Owned by Wallace Monzato (Monzato Brothers 1) COMPLETED

Chapter Twenty Two

Wallace

After the confrontation with my father, my heart sank somewhere. I got nervous for Paige. If I didn’t scare my father enough, he will get some intel about her and he will do something. 

I felt my blood boil. My hand formed a fist. 

I dialled Damon’s number. If I need protection, Damon can definitely help me. After two rings, he picked up. 

“Monzato, I was in the middle of a meeting, this call should be important.” I heard him. 

“I need your help. I need men to protect my woman, and other devices that can guard up my house. Can you help?” 

I heard him dismissed everyone. I heard movements sign that his employees are evacuating the room. 

“Why?” 

“Father.” 

That’s the only word I can say. I don’t wanna elaborate things because he knew the tension between me and my father. 

“You’re declaring war against your father.” 

That’s a statement. If I’m going to protect Paige and her mom against my father, I need to block him on everything. From getting an intel and coming to my mansion. If I’m going to let this day slide, he will certainly get a lot of information. 

The fact that he wants Paige to do something for him made me sick. 

“Anyway, Cohen’s friend is in town. He’s a cop but he is an expert on installing a device to your house. Let’s meet right now.” Then, he dropped the call. 

I got up. I have payrolls, prototype and insurances to work on but that can wait. I need to review the new aircraft to be sold next month but I will always chose Paige over anything. 

I can lose a million dollar deal but at least I secured her safety from my father. I don’t wanna disappoint her. 

My affection to her is growing everyday. To the point that I can do whatever she asked me to do. She wants me to do her laundry, I will gladly do it. She wants me to buy the company she currently working, I will f*****g buy it in instant. Whatever she say, I will make it happen. 

“You’re late.” Damon is glaring me. 

I showed him my middle finger to let him know that I do not care. “f**k off.” 

I heard he murmurs something. I saw a guy sitting on the other chair. He looks innocent and snob. He got the looks and the body that woman will adore. 

What if Paige see him? Will she adore his physique too? The thought made me nervous. No she won’t. The only man she will adore is me. There’s no other guy, it’s only me. 

I shook my head to remove the thought inside my head. 

“Wallace, I want you to meet Chase. He will be installing fingerprint lock to your gate and to your door. He’s a cop.” Damon started, “And Chase, this is my ugly friend, Wallace Monzato. I know you knew him.” 

“f**k you, Karlsson!” I hissed and he chuckled. 

“Yeah, Monzato clan.” He simply said. We shook our hands. He looks relaxed. 

Well, my family is not really a stranger to everyone. My father is a well known businessman and dangerous. He will make you pay in every single way he can when you messed with him. 

But I refused to get scared. I’m ready to crossed him. 

“I want you to block the intel of Paige and her mom. Block it from my father, can you do it?” I asked Damon. I wanted to get into the real business. 

“Nope but Cohen can. He can give a different information. He can block the investigators you father will hire. I mean, the information he will get is edited, just an illusion. From address, to work and everything.” I nodded. 

“And the devices?” 

“Your gate will be fingerprinted lock. Meaning, the only person who can open the door is either you or the person you trusted. Even your front door.” Chase is the one talking. 

“A lot of rich people are using that kind of lock to secure their money in the house. It’s popular in Brooklyn. If you want to block someone from entering your house, you can use this. The door will be hard to open with anything, except bomb.” 

I nodded. “Can you install it today? I want it today.” 

“I can.” 

“How many fingerprints I can enter?” 

I want to enter mine, Rigo and Paige. 

“As many as you can.” 

I nodded. 

I invited them to my house. It’s ten o’clock in the morning and for sure, Rigo and Cecil are talking. Paige instructed him to entertain her mother. This morning, my staff are comfortable with them especially to Cecil. 

I heard they share the same interests. Good for them. I don’t really talk to my staff unless I need them to do something for me— except Rigo. That old man is the only man I can stand aside from my friends. 

“Do you live here? Damn.” I heard Chase commented as we got out of the car. 

“Thanks to Psyche.” I shrugged. He designed it for me and from the moment this house was done, a lot of people— mostly my friends are preaching my mansion. 

“It’s big, huh? He lives alone together with his staff. I don’t know what is going in his stupid head to build something like this big.” 

I smirked. I don’t live alone, Damon. You should check your intel once again because I do have housemates now. 

I invited the two of them to come inside. I asked Chase to install the lock in the front door first. Since, Rigo is the only one greeting me in the doorway. 

“What do you want to drink? I can ask Rigo.” I’m gentleman and I’m a good boy so I want him to feel comfortable while working. 

“I want strawberry juice, please.” Damon demanded. 

“I’m not talking to you, bonehead. Go get that damn juice yourself.” 

He showed me his middle finger with annoyed face. “f**k you.” 

“Just ice cold water, please.” 

I nodded then I went to the kitchen. At this hour, Rigo is hanging out in his kitchen, which is most of the time. As my step is getting closer, I heard Paige’s mom’s voice and Rigo’s.

