In His Grasp: A Mafia Romance novel Chapter 154

Chapter 154: Isabella Breaks Down

Emanuele remained silent, motionless, and even the sound within his phone had long ceased. However, he didn't put the phone down. At this moment, he resembled a human sculpture-icy, rigid, devoid of any movement.

Yet, Isabella could still sense the immense sorrow emanating from Emanuele. The pain radiating from his eyes seemed as if it could engulf him. Isabella embraced Emanuele tightly, "Emanuele, what happened?"

She didn't know what was said over the phone, but knowing it was Leo calling Emanuele, something must have gone wrong. Otherwise, Emanuele wouldn't react like this. Considering her own disastrous encounter today, Isabella's sense of foreboding intensified.

Could it be...

Could it be...

"Did something happen to my parents?" Isabella spoke with a trembling voice. At this moment, she felt her breath tightening, a suffocating sensation creeping over her. Isabella thought she had completely overcome her claustrophobia, but now, under extreme fear, those symptoms resurfaced, not as intense, but enough to make her uncomfortable.

Emanuele gradually snapped out of it. Looking at Isabella, visibly nervous, she appeared as fragile as a porcelain doll. Emanuele wanted to comfort her, but he, too, was engulfed in profound sadness.

In the end, Emanuele reached out, stroking Isabella's hair, "This is the worst news, Isabella. You have to be strong."

"No!" Isabella's tears immediately welled up in her eyes, as if a faucet had been turned on. Tears streamed down, an overwhelming cascade. Emanuele held Isabella tightly, feeling the immense grief within her. And he, too, was grieving.

This steel-like man, unflinching in the face of danger, who never cried even with the gravest injuries, now had a tear rolling down his cheek. However, he quickly held back because he knew he had more things to deal with. He had no time for mourning, no time for tears.

He had to take down those bastards, impose the harshest punishment, make Frederick regret his existence!

Isabella cried for a long time. Despite the reduced contact with her mother since her remarriage, Sophia was still connected by blood. They had lived together since her father's death. In Isabella's heart, Sophia was the most significant person in her life before Emanuele appeared.

But now, she was gone.

Killed by enemies!

Isabella found it impossible to accept. Her perfectly fine mother, how could she suddenly be gone? She wailed in Emanuele's arms until she cried herself out.

Emanuele held onto Isabella. By now, his emotions had calmed, though he carried profound sorrow. Emanuele knew he couldn't show it. He was the head of the Mafia, and even in the face of such a serious blow, he had to remain strong.

The enemy aimed to make him panic. The more he panicked, the more vulnerable he became, and they could defeat him when he was at his weakest.

He didn't have time to mourn now.

"Isabella, we have to be strong. You've seen how ruthless the enemy is. The slightest weakness, and they'll exploit it."

Isabella looked at Emanuele. Her eyes were red from crying, but her expression had gradually calmed down. Emanuele's reasoning made sense to her, but these were her parents. Faced with the crisis involving her own parents, she couldn't help but cry and feel on the verge of breaking down.