CHAPTER 117

THIRD PERSON POV

It's been three years and two months since Valerie was present in the mansion. Her absence had such a great effect on her husband Stephano. During the first year when she had gone missing, Stephano had been in so much rage and tried all his possible best to find her. Unfortunately his right hand man Fred had outsmarted him so perfectly and there was no way he was able to trace them successfully.

Over the next few years, Stephano's rage subsided and just became pure pain, like Valerie's absence had caused a hole in his heart. He became far more ruthless than he had ever been before, his gang were always on the edge in his presence, too scared to do anything that would upset their mafia leader. Knowing fully well that the punishment is death.

Stephano's only solace was his adopted son, Huston. He was the only light in his dark world. He made sure he was well taken care of and protected at all times. He couldn't bear the thought of losing him too. After Valerie had gone m