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

Chapter 386

Vincenzo

We sat in utter silence, on the opposite side of each other, without either of us saying a word.

Aria had left the scene to give us some privacy. My eyes tried to avoid Serena, mainly because I didn’t want to get bewitched by the woman who held the power to do so.

The moment I did look up, I saw Serena carrying the same smile on her lips as she always did, but this time it wasn’t because she was happy to see me. It was because she was unsure of what to say.

“Vince?”

Before she could say something else, I pulled out the necklace and threw it on the table. “Here,” I spoke, coldly.

Her eyes widened as she grabbed the small piece of jewelry and balled it in her fist. “Did you find it?” She asked. “Who took it?”

There it was again.

Who took it?

Where was it?

The question added to my irritation. I’m not doing this again, Serena,” I told her. “I’ve already done it with Christian, I’m not doing it with you.”

“I… I’m sorry,” Serena looked apologetic, shaking her head. “You’re right. It doesn’t matter.”

“I’m sorry for the trouble I have caused, and I know this shouldn’t have happened in the first place.” I was man enough to apologize for my mistakes, but that was as far as I could go.

Serena paused, waiting until it was time for her to speak. “I came here on Christian’s behalf,” she then confessed.

I was speechless, trying to process her words. Meanwhile, she grabbed a bottle of wine from her bag and placed it in front of me. “He apologizes for his temper, and admits he could’ve handled it differently,” she explained. “He wants to know if the two of you are good.”

“He can take that cork and shove it right up his ass,” I snapped.

“Excuse me?” She was taken aback.

“If he’s really sorry, why didn’t he come personally to apologize?” I shot back. “Instead, he sends a pregnant woman to do his pleading?”

Iwasn’t forced, Vince,” Serena said quietly, but I was done listening.

If he truly valued our friendship and our partnership, he would’ve taken some time to show up personally. “You can tell Christian that starting today, our families are not on good terms anymore,” I declared, the words leaving my mouth before I even got the chance to think about what I was saying.

indirectly declaring war with the Lambertis and taking a risk by stopping our partnership, knowing they

here by putting us all in danger, but since we were to sell the

face went into shock as she frowned in pure disbelief. “I… I

let him walk over me anymore. I can’t let that happen,” I replied, my answer firm. It was time to bring back the Garcia name to what it originally used to be. Before we had turned

over a necklace?” She questioned. “You’re risking all

thinking he can do whatever he

sorry, he

do if I would ever touch you, his wife?”

gulp. “Yes.” She could not deny

has happened after he humiliated my people and threatened my wife?” I held onto my duty as a Garcia and husband. Even if I had never asked

know.” Serena’s voice trembled, and her eyes

because it

“Such as?”

left me to die that night when he took down Fabio?” I couldn’t hold back a chuckle. “Why he didn’t come back for me until you begged him to, and no matter how horrible of a person he was, and no matter how much I hated him and how much he hurt me, why my father had to die-when

let’s not do that Vince.” Serena stared at me with puppy eyes. “Let’s leave the things from the past, in the past.

trying to fix this family-and because of that small thing, because of that necklace-I’ve realized that something has: been holding me back.”

“Holding you back?”

I think of it -it has always

get up. She took a breath, tucking her hair behind her ear. Then she shot me a polite

should probably.”

giving me one last look. “I don’t know you like this,

eyes and giving her the cold shoulder, but

the family to get taken seriously and recover whatever was

walked away, I automatically stood up and followed her to the door. I was fighting against all I had not to stop her,

Livia by his side. His eyes beamed, staring at the woman who had

He hugged

hiding everything, including her emotions. “You’re taller

my tutor, Livia-and Livia, this

gave each other a silent nod.

Serena announced, “I’ll see you around, alright Luis?”

Luis had a slight pout on

hummed. “Yes, that soon.” She patted his head, then made her exit, without giving me a

make it easier for the

settled for homework, and I’ll be with you in

are you okay?” She then grabbed the opportunity to interrogate n that it was just the two of

I be?” I cleared my throat, then smiled to cover up whatever I was feeling. “Ho are you? How

doing

“That’s good.”