Dangerous Secrets: My Mafia Stepbrother

Emanuele watched Isabella’s reaction, feeling a sense of accomplishment. His touch made Isabella tremble. He could no longer hold back. Soon, he stood at the entrance, gazing at Isabella’s slightly flushed face, and entered her body directly.This text is © NôvelDrama/.Org.

In that moment, the room was filled with gasps, moans, and the sounds of physical contact, all mingling together, pushing the intimate atmosphere to its peak.

Lilly had hardly slept all night. The thought of what those people wanted her to do kept her from closing her eyes. What should she do? Tell Emanuele about this, admitting her mistake and taking responsibility? Emanuele had been so good to her; how could she selfishly kill him for the sake of her family? Even if she survived, she would live with guilt for the rest of her life. So she couldn’t do it. She had to come clean to Emanuele about everything. Even if her family passed away, she believed her husband and children would forgive her for what she had done. She had done her best.

Faced with these capricious kidnappers, Lilly knew that even if she did kill Emanuele, they wouldn’t spare her family. So why would she do such a thing? After Emanuele came downstairs, she would tell him about it.

After making her decision, Lilly suddenly felt much better. Just then, her phone rang: “Haven’t you considered it yet? We’ve thought about it, and we know this choice is too cruel for you. So, you only need to do one last thing. You are Emanuele’s chef. Just add something to the food. I don’t care how you do it, as long as Emanuele gets sick and can’t work for a few days. That’s all.”

Lilly frowned at the message. Originally, she had planned to wait for Emanuele to come downstairs and tell him about it. But now, the other party had suddenly changed their mind, leaving Lilly at a loss. The request they made wasn’t actually difficult. She could just handle the food a little less cleanly, and Emanuele would get gastroenteritis, taking a few days to recover. Compared to the earlier request to kill Emanuele, Lilly suddenly felt like this new request wasn’t that difficult to fulfill.

“Are you sure that if I do this, you will spare my family? What if you change your mind this time?” Lilly asked.

“Don’t worry, this time I will definitely let them go. Killing them doesn’t benefit me, does it? Madam, let’s have a pleasant cooperation,” came the reply.

At that moment, Emanuele came downstairs, with Isabella following behind, holding hands, their affection evident.

Lilly couldn’t bear to watch. She greeted Isabella and Emanuele and went to the kitchen to prepare food. Initially, she had thought about telling everything to Emanuele; after all, the worst outcome was already set. But now, the request made things much simpler, and it wouldn’t harm Emanuele. Lilly hesitated. She knew that if Emanuele got gastroenteritis, he would only feel unwell for a few days and soon recover. What was that compared to losing a life? And she could also save her family. After completing all this, she decided she would leave. She was not qualified to continue working as a chef there. Lilly made her decision and went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast.

Today, Lilly decided to prepare two cups of hot milk and a sandwich for Isabella and Emanuele. While making the sandwich, she found a pack of bacon in the fridge that had expired two months ago. She hadn’t had the chance to throw it away. Usually, Lilly would wait until a specific time to dispose of expired food, but today, she decided to use this pack of ingredients to make the sandwich. Not only that, she also didn’t clean the cutting board after cutting raw meat, and used it to prepare the sandwich. As she went through these actions, Lilly’s heart tightened even more. She felt she was truly letting Isabella and Emanuele down. How could she do such a thing? She felt like she was committing a crime, hurting Isabella and Emanuele. But if she didn’t do this, her family would be killed.

Isabella walked into the kitchen. “Lilly, what are you doing?” she asked suddenly, approaching Lilly as she was making the sandwich. Lilly was startled, and in her surprise, she dropped the toast she was pressing down.

Isabella hadn’t realized that she had startled Lilly so much. Lilly usually had a good temper and would explain to her how to make and present food to make it delicious. But today, she was just there to take a look, and Lilly seemed so frightened.

“Goodness, I was just making a sandwich and got lost in thought. Isabella, you, you startled me by suddenly speaking behind me,” Lilly said, recovering her composure and patting her chest.

“I’m sorry, Lilly. Are you okay?” Isabella asked, looking at Lilly with a puzzled expression. This was probably the first time she had scared Lilly like this.

“I’m fine, Isabella. You can go out. I’ll re-prepare everything for you,” Lilly replied.

“No need, Emanuele is going to work, and I’m also going out. We’ll just have two cups of hot milk, and then Emanuele and I will eat out,” Isabella said to Lilly, blinking at her, looking at the untidy food on the cutting board. It seemed unappetizing.

However, she couldn’t directly refuse, so she had to come up with an excuse. Was Lilly always like this when cooking? It didn’t seem so, Isabella thought. Lilly was probably bothered by her husband’s situation and was not in the mood to work. Maybe she should talk to Emanuele and give Lilly a few days off.

Lilly also noticed Isabella’s gaze on the pile of sandwiches. She was nervous; not only was Isabella observing her, but she herself, as the cook, found the food unappetizing.

Isabella, when she arrived home after work, didn’t see Lilly in the apartment. She found it strange and couldn’t help but ask Emanuele, “Where did Lilly go?”

It was odd; it seemed like Lilly’s presence was absent from the apartment. Combined with what Emanuele had told her today, Isabella felt that something was amiss.

Emanuele, after returning home, embraced Isabella and sat down with her on the couch. He explained, “Lilly left. I’ll tell you more after I return.”

“Left? Why?” Isabella questioned.

Emanuele continued, “Lilly betrayed me. I can’t let her stay. Letting her leave was already my most merciful decision.”

“Betrayed? Lilly betrayed you!” Isabella’s eyes widened, disbelief evident.

Isabella felt her heart racing, feeling as if she was hitting a drum. “Is this kind of thing common in the Mafia? Evelyn was threatened before, and now Lilly is being threatened.”

In truth, she could understand them; these were their loved ones being threatened. If it were her, she might have chosen to obey. Thinking about it, Isabella looked at Emanuele, “I can understand why Lilly did this. If I were her, I might make the same choice.”

Though not a good thing to do, it was understandable. Seeing the woman in front of him, Emanuele couldn’t help but feel emotional. Isabella was so kind, always considering things from the perspective of others. However, if he thought about it like Isabella, and forgave a traitor, these kinds of situations would keep happening.

“Isabella, have you ever considered that Lilly could have chosen to trust me? If she had told me everything, I would have acted before the enemy, but she didn’t choose to do that. So I’m quite disappointed in her.”