My Second Marriage with the Mafia Kingpin novel Chapter 153

Chapter 153: I Will Regret This

"Do you want to see the person who birthed you?"

That question hung in the air as Lucian and Primo ended up staring at each other. The boy didn’t answer at all, though the surprise in his eyes was clear as day.

As for Lucian, he simply watched his son walk away from the driver’s seat through the window.

"Was it too early?" he whispered to himself.

Before he could regret or justify his decision, a loud honk came from behind him. Lucian glanced at the van behind him. This time, Lucian didn’t wait for the driver of the van to get out and confront him as he moved along.

Lucian’s day started like the day before.

Once he hit the road, multiple cars surrounded him, escorting him to the city. He didn’t change cars either, driving himself to his office. He didn’t want to think much about it because he had decided to raise the question to Primo for the boy to think about.

However, he couldn’t stop himself.

"Hm?" Lucian raised his brows as he caught sight of a bridge on the far side in the distance.

The route was on the opposite side of the road to the city, but he still took the turn and stopped by the side of the bridge.

The people in the vehicles escorting him furrowed their brows, confused. They exchanged looks, but none of them questioned it. If anything, they simply stopped when Lucian’s car stopped and stepped out of their vehicles when their boss did.

For several minutes, they could only watch the boss standing at the side of the bridge, looking out at the river with his hands in his pockets.

"Sir Gustav, what’s going on with the master?" one of the guards couldn’t help but ask Gustav. "He’s just standing there?"

"Is he meeting someone here?"

Gustav glanced at the curious men before shifting his eyes to their boss.

"I don’t know," he shook his head. "But we’d better make sure no one else is watching."

"Yes, sir."

With that, the men secured the area while Lucian stood out in the open. As for Gustav, he studied his boss from his spot, noticing that Lucian seemed to be deep in thought.

"I wonder," he whispered. "What is it this time?"

*****

Lucian stared at the river in the distance, the morning breeze hitting him with a mix of cold and warmth. The sun was already growing hotter, but the lingering chill of the night remained.

Out of habit, he reached for his suit pocket, only to realize it was empty.

"Right," he whispered, glancing down at where he usually kept his cigarettes. "I threw them all away."

His jaw tightened slightly as he exhaled deeply, snapping his gaze ahead.

Lucian thought about Primo’s question regarding calling Ashley his mom. After giving it some thought, it reminded him of the reason he had decided to keep Ashley out of Primo’s world. It wasn’t just about protecting Primo, but protecting both of them.

Knowing he didn’t have long to live, Lucian had already planned everything.

One part of that plan was for the two of them to be able to live normally, away from the violence and chaos Dominion was too deeply entrenched in to crawl out of. The legalization of Dominion was a step toward that, but Lucian knew that even if Dominion were legal, its history would still follow them like a cursed shadow.

In other words, Ashley and Primo wouldn’t be together for long.

It was the same reason Lucian would rather tell Ashley he would "pretend" to love her — because it would be easier for her to accept once he was gone. Hopefully, it would hurt less. Not to mention, once that woman squeezed herself into Primo’s life, it would become a problem Ashley would have to face, and Lucian didn’t want that.

There, at the very end, was a contact saved as — [xx]

[My Boo:

I’m on my way to the city with the guys to check on a few buildings where I can set up the office~! Should I visit you?]

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