Giovanni was submerged in the water, the temperature was warm, he allowed his thoughts to flow.The brown eyes took his mind, the gentle smile that soon turned into a sad expression. What shit he had done. Giovanni Mancini could not remove the image of his children’s nanny from his mind. Former nanny, for he had done the stupid thing by firing her. He emerged and came out of the tub, drying himself and dressing himself right after. While drying his hair, he thought about her. How could he have been so stupid? Maybe he had missed the chance to be happy again. Giovanni gave a tired sigh, he could no longer allow his father’s shadow to shape his happiness. But now, it might be too late for the change to have any effect on Aria. The mobster for the first time feared something. Determined, he returned home, wearing his casual clothes, but knowing that he would not be well received.On the way, his mind searched for ways of how he could solve things, but they all ended in rejection. --
The silence in the car was embarrassing. After leaving Laura at home, Aria and Giovanni decided to settle their unfinished business. And the first of them, was to find the traitor.On the way to Aria’s old house, none of them said a word. Giovanni had already sent his men to investigate and research more about Orlov. However, he also had to do something. And to do something would also be to try to solve the problems between him and Aria. Giovanni looked at her at that moment. The brown hair in the wind, the eyes of the same color watching people on the street and red lips being bitten with concern, surely she was thinking what would do if he met his grandfather. Sure, she was going through a lot and Giovanni had only made the situation worse. "Aria." He called her and her attention was directed to him. "Yes?" she asked, with no emotion in her voice. "Hmm." Giovanni was thoughtful for a few seconds, pondering what he should say. "I’m sorry, really. I don’t know how to fix things be
Alissa walked through the streets of the city. There, it seemed that she was just an ordinary citizen. However, Alissa was everything except that.The phone rang at that moment. The number she already knew and was making her afraid of fear, appeared on the screen."Hello?" she asked with the voice and trembling hands.The voice on the other side asked about the secret information and she lied, speaking in code. There was no response from the other side. This made Alissa understand that she had the rope around her neck.Alissa hung up the phone shaking. She should have called for help? But from whom? Mateo? After that kiss, they didn’t talk right. The situation was already too complicated. But this made her admit to herself that she had feelings for him.The woman went towards his apartment and something inside her, instinct, told him that there was something wrong. Alissa sent a message to Mateo through a specific key and prepared for what was coming. She pulled the gun from the holst
Chapter 41 - Ice Cream Even if Aria now knew about the dangerous situation she was in, she would never get used to the conflicts and the feeling of her possible death.They managed to escape without being intercepted by the police, which was a relief. Aria would not know what to answer. She looked at Giovanni’s shoulder, worried. At least the bleeding had stopped, but she would still need stitches.His calm with the situation still scared her. Giovanni drove as if the shoulder was not hurt, as if there was no pain and as if their near death had not happened."This is a mobster. Someone who’s used to these things that we ordinary people can’t even imagine." Aria thought to herself."Are you all right?" he asked looking into her eyes with a smile. "What are you thinking?" Aria was awakened from her thoughts. The wind touched her hair as they approached the Mancini house. "Hmm?" she asked still thoughtful. "Aren’t you in pain?" Aria said pointing to his arm. "Don’t worry. I’ll be fin
Aria woke up with a headache. The yellow light made her eyes close again. She moaned in pain, feeling her whole body hurt. Especially your skull.With courage, she opened her eyes again and gave a moan of pain. Aria noticed that she was in a white place, with a device attached to her body. A hospital for sure.Soon after, someone entered the room. It was Cassandra."Cass." Aria called her sister with a weak voice.Cassandra ran to her and groped the bed until it reached her hand. "Aria, what a relief. You’re fine." Cass hugged her. "We were so worried.""What happened, Cass? I remember the car we were in fell into the water." Aria commented, trying to remember something but the damn headache did not allow. "Calm down. Let’s take it slow, you’ve been out for 5 days, Ari. I’m going to call the nurse and the doctor to examine you, so we’ll talk, all right?" Cassandra said about to leave but, Aria interrupted her. "Wait. 5 days? What happened to me? And Laura and Alissa?" She looked inc
Screams.Smoke.Fire.Blood.Giovanni wiped the blood from his face and got into the car, as if he hadn't caused chaos behind him.He straightened his blue tie and answered the ringing phone. His secretary, Anne, was calling him at the worst possible time.“Mr. Mancini, I'm calling to inform you that the last nanny has quit. We're running out of options. I don't know who to hire if even the trained women in our midst aren't enough.”“I don't care, Anne. That's your job to sort out. The children have to accept someone. There's no time to deal with them.”“There is one last option, sir, but I think your children's wish is...”“Then bring that last option and don't disturb me any more for today.” He said, turning off his cell phone without even saying goodbye.As the car left its trail of destruction behind, someone woke up gasping in the cold of the night.The images were still fresh in his mind, screams, smoke, fire, blood, death.It all seemed so recent, as if 12 years had not passed.
