Daughter of the Mafia's Consigliere

MARIANNE..

I opened my eyes slowly and was greeted with a backache.

"Ouch!" I moaned in pain as I tried to sit up on the couch I was lying on.

I didn't even know when I slept off on the couch, now my body hurts like crazy.

The information and pain I felt in my wounded arm already disappeared, that's a relief!

That jerk actually called a doctor over to treat my wounds, he can be an asshole but he is still a bit nice in a weird way.

I stood up when I noticed I was the only one in the sitting room, the house was a bit dark and so quiet.

I moved to the window side and pulled the curtains aside, I gasped lightly when I noticed that it was night already.

Jeez! For how long have I been asleep? I guess the drugs and a few shots of pain relievers I took must have made me sleep for that long.

Where the hell could Ricardo be? The house is just too quiet.

I must have forgotten that only just three people including me live in this mansion and we are to act like strangers also.

Suddenly, a savory and mouth-watering smell hit my nose and my stomach made a loud noise reminding me that I hadn't anything apart from the breakfast I had with Emilia this morning before I left with Ricardo. I began hearing some slight noises and it was obviously coming from the kitchen.

I can remember vividly that only I and Ricardo are in this house and that jerk can't bring himself down to prepare a meal that smells so delicious.

I can beat my chest boldly and vouch that Ricardo can't do anything relating to kitchen activities and even if he can, he wouldn't do it.

I took a few strides to the kitchen and was first amazed by the beautiful structure of the kitchen. I guess I should take a tour around the house later on.

I suddenly noticed Enzo was the one actually preparing dinner and I was surprised.

"Oh, you're awake already? How's your arm?" He asked cheerfully as I fully went into the kitchen.

"It feels very much better, why..."

"Oh, I'm actually preparing Lasagna, I just decided to since the needed ingredients were available."

Oh wow, he can actually cook, my guess was right, I strongly believed that it could never be Ricardo.

That brat knows nothing other than to get on my nerves and be very annoying.

It feels somehow since Enzo was the one doing the cooking instead even though he willingly chose to do so.

I sincerely don't know the reason why Ricardo fought against the idea of bringing a few maids over or even employing new ones.

I sincerely don't know how to make Italian dishes and apart from that, I guess he really wants me to die of loneliness since I would always be alone in this mansion.

Ricardo would be busy carrying out missions and during his free time, he would be with his mistress instead.

"Where's Ricardo by the way?" I asked and I gulped down a cup of chilled water.

"He is at one of those rooms upstairs,"

By the way, I haven't even chosen a room for myself, I'm glad there are numerous rooms and I would make sure to choose the one that would be far from Ricardo's. "Okay, where did you keep my belongings?"

"I kept it in Ricardo's room, I just didn't..."

My eyes widened that instant and I interrupted him, "Why would you do that? Jeez!"

I immediately left the kitchen and went to Ricardo's room immediately. I met my belongings outside his door, I wasn't surprised though, I knew he was going to do this.

It was Enzo's fault for taking it to his room, I should have carried it in myself and also made a proper arrangement.

I barged into the room and the stench smell of smoke that greeted me first made me cough seriously.

Ricardo was seated on the couch with a roll of weed hanging by the side of his lips.

I noticed he was injecting himself with a syringe that contained a colorless liquid.

What the heck was he doing to himself? I can't say he is treating himself when he isn't a doctor and he also didn't look sick.

He was sweating as he threw his head backward after injecting himself, his muscles were very much visible as if he was exercising before I came in.

Suddenly, I got carried away by the sexiness of his exposed body, I couldn't stop myself from staring anytime he was shirtless, I always ended up drooling.

"I thought I'd warned you not to always barge in like that! What are you looking for here? I thought we were to mind our business and act like strangers!" Ricardo suddenly yelled at me and I woke up to reality. Wait, why did I come in here in the first place?

"Erm... why did... you throw my things out like that?!"

Gosh! Why was I stuttering all of a sudden?

"Was it supposed to be here or do you want to share a room with me? Even though you wanted to, you know I would never allow that to happen right?"

"Don't be too quick to jump to a conclusion because you know I would never want that. You should have allowed me to come take out my things myself,"

"Whatever, if you have nothing else to say, you can leave already." He said and I scoffed, I wasn't going to even thank him for calling the doctor, he doesn't deserve my appreciation.

"Why don't you want to bring a few maids here even if it was just my personal maid, Isabella?" I asked him but he puffed out smoke instead.

I was getting suffocated already because the smoke smell was causing a ruckus in my stomach.

Normally, I hate it when guys smoke, they look very irritating in my eyes but I don't know why Ricardo doesn't seem like that in my eyes.

He looks like those dangerous male leads in dark romance movies and novels especially when he is shirtless.

Oh no! I'm drooling again.

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"Just know it's for the best, no one is to be trusted in this season and you've got to be very careful. Having maids around seems useless though or can't you take care of yourself?"

"I can but this big mansion still needs a few servants! You don't expect me to do the cleaning, cooking and some other house activities. It was never part of our agreement and even though it was, I would never give in to such." "Then if you're not okay with it, hit your head so hard on the wall and lock yourself in. I'm not going back on my words," Ricardo made known to me and I felt like squeezing his mouth at that moment.

He makes stupid rules even when it's very inconvenient for me.

"Lest I forget, you must not step out from this mansion for no reason or without my permission. It's an order!" He suddenly added and I creased my brows.

"Excuse you? Am I a prisoner or what because I don't get it? The rules are too much and I can't just cope with it. What do you mean by I can't leave this mansion for any reason without telling you? I should at least step out even though it's just a few times a week, you can't tell me how to live my life. This doesn't seem like you're trying to protect me, you're just being wicked and mean!" I yelled at him and coughed out loudly, my lungs were becoming suffocated already.

"Step out if you don't love your life, it seems you don't know what comes with getting married into a Mafia family. Anyways, I have no time or strength to say too much, please leave already." He ordered me out and I clenched my fist. He injected himself with another shot and I wondered what he was doing to himself.

That's his business anyway!

I took the belongings and went to the available room downstairs. I didn't want to be near that dickhead at all.

I was slow with the arrangement because of my wounded arm. You get things done immediately when you work with your two hands.

In less than an hour, I was done with the room arrangement and Sophia suddenly called at that moment.

I felt so happy to receive her call at that particular moment. That would lighten my mood which has already been ruined by Ricardo.

Thankfully, she was better now and would be getting discharged tomorrow, that's a huge relief for me.

"Have you heard from Oliver or seen him around?" I suddenly asked her and she gave me a negative answer.

"Haven't you contacted him and explained everything to him yet?"

"I already did and I broke up with him already."