De Ang

. I still wasn't used to being addressed as Mrs. De Angelis. To me, i

ne so hard to reach, it almost fe

introduced earlier, Nicola. Unlike earlier when my outfit had been

at moment made

d the door, Nicola was standing

g you need to know now that you're married to hi

a." I really wasn't used t

mile. "Let's go to the

insisted on being called Bella, they would sti

at we would do there. Did I need to study just to get to know what k

cola motioned for me to sit in

Angelis family and those close to them. You need to know every

aw how thick the documents N

ectronic devices, you can use the laptop and iPad

ished speaking. I turned my attention t

Mafia Org

fi

mplating the word 'mafia.' Mafia,

ho was patiently wait

bout to open my mouth,

shocked by what I had just learned, but I didn't go into hysteri

am," Nico

ng became difficult as the knowledge of Leandro's me

member, Ma'am; he's the curr

t I had learned earlier

o marry Leandro because I didn't really know him, and n

. I simply nodded as if I had readily accepted eve

afia boss, and

a'am. If you need anything

back to the thick documents. I hadn't even s

ingly, even though my head was throbbing from the sheer number

s for generations? Three generations, and they were always in charge. I wondered why there was a slight deviation with Leandro's fa

Leandro's generation. Nicola had been right; Leandro was

had seen him at our wedding; he was Leandro's best man. Like Leandro, he seemed emotionally detached. His s

d," I whispe

rime family in charge of lower-ranking members. I spotted Fabio's name as one of Leandro's caporegim

eading. There were also background details on other families who seemed to be fri

family like this. Often, I only saw such things in

ered what my father used to do to me whenever I left the ro

andle and closed my eyes, trying t

a'

out to plead not to be hurt, thinking

t to me looked surprised. She pr

that I wasn't at our home, and my father wasn

okay?"

d memories. "I'm okay. I'm sorry, I just get startled easily." I glanced a

y stunned by my words

could have just called and asked us to bring it to the study room so you

land counter. The helper placed t

t anything, we should attend to it. So please don't hesitate to approach us, M

I could feel the c

se I've messed up in life? That I can't leave my room because I never do anything

different from those in our old home. Leandro was

raising my gaze to he

is Luis

turned it. She asked if I needed

tement. Dinner was ready, and I was

table because when he wasn't around, I had to eat alone. When they were present, I was usual

g that mindset here. I might not be entirely free since I was still tied to

asked Fabio, who wa

in the off

his. Leandro was still in the o

coming home? I'll wait

my husband, hoping that it might help us hav

Sir to ch

ught it would be a good idea to be friendly with the people her

h I was afraid of Leandro, he hadn't don

news. "Sir Leandro won't be able to come ho

iness in my stomach.

home late?

you start eatin

ir. Did I have to e

there, observing the foo

ed surprised, while Nicola and Fabio w

a'

o rest. I'm

her. I left immediately and went to

e even here? Maybe I was wrong in thinking that this house was diff

clothes. I lay down in bed and pulled the duvet over me