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

clarified-but he

asked you if there was something I should know, and you

tell me the truth.”

Truth?

want the

seeing your butthurt reaction…. I’m not that sure anymore.” The words left my mouth so quickly. In my mind, it sounded

that same kindness had also become

would rather be a bootlicker who would rather defend a group of people he didn’t know if that meant he didn’t have to protect

a good quality.

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

himself, utterly confused. “You’re using my name

shrugged, not

I didn’t know you

“But?”

you need to grow thicker skin, and you need to man up.” I gave him a piece

had cut off an innocent man’s head. All of this wasn’t

man up, you mean scaring people?” Vince shook his head,

wrong

him the same lessons I had once received. It worked out perfectly fine

like my father.” Vince disagreed with

Garcia might’ve been a demon, but he was

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

didn’t know how to

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

his father had triggered something.

no idea where to start because he had

to get compared to that

Coreo’s debt.” Vince shrugged off my comment despite not losing his dark

do that!” I panicked, trying to save his reputation. “D-dad will—”

neighborhood ever again. Not while using

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

even kill me.

do anything to

before he turned his head to look

intense. “I promise you-we will live

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