Beneath Her Bastard Boss

Chapter 98

Chapter 98

Luca already hated himself before he stepped into the room.

The weight in his chest had nothing to do with having to face his father and more to do with not being able to find Audrey.

Nick De Santis was seated behind the desk, a glass of something dark in his hand. Of course. Antonio, his younger brother by eight years, stood off to the side, leaned casually against the wall like he wasn’t waiting for the floor to crack open.

Luca didn’t sit.

“You wanted to speak,” Nick said, not looking at him.

Not a question. A statement.

“Yeah,” Luca said, eyeing the whiskey. “Should you be drinking that after heart surgery?”

“I only have one life, Luca, and I will live it to the fullest. If that means I will join your mamma in heaven a little sooner, then so be it.”

Luca let that settle for a moment before saying what needed saying. Before he was done, Luca was sure his father would need that drink.

“I’m not marrying her.”

There. Said it.

His father blinked slowly, like the words hadn’t landed yet. Then, very deliberately, he set the glass down.

Nick didn’t yell. Didn’t stand. Didn’t do much of anything.

Just said: “You told me you would.”

“I changed my mind.”

“No,” Nick said. “You don’t get to change your mind. That’s not how this works. You’re not some teenager throwing tantrums. You made a commitment. Marco Rossi is expecting our families to merge.”

“I don’t give a damn what Marco Rossi expects.”

That got a twitch in his father’s jaw. “Careful.”

I don’t want to

anything to do with this family? I never loved your mamma when I married her, but she became my

house down if he pushed hard enough. “There’s

“After everything I’ve done for you. After all the sacrifices. After building this empire–giving you every goddamn opportunity—you repay me by blowing up the only alliance

did to me. I have my own interests and my own companies. That I built on my

now, slow, deliberate. “Do not make this about your feelings, Luca. This is about

said anything

stared at him. “Then what? Just fuck her and leave? Or have her on the side? You can’t burn it all down for a piece of

father. “Mamma would have roasted your balls for saying something like

would not have dared cheat on their

shifted like he couldn’t stay

Antonio said, “if you’re

Luca said

Nick. “Then maybe… I could

men looked

folded his arms. “You’d

time. I respect her. And I know how much this means to the family. I’m closer to her

delicate he wasn’t supposed to touch. Had his little brother been in love with Bella? Why hadn’t he said something?

knuckle on the desk. “It would keep things from

voice dropped an octave. “You’re not even going to ask why I’m saying

about that

Luca’s body stiffened.

M

out if she didn’t mean something. So let’s say she’s more than a fling–maybe you even convinced yourself it was real. But it wasn’t. If she mattered, you wouldn’t have said yes

tight it could’ve shattered. His father had twisted his arm before

his head like they were both exhausting him. “You’re not serious

was

sharp–edged. “She’s pregnant. He hadn’t meant

his

Nick froze mid–motion.

he hadn’t

in a breath. “She’s

Silence.

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