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?

“My family and I are here to fix the mess your dad left you

That name….

could she let his name slide

world stopped, and so did my heart. I felt the hair rise on the back of my neck as shivers went through my body, but I couldn’t allow myself

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 of her words, continued eating.

Fabio Garcia.

one mentioned his name in this

man who tried to take my life. The man who

even Luis, Nie, and

dared say his name, so how could this random woman walk into our home and mention him like it’s

gold tomorrow!” Aria pointed her fork to my brother.

still trying to catch his breath. He was close to having

in your spare time?” I smiled through my frustrations.

enjoy making money–and I love

the market, and when I see the numbers go up… it

something else.

see. I frowned. “But how about going to the movies or something

She cut me off mid- sentence. “Why should I waste my time going to the movies-when

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

just like our

can show him the proper way of running

were his

Luis trembled, shaking his head. As if growing up with our father wasn’t traumatic enough, she just had to throw fuel on the

took a

please be excused?” He struggled to finish his

leave the table. That was the kind of person he was. He didn’t deserve

“But you only took

That was it.

and would not be her place to raise my brother. I had

would continue to

heel and stormed off, failing to keep his balance