His Father's Obsession, I fell in love with his son. のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 71 - チャプター 80

“What are you still lurking around in the kitchen?” I heard Antonio ask Luca but he didn’t respond at all. Right where I was hiding, I mumbled some prayers in my heart that Luca shouldn’t even try to put up that I-do-no-like-my-father attitude here and give an answer to his questions.“Isn’t this my father’s house?” Luca scoffed, swishing his legs on the floor. I couldn’t really tell what he was doing but I could perceive that the movement of those legs were intentional, even though I still didn’t know what he meant by doing that.“You miss your father’s house so bad that you had to leave work just to come here and spend time in the kitchen drinking water?” “I don’t see anything wrong with that and moreover I told you I forgot some files in my room and came to take them. How is grabbing a glass of water before getting the files a problem? Are you now monitoring my every move or what?” I could hear Luca’s voice. I knew he was talking in the calmest voice he could put up but I still

“Click! Clack Click! Clack!” These were the sounds coming from my feet as I hurried up the stairs to my room.As soon as I got to my door post, I paused and cast one last look down the aisle I was coming from. The way my gaze rested on the entrance door was as though I was expecting somebody to burst out of it any moment.Immediately, I got to my room, I shut the door behind me and turned the lock with shaky fingers. My chest rose and fell as I leaned against it, my heart pounding so hard I could hear it in my ears. “Damn! That was so close!” I muttered with strength in my voice as I let out a deep breath. I felt partly relieved that he didn’t get my gimmicks but I was also a bit scared because the Antonio I know was way too smart for his intelligence to be played on. In one way or the other, he was going to have a comeback that would blow all the secrets out in the open.“I need to step up my game,” I murmured, tightening my eyes in their sockets.Antonio had almost caught me red-

“What’s that look on your face?” Giovanni asked her with a stern look on his face. “Is there something on your mind that you want to say to me?” He urged.“Dad…this was not the plan,” Veronica hissed, frowning heavily. “The plan was for us to…”He glared at her. “What do you even know about a plan? You spoiled the plans already through your hastiness,”“Yes…I accept that I may have spoiled the plan like you have said right now but I know for sure that you are saying that from a place of ego,” She paused to take in his countenance. “You feel bad because the box of wine I sent to Luca seemed like it was you trying to buy your way into Antonio’s heart and make him sign the treaty with immediate effect,” She continued to explain looking at him pleadingly.“You have a point right there and I must admit that this is the truth of the matter,” Giovanni admitted, walking back from the door and casting her a cursory look as he glanced at her like she was dressed in a cloak heavier than her no

I could overhear Luca still talking to his father but it didn’t seem like it was a calm conversation at all because their voices were raised.“If that is what it takes to keep this family at the top, then yes, you will do it. That is your only duty here,” Antonio was saying dismissively. “You don’t even care what I want.” Luca laughed bitterly. “You want to know what I care about? I care about making sure our family doesn’t get wiped out in a goddamn turf war. I care about keeping our name on every shipping lane, every safe house, every street we’ve bled to control.”“I care about the men who follow us…who look to us to keep them alive. So no, Luca, I don’t give a damn if you like the girl. You’ll put on a suit, you’ll stand beside her, and you’ll do what I ask of you,” He was yelling now. I could almost swear that Luca’s fists were clenched and every muscle in his body twitching. “What if I say no?” I heard him ask.I could even picture his father casting a long stare at him and

“I can help myself,” She muttered leaving her car and making her way back as though she was heading back into the building.Veronica stumbled into the alley behind the club, her laughter echoing off the graffiti-stained brick walls. Her heels clicked erratically against the pavement as she gripped the stranger’s arm, dragging him along with a giddy desperation that reeked of gin and heartbreak.“You’re cute, you know that?” She slurred, pressing her body against his chest and trying to tiptoe for a kiss. Her hands roamed up his neck, fingers clutching at the leather collar of his coat. “Mmm, let’s have fun tonight... I don’t wanna think.”The man who was tall and lean was dressed in an all-black ensemble that didn’t scream nightclub regular, recoiled slightly. His body stiffened as her breath hit his cheek. He looked over at the other man leaning casually by the wall, with a stocky build, his eyes scanning the dark corner like a bodyguard waiting for a signal.“I said let’s…” Veron