Leonardo drove back to the company and on hearing about his arrival, Jason rushed to his office to see himJason had a lot of question for Leonardo, what exactly happened? Why did he suddenly have to go out of touch like that? Where have he been? And most importantly, where is Lily and how is she doing?But Jason noticed Leonardo's injured arm and putting all his pressing questions aside, he decided to ask about that first"What happened to your arm?" Jason asked and Leonardo looked at him"I got shot" he replied"By whom? The Mafia boss?" Jason enquired"I'm surprised you guessed right" Leonardo said"Of course, he's being fuming with anger for the past few days cause of your absence and I very well know just how far the Mafia boss can go when he's angry" Jason acknowledged"I'm sure it must have being hard on you too, all the pressure from both your father and the Mafia boss, I'm sorry for putting you through that" Leonardo apologized"No Leonardo I need no apology, what I need to k
Nadia drove one of the Mafia Boss's car home, a home she hasn't been to in four years"Dad!" she squealed as she ran to hug her father who was seated in the living room"Oh Nadia" Alberto embraced her daughter in a fatherly hug"It's been so long Nadia, you refused to come home to see your father""I didn't refuse to come home Dad, I wanted finish all of my years of studies and return a better daughter to you" Nadia said"Of course, you always strive to be better than your best, that is the daughter I know and trained, I couldn't be more proud of you" Alberto embraced Nadia again"Where's Jason?" Nadia asked looking around"He went to work, at the Empire" Alberto replied"He couldn't even wait to see his sister? What kind of brother is he?" Nadia complained"He is your elder brother Nadia and you know he missed you too, he wanted to pick you up from the airport but since Leonardo was going, he went off to the company instead, you'll see him when he comes back" Alberto assured"Okay fi
Lily didn't want to stay home alone, she would've called Anna but she realized that after getting shot, she had absolutely no idea where her phone is, so she took a cab to Anna's apartment instead"Anna" Lily knocked on the door repeatedly Anna opened on the door and screamed on seeing her best friend"Oh my God, Lily!!!" Anna squealed as she engulfed Lily in a hug"I was so worried about you Lily, you suddenly got shot and I met you in a pool of your own blood, I rushed you to the hospital but Leonardo came and took you away and no one heard from you guys again, we were all so worried" "Calm down Anna, may I come inside at least, before you start stating all of your worries and complaints" Lily hinted at Anna to let her in first"Come inside Lily, but honestly, I was so worried, you have no idea how scared I was...." Anna continued as she let Lily in"Breathe Anna, breath" Lily uttered and Anna stopped talking"I know you must have been very worried and scared but I'm fine now, I r
Next morning came faster than expected and Jason woke up with a hangover headacheOh why did he have to drink so much yesterday that he blacked out? He can't even remember anything apart from drinking himself to stupor at the clubhouse, how is he in his room now? Who brought him back home?Jason staggered up and trudged to the bathroom, turning on the shower and letting his whole body get socked by the waterWhen Leonardo and Lily went MIA, he had made a resolution that he was not going to sulk over Lily, he's a Mafia, the next consigliere of the DiCaprio Mafia Empire, he made that decision but just the sight of Lily's tears crumbled all of his resolution and here he is, still sulking over Lily and his one sided love, this isn't how a Mafia should behave, a Mafia isn't supposed to be so weak, he is a shame to the Armando family, a shame to his fatherHe walked out of his bathroom and dressed up in his black suit, it's another work dayHe climbed down the stairs and met his father havi
Nadia sat in the front seat with Jason as he drove them to the Company"You drive like a snail" Nadia remarked"It's called being careful Nadia, if I drive too fast and something happens, father will skin me alive for putting you in danger" Jason retorted "Come on, nothing of that sort will happen, driving so slow is too boring Jason, or do you want me to drive instead?" Nadia winked"And have you wreck my precious expensive car? No thank you" Jason maintained and Nadia shook her head"You are so materialistic" Nadia puffed"Look who's talking, someone that changes her wardrobe every week!" Jason reminded"That was four years ago Jason, I don't do that anymore!" "What do you do now, change your wardrobe every week?" Jason's jeered"I'm not going to let you get under my skin this morning" Nadia decided"Fine, I'll increase the speed, only because you helped me out this morning in front of father" Jason said stepping on the acceleration pad......"Fuck the Mafia boss" Leonardo said l
Nadia felt really bad, it was obvious that Jason was hurting a lot and she was unable to do anything about it"Talk to me Jason? What hurts? Why is your heart aching?" Nadia asked"I'm in a one sided love Nadia, I'm in love with someone that has her eyes on someone else, I'm in love with someone that will never look at me with love, someone that will always see me as a friend and nothing more, it's an impossible love story Nadia, and it hurts, it hurts seeing the one you desire in love with someone else" Jason poured his heart out and Nadia could only watch his brother cry, she wanted to know who this lady was, the lady that commands his brother's heart and is making him so miserable"No Jason, enough of the tears, tell me who this lady is, tell me who is the lady that holds no regards for your feelings and I'll meet her right away!" Nadia voiced angrily and Jason cleaned his tears"No Nadia, it's not her fault, she knows not how I feel about her, she has no idea that I love her and I
