Bargain Bride: The Billionaire’s Forced Wife

“DO YOU REALLY WANT TO VISIT HIM, signora?” Luigi asked while driving to the biggest prison in Rome.

In his mind, Chiara doesn’t need to go their and visit Sigmund, who was convicted with libel for being the mastermind on dirtying Hotel di Vitali’s image. He doesn’t deserve to be in front of his signora after what he did.

Chiara nodded. “Yes,” she looked at the window from the backseat while watching the surroundings. “I will try to get information from him, although I am not quite sure he will. His loyalty to Giovanni is as strong as a rock.”

The assistant didn’t say anything. He believes that what Chiara decided to do is the best.

He looked at the rearview mirror and saw three cars not from a far. Since the ambush incident that made Victor wounded, they decided to put the following cars on a nearer scale.

It was a good thing that Chiara was able to control the media on releasing the ambush incident. If she hasn’t done anything, the news will spread like wildfire. And she doesn’t want that, because it will attract more attention. Besides, it will be a gossip in the business circle that the Vitali are not careful for encountering two attacks in just a few months.

“What were the punishments given to Sigmund?” she asked after awhile.

“Five years imprisonment or they can pay a fine of two million euros, ” he answered.

Truthfully, libel cases wouldn’t have reach millions for a fine. However, since the crime was covered by the media and it created a huge downfall to the stocks of Hotel di Vitali, the punishment went higher.

“And it has come to our attention that they are planning to just pay the fine and bail him out,” Luigi added, irritation is evident in his voice.

In his mind, they couldn’t just pay the fine so he can be free. He must spend his time in jail, and honestly, five years is not enough.

“I see, ” she responded before making a mocking grin. “They will just use their money to let him out. As far as I know, they don’t have enough resources to have that huge amount of money. I wonder where they get their money from.”

Chiara said that, but in her mind, she already has an idea on who is financing Sigmund – no other than Giovanni. The Russo family is just in the middle class, and she knew that they can’t have two million euros to spend just to bail a criminal out.

She pulled her phone out and dialed Dante. As soon as he answered the call, she spoke. “Stop whoever that person who will bail Sigmund Russo out. Make sure they can’t pay their fine. If you need more men, you can use mine.”

“This is noted, signora, ” Dante answered. He knew that it is an urgent matter because Chiara didn’t even greet him. Her voice also showed urgency. “I’ll update you as soon as I finish the task. ”

The call ended after his words as the car stopped in front the entrance of the jail. Chiara stepped out and looked around the place. Hopefully, the security system of this jail is strong enough not to let Sigmund escape. She has a hunch that they will try that method.

“I’m visiting Sigmund Russo,” Chiara said to the officer in the waiting area.

“What’s your relationship with the prisoner, ma’am?” he asked while typing something on the keyboard.Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

Chiara thought for a moment before an idea popped in her mind. “I’m his niece-in-law, ” she answered while giving a fake smile.

The officer nodded before giving them a secluded cubicle for them to speak. Two police officers went to look for Sigmund.

Inside of one of the cells in that jail, an old man who has his white hair showing is staring on the wall, not minding the chaos of the other inmates.

“I will crush that woman as soon as I was out,” he thought to himself while clenching his jaw. The memory of Chiara putting him to jail is still fresh in his mind.

Several police officers arrested him while he was having the best life inside of a bar. He hasn’t even fucked any girls around him, yet these officers pulled him out. It made him embarrassed, and being embarrassed is the thing he hates the most.

His imagination was cut short when ge heard the clinging sound of the mettalic prison bar.

“04926!” one of the police officers shouted. It was his number inside this awful place.

Sigmund looked to his back and saw the two police officers looking at him. He slowly stood up before walking towards them.

“You have a visitor, ” the taller officer spoke while his hand is playing with a bat. “Get out.”

He squinted his eyes a little bit before asking. “Who is it?”

Sigmund thought that it was probably his nephew, Simone, who visited him. No one else visited him before aside from him.

