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.

risk by stopping our partnership, knowing they practically

behaving a bit too emotionally here by putting us all in danger, but since we were to sell the weapons either

as she frowned in pure disbelief. “I… I can’t let

won’t 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

expression flustered. “All of this over a necklace?” She questioned. “You’re risking all

Christian thinking he can do whatever he wants with whoever he wants. Did he tell you he pointed a gun

sorry, he what?”

if I would ever touch

gulp. “Yes.” She could not deny

my people and threatened my wife?” I held onto my duty as a Garcia and husband. Even if I had never

don’t know.” Serena’s voice trembled, and her eyes fixated on

maybe all of this is over a necklace, but I’m glad it happened because it made me open my eyes about a few things that have been on my

“Such as?”

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 both your families can walk around freely-”

stared at me with puppy eyes. “Let’s leave the things from

have been burying them in the past,” I defended. “I’ve been trying to move on with my life, 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?”

first I thought it was me, then my uncle, then my wife, but now that I think of it -it has

to get up. She took a breath,

you should

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

the cold shoulder, but I was only doing what I was supposed to

wanted the family to get taken seriously and recover whatever was left to recover, then this was the way.

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

the door, Luis entered with Livia by his side. His

hugged

was good at hiding everything, including her emotions. “You’re

tutor, Livia-and Livia, this is Serena.” Luis introduced the two

awkward, they gave each other a

about to head out, Luis,” Serena announced,

had a slight

his head, then made her exit, without giving me a single

easier for the both of us.

about you go get settled for homework, and I’ll be with you in a minute.” Livia pl behind his back, leading him upstairs.

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

why wouldn’t I be?” I cleared my throat, then smiled to cover up whatever I was

doing

“That’s good.”