Fall For My Ex’s Mafia Father

Chapter 276

Natalia goes perfectly still, except for her eyes, which narrow almost to slits.

“Who are you going to see?” she asks, her voice sharp.

“Family business, Natalia,” I murmur, aloof, taking a big sip of my coffee and then placing it on the table. “You understand.”

“Family?” she asks, leaning forward. “Which family? This one, or your father’s?”

–

“Well, they’re one and the same now, aren’t they?” I reply, cryptic. And then I let my lips curl in a secretive little smile before turning to Daniel and ignoring her completely.

“Will you do all right without me today, sweetheart?” I ask, my voice soft and intimate. I raise a fond hand to run it down the back of his head, taking a moment to trail my fingers through the ends of his hair.

play along. “No,” he says, wrapping an arm around my waist and

pout at him, looping my hands around his neck and

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that my hips press close against him while I look down at him with adoration. “Sorry, babe,” I say. “You know I have work to do. I’d

Daniel says, grinning at me wickedly,

him on my side, I let him tug me close and then I lower my face to his, kissing my

as if he’s

I pull away I’m smiling widely at him, genuinely grateful that he’s so willing to play along. I turn my head to Alessi and Natalia then, pleased to see Alessi grinning proudly at his nephew and Natalia

the table a little to grab a croissant off the plate in

giving them both a pretty smile. “I’ll

and head for

already past Natalia and Alessi when I see Kent leaning against the wall next to the kitchen door, his arms folded over his chest, watching my every move with a little smirk on his face. And I’m damn lucky that the Italians have their heads turned because I absolutely falter in my steps when I see him there. But he just nods his head once at me, uncrosses his arms,

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as rare approval, I smile and

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Kent’s index

can’t help the huge smile that breaks out on

much, but

have given me a high–five.

come through the door, though, I almost bang straight into Jerome.