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

Chapter 331

Elena

“So, where were you today?”

I looked at Marvin with wide eyes. After spending our day together at the house, he surprised me with a homemade dinner and ended our evening in the kitchen. Who would’ve thought all of this was to interrogate me?

“I was at this hotel with this guy from my work.” I teased him, avoiding an answer. Other than these stupid, obvious jokes-I couldn’t keep lying to him.

“No, seriously.” Marvin raised his brow.

“You nosy pig.” I punched his shoulder. “Did I ask what you were doing today, hm?”

Marvin rubbed the back of his neck and smiled shyly. “You’re right.” He spoke. “It’s not really my business. I just thought maybe you met up with your dad-”

“Well, I didn’t.”

With a look of pity, Marvin propped his chin on his hand, observing the look on my face. One thing was sure. I would not be the first one to reach out to my family.

“What are you staring at?”

“That green thing between your teeth.” Marvin pulled a disgusted face, moving his finger to my incisors to remove it. “Right there!”

I smacked my hand over my mouth as he pulled away from his hand and lowered my head, embarrassed. “You should’ve told me sooner!” I cleaned my teeth with my tongue. Talk about embarrassing.

“And miss out on the opportunity to make fun of you?” Marvin cackled. “Never.”

“That’s it. I’m breaking up with you!”

“Is that what our marriage will be like in the future?” Marvin asked. “You threatening to divorce me any second.”

“M-marriage?”

Just the thought made my heart beat out of my chest, and it was not because I felt flattered. It was because I had no idea what the future had in store.

Marvin cleared his throat uncomfortably. “I’m sorry, I-I just thought…”

“No, don’t be!” I stopped him. “It’s just that we’ve never discussed something serious like that before.”

It’s true. We didn’t. Other than the day Anya died, our friendship and relationship had mainly been laughs and giggles.

“Would you like to be my wife one day?”

I blushed. “That depends. Is that a proposal?”

but was unable to speak. I hit his shoulder and threw my head back in laughter to ease the tension. “I’m just

know that.”

started the conversation, but he was not able to finish it.

I wondered. We were already on the subject,

Marvin shrugged, ignoring the true

children?” He

of the house, and my mom, who didn’t hesitate to abandon us, had become a life goal. I

“Definitely.”

great,” Marvin spoke, bothered. Did he even want children, and would

“How about you?”

complicated.” Marvin spoke immediately.” But if you want

as if I had forced him to

do you feel about leaving San Diego?” He changed

spoke, thinking this would be something we would both agree on.

legs uncomfortably. Was he not pleased to hear my answer?

“How about you?”

on his lips. “It has always been my dream to start a ranch, live someplace quiet, away from all my duties.” He spoke.

gasped, trying to sound interested. I would rather jump off a cliff

so if you plan on dying here, I’ll die here with you!”

He deserved better.

dreams to make me happy, and all I could do was lie to him.

how different we

friends, but he liked his peace and quiet.

you uncomfortable?” Marvin questioned.

THE

like this.” Marvin took in a deep breath. “I’m not telling you all of this to please you. I just really can’t stand being apart from the woman I love, which is why I’m able to give up on certain things if that

myself feel better. “I strongly doubt that.”

“I would drop everything to be

sounded so sincere that I couldn’t help but wonder what would happen if I would just tell him the truth-the truth about

he would understand my reasons and forgive me for my immaturity. Or perhaps he would handle it as a Castillo since he was raised as one and cut me into tiny pieces before disposing

killed someone for lying?” I

“W-what?”

ever killed

I heard your question the first

“So have you?”

a long pause before Marvin coughed to break the silence. “Elena…”

me because I had hoped for him to confess to pitying liars. I had hoped

it.” Marvin leaned forward, staring at me with a dark expression. Frightened, I held back my

stare into their hopeful pathetic eyes to hear their last request to spare their families, and then…” Marvin made a gun with his hand and

laughed before pulling me into a tight and comforting hug. I took a relieved breath and pulled away to smack

stand you-did you know