Married to the Mafia Heir

Chapter 3

"Welcome, sir."

A female waitress in a black and white uniform bows as a man enters the penthouse on the 80th floor of the Grant Vuitton Hotel. The man walked into the living room, casually took off his jacket and draped it over his arm.

"Hahaha! Gotcha! I told you not to challenge me to a match!" The laughter echoing from the familiar voice made the man who had originally intended to go to his study turn towards the room next to the swimming pool.

When he entered, the sight of two men playing billiards and several drink wastes scattered on the table greeted him.

"Look who's here after being busy for half a day." Daniel Leonard, a handsome man with blonde Bowl Cut hair, leaned on the pool table while grinning at the man who had just arrived.

"You're back early." Nathan Alexander, an elegant man with several shirt buttons open, observed with his sharp eyes.

"I just got married." The man said as he just landed himself on the sofa.

"Duk!"

At that moment, Daniel almost lost his balance, the pool cue falling off as he processed what he had just heard. Meanwhile, Nathan, who was preparing to hit the ball, was stunned.

"What did you say? Married?" Daniel with a confused expression questioned this statement.

Ares Alessandro Moretti, the son of influential mobster Barley Alessandro Moretti, whose life is solely devoted to developing his dark business and taking revenge. There are no women in the man's dictionary, he hates women and marriage. However, he suddenly got married? Is the world almost ending? Daniel thought. His eyes bulged at the man who was sitting cross-legged on the sofa.

"That's right," he answered simply.

"Ares, is that a new kind of joke?" Daniel asked, rushing over to Ares and sitting by his side.

"You think I have time for jokes?" Ares replied nonchalantly as he played with the ring that had been around his ring finger thirty minutes ago.

"If you make a joke with that stiff expression of yours, I'm sure you'll fool everyone, haha." Daniel laughed out loud after saying that.

Nathan, who was standing casually drinking a can of soda, although he looked calm, his eyes revealed a hint of surprise. Meanwhile, Daniel was still laughing.

"What ring is that?" Nathan, who had seen Ares wearing a ring for the first time, felt a little curious.

"Something seems to have happened," he thought looking at Ares interested.

"A binding symbol," Ares answered briefly as he loosened the tie around his neck. A crooked smile appeared on his lips as his mind returned to the incident several hours ago when a girl desperately begged him. That kind of desperate expression, Ares loved it.

When he turned his gaze to the ring that Nathan was referring to, Daniel was almost speechless, so shocked. "You... Are you really married?"

"Hmm."

"Really! Who is that woman?" Daniel pressed, but was ignored by Ares.

"How can you get married?" Nathan asked calmly. Ares' actions were always beyond his expectations.

"Come on, Ares! You can't drop a bomb like that and not give us the details. Who is the lucky lady?" Daniel asked again with a serious expression. Instead of answering, Ares talked about something else.

"How is the progress of the shooting case?" He asked, and his hand subconsciously touched his right chest area. A month ago, he almost lost his life due to a long-range shot fired by someone. Who knows who that person is; Ares suspects that he is the person who knows his true identity, namely as the only member of the Moretti mafia family who is still alive, while as far as people know, the Moretti family has all died.

For almost seventy years, the Moretti mafia was known as the most influential mafia in America; they secretly controlled many countries under their hands. And 20 years ago, one morning shocking news broke in the city when people discovered that all the mafia families had been killed in one night.

And that's where the mafia family ended. But unbeknownst to anyone, a little boy they found dead was secretly alive and hiding for years, building up his strength and living for revenge.

"I've investigated him, he's a former prisoner who was just released a month ago. After I investigated his history, he's never had any contact with you or your father; it turns out he's just an accomplice." Nathan answered.

Ares nodded. "Daniel, investigate further about the person related to that person; my cousin Virza almost lost his life three days ago as a result of being shot by the same bullet. It seems that it was a very specially made bullet."

Daniel smiled brightly. "I'll dig deeper into the information. I won't let those bastards get away with it!"

"So, Ares, who is your bride?" Daniel raised and lowered his eyebrows and asked in a teasing tone.

Ares glanced at Daniel for a moment, then stood up from his seat. "I'm not interested in discussing it with you; stop asking."

Without realizing it, the corners of Ares' lips slightly tugged into a sly smile. She was in a good mood, Diana Claudine, that innocent little girl was hers, and she had no interest in discussing hers with other people. Yes, his.

The sly smile that briefly appeared on Ares' lips did not escape his two friends, which made Nathan and Daniel suspicious.

Suddenly, Daniel grabbed Ares' wrist, making him almost lose his balance. "You seriously don't want to tell me?"

Daniel almost fell backward when Ares let go of his hand strongly.

"You're in a good mood; don't you want to share the good news with us?" Nathan raised his lips into a grin; he felt that Ares' attitude was a little different from usual, and that made him curious.

Ares looked at the two people who were stricken with curiosity in turn.

"Just remembering a little rabbit running into its trap. It was quite an entertaining show."

