All Chapters of Contracted to the Mafia Boss Leonardo De Luca: Chapter 71 - Chapter 73

Olivia A month had passed since Cici had said not to push leonardo about telling me where Cassie was but in that month, things hadn't gotten any easier in terms of communication instead they had become worse if I counted the times Leonardo was in the house. The funny thing about this whole scenario was that, people always said that as a mother you would know if your baby was in danger, now I might not have been a role model of a mother yet everytime I thought about Cassie I didn't get a heavy feeling, just peace and somehow that made me think that my baby was not in danger at all. Or maybe I was losing it. To clear my head , after a light supper alone again, I took a walk around the estate grounds. The sun was ready to set and from a distance the mansion was almost covered in shadows, except for the bright lights that were turning on one at a time. I stood at a distance under the canopy of the trees that stood at the edge of the garden and looked at the massive mandion. Ever

Olivia A half an hour passed and Leo's mother was nowhere to be seen. I ordered entrées and a glass of red wine just to have something in front of me. I kept on scanning the restaurant and my phone hoping that she had left something for me but nothing. There was no text, no missed call. As the minutes ticked by, it became clear that she was not coming. A wave of disappointment washed over me, leaving me feeling deflated. I had been counting on this meeting, hoping to get some answers about Leonardo and maybe, just maybe, find a way to move forward. I felt a lump form in my throat, and I swallowed hard. Not only that, I wanted to cry but not here, not now. I tried to shake off the feeling by taking a deep breath and a long sip from my drink...when I felt a presence beside me. I looked up, and there he was – Leonardo, standing beside the table next to me, his eyes boring into mine. My heart sank, but I tried to keep it together. “Leonardo," I said, my voice neutral. He smiled, t