Claimed By The Mafia Don (Ariella and Asher) novel Chapter 414

ASHER

All this wasn't entirely convenient and I had hoped, I still hoped that Sia had gotten over whatever she thought used to exist between the two of us. To be honest, growing up my father pondered the idea of a bond between our two families and us, but it never got to it.

She knew I was looking for a tutor for Leon and had her mother and the school call me and recommend her for the position. I knew her and had practically grown up with her and I thought it was ideal. When she started working with Leon everything was okay, until we went on that stupid treasure hunt at the stump and I found that letter.

I just know if Ariella had seen that letter, it would have caused quite a commotion. I hated lying to Ariella and misleading her at that moment, but I knew I was making the right choice by hiding it from her. My job is to protect her both physically and emotionally, she already had an issue with Sia and I didn't want to make it worse.

Sometimes I think... yeah, maybe Sia is doing too much. But sometimes, most of the time, actually, I think she's cool, and she just sees me as she sees Luca now, as her brother. I mean, it's been years. Of course, she doesn't have whatever feelings she thought she had for me back when we were kids.

She's such a great fit for Leon and she is so good at her job, you can tell Leon likes her very much too and he is having fun learning. I don't want to jeopardise what's going on right now, not with all the attacks on us.

So, I prepared a bath for Ariella and helped her take her bath, towel dry and get into her pyjamas. And then I went downstairs and got us dinner, We were staying in tonight. ARIELLA was still sleepy, so I fed her first and then I ate in the bedroom while watching over her, making sure that she was okay.

It was all quite, Until Leon came upstairs.

"Dad, where's Mom?"

"She's sleeping," I told him.

"Mom is sleeping? So early? Is she not feeling well?"

"She's fine buddy. She's just a little tired."

"Okay... you didn't come down for dinner and we waited for you."

"I told Maria that I was taking care of your mother."

"Is she sick? She said she was very happy today drinking wine with Sia and Maria."

"Yeah, I guess she got too happy."

"Okay... she was too sad yesterday and she was so happy today," he said thoughtfully.

"Yeah. She was."

"Okay, Sia wants to leave, she wants to say goodnight."

"Okay, you can tell her goodnight as I stay here taking care of your mother."

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