When Aria arrived at the Mancini house, she was surprised by the amount of security. Well, if I were her, I’d like to keep your kids safe, too. The housekeeper Giulia answered and Aria thanked her for the education. She presented the whole house and the functioning of things there. "Children can be a little difficult. Many have already said goodbye. But I ask you to understand. They suffer greatly from the absence of their father." Aria stated. She somehow understood these children. Being without her parents was difficult. She smiled when she saw a 5-year-old girl and a 17-year-old boy. They both looked at her angrily. "This is Laura and Giovanni, Aria."- Giulia introduced them. "Children, this is Miss Ricci." "Pleasure, I will take care of you from today. I hope we got along." Laura just showed her tongue and cried out: "We don’t want you here." The child ran into the room and locked himself in. Lorenzo also did not address her. He did a quick research on her life and
Giovanni wouldn’t want to be here today, especially when that random woman left his mind full of distractions. The man in front of him was terrified, fear could be seen in his eyes, but there was no forgiveness for traitors. Especially those who used their power to abuse children. "Please, please, boss, it’s a lie. I swear I didn’t do anything. I would never touch a child." he said tied to his chair. Giovanni did not answer, he just focused on hitting the man, discounting all of his anger, while that woman’s words came into his mind. It wasn’t his fault, it was that damn woman who took him away from his kids years ago. Doubt would never leave his mind or the hatred he felt for his children. Who was that nanny to say what she didn’t know? Did she know who he was? Who was she talking to? The abuser was tired of trying to fight, but the worst would come. At that moment, Giovanni already had his face and shirt full of blood. How dare that girl? If that son of a bitch, in fron
Aria woke up with a headache. The yellow light made her eyes close again. She moaned in pain, feeling her whole body hurt. Especially your skull.With courage, she opened her eyes again and gave a moan of pain. Aria noticed that she was in a white place, with a device attached to her body. A hospital for sure.Soon after, someone entered the room. It was Cassandra."Cass." Aria called her sister with a weak voice.Cassandra ran to her and groped the bed until it reached her hand. "Aria, what a relief. You’re fine." Cass hugged her. "We were so worried.""What happened, Cass? I remember the car we were in fell into the water." Aria commented, trying to remember something but the damn headache did not allow. "Calm down. Let’s take it slow, you’ve been out for 5 days, Ari. I’m going to call the nurse and the doctor to examine you, so we’ll talk, all right?" Cassandra said about to leave but, Aria interrupted her. "Wait. 5 days? What happened to me? And Laura and Alissa?" She looked inc
Chapter 41 - Ice Cream Even if Aria now knew about the dangerous situation she was in, she would never get used to the conflicts and the feeling of her possible death.They managed to escape without being intercepted by the police, which was a relief. Aria would not know what to answer. She looked at Giovanni’s shoulder, worried. At least the bleeding had stopped, but she would still need stitches.His calm with the situation still scared her. Giovanni drove as if the shoulder was not hurt, as if there was no pain and as if their near death had not happened."This is a mobster. Someone who’s used to these things that we ordinary people can’t even imagine." Aria thought to herself."Are you all right?" he asked looking into her eyes with a smile. "What are you thinking?" Aria was awakened from her thoughts. The wind touched her hair as they approached the Mancini house. "Hmm?" she asked still thoughtful. "Aren’t you in pain?" Aria said pointing to his arm. "Don’t worry. I’ll be fin
Alissa walked through the streets of the city. There, it seemed that she was just an ordinary citizen. However, Alissa was everything except that.The phone rang at that moment. The number she already knew and was making her afraid of fear, appeared on the screen."Hello?" she asked with the voice and trembling hands.The voice on the other side asked about the secret information and she lied, speaking in code. There was no response from the other side. This made Alissa understand that she had the rope around her neck.Alissa hung up the phone shaking. She should have called for help? But from whom? Mateo? After that kiss, they didn’t talk right. The situation was already too complicated. But this made her admit to herself that she had feelings for him.The woman went towards his apartment and something inside her, instinct, told him that there was something wrong. Alissa sent a message to Mateo through a specific key and prepared for what was coming. She pulled the gun from the holst
The silence in the car was embarrassing. After leaving Laura at home, Aria and Giovanni decided to settle their unfinished business. And the first of them, was to find the traitor.On the way to Aria’s old house, none of them said a word. Giovanni had already sent his men to investigate and research more about Orlov. However, he also had to do something. And to do something would also be to try to solve the problems between him and Aria. Giovanni looked at her at that moment. The brown hair in the wind, the eyes of the same color watching people on the street and red lips being bitten with concern, surely she was thinking what would do if he met his grandfather. Sure, she was going through a lot and Giovanni had only made the situation worse. "Aria." He called her and her attention was directed to him. "Yes?" she asked, with no emotion in her voice. "Hmm." Giovanni was thoughtful for a few seconds, pondering what he should say. "I’m sorry, really. I don’t know how to fix things be
