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

Chapter 313

Elena

“Okay, everyone out!” I clapped my hands.

For some reason, it sounded much cooler when Marvin said it

+5 Banus

It was my first morning in the new house, and to show my gratitude, I had decided to do something useful for once and make Marvin breakfast.

The maids in the kitchen shot me confused looks, but followed my order either way as they were probably scared to get into trouble with Marvin.

It took me some time to gather the ingredients, but before I knew it, I was already busy preparing breakfast. Just when I was about to flip over a pancake, I received a call from Roma

“Yes?” I answered the phone.

“Lena, I’m literally about to shoot up this entire place!” Rona shouted. I turned the stove off and put her on speaker.

“Wait, what?” I asked, confused. “Calm down.”

Rona did the complete opposite and started sobbing over the phone. “I can’t calm down. I’m pissed!” She choked in between sniffles.

“Rona, what happened?” I asked as I grabbed three plates from the cabinet. Rona having a meltdown was not something new, but this time it sounded different.

“You don’t have to come to work today.” Rona told me. It took me a few seconds before her words finally got through to me.

“Hello?”

Rona sighed. “Some guy showed up at the door with this huge bill which I can’t pay, all of the investors pulled out- and I just can’t take it anymore!”

“Oh, no! “I played along, but all I could think about was her telling me that I might be jobless.What was left for me? Okay, maybe I needed to stop being so overdramatic-I could find a new job.

“I’m so stressed and angry, “Rona complained.

“Can’t you steal some weed from the Castillo’s, so we can sell it or smoke it ourselves?”

I widened my eyes at Rona’s bad joke and covered my phone with my hand-removing her from speaker. “Don’t do anything crazy, and wait until I show up for work-okay?”

“Elena, you’re not Jesus-you can’t fix this! “Rona attacked me. Then she shouldn’t have called me in the first place So much for me trying to help out.

“I know, but we’ll figure it out.”

“Fine, I’ll see you later!” Rona huffed. “And don’t forget the weed!”

Flustered, I ended the conversation and looked around to see if someone might’ve heard us. Between

homesick. I already had way too much on my plate, and I really couldn’t add

tie. Blinded by his handsomeness, I almost dropped the plate in my hand. The formal

out.” I told Marvin. What would be the reason for the dress code? Did he have a business

I didn’t. I grew up in a household where I had to take

Because I want to make you breakfast.”

“Why?”

the table. “Because I’m grateful for all you’ve done for me, come on, sit

me a suspicious frown.

of my games?”

your poisoning game?”

“Poisoning game?”

his head,

and placed it in front of him with a satisfied smile on my lips. “An

looked from his plate to my eyes, with an apologetic look on his face. “Elena, I didn’t bring

I said. “I just can’t see the point of me being here if I can’t do anything in return.”

it wasn’t a crime to show him that

want him to feel as if I

in. I automatically rolled my eyes at his unwanted comment as he walked to the

Elena, I’m starving!” He praised the food.

you can take care of

I’m not Marvin.” Panther teased.

with Marvin seemed to be some impossible mission because it almost seemed like Panther was glued to his ass. Nice guy, but the best would be

the fork from his

“They’re really good.”

“Is that so?”

Marvin get the

I asked almost immediately. I knew I was good in the kitchen. I was just fishing

my skills. “Where did you learn

proud smile on my lips had quickly disappeared as I thought about my family. “I used to cook for my dad and my brother.”

was taking care of

was he eating for

a bright smile. “Did I say something wrong?” He asked. I laughed at his unexpected reaction. “No, it’s not you.”

stuffed his mouth with some food. “This is really good, by the way. You should become the

slowly got used to Panther and his over-the-top reactions that it didn’t even surprise

“So are we.”

were completely different. Going to their drug lab, murdering, and scamming people was not the same as bartending. Calm down, Elena. Maybe that wasn’t even

you be back?”

don’t wait up for me.” Marvin got ahead of himself. That was not

laughed. “You’re

I spoke. “I can’t depend on

would not have any issue with that, because staying at Marvin’s place was something I could get

going to work?” Marvin asked, worried. That was a good question. I