Both Miller and Vincent paused as their nephew pointed at the flaw. Undoubtedly, they weren’t the perfect partners in crime. In fact, it was obvious that they had almost nothing in common other than their goal of taking over Gerald's mafia clan. Still oblivious to Cedric’s act of bringing conflict to their table, the two listened to him closely.“To be frank, I’m pretty sure Uncle Vincent is more worthy to be the successor than you, Uncle Miller,” Cedric said fraudulently.Vincent’s eyes lightened up in contrast to Miller who was still trying to comprehend what his nephew just told. In a huff, the latter protested, “Don’t you dare to patronize these experienced men, Cedric. You're just an immature brat who doesn't know anything about the mafia world.”“You’re wrong, Uncle.” smiled Cedric, which only fueled Miller’s confusion and anger. “Remember, you don’t share the same blood with my Dad. On the other hand, Uncle Vincent does.”Miller's rage began to build as he tried to defe
Virginia survived. The building soon exploded and killed both Miller and Vincent. It was so unfortunate that Cedric decided to sacrifice himself to save Virginia in the end. Virginia thought that she could work together with Cedric to rebuild the mafia clan. But her dream was ruined because there was nothing left in Gerald’s clan except Gerald himself and Harold now. Virginia was very sad, blaming herself in every steps she did. She did not really know what to do next. She was clueless and got lost.The police and firefighters then arrived to that place. They extinguished the big flame and tried to search inside if there were some survivors. The fire could be taken care of after an hour. They managed to retrieve some bodies inside that building. Unfortunately, those bodies were already lifeless with those burn marks.The news about that explosion and fire was known over the citizens in the city. The victims were identified and there were some names such as Cedric, Vincent, and Miller
"No, don't hurt me, please … "Those words were came out from Virginia's lips as her trembling legs stepped backwards from a man that stood menacingly in front of her."You're one useless burden in the family, and this is what you deserve!" yelled Patrick as he clenched his fist.He whacked his step-daughter's hand that tried to cover her face and grabbed her by the collar. Patrick clenched his fist firmly before punching Virginia's weak abdomen. Her cries echoed through the room, which only fueled Patrick's anger more."Quit whining!" hissed him as he pinned Virginia on the wall and slapped her with brute strength. The young woman felt a stinging pain on her left cheek and a drop of blood dripped from her mouth."Dad, please stop … " begged Virgina as her fragile fingers gripped her father's arm."You're a good for nothing, and I should've known that before," Patrick monologued to himself as his hand began to move around Virginia's neck, gripping it tightly until she suffocated. "Usu
Virginia's jaw dropped upon hearing what Gerald just said. It never crossed her mind that a man would take her as his wife, let alone a sickly mafia boss. It was frightening enough for Virgina to be in the same room with a higher-rank mafia, and her thought couldn't even process the scarier thing she would face if she married Gerald who knows how long."T-this can't be real," the girl expressed her thought as she stuttered, "My father told me to be your heart donor."Gerald chuckled slightly and a faint smile began to be carved on his face. "I changed my mind, so rest assured. Your gut won't be cut open and this won't be the end of your life. By the way, what's your name?"The girl quickly avoided the mafia boss' glance and responded shyly, "Virginia.""Virginia … " Gerald repeated the name and said, "What a beautiful name."Virginia felt her cheeks get warmer and slightly turned red, but she was too scared and shy to show it. For her entire life, nobody had given her any compliments,
No one in the room agreed with Gerald’s decision of marrying Virginia who was a total stranger to the family members. His siblings remembered what they told the mafia boss years back about getting remarried after being a widow for years, but none of them anticipated the middle son’s decision of marrying a mannerless woman.Lusiana was clearly against his younger brother’s intention. While standing still, her jaw hardened as she said, “I disagree with your decision, Gerald! There are plenty of young and beautiful women out there that are ten times better than this chick.”Gerald crossed his arm. It was clear that the veins on his head were visible from the suppressed anger that might harm his already ill heart, but he managed to keep his voice down and replied, “I didn’t need your permission, Lusiana, or even everyone in this room. I’m the patriarch of this family and the mafia dynasty, so all of you need to obey my decision.”Lusiana didn’t want to lose the argument easily and realize
Less than two months after Gerald took Virginia to live with him, an elegant intimate wedding was held in the mansion’s backyard. The mansion servants were busy arranging flower decorations, seating, and tables to serve the food. The mafia boss appointed Harold to ensure the preparation was complete and didn’t miss anything.“Where’s the wedding cake?” asked Harold to one of the servants.“It’s still in the kitchen. We need 10 more minutes to complete the decoration,” responded the young servant boy.Harold nodded. “Do it quick, we only have 30 minutes left before the event starts. Oh, and make sure the amount of food is enough for all guests”The servant nodded and went back to the kitchen to prepare the remaining food. While Harold checked the outside, Virginia looked out from her room’s window. She nervously squeezed her sweating hands as she went back and forth. Susan who noticed this quickly came to her and told, “Please stay seated, Virginia. You will sweat a lot and ruin the ma
Nightfall dawned on the sky when Gerald opened his heavy eyes. Through the blurry vision, he realized that he didn’t wear his suit anymore, just sleepwear. He had been asleep for quite some time now, thanks to the injected medication the doctor gave to him. He remembered what happened before this. His chest was in torturous pain until Harold carried him into his room, and the doctor gave him something to ease the pain. His weary eyes searched for someone that was there before the doctor came.“Virginia … ”Michelle, who was half asleep beside her father, quickly woke up. The joy in her heart was indescribable upon seeing the sickly man now had woken up. The teenage daughter hurriedly held his hand. “Dad? It’s me, Michelle. Thank God you’re awake now.”“Where’s my wife Virginia …?” he asked, ignoring the fact that his daughter had been there all along. He pushed the covers aside and tried to get out of bed. “Who changes my clothes?”“What do you need, Dad? Let me do it for you,” insis
Gerald summoned his henchmen and gave them a new mission. They were tasked to search for Virginia’s step-father, Patrick and his acquaintances. None of the henchmen dared to ask their boss about the purpose of the task because Gerald looked furious. But then, Harold was the only one asking the angry Gerald about the meaning of the current task.Gerald spoke up with high tone, “Those damn scroundels hurt my wife! They need to pay what they did!”With the exclamation given by the mafia boss, Harold and the others obeyed the order and they got ready soon after that.Gerald told Harold about the address of Patrick’s house after he asked Virginia. In case Patrick was not at home during the raid, Harold asked the intel team to get specific information about Patrick’s usual visits.Before the mission started, Gerald told Harold that they should capture Patrick alive. There was no need to kill anyone if possible. He also commanded that they did it properly without letting the cops interrupt t