The Billionaire's Gangster Wife

disconnecting Mara's nanny from the oxygen tube. As the tube slipped away, the elderly woman sti

esperation as she reached out to grasp the frail hand lyin

which mirrored Mara's rising panic. She could feel her heart pounding in her chest as she

creasingly frantic as the realization set in that it was firmly locked from the inside. "Plea

eps of her stepmother and stepsister. Their faces twisted with malice, radiating an aura of w

emoved the oxygen tube. Please, I beg of you, save my nanny. She's innocent, she's all I have left after my mother.

pping with venom. "Who would have thought the sharp-tongued Mara cou

sister, but with the lives of her dear nanny han

n. "Help me arrange for her to receive the care she needs abroad. I am at your mercy

romptly reconnected the oxygen line, bringing a sense of calmn

JYK Hospital, explained gravely. "Depriving her of oxygen again could result in i

e laced with sarcasm. "Will you b

rs. Astrid's leg, pleading desperately. "Pl

daggers. "You've returned to being the humble Mara Lopez,

leg, her voice choked with tears. "I'll d

well. Go home and prepare yourself; you're m

in disbelief. "Marri

ir of triumph. "You heard correctly

er. "You can't decide my mar

ed her ultimatum. "Marry into the Lewis family or your

choices laid before her, Mara returned home fro

too?" she questioned, her vo

out clumsily. "Mara, please understand. I'm powerle

. I can't just agree to marry someone I've never me

for the sake of our family, and for your nanny. Dad can't intervene b

boiling over. "Why should I be the one to

or your family. Remember, we are your family, not your nanny. You must

of her stomach. The weight of her family's expectations bore down on her

a solution to the tense situation. "Maybe we should consider lettin

the air, silencing him instantly. "No daughter of mine will marry i

d by her manipulative stepmother, she had never been given the opportunity to make her own choices. Hand-

t and protection: her nanny. Despite society's expectations, Mara chose to p

p but feel a sense of gratitude towards her nanny and a deep resentment to

r mind racing with conflicting thoughts and emotions. The weight of her decision

Mrs. Astrid. Let's say I agree to marry him. But you have to promise me that you'll arrange for N

erwork will be sorted, and she'll receive treatment at one of the best hospitals in America as soon as you make your

nd the proposed marriage. "But what about the family? What benefits wi

ps. Aligning ourselves with the Lewis family, the wealthiest in Los Angeles

Mara sighed heavily, the weight

her friends, Lucian and Evelyn, at the gym, hopin

ickly turned to laughter, their teasing banter offe

eling of unease, knowing that her decision would shape not

exasperation. "I'd be more thrilled if I had a say in choosing

n incredulous. "A marriage contract? Se

n in her voice. "I have to do it

sarcasm. "Well, at least you'll be mar

hy wouldn't she arrange it for her own d

around her as she spoke. "I don't know who he is, but

e Lewis family? The ones with more money than

der her boot. "That's the thing-I have no clue who he is.

the mood. "Come on, Mara, don't m

s. "Just go through with the wedding

on, despite the gravity of her situation. With friends like the

tive. "Yeah, why wait years? Just avoid him for a fe

't in this marriage at all. I don't even want to give it a try. I

nto the situation. "Well, since you're not feeling it, let's go

ht! Because why not? Isn't it just my luck to be

ion. Evelyn spoke up first, her tone tinged with resignation. "Mara, sometimes you just have to acce