Giovanni was submerged in the water, the temperature was warm, he allowed his thoughts to flow.The brown eyes took his mind, the gentle smile that soon turned into a sad expression. What shit he had done. Giovanni Mancini could not remove the image of his children’s nanny from his mind. Former nanny, for he had done the stupid thing by firing her. He emerged and came out of the tub, drying himself and dressing himself right after. While drying his hair, he thought about her. How could he have been so stupid? Maybe he had missed the chance to be happy again. Giovanni gave a tired sigh, he could no longer allow his father’s shadow to shape his happiness. But now, it might be too late for the change to have any effect on Aria. The mobster for the first time feared something. Determined, he returned home, wearing his casual clothes, but knowing that he would not be well received.On the way, his mind searched for ways of how he could solve things, but they all ended in rejection. --
Cassandra knew she was in trouble, the moment Aria said, "Cassandra, we need to talk."Aria didn’t used to talk to her in such a serious way. So the sister knew it was something important. Cassandra remained seated in the chair with a tense expression.Alissa and Lorenzo were helping Bianca in the kitchen, so the sisters were alone in the room. Aria looked at her sister with some grief and irritation. And by the tone of her voice, Cassandra knew she was angry about something:"You lied to me, Cass. How could you hide that cancer is advancing? How can I help you if you’re hiding information from me?" She tried to say it without raising her voice. Cassandra lowered her head, embarrassed. "I... I didn’t want to worry you." she said with tears in her eyes. "Oh, dear." Aria hugged her and stroked her hair. "I know you want to protect me, but we need to be honest and help each other. I don’t ask anything about your relationship and I know you’re an adult, but this is a very serious thing,
For 14 years, Giovanni did not approach anyone seriously. It was easy for him to win women and have them in his bed whenever he wanted. In the Houen high school and college, exclusive to members of the mafia, Giovanni was famous. After all, he was the boss’s son. Women were easy targets of his charm and he had them as simple entertainment. Until a redhead, conquer. And today, Mancini regretted having fallen in love. The green eyes like emeralds conquered him, along with a sweet and mischievous smile. Natasha was the light, the sun in his life after so many shadows lived with her father. "Come on, stop being a little pushover and put your feet in the sand." She laughed that day at the beach. A day of escapades from his father, where Giovanni claimed to be doing a college paper. Natasha smiled, and pulled him by the hand until he took off his white shirt and leather shoes, putting his feet finally in the sand. "You’re a fool." he laughed as he walked into the icy sea. "I only take
Giovanni held the wheel tightly as he drove to his secret location. He passed a motorcycle, almost causing an accident due to the speed and inattention in which he was.Lorenzo’s expression still remained in his mind. The anger that his son felt from him and the state he was in when Giovanni left him just now. His fingers clenched even stronger on the wheel to remember the event.In the end, he had become like his father. A sick maniac who hated, feared and hurt his own children. What he feared most happened and there was nothing that Giovanni could do to turn it around. The thoughts disturbed his mind, when he finally arrived and opened the gate, almost knocking him down. He didn’t care, he closed it and went into the house. It had been ages since he’d gone to that country house. The place was dusty, but with the windows open, it was enough to get some air in. There was no food in the cupboards and only tap water. Giovanni didn’t need it, after all everything was there, good bottl
Aria smiled as she relived old memories. That home was her home during childhood and made her happy. After her parents died, she could not bear her feelings and memories in that place. So she and Cassandra left the place. It was too painful to be there.Everything still continued as before, the cream-colored walls and varnished wood floor. Bianca had opened the window for the sun to come in now, teacher and student were face to face at the old wooden table in the living room. Bianca took the student’s hand and said with a weeping voice:"I’m sorry I couldn’t keep your custody, Aria. But it was very dangerous at the time. I think you can imagine why. " Now I know everything. "Aria said giving you a big hug." Unfortunately I do. I think I’d rather not know. " She looked away, thinking of some things." But I came here for that."Aria then told everything that happened, from her hiring to what she found out with Natasha. Bianca didn’t say a word at first, she just frowned and was though