Acknowledged By A Mafia Leader

in the house. It was always Ava that did the cooking and now that Hazel was around, she tends to act like a good mother in front of her. The smell of the delicious dishes on the table wafted to where

didn't have a taste of any food until this moment. “Where are we going, Hazel?” asked Ava as she subconsciously reached out her hand to touch her cheek, which was cold and dripping wet from the

enty years old some months ago. However, Hazel tends to treat Ava as the younger sibling. The love she had for Ava was evident in everyone's eyes, but even at that, Ava didn't consider it to be an advantage agai

She gulped the content in her mouth slowly, then took her eyes back to her plate, embarrassed. Shortly after, everyone was done eating. Dylan evacuated the table first. Charlotte also rose to her feet and turned around, “Come put the dishes away, Charlotte” Hazel instructed flatly, inflicting Charlotte's steps to halted dead in tracks. She clenched her fists, causing her nails to cut into the flesh of her palm. Instantly, feeling the sharp pain made her come back to reality. She unhurriedly turned back to the table, facing Hazel, who already had a connived smile on her lips. “Thi

th us tonight” Hazel declared then moved away from the table. Immediately, Charlotte's features softened a bit as she exchanged a glance with her mom then gulped, “Where are you going?” Her voice had dropped to a vulnerable whisper. Hazel put on a mockery smile, she had quite expected such a reaction. "To celebrate Ava,” She said simply. This time, she was standing in front of Charl

Charlotte was helpless and this was all because Hazel loved and minded Ava only. Hazel despises Charlotte, and she never takes the initiative to hide it from anybody. And now, she ordered Charlotte gracefully and which she conceded immediately just beca

ld be revealed. Soon, the pictures of the Zac's exhibited on the phone screen, but his was the initial. Ava clicked on his picture and his profile arrayed. 'Zachary Gonzalez, a multi-billionaire the youngest CEO of Gonzalez corporations. His companies had to gain a firm foothold in the whole of Texas. Gonzalez corp became the largest conglomerate here in Houston, and he had also set up branch companies in oversea' Ava's eyes widened in incredulity. She had acknowledged that Zac was a rich person from the aura she had sensed around him earlier, but she never guessed Zac was a billionaire and to top it off, the youngest one, in the entire of Texas? She swallowed down her saliva and continued to scroll down. Furthermore, she scrolled and scrolled for a long moment, but there was nothing to show about his personal life. His age, parents, siblings spouse or relatives, nothing was there. Suddenly, someone snatched up the phone from her. She was startled but heaved a soft sight when she saw that it was Hazel. “Wh

coffee shop today” Ava told Hazel, but Hazel could only furrow her brows as she asked, “Who?” Ava pointed to Hazel's cellphone, “Him, Zachary Gonzalez,” Immediately she finished her words, Hazel bust into hysterical laughter. Ava stared at her, stunned. “You must be imagining things, babe. Zachary? In your coffee shop? I'm