เข้าสู่ระบบ"There seems to be a misunderstanding," Elena stated sweetly, "because though my mother would love to cook for you all, I'm not sure your kitchen could handle it."Mrs. Winslow scoffed. "I doubt that, dear.""Alright," Elena said, getting up from her seat, "let's see about that."Without another wor
The week quickly flew by as Elena continued to take shifts as the Golden Gates Hospital. Before she realized it, the date of the dreaded Winslow family dinner was upon them. Elena took some solace in the fact that neither Noah nor Sloane looked especially excited.As the matter stood, Sloane tried t
Elena knew she was unlikely to get out of attending, but she remembered the importance of negotiating."You know, Jack was telling me how the wives and kids don't normally attend," she said slowly. "That seems so unfair. Why don't we make it a real big, proper family dinner and have everyone attend?
Cameron and Jack Winslow both took open seats in the nearby open living room. Noah quickly shot Elena and Sloane an apologetic look as he hurried through his breakfast, but it was clear to Elena that he wouldn't be telling his brothers to leave. By now, Elena had learned that Noah had more of a "gri
Elena hoped the little wolf was okay, and that it forgave her for leaving so suddenly. Surely, Massimo would take good care of it?Massimo sent Elena so many presents. He was trying to be sweet yet ended up being incredibly showy, too—in a way only Massimo could be.Elena was happy but also conflict
It was late, so Elena wasn't surprised that Noah and Sloane had already headed to bed for the night. She was a little disappointed though. Seeing them would've brightened her mood—plus they might've known why there were a bunch of packages for Elena.But since Elena was alone, there was only one way
"It looks ridiculous," Massimo observed."Good," Elena replied. "Parties should never be too serious.""I've been to plenty of mafia parties," Massimo continued, "and none of them looked like this.""Those aren't parties—they're meetings," Elena corrected. "They're for business. This is just for fun
"It's a little hard to believe that the girl who was so worried about her curfew now works for the Mafia King," Joshua continued.Elena sighed. "Does everything with you circle back to work?""I'm just worried about you," Joshua said softly. It was hard to doubt his sincerity."I don't plan to work
"That doesn't mean she should be here," Massimo shot back.Elena frowned. "You shouldn't be on trial at all," Elena countered. "So I guess we're even."Massimo didn't take the easy way out Elena had provided. Instead he dug his heels in and shook his head."Luca," Massimo growled, turning to his sec
"She'll do no such thing," Massimo immediately objected."Sir," Luca said softly, "don't you think that—""It's a terrible idea," Massimo protested. "Elena can't lie on the witness stand—she doesn't have the training to even if she could. She could easily say something that will hurt my case.""I wo







