Xavier Ajello dead or not?

Third-person pov:

“Xavier Ajello will be in the sea today with my daughter. Take care of him, and you’ll have the fifty crates you want for free,” Dante said to Alfredo Colombo.

Since Xavier wanted to play dirty with him, he should be ready to dance to the dune of the music he had chosen.

**

Seeing his daughter walk away hurt a lot, making Dante wonder what he was doing wrong. A tear almost escaped his eyes, making him wish Guilia could go back to being a kid again.

He drowned himself in drinks the entire night while Elowen was at the receiving end. Seeing what Guilia had turned her husband into made her sad.

“That’s enough!” She said, taking away the bottle of drink in front of Dante, then looked him in the eyes with tears shimmering in hers.

“Why are you hurting me for something I didn’t do?” She asked, and he stood up from the bar stool, walking up to her and cupping her face.

“I do not intend to hurt you, and joy will come in the morning.”

His mouth reeked of alcohol, which made h