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

Chapter 357

Vincenzo

“So.” I sat down, rubbing my hands. She would be living here with us, whether we liked it or not-sol didn’t want to create an awkward atmosphere. “Looking good.”

Aria, who seemed to have forgotten all about Luis’ behavior, nodded her head. “It tastes even better. Dig in!” She spoke proudly.

Luis lifted his head to look at Aria. “We usually say grace-

“Hmm, that’s delicious!” Aria spoke over him, munching her homemade pasta.

Luis wasn’t wrong. We did have a tradition of thanking God and Jesus for not only the food on our table but our lives as well.

“Or never mind, just continue whatever you were doing.” Luis mumbled, annoyed. His response surprised me. Everyone knew Luis as a kind kid who could even get along with a fly.

Whatever it toas, he clearly wasn’t feeling Aria.

Luis and I shared a look as we took a bite of our pasta.

Judging by the way Aria stuffed her face, I could tell the girl felt no shame whatsoever. She was an overly confident person who lived her life pretending to be all high and mighty.

It seemed like the rumors were true after all.

“So you’re the computer nerd?” Aria spoke after a while.

Luis swallowed his food. “I’m sorry?”

“You like playing games, don’t you?”

He grew a big smile. “Yes, I do. Do you play-

“Do you still got time left for your schoolwork?”

“Yes, I do. Thanks for your concerns.” Luis spoke sarcastically as the previous smile had vanished from his lips. So now she wanted to involve herself in his education as well?

and I are here to fix the mess your dad left you in.”

That name….

she let his name slide so

of my neck as shivers went through my body, but I couldn’t allow myself to crumble. I couldn’t show

turned to Luis and watched as the color slowly drained from his face. He dropped the gaming device to the table and stared straight ahead as Aria, who didn’t know the impact

Fabio Garcia.

mentioned his name in

The man

not even Luis, Nie, and I had

so how could this random woman walk into our home and mention

her fork to my brother. “I suppose you’re also

close to having a panic attack,

spare time?” I smiled

I love going to shooting ranges, staying fit-going to the

and when I see the numbers go up… it just

she’s something else.

about going

blow people’s brains out. She cut me off mid- sentence. “Why should I waste my time going to the movies-when I can experience the live-action?”

time Luis got up from his seat and pushed back the chair. I knew what he was thinking, and I

just like

brother when you can show him the

his

trembled, shaking his head. As if growing up with our father wasn’t traumatic

a breath. “Luis-”

excused?” He struggled to finish

a good kid that he still felt the need to get permission to leave the table. That was

her lips together. “But you only

That was it.

It was not and would not be her place to raise my

to do

turned on his heel and stormed off, failing