All Chapters of Game Of Chess With My Ex-Husband's Uncle : Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

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Chapter 11: Bruised Ego

~VIVIENNEMy head was reeling. I couldn't believe all that had just happened and was still happening. I had made elaborate plans just to attend this engagement throw it into chaos. And it had played out well until... until...!Until he showed up!This devil of a man, Lorenzo... He was a Blackwell just like my ex-husband Marco. He had appeared like a man out of a fantasy story and made me slip out of my mind. His appearance alone was so shocking that I was destabilised. I unknowingly became like a sheep around him. His presence had brought an unusual atmosphere to the entire hall and the way he handled Marco's mother was jaw dropping. I knew Clara very well to know that not even her husband could handle or dismiss her in the way that Lorenzo did. Even Marco was reduced to appear like a foolish teenager in front of him.His words and actions made me grow quiet and want to submit to him subconsciously. His eyes peered into my soul and evoked all sorts of desires in my mind and my bod

Chapter 12: Cornered

~VIVIENNE"Do you want to get beaten up?"Marco shook slightly, hesitation flickered in his eyes for a moment before he shrugged it off. He had an annoying smirk on his face. He was trying to provoke his uncle and I couldn't understand why. I was just dumbfounded at his brazenness to talk to his uncle like that. Moreover, this was his engagement! He actually left his engaged bride to come cause trouble at my table?Lorenzo's scary response made me wonder if he really was going to beat Marco up. He was probably just saying that out of anger. I looked at him and our eyes met. He had an expression on his face that I couldn't understand. He hesitated for a moment before speaking, his voice sharp, dropping an octave. "I hope you don't mind if your ex-husband gets beaten to a pulp." He asked, his jaws tight and his hand folded into a strong fist. "Huh?"Was he serious?His lips tightened together, a bit of bewilderment appearing on his annoyed gaze. He stared at his folded fist before lo

Chapter 13: Road Questions

~LORENZO She was stunning even when she was mad. It was cute. Her mild-fruity perfume that was as seductive as she was attractive drifted into my nostrils, making me super aware of her presence and easing the remnant annoyance in my chest that had been caused by my stupid nephew. Thinking back about the moment he came to the table I sat at with Vivienne, he was clearly trying to provoke me. If he hadn't been my nephew, Eric would have made sure he was dealt with for disrespecting me. After all, he was always there watching and waiting for my instructions. He was the executor who carried out my orders. In the underworld, no one dared to disrespect me, especially not to my face. They would live in fear of me for the rest of their lives. I had wondered what gave my nephew the balls to challenge me. It was a few moments later I understood; he didn't know the extent of what I could do. Since I had come to threaten them at the ancestral mansion five years ago, I had done nothing and go

Chapter 14: Dangerous Desire

~Vivienne's POV All I wanted was to get my revenge. At least, that was until he showed up. He made me become quiet and calm with just his presence alone. Every time he spoke, his deep baritone voice sent tremors through me. I couldn't help but be overly conscious of him even when I knew that to him, I was just someone he once slept with, and that he likely just wanted to sleep with me again. But at the same time...Who the hell did he think he was?This man was very difficult to understand, his words and actions perplexed me every time. But then, he was compelling in a very subtle way. I could have chosen to ignore him and gone home in my car but I didn't. The threat of him telling people about the both of us wasn't at all scary to me. I already didn't care. He should have known that, except he just wanted to find an excuse. He became very brazen with his questions, asking me why I left him at the hotel five years ago like I actually meant something to him. Like I'd belonged excl

Chapter 15: Dangerous Truth

~Vivienne's POV I couldn't remember giving him my address. But somehow, he knew where I was staying and drove me there. I was dumbstruck. How did he find out? Since when had he known?He looked into my eyes squarely and opened his mouth, a subtle smirk playing on his lips as he spoke. "You're confused because I brought you to your house?""......"I wanted to open my mouth to ask him 'how.' But my head was spinning in disbelief. It was like I could feel something slipping through my fingers. Something I had been trying so hard to get a hold of the whole time:My control of the whole situation. This wasn't how things were supposed to go. It almost felt like all my plans had been ruined. Like I was an animal who had become prey to a hunter. "You badly wanted to get out of my car. Now it's like you don't want to leave?" My mind came to an abrupt halt. I hardened my expression and glared at Lorenzo. I couldn't let him do as he pleased and mess with me anyhow. "I don't want to see y

