All Chapters of Secret Child For Ruthless Don: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

“Don’t jump to conclusions, Elena. Roman isn’t that kind of guy. You should discuss it with him. Maybe…”“Kiara,” I say, cutting her off. Roman is a Don. And they’re at war right now. You expect me to just walk up to him and say, “Oh, hey, remember that time we fucked?” Yes, I have a baby growing inside me right now, as a surprise.“You think he’ll give up on you?”“No,” I say firmly. “I know he won’t. He’ll take responsibility for the baby. And that’ll change his whole life. He just got his job, Ki. You and I both know the trouble he’s had to go through to keep it. Adding a baby to the mix would be disastrous.”Kiara sighs. I can tell she’s starting to see my point.“Besides, before I left home, they tried to set me up with a wife. Our parents try to micromanage every aspect of our lives. We’re goddamn Catholics. Sure, I haven’t been to church in months, but good Catholic girls don’t get pregnant out of wedlock. It just doesn’t happen.”That’s all I’ve been thinking about since yeste

“Yeah. She just managed to convince my dad to let her go. He's only doing it on the condition that she comes home and settles in New York when she gets back. He wants her to get married as soon as she gets back.”I clench my fists, trying not to notice how my blood boils at the thought of Elena getting married."And she agreed?"“Yeah. I was surprised too. She said she'd do whatever we wanted when she got back, if we let her go. I guess she's looking for a promotion or something,” he says, shrugging.My gut tells me something fishy is going on. It's not right. But I can't question their decision.“Okay. When are they leaving?”“In two days. Dad and I are going to fly to Boston to say goodbye, since they're leaving. I kind of hate that I won't see her for a year.”“I'm sure you'll survive. Besides, we have a lot of work to do. Let's start by appeasing our buyer in China and mending fences with some of our other investors.”"Of course, we'll do all that. But today we're celebrating," he

“Smooth,” the asshole next to me mutters.“Actually, I know your sister. Rose is a brilliant potter. We run in the same circles in the art world.”“Yeah, she mentioned you a couple of times.”“Honey, you should see some of Rose’s work,” she tells her husband excitedly. “Things a girl can make with her own hands.”“I saw a couple, love,” he tells her.Christian’s eyes practically glow when he looks at her. It’s crazy that he can be so warm and human with them while still running his organization with an iron fist.Honestly, I can't imagine myself in the same situation. If I'm lucky, I'll marry a woman I have no feelings for, other than duty and honor, like my parents. Maybe in a few years we'll have kids of our own.And while part of me might hope for the kind of life the D'Angelos have found, I doubt it's possible. We all have blood on our hands. Some people are lucky enough to find some semblance of peace and love away from it all.Others are doomed to live their lives wondering what

"You're just going to let her live somewhere else?""Calm down, Anthony. She'll be in Brooklyn. If you're that worried, take her out tonight and see the place.”Yeah, he's not going anywhere near the inside of the house. But I'll cross that bridge once we get there. Suddenly, I remember there's someone else in the living room. Maria hasn't said a word during the entire conversation, and I feel a little grateful.Usually, she'd put her two cents into this, but I'm glad she's not involved. She's just watching everything with a carefully blank expression on her face.My dad and brother ask me how my year of absence has been, and the tension in the room eases a little. An hour passes, and I'm ready to go home. Tony is on his feet, ready to accompany me. We leave the living room, and Roman De Luca appears in my line of sight.My heart stops, my legs are motionless, and I'm almost sure the whole world is holding its breath. A year has passed, and he still looks the same. My mind is spinning

The Legans all had different reactions to Tony and Elena's mother's rejection. Salvador was more heartbroken; it was obvious he missed his wife. Elena was heartbroken at first. Then she started to feel anger, but eventually her emotions led to sadness.Like her father, she misses her mother too. She wants her. Tony's only known anger is over his mother's abandonment. He refuses to forgive her and decides to let her go. He mentions her from time to time, but it's clear he hasn't done it and doesn't plan to.The man barely controls his emotions, but anger is his closest friend. That's how I know he won't forgive me. I want to keep it a secret. But what I did to Elena... things like that always find a way out.Especially now that she's back.My mother likes to wait until she gets what she wants. Since I achieved my position as Don, she can’t yell at me like she used to, but that hasn’t stopped her from constantly nagging me and demanding that I do her bidding.I sigh as she follows me in