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.
me, I could not allow him to walk over
I clarified-but he still wasn’t
Vince doubted me. “I asked you if there was something I should know, and you told me there wasn’t.” He brought back
me the truth.”
Truth?
he want the
the owner that I would send you the next time-but seeing your butthurt reaction…. I’m not that sure anymore.”
a kind person, but that same kindness
who would rather defend a group of people he didn’t know if that
good
act in the car was a lie. I could finally see his true
butthurt reaction?” Vince pointed to himself, utterly confused. “You’re using my name to fear others, but you think I’m
little.” I shrugged, not backing
didn’t want to hurt you, and I didn’t know you would get this
“But?”
the Morales and the Garcias, you need to grow thicker skin, and you need to man up.” I gave
if I had cut off an innocent man’s head. All of this wasn’t
by man up, you mean scaring people?” Vince shook his
wrong with
giving him the same lessons I had once received. It worked out perfectly fine for our family. People respected us,
Vince disagreed with my words.
Garcias weren’t getting anywhere. Fabio Garcia might’ve been a demon, but he was powerful and at one point, before he’d allegedly completely lost his mind, feared and
maybe you need to be more like Fabio!” Those words weren’t meant to leave my mouth, as I knew how sensitive of a
had said something horrible, and I didn’t know how to take it
stornach, I looked at Vince’s
had
no idea where to start because he
compared to that man.
be paying off Joe Coreo’s debt.” Vince shrugged off my comment
do that!” I panicked, trying to save his reputation. “D-dad will—”
else in that neighborhood ever again. Not while using my name!” Vince stated, not showing any intention of hearing me
the words not to let him get away. Paying off one of our client’s debts with his own money would not only give the Garcias a bad name, but the Morales’
even
anything to prevent that from happening!” I yelled out.
from Vince’s lips, before he turned his head to
if you do that.” His gaze was intense. “I promise you-we will live
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