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

Chapter 381

Vincenzo

Fabio High School Diary 2-

This week has been a disaster.

On my way home from school, I got stalked by the transfer student. I’ll call her Snooper.

To make matters worse, it turns out she’s my neighbor, and no matter how hard I try, I just can’t run away from her.

I thought she was just joking around about marrying me, but her parents are one of the most influential people in town, and if there’s something dad loves even more than his Mustang, it’s money.

Please keep me in your prayers!!!

I’ll need them!!!

“Well, dad,” I mumbled, closing the book. “Turns out our life isn’t that different after all.”

The Snooper figure in his diary reminded me an awful lot of my wife.

I would love to have read further, but the loud cries from downstairs stopped me from doing so.

Only one person had a baby, and that was none other than Livia. The confusing woman who would one day decide to be friendly, and the other, treat me with a cold shoulder.

Having nothing better to do, I went downstairs to tease the woman for a bit.

With a worried expression, she tried to shush Dace while an uncomfortable Luis stood beside her with his book in his hands.

“I’m sorry, he isn’t usually like this.” She struggled with the bottle in her hands.

I stopped in my steps, wondering whether it would be okay to tease a mother who was clearly having a hard time.

Fuck it.

It was just, Livia.

“Hey, hey!” I ran down the stairs, shaking my head disapprovingly. “Why is this random baby disturbing my peace?”

Luis chuckled, begging me to stop teasing her with his pitiful look.

“Vince, I am so sorry!” Lívia apologized, rocking her baby. “I know I promised he wouldn’t be a problem, and usually he isn’t, but-”

“It’s a joke.” I would’ve loved to make her sweat for a bit longer, but for some reason, with her, I just couldn’t do it. My heart wouldn’t allow it.

I stretched my arms to offer help and grabbed the baby from her hands. “We don’t cry in this house.” My eyes moved to the cute little pout on his lips as he was seconds away from waking the city.

“Only laughing is allowed.”

Strangely enough, those words helped as Dace went into fits of laughter. He reached his tiny hands and scratched my nose.

“That’s impossible.” Livia gasped, as did Luis.

“It’s really not.” Knowing I had done something to impress her boosted my confidence. I had been trying to do that for a while now, and she was not an easy target. “Everyone likes me, isn’t that right, Dace?”

The joyful laugh coming from Livia’s mouth made my day. This strange feeling, I couldn’t quite describe

been so judgmental.

and help Luis.

cheek. “Vince, you really

not a problem, really,” I reassured her. “Dace and I, we

bottle!” She

a day of tutoring, and I could not let

so embarrassed right now.” The woman facepalmed, hiding her

shrugged. “Raising a child isn’t easy. I’ve practically raised

make a good dad one day.” I feared I might’ve given him the wrong impression about

a woman with a 7-month baby. Impossible.

books from Luis’ hands and placed her

“Yes, ma’am.”

I looked as the two of them walked off. I

“What are you and

Dace was easier than expected. All the maids melted at his cuteness, and

of his mother’s charms. Livia loved to pretend she wasn’t

no-that’s not it.” I whispered, shaking my head.

Luis’ teacher and a mom.

I already

“Vincey, Vince!”

A wife.

her an eye roll, I watched as Aria entered the living room with a bunch of shopping bags in

going to be a hater and lie

she had this glow that made her much more

spent more time together, after she had forced herself to tag along-I realized she

to see how her brain worked and how she always managed to turn everything into the

was cute

dropping her bags to the floor as she slammed her hands over her mouth. “Oh my god-it’s the baby!” She

“Yes.”

boy’s hand, making him giggle. “Hi, handsome cutie!” Her

were sincere. She genuinely enjoyed being around him, and unlike the first time, it wasn’t some crazy scheme

like you.” I couldn’t help but chuckle at the two.

but I could see the pain in her eyes. “Don’t

answered the question. I was starting to like her, but just as a human being, not even as a friend. It wouldn’t be wise to give her the wrong

business, but why are you watching him?”

a hard

Aria

back from jumping on top of my extremely hot and married husband. It was impressive how she could

the compliment

just send him

don’t think daycare is for everyone.” I hoped that suggestion didn’t come from jealousy. “Personally, I wouldn’t

Aria shrugged. “We

listening to

evil enough to

that, or she must’ve had

and extremely tough to get through so

cry when something wouldn’t go her

please hold

when she cried after I scolded her as

a repeat of

you okay?”