No Hermès, No Service のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 1 - チャプター 10

I didn't answer. I simply met her gaze, calm and steady.Suspicious now, she took out her phone, swiped the screen, and dialed.Once. Twice. Three times.Nobody picked up. She pushed her hair back impatiently and sneered."Trying to bluff me? You almost had me. Two broke nobodies could never know my father!"She tipped her chin toward the bodyguards behind her. "Help our 'honored guests' get the message."One of the bodyguards lunged forward, snatched my canvas bag off the table, and hurled it out the door.Everything in it spilled across the floor: lipstick, tissues, my grandmother's crucifix, and the contract that would decide whether Sofia's family lived or died.Sofia picked up the contract and saw my signature and the $50 million figure."What the hell is this? Why is my father's name on it?!"Her face twisted, and she raised a hand to slap me."You shameless little tramp!"I caught Sofia's wrist in a crushing grip before she could hit me."You don't want the money that keeps your

The men traded a look and moved in on my grandmother.My stomach dropped. I put myself in front of her.My grandmother had a heart condition. Stress and rough handling were the last things she needed.But on my own I was no match for men that size.All I could do was watch as they shoved me aside and roughly grabbed my grandmother by the arms."Stop!" I shouted at Sofia. "My grandmother has a heart condition. Do you want a body on your hands? Let go of her!"Anthony hesitated and tugged at Sofia's sleeve, clearly afraid things were getting out of hand. The men paused.Sofia rolled her eyes."Who cares! If these two broke nobodies die, they die. Luca will take the heat for it!"Keep pouring! Nobody leaves until that container is empty!"Ada saw how pale my grandmother had gone and how fast she was breathing. She found the courage to speak."Ms. Marino, she looks seriously ill. Her lips are turning purple. It doesn't look like she's faking!"Please, have mercy and let them go. I'm beggin

Luca ignored Sofia until the family's emergency team arrived and treated my grandmother. When her color finally returned, he slumped to the floor, exhausted.At last, I could stop fearing for her life.Now it was time to settle the score with those two bastards, Sofia and Anthony."Luca, your fiancée certainly likes to throw her weight around. I hear that in here, what she says is Sicilian law."He went white and pushed himself up, scrambling to explain. "It isn't like that! This is all a misunderstanding!"I gave him a cold, mocking smile."A misunderstanding? Which part? Accusing me of sleeping with her father, or forcing ammonia down our grandmother's throat?"Luca's lips trembled, but he couldn't get a word out.Sofia and Anthony sank to the floor. Trembling, they reached for my pant legs, but I stepped back before they could touch me."Donna, I was wrong! I was so wrong! If I had known who you were, I never would have tried to take your necklace!"Beside her, Anthony broke down an

"Luca, why aren't you picking up your phone?"When are you sending the payment for that high-purity Colombian shipment? We agreed on a 20/80 split. Don't tell me your share isn't enough."A man with a scarred face swaggered in, wearing a loud shirt and a heavy gold chain.He saw the scene inside and fell silent, stunned."Dad!" Sofia called out, her face red and swollen and her voice thick with tears.Mario took the cigar out of his mouth and looked around the room.Anthony was still on the floor, and Sofia's face was bruised. Luca stood off to one side, pale as a sheet. My brother and I sat comfortably on the sofa with our drinks.Mario's eyes narrowed. He stepped forward, reaching for the gun at his belt as his voice dropped."The Corsino family has influence all over New York, but that doesn't put you above the rules the rest of us live by!"Donna Corsino, you owe me an explanation for this! Otherwise, you know what's coming."I'll make the Corsino family bleed, even if it costs me

I gave them the short version. Several large men in black suits came forward, dislocated Luca's jaw, and pinned him to the floor.Sofia was tied up.Anthony was still crouched in the corner. The head of the enforcers questioned him briefly, pulled him up off the floor, and took him along.Mario was still on the floor. The men who arrived next dragged him out like a dead dog.When they dragged Luca past me, he rasped, "Victoria, I was wrong.""Wrong about what?"His mouth moved, but no words came out."Wrong to think our grandmother is soft. Wrong to think blood would stop me. Wrong to think that if it all came out, I would stand between you and family justice."Are you actually sorry? Or are you just afraid of how cold the Hudson is tonight?"Luca's lips trembled violently as if he still wanted to beg, but I didn't want to hear another word. I motioned for the enforcers to hurry him away for punishment.My brother and I left the store and hurried to the family's private hospital to see