duo on the bed as they turned to her with a shocked expression.

“I’m sorry, but the doctor asked me to get him ready to be discharged.” She uttered immediately to clear the awkward atmosphere.Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

She had just ruined what would have been tagged a blissful moment for lovers.

“Right, right. You should get him ready.” Bella bit her lower lip and chuckled nervously as she rose to her feet and stirred aside to give way to the nurse.

She could also relate to the cumbersome atmosphere in the ward.