His Promise: The Mafia’s Babies by C. Tamika

Chapter 110

Christian

“Who is there?” Lucio asked after hearing three knocks on the door. “It’s your favorite son!” Christian called out.

Lucio smiled and sat up straight. “Gio? Come in!” He joked. Christian rolled his eyes and opened the door to enter the bedroom. “No, it’s Enzo.” He chuckled. After hearing his son’s name, the look on Lucio’s face had changed. “Then you can go again.” He spoke.

Christian sighed and walked over to the bed to hold his father’s hand. “I know you miss him a lot.”

“I don’t.” Lucio growled. “I won’t forgive him, over my dead body.”

The sound of those words was a nightmare to Christian. He did not wished to see his dad stressed and wanted him to make up with Enzo, but he also didn’t want a repeat of what happened at the Garcia’s

estate.

“Where are Serena and Siena? Are they sick of me already?” Lucio chuckled. Christian smiled back and shook his head. “I decided to come clean about my mistakes after all, so now we’re on a ‘break’ whatever that’s supposed to mean.”

“Oh?” Lucio furrowed his eyebrows. “But she’s still wearing her ring, right?”

Christian smiled and thought of Serena and how thoughtful she was. She was still pissed, but she did not want to worry Lucio-so she asked for her ring back. “Yes, she’s still wearing it-she’s just pissed, and she wants to poke me in my eyes, but you don’t have to worry. She’ll be home next week.”

“She left home?” Lucio sighed. Christian did not want to burden his dad with this news, but the thought of Christian losing Serena bothered Lucio. “How are you taking it? Please tell me you’re keeping it together?” Lucio worried.

He knew all too well about Christian’s lousy habit and was not in the mood for a relapse. “Dad, I told you I’m done drinking and smoking. I have Siena now, so I have to find another way to deal with my crap. Whether I like it or not.”

Lucio nodded his head and ruffled Christian’s hair the same way he did when he was younger. “What are you doing?” Christian laughed as he pushed away his hand.

“I hadn’t done that in years, I felt the need to do that at least one time before-”

“Dad, don’t do that.” Christian took a deep breath. “Don’t say stuff like that. I can’t take it when you say stuff like that. Please don’t!”

you don’t want me to say stuff like that, then I won’t say stuff like that. Let’s live in the lie you want.”

down the wrong path-but everything changed when Siena was born. The same Christian who had always been rude, cold, and unapproachable had

was weak and would fail, but Lucio jumped on every opportunity to defend him. He did not mind him being soft. As long as he had his life together,

crunched. his nose. “The bed you and mom made us in?

always been prepared.” Christian rolled his eyes. “I

talk about it. It was not like in the beginning and a lot had changed. Lucio became skinnier

do it again and again until he did not have the power to speak anymore. “The Lamberti name is in your hands, not in Gio’s hands-not

don’t want to hear it-but after I’m gone, you will hear of uncles and cousins who were side-eyeing us and waiting for an opportunity. It’s not theirs, it’s yours-but grandpa will help you.” Lucio promised. “Your grandfather chose you, so he will help

retired a long time ago, but also Franco did not want everything his late father build up to go up in flames, so he would

head. His drive to continue the Lamberti businesses came from Siena. He was willing

felt terrible because he knew it was one of his dad’s biggest wishes-but he also knew he

a choice to spare Lucio-and even though he loved Serena, his first choice would’ve always been Lucio. Serena will survive, he will not, Christian thought. “So,

like this, but Christian didn’t care. “I’ll give you your yogurt and your medicine, and

father.” Lucio growled while Christian laughed. He had not closed an eye since yesterday and missed taking

face and fed him his yogurt.

was an unknown feeling to him-but after Serena and Siena came into his life, that thought had changed. “I’m sorry I wasn’t there

Christian stopped him from talking. “It’s true. The only time I spend with you was to deal with our enemies. When you were younger, you cried, begged me to show them mercy-asked yourself why your dad was such a monster, and I’m so

father, I would.”

if I were born in the next life, I would still want to be a Lamberti, now eat!” Christian spoke as he shove the spoon into Lucio’s mouth. “You can go and sleep. You don’t have to be awake for me.” Christian reassured him

Lucio’s forehead. His worst nightmare was for his dad to close his eyes for the last time. It was for his dad to close his eyes, only for them not to open again. He couldn’t bear the thought of it.

closing his eyes, Lucio fell into a fit of coughing and grasped for his throat, while Christian immediately reached for a cup

smiled as he closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep. Christian sat back to watch his dad for several hours. He did not know for how long, and he did not

came in to drag him out and he kissed

like this, Enzo did a lot, but he risked his life to

think about his health” Cesca sighed. Christian looked at the eye-bags under his mom’s eyes, but he couldn’t feel bad-he could only admire her. He knew Lucio was in good hands, and he knew

anything other than her handbags and that she did not truly love Lucio, but just like Lucio, Christian knew it was a lie. There was no one else who loved his dad as

All he wanted was to take care of Siena, but he couldn’t. He could still not understand how a four-month-old baby could change his life, but

was his life and his motivation to become a better person.