Taken By The Mafia Lord

Something was not right, Marcel sensed it after Adele left. Sure, she helped him tidy up the place and all, but it was something about the way she left and her body language.

And speaking about tidying up the place, Marcel's gaze quickly scanned the floor and finally noticed the note was missing. Damn it, he should have known!

She saw the note.

But just to be on the safe side, Marcel searched the wastebin at the corner and there was not a sight of the note. That was when he knew that she took it.

Marcel cursed at the top of his lungs, why was everything a mess lately? Since he found out that Arianna betrayed him, nothing was going the well it was supposed to be in his life. It was from one problem to the other and he needed a break.

He needed a moment to wrap his head around everything. Was that too much to ask?

To make sure that Adele was not about to do anything stupid like seeking out Elijah, he decided to call her. Just because the bastard made an apology on a piece of paper right before he left to take Arianna away doesn't mean that he's apologetic. It was emotional manipulation, the same way Arianna had manipulated him.

Even if Arianna decides to apologize for what she did, he was not going to accept it, Marcel decided inwardly. What she did to him was not just a betrayal, but a great insult as well. Now, he would have to answer to his people for what his woman had caused.

Moreover, she was the daughter of that woman who had abandoned her friend to his father, Daniel. It seems that betrayal does run in their blood after all. He was done with her. There was no he and Arianna, not now, not in the future.

Marcel picked up his phone and stopped. He just noticed that this was not the exact spot he left it previously. It might seem like he was making a huge deal out of nothing, but Daniel had taught him to keep an eye even on the smallest meticulous detail.

In this kind of business, his perceptive eye has saved his life a couple of times from assassinations. Perhaps, if he hadn't been blinded by emotions, he would have even been able to find out Elijah's deceit by himself. Marcel knew the dangers of letting feelings cloud his judgment, and yet he let it. But not anymore, he has learned his lessons.

Looking around, Marcel didn't sense danger lurking at the corner and the last person to leave this room was Adele. In one word, Adele tampered with his phone. The first thought that came to his mind was that she bugged his phone or something, you know, to spy on his calls for her family.

But it wasn't like Adele and that was when Marcel went to his call record and saw it. She answered a call on his phone and that made his brows furrow. It looked suspicious to Marcel because he didn't recognize the number.

Without a second thought, Marcel called the number and it was answered.

He put the phone to his ear, "Hello?"

"You must be Marcel."

His eyes widened and though Marcel didn't recognize the voice, he knew instinctively that it had to do with Arianna.

"Who are you?"

"Eric Draven."

"Draven…" Marcel remembered. He was the head of the commission and brother to Elijah.

His countenance changed at once.

"You are Elijah's brother," He sneered, showing his distaste for the family.

"Exactly." Eric didn't deny it either.

"Why did you call my line?" Marcel asked him. What had he discussed with Adele? He had seen the call duration and it was a few minutes.

"I didn't."

"Don't you dare fool me? You called me and it was answered by…"

"It was Arianna,"

Marcel stiffened immediately.

To be honest, he had been expecting something like this. For Arianna to call him and apologize over how sorry she was for what she had done to him. For keeping that huge secret from him and almost bringing him to ruin. But Unfortunately, reality and expectations were two different things.

As soon as Marcel heard that it was Arianna who called him, his heart hardened instead and all that he could think about was how much she hurt him. What does she want from him now? Wasn't she happy with her mother? Or does she just want to ruin him further? Was Arianna not satisfied with the damage that she has done?

"What does she want?" Marcel literally growled into the phone. If she thought that he was going to answer her beck and call as he had done in the past all because he liked her, then she was in for a big disappointment. His eyes were open now. Arianna doesn't deserve him.

"I think you should ask her that yourself," Eric said and there was a bit of noise as if an argument was going on, but the next thing Marcel heard was unmistakably Arianna's voice.

"Hello, Marcel,"

And his heart skipped a beat.

He underestimated his feelings for her, and Marcel realized that because all he wanted to do at that moment was to forgive her and move on as if nothing happened. But then, it did happen and he was not going to let his feelings decide for him once again. It was time to begin using his brain.

"What do you want?" Marcel asked her with a voice as cold as the arctic ocean. All this while Arianna had seen the good side of him, it was time she met his worst. Perhaps then, she would leave him alone for good.

"I know that you're mad at me -

Marcel cut her off with sarcastic laughter, "Mad? I think that's an understatement, don't you think so?" His tone was unkind.

"I'm sorry, Marcel. I should have told you the truth, but I was scared. Moreover, when I finally made up my mind to tell you, there was no time and you were too busy to hear it until it became this late."