Giovanni shook her hand in a comfort and wiped her tears.
"Forgive me for being curious." She smiled. "Don’t worry, sir. It’s been a long time. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to take care of Laura." She left him alone with her thoughts of who that woman was. Giovanni did not think she was someone to harm him. But something told her I knew her from somewhere. -------- The first thing Lorenzo did when he arrived at the school was to give a sigh of anger when Maira arrived hugging Cassandra. "You’re coming to my mother’s party, aren’t you? Everyone’s invited. Including you, Cass. Promise me to make Lorenzo dance.". "How ridiculous, Mai. You don’t know if Cass likes it." "Thank you. I want to go, yes, I’ve never been to one of these." Cassandra replied excitedly. Lorenzo rolled his eyes and Maira gave him a mischievous smile, saying that now he had no excuse. They argued for a few moments until Cassandra told them she was going to the bathroom and they didn’t care. She could do it alone. Even if Maira and Julio were carefree. There was one person who could have targeted Cassandra and Lorenzo won’t allow it. When the couple had left. He waited for Cassandra on the opposite side of the bathroom. Lorenzo noticed that she staggered. That surprised you, was the girl sick? When she left, a young redhead stopped her, as he expected. Leonardo was the bully of the school, he thought himself to be strong and the son of a Russian mobster. Not that Lorenzo cared about his size. He had a gun. "Hey baby. How come nobody introduced me to you?" Leonardo said, holding Cassandra’s chin. Cassandra knew he was no good just for touch and speech. "Let me go please." she asked politely. "What if I don’t want to? Pretty, useless little things like you, that you can’t see, should stand like a ornament."At that moment, Lorenzo punched him. Leonardo fell to the ground, surprised.
"Cass. Are you okay?" "Lorenzo? Is that you?" she asked, trying to identify where her voice came from. "Stay there, all right? If you move, you might get hurt. I’ll sort it out." "That’s all Mancini has? I heard what my father did recently with his family, isn’t it?" Leonardo said standing up. "Yes, I know. And I know we won." Lorenzo responded with one more punch. This time, Leonardo turned and fought back. Lorenzo had a black eye, but did not give up. Soon another punch was thrown at Leonardo. "Now you want to defend the rookie? What is she? Your girlfriend? You’re defending your girlfriend, Mancini?" He laughed. " Did you find a decorative object to replace your father’s absence?" Leonardo laughed and punched Lorenzo against the ground. "Shut up." Lorenzo fought back, punching and pinning him to the ground. Nothing could contain his anger. "Shut up. Don’t talk like that with your filthy mouth." he said, continuing to punch the redhead. Lorenzo took all his anger out on Leonardo. The fact that Dad was never home, that he was removing the photos of his mother without explanation, that he let Laura suffer for him, that he let Aria be kidnapped, that he had to lie to Cassandra, and of course, for everything that Russian prick was saying about her. A sweet young woman, the only one who didn’t approach him out of interest. The punches continued and the doors of the classes had already opened to see what had happened. Leonardo’s face was swollen and bleeding from being caught. "Lorenzo, please stop. It looks like you’ve been doing this for a long time." Cassandra screamed. Lorenzo came out of his trance and looked at her. Cassandra was frightened, her eyes wide with terror. "Damn. Now she might think I’m a monster." he thought. "I’m sorry, Cass. I’m trying to protect you." She smiled."Nobody did anything like that for me except Aria. Thanks for protecting me. Are you okay? And him?"
"I’m fine. Just with a black eye and he, well, unconscious. But, I didn’t kill him. Don’t worry."
I could have pulled the gun. They didn’t report me. But, it would create a bigger war between both mafias. - He thought.
"What happened here, Mr Mancini?" Miss Mairani, the director, asked.
At that moment, Cassandra had a sudden dizziness and almost fell. Lorenzo caught her in time, but couldn’t help but smear her clothes with a little blood.
"We’ll take everyone to the infirmary and you’ll explain to me what happened. , Mr. Mancini. Being your father’s son does not prevent you from receiving punishment."
Lorenzo just agreed to it.
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In the infirmary, they had already taken care of the wounds of Lorenzo and Leonardo, even if the second had not yet woken up.
Soon, Cassandra woke up and Lorenzo went to see her.
"Don’t tell my sister, please. "
"Why? The nurse says you fainted from the scare."
"Did she say?" Cassandra sighed in relief. "Great."
"Mr. Ricci and Mr. Mancini, I’m glad you’re all well, but that doesn’t mean I have to call your people in charge."