On leaving the company, Lily had taken a cab straight to the address Leonardo had written for her, she didn't want to waste anymore time, after that kiss with Leonardo at the office, she doesn't want to stay apart from him much longer so she must find out who Francesca is and figure out why her name keeps interfering in her relationship with LeonardoAfter about an hour of driving, Lily paid the cab driver and proceeded to walk into the skyscraping hospital but as she was just about to walk into the revolving door, a lady bump into her and her purse fell to the ground......"Yes I do know Jason, he is a very good friend of mine, do you know him too?" Lily asked"I'm his sister, Nadia Armando" Nadia replied as she extended her hand for a handshakeLily was surprised but she shook Nadia's hand nevertheless"Wow, Jason did mention he has a sister but he said you were out of country" "Yeah, I came back only yesterday" Nadia replied with a smileNadia noticed Lily's phone was still on th
Chapter 46"What?! No, Francesca is his little sister" Doctor John blurted before he could stop himself"What?!""I've said more than I should have ever said, you really should leave Lily" Doctor John said standing up"Francesca is his little sister? But..... I don't understand, how? He doesn't have a sister, he is the heir of DiCaprio Mafia Empire, if he had a sister then the whole world would have known" "There is a reason that she's being kept hidden from the world Lily, but you won't be finding out that reason from me, I've already said enough, since you don't want to leave now then I'll leave first" Doctor John said, walking out and leaving Lily alone in his office"Are you guys done?" Nadia asked and seeing Doctor John come out of his office"Yeah we are done" Doctor John nodded"Is Lily not coming out?" Nadia asked looking at door"She will soon, come, we have a lot to catch up on, there's a coffee shop down the street, let's go have a cup of coffee, you have tell me everythin
......4 months later......At an art exhibition, the audience strides around looking and admiring the art piecesTheir was a particular piece that seemed to attract every audience that walked past it and they all came back to stare at it more and appreciate the beauty of the art It was a painting of the face of an exquisitely handsome man surrounded by lilly flowers and the audience all commended it"This art piece is beautiful, I'd buy it for any amount in the world, this is just too pretty" An audience marveled"And I heard this is a collaboration art, it was painted by two different artists" "Yeah, the names of the artist are written here, Lily Martini and Francesca DiCaprio""They must be really good for them to have being able to paint something this good and beautiful"Anna ran across the exhibition room to meet Lily in an office down the hallLily was seated beside a desk"How's the exhibition going Anna?" Lily enquired"It's going amazingly well Lily, they love all the paint
John just started his day at the hospital but he was very uncomfortable, he kept thinking of Nadia, the way she left in tears yesterdayHe decided to call Nadia and she picked up the call"Nadia...""I just picked up the call to tell you that I'm leaving the country soon, I'm already at the airport and I'll disconnect this phone number so do not bother yourself with someone as bad as me again John, have a good life" Nadia stated"Wait, wait, wait, what do you mean you are already at the airport? Which airport is that?" John asked"The international airport, why are you asking?" Nadia asked"Do not leave Nadia, I'm coming" John saidHe ended the call and dashed out of the hospital......"Lily? Lily get out of there and save yourself! The bomb will explode any second!!" Leonardo yelled"Leonardo? Is that you? Oh my God Leonardo! I thought you are dead" Lily cried"I'll handle the mafia boss Leonardo, run for the door and get Lily out of here" Jason said and Antonio scoffed"You'll hand
Nadia heard a knocking in her room early in the morning and she dragged her feet to open the door"Why are you waking me up so early Jason?" Nadia asked on seeing Jason by the door"Father is going soon and I want us to have breakfast together before he leaves" Jason said"Why? Is this because I said I'm traveling out of the country today so you want to make some special memories with me before I go?" Nadia asked"You can say so, just come down to the dining room" Jason said and walked offThey all sat in the dining room eating breakfast"Did you make this Jason it actually tastes good" Nadia complimented"It taste funny to me, I.... I think I'm going have to use the......the bathroom" Alberto stuttered as he stood up clutching onto his stomach and ran to the bathroom"Is he okay?" Nadia asked"I think I'll have to make a call to the mafia boss that father is too sick to come to work today" Jason smiled.....Lily had refused to eat anything since she work and found out about Leonardo
