MasukMassimo was impressed. Lucilla must have despised having to testify against Massimo—and by extension, the mafia—in order to protect her father. So she made sure such a situation wouldn't happened again, at least not without plenty of warning.She really was a resourceful woman. No wonder Elena had b
Massimo was finishing up mafia work when Lucilla Abano stopped by."Your advisor, Consigliere Luca, let me in," Lucilla explained, "but if you're busy, I can return later."Maybe a few months ago, Massimo would've taken the easy escape and sent Lucilla away—but that was back when she had tried to fl
"Well, if he's not exhibiting any symptoms, I can't do anything about that," Elena said slowly. She turned to JJ. "Your ears are good, so I'll be checking your eyes now, okay?"Elena had just turned on the pen light when Jack immediately began protesting."You can't shine a light that bright into a
Though Elena was a little unnerved, she did her best to hide her surprise. Though Jack had seemingly doubted Elena's expertise, he had apparently specifically requested her to do his son's yearly physical—maybe he didn't agree with his parents' views as much as he appeared to?Elena looked down at t
"No," Noah said, rising quickly and grabbing his jacket. "Even if I would stoop to such unprofessional behavior, it's Elena's first day of work tomorrow—which she told you already. So if you'll excuse me, my family and I will be leaving now—good night."There was some grumbling but as Noah helped Sl
Elena didn't know what to say. Sloane just looked at Elena sadly and shook her head."I don't... we didn't expect anything less," Sloane said slowly, her voice choking up a little. "Noah said he didn't care—that he'd wait as long as it took for them to come around—but I think we both knew what the r
Elena couldn't possibly regret going on this double date more than she already did.The night started off reasonably well. The four were seated at a nice, small and secluded table at Bouna Notte. Massimo had already taken care of the menu—apparently, they were doing courses and therefore didn't have
Elena looks between Joshua and Massimo. She really hadn't planned on them ever meeting—let alone Massimo recognizing Joshua!Which led to the unfortunate circumstance where Massimo would assume Joshua was Elena's husband. Elena really wished she hadn't blurted out his name so long ago.Elena debated
"Not skilled?" Massimo repeated, clearly amused. "You wound me, Elena.""She tells it how it is," Aria interjected. "Don't be fooled by her smile. Oh, look, the next course is coming out!"Things might have gone well if the conversation had ended there. But between the rich food and abundance of alc
To her surprise, Joshua nodded along. "So you made up a generic sounding name so Massimo wouldn't think you were lying. A name that just so happens to match mine—clever.""You're not mad?" Elena asked."No, why would I be?" Joshua asked in turn. "Fate has a funny way of bringing people together. It'







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