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Author: Aya Starr
last update Last Updated: 2025-03-25 03:12:07
Lorenzo’s POV

I pondered on what approach I was going to take with Marissa and no matter what I thought, there wasn’t anyone that was going to go down well with Marissa considering how deep she was already.

Besides, I was already riding my luck with this pact we had already and it was reaping dividends. The mafia was starting to make trades again and soon, we would be back on top.

I didn’t like to toot my horn but I had to give it to myself. I was a brilliant man and I had played on Marissa’s intelligence to get through to her.

It was the major reason I didn’t want her to stop acting desperate when it involved Talia but even then, I had a backup plan in case the original plan failed.

I drove right up to the front door and immediately, the door was thrown open and Marissa came rushing outside.

“I’ve been trying to call you all morning, Lorenzo!” Marissa said as she came rushing down the stairs. “I need your help with a lot of things.”

“It’s nice to see you too, Marissa,” I r
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