Married to Mafia Boss novel Chapter 136

Alia POV

When I woke up, I was in a hospital bed, my leg already bandaged with thick gauze.

I turned my head and met Marco’s somber gaze. He remained silent, unable to hide the anger

on his face.

“Marco, I…” I tried to speak, but my throat was too dry.

Marco turned and handed me a cup of water with a straw, bringing it to my lips.

After taking a few sips to quench my thirst, I smiled faintly. “Marco…”

Marco stared at my pale face, gently stroking it. “Alia, why are you so foolish?”

I’m not foolish at all, but I couldn’t bear to see Marco hurt.

“Marco…” I paused, suddenly needing to use the bathroom.

But my left leg was injured, and only Marco was in the room. I couldn’t possibly ask a grown

man to take me to the women’s restroom.

I closed my eyes and tried to hold it for as long as possible. When I couldn’t bear it any longer, I opened my eyes and looked at Marco sitting beside me.

Marco looked up at me. “If you need anything, just tell me.”

I smiled awkwardly. “Marco, could you call a nurse for me?”

Marco stood up, pulled back the blanket, and lifted me into his arms.

I was startled and instinctively wrapped my arms around his neck. “What–what are you doing?”

This brought us incredibly close; I could feel Marco’s warm breath on my face.

Marco frowned at me. “Don’t you need to use the bathroom?”

I was speechless at his directness.

Yes, I needed to use the bathroom, but how could I let Marco help me with something so personal?

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It was se embarrassing!

Marco seemed oblivious to my embarrassment as he carried me to the bathroom. My face was

burning hot. “Marco, no.”

Still ignoring my protests, he set me down on the toilet and was about to help me remove my

pants…

“Marco-” I grabbed his hand in panic. “I can do it myself, okay?”

How could I possibly use the bathroom in front of a man? Don’t I deserve some privacy?

“Can you manage alone?” Marco asked seriously.

He was only trying to help, without any ulterior thoughts.

“I really can,” I insisted, almost ready to swear on it.

Even if I couldn’t manage, I wouldn’t want his help with this.

Hearing my determination, Marco finally turned and walked out, closing the door behind him.

“Call me when you’re done.”

His voice was still characteristically deep and sensual, his expression cool, but I wanted nothing more than to hide in the bathroom forever.

This man was so clueless!

After finishing, I gave a light cough, and Marco’s voice immediately came from outside: “Are

you done?”

“Yes,” I answered softly.

The thought of using the bathroom with Marco waiting outside still made my face burn.

Marco pushed the door open, gently carried me to wash my hands, and then brought me back to the hospital bed.

I had multiple abrasions, with my left leg being the most severely injured. I also had a mild concussion from the impact to my head and needed to stay in the hospital for a while.

If that car hadn’t been diverted slightly by the roadside flower bed yesterday, the consequences would have been…

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Thinking of yesterday’s incident, Marco held me tightly again. He would never let me be harmed like this again.

After eating, I went to sleep.

Luca knocked and entered, about to speak, but Marco immediately gestured for silence and led Luca outside the room before letting him talk.

“Mr. Vittorio, you were right. It was indeed Gabriel who ordered it,” Luca said, glancing at Marco’s unchanged expression before continuing, “But his target was you, not your wife.”

Hearing this, Marco’s eyes narrowed behind his gold–rimmed glasses. “If he’s looking to die, I’ll grant his wish.”

Luca added, “The police-”

“We don’t need the police for this,” Marco cut him off, turning back to the hospital room.

Marco didn’t elaborate, but Luca understood his intentions. Handing Gabriel over to the police would result in a few years‘ imprisonment at most, even with the harshest punishment.

Since Gabriel wanted to play dirty, Marco wouldn’t hold back.

Over the years, Marco had controlled the entire Black Hawk Group. Sometimes, countless people would act on his behalf without even needing his explicit approval.

As for Gabriel, that fool who didn’t know his place, Marco would personally push the Castro family toward destruction.

After a few days in the hospital, my leg had almost healed. During this time, Marco had been constantly by my side, taking care of me.

Now, he sat on the nearby sofa reviewing documents, his expression focused and serious.

They say men are most attractive when working, and our Marco was no exception. Whenever I saw him working, I couldn’t take my eyes off him.

After I had been staring at him for a while, he finally looked up, his deep gaze meeting mine.

“What is it?” he asked in a low voice.

I thought for a moment and said, “My injury is almost healed, and I can leave the hospital. I

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want to go back to Portano. I miss Lola…”

Having been in Monterano for so long, I really missed the weather in Portano, our Lola at home, the food there, and so many other things about Portano.

“Alia, Lola is being well taken care of,” Marco put down his documents and sat beside me, ruffling my hair. “We’ll do a full check–up this afternoon, and if everything’s fine, we’ll go

home.”

“Okay,” I nodded with a smile.

Knock knock-

There was a knock at the door, and Luca entered. “Mr. Vittorio, Mr. Paradino is here.”

“Tell him to wait,” Marco tucked the blanket around me. “Rest well. I’ll be back soon.”

“Mm,” I nodded.

Marco walked out, and Nicolas was standing in the hallway outside my room. His usual smile was gone, replaced by a deep, serious gaze as he looked at Marco.

Marco didn’t speak, just nodded to him and walked away, trying to distance himself from my

room.

Nicolas understood Marco’s intention and, after a reluctant glance at my room, followed him.

“How is Alia doing?” Nicolas asked, trying to sound casual once they had stopped.

Marco glanced at him, then turned to look out the window. “She’s fine.”

Nicolas noticed Marco’s coldness.

They had been friends for many years, always on good terms,

Though Marco was a man of few words, he was generally good to his friends,

This sudden coldness meant either Nicolas had crossed a line, or… Marco knew something.

Realizing this, Nicolas smiled helplessly. “You know everything, don’t you?”

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