Acknowledged By A Mafia Leader

She stood nervously opposite his brown delinquent eyes. His sturdy was crouching above her, his hands were put on both sides of the rail, giving her no space to move as her eyes locked with his.

The more he leaned closer, the more her heart heaved violently. She nibbled at her lower lip, no matter how hard she tried to avoid him, he's always coming back.

"Why do you keep chasing after me?" She asked quietly, struggling to sustain her composure. She seems to lose her breath at just his sight. Just as expected, he didn't say a word as his cold eyes persists to linger on her face, "Do you like me?" She further raised a question, neglecting the indifference on his countenance.

This time, he tuts as he picked a strand of hair at her ear, twiddling at his fingertips. "Don't you think like is a big word, Tinkerbell?" He whispered, leaning close, so she could feel him. However, his eyes were still dim and empty, devoid of emotion. She discreetly gulped, not knowing what could be running through his head. "It's natural Snow White, it just occurred to me that you're the first female I acknowledged as a lady"

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She's the good girl. She's no different from a boring introvert, a reserved lady who spoke little. She didn't attain a mutual relationship with her family. Over time, she fell in love with a man who wasn't out of her league. But this man broke her and left her shattered, which made her hate herself.

Just when she was picking up her broken self, Zachary Gonzalez walked into her life with his mysteries.