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?

spoke, failing to hear the sarcasm. “My family and I are here to fix the mess your dad left you in.” She shrugged.

That name….

she let his name slide

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

He dropped the gaming device to the table and stared straight ahead as Aria, who didn’t know the impact of her words, continued eating.

Fabio Garcia.

mentioned his name in

life. The man who destroyed all of our

a sensitive topic not even Luis,

so how could this random woman walk into our

fork to my brother. “I

breath. He was close to having a panic attack, and she didn’t even notice. All she cared about

Aria-what do you like to do in your spare time?” I smiled through my frustrations. Perhaps a

talk about herself. “I enjoy making money–and I love going to

ways to bring our product to the market, and when I see the numbers go up… it just does something

something else.

how about going to the

dad and watch him 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?” She clicked her

Luis got up from his seat and pushed back the chair.

sounded just like our father.

entertain your brother when you can show him the proper way

his

out my hand, but Luis trembled, shaking his head. As if growing up with our father wasn’t traumatic enough, she just had to

took a breath. “Luis-”

struggled to

the need to get permission to leave the table. That was the kind of person he was. He didn’t deserve any of

pressed her lips together. “But you only took a few bites—”

That was it.

not be her place to raise my

I would continue to do so in my way.

you.” Luis turned on his heel and stormed off, failing to keep his