His Promise: The Mafia’s Babies

Chapter 325

Chapter 325

“So, how do you really feel about Lucas?” Marvin asked. It was morning, but I hadn’t managed to close a single eye. The news about Panther hit me hard, and it was still so much to take in.

Why did it have to be him?

“He’s okay, I guess,” I observed Marvin as he made his way to the bathroom. I jumped out of bed with only one thought in mind. I had to find that key.

“He is, isn’t he?” Marvin spoke as I made my way to his drawer. I had to keep him busy so that he wouldn’t notice anything. Instead of just asking him for the key, I decided to do this the hard way.

Asking him for the key would also mean I had to tell him why I needed it. I knew Marvin would eventually find out the truth about me, but as crazy as it sounded-I wasn’t ready to let go of our fairytale. Not yet.

“I thought I would end up hating him, with him being a detective and all-but he seems okay to me,” Marvin spoke.

“Yeah?” I questioned, sticking my hand into his drawer. Where would he even leave something like that? Think, Elena.

“What are you doing today?” Marvin led the conversation.

“Nothing much,” I said, regretting it immediately. I had to keep him busy, and I could not come off as too suspicious. “So, what are you doing out there?” I giggled. “Do you have diarrhea?”

“No?” Marvin laughed. “I’m doing my hair.”

“Why?”

“Because I’m allowed to do my hair?” Marvin commented. “I have lunch with someone important today- and I want to look good for her.”

Although I knew he was joking, those words still felt uncomfortable. The thought of seeing Marvin with someone else pained me-but the thing which made it even worse was knowing that we didn’t have that much time left. I should spend time with him, but instead, I decided to play detective again.

Even then, I didn’t regret my decision because it was all for him.

“You seem a bit off. Are you oka-”

“Can I join?” I blurted, closing my eyes. I wasn’t interested in his business meetings, but I had yet to find the key, and I needed to distract him.

Jjoin?

I closed the drawer and turned to look at his watch storage. Anyone else would’ve not been as dramatic and just asked for the key, but Marvin was intelligent and would definitely force some sort of explanation out of me

“Yes, you don’t want me to?”

nothing special. I’m just dropping off

watch and found the item I was looking for. Anya’s necklace. It belonged to Anya, so of course, he was treating it with the respect it

mind.” I declined Marvin’s

didn’t say you couldn’t co-” Marvin walked out of the bathroom and stopped in his steps,

I cleared my throat and balled my fist so that he

stepped closer. “Cleaning?” He frowned. “Are

I got up from

can sell it and leave me here to rot.” Marvin joked around. I took a relieved breath and laughed

“You got me.”

felt terrible for deceiving Marvin like this, but

was for him to call me

Panther was a psychopath. Who knew

“Come on. I’ll walk you out!” I pushed

of this so you can invite Lucas, aren’t you?”

to sound sincere, I could still hear the hint of confidence in his voice. As if

were happy, we were perfect for each other-but who knew when all of this would

illegal cash

about how my words could affect him, but

money turned legal is still illegal.

I reassured him.

Marvin changed the

“Where?”

don’t know,

get back.” I smiled at Marvm.

I might as well enjoy our time together while I still could. “How about we go roller skating or to a karaoke

skating?” Marvin scoffed, rolling his

I look like,

pushed his shoulder, completely forgetting that he had to keep up his so-called tough guy act. While I was

one.

in the Castillo household seemed like a

about other people’s opinions.”

others’ opinions. I just don’t want to

cheek. “Very funny.”

Cisco wants to go. He’s always glued to that gaming device of

he’s a kid.” I shrugged. “You’re also glued to your job-so you

He smiled as she went into deep thoughts. “Anya used to be glued to that music box of hers. No one was ever allowed to touch that thing.”

my heart because she was a topic he had been trying to avoid.

keep an eye on,” Marvin explained. I almost stumbled backward as I slowly

music box. The

in for a kiss.

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