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Who Wants to Steal the Mafia Donna's Rose Garden? Chapter 10
Three days later, Channel Five in Los Angeles broke the news: the FBI had arrested County Supervisor James Langford, ending his reelection campaign.Enzo stood ramrod straight beside me, a tablet in one hand, his voice low and unhurried. "After the investigation and financial review, John Hall was sentenced to 20 years and Derek Green to 15. Before Derek went to prison, I had someone make him eat that filthy, rotten uniform of his."He leaned forward and set the tablet in front of me. "These are photos of Evelyn picking through trash in the slums."Because of the loan in her name, she scavenges by day and works the streets at night."Some neighbors saw her going into cheap bars with men and posted pictures. I've had them all taken down."And everyone who insulted you in the group chat has been kicked out of the community. You can live here in peace."I nodded and opened the community group chat.Only one neighbor, a woman named Peggy, had posted anything. "How are the roses?"I stared
Who Wants to Steal the Mafia Donna's Rose Garden? Chapter 9
Once John and Derek had been dragged away, the garden fell silent.My phone suddenly pinged. I opened it and saw that Enzo was now the admin of the community group chat.Satisfied, I put my phone back in my pocket.Then my eyes fell on James and Evelyn in the corner.James shuddered, crawled over to me on his knees, and kept banging his head against the flagstones. "Ms. Mancuso, it's all my fault. I didn't keep my people in line, and I've caused you a terrible loss."I'm willing to make it up to you with county construction permits, harbor contracts, and dirt on the other supervisors."He lifted his bloody face and fawned over me. "Just say the word, and I'll do whatever it takes to pay you back."I sneered. "You think that little bit is going to cover it?"I set aside all my family business and brought those roses across the ocean."I cared for them here all by myself, day and night. They'd finally put out shoots and taken root..."I laughed coldly. "And because of your damn campaign,
Who Wants to Steal the Mafia Donna's Rose Garden? Chapter 8
A sound came from the path. One of Stefano's men caught his eye, and Stefano turned to me. "Donna, do you want to see the two who ran off down the path now?"I nodded, and Stefano's men forced the two vandals to their knees in front of me.They cowered on their knees, hands braced on the ground, dirt smeared across their hands and packed under their nails. One of them was still clutching a pair of pruning shears.Stefano's threatening voice rang across the garden. "Talk! Who put you up to this?"The man with the pruning shears spoke up right away. "It was John!"He paid us $500 each. He said the money came from Mrs. Langford. The one who showed us the way in was the guard on duty, Derek."The other man quickly added, "Derek turned off the cameras in the security room on purpose so you couldn't identify us and there'd be no proof."So it wasn't just Evelyn and that guard. That lapdog John was in on it too.I let out a short, cold laugh.I glanced at Stefano. He understood. "Somebody, br
Who Wants to Steal the Mafia Donna's Rose Garden? Chapter 7
Stefano snapped out of it and slapped James across the face.Smack.He put everything he had into it.James lost his footing and crashed onto the flagstone path. His head struck the stone, and blood ran down from his temple.He stared in shock.Ignoring his bleeding head, he asked, his voice shaking, "Mr. Marino, aren't the dock permits enough?"What about shipping routes? I'll give you two more routes..."Before James could finish, Stefano kicked him down again.He planted his handmade leather shoe on James's bloody face and ground it down."You piece of trash! Open your damn eyes and take a good look."The next second, Stefano turned to me. The murderous look in his eyes vanished, and he lowered his voice."This is Isabella Mancuso, the Donna of New York's Mancuso family."She put me in charge of these docks herself!"Stefano pressed his shoe harder into James's face until it turned red and the veins stood out.He went on through gritted teeth. "Every cent of your campaign money come
Who Wants to Steal the Mafia Donna's Rose Garden? Chapter 6
The screech of tires on pavement was ear-splitting.Bang!Someone kicked the side gate open."Who the hell laid a hand on my wife!"The shout came out like a strangled honk. A man burst in, his suit straining at the seams and his tie crooked. His eyes were bleary and his cheeks flushed from drinking.This had to be James, the county supervisor.But when he got a good look at the garden full of men holding guns, his face froze.He was about to say something when he spotted Stefano, who'd just gotten to his feet.James's bleary eyes cleared at once.He scurried over to Stefano, all fawning smiles, his voice pitched high and sweet. "Mr. Marino! You came in person?"Stefano said nothing. He stood rigid, staring at James as if he were looking at a walking corpse.James hugged Stefano hard, then turned to Evelyn. "Honey, this is my good friend."Evelyn's expression was strained.She clutched her shawl with both hands and kept shaking her head at James.But James didn't catch her hint at all.
Who Wants to Steal the Mafia Donna's Rose Garden? Chapter 5
With that, I hung up without giving Stefano a chance to answer.Evelyn burst into mocking laughter, and the guard doubled over theatrically.Evelyn clutched her stomach, tears in her eyes. "You must watch a lot of movies. You took a wild guess and actually got Steven's real name right."But so what? How would a big shot like Steven ever know a cheap kept woman like you?"A big shot?Steven?I watched their little performance in silence, then laughed coldly. "Whether I know Steven or not, we'll find out in half an hour."The guard looked at me with contempt. "If Mr. Marino knows you, I'll eat the uniform I'm wearing right now."I looked mockingly at his navy uniform, shiny at the elbows, with a half-broken zipper and stains I didn't want to identify.It's going to be quite a show when he eats it.Evelyn simply took out her phone. "I'm messaging my husband, James Langford, right now and telling him to get back here and expose your ridiculous lie."Her bright red nails flew across her pho
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