Giovanni did not expect that he would receive a call from the school that day. But luckily, he had answered. "Mister Mancini? I’m glad you answered the phone for the first time in your life." Martha Mairani said across the line. " There was an incident with Lorenzo and Cassandra, so I suggest you come to the school and bring your employee too." She said, hanging up, Martha wasn’t to be chatty. Usually, Giovanni used to send someone else to deal with his children’s issues. But since he was here. He tidied up his shirt, put on a red tie and fixed his blond hair and went to Laura’s room where Aria was. The woman laughed as she watched the girl and looked at something on her laptop. He knocked on the door and said: "Miss Ricci, we have a place to go. Lorenzo and Cassandra are on the board. Giulia will take care of Laura." Aria jumped in. How come everyone there used to scare so easily? "Yes, sir." She stammered, I’m just gonna help Laura put the toys away. "I’ll meet you
3 years ago, something occurred that Giovanni would never forget. The day his wife looked at him with disdain, chained to a chair, he laughed and therefore shot her in the head. Rosso was a mysterious person who was frustrating his business. And everything that was stolen or destroyed was delivered to the Russian mafia. It took two years of investigation to find that name and months before they ran into the traitor. That day, he left home, his wife gave him a kiss and said good luck. He stroked the head of the children and left them sleeping. The operation was a careful operation that only a few trusted personnel knew. They needed a secret spy who was able to pass on the information at the last minute before he died. A recording that made Giovanni not believe his eyes. Until he saw for himself in the next operation, where Natasha spoke in Russian about the "products.". She sat on the merchandise of weapons and laughed. Giovanni couldn’t believe it. The woman he loved for ye
Aria was tired of lying so long, so she decided to walk a little. Even if the crutches were her companions. Laura was asleep, but she wondered where Lorenzo and Cass were. However, her monologue was interrupted upon hearing the voice of the Roman Lord. "Hey, Miss Ricci. Since you’re here, can you hand over some papers for Giovanni? Can you?" Mateo asked, he seemed eager. "Of course, Mr. Romano, why not?" She replied, she really had nothing to do. She took the papers that would get a little dented, but since he was trusting her... "Thank you. If I don’t hurry. Alissa will run away from me again." He ran out while Aria knocked on the door. "Mister Mancini, are you there? I brought some papers that Mister Romano asked me to." "Come in." She heard his hoarse voice on the other side. Aria opened the door and with some difficulty entered. However, she noticed that her boss was not well. Giovanni looked tired. There were dark circles in his eyes, his shirt was
Giovanni stormed out. He wasn’t thinking straight. He hadn’t controlled his instincts like that in a long time. He thought about finding some prostitutes, but in the end he gave up. They would never compare to the only two women who could take his mind. "Hello, Mateo. Did you find anything?" he said answering the phone. "Hmm, interesting, a ballet performance. I’m sure Laura and Aria will like it. Giovanni knew not to approach Miss Ricci again in such a short time. However, circumstances required it. He called home, knew it would be awkward to call Aria’s cell phone directly.When Giulia answered, Giovanni asked to speak to the nanny. "Hello, Mr Mancini?" Aria answered."Miss, Ricci. Tell Laura next week we’re going to a ballet performance. As I know that you are fond of this art, I invite you to be my companion. And of course, to be there to take care of Laura.""But, sir, I..." she stammered."Just get it ready."Giovanni hung up and prepared for himself to go to Yuri Sidoniv’s
Lorenzo rarely went to the hospital. Any medical care was done at home due to the mafia. Only in more urgent cases, their members were taken to a special hospital. The place was noisy, with several emergencies happening in the emergency room. They went through there, until they reached the treatment room where there was no one.Cassandra sat in a comfortable black armchair, and Lorenzo sat next to her in a chair. They did not have time to talk at all, as a brunette woman, wearing a lab coat, arrived in the room and greeted the young woman. "Good morning, Cassandra. How have you been these past few days?" "Good morning Miss Leone. Unfortunately, I had some dizziness on the days we didn’t see each other." "I’m going to ask for today’s chem
It took a week and Giovanni was busy preparing the preparations for the presentation.At that time, no one could talk to him, not even Mateo. And so the friend arrived in his room that day, opening the door in an impetuous way."Giovanni, we need to talk about Lorenzo."Giovanni watched the friend with his blue eyes, he would never imagine this subject."What did Lorenzo do?""Nothing wrong if that’s what you’re thinking. Other than the fact, this boy doesn’t seem to want to live."Giovanni looked at him, surprised. Didn’t Giovanni have a good life? How wouldn’t the boy like to live?"What do you mean, Mateo? Explain it to me right." He said putting his arms above the table and looking with an expression of irritation at his friend."I heard a conversation between him and the girl, Aria’s sister. You’ve been away for a long time, Giovanni. Even if you don’t want to, they are your children. And they are suffering."He said with fiery brown eyes staring at his friend’s blues. "At least
The next day, someone knocked on the door of the room that Mateo used as an office. Shortly after permission from him, Lorenzo entered. Which surprised the hell out of him. "What brings you here, Lorenzo? Did you talk to your father?" asked the brown man, worried. "No. My father didn’t tell me. I’d like to talk to you."Mateo looked at him, surprised. What could be of interest to Lorenzo in his case? The young man had never shown interest in any of the family’s affairs."What do you want, then?" Mateo stared at him with his brown eyes."I heard you need someone for tech services, I’m a great hacker. I can do that job. I just ask you not to tell my dad."Mateo gave a Ladino smile.
Today was the day of the presentation. Aria was very excited, after all did not see the ballet closely for years. She tried to replicate some old movements, but unfortunately her leg couldn’t stretch enough anymore. Thus, the woman left the room with a sigh of frustration. Aria had to admit and accept that that time would never return."Aria." A childish voice called her in a small scream. " Are you sad today? You Want ice cream? Lenzo always gives me ice cream when I’m sad. Just don’t tell Giulia, she doesn’t like us having ice cream before lunch."Aria laughed and stroked the head of the girl who gave a cute smile in return."It’s nothing dear. I’m fine." Laura watched her with a suspicious expression, but said nothing more. Adults were difficult to show their feelings "Let’s go shopping? Let’s buy a beautiful dress for today" Aria changed the subject. "And toys too." Laura screamed with happy little jumps, forgetting the previous event. Children Tb forgot fast.-----Alissa to