Dangerous Secrets: My Mafia Stepbrother

It seemed like forever until Isabel finally returned back home at top-tier apartment building via elevator ride, which also took longer than usual, making time feel infinite.

Tony and Harry were in charge of organizing the goods Isabella had purchased. Looking at the raw beef, the bloody feeling made Isabella’s stomach twist uncontrollably.

She rushed to the bathroom and threw up.

“Oh my God, Isabella, are you okay? Did you catch a cold because of the weather? I think you need to see a doctor,” Lilly looked at Isabella with concern on her face.

“I can try to regulate myself,” Isabella smiled. “Maybe it’s just that it’s been cold lately and my stomach isn’t feeling well. If it gets really bad, I’ll take some medicine.”

“Okay, Isabella, take care of yourself. If there is anything you need, just let me know.”

Isabella returned to her room and locked the door.

Then she went into the bathroom and opened two test boxes she had bought carefully reading their instructions before following them as directed.

She had to wait for five minutes.

Isabella felt like these were going to be longest five minutes of her life.

At this moment there was a knock on her door from outside.

“Isabella are you okay? Lilly said that you’ve been vomiting all day,” Emanuele’s voice came through with a hint of urgency in his tone.

This startled Isabelle; why was Emanuele back now when he has been so busy recently?

“I’m fine; I just went to use the restroom. Emanuele please give me a minute.” Suppressing her inner panic she tried hard not let any abnormality show up in her voice while talking with him.

At this point sweat began trickling down from Isabelles forehead slowly but surely due nervousness!

Five minutes later Isabelles eyes fell upon pregnancy test papers placed before here eyes which showed positive results for both tests done using different brands!

If one test could have possibly shown only 90% probability then two tests showing same result meant that Isabelles knew for sure that she was pregnant!

In an instant immense joy flooded over Isabelles heart making it beat faster than ever before causing even body tremors!

Oh my God! She was actually pregnant!

However after joy came panic which quickly spread throughout Isabelles mind as what would happen now since she couldn’t tell Emanuele about being pregnant?!

As unbelievable as it seemed reality stared right back at her face!

At this moment, tears streamed down Isabella’s face as she heard Emanuele’s voice from outside the door.

“Isabella, if you don’t come out now, I’m going to break down the door.”

Obviously, Emanuele had run out of patience waiting for Isabella. He was worried that something might have happened to her.

Isabella quickly regained her composure and wiped away her tears. She put the test into a plastic bag and hid it under the sink. She couldn’t throw it in the trash; that would be too obvious. She needed to find a suitable opportunity to dispose of it.

After finishing up, Isabella opened the door and saw Emanuele standing there. His tall figure blocked most of the doorway.

Without waiting for him to speak first, Isabella complained: “I just wanted to use the bathroom. Why were you rushing me?”

“I felt like you were taking too long in there,” said Emanuele concernedly. “You’ve been sick lately.”

“It’s just my stomach acting up,” replied Isabella defensively. “I need some time alone sometimes, Emanuele.”

“I think you should see a doctor,” said Emanuele firmly.

“I am a doctor myself,” retorted Isabella sharply. “No one knows my body better than I do! Don’t worry about me; if I feel really sick then I’ll go get treated properly.”

Emanuele let out a sigh of relief at hearing her confident response.

“Tony told me that you went shopping today all by yourself,” he continued after a pause.”Why did you want to go alone?”

Isabella felt nervous inside at his question but tried not to show it on her face.

She couldn’t tell him what she was really doing at the supermarket today so she replied: “It’s been so long since I’ve gone shopping by myself! Originally Evelyn was supposed to come with me but she got too busy so I decided just go alone instead and pick up some things we needed around here… Lilly and Tony usually do all our grocery shopping anyway so this was kind of new for me!”

Emanuel nodded understandingly: “If you ever want to go again just let me know – we can go together next time!”

He thought about how they had never gone grocery shopping together since getting married but many couples did things like that together… it could be fun!

Isabelle nodded back politely even though she didn’t really care much about going grocery shopping these days unless there was something specific she wanted…

As they stood awkwardly chatting in front of their bathroom doorway now though – both knew something wasn’t quite right between them anymore…

Isabella pushed Emanuele away and he finally snapped out of it, moving aside as Isabella got up and sat on the nearby couch.

Emanuele came over and hugged her, burying his face in her neck. Isabella could sense that he was a bit tired.

Indeed, even though Frederick was dead, his nephew was still out there somewhere. He was so good at hiding that even when Frederick died, they couldn’t find him.

Who knows? Maybe he’s even more dangerous than Frederick?

Thinking about how because of Frederick, Emanuele lost his father and stepmother, brother-in-law and many brothers who had been with him for years. Now only Grazia and Isabella were left. Grazia had Rocco to protect her so she should be okay.

He only worried about Isabella being in danger.

“Isabella, why don’t you stay in the apartment for now until I find William?” This would be foolproof.

He had some information now but as long as William wasn’t caught yet, Emanuele wouldn’t be able to relax.

Damn it! He’d been in Chicago all this time which meant that William’s ambition was just like Frederick’s – waiting for the right moment to swallow up their territory.

“I can stay mostly inside the apartment but I still want to work at the hospital or maybe half a day at work then half a day inside the apartment. Would that be okay? The hospital is also under your ownership so it should be safe enough. You have to believe in yourself too.”

Although she knew things were urgent right now with her having a child on board needing check-ups at the hospital plus needing some physical activity to ensure healthy growth of their baby; staying cooped up inside all day would drive her crazy!

Emanuele could see that Isabella backed down but she had her own convictions too; thinking about it made him realize allowing Isabella to work half-day shifts shouldn’t hurt anyone either way: “Okay then Isabella; I respect your wishes but please take care of yourself first alright? I don’t want any other issues coming up with your health.”

“Don’t worry about me too much,” said Isabelle reassuringly while telling Emanuele not to fret over Lilly taking care of everything else: “You go ahead handle your business matters well; no need worrying too much about me.”Content bel0ngs to Nôvel(D)r/a/ma.Org.

“Alright then why don’t you take an afternoon nap?” suggested Emanuelle before leaving for work himself.

Isabella nodded, following Emanuele’s instructions. She lay down on the bed and he helped her cover herself with a blanket before kissing her forehead and leaving the room.

He had a lot to do, no time for rest until he caught William.