The Mafia's Precious Pet

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ling, as my mind wandered why my so called step–mother, Amanda, was in so much hurry to marry me off, despite my condition. I really had to know the reason

ection of memory was left. It all felt so surreal, everything that was happening in my life at that point and I had gotten so si

mirror, searching for any glimmer of recognition, but my eyes would gaze back at me like those

elt like I was living in a dream, with no anchor to reality. I prayed to wake up sooner. As the days passed by, my sense of identity was no longer there

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jolted back to reality from my hazy day dreamin

ection of my stepmother who's big br

r a small nervous smile, to which s

on our side anymore. It's something your father would have wanted. The company is also in peril and that's his criteria for you to

chandelier dangled over our heads from the middle of the ceiling. Its light bounced o

light the chandelier gave off, feel and look almost heavenly. The floor was made with polished hardwood, gleaming with a warm golden light

e amongst the paintings. It was, "The Scream," by Edward Munch. The paintings

ce was built. It looked extremely cozy and inviting. It

e other on the right wing, were erected at the end of the l

ored cushions and gold highlights around the top and arms as well as the feet of the furn

testament to the kind of wealth,

er sofa and Amanda, my stepm

" I said to her with a small v

le and rubbed the back of

to believe but it's all in you

p, "I'll be right back." Then she walked out of t

authority emitted from them, like she was born

deep sigh. I was still struggling with accepting the fact t

y the sound of her heels as she descended fro

ing to find it." She said as she c

envelope out to me

hesitation I felt was evident with how

ith uncertainty, but she fla

nt of me, but Amanda had not given me any reason not to trust h

t the papers when a th

e-" I was a bit hesitant but something inside me u

shock evident on her face. She

mother. But your father always spoke about her with a lot of respect and love so I believe she must have been a lovely and kind woman.

onfirmed what I wanted to. Amanda was i

what was written at the top in bold

ter a month, it will be dissolved and your father's property will become governme

was written on its pages as I slowly flipped

a criteria to inherit the company, that I had to get married within a month, upon reading the will. And

what I'm telling

"I guess I don't h

a suitable man but if you would allow me, I

son to object. So far, all s

I asked her, eage

." She

n confusion, "who

almost run mad after hearing what happened to you." Sh

k of him with so much

but I do hope you can explain it better to him. He will accept nevertheless, because

en he saw the state I was in at the hospital. For a few weeks also, he occasionally came by with flowers to pay me a visit. And mor

all I had to

ur decision?"

left with no choice and

to him,"

n truth, I had lost it all in that ac

viction, to try to encourage myself inte

of pain and hesitation struck

anger,' my

old my father's last wishes, then I will.