Semua Bab Falling For the Kingpin: Bab 11 - Bab 13

“Why did you betray the DeLuca family?” Elena asked, her voice soft. “Did someone order you to do it?”Diego scoffed, a crooked smile tugging at his bloodied lips.“Who are you to interrogate me? Get Lorenzo in here. I’ll only talk to him.”Elena sighed. Stubbornness—it was always the same with mafia men. They wore it like a crown.“It would do you well to answer me now… while I’m still asking nicely,” she warned, her tone tightening.Diego let out a bitter laugh.“What are you going to do? Intimidate me with that sweet little voice? I see the fear in your eyes, niña. Go ahead—show me what you’ve got.”Elena tilted her head and smiled coldly.“You don’t know me, Diego. If only you did.”Without another word, she uncapped the bottle and poured the contents on his leg.Diego’s scream tore through the warehouse as the acid seared his flesh.“¡Maldito seas! (Damn you!)” he howled.“Will you talk now?” Elena asked, her voice firm. “Or would you like to see what else I can do?”For a moment

Lorenzo adjusted his tie, his face sliding into its usual stoic mask as he strode out to meet Maria Caruso—Diego’s widow.“Finally, the traitor shows his face,” Maria spat the moment she saw him.“Traitor?” Lorenzo scoffed. “Your husband was the traitor, and you know it.”Maria’s eyes narrowed, fury flashing. “Do you have proof? Actual proof that Diego betrayed you? Show me. Right here, right now.”“We were attacked by your men yesterday. Who gave the order? And why?”“Our men didn’t attack you, Lorenzo,” Maria snapped. “You’ve been played. A trap was set—and you lunged into it like a fool. Now, you’ve bitten off more than you can chew.”She stepped closer, her voice lowering but hardening. “You mistook a friend for an enemy… and welcomed a real enemy into your circle. Why didn’t you speak to Diego yourself? Why resort to this?”She snapped her fingers.Two of her men entered, dragging something behind them. When they dropped it at Lorenzo’s feet, Isabella gasped.It was Diego’s decap