His Promise: The Mafia’s Babies

Chapter 253

120 hours until release

Elena

Two days…

It had been two days since inmate Marvin Romero decided to send me back an email. It wouldn’t be too far stretched to admit that the email scared the living crap out of me.

He seemed like the kind of person who was spoiled and wanted things to go his way. That’s the very same reason why I had decided not to let him have his way and tried to make him sweat.

Okay, that wasn’t the only reason.

I was afraid of Victoria’s reaction and knew she would tell me not to reply anymore, but something told me that it was my duty to respond. I mean, the email was a tiny bit rude, but he did ask me about my hobby’s and goals, right? That was nice.

“Hello, earth to Elena!” Rona waved her hand in my face. “Oh, right—I’m sorry.” I apologized.

“One large bloody mary, to go.” Roa spoke with a suspicious look on her face. I turned to look at the customer and smiled. “Coming right up!”

I gave myself a mental scolding before I got to my job and made the cocktail. I had been out of it for two days, and it was all because of that Marvin guy. It was a good thing he had a life sentence because Marvin seemed like the type of guy to visit me-so that he could ask why I hadn’t replied.

“Here you go,” I told Rona and handed the order. I grabbed a napkin and walked to the back so that I could wipe the sweat from my forehead. Anyone else would’ve probably thought it was due to work stress and would’ve never guessed all of this was because of a prison inmate.

“Are you sick?” Rona asked as she walked in. She placed her hand against my forehead and pouted her lips. “Have you caught some kind of virus or something?”

Yes, the prison pen pal virus.

stepped back. “I’m fine, really.” I tried to convince Rona, but she wasn’t

Rona gasped and took a step back.

did you know?”

asked. I only told her about the email, but I never told her I got something back in return. “That’s easy.”

the same damn sentence for the

voice and tapped her finger

shoulder.

my issues made stuff a bit easier because that meant I finally had someone to talk to. Maybe Rona would understand

spoke. “When will you get another chance to

do it?” I asked. Right at that moment, a customer walked in. Rona walked to the counter while I followed after her

I gasped. Rona ignored me and focused her attention on the customer. She

I was still startled and followed. her to

and looked at her in surprise until the very second the customer walked off.

phone from Rona’s hand and opened

she looked at the screen and looked through the email. She couldn’t help but laugh every now and then and must’ve probably been as

fingernails with my teeth. It was what I did when I was nervous, and it was a bat habit of mine, but I couldn’t help myself. “He replied

know.” Rona shrugged.

a burden.” Rona sighed. “But you should definitely reply.”

approach him. Would it be the smartest to follow in his footsteps and reply with something sarcastic? Or should I

feet and gave her a nervous pout. “No, I don’t-you have

my shoulder to calm me down and giggled. “Do your

Otherwise, I wouldn’t even be here

to give me instructions.

type whatever’s on your mind?” Rona suggested. “I mean, that’s the entire point of this