His Promise: The Mafia’s Babies

Chapter 357

Vincenzo

“So.” I sat down, rubbing my hands. She would be living here with us, whether we liked it or not-sol didn’t want to create an awkward atmosphere. “Looking good.”

Aria, who seemed to have forgotten all about Luis’ behavior, nodded her head. “It tastes even better. Dig in!” She spoke proudly.

Luis lifted his head to look at Aria. “We usually say grace-

“Hmm, that’s delicious!” Aria spoke over him, munching her homemade pasta.

Luis wasn’t wrong. We did have a tradition of thanking God and Jesus for not only the food on our table but our lives as well.

“Or never mind, just continue whatever you were doing.” Luis mumbled, annoyed. His response surprised me. Everyone knew Luis as a kind kid who could even get along with a fly.

Whatever it toas, he clearly wasn’t feeling Aria.

Luis and I shared a look as we took a bite of our pasta.

Judging by the way Aria stuffed her face, I could tell the girl felt no shame whatsoever. She was an overly confident person who lived her life pretending to be all high and mighty.

It seemed like the rumors were true after all.

“So you’re the computer nerd?” Aria spoke after a while.

Luis swallowed his food. “I’m sorry?”

“You like playing games, don’t you?”

He grew a big smile. “Yes, I do. Do you play-

“Do you still got time left for your schoolwork?”

“Yes, I do. Thanks for your concerns.” Luis spoke sarcastically as the previous smile had vanished from his lips. So now she wanted to involve herself in his education as well?

“No problem. That’s what I’m here for.” Aria spoke, failing to hear the sarcasm. “My family and I are here to fix the mess your dad left you in.” She shrugged. “Fabio Garcia, isn’t it?”

That name….

could she let his name slide so

I felt the hair rise on the back of my neck as shivers went through my body, but I couldn’t allow

as the color slowly drained from his face. He dropped the gaming device to the table and stared straight ahead as

Fabio Garcia.

mentioned his name in

my life. The man who

not even Luis, Nie, and

so how could this random woman walk into our

white or gold tomorrow!” Aria pointed her fork to my brother.

his breath. He was close to having a panic attack, and she didn’t even notice. All she cared about were

time?” I smiled through my frustrations. Perhaps a change of subject would do us good.

opportunity to talk about herself. “I enjoy making money–and I love

to the market, and when I see the numbers go up… it just does something

something else.

how about going

brains out. She cut me off mid- sentence. “Why should I waste my time going to the movies-when I

pushed back the chair. I knew

sounded just like our father.

when you can show him the proper way

his

hand, but Luis trembled, shaking his head. As if growing up with our

a

struggled to finish his sentence.

leave the table.

lips together. “But you

That was it.

would not be her place to raise my

to do so in