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

had way too much on my plate, and I really

nice black suit, with a black- tie. Blinded by his handsomeness, I almost dropped the plate in my hand. The formal side of Marvin was

kicked them out.” I told Marvin. What would be the

looked puzzled. Maybe he felt comfortable letting others do work for him, but I didn’t. I grew up in a household where I

Because I want to make you

“Why?”

his hand, leading him to the table. “Because I’m grateful for all you’ve done for me, come on,

a suspicious frown. “Is this

of my

poisoning game?”

“Poisoning game?”

by that? Marvin shook his head, laughing. “Never mind, what did you make me?”

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

with an apologetic look on his face. “Elena, I didn’t

can’t see the point of me being here

a crime to show him

I didn’t want him to feel as if I

in. I automatically rolled my eyes at his

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

care of your own plate.”

I’m not Marvin.”

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 to ignore his

grabbed the fork from his hands. “You should try the eggs first,” I

“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

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

skills. “Where did you learn

had quickly disappeared as I thought about my family. “I used to cook for my dad and

taking care of dad?

was he eating

my face, tilted his head to cheer me up and showed me a bright smile. “Did I say something

coughed. “So Elena, are you doing anything productive today?” He stuffed his mouth with some food. “This

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

“So are we.”

our jobs were completely different. Going to their drug lab,

will you be back?”

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

laughed. “You’re still working?”

can’t

have any issue with that, because staying at Marvin’s place was something I could

asked, worried. That was a good question. I hadn’t