MasukChapter 180His words sunk deep like stone. Rocco????……behind the kidnapping of her kids? There’s no way that was possible, right? Rocco was family, her consigliere. He’d never do that. He would never betray her, he couldn’t. What reason could he possibly have for doing that to her?There was no way this was true. Perhaps Leone was just saying this because he was angry at Rocco. That was why he was saying this right now.“That’s not possible,” she shook her head in denial. There was no friggin way it was!Just like her, James and Aunt Rebecca were left flabbergasted by the news.“Rocco would never do that,” Aunt Rebecca defended him. She had known him for ten years now. He had been dedicated to this empire for years, acting as the standing Don just to stabilize the clan, and even more, he rescued Anna and brought her here. “Rocco is family, he will never bring any harm to us or the kids. Perhaps there was a mistake, or—““Why don’t you bring him here for questioning then?” Leone inter
Her eyes caressed the wet strand of his silk black hair which dropped water down his temple. Her eyes trailed down his ever so seductive neck, down to his broad, well-toned chest.A drop of water slid down his chest to disappear down the towel that hung loosely around his waist. She had been so preoccupied she hadn’t thought this was the state she would meet him in, and here she was—shamelessly staring.This body was the reason she had given birth to twins in one go. Wait—was she even thinking!!!?Her cheeks flushed. She snapped her gaze away from him. He had definitely caught her ogling his body, but who wouldn’t? That was right, he probably had millions of other girls waiting in line to see his body all these years they had been apart. He might’ve fucked millions of girls too. She didn’t care though. She must’ve woken up on the wrong side of the bed, which was why she was having all these unnecessary thoughts.She cleared her throat to dispel the awkward air and then stared back at
Chapter 178Leone’s brows furrowed, his brain working fast. Why hadn’t he thought of this fuckin’ possibility sooner!?He threw his head back, a sinister chuckle slipping past his lips.“Merda!” he cursed in Italian, roughly throwing Ferdinand across the floor.“How convenient,” Massimo rubbed his chin thoughtfully. He walked up to Ferdinand, who was still groaning in pain from the force Leone had used to throw him on the floor.Massimo roughly pulled him by the collar. At this point, Ferdinand could barely keep his eyes open due to the pain he felt. There was no use asking for the guy’s contact details because everyone knew how these sorts of operations worked. No one was stupid enough to give out their contact and risk being caught.“I assume you’re done with him?” Massimo threw a fleeting glance at Leone.Ferdinand began to tremble, his lips quivering as he prayed for Leone to say something to stop this devil from killing him.“Do whatever,” Leone simply shrugged, stepping out of t
Chapter 177His legs took quick strides down the hallway. He was dressed in a crisp black suit, his black midnight hair combed backwards, while two rebellious thick strands hovered over his face.His jaw hardened as he remembered Anna’s last words to him before he left her in the room. It only made him even madder at himself for the trauma he had put her through, for all the promises he had failed to uphold. He must have hurt her so much. For that fleeting moment, he could clearly see the pain that flashed through her eyes.Despite how she tried to put up a brave face, he knew he had shattered her completely by his incompetence, and now nothing mattered more than making it up to her. He’d do anything just to make her happy at this point.She was right… no explanation could cover for what he did… what he didn’t do rather. He had failed to protect her, especially when she had needed him the most.He felt this heavy lump in his throat; his chest tightened.“Everything good?”He didn’t ev
Chapter 176Her stomach churned with anxiety as the time ran fast. According to Leone, the said man was supposed to arrive here at exactly 8 p.m.After pacing for a while, she sat on the small couch from where she could feel Leone’s eyes on her, who appeared to be considerably calmer than she was.She could have easily pegged it as him not caring enough about them, but here they were—because of him, they had only gotten this far ’cause he had worked hard on the investigation. Her eyes fell on his bruised fingers.She stood up from the couch, she moved towards one of the cupboards, she pulled it open and searched with her eyes.“What are you searching for?” he asked curiously, but she didn’t respond immediately.Her eyes lit up when she found the first aid box. Thankfully, the hotel was gracious enough to have one kept in case of emergencies.She watched his perfectly shaped eyebrow arch as she approached him with the first aid box. She took her lips in, her heart racing a bit as she s
Chapter 175 The car came to a slow halt, Anna quickly got down, the memory of how he had locked her in his car still fresh in her head.Her eyes swept through her surroundings; it was a desolated area, a few shabby buildings were built around and aside that, this place was empty.Leone came to stand next to her. Thankfully, he was considerably calmer now, perhaps the long ride had made him calm. That was good as he would need a clear head to handle this.“Where is this place?” she asked him. Despite staying in this town for six years, she hadn’t been here before.Is this where her kids were being held? It seemed like a perfect spot for kidnappers to operate but one could never be sure.“Why are we here?” Anna attempted to take a step forward, but he stopped her.“According to the driver, they had made a stop here. They had all spent the night here along with the kids.”Her heart squeezed upon Leone’s words. The kids had been here. She pondered on the possibility of her being here exa







