Christian
“You’re what?” Christian chuckled in disbelief and looked at Lucio, hoping he’d say it was all a joke, but iLucio observed the reactions on his son’s faces and took a deep breath. “I’m sick…I’m dying.” He repeat“Stage four lung cancer…I’m dying.” He spoke once again, looking right into Christian’s eyes. “I-I don’t ustuttered.
Lucio took a deep breath and looked at Gio’s pained expression before his head turned towards Enzo.
“You not getting along is enough to kill me…but I don’t want to leave like this.” He raised his voice at Enztears running down his face.
“Why would you tell us this right now?” Gio spoke while Christian felt as if his own life had ended upon h“Can’t you get treatment?” He stammered as Lucio shook his head. “I can’t.”
“How long before…” Gio tried to hide his tears. “Could be weeks, months, could be years—but we must the worst.” Lucio sighed.
“I haven’t told anyone other than grandpa, not your mom—and absolutely not your sisters, so keep it to“Why would you say this now!” Christian slammed his fist on his desk.
“Don’t,” Lucio tried to calm his nerves, but Christian was not having it.
“Why would you do this to me? Why would you say this to me right now?”
“Because I need you to be ready!” Lucio yelled out, making him stop talking.
“Because I need you to be ready to take over—and I need your brothers to remain by your side, both of Enzo a look.
“Trying to avoid a war with Fabio, forgiving the Sala’s, making sure you are respected—everything I’ve dbecause I’m weak, but because I want you to be powerful!”
“This doesn’t make sense,” Christian whispered with clenched fists.
“Christian, calm down,” Gio spoke, only to get his hand pushed away. “Christian, we don’t have time for asit down and listen!” Lucio yelled.
from
tell me what’s going on between the three of you so I can fix it,”
moment, Christian’s decision to tell Lucio the truth had fallen apart. In that one moment, he
brothers all looked at each other.
closed his eye”This thing I’ve created between the three of you, it has to stop.” Lucio’s voice cracked as Christian obeyewishes and
sorry for putting the three of you up against each other. I had done what my father had once done tand I regret it every single day.” Lucio spoke. “The first time I cried for my big brother was when he took and asked me to take care of his sons while he passed
had gone through. If anytprobably had it worse. Their father died and they were raised by their mother and the uncle they had thodespised. But they pushed through because he took a bullet for Lucio, and Johnny had been the only
ever want that for any of you,
the most and got negle”I can’t go back in time and fix my mistakes, but for everything I have done till now—please forgive me. Fnot being a good father and forgive me for pushing you so far that you can’t take
his clenched fists. “Can’t you get any treatment,
stopped him from talking. “I’m sure dad has done everything in his power to get better, owouldn’t
older brother and nodded his head before he
to cry, blame him for not telling them, run out—so all
need your help, you need to stand by him—protect
What protection? Christian thought.
looked at his father’s exhausted expression and did not want to put him through any more pain than already
hapnow…let’s forget it and
agree.” Enzo barely
was the last thing he wanted to do. He put the baby’s life in danger and told him so manywhich were spoken from his heart—but
the worst thing would’ve probably been the fact that he had sent everyone a letter, except
had a
I don’t want you to deal with any oto remain friendly with Fabio would’ve been the
putting Christian as well as grandpa back in chaannounced, making all the three
don’t worry—it will all be okay.” Christian tried to reassure him, but Lucio shook his head. “I’m scayou were ready, but you still not being able to make key decisions
in disbelief. “I get that you’re sick, but are we calling Serena and
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