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My year-end bonus arrived, $15,000.
My boyfriend excitedly asked me to treat him to a big meal, and I agreed.
But after we finished eating at a high-end restaurant, a group of people in black clothes surrounded us.
"One hundred thousand dollars, please pay."
I was terrified, but I looked through the group of black-clad people and saw Ridley Bell behind them.
The former deputy of my father's criminal organization.
I rushed forward angrily and said, "My father is the mafia boss, Ryan Elisa! How dare you..."
But I was immediately knocked down.
"A bitch who only has $10,000 in Cary dares to say that she is our boss's child?!"

The Mafia Princess's $100,000 Dinner Revenge

"You better hope Rubio survives unscathed, or I'll show you what it's like to lose someone you cherish most!"


My father's voice was icy, slicing through the air like a sharp knife. Ridley could only bow his head further, his body shaking under the weight of those words. The once-assured second-in-command looked completely shattered, his complexion ashen and covered in a cold sweat.


Without another look at him, my father joined me in the ambulance. The emergency responders moved quickly around us, examining my vital signs and applying pressure to stem the flow of blood from my injuries.


"Rubio, stay with me," my father begged, his tone unsteady for the first time I could remember. He held my unharmed hand firmly, his rough fingers quivering as if terrified I might slip away. "Keep your eyes open. Please, don't let them close..."


Chapter 7