Getting Belinda Involved
The next day
“So what have you decided on?” Dante asked Mireille, handing her a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice.
“You keep spoiling me.” Mireille grumbled by to it was obvious she liked it.
“And you keep referring to the tiniest gestures as me spoiling you.”
She took the glass to her lips and drank from it.
“Tastes great.” she smiled.
“Alright.” she readjusted on the sofa she was seated on, dropping the glass on the stool beside the sofa.
“I was thinking of opening a shopping mall.” she replied and Dante’s face pulled into a thoughtful look.
“Will that cost too much? I could choose something else and…”
“Princess.” Dante cut her off.
“How many times do I have to remind you of who I am?” He crouched down in front of her and tucked her hair behind her ears.
“I was only thinking about where I could have it built.” he added.
“So soon already?” Mireille asked.
“Everything you want has to be done as soon as possible, Princess.”
“How did I find a man like you?” Mireille cooed, bringing her face closer to his.
“I am a gem and you are lucky to have come across me.” Dante chuckled and Mireille frowned playfully at his boasting.
“But you are a much more rarer gem and I am extremely lucky to have even come across you in this lifetime.” His eyes bored holes into hers as he locked their gaze.
Mireille felt her heart pounding as he looked at her as if she was the only thing, the only person in the world that was worth staring at.
“You are beautiful.” he whispered as if enchanted by her beauty.
Mireille giggled softly, breaking the eye contact.
“You should go to work already, it is getting late.” she pointed out.
“Every single second not spent with you by my side is a waste. A fucking waste.”
“Go to work and come back early to spend time with me.” she replied softly.
“And yes, I have hired three women who will be coming here twice every week to ensure that your pregnancy journey is perfect and our baby comes out healthy.”
“Three women?” Mireille was taken aback.
“Is there a need for that?” She asked.
“There is.” he leaned in and kissed her stomach.
“Daddy loves you.” he whispered and then looked up at her.
He pulled her face close to his and kissed her lips tenderly at first before his body took control and he returned to kissing her hungrily, devouring her lips and filling his mouth with the taste of her and the taste of the orange juice.
He pulled away from the kiss, their lips both wet from the kiss.
“Be dressed up by the time I get back. We are going out on a date.”Têxt belongs to NôvelDrama.Org.
*
Belinda was seated in her living room, holding a pillow close to her and watching a movie on the TV. She was pretty much engrossed in the movie and had no idea someone was already in the living room with her until he spoke up.
“Hello, Miss Belinda.” his voice rang through the living room, making Belinda flinch a bit as his voice brought her away from the fantasy world the movie had taken her into.
Turning her gaze to Ditto who was standing in the living room with two bags in his hands, she let out a sigh of relief before shooting him a hard look.
“What did I say about you coming into my home whenever you feel like?” She asked as he walked over to her without a word.
He sat down on the same sofa she was sitting on and Belinda shook her head before turning the volume of the movie all the way down.
“I have a favour to ask of you.” Ditto started, dropping the bags on the floor.
“Favour? What could that be?” Belinda asked.
“Perhaps I should clear this up for you already, Belinda. As you have guessed, I and my boss are indeed involved in something…”
Belinda sat up properly, knowing that this talk was serious.
“My boss, Dante Romano is a mafia boss, the most prominent in this country.”
Belinda gasped, her hands going over my mouth.
“Oh my god! I… I suspected that. Mireille… Does Mireille know about this?” Belinda asked, panicking.
“She doesn’t and you won’t be telling her” Ditto said, his voice hard and stern making Belinda slowly let her hands off her mouth.
“W… Why are you guys doing all of these to us? The mafia…” Her lips trembled.
Few minutes later
After a few minutes of panicking about the information she had just received, Belinda finally had her calm.
“Mireille… Is she in danger right now?” Belinda asked.
“She is not in danger and she won’t be in danger. You don’t have to worry about her. Boss loves Miss. Mireille and will never let harm come close to her.”
“T-then why are you here?” Belinda asked, not sure of what type of favour a member of the mafia was asking of her.
“Jonas, your boyfriend…”
“My ex boyfriend.” Belinda immediately corrected and Ditto chuckled, his dark face softening up and Belinda could not help but secretly adore how he looked when he softened up.
“Whatever you say.” Ditto said and his face was back to the usual stern and hard look.
“Jonas is also part of the mafia.”
Belinda felt her heart skip several beats. How in the world did she and her best friend get involved with these dangerous men without even knowing?
“But he is not part of us. He is from an opposing group and the reason he was trying to get rid of Mireille was because…”
“Was because Dante Romano loves Mireille and so Mireille is his weakness?” Belinda cut him off and Ditto smiled again.
“You are quite smart, Miss. Belinda.” he complimented.
“I still do not get how I am supposed to do you a favour and honestly, I don’t think I am going to do anyone a favour. I don’t want this. I don’t want to be involved in all of this. I am going to keep this a secret…”
“I know you will.” Ditto cut her off, dangerous confidence dripping in his tone.
“And you will also do us a favour.” He added and Belinda shook her head in frustration, wishing she never got herself entangled with Jonas.
“What favour?” She asked with a tired expression.
“We need something from Jonas but he won’t speak up. All I need from you is for you to be there so we can threaten him with your life and get him to talk.”
For a second, Belinda just stared blankly at Ditto and then the next second, she laughed hard and then frowned deeply.
“You think I am going to willingly let you use my life as some bait? Really? You think I am this dumb? I was already used by…. By Jonas…” Her voice cracked.
“And you think I will willingly let you use me too?!” She shot up from her seat and Ditto raised his head to look at her.
“If I planned on using you, I would not be telling you these things right now, Miss. Belinda.” he said all calm and composed.
He seemed super confident Belinda was eventually going to do what he wanted her to do for them.
“You won’t be hurt. Jonas would not want you to be shot dead and so he will definitely speak up.”
Belinda let out another shrill laughter.
“Oh, you want me to believe that I will have a gun to my head while you ask Jonas some questions and I won’t be killed? You think I haven’t seen movies about the mafia and their ruthlessness?! Lives doesn’t matter to you guys. My life means nothing!” Belinda refused to believe Ditto.
“Perhaps your life would not have meant anything, but being Miss. Mireille’s best friend is more than enough protection for you. My boss would not hurt you as it would hurt Miss Mireille in return.”
“A… And Jonas?” Belinda asked, still skeptical.
“Would you just go ahead and kill him after you get the information you want from him?” She asked.
“Oh I see that you are still in love with Jonas.” Ditto cackled.
“If you are going to kill him after he gives out the information, then I am going nowhere!” Belinda stayed determinedly.
“Fine.” Ditto got up to his feet.
“We will spare him as long as my boss gets the information he needs.”
Belinda shut her eyes for the next few seconds, hoping she was making the right decision by getting herself even more entangled in this dangerous world she barely knew anything about.