Exposed to the CEO Behind the Mafia Mask (by Silver Spoon) novel Chapter 351

Chapter 351: Chapter 135 Venomous Encounter

Gemma’s POV 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

My coffee meeting with Lila had been a pleasant respite from the constant tension that came with working within the Thorne family’s legitimate operations. But returning to the Zenith Trust offices brought an unexpected interruption that made my blood run cold. Late afternoon, as I was reviewing money transfer reports for overseas accounts, the front desk called through the secure line. Someone was waiting in the lobby, demanding to speak with me despite having no appointment and no clearance to enter the building.

I exhaled slowly, wondering what fresh hell had decided to visit me today. Recent months had brought enough unwanted attention from Dominic’s enemies and my own past mistakes. Better to handle this directly before it escalated into something that required the family’s more violent intervention methods. I informed security I would handle the situation personally, making it crystal clear this visitor was not to be allowed past the lobby under any circumstances.

When I stepped into the marble-floored reception area, I immediately spotted her lounging in one of the leather armchairs positioned near the bulletproof windows. Nancy. Even from across the room, everything about her screamed dangerous opportunist. She wore a white dress made of material so thin it left nothing to the imagination, cut scandalously short with a neckline that plunged practically to her navel. The woman looked like she belonged in some mob boss’s private club, not in our carefully maintained legitimate business front.

"I’m wondering what you could possibly have to say to me, Nancy?" I asked, not bothering to mask my irritation as I approached her position.

She looked me up and down with obvious disdain, her calculating eyes taking inventory like I was merchandise. "Gemma! You really are quite exotic, aren’t you?"

I maintained my composure, flashing a cold smile that would have made any professional proud. "Did you come here just to look at me? Oh, sweetheart, looking is free, but touching will cost you more than you can afford to pay."

"You think you’re untouchable now, don’t you, Gemma! But I came here to give you some friendly advice," she replied with the kind of confidence that only came from backing by dangerous people.

"Advice? I don’t recall asking for any," I shot back with a mocking glance. "You know what they say about advice from vipers, honey, it usually comes with poison attached."

"Hmm," she responded with a malicious smile that sent warning bells through my head. "But I’ll share it anyway. I heard that Marcus has taken an interest in you, so why don’t you go for him instead? He’s not completely worthless, he’ll do well enough for someone like you. But Dominic, sweetie, he belongs with his own kind. He’s going to be mine again."

I nearly laughed at the sheer delusion. Marcus Frost was exiled scum who had betrayed his own family, and this woman thought I should settle for Dominic’s disgraced father? "Wow! We have a fortune teller here! Why don’t you predict when the Feds will finally catch up with your current sugar daddy while you’re at it? In what parallel universe do you think Dominic will ever look at you again? Please, enlighten me."

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