His Promise: The Mafia’s Babies

Chapter 386

Vincenzo

We sat in utter silence, on the opposite side of each other, without either of us saying a word.

Aria had left the scene to give us some privacy. My eyes tried to avoid Serena, mainly because I didn’t want to get bewitched by the woman who held the power to do so.

The moment I did look up, I saw Serena carrying the same smile on her lips as she always did, but this time it wasn’t because she was happy to see me. It was because she was unsure of what to say.

“Vince?”

Before she could say something else, I pulled out the necklace and threw it on the table. “Here,” I spoke, coldly.

Her eyes widened as she grabbed the small piece of jewelry and balled it in her fist. “Did you find it?” She asked. “Who took it?”

There it was again.

Who took it?

Where was it?

The question added to my irritation. I’m not doing this again, Serena,” I told her. “I’ve already done it with Christian, I’m not doing it with you.”

“I… I’m sorry,” Serena looked apologetic, shaking her head. “You’re right. It doesn’t matter.”

“I’m sorry for the trouble I have caused, and I know this shouldn’t have happened in the first place.” I was man enough to apologize for my mistakes, but that was as far as I could go.

Serena paused, waiting until it was time for her to speak. “I came here on Christian’s behalf,” she then confessed.

I was speechless, trying to process her words. Meanwhile, she grabbed a bottle of wine from her bag and placed it in front of me. “He apologizes for his temper, and admits he could’ve handled it differently,” she explained. “He wants to know if the two of you are good.”

“He can take that cork and shove it right up his ass,” I snapped.

“Excuse me?” She was taken aback.

“If he’s really sorry, why didn’t he come personally to apologize?” I shot back. “Instead, he sends a pregnant woman to do his pleading?”

Iwasn’t forced, Vince,” Serena said quietly, but I was done listening.

If he truly valued our friendship and our partnership, he would’ve taken some time to show up personally. “You can tell Christian that starting today, our families are not on good terms anymore,” I declared, the words leaving my mouth before I even got the chance to think about what I was saying.

Was I indirectly declaring war with the Lambertis and taking a risk by stopping our partnership, knowing

owned the city?

maybe I was behaving a bit too emotionally here by putting us all in danger, but since we were to sell the weapons either way, why not kill two birds

in

firm. It was time to bring back the Garcia name to what it

was left speechless, her expression flustered. “All of this over a necklace?” She questioned. “You’re

Christian thinking he can do whatever he wants with whoever he wants. Did he tell

he what?”

Christian would do if I would ever touch you, his

released a gulp. “Yes.” She could not deny

after he humiliated my people and threatened my wife?” I held onto my duty as a Garcia and husband. Even if I had never asked for those, it was

and her eyes fixated

happened because it made me open my eyes about a

“Such as?”

you begged him to, and no matter how horrible of a person he was, and no matter how much I

not do that Vince.” Serena stared at me with puppy eyes. “Let’s leave the

burying them in the past,” I defended. “I’ve been trying to move on with my life, trying to fix this family-and

“Holding you back?”

confirmed. “And at first I thought it was me, then my uncle, then my wife, but now that I think of it -it has always been the Lambertis. They’re

a breath, tucking her hair behind her ear. Then she shot me a polite smile. “I… think I should go.”

should

giving me one last look. “I don’t know you like this, Vince.”

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shoulder, but I was only doing what I

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way.

fighting against all I

to walk out of the door, Luis entered with Livia by his side. His eyes beamed, staring at the woman who had always been

He hugged her.

hiding everything, including her emotions. “You’re

now,

he nodded. “This is my tutor, Livia-and Livia, this is Serena.” Luis introduced the

gave each other

Luis,” Serena announced, “I’ll see you around, alright Luis?”

a slight

his head, then made her exit, without giving me a single

would make it easier for the

with you in a minute.” Livia pl behind his back,

grabbed the opportunity to interrogate n that it was

throat, then smiled to cover up whatever I