Emanuele felt like his mind was under Isabella's control, always thinking of her. Especially today, after attending her wedding, his possessiveness had reached its peak.
He couldn't bear the thought of losing Isabella. The idea of her leaving him, being in another man's arms, and starting a family with someone else made him lose his sanity.
Therefore, Emanuele stood up and pulled Clark aside to negotiate with him. Fortunately, as the head of the Chicago Mafia, if he offered attractive terms, no one could refuse him.
Clark, his good friend, also had a thing for Isabella, but the favor he was offered was too much to turn down. So, he agreed.
As for Leo and Sophia, they were even easier to persuade. They couldn't refuse his request.
Isabella, at this moment, warned him like a sharp hedgehog, "The first thing you should do when you get home is hide. Otherwise, I can't guarantee how I'll deal with you. But for now, I will temporarily play the role of a Mafia princess."
"I'll be waiting for you, baby. But right now, you're not the Mafia princess. You're a queen," Emanuele whispered into Isabella's ear.
He noticed Isabella's eyelashes quivering, like butterfly wings, creating a vivid spectacle.
Soon, they arrived at their banquet hall. Emanuele introduced Isabella to the clergymen. Isabella remembered the first time she met them when she joined the Lombardi family.
Back then, Emanuele had introduced her to these people, and only Clark was proactive in introducing himself. The others didn't bother to introduce themselves to her.
Now, those same people were formally introducing themselves to her.
Isabella discovered that they were all Mafia leaders from around the world. Quite impressive!
Emanuele then introduced his subordinates to Isabella.
"This is James," Emanuele said to Isabella, "an old friend of mine and my best comrade. He's an exceptional soldier."
Isabella looked at the burly man in front of her, and even in a suit, she could tell there were bulging muscles underneath.
"Congratulations on your marriage," James said.
"Hello," Isabella shook hands with James.
Next, Phillip approached without waiting for Emanuele's introduction. He said, "I don't need to introduce myself, right? We've met so many times. Congratulations, and thank goodness, you're finally married."
Phillip also wanted to shake Isabella's hand but was stopped by Emanuele.
"Back off."
Hearing Emanuele's words, Phillip looked a bit dejected.
Why was Emanuele willing to let James shake hands with Isabella, but not him?
But he genuinely felt happy for Emanuele. It wasn't in vain that he worked so hard to convince Emanuele several times, even though he was scolded every time. Now, Emanuele finally woke up and decided to snatch Isabella back.
Thinking about the scene just now, Phillip found it quite thrilling.
Phillip pulled Emanuele aside and said, "Honestly, your new bride doesn't look very happy."
"She just threatened to kill me."
"But anyway, at least she agreed to marry you, right? You didn't force her at that moment." After leaving Emanuele with a meaningful look, Phillip walked away.
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