Accept the Gift or You're Doomed

"Her name is Isabella Millers. She lives in the poor neighborhood of Brownsville and works at a cafe called Green not far from where she lives. Isabella is an orphan. She has a friend named Darrel Jones who works at a workshop and a close colleague named Ashley Moore." Pablo explained in detail about the girl Marco desired. He revealed Bella's activity photos on the table.

Marco sat in his oversized chair, pulling the corner of his lips. He carefully looked at Bella's photos. She was a young girl who was natural but alluring. Completely different from the glamorous New York women who often approached him. When the girl suddenly appeared and crashed into his car, Marco couldn't help but notice her. Her simple appearance, sweet face, her straightforward way of speaking, and everything about Isabella caught his attention. If Marco was interested in something, he had to have it.

"Give her a number of gifts," he commanded his driver, who was also his henchman.

"Under the name of Mr. Vilante?" Pablo asked to confirm, and Marco nodded. "What kind of gifts do you want to give her?"

"Just buy things that are generally liked by women. Make sure the quality is the best."

"Make sure the girl accepts them," Marco continued. Pablo immediately carried out his boss' order, although it made him think hard to find things that women liked. He had never been in a serious relationship with any woman and did not understand the intricacies of a woman.

In the afternoon at Green cafe, Bella was getting ready to go home and her shift would be replaced by another colleague for the night shift. While changing out of her work clothes into her own, her colleague and close friend at the cafe - Ashley - approached her hastily.

"Bella, someone is looking for you."

"Who?" 

"I don't know. A man in a black suit. Quite handsome." Bella frowned. A good-looking man in a black suit. Who could it be? She felt like she had never known any man other than Darrell. Curious, Bella grabbed her shoulder bag and walked out of the dressing room. She had already said goodbye to the cafe manager.

Bella searched for the man in the black suit in the cafe but couldn't find him. It turned out the man was standing outside the cafe. "Oh, it's you?" Bella approached Pablo, who was standing with his back to her, facing the street.

"Can you come with me for a moment?" Pablo asked without greeting Bella first. His face was cold, just like his boss yesterday, Bella thought.

"Wait, where are we going?" Bella looked at Pablo suspiciously. This person was quite suspicious. He came and immediately invited her to go with him.

"To that place." Pablo pointed to a luxurious black sedan that she had crashed into with her bike yesterday. The car was now pristine without any traces of her bike's impact. It was amazing.

"Wait, do you want me to get in the car with you?" Bella asked. However, Pablo didn't answer and just walked towards the parked sedan on the side of the road. Bella sighed in annoyance. Out of curiosity, Bella reluctantly followed Pablo's steps.

Pablo opened the back door of the car and took out several tote bags with famous fashion brands written on them, which made Bella's eyes widen. Pablo took three tote bags and handed them to her. He also handed her a greeting card.

"What is this?" Bella asked, confused. She read the greeting card and found a name that was unfamiliar to her. Marco Vilante. "Why are you giving me all these expensive things? And who is Marco Vilante?" she blurted out. Just imagine, she held tote bags containing the latest famous brand shoes, a red dress from the most desired brand by all women on earth, and a bag from a famous brand in Paris. Bella almost screamed with joy if she didn't want to appear foolish and unsophisticated. However, all of this was worth being suspicious of. Who is this Marco Vilante and why is he giving her all these dream items?

"Please accept all the gifts from Mr. Vilante." After saying that, Pablo opened the car door and prepared to get inside.

"Wait. You haven't answered my question. Who is Marco Vilante?"

"Accept the gifts and don't ask too many questions," Pablo snapped. Of course, Bella couldn't just accept all of this without any explanation. She wasn't a foolish girl. Despite being extremely happy with all the dream items, she needed to know who the gift giver was and what their intentions were. No one in the world would give expensive items to someone else without any ulterior motive. Maybe she was being bought by someone involved in human trafficking. Oh, it was so terrifying.

"No, no, I don't want to accept all of this without any explanation." Bella prevented Pablo from getting into the car.

"You're a very fussy girl, aren't you... Just accept all these gifts and don't ask too many questions."

"Hey, you annoying man!" Bella exclaimed in frustration. "I don't want to accept all of these things." She handed the tote bags back to Pablo.

"You have to accept them."

"I don't want to. First, tell me who Marco Vilante is! Is he your boss?" Bella was already suspicious that the man named Marco Vilante was the handsome man in black sunglasses who gave her three hundred dollars for her bike repair. However, she needed to make sure.

"I already told you not to ask too many questions!" Bella growled in annoyance. She opened the back door of the car and placed the tote bags in her hands on the seat. Even though most of her didn't want to refuse the dream items, her self-esteem was much higher.

"Don't act high and mighty, Miss." Pablo became angry seeing Bella's actions. He took the tote bags back and put them in her hands again. "Accept them, or you're doomed."

"What? Are you threatening me?" Bella was shocked to hear Pablo's words. Since when did giving something to someone have to be accompanied by such a threat? These people were really strange. This man and his boss did not seem like people with normal lives. They were probably some kind of mafia or something.

"Accept them or you're doomed," Pablo repeated his words. This time, he revealed something tucked in his waist by lifting his jacket. Bella's eyes widened. She couldn't believe what she saw. A gun rested at his waist. My goodness, her suspicion was correct. This man was dangerous, and it could be presumed that Marco Vilante was even more dangerous.

"So?" Pablo curled his lips. It seemed that showing the gun to the girl worked. Bella fell silent and seemed to be thinking about something.

"Fine, I will accept all these gifts. Tell Marco Vilante or whoever he is, that I say thank you."

"Hmm." Pablo curled his lips. He looked satisfied. The mission was successful. He entered the car and drove away, leaving Bella standing on the side of the road with tote bags in her hands.

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