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.

moved to the insides of the woman’s bra, stuffing it with the money. It was time for her

“I’m not a prostitute!” She raised her voice to a high-pitched tone but ended up stuffing the bills further into her bra

my head, and leaned back as the woman put on her remaining clothes. “You can just tell my driver to

offer, but

you here, and I’ll make sure you’re getting home in

you, that’s so nice of

Nice?

I could not even remember her face. Nothing

the

the wedding and the fate

announcing his retirement and his plans to unite both of our

knowing they would not suffer under

told me not to worry. According to him, I should be grateful as it would help us gain respect, but

were all puppets.

could not wait to step down, didn’t give a shit and had even missed Aria’s party. The reason? He

it would’ve been to be my brother right now. I wasn’t even the oldest, so I could not understand why this

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

Aria:

Five days

Vince:

Looking forward.

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

to marry her, I

option after

could I even do that if we were to combine our families?

what she was doing, was aware of the power she possessed and used

mind off things, I cleaned the house, specifically

there was no reason to. He would only stop by once in a while to check if the strings of his puppets were still

missed the old days when he would call out my name and hug my

“What

who left the house a while back?” Luis asked, dodging

“Just someone.”

even know her name?”

random name, but Luis and I

hint of sarcasm in his

the floor and hide from my brother’s humiliation, I would’ve done it. “Can’t argue with that.” I opened my arms, trying to keep my cool.

the room with his hands behind his back and an approving

know, you can also hire

would be the fun in that?”

Garcia men-anything was possible, but that was not how I wanted to run my business. It only brought back dark memories of my late father, who abused his power in

the house.” Luis broke down her personality. “A well-behaved and toxic idea of

chortled at Luis joke. Aria did seem like the toxic idea of a perfect housewife, and women like that weren’t even my type. I was into regular women whose father was not controlling them-someone with an easy lifestyle, a sense of humor, and perhaps a

here.” I pulled Luis into a hug and ruffled my hand through his hair.

“I’m not