My Second Marriage with the Mafia Kingpin novel Chapter 106

Chapter 106: My Bad

Just when everyone thought it was over, Shyaan’s announcement thundered through the room, freezing everything in place.

"Here she is—the Madam of Dominion, Madam De Luca. My new partner."

Silence fell as her voice echoed.

People’s jaws slackened, some unable to stop them from nearly hitting the floor. Then it hit them: the location of the party, how this place had opened to non-members for this occasion alone, and Dominion’s presence. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

All of it pointed to one conclusion.

Naturally, people would assume it was Lucian. However, if it were him, his wife wouldn’t have attended.

"What?" When the guests recovered, they could only gasp. "She’s — she’s the new partner?"

"How is this... oh, my god!"

"No wonder she sounded so knowledgeable about it when she’s talking about it!"

"Her? Not Lucian De Luca?"

Those who had been with Lucian earlier snapped out of it and turned to him with wide eyes. Their mouths opened and closed, even though they had already been told he came as a plus one. They had thought he wasn’t serious, but then again, Lucian wasn’t the type to joke.

"So... it’s true that he’s a plus one tonight?" one of them blurted out, but that was enough for those around them to look at them with shock.

"A plus one?" another echoed. "Him? Just a plus one tonight?"

Shyaan smiled in satisfaction, standing proudly beside Ashley.

"Yes, she’s my new partner, along with Mr. Ramirez. Unfortunately, Mr. Ramirez couldn’t make it tonight," she explained, turning to Ashley. "However, he did send something and asked me to relay his thanks for helping him secure the shipment on time."

Ashley smiled subtly, thinking she should thank Lucian for that, although she had done quite a bit of puppy-eyeing to get his help.

"My husband is a real hero. Although I was looking forward to seeing him tonight, I understand Mr. Ramirez is a busy man," she replied.

Shyaan narrowed her eyes playfully before leaning her shoulder against Ashley’s. "If he heard you call him Mr. Ramirez instead of uncle, he’d be flying here just to correct you."

Both women chuckled, openly displaying their familiarity.

And sure enough, everyone could only stare in stunned silence. None of them were this close to Shyaan, except the elderly figures present. The rest could only try to curry favor with her and hope to remain in her good graces.

But this?

This didn’t just show Shyaan’s favor toward Ashley. It showed they stood on equal footing.

Isabella staggered back while Carmella’s mouth hung open.

"What?" Isabella whispered, darting her eyes between Ashley and Shyaan.

Carmella, on the other hand, opened and closed her mouth before managing, "How... how did this happen?"

No matter how quiet their voices were—or how stunned the crowd remained—some people quickly snapped out of their daze.

"Oh no," someone mused mockingly. "What should we do now? It seems the Di Carpios didn’t just try to humiliate the Madam of Dominion, but also Madam Shyaan’s partner."

Hearing that, a few chuckled at the spectacle.

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