Marcello's POV
It's been three days since Luca and my other two men got arrested. My father is upset with me and my reputation is in the mud. I had to practically beg to the mafia families here to help me get them out. Now they have an upper hand over me because I owe them a favour. Luckily I have avoided talking to my father but I won't be able to avoid him forever.
I was standing on the top floor of the most expensive hotels in America. Gorgeous view, exotic food, expensive and exquisite booze and everything anyone could ask for, yet I am pissed and sulking over my failure.
My mind was stuck on understanding why this trick didn't work on her. This has always come in handy, no one and I mean no one has ever dared to call cops on us let alone get any of my men arrested. She did not just manage to get my men arrested she got my best man arrested. This is an offense I can't forget.
I was waiting for a call, the call from my "business partner" confirming that Luca and others are out and free.
My phone rings but from the person I dreaded the most. My best friend Vincenzo. He has been my best friend because he doesn't take bullshit and I am pretty sure he must have found out about this whole arrest crap and I don't want another lecture. Because I know sooner or later my father will get a hold of me to convey his deep fear of handing over the business to me. Even though dreading the call I pick it up.
"You have got to be shitting me, right? come puoi essere uno stronzo sconsiderato in un paese straniero?" Are you really willing to risk all that you have achieved for THIS?"
"Vincenzo, mio fratello, I am well thanks for asking." I said with utter sarcasm, "Look before you say anything else, I don't know how this all got out of hand. I sent Luca and two of my men with him to scare this Aimee girl and the next thing I know is these idiots get arrested. I told them to trash the place a bit and the usual. I underestimated her but don't worry I know how to handle this." I ranted to him hoping he would let it go. But as usual he didn't .
"I knew it, Marcello do you realise that you are not in Italy anymore, You are a well known mafia leader and business tycoon in Italy, She most certainly doesn't know, who the f**k you are and she without a doubt doesn't know what you want from her. What's worse is you have already ruined the chances of her cooperating with you. You will have to think about everything you do, because you are a nobody there, Your father is playing a bigger game then you imagine, don't let him win." He said with a very disturbingly calm voice.
"God I hate it when you are right. Anyways why don't you come to America, we can have some fun here, and I want to discuss something really important with you, I was going to wait, but I guess now is the best time."
"Alright then , I see you in a couple days. Fix this before I get there."
I hang up the phone
Even though I hate to admit it but I have to agree that Vincenzo is not wrong. I have to think differently. Moreover I have to avoid any more encounters with police just yet.
I may have failed this time but you best believe Aimee, Payback is coming... and it wil
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A couple hours later, Luca and my men were released from the jail in the evening. He explained me the whole situation. What's surprising is when Luca met Aimee at the orphanage it was just her alone in the house. Charles never let her pick up the phone and call the cops then who called the cops?
Charles also said that she didn't know what we were looking for, which meant Sara has kept all this things under the rug and didn't tell her successor about the intricate details of the orphanage.
Luca and some of my very trustworthy people were lounging in my hotel room to brainstorm what to do next. that's when I had an idea pop into my head and I announced
"My plan was simple yet intricate. If i could easily get the orphanage, then why go the long way?
What I mean is I will hire the best private Investigator to understand the situation. The property was never legally given over to Sarah so technically it should still be in my grandfather's name and therefore I directly have a upper hand. I know Aimee's financial condition and she won't be able to afford a lawyer to go to police or court. This girl is cunning, I need to know every detail about her being to get what I want. I have strict instructions from my father that police and law can not be involved in any way from now on. I have limited time left and I need to get things moving quickly. I have already wasted a week on this bullshit. I will meet up with her at her work, in a disguise. She hasn't seen me yet so she won't know who I am.
Then I will offer her a job; a job she could never say no to. This will buy us time and will also help me keep an eye on her movement while some of us will keep an eye on the orphanage, every detail is important to us. In this way we are optimising the time, we will know all the ways to get in an out, who eyes we need off of the property and things is like shooting two birds with one stone.
Any Questions?"
Nobody dared to question my judgement so everybody was allotted their positions and parts. It was time to turn on the spotlight and let the play unfold.
But this time, the stage is mine, the actors are mine and the Story is mine.
come puoi essere uno stronzo sconsiderato in un paese straniero? - how can you be a reckless asshole in a foreign country?
mio fratello - my brother