Seduction of my Mafia Stepbrother
Chapter 10 The Unforgettable One–Night Stand
Federico’s POV
A week agn
The moment I walked out of that hotel, I knew I screwed up.
I wanted to bolt back to that room and tell Emma, “Hey, lets start verm Federico. How about dinner tonight?
But nope, I didn’t.
1 booked a flight in the morning to go to my hometown LA to be ready for my father’s wedding. After the wedding, I will have a new mother and a new job, the boss of Caposta family businesses.
must leave NY and go to LA on that day.
On the plane, I kept saying to myself.
One–night stands have rules, right? We could hook up, but we couldn’t mess with each other’s lives. Once the fun was over, we were strangers. Emma was just a one–night fling, not someone who should matter.
But who was I kidding? I kept kicking myself for it.
In the afternoon, I arrived in the familiar Caposta Manor.
The housekeeper Mr. White told me that my father Riccardo Caposta acompanied his fiancée Julia Davis to try on wedding dresses again.
I paced back and forth in my suite. No, I had to go back to NY, I had to End her!
So 1 boarded a plane for the second time in one day.
Near midnight, I dashed back to the hotel in NY, but the room was alrely checked out. Asked the front desk if there were any messages. The girl in uniform checked and said the guest loved the breakfast.
I gave a sarcastic smile and walked out.
Back at my apartment in NY, I tossed and turned, couldn’t sleep.
When I close my eyes, I can recall her radiant smile and a thousand little memories.
In the bar, this woman actually thought she was “Wonder Woman and tried to save me from the threat of bad guys.
I, Federico Caposta, rescued by a woman for the first time.
And the longing look she gave me, “Please let me forget this messed–up world.” Yeah, the world is pretty messed up, and that night happened to be one of my worst. Two people, disappointed in the world somehow found a glimpse of beauty in each other.
Oh, it’s amazing!
I must admit that I was moved by a woman of a one–night fling.
And yeah, the sex was mind–blowing. Just thinking of her name got me excited.
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Maybe I needed a high–eish escort. No, It made me feel gross. Tiidn t wanna think of her while
What the hell was wrong with me? It was only been a day since I held r, and my life felt Hippod
Next day, I went to The Ritz, where Enuma said she worked.
Tomeone else.
I asked around with some managers, but no one knew an Emma. I even lipped a hundred bucks to an employee to check the system for all staff from the past two years. Nada.
It finally hit me, she saw me as just a one–night stand too. Fake name, jake job, just like me. We were on the same page!
After striking out at the hotel, I went to the bar where ww mel.
Damn! Forgot it was daytime, and the bar was closed.
Then my phone rang. It was my dad, Riccardo.
“Hey son, where are you now? Mr. White told me that you arrived home yesterday. The uttered.
“Sorry, Dad, I suddenly remembered that I had some unfinished busines in NY.”
“You won’t forget that tomorrow is
ow is my wedding?”
didn’t forget, Dad. Got the first flight booked for tomorrow morning.
Riccardo sighed, like he was reminding me, “You gotta know, this wedding’s as big a deal as when I married your mom. I’m getting old, and time’s ticking. Finally, before 1 kick the bucket, I found my true love. Arght you happy for me?”
Hearing Riccardo’s words, I couldn’t help but feel the irony.
Long before my mom passed, Riccardo had a parade of affairs, with several illegitimate children. My mother was angry, crying and sad at first. But later, she was completely numb and moved out of the bedroom
Last month, when I was back in LA, I met Julia, my future stepmother. was clear as day she was just like Riccardo–a gold digger, nothing like the “true love” he was yapping about,
How could Riccardo not see it? Was he blinded by this so–called true love? That story was for others. I didn’t buy it.
“Dad, I’m really happy for you. Mom’s been gone for over a decade. You’ve been drowning in sadness. Now you can finally enjoy love. Honestly, I envy you,” I said, keeping my face blank just to make him happy. 1 had plenty of ways to do that.
Sure enough, Riccardo’s laughter came through the phone. “What about you? Got a girlfriend? You know, the Caposta family isn’t just any family. Your girlfriend has to match you, or rather, match our Caposta
replied, Ive always known that. I’m fully focused on the task you gave me in LA. I’m not as lucky as you to find love like you did.”
Riccardo said, “Alright, I’m glad we can chat. You know, many people grow distant from their kids as they get older. I’m glad that’s not us,”
Riccardo’s words were as fake as ever.
He had so many kids; how many did he actually care about? Or rather, was more wary of each one, always on guard against which kid might try to take everything from him.
Riccardo added, “Federico, you’ve always been my most outstanding chill. When you come back, I hope you can teach Antonio well. I always feel he’s too reckless and aggressive.”
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Antonio is the child of my father’s lover, and he grew up with me. But life choices are obviously different from mine. He is only 24 years old this year, but his hands are already stained with blood.
“No problem, Dad. Antonio is very smart, just like you.” I felt ashamed
And Marta’s back from Paris,” Riccardo said.
Im really looking forward to meeting this sister.”
my men words.
It was true.
Marta was my sister, someone I’d never met but was Dad’s favorite, I was a little curious about her.
Even though Marta was an illegitimate child, her status was way higher than those sons born in brothels.
Marta’s mom, Juliette, was a famous French model back in the day, a big deal in the fashion world. Her endorsement fees back then, if converted to today’s dollars, would be over ten million.
More than 20 years ago, she had a brief but passionate fling with Riccardo in the romantic city of Paris.
Undoubtedly, it was Riccardo’s true love, yet another one.
Riccardo even wanted to divorce my mom for Juliette. During that time, my memories of home were all about their fierce arguments.
But Jullette, unlike other women who used pregnancy to force marriage, had no intention of marrying Riccardo.
gave birth While Riccardo was still planning to divorce for her, she forgot him soon and immediately married a director. Later, when she and found out the child’s biological father was Riccardo, she directly told the truth to her husband. That child was Marta, raised by Juliette and her husband together.
A few years later, Juliette divorced again and raised Marta alone, but this didn’t stop her from acting in TV shows and making money from
ads.
I heard Marta just graduated from Paris Business School and came to Los Angeles specifically for Riccardo’s wedding. What was her purpose?
Was Marta here under Juliette’s instructions to grab Riccardo’s wealth? given Juliette’s style, she could look down on Riccardo’s shady business. After all, even if she grabbed it, she didn’t have the power to protect it–she might even lose her life because of it.
“By the way, Julia’s two daughters will also be there.”
It would be ironic that I would have three more sisters in one day.
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