His Promise: The Mafia’s Babies

Chapter 368

Chapter 368

Aria

The expression on his face made me anxious and worried. This was not a friendly visit.

“I didn’t know you had company.” Vince looked through me, eyeing Angelo. I nudged Angelo’s shoulder, forcing him to step forward so I could introduce him.

“Uh, this is-

“I know who this is.” Vince snarled in a tone I had yet to hear from his mouth.

“Angelo Marino,” Angelo stuck out his hand, showing off his good manners. “I’m looking forward to working…and living with you.”

Vince scrunched his nose at the word ‘living’ and placed his hand behind his back, rejecting Angelo’s gesture. “Aria, can we talk.” He ignored his presence. “In private?”

“Sure.” I turned to Angelo. “Do you mind giving us a minute?”

“Not at all!” He spoke, giving Vince one last smile.

As impatient as he looked, Vince tapped his feet on the floor, waiting for Angelo to exit the hall. With his hands through his hair, he let out a frustrated sigh.

“I hadn’t expected to do this again, but you just won’t let me live in peace.”

What?

“W-what have I done this time?” I thought about my wrongdoings. I behaved as he asked me to, didn’t cause any trouble, and hadn’t done anything out of the ordinary.

“Are you familiar with Corco’s Bakery?”

“Yes, I am,” I remembered the shop I had visited on collectors’ day. How could I forget?

“Did you use my name to scare them into paying you?” Vince’s soft tone did not match the angry expression on his face.

I didn’t use his name to scare them into paying. They had already paid before that.

“Not really, I just-

“Did you or did you not?” Vince lost his patience this time, glaring at me as if I was the most disgusting human being on the planet.

This was what Angelo had warned me about, and maybe he was onto something after all.

like and respect me, I could

didn’t,” I clarified-but he still wasn’t buying it.

was something I should know, and you told me there wasn’t.” He brought back the previous conversation

me the truth.”

Truth?

he want

butthurt reaction…. I’m

others, Vince was a kind person, but that same kindness had also

of people he didn’t know if that meant he didn’t

a good

so-called “gentleman’ act in the car was a lie. I could finally see

himself, utterly confused. “You’re using my name to fear others, but you think I’m the one overreacting?”

shrugged,

I didn’t know you would get this

“But?”

leading the Morales and the Garcias, you need to grow thicker skin, and you need to man up.”

wasn’t as if I had cut off an innocent

you mean scaring people?” Vince shook his head, looking

was wrong

being feared is a good thing.” I reminded him, giving him the same lessons I had once received. It worked

sound like my father.” Vince disagreed with my

might’ve been a demon, but he was powerful and at one point, before he’d allegedly

weren’t meant to leave my mouth, as I knew how sensitive of a subject

something horrible, and I didn’t know how to take it

stornach, I looked at Vince’s dark, cold

had

where to start because he

get compared to that man.

be paying off Joe Coreo’s debt.” Vince shrugged off my comment despite not

I panicked, trying to save his

can, and you will never threaten that family or anyone else in that neighborhood ever again. Not while using my name!” Vince stated, not

words not to let him get away. Paying off one of our client’s debts with his

might even kill

do anything to prevent that from happening!” I yelled out.

before he turned his head

intense. “I promise you-we will live a very dreadful marriage.”

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255