They are talking about food, I guess. The thick french accent is echoing the kitchen mixed with the baritone voice of Rigo. 

I took a glance they are cooking something. The smell is really good it made me hungry all of a sudden. 

“Hi, there Wallace.” My heart softened when she smiled at me. I noticed that she and Paige share the same smile and eyes. Both beautiful and mesmerising. 

I automatically smiled when she caressed my shoulder like a little kid. “You’re home early. Don’t have work?” 

“I have but I chose to leave for today. Not feeling well.” I didn’t mean to sound like a little child reporting to his mom. It came out, naturally. 

“You rest for today, child. Look, me and Rigo made pissaladière. You taste it.” 

“Pissa— what?” I asked then I saw a pizza looking dish. 

“Pissaladière. It’s a baked tart similar to a pizza but this one is thicker.” 

“It has meat in it?” I looked at it curiously. It looks good. 

“No no no! It made of fish. The toppings is anchovies, olives, caramelized onions, and fresh herbs. I hope you don’t mind that I used your kitchen.” 

I cannot help but to drool by just looking to that pizza looking food. I love anchovies. That food will taste very tasty. 

“It’s Rigo’s kitchen. If he don’t mind, I don’t. Can I taste it? I’m hungry.” 

She nodded then she pulled towards the dining hall. I’m just letting her drag me. Rigo is walking next to us holding the pizza looking food. I cannot utter the right word for that delicious snack but I’m sure pizza looking food is the best way to describe it. 

“Ask Rigo for a glass of white wine. Pissaladière is best paired with a glass of chilled white wine.” She smiled at me again. 

Her smile is like a virus, it can make you smile too. She’s too gentle and caring. She kinda remind me how my mom used to take care of us back in the day. Paige is lucky to have her mother. 

I tasted heaven when I took a bite. The pizza looking food is really doughy the anchovies is the saver since I love those. Damn, I haven’t eaten a good food like this until now. And she is right. The white wine is a perfect partner for that food. 

“Hello, people of Wallace Mansion!” I heard Damon’s annoying voice. 

“Boss, I’m done installing the device.” 

“You asked Chase.m what he wants to drink and you are here eating? Wow. And what is that? Vegetarian pizza? Can I have a taste?” 

I rolled my eyes. “No. This is my meal. My girlfriend’s mother cooked this for me. You want one? Go cook. Get out!” 

I called Rigo’s attention. Cecil is inside the kitchen doing something I don’t know.

Rigo needs a heads up. I need to be more private from now on. 

“If ever father come here, do not let him in. I’m here or not. Tell him to go to my office if he wants to talk to me. Understand?” 

“The tension got up again, Sir?” 

The tension is always high. Our relationship will never be good. He wanted to start a war between the two of us and I’m willing to start a move if he lay a hand on my property. 

“Security will be all over the mansion. Do not let anyone in. The doorway is fingerprint lock. Your fingerprint, mine and Paige is the only person allowed to access that. Open the CCTV around the mansion.” 

He nodded. “What if Master Leon is the one visiting? You knew he wants to hang out here.” 

“Just let him in. Him and my friends are allowed.” 

“Is that all, Sir?” 

“Yes. Do not talk to my father, Rigo.” 

“Of course, Sir.” He bowed his head then he walked back to the kitchen. 

I sighed. You can call me asshole or whatever but I . don’t trust my father. He will say something full of bullshits to Paige or worst, he will insult them and I don’t want that to happen. 

Because I knew, if Paige is provoked, she will say something disrespectful to my father. I witnessed how she protect herself from his ex and she will do the same against my father or— even against me. 

She’s not just a girl. She is Paige. The woman with a steel backbone. The stallion. 

I opened my phone and Paige’s picture appeared. She’s frowning in the photo but she still looks beautiful. 

She looks sweet and fragile in the outside but when she opened her mouth, you will wish that you didn’t pissed her off. I would like to see how will she put my dad in his right place. 

I smirked.

I came back to the dining hall and I saw the annoying Damon eating his ass out.

“Good?” I asked sarcastically. 

“Man, Miss Purple Heart’s mama is good in cooking. I’m full! This Pissaladière filled me up!” 

What did he call Paige? And he can pronounce the pizza looking food?

“You can pronounce that pizza looking food?” I raised a brow.

“Of course. I’m smarter than you.” I showed him my middle finger to let him know that he pisses me off. 

I sat down to my chair to continue eating. This pizza looking food is really good for snack. 

“Cohen messaged me. He told me that he edited Paige’s information.” Damon said while stirring the glass of white wine. 

He showed me the edited information of Paige. And everything is different from the first one I got. 

“All of it?” 

“Yep. All of it is edited except her name. She’s safe from your enemies. I’m awesome, yes?” 

“You’re an idiot.” 

I sighed. At least now, my father can now get a false information. Even her address is edited. Cohen put her address to Costa Rica and she is not French-Canadian. She is now full blooded Scottish woman. 

Another smug smirk curved in my lips. The thought of my father, having an intel about Paige and all of it manipulated by me made me more powerful. 

Good luck on hunting my woman, Father.