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

already had way too much

handsomeness, I almost dropped the plate in my hand. The formal side of Marvin was something unusual and reminded

would be the reason for the dress

letting others do work for him, but I didn’t. I grew up in a household where I had to

Because I want to make

“Why?”

grateful for all you’ve

but not before giving me a suspicious

of my games?”

your poisoning

“Poisoning game?”

his head,

in front of him with a satisfied smile on my lips. “An egg and cheese omelet, pancakes, salad-and fresh orange juice.”

an apologetic look on his face. “Elena, I didn’t bring you here

just can’t see the point of me being here if

him that I could be everything he needed.

didn’t want him to feel as if I was taking advantage of him or his

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

Elena, I’m starving!” He praised the

take care of your own plate.”

because I’m not Marvin.” Panther

some impossible mission because it almost seemed like Panther was

his hands. “You should

“They’re really good.”

“Is that so?”

the eggs with the fork, and moved it to Marvin’s lip. “Why does Marvin get the baby service?” Panther mocked me, but I ignored him and watched

good in the kitchen. I was just

really.” Marvin nodded his head, acknowledging my skills.

my lips had quickly disappeared as I thought about my family. “I used to

care

eating

tilted his head to cheer me up and showed me a bright smile. “Did

you doing anything productive today?” He stuffed his mouth with some food. “This is really good, by the way. You should become the next master

to Panther and his over-the-top reactions that it didn’t even surprise me anymore. “I’m

“So are we.”

that our ideas of going to our jobs were completely different. Going to their drug lab, murdering, and scamming people was not the same as bartending. Calm down, Elena. Maybe that

be back?” I

himself. That was not the reason for my question. “I won’t. You’re not the only one with a job.”

“You’re still working?”

spoke. “I can’t depend on you

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

to work?” Marvin asked, worried. That was a good question. I hadn’t even