His Promise: The Mafia’s Babies by C. Tamika novel Chapter 337

Chapter 337

Elena

“I’m here to make it up to you.” He spoke. “I’m ready to listen to you, trust you-and I’m ready to take you home.”

Not knowing what else to do, I took a step back and shook my head. “N-no.” I breathed, looking dad in his eyes. “I’m not going anywhere-I’m not!”

“Elena-

“I’m not.”

“Just hear us out, please.” Alex jumped in. He didn’t raise his voice, he didn’t look at me the wrong way. and it almost seemed as if he was afraid I could run out any second. “Please.” He pleaded.

I folded my arms and looked at Lucas, who shrugged his shoulders.

How the hell did he get involved anyway?

That’s what I would like to know.

“You know what, I’ll hear you guys out-but that’s it. I spoke before hearing three relieved sighs.

As promised, I sat beside Lucas with dad and Alex on the opposite side. My previous thoughts, occupied with Marvin’s terrifying persona, had suddenly vanished.

What was up with these three, and why were they together?

Perhaps to take down Marvin?

Or maybe it was nothing other than a scheme to take me home?

Deep down, I knew I had to go back at one point. I knew that that was the sacrifice I had to make to keep Marvin safe-but now was not the time.

Lucas cleared his throat, carefully nudging my shoulder. “So, do you want something to eat?”

“No,” I answered dryly. “Just get it over with and start talking.”

Alex and Lucas shot each other a look before moving their gaze to dad. “So I suppose I’ll do the talking” His lips curled as they always would whenever he used to speak rubbish.

He took a breath. “So it all started when Lucas showed up at our doorsteps.”

Without missing a single detail, dad went through every little thing while Alex and Lucas filled in the missing pieces whenever necessary.

He spoke about Lucas’ mom, their deal to take down Mario in exchange for Marvin, and his ultimate planı to bring me back home.

The way those words left his mouth, as if he hadn’t expected it to go any other way, scared me.

After all this time, he still hadn’t learned anything and was out to control my life. The only difference? This time he was of value to me.

“Do you really think I’m going to keep my mouth shut and let you throw Marvin back to prison?” I blinked, startled, but dad shook his head.

“No.” He sulked. “But after hearing Lucas’ theory, I believe Marvin had nothing to do with Stevie and was merely covering for someone,” Dad spoke. “Just give me that person’s name, come back home-and we’ll leave everything behind us.”

The blank expression on my face did not mean a thing, as my thoughts were with Tiago. Hearing dad was not after Marvin anymore was supposed to make me feel happy, but knowing how much Tiago meant to his elder brother didn’t change much.

Lucas, who sat beside me, shifted uncomfortably. He was not only a detective but also Tiago’s brother. It wasn’t difficult for him to complete the puzzle.

“I know he didn’t do it because I told you all along-but I’m afraid I can’t help you-

“Marvin not doing any of these things doesn’t make him a better person.” Dad spat. “He’s still a monster, a killer-and I’m allowing you to do this the easy way.”

He’s still a monster, a killer.

I was well aware.

“Come on, Elena.” Dad changed his tone, begging me to give him an answer. “Just tell me, please. I know

you want to.

I did want to.

I wanted all of this to be over.

“V-Victoria.” My mouth moved before I could even process what I was saying. “I gave her a USB which should take down the person responsible for this, so you don’t need to get involved.”

“And what’s on it?” Dad asked, completely unfazed about my investigation. Of course, he knew me well enough that I could not sit back and watch while he dragged Marvin’s name through the mud. “Who’s on it?”

Lucas, who had been awfully quiet, fastened his breaths and lowered his head. “It’s Tiago, isn’t it?” He spoke up. “You’re trying to protect him, aren’t you?”

I was left speechless as dad looked at me with big eyes, waiting for confirmation. I hadn’t expected Lucas to rat out his brother.

“Someone put him up to this, right?” Lucas asked. I ignored him and searched for dad’s eyes, ensuring he would feel my sincerity.

“Dad, you can’t hurt him. He was just a kid who didn’t know any better and followed orders.” I stood up for Tiago. “Whatever you’re feeling now, you can’t hurt him-please.”

Dad looked anywhere but my eyes and shrugged me off. “Who put him up to this?” He asked. “Tell me.”

No.

“No?” Dad widened his eyes while Alex tried calming him down. “What do you mean, no?”

“No, as in no,” I repeated. “I’ll give you the name and after all of this is over, I’ll come back home and cut

off all contact with all Castillos, including Marvin,” I told him. “But you need to promise me one thing.”

I closed my eyes, praying he would accept my request. “I need you to only go after the person responsible.