Ares' words raised question marks in Nathan and Daniel's minds. Daniel scratched his head not understanding. But when he was about to open his mouth to ask, Ares preceded him.

"Daniel... Get out of here immediately and don't forget to clean up the trash you caused!" Ares sighed at Daniel's behavior, which was always the same every day, likes making a mess of his place.

"Aw, little Ares... He's so grumpy. I'll find out for myself what you're hiding from me, Ares." Daniel chuckled as he looked at Ares who got up from his seat and walked towards the door.

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After the chaotic wedding incident, at around three in the afternoon, Diana returned home accompanied by her grandfather's assistant. When she arrived at the mansion, she hurriedly headed to her grandfather's study. She knew that the old man was currently waiting for an answer from her.

A long hallway whose walls were decorated with classical paintings led Diana to her grandfather's study. When she entered her grandfather's study, the smell of antique books and the warmth of a crackling fireplace filled the room. The room was decorated with antique furniture, and soft light radiated from classic table lamps.

"Grandfather..." Diana called in a soft tone to her grandfather who was sitting at his work desk with his back facing the window, deep in thought.

Samuel, realizing his granddaughter's presence, immediately turned his chair to face Diana.

Samuel looked at Diana with a sigh, watching her face look gloomy.

"You've had a rough day."

Diana, who was looking down, then nodded. "I'm sorry, Grandpa. I made a mess."

Diana's grandfather motioned for her to sit, and she sat across from him.

Samuel gave a serious look. "What has happened?"

Diana then sat down, raising her head to look directly at her grandfather. "Liam's true intentions were revealed. He planned to use me to gain control of my inheritance and then throw me away."

Diana took a deep breath and handed a cell phone to her grandfather.

"Look at this, Grandpa. This is CCTV footage from the hotel. Then there is also a conversation between Liam's parents and Liam. Apart from that, I also heard another conversation between them when I was in the toilet this morning." She said as she handed over the phone hesitantly after paying someone a fortune to get the recording.

Samuel took the cellphone, then watched the video in silence. As the footage played, shock and disbelief gradually replaced calm on the 60-year-old's face.

"Brakk!" He placed the cellphone roughly on the table.

"What the hell! How dare they try to take advantage of you!" Samuel, of course, was shocked. He had been close to Liam's father for many years and entrusted the management of his company to him. However, it turns out that the family has been secretly targeting the family's property? Those greedy people! Even his close friends of many years wanted to stab his family in the back!

"Grandpa, calm down..."

"They have been planning to betray me for a long time; I didn't expect it." The man whispered bitterly.

"Ah!"

"What is it?" Diana was panicked when she saw her grandfather's face suddenly contorted in pain, his hands clutching his chest as if trying to relieve the intense pain, making Diana rush to his side in worry.

"Grandfather... what happened?" She asked with a trembling voice and irregular breathing because she was afraid something would happen.

Samuel winced as he felt the pain getting stronger in his chest. "Ah! It's happening again."

Diana's panic became worse as her grandfather's condition worsened.

She rushed for her phone with trembling hands, thinking about calling for medical help. But before she could make the call, her grandfather's eyes shook, and he lost consciousness, slumping in his chair.

"Grandpa!"

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The thick smell of medicine entered Diana's sense of smell as she sat listlessly in a chair in front of the hospital room, waiting for her grandfather to be treated by a doctor. She, who had not known that her grandfather had heart disease, was shocked.

The sound of approaching heels made Diana raise her head, thinking it was Doctor Maira, a close friend of her late mother who was treating her grandfather.

Diana had just raised her head when a slap suddenly landed on her cheek. This made her very surprised. It wasn't Doctor Maira who came, but her grandfather's eldest daughter, Aunt Eva, who was showing an angry face.

"Diana, look what you've done! You made a mess on your wedding day, and now my father's heart disease has returned after a year because of the shock of the mess you made!"

Diana got up from her seat and stood right in front of her aunt. "I... really didn't know that Grandfather had been sick all this time, I was in shock because Liam's family—"

"Enough with your excuses! You always bring chaos." She said while pointing at Diana.

Diana pulled her lips into a cold smile. "Auntie, you don't know what really happened."

Eva waved her hand arrogantly before replying, "Of course I understand; you cheated on Liam and embarrassed the family," she said scornfully.

Then she took a step closer to Diana, giving her a haughty look while folding her arms across her chest.

"Diana, everyone in town is talking about your wedding now. You've made a big mess. If I were you, I wouldn't have the face to leave the house!"

After throwing those sarcastic words, without looking at Diana again, she immediately turned around and opened the door to the room where her father was being treated, revealing her father lying in a hospital bed. With a final glance, she slammed the door shut, leaving Diana standing alone in the corridor.

"Grandfather, I'm sorry." Diana whispered as she clenched her fists tightly. She then limply sat herself down in the waiting chair, her eyes looking sadly at the door of her grandfather's room. Yes, it's true she has caused a lot of chaos. In fact, she is like a fool chasing and begging for love from her own enemy, Liam, who intends to seize her family's wealth. How stupid she was not to realize Liam's hidden intentions all this time!