Lahat ng Kabanata ng Substitute Wife for the Mafia King: Kabanata 411 - Kabanata 420

Regret took over me when I thought it might be too late and that I might have made the wrong decision. I doubted that I could continue living properly if I didn't get a chance to see him again. Bradon's presence felt commanding just as always, and I couldn't tell from the way that he was dressed and how he was standing up so straight where it was exactly that he was injured. Regardless, seeing him still alive was more than enough for me. I wanted to run towards him and wrap my arms around his neck and pull him tightly into my embrace, but my body wouldn't move. Now that the first wave of relief had faded, all that I could feel was guilt for leaving him without saying a word. There were a million things that I wanted to say to him, but I couldn't find the right words. Bradon stared at me silently, and his gaze was too sharp and too cold for my liking."I guess having you find me turned out to be easier than me finding you," Bradon said before his lips curved into a mischievous smirk.

"I'm sorry..." I mumbled."Don't worry. I'm not going to die that easily," Bradon said with a streak of stubbornness. He smiled at me, but I could not find any joy in the lightness of his words."But you were shot, and you got hurt," I pointed out as a feeling of guilt came over me. Somehow, I felt like it was my fault, and it might as well have been me that had shot him."I'm fine. The bullet just grazed my shoulder, and everyone made a big deal out of it. Although I'm certain that many are disappointed that I'm not dead," Bradon said before he grinned at me."I honestly thought that I had lost you, and I didn't know what to do with myself," I admitted in a soft whisper."You won't lose me that easily. I'm determined to stay by your side and keep you with me," Bradon said before he placed a soft kiss on my forehead. I felt tears slowly rolling down my cheeks when I closed my eyes and accepted his kiss....Surprisingly, when I asked Bradon to see Anthony, he did not have any objectio

"At least Bradon is working hard to enjoy the day in his place," I replied as I kept my eyes glued to the television screen. "Really? The man just looks dead bored, as if he would gladly die just to be somewhere else," Diana said, followed by a loud laugh.My brows furrowed as I kept on staring at Bradon as he worked hard to put on his best act as his younger brother. Of course, I knew very well that behind that perfectly smiling mask was a man who was slowly dying on the inside as his patience was slowly fading away."Don't say that. He's trying his best to hang in there for Anthony's sake," I snapped. "Then he should just ditch all the party and turn up here," Diana retorted bitterly.There was a large part inside of me that agreed readily with my sister, but I also knew that preserving Anthony's life for him while he was away was the right thing to do. When Anthony regains his consciousness, his life will be there waiting for him as if he had never fallen into his long slumber. T

He said your name," Diana replied without any further explanations."Who said my name?" I asked as I felt my brows drawing even closer together into a frown."Anthony. Your name was the first he called when he woke up. Don't you wonder why?" my sister replied with a curious look on her face.Thanks to my sister, I realized the abnormality that had occurred. If Diana realized it, Bradon must have realized it as well-that the first and only name that Anthony called when he regained consciousness was none other than my name. However, it did not make any sense because, apart from me, Diana and Bradon were also there. If I had to place my bet on who Anthony would have called out to first, I would have placed my entire life's wealth on Diana, but that wasn't how things turned out.I stared down the hallway where Bradon had walked down. I couldn't help but wonder how he felt when Anthony called out my name....Zain was waiting for me with a polite smile on his face the moment that I stepped

"What are you trying to imply? I told you that it must have been because I happened to be the first person that he saw. I was closest to him at the time," I replied as I tried to calm my wildly beating heart.Bradon was clearly suspicious of me, but I wasn't sure exactly what he was suspicious of. Did he think that I had something to do with his brother's car accident?"You tell me. Why do you think my brother called out your name like that?" Bradon continued interrogating me like I was some kind of prisoner under arrest."Are you trying to imply that I had something to do with Anthony's accident? Are you trying to blame me?" I asked incredulously.Bradon just stared at me without saying anything. His lack of response only made anger boil up faster inside of me. It just didn't make any sense that he was treating me like some kind of suspect simply because Anthony called out my name when he regained consciousness. I was certain that I had nothing to do with his accident."How can I po