Every Mafia's Favorite Girl novel Chapter 37

Chapter 37: "Anyone Here Volunteer?"

A cold silence swept through the reception hall.

Several guests stared openly, while a few mouths literally fell open.

Chiara and Corinna wore almost identical expressions now, though each tried to preserve a different version of grace.

Chiara’s face remained controlled, but her lips trembled faintly beneath the perfection of her makeup.

Corinna, still sprawled on the marble floor, looked on the verge of both humiliation and outrage.

Before either sister could answer, Aren leaned slightly closer toward Corinna’s body. One finger pointed calmly toward the bruising already darkening beneath Corinna’s skin.

"The impact pattern is incorrect," Aren explained. "As are the scuff marks on your heels."

She gestured toward Corinna’s shoes.

"If I had shoved you from above, the trauma would be distributed across opposite sides of the body due to rotational force."

People stared at her blankly.

Aren continued anyway.

"The angle of descent was also self-initiated."

Then, to everyone’s growing horror, she stepped onto the staircase and demonstrated it.

Step by step.

Like an investigator reconstructing a crime scene.

"The shoulder impacted first," Aren said, carefully indicating the marble edge. "Then the body rolled voluntarily to maintain momentum."

She tilted herself slightly against the marble step, demonstrating the exact trajectory of the roll with eerie patience.

"You also protected your face during descent," she added. "Instinctive self-preservation."

By the time she finished, the reception hall had gone completely silent.

Photographers had stopped taking pictures.

Reporters had stopped writing.

Even the hotel staff stood frozen where they were.

Corinna’s face had gone pale beneath layers of expensive makeup.

Suddenly,

She screamed.

"SHE’S LYING!"

One trembling finger jabbed straight toward Aren’s face.

"That bitch is lying! She’s completely insane! She’s insane enough to push me! Someone arrest her!"

Aren stood quietly for a moment, brow furrowing in deep thought.

Then, she looked around the reception hall with a polite smile.

"Since Lady Corinna insists," she said gently, "may I ask whether anyone here would volunteer for a demonstration?"

Nobody answered her.

Not a single person moved.

The crowd stared at Aren as though something deeply dangerous had finally revealed its true nature before their eyes.

At the back of the room, Caio wore the most complicated expression of all.

Something dangerously close to awe flickered behind his eyes, and something darker.

Something almost reverent.

Then, he moved.

Fast.

Cutting directly through the crowd and straight toward Aren.

Sartori men immediately closed in behind him, falling into step behind their boss. Their tall frames formed a moving wall around both Caio and Aren, blocking the cameras from view as they advanced.

Leo stepped toward the crowd.

"Ladies and gentlemen," he announced firmly, "that’s enough excitement for one afternoon. Lady Ariana will now be taking her leave."

Aren blinked in surprise the moment she saw Caio emerge through the crowd. The cold detachment vanished instantly from her expression, replaced by a warm smile.

"Ah, you’re here?" she said brightly. "I didn’t see you earlier."

Caio didn’t answer.

The moment he reached her, both hands came up to cup the sides of her face. He tilted her head gently from side to side, checking for injuries with quiet focus.

When he found none, the tension in his shoulders loosened by the smallest fraction.

"You’re not hurt?" he asked quietly.

"I’m alright," Aren assured him. "Were you invited to this luncheon too? I heard the food is going to be very nice."

Caio shot her a look of pure disapproval.

"No."

His hand slid firmly around her wrist.

"We’re leaving."

His voice softened.

"I’ll get you better food than this."

Without another word, he pulled her away from the reception hall before hundreds of stunned eyes.

At that exact moment, Chiara somehow managed to recover her composure.

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