Her incohorent cries reverberated around the room, her tears staining the pillow and forming a cold watery pool around her face. Valerie beat herself up continuously as she thought of the many ways she had tried to always get Luciano but nothing kept working out.Even after his own wife agreed to him marrying her, he still went ahead and called of the marriage.What did he see in Jade exactly that she did not have?Was she that bad of a person?Didn't Luciano feel any thing for her at all?"Hey Val..." Leila stopped herself the moment she noticed Valerie's sad and depleted state on the bed.Her brows creased and she quickened her pace to her bed, coming to sit next to her."What's wrong Valerie? The maids told me you were back. Is something wrong?"Everything is wrong Leila. Every single thing" Valerie brought her face up, her cries becoming even more heartwrenching.Her tears had completely tainted her make up, leaving her face in such a pitiful state. Leila sat in expectation to h

JADEThe sun was saying its goodbyes, giving our mansion a warm glow after Valerie left. I felt this weird kind of happiness, like a weight lifted off my chest. Valerie finally let go of her thing for Luciano.But what if she was playing with my head? She did sound extremely genuine about it.Or maybe this was one of her tricks to make me let down my guard so that she could have my husband? Well whatever the case, I would always hold my husband tight and fight for my marriage.Nothing would change that. Man I am so happy! I sat like a dog with two tails, eagerly awaiting Luciano's arrival.I have to inform him of everything. Time really moved so slow, it felt like night time would never come. I watched some television, ate, slept and yet still no sign of Luciano."Ma'am dinner is ready" a maid informed me as I read a novel in my room.I did not even realise when she walked into my room."Is Luciano back yet?" I asked.She shook her head in response, "I do not know Ma'am. I have be

The following weeks, Luciano found himself ensconced in the labyrinthine world of his business, flanked by his loyal men in a room that carried the scent of calculated purpose. The air hummed with tension as Luciano tried to unravele the tale of the thwarted assassination attempt." I mean it makes no sense Goddamit!We've got nothing but a hint that someone close to me is behind this. Who is the person trying to orchestrate this?" Luciano hit his fist on the table, his voice betraying the strain of unanswered questions of his men. Fingers drummed on the table as his men leaned in, determined to unearth the puppeteer behind this dangerous game."Just that? I can't believe that fucker couldn't divulge the entire shit" Petro inquired."Yes just that Petro. How many times would he repeat it?" Jose replied, his eyes scanning everyone. Not all the brothers were here. Valentine, Raffaele, Arturo and Matteo were not on seat. "The man was trying to protect his family" Jose added with a chuck

JADE Love is really one of the most beautiful feelings anyone can ever have.It brings you with so much delight. Just the mere thought of your beloved and spending time with them is enough to keep you going and standing strong. Luciano has proven to be my rock, shoulder, companion and bestfriend. Getting married to him was indeed not part of the plans but I am glad I did. After the confession of my pregnancy, I saw Luciano change from being an overworking husband to a careful and compassionate father.He did go to work but he rarely ever came late. I wondered if it wasn't affecting the numerous workload in his office.But Luciano did not care to concern himself with that. He always cared for me, handled my tantrums and my cravings too.He would never even let me put a foot down without helping. I am pregnant not ill. His overcaring personality made me blush always.I am definitely lucky.As the day drifted into evening, Luciano orchestrated a lavish dinner at the mansion to c

LUCIANO My shoes connected with the concrete floor as I stepped down from my car, banging the door shut behind me. Fatigue sat on my shoulders as I made my way into the mansion, it was still early in the morning, the sun was struggling to fully set. The only flicker of hope I had was that I'd meet Jade at home because I had left before she even returned back from her parenta house. Her presence made everything feel much lighter. I made my way into the house, my blazer folded against my forearm. As soon as I was in the hallway, my head was already swiveling around in search of my wife. One of the maids walked up to me, curtsying a bit before retrieving the blazer from me. “Where is Jade?” I asked.Elizabeth shrugged innocently. “I don't know sir, she hasn't returned since she went to see her parents.”My expression tightened, “What? Elizabeth, are you sure about this? Because I called her yesterday night and she said she was driving…”I facepalm myself, admonishing myself for not cal