Chapter 18
ROMANO
Fuck.
Finished
I hate charity events. It’s already a damned–known fact that it is simply a means of money laundering, a way to control the flow of money from the underground world to the real world.
I drag in my cigarette, already feeling mentally drained. The man I had tortured, who had attempted to kidnap my son had finally confessed. He was sent by Martini. Martini is still a small name in our world, but it’s also well–known that he has alliances with the Russians who are big competitors.
our
Today’s charity ball is just a guise for the real deal about to take place, and I’ve heard that Martini will be present today, and I’m waiting for the mother fucker..
As I inhale another drag of cigarette from my VIP area of the hotel, for an unknown reason, my mind drifts to the woman from earlier; a part of me had been disappointed when she hadn’t spoken a word, and this is something that doesn’t happen often.
My Gianni had snuck off with my phone to call the mystery woman who saved him, but the moment I answered, she had stopped to speak.
One of the reasons I haven’t contacted her is simply because of the enemies who I’m certain are watching my every move.
The last thing I want to do is to expose my son’s saviour to danger. Another problem is that Gianni seems to be very attached to her because he never stops talking about her; I can’t help bu feel worried; what if she has a motive?
Then, I will have no choice but to hurt his mystery womany
“Ready sir? The auction is about to start.”
but
I toss aside my cigarette and enter the moderately lit room. My presence seems to cause tension in the air; everywhere suddenly turns pin–drop silent, and all the gaze of the other mafia bosses gathered around this auction room is focused on me.
I walk in like I fucking own the place, The air reeks of cigar smoke, greed, and desperation. They are probably wondering why I personally came.
If only one bastard hadn’t dared touch my own.
I meet Martini’s gaze; the old leecher shoots me with a cold look; he is surrounded by several of his men who are armed to the teeth, such a fucking coward.
He’s a prideful man who doesn’t like to lose, I’m simply a man who hates when anyone touches my family.
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“We start at five million. Who will give me five million for this newly invested baby… The Kalinx
907”
Kalinx. 90 is a newly designed gun that hasn’t broken the underground market yet. I’ve learned that Martini had shown interest in it.
A murmur ripples through the crowd as hands shoot up, each bidder trying to outdo the others. The price skyrockets from ten million to fifteen million and twenty.
“Thirty million!” Niko calls out on my behalf.
It isn’t really about how good the weapon is, this auction is more like a complete power show.
“Thirty–five million!“Martini counteracts.
The room falls silent, and a cruel smile spreads across my face as I push him deeper still; for someone who is presently struggling between gambling debts, he sure has a lot of money to offer.
“I’ll give you Fifty million,” Martini snarls, his eyes locks on mine as he tells the moderator, “I’ll also throw in a side deal, a piece of the waterfront territory.
“Sold to Martini Roselli!”
The bastard smiles at me as though he has not just fallen from my bait.
“Well take a short break and return for our next item!”
I walk out of the auction room, taken aback by the slight crowd of celebrities and small business
owners.
Shit!
I had completely forgotten about the other auction going on outside.
“Martini is heading to the bathroom,” Niko informs me and I curtly nod.
OFE
It was time for him to pay the price for attempting to harm my son…
I then whispered a few words to my subordinates, before deciding to cross through the auction. being held outside to get to Martini’s location.
But when I step into the hotel’s lobby, and the sight in front of me causes my blood to freeze.
Some people will just show up
in your lives without any announcement, huh?
I’m fucking not prepared for this!
Every part of me is reeling in shock and disbelief, yet there is no doubt that this woman in front of me is Jasmine.
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Chapter 18
My Jasmine.
The woman who has tormented and refused to leave my mind for four whole fucking years!
Now that I have calmed down from my initial shock, I cannot stop staring at her.
Her pretty nose leads down to a pair of luscious red lips that are curved into a faint smile. Her bewitching curves are accentuated by her dark evening dress.
Jasmine has always been fucking beautiful, no denying that. She is easily the most sexiest woman I’ve ever seen.
As I watch, a young man walks towards her to hang his arm around her waist and every nerve fibre I possess tenses, my blood pulsating so hard in my veins right now.
“What’s the matter, Boss?” Niko asks, following my distracted gaze and my anger, which is now simmering to the surface.
What’s her relationship with that man?
Is she married? Are they dating?
She’s fucking smiling too hard, an expression I never got to see the whole time she was married
to me.
I stare at the wimp beside her, and the image of the way she used to writhe beneath me suddenly flashes in my mind, fueling the repulsion that I already feel.
There’s no fucking chance in hell that that mother fucker has what it takes to please her. Jasmine starts to head to the bathroom, and I quickly order Niko to keep an eye on Martini.
I follow her secretly, stopping as she enters the bathroom; I want to storm inside there. I badly need to speak to her, but then what will I say?
Things had been so sour between us when I had let leave me.
A sound pierces the air, the unmistakable sound of a gunshot that instantly makes me reach for my own weapon.
The screams instantly follow, and I no longer had time to think about what to say to Jasmine when I see her. She’s in great danger now, and I have to save her.
Anxiety snatches my lungs as I dash into the restroom; the first thing my gaze lands on is Martini’s body, lying dead on the floor, a bullet hole pierced between his eyes.
Fuck!
Someone else has gotten to him before we did. The next thing I see instantly turns my blood hot, the red haze of vexation blinding my vision.
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“Let go of her!” The harsh command barely leaves my mouth when another shot explodes in the
air.
Shit!
