16|The Talk And More

~Klaus~

Dad is clearly into something. Things are not what it seems, and I feel like I was a character in a story he was authoring.

He didn’t agree with me nor argue. He just said that before he took over, the mafia and Martinelli Holdings had been two separate businesses of the family. Since I was his only child, he merged the two businesses, thinking there was no need for doing things separately. It was easier to oversee things that way.

I’m on floating status, awaiting dad’s verdict.

“Do you think it’s the right move?” Ghost asked on our way back to the city.

Dad’s siblings second his notion. In fact, they even looked happy at the prospect of seeing the mafia be separated from our legal business. Kino and Davide were the only ones who didn’t seem thrilled by the idea.

“I had to get back inside the circle somehow,” I said, gazing into the slowly setting sun. “Someone in that meeting is behind all this.”

“Davide and Kino?” Ro supplied.

“They have every reason to want me out of their