Chapter 16: Doctor, Scientist

~ Vivienne's POV I looked at the texts again, reading the words "he's Mafia" over again. Suddenly, everything didn't feel as simple anymore. But at the same time, some things also began to make sense; the way no one had dared to confront him at Marco's engagement because they were scared of him, and how even Clara had been intimidated by him. Also, he had to be someone special or have some special connections to find out my address. I recalled a few details about the Mafia that I knew of—they were powerful but illegal people who operated in the dark. And most of the time, even the government and the law couldn't mess with them unless they did something that was hard to ignore.Another proven fact about them was that they were ruthless people when they wanted something. In order words, they were dangerous and untouchable. However, I had not expected to come across such a figure in my life. I shivered slightly at the thought of what would become of me if Lorenzo got angry at me and

Chapter 17: Obsession?

~ Lorenzo's POV 'Why am I going to her house right now?'This was one of the many thoughts swarming in my head as I made my way to the floor of the hotel that Vivienne's Penthouse was located. The last time I saw her was the previous day. But I had been constantly checking my watch all through, wanting to fulfil my promise to see her again. The time rolled out so slowly that it seemed like I had been waiting a whole week. It was already evening now and I knew she was at home. I managed to squeeze the information out of Eric before I headed out. I remembered a conversation I had with him just the evening of the previous day..."Hey, Eric. I want to go see her right now."He tilted his head and his eyes flickered with interest. "Her? You mean Vivienne? Why? Are you getting obsessed with that girl?"I snorted. "Hhat! Obsessed? Me? I'm not like a young man who can't control himself after having a crush." I sounded very confident. But the deadpan expression on his face let me know he

Chapter 18: Unexpected

~ Vivienne's POV I started the day at the office. The Academic Medical Center—AMC—was a very good healthcare organization. All the facilities and equipment were state of the art. The laboratory buildings were different from the hospital buildings where patients were being treated. I was given the luxury of having offices in both buildings for when I had to use them, I even had a private library in my office that I could use for study. The first place I went to was the laboratory where drugs were made and tested. Right as I was walking in, I met Vincent and Hannah in the lab trying to get familiar with the equipments and the whole place. But Vincent didn't seem like he was really new to the place. He showcased a very polite smile the moment he saw me and greeted. "Good morning, Dr. Duarte.""Good morning, Vincent. You're free to call me Vivienne when it's just us."His smile became wider. "Well, if you insist, Vivienne. I trust you're doing good this morning?""Yes, thank you.""H

Chapter 19: Opportunity

~Vivienne's POVI leaned against the door after closing it, my heart pounding wildly in my chest. The rose was still clutched in my hand, its petals soft against my trembling fingers.What had I just done?I had just turned down a dinner invitation from the most dangerously attractive man I'd ever met. The same man who had occupied my thoughts for five years. The same man who made my body respond to him like he had some kind of magnetic pull over me."Stupid, stupid, stupid..." I muttered to myself, sliding down to sit on the floor with my back against the door.I brought the rose to my nose again, inhaling its sweet scent. It was beautiful. Everything about Lorenzo was beautiful... his face, his voice, his presence. The way he'd also stumbled over his words when asking me out made my heart soften.But he was dangerous. A Mafia. A man I should stay far away from.I stood up and walked up to my coffee table, gently placing the rose on it. I looked at it, recalling the disappointed look

Chapter 20: Playing With Fire

~ Lorenzo's POVI stared at my phone, reading her reply for the third time.[Alright. When and where?]A smile crept across my face. She'd responded. After the way she'd shut the door in my face last night, I hadn't been certain she would agree."Boss, you're smiling at your phone again," Eric commented from where he sat across from me in my office. "That's the fourth time in the last hour."I looked up at him with a glare. "Mind your business.""It is my business when you've been distracted all morning." He leaned back in his chair, crossing his arms. "Let me guess—she replied?""She agreed to dinner."Eric's eyebrows shot up. "Really? After she rejected you yesterday?" "Yes." I replied, setting my phone down. "I told her we could discuss something that might interest her.""You're baiting her.""It's not bait if it's genuine," I glared at him defiantly. "What we both want happens to be the same thing. Why not work together?""Because you want more than just revenge, Lorenzo. And th

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