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 not allow him to

clarified-but he still wasn’t

asked you if there was something I should know, and you told me there wasn’t.” He brought

tell me the

Truth?

he want the truth?

that I would send you the next time-but seeing your butthurt reaction…. I’m not that sure

that same kindness had also become

would rather defend a group of people he didn’t know if that meant he didn’t have

a good

a lie. I could finally see his true colors and they were not looking that bright.

utterly confused. “You’re using my

little.” I shrugged,

I didn’t know you would get

“But?”

grow thicker skin, and you need to man up.”

wasn’t as if I had cut off an innocent man’s

you mean scaring people?” Vince shook

was wrong

good thing.” I reminded him, giving him the same lessons I had once received. It

my father.” Vince disagreed

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

need to be more like Fabio!” Those words weren’t meant to leave my mouth, as I knew how sensitive of

and I didn’t

I looked at Vince’s dark, cold eyes, which showed no emotion.

had triggered something.

if I wanted to apologize, I had no idea where to

compared to that

paying off Joe Coreo’s debt.” Vince shrugged off my

trying to save

neighborhood ever again.

heel and walked off as I tried to find 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

even kill

right now-I’ll do anything to prevent that

chuckle escaped from Vince’s lips, before he turned his head to look into my eyes.

if you do that.” His gaze was intense. “I promise you-we will live

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