Fall For My Ex’s Mafia Father

Chapter 247

“I can handle my own drinks, Natalia,” I reply, working to keep my voice even as the bar tender delivers two sparkling glasses of

prosecco.

“Clearly,” Natalia remarks, smirking at me. “You cannot.”

I roll my eyes a little and reach for my and Daniel’s glasses when suddenly Natalia reaches for my left hand, quick as a whip, a little hiss on her breath.

Shocked, I turn to her as she clasps my hand, pulling it closer to her so that she can stare at my ring.

“He gave it to you?” she asks, looking up into my face with wide. eyes. “This engagement ring?”

I hesitate, a little shocked. “Yes?” I reply, hoping it’s the right answer. “Daniel thought it would be…good. For me to have his mother’s ring.”

I’m a little shocked by Natalia’s reaction as she turns her eyes once again to the sparkling diamond and then drops my hand as if it’s a hot coal. She turns her face up to mine again, glaring at me as she grabs her drink. “Don’t be a fool, girl,” she sneers. “That ring was never Daniel’s. If you have it, it’s because he wanted you to.”

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then Natalia spins and walks away faster than I’ve seen her move before, her elegance and poise ruffled for a moment. As she walks, though I see Natalia straighten her shoulders and smooth out her steps, as if our

I jump a little. I had been

say, giving him a brief little smile, and then I reach for his drink on the bar and hand it to him, taking my glass of

was that all about?” he asks, looking after Natalia’s retreated form. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen her…perturbed

I say, turning and frowning after her, “when she saw my

sense,” he says, giving a little shrug and putting his arm around my waist, guiding away from the bar and towards a little bench underneath a rose arch, where

down next to him and taking

a

than we’ve told you

it what’s wrong with it?” I know that it was Lenai’s engagement ring and, somehow, I had assumed that it came from her family, a Bianci heirloom

but…” Daniel hesitates. “Well. Let me

know but having no idea where

Daniel says, gently taking my hand