Filed to story: Bring It On My Mafia Life Novel (Rhea & Lukas)
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After a few minutes, the door was opened and each of them returned to the reception one at a time else Ezra sniffs around their disappearance and comes up with a hint of their plan. For once, Rhea has seen the light in the tunnel and she was not going to let anyone stop her.
“Where have you been?” Ezra asked Mimi as soon as she returned.
She turned to him and at the same opted for a glass of water instead of the tempting champagne from the passing waiters. Pregnancy was a bummer.
“Well, I went to have a leak, and do you know that needing to pee more often than usual can be an irritating symptom of pregnancy that can happen as your growing baby puts more pressure on your bladder? I mean of all places my baby should exert pressure, why my bladder?” Mimi blabbered, watching the way Ezra’s expression changed to a shocked one. He never saw that one coming.
“Y-you’re pregnant?” His eyes were wide as his eyes properly scanned her this time, resting on her stomach.
“Yeah, surprise, right?” Mimi said as if it was not a huge deal.
Ezra swallowed uneasily, “I need to get a drink?”
“Sure,” Mimi said, sitting down, “And I’ll be here waiting for you to return, my friend,” She cackled evilly knowing that he was never returning.
As for Elijah, he went back to drinking alone when Rhea approached him again.
“What now?” He sighed exasperatedly.
“I spoke with Adele the day Lukas broke up with me.”
“And?”
“She asked me to give you the middle finger if I saw you,” And just as instructed by Adele, Rhea gave him.
“Not funny,” He said wryly.
Just like that, silence descended as both of them kept to themselves, watching the celebration going on around them.
“You love her, don’t you?” Rhea asked all of a sudden.
Elijah pulsed his lips, “And you pry too much,”
“You are going to need more than an apology and a few words if you are going to get her back” Rhea sighed, “Nonetheless, you need to fight for her, the same way I am doing for Lukas even though I’m not even sure he would come back to me. It almost seems as if we are cursed at love or something?”
“Well, unlike you and Lukas, my situation is direr. So thanks for the advice and I’m not cursed. It’s merely my decision and I say I’m better on my own. ” Elijah said.
“Shit yourself then,” Rhea said, returning to watch the wedding party and there was a slight commotion because it was time for her mother to throw the bouquet.
Stupid culture, that was what Rhea thought until her mother threw the bouquet and everything happened quicker than her eyes could comprehend. One moment, Rhea was standing there with nothing in hand, and the next, the bouquet dropped right into her hand as if it had fallen right from heaven.
A God-sent.
A sign.
While the others jubilated at the result, her mother stood, her feet stuck to the ground with a slightly horrified expression. If this was indeed a sign from heaven, perhaps it should have come at a later time because right now, her mother was staring at her suspiciously. Almost as if she could see through her plans.
Well, if this was a sign from heaven, that means no one would be able to stop her from being with Lukas. Thank you Jesus for this wonderful sign. Rhea promised not to let the almighty down after giving her this second chance.
Hence, Rhea took the bouquet and lifted it in the air as the winner and the guest erupted in celebration. Well, except for her mother who struggled to chill and thank God for her wonderful husband, Eric who tried to take her mind off it. It was a mere bouquet, it was not like her daughter was getting married tomorrow.
And finally the moment, Rhea has been waiting for arrived, time for the couple to leave for their honeymoon. Rhea couldn’t remember the number of advice her mother gave her because she filtered the whole thing. Her mind was made up.
Hence, while everyone was busy waving at the couples on their way to their honeymoon, Rhea slipped into the parking lot without anyone noticing and located the car Elijah told her. She opened the trunk and entered inside before closing it.
Mission accomplished.
Now, it was left for Elijah to get her out of here. Rhea prayed that he doesn’t change his mind at the last minute.
Wear Her Wedding Ring
“These meetings are becoming kind of boring,” Cindy Luciano moaned as she walked into the base. Today’s meeting was being held at Lukas’s place of residence, which was kind of shocking, to be honest.
If there was anything Lukas hated the most, it was any of his family members – whom he loathed – visiting this place without his permission. He guarded the place so jealously that one might think that he was running some sort of secret experiment there.
If only they knew that Lukas simply liked keeping them on their toes and needed none of their unholy alliance and disturbance. Moreover, people tend to long for something they can’t have. He drew the line with his relatives and they knew not to cross.
However, today, Lukas needed to be in his zone if he was going to convince the annoying elders to let go of the trial. Being in this place would remind them of his authority, as well as a boost to his confidence.
Although the same couldn’t be said for Daniel. His father had once been in control of this place amongst the many other properties that their family owned, until Lukas took over his position and decided to use it as his permanent residence.
There was just something about this place that felt like home even though he had not grown up here. Coupled with Rhea coming into his life, she added a spark of life into the place and he was not ready to move from here anytime soon.
“These meetings are meant for elders unlike the senseless young ones, so you might as well sit out your teenage ass on this one.”
Cindy let out a yelp when Victor came out of nowhere, startling her. She glared at him but he was shamelessly laughing at her reaction and that infuriated her.
“I am not a teenager!” She yelled after him, but Victor ignored her and left while still laughing.
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That bastard! She hated him as much as she hated Lukas. The both of them were tight like some creepy twins even though they were cousins. She wished they could go die and there can finally be peace in her family.
Well, Cindy looked around the place and It was not bad. Since this was her first time coming here, what about a little tour? It wouldn’t be so bad, after all, who knows when she might get the chance to visit Lukas’s base?
When he’s removed from his position? When Lukas is dead? Cindy laughed at the thought. When her brother Gabriel finally gets the place, she would advise him not to renovate anything. She would love to see Lukas’s face whenever he comes into the residence and remembers that he had once been in charge.
It would be so heartbreaking – and entertaining.
Hence she broke away from the others that were being led to the conference room by the staff and began to roam around the place. None of the staff bothered her which meant that she freely went wherever she wanted. Moreover, most of the doors were locked, so it was not like she was able to stumble upon a shocking secret.
It would be nice to know Lukas’s deadly secret though, that way she would be able to blackmail him and make him do whatever she wanted – like giving up his position to her brother. For once, she would be able to do something useful and her family would be so proud of her instead of seeing her as a nuisance that she wasn’t. Cindy had great ambitions.
She stumbled upon the room and from the feminine decoration, Cindy could tell that it belonged to a woman. What woman though? The only woman she heard that Lukas liked was that woman named Ariel or something. Was this her room? If it wasn’t, could it belong to his hidden mistress? Could it be that Lukas is cheating on her now that she’s away?
Cindy gasped dramatically at the thought. The woman was even pregnant for him. This is why you should never trust men. Look at her, upon everything she did for Elijah, he chose her ugly, illegitimate sister over her. Well, he’s trash and she guessed, both trash deserves to be together.