Chapter 373
Aria
We said our goodbyes to the Lambertis, and the driver took us to the infamous Garcia Factory. Many who had either worked or been there stepped out traumatized.
From the inside, the heavily protected Garcia Factory looked like an innocent paper mill, but those affiliated with the Garcias knew better.
May it be money laundering, forging documents, sending out trucks to deliver and spread the words about their product-the Garcias could do it all.
At one point, they were big enough to give the Lambertis and the Alfonzos a run for their money-but with Fabio Garcia out of the picture, rumor had it a lot had changed.
As we walked through the building, many women went above and beyond to grab Vince’s attention. From accidentally dropping a pencil and bending so low, we could see their panties from under their uniforms to brushing his shoulder, not giving a shit I was standing right next to him.
Vince didn’t forget to acknowledge every single one of them, showing me this was not his first encounter and would not be his last.
He would touch them, but he would not touch me.
“So, what are we doing here again?” I could release a breath after reaching a hall that hadn’t been occupied with Vince’s fangirls.
“I have to sign some papers.”
“What do you have to s-”
“Vince, I’ve been looking all over for you!” An older man interrupted our conversation, almost out of breath, to catch up with Vince. “One of your cousins mentioned you’d be here.”
“Nico.” Vince didn’t appear to be excited.
“Yes?” The man called Nico spoke, not giving me as much as a glance. “By any chance, do you happen to have the key on you?”
Vince nodded.
“Vince-I’ll be leaving the country soon, and I am going to need you in that basement.” He was in a hurry. “We need to discuss-”
“What we are going to do with all of those boxes?” Vince grabbed my shoulders, pushing me in front of
him.
Right. The boxes.” Nico fixed the glasses on his nose to take a better look at me.
“Aria Morales. My wife,” Vince introduced us. “Aria…Nico.”
“Yes, yes I’ve heard a lot about you.” Nico shook my hand for a few seconds. “Nice to meet you. I’m an… old family friend.”
“I missed you at the wedding.”
He clapped his hands together. I knew for certain mom made sure to invite
you want!” Vince ran away from the subject. “I’ll
“Can’t I join?”
me. You don’t want to do that.” He clicked his tongue. “My wife shouldn’t be
one to hold my hand, I was left behind as Nico and Vince made their way to the elevator. Before the door closed, Vince
to me. Why couldn’t I join him to move these so-called ‘boxes’ and what was happening in the basement?
something I couldn’t know about?
noticed a woman staring at a board and tapped her shoulder, hoping she could
you!” I greeted her, forcing a warm
“yes?”
the basement-do you?” I lowered my voice, looking around.
“We don’t speak of the basement!” Her voice was only
The situation got a whole lot more strange. I wasn’t crazy and knew I heard that older man telling Vince he needed
spot you know who used to operate from.” The woman told me. “No one can get there.
key to the other
say
“You mean, Fabio?”
woman shushed me, grabbing my arm. “Don’t say that name out loud,
could work with
he was hiding down there?” I made good use of my new identity.
The woman went into deep thoughts. “We’re talking about him,”
so who knows,”
I was, speaking of his name as
had to
“Thanks”
the next
people working
man who had scared everyone to the point not even his family
associated with him. After all, he was a man who had shot his
Stop
ghost was haunting
on my flank made me jump in surprise, and I let out a
me around. This was the part where he
face was pale, and he looked tired. It must’ve been
my best try, not
his head, not
No matter what, I could see straight through his lies. “Are
to sign
glanced around uneasily. “I’m
he
thought he began being a bit more accepting of
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