Dangerous Secrets: My Mafia Stepbrother

Isabella looked at Elisa’s shocked expression, placing her hand over her mouth, signaling for silence.

“I’m only telling you this quietly, don’t let it slip, especially don’t let Evelyn or James know. They both seem rather shy.”

“Shy? That big guy, shy!” Elisa’s eyes widened, as if her eyeballs were about to fall out of their sockets. “Isabella, you have no idea how shocking it is for you to say these things. He being shy is simply unimaginable!”

“What’s so surprising about it? People are complex, everyone has multiple facets. You’ve only seen one side of James, but perhaps his other side is not what you think.”

Just like Emanuele, those who didn’t understand him thought he was fierce and brutal, a ruthless killer. However, upon getting to know him, they realized that his actions were meant to protect those around him, shielding them from harm.

With his own people, he was gentle and caring. After chatting with Elisa for a while, Emanuele asked them to go back.

“Isabella, you need to rest well,” Emanuele said to Isabella.

Having just undergone surgery, Isabella was in need of rest. Seeing her chatting with Elisa for a while, her spirits seemed to deteriorate. Emanuele wanted Isabella to rest more.

Isabella returned to bed and lay down. Her physical condition was indeed terrible, too weak, easily exhausted, and in need of ample rest. When she smiled a little while chatting with Elisa, she felt a pang from her wound.

Thinking about this, Isabella looked down at her belly and then sighed, “My darling, so obedient and always waiting inside my belly, I’ve prepared everything, who would’ve thought everything would change. I feel like I’m dreaming right now, Emanuele. If all of this is just a dream, how wonderful would that be?”

Seeing Isabella’s calm yet sorrowful demeanor, Emanuele felt her soul had been drained, leaving only a shell. He reached out and held Isabella in his arms, trying to comfort her.

“Isabella, I’m with you, right by your side. I’ll be here with you always,” Emanuele kissed Isabella’s forehead. “Let’s sleep together. Our child is watching us, and when you’re better, maybe she’ll come back to us.”

Emanuele didn’t know how to comfort Isabella. All he could think of was to be with her, to eat and sleep together. With his presence, Isabella should be somewhat happier, right?

In the past, he dealt with his injuries silently, even if they hurt a lot. He never complained about the pain. To him, a man bleeding was normal, and those wounds, big or small, would become his badges as long as they didn’t kill him.

But Isabella was different. She was so delicate, like a small cat. It seemed that he could easily hurt her with just a little force. Her skin was so tender that even a minor injury would result in swelling, looking very painful. Yet, she had to endure such immense pain.

At this moment, Emanuele’s heart ached for Isabella. He wished that all the pain she suffered could be his to bear.

Isabella leaned against Emanuele’s chest, listening to his strong heartbeat, which made her feel secure. Emanuele was right; the miscarriage was not something she wanted to happen. Since it had happened, she might as well focus on recovering and hope that their daughter would come back to them.

Thinking this, Isabella felt her eyes moisten. She leaned into Emanuele’s embrace, closing her eyes tightly.

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Evelyn went to see her parents.

“Evelyn, what on earth happened? It’s so terrifying!” Skye embraced Evelyn as soon as she saw her.

They didn’t actually know what had happened. However, that day, several people came in claiming to be the kitchen repairmen. Billy was out, and Skye thought they were sent by Billy. Her kitchen faucet was also malfunctioning, so she didn’t have any doubts and let them in.

Little did she know, after they entered, they suddenly closed the kitchen door and told her to stay inside.

Skye didn’t dare move. She saw them pull out a gun from behind and then heard gunshots and screams, which terrified her, making her cry. She even called Billy, telling him not to come back home as something had happened.

She even mentioned her will to Billy, which scared him, and they cried together over the phone.

At that moment, the commotion outside the kitchen disappeared, and then the door was opened. The repairman who told her not to leave the kitchen appeared, scaring Skye.

“Mrs. Langley, don’t worry, we are friends of Evelyn, here to save you and your husband.”

“You’re friends of Evelyn?” Skye’s emotions stabilized slightly. She looked at the man before her. “What’s going on?”

“It’s hard to explain, but, Mrs. Langley, you are safe now. No one will harm you anymore.”

Safe? She didn’t even realize she was in danger.

Skye moved past him and entered the living room, seeing the damaged furniture and several people lying on the ground, blood flowing. It looked as if they were already dead.

The air was filled with the smell of blood, a sickly sweet scent, causing Skye to scream and retch uncontrollably. She felt like she was in hell, her once cozy home now a scene of brutality and bloodshed.

It was too dreadful. How could she continue living in this house?

“Mrs. Langley, you don’t need to be afraid. You are completely safe now.”

Safe? Skye felt it was impossible.

So many bodies, so much blood, the man in front of her holding a gun, telling her she was safe?

“You’re lying! You are not Evelyn’s friend. Where is Evelyn?”

Seeing Skye in such a distressed state, James sighed and called Evelyn.

“Evelyn, we’ve dealt with the danger at your house. Your mother is safe, but she’s very upset. Can you talk to her?”

“Mom? Mom, are you okay? This is James, a good friend of mine. Leave home with him for now, I’ll come to see you as soon as I can.”

Listening to Evelyn’s voice, Skye finally calmed down.