"What are you doing here Nadia?" John asked noticing how swollen Nadia's eyes were like she must have cried alot"You answer my question first, is that Francesca? It is her right? Does this mean you helped Leonardo fake her death? Were you walking with Leonardo the whole time?" Nadia questioned"Lets.....lets talk outside Nadia" John said leading Nadia outside"I'm sorry for keeping everything a secret from you but now that you've found out, you'll have to be quiet about it till Leonardo and Jason finishes the mission" John stated"Leonardo and Jason? I thought Leonardo was dead? I heard he was shot dead by Jason, was that a lie too? Do you know how bad I felt when I heard about Leonardo's death? I felt it was all my fault, I thought he wouldn't have died if I didn't help the mafia boss get Lily in the beginning, I thought that I had forced my brother to kill his best friend, I bawled my eyes out in regret! I hated myself! I felt everything was now worthless so I came here to let you
John and Jason walked into Leonardo's VIP room John rushed to Leonardo's bedside"Look at me Leonardo, can you see me clearly? How are you feeling?" John asked and Leonardo tried to sit up"Don't put a strain on your body Leonardo, you are still recuperating" John adviced but Leonardo ignored him and managed to sit upLeonardo looked around, he is at a hospital, he didn't dieHe saw Jason standing by the door and staring at him"You didn't kill me" Leonardo said"I did consider it, but you are more useful alive than dead" Jason said"You should've Jason, letting me live put not only your life at risk but also father and sister's lives, the mafia boss will kill them all if he figures out that I'm still alive""That is why we have to kill him before he finds out" Jason stated"You want us to kill the mafia boss?" Leonardo asked"Was that not what you were planning to do? So I suppose you must already have a plan in place""Before that, where is Lily?" Leonardo enquired"You don't have
Lily opened her eyes and the first face she saw beside her was AnnaAnna? How can Anna be here? She is currently in hiding with Leonardo, inside a little cabin in the woods so how can Anna be here?Oh, she knows what's going on, she must be dreaming, she must have missed her friend so much that she's now dreaming of seeing herAnna noticed Lily's eyes was now open, she's finally awakeAnna screamed at the top of her voice"Oh my gosh you are awake!!!" Anna squealed"You.....you are real?" Lily stuttered staring at Anna in disbelief"What do you mean Lily, of course I am real, I am your friend Anna, do you not recognize me?" Anna asked"Of course I... I recognize you but what are you doing here?" "What am I doing here? Look around Lily, this is my home and you are here with me, you have no idea how happy that you are finally back Lily, I'm so glad to finally see you again!" Anna said as she enveloped Lily in a hugLily looked around, it is Anna's apartment, this is not a dream, Anna
"What?!!! What the hell did you just do Jason?!! How could you?!!" John shreiked as Leonardo remained still on the ground in a pool of his own blood"The mission is to kill Leonardo DiCaprio and the mission has been completed, take Francesca away and never show up in front of me again, the next time I see you, you'll be meeting the same fate as Leonardo so you better pray there won't be a next time" Jason said as he turned back facing his mafia escort"Should we get the body?" One of them ask"There's no need for that" Jason said as he turned back and took a picture of Leonardo's body with his phone"He is dead already and this picture will be enough evidence for the mafia boss, I do not want to get his blood stains all over the car" Jason stated He entered his car, his escort followed suite and they all drove offHis escort drove back to the company while Jason's car when. straight to the mafia boss's mansion to make a reportJason walked into the mansion along with two of the mafia
Chapter 78"What? What will Lily be doing at a hospital?" John asked confused as he looked at Leonardo"She... she had suddenly lost consciousness so I had to rush her to the hospital" Leonardo replied"Then how did Jason find her?" John asked"Allow me to save you the trouble and explain how things panned out, when you came to the company and you heard it being reported to me that they've been found, it wasn't the hideout that was found out, one of our mafia guys that we placed around sighted Leonardo in the hospital so we were headed for the hospital, I knew John would try to warn you or come save you guys from me so I sent some guys to the hospital to check it out while I followed John discreetly and because he was in such a hurry to come and save you and Francesca, he never noticed he was being followed" Jason narrated"So you used me!" John muttered"You presented yourself as an opportunity John, and heck yeah I took that opportunity to complete this mission" Jason smiled"Your
John ran out of the company, a futile effort to try and stop Jason as he already sat in the car and along with his entourage, they zoomed off at an insanely fast speedJason's word repeated again in John's head....."I do not want to do this but I am at a cross road where I have to make a choice between family and friends, since my friends seems to have disregarded me, I've decided to go with family".....Jason was told that they've been found, John wondered if "they" meant "Leonardo and Lily""No, no that can't be" John uttered as he quickly got into his car and zoomed off tooJason knows about Francesca too, he knows she is not dead, everything is so messed up right now, he must meet Leonardo, he must meet him quickly, hopefully before Jason gets to them.....The lady that drove Leonardo and Lily to hospital had already left while Leonardo continued to pace around the emergency room where Lily was being tended toMoments later, the doctor walked out of the emergency room and Leona