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I Stopped Waiting for the Don, and He Begged on His Knees
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Synopsis
Tragic Love
Plot Twists
Counter Attack
Mafia
Girl Power
Bias
Winning Back the Wife
Face Slapping
Regret
As the Don of the Renzetti family, Antonio lived by one rule. Time is money. I watched him pull the trigger on one of his own men for showing up thirty seconds late to a meeting. He was just as stingy with his time when it came to me, even though I was his fiancée. I was always the one who accommodated him. I waited four hours for him at the bridal salon, and all I got was a single cold line over the phone. "Elena, sitting through a fitting is a waste of my time. Go on your own." I put a smile on for the salon staff and finished the fitting alone. That day, I was on a job at the underground casino when I saw Antonio—who was supposed to be at a meeting down at the docks—standing in front of the new bartender, Franca Bellini. "The ice for a Long Island iced tea has to be chipped by hand. I'm afraid this will take a while." Franca clumsily shook the cocktail shaker. I waited for Antonio to turn her down flat. Instead, he pulled up a stool and sat down. "That's fine. I have all the time in the world." Half an hour later my phone buzzed in my pocket. [Job done? Too many attacks lately. Go back to the estate. Don't wait for me.] I stared at the cold instructions, then looked down at Antonio. He had willingly spent half an hour waiting for one drink and still had enough patience to laugh with Franca. I laughed at myself. Antonio, I'm done waiting for you.
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I Stopped Waiting for the Don, and He Begged on His Knees Chapter 9
The day after the summit, I heard that the Renzetti family had declared bankruptcy.My father told me that all the property and accounts in Antonio's name had been seized and that the rival family had sent thirty professional killers after him."I hear he's hiding in a basement in the slums like a sewer rat." My father scoffed."Even that is letting him off lightly."Lorenzo, standing nearby, spoke up at just the right moment. "They say the bartender tried to run off with the money, and Antonio caught her in the act. They went at each other. Their faces were torn up."By the time our people arrived with the police, all they found were two bloody shapes on the floor."I tried to picture it, and it was more satisfying than it should have been.Under pressure from the Cesari family, Antonio and Franca both received life sentences and were sent to the maximum-security prison in the far north.No daylight. Two pieces of moldy bread a day. Nothing inside but the worst of the worst.None of w
I Stopped Waiting for the Don, and He Begged on His Knees Chapter 8
After the summit, my father stayed behind to speak with the families we work with. I headed for the Cesari family's private corridor and found Antonio already waiting there.I stopped and looked at how small he'd made himself. The sight amused me."Since when does the Don of the Renzetti family wait for me? That's a first."He saw me and dropped to his knees right there on the floor."Elena, I know how badly I messed up." His eyes were bloodshot."But our five years together weren't a lie. Franca blinded me, that's all. I swear, if you'll forgive me, I'll wait as long as you want."I didn't answer him. I turned to the bodyguard beside me. "Bring it out."He tipped a pile of broken porcelain out of a black case and spread the shards evenly across the floor between Antonio and me."Since you said the porcelain figure was just a cheap, lifeless object, crawl over it on your knees until you reach my feet, and I'll consider hearing you out."I looked down at him, my face impassive, as all t
I Stopped Waiting for the Don, and He Begged on His Knees Chapter 7
When I got to the Cesari estate, my father was waiting at the door. He saw the wound on my arm and the state I was in, and his face darkened.For the next half hour, the best private doctors and stylists in Sicily attended to me.My father handed me a black card and a custom-made phone."Elena, you've paid a steep price these past five years."I looked at the fine lines on his face, and my eyes stung. "Father, it was my fault. I didn't listen to you."He reached over and ruffled my hair. "Don't say that. You'll always be my most precious daughter. From now on, every resource the Cesari family has is yours to command."I know my daughter will be the best leader this family has ever had."I sat on a leather couch with my father beside me and met the senior members of the Cesari family one by one. Some of them had watched me grow up. Some had come into the family recently.I listened as they addressed me as Princess with genuine respect. Then I reviewed the Cesari accounts and turned to m
I Stopped Waiting for the Don, and He Begged on His Knees Chapter 6
Franca bit her lip and reluctantly backed out. Antonio sat in a chair in Elena's room and stared at the laptop, its system now wiped clean.His phone rang. One of his informants was on the line. "Don, we found it."For the past five years, whenever the Renzetti family had cash-flow problems, a huge sum would arrive from an anonymous overseas account. At first, we all assumed someone simply believed in the Renzetti family."But when we traced the transfers, every one of them led to the same place."Antonio's grip tightened around the phone, and his hand trembled. "Where?""The Cesari family." The informant paused, then continued."To be precise, Elena Cesari is the account holder. For five years, the Cesari family has quietly kept the Renzetti family afloat through every bad patch."Cesari?Antonio went rigid. In Sicily, the Cesari family sat at the top of the food chain. It was both secretive and powerful.But Elena, of all people, was a Cesari? And not just any Cesari, but a member of
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