“Your niece-in-law,” the same officer answered.

He was taken aback after hearing that. Alessandra is pregnant but Simone let her visit him. On the back of his mind, he tried to rationalize things. He was thinking that maybe Simone sent Alessandra on behalf of him.

He walked outside of the cell before they locked it again. One of the police officers pushed him using his bat. He was irritated, but he couldn’t fight in an environment like that.

Sigmund just pointed his attention to Alessandra who was said to be visiting her. She must have the money to get him out of this shabby place. Thinking that makes Sigmund excited.

When they reached the cubicle, the officer pushed him inside and locked it immediately. His grinning face turned upside down when he saw the face of his visitor.

“She is not my niece-in-law!” he shouted to the other part of the room, just by the door while pounding it using his hands that were cuffed. “Let me out!”

Chiara couldn’t help but to chuckle at his reaction. “There’s no use making noise. I have one hour to talk to you. Let’s use it wisely, ” she spoke to the telephone in her end.

Sigmund’s face was red because of anger when he faced him. She just gave him a mocking smile and motioned him to sit.

He put the telephone in his ear and mouth before speaking. “What are you doing here, bitch?”

“Oh, don’t be too mad, uncle,” she spike with a fake and soft voice that she used to have when she and his nephew are stull together. “Your blood pressure might rise. It’s bad for your health.”

Sigmund felt more iritated while hearing Chiara’s voice and seeing her face mocking him. He punched the glass wall that separates them, but it didn’t budge. It stayed intact and he felt pain in his knuckles.

“I just visited you to ask a few questions,” she said before resting her back on the plastic chair. “Tell me, who’s financing you? Who told you to ruin our hotel’s image?”

Sigmund smirked. “I won’t tell you, ” he answered. “You won’t know who it is. Besides, he is going to bail me out. And when that happens, I will choke you until you die. Maybe I can use your body a little bit, or make you my sex slave until you are no longer useful.”

Chiara knew that Sigmund has a bad side, but she didn’t expect him to be like this. The uncle she knew before when she and Simone are still together is someone who can’t even hurt a person.

But right now, he is the complete opposite. Chiara is convinced that this is his true colors.

“You won’t be able to get out, ” Chiara spoke confindently. “Your bail money won’t come.”

Just a few minutes ago while they were waiting for Sigmund to arrive, Dante sent a message and a photo showing that they have stopped the man that was tasked to bail him out.

Dante stole the money before sending it to a donation drive. The man was also abducted and is currently being interrogated.

“Nonsense!” he exclaimed. “I will be out of here today! Just see, bitch! I will come after you!”

Chiara rolled her eyes. “Say want you want to say, old man. But that wouldn’t change the truth. You will be stuck here not just for five years and no one will bail you out.”

Sigmund’s canine teeth were showing while he was repeatedly punching the glass partition. He looked like a hungry and angry dog in his current situation.

“Fight fair, bitch! Come here and let me show you who’s stronger!”

She couldn’t help but chuckle. “Fight fair? You were the one who is not fair in the first place.”

Chiara stood up. “I went here to give you a choice. First,” she extended her pointing finger. “tell me who is behind this and I’ll drop the case. If you will also give me evidences that will pin that person or will give a sworn statement, I will give you money. Just name the price.”

Next, she extended her middle finger, making a peace or two sign. “Or, you could keep your mouth shut about that person and rot inside this prison, ” she added. “The choice is yours.”

With that, Chiara left him wondering what choice he should make. The money is tempting, he could ask for hundreds of millions of dollars and life to his life fully. But something is holding him back.

When Chiara reach the car, she received a message from Fara.

“Signora, the doctor said that Sir Victor has already recovered,” her first text message said. However, after a few moments, she received another one.

“A woman is making a scene outside the mansion, signora. I don’t know who she is but she is looking for you.”

Chiara took a deep breath, thinking who that scandalous woman is. Only one person came to her mind: Alessandra.