Web Novel
Accidentally Yours Chapter 44
****Enzo****
They didn’t talk much on the way to the bedroom.
Lola had tucked herself under Enzo’s arm like she belonged there—head nestled against his chest, eyes fluttering with exhaustion but still watching him like he might disappear.
He led her gently down the hall, hand at her back, like guiding her into the quiet was something sacred.
Inside the master suite, she didn’t hesitate.
She set her empty champagne flute on the dresser and let the dress fall off one shoulder, then the other, stepping out of it entirely on her way to the bed with zero ceremony. No fanfare. No seduction.
Just tired girl energy in lace and confidence.
She flopped sideways across the mattress, groaning softly as she grabbed a pillow and tucked it beneath her chest. “I know it’s probably gross,” she mumbled, “but I’m too tired for a shower. You’re just gonna have to live with me crawling into bed like this.”
Enzo blinked. “Gross isn’t the word I’d use.”
He turned toward the ensuite and pulled open the cabinet himself. He knew exactly where the wipes were—had made sure the housekeepers stocked the shelves with all the things she might need. Had read every bottle and label like his life depended on it.
Because if she ever asked for something—even something small—he never wanted to be the man who couldn’t give it.
When he returned, he held out a pink package of makeup remover wipes.
She stared at it for a beat, brows lifting as she sat up just enough to take them. “You just… had these?”
“I had the staff stock the place,” he said, casual like it was nothing. “Figured I should know what any of it was, in case you needed something and I was the only one here.”
She blinked, visibly stunned.
“That might be the sexiest thing anyone’s ever said to me.”
A slow smile tugged at his mouth. “Then I should’ve led with that.”
She wiped at her face as he watched her quietly, watching the transformation as the glitter and smudged liner came away—one swipe at a time. As if every layer she removed just brought her closer to the version of herself only he got to see.
Real. Unfiltered. Exhausted and still unreasonably beautiful.
He unbuttoned his shirt, toed off his shoes, and slid into the bed beside her—not touching yet. Just watching. Studying her silhouette like it didn’t quite make sense.
Then, softly, “That deal changed everything.”
Lola met his eyes.
Enzo leaned back on one elbow, exhaling like the weight of the night finally settled. “You gave me back leverage I didn’t think I’d see again. That port—”
“—is a power play,” she whispered.
He nodded. “Exactly. It’s not just real estate—it’s distribution, dominance, visibility. And now it’s clean. Legal. Mine.”
He paused. Then added, voice lower:
“And the men who tried to squeeze me? They’re footing the bill for their own defeat.”
She smiled faintly, eyes sleepy but proud.
“I’m still trying to wrap my head around it,” he said. “You. This. It’s been a week. You weren’t supposed to be in this world, Lola.”
His hand moved to brush her hair behind her ear, slow and careful.
“But now I can’t imagine it without you.”
She shifted closer, resting her cheek against his chest like she’d done it a hundred times.
Enzo closed his eyes for a beat.
“I don’t fall like this,” he said quietly.
“I know,” she murmured.
“I don’t trust like this.”
She didn’t answer. Just curled into him and held tight.
And Enzo, who never slept soundly, let himself believe—just for tonight—that maybe the chaos was finally worth the risk.
****Lola****
The sky was still black when she blinked awake.
Not because of a nightmare. Not from Enzo moving. Just… awake. Like her brain had decided sleep was no longer on the schedule.
The room was too warm. The sheets too soft. The weight across her hips too steady.
Enzo. Still in bed. Still holding her like she might vanish if he let go.
***God. I’m in trouble.***
She didn’t move—barely breathed—just laid there, staring into the dark while her thoughts started sprinting.
This was supposed to be chaos. A few days of mistakes and maybe one or two orgasms she’d write about in her will. It wasn’t supposed to be… this.
Comfortable. Solid. Dangerous in a way she hadn’t planned for.
You don’t get attached. Not to men who bleed power. Not to men with blood on their hands.
