MasukChapter 214Her whole world halted in that very moment. What did he mean by Enzo had hands in the death of her parents? If this was a joke, then it was so damn cruel.She stumbled backwards in shock. He attempted to hold her, but she created more distance between them. Her eyes glistened with tears, tears from so much pain. Her heart squeezed in her chest like it was going to combust; she could barely keep her balance as the news hit her with such force.“Is this… some kind of joke?” She stared up at him, her eyes red with tears.“Peach, I—”“Tell me this is a fuckin’ joke!!” she yelled. A tear slipped past her eyes, the ache in her chest felt even worse as reality began to sink in that this was indeed true.So what? She had been dining with her parents murderer? She had been smiling with him? Shaking hands with the same person who ripped her of the privilege of experiencing the love of a parent?Oh gosh, a bitter laugh slipped past her throat. And him—this very man had known about i
Chapter 213Anna felt a huge lump form in her throat as the thought formed a mountain weighing on her chest. She slowly put the brush down, staring at her reflection in the mirror; her blue eyes began to turn moist.She stood up from the chair, taking a deep breath in. Leone wouldn’t do that; he wouldn’t just lose feelings for her like that, especially when she had done nothing wrong. They hadn’t had any misunderstandings either.But one can’t control how they feel.The voice whispered in her head. Was this why… why he hadn’t said anything about their marriage? Was this why he hadn’t brought it up even now that everything was settled between them?Oh Lord, why had she never thought about this before?She poured a glass of water for herself and downed the contents to calm her racing heart.Unable to sleep, she stepped out of her room, her feet moving on their own accord to find him. She wanted answers to all her questions, and she would be unable to find any relief if she didn’t at thi
Chapter 212Leone stepped out of the balcony, his polished shoes making soft clicking sounds as he made his way down the hallway.“Leone.” The soft feminine voice had him halting in his tracks. He turned to see Anna right behind him.His heart sank in his chest, but he hid his emotions perfectly well, almost as if they weren’t there to begin with, just like he had been doing.“I called you before, but I don’t think you heard me,” she said as she walked towards him, holding his larger hands in her smaller ones.Leone stared into her soft blue eyes, his heart twisting in his chest even more. He felt the gentle squeeze of her hands, and selfish thoughts began running in his head. What if he doesn’t tell her? Then everything would be okay.What was worse was that Anna had gone through a lot, the very last thing she needed was something that would hurt her feelings again, something as heavy as this. He had told himself he would protect her; he would be breaking his promise to her.He could
Chapter 211Leone shut his eyes close; the soft whistling sound of the breeze was all they could hear. He took out his vape pen from his pocket, placed it between his lips, and took a drag from it.How on earth would he explain this to Anna and still keep their relationship intact? Just when things were finally going perfectly, just when things were okay, then this… this remained the last standing obstacle.This hard, bitter truth had been dealing with him right from the very moment he found out she was a Pietro. He wanted to abstain, he wanted to leave her alone, but at the same time, he was still too coward to do that.Anna deserved better, not the likes of him nor the Vicenzo family. Under normal circumstances, they wouldn’t have cared about who got killed, but now this person turned out to be Anna’s beloved parents. Would she ever be able to forgive him? He couldn’t even fathom the consequences of her finding out; hell, she would cut ties with him and eventually kill Enzo.He ran
Chapter 210Leone and Enzo strode down the corridors of the mansion, a firm look settled on their faces. Apparently, they had caught a spy who infiltrated the empire and disguised himself as one of them.A spy who was working for an opposing mafia group, not that any mafia group was strong enough to stand against the Vicenzo Empire.It was the nerve of the bastard that baffled Leone. Two more strides had them standing in front of the large double doors. The room fell dead silent upon the presence of the present Don and the ex-Don of the Vicenzo Empire.A man with shredded clothes and evident injuries all over him knelt in the middle of the crowd, hands tied. He began to tremble in fear as his eyes met Leone’s—the mafia devil.“Pl… please, I… I—” he stuttered, trembling fearfully as tears ran down his eyes.Leone tore his gaze away from the half-dead man to stare at everyone else in the room. “Everyone out!” he commanded, and a second later, everyone rushed out of the room, leaving jus
Chapter 209They were all led to their separate rooms, while Alicia and Lysander shared a room upon Alicia’s request.Anna and Leone shared the same room; Enzo had insisted they all stay in his mansion.She was draped in a soft silk robe. She sat in front of the oval mirror, brushing the soft locks of her hair whilst she stared at her reflection.“Everything okay?” Leone placed a tender kiss on her shoulder, and she smiled. She stared at their reflection in the mirror, noticing how water dropped down from his silk hair; he had just gotten out of the shower.Anna hummed. She was fine, everything was perfectly fine. “I’m okay, no need for worries.”She fully turned to face him, her eyes fixed on his bare upper body—his well-chiseled chest, his broad shoulders, his pecs.He placed his hand on the handle of the chair. Her eyes caressed the veins in his arms.She felt her wetness soak her nightdress; she wasn’t wearing underwear.His lips pulled up into a smile. He ran his thumb down her j







