His Promise: The Mafia’s Babies

Chapter 361

Vincenzo

I felt like jumping from a bridge. No, I was not exaggerating.

Two days had passed since that hideous birthday party, and there were only five more days left until I would be a married man.

Aria Morales had humiliated me, manipulated me, and would stop at the cost of nothing to get what she wanted.

Several hours before the party, I had texted Beau for his assistance. I gave him straightforward instructions to somehow manipulate the engagement, and he couldn’t do it.

Whatever he had done had backfired entirely and made the situation even worse.

I tensed at the feeling of a soft touch stroking up and down my arm. “You’re finally awake.” A female voice spoke. “What’s on your mind, babe?”

Babe?

Completely baffled, I turned to the half-naked brunette beside me as yesterday’s events slowly returned to my brains.

I didn’t know her name, couldn’t recognize or remember her. I just knew she was there when I was at my most vulnerable.

Just as the one before her and the one before that and so on.

“Looks like it, babe.” I narrowed my eyes, trying to imagine my married life-but I couldn’t. As charming as others made me, I was just not a passionate lover and could not see myself in a long-term relationship.

This one is worse than Isobel.”

All I have to say is I’ll keep you in my prayers.”

Those were Beau’s words after he had sabotaged my perfect plan to end the engagement. His ex-fiancee, Isobel Sala, wasn’t a saint in anyone’s books, so that statement only added to my worries.

Christian claimed Aria was a polite girl with a good heart, but he wasn’t exactly a saint either. One might say the old Christian was the male version of the current Aria.

Besides, he had only said those words because Beau refused to tell him how she dared disrespect Serena.

I admit, Christian would’ve probably started a war with the Morales and the Garcias, but I didn’t care.

She should’ve never brought up Serena, and I would never forgive her for that.

I would rather cat shit than show any kind of affection to Aria and especially not after she brought up Serena’s past. The one thing she’s most insecure about.

“Just tell me what’s on your mind, babe?” The brunette leaned her elbows on my chest to face me, allowing me to smell the strong scent of liquor that left her breath.

I cringed at the word, babe-and slightly pushed her off to grab my wallet from my nightstand. “So.” I

sighed, opening the brown billfold as I pulled out several 100-dollar bills.

of the woman’s bra, stuffing it with the money. It was time for her to get out of my

her lips. “I’m not a prostitute!” She raised her voice to a high-pitched tone but

can just tell my driver to take you back home,” I

offer, but

I said. “I’m the one who brought you here, and I’ll make sure you’re

so

Nice?

not even remember her face. Nothing

I waited until the

to talk about the wedding and the fate

announcing his retirement and his plans to unite both of our families came as

were quite at ease, knowing they would not suffer under this.

should be grateful as it would help us gain respect, but he was so far up

were all puppets.

didn’t give a shit and had even missed Aria’s party.

be my brother right now. I wasn’t even the oldest, so I could

She had been blowing up my phone with texts, asking me to

Aria:

Five days

Vince:

Looking forward.

reply was professional and dry, just like our future marriage.

I did have to marry her, I would

be an option after the wedding

we were to combine our families? I

she possessed and used

I cleaned the house, specifically the first floor, making sure

get any further than the living room, so there was no reason to. He would only stop by once

with his gaming device in his hands as usual. At times I missed the old days when he would call out my name and hug my legs, telling me how much he missed me.

Luis!” I greeted him. “What

house a while back?” Luis asked, dodging my question.

“Just someone.”

do you even know

him and called out a random name, but

in his tone. “You’re

I would’ve done it. “Can’t argue with that.” I opened my arms, trying to keep

around the room with his hands behind his back and an approving nod.

can also hire a housekeeper.”

be the fun

It only brought back dark memories of my late father, who abused his power in any way he could. If his personality was some kind of curse in the family,

like the kind to clean the house.” Luis broke down her personality. “A well-behaved and toxic

of a perfect housewife, and women like that weren’t even my type. I was into regular women whose father was not controlling

hand through his hair. “That thing she did at dinner?

“I’m not