And yet—there was something about him.
Something quiet and calculating. Something soft that slipped through the cracks when he looked at her like she was his first choice and not just another pawn on the board.
***Goddammit.***
She exhaled slowly, her gaze tracking the ceiling.
Last night hadn’t left her. The weight of it. The strategy.
The Zhang brothers weren’t going to take the deal and smile. They’d wait. Reorganize. Strike somewhere soft when it hurt the most.
And Enzo would be ready. He always was. But the idea of him standing alone made her stomach knot.
She wasn’t trying to get involved. Wasn’t trying to be anyone’s strategist or shadow queen.
But she wasn’t stupid either.
Dottie hadn’t raised her that way.
Dottie had raised her to see patterns in chaos, to wield knowledge like a blade. Every new subject came with a tutor—mandarin, finance, logic, languages. And self-defense. Because Baba didn’t play. Having had no children herself and having seen the seedy underbelly of
Vegas she wanted Lola, being as smart as she is, to have the knowledge to keep herself safe and as free as possible.
She remembered Mr. Wu best. Her Mandarin tutor who’d taught her shogi in between lessons and never let her win.
*You don’t protect the king by blocking attacks.*
*You protect the king by controlling the board.*
That’s where her mind went now. Not to threats. But to positioning.
To leverage.
So she started assembling her version of a counterstrike—not with bullets or threats—but with presence.
Send a quiet team. Someone trusted.
Have them monitor the Zhang family. Daily movements. Extended relatives. Associates. Photos taken from a safe distance. Photos taken from as close as possible with out getting caught.
No threats. Just proximity.
Proof.
That if Enzo wanted to, he could erase their entire existence. Make it so there would be no one left for a retaliation no many how many generations went by.
But he hadn’t. And maybe he wouldn’t.
Because what he was offering now was peace—and peace only held weight if the alternative felt sharp enough to cut.
The idea settled in her chest, heavy and humming.
***That’s such a dark plan but these are like high level criminals. Fuck a duck, do I even want to be involved with something like this? Guess it’s far to late to be asking that question now.***
She wasn’t trying to get involved. But maybe this was different.
This wasn’t about climbing into his world.
It was about keeping him in hers.
Because whether she was ready to admit it out loud or not—
She liked waking up beside him.
She didn’t want that to stop.
She hadn’t even had coffee yet and was already plotting counterintelligence missions like she worked for MI6.
***This is fine. Totally normal behavior.***
She shifted gently, careful not to wake him, letting herself trace the outlines of the night in her head.
The way he’d kissed her after the meeting.
The way his crew had toasted her, like she was part of something.
The way he’d grabbed that stupid wipe from the bathroom because he read the packaging in advance. Like he was preparing for her.
Not for sex. Not for war.
For her.
Who does that?
Not men like Enzo.
And maybe that was the scariest part.
She hadn’t planned for a man who noticed. Who listened. Who memorized product labels like it was intel on a target.
He wasn’t just powerful—he was intentional.
And that?
That was so much more dangerous.
***You are definitely in trouble***, she told herself again, sinking a little deeper into the pillow.
Big, soft-handed, beautifully-scented trouble.
Warm, tired, and dangerously content.
The idea settled in her chest, heavy and humming.
She wasn’t trying to get involved. But maybe this was different.
This wasn’t about climbing into his world.
It was about keeping him in hers.
Because whether she was ready to admit it out loud or not—
She liked waking up beside him.
She didn’t want that to stop.
The sheets were still warm where he slept, breath slow and even, arm thrown across the space she’d slipped from minutes earlier.
She let herself linger a moment longer, watching him in the quiet.
Then she moved.
Soft-footed across marble floors, her oversized tee brushing bare thighs, she found her way to the kitchen. The silence made everything feel louder—the sound of the coffee maker, the hum of appliances, her own heartbeat.
Cup in hand, she stepped onto the balcony.