My Stepbrother's Dirty Little Secret novel Chapter 656

Chapter 656

She waved her tiny hand through the air.

He caught it immediately, “There it is…” he murmured. “Who’s my little menace, huh? You are.”

He lightly bumped his forehead against hers.

“My spoiled little terror.”

I didn’t move.

I simply watched.

This…

Was not the Remo Lombardi I knew.

I’d watched him insult people with enough creativity to make grown men question their existence.

Respect and politeness had never seemed to exist anywhere inside him.

Yet here he was… speaking to a baby as though she owned the world.

Isabella yawned.

Remo smiled.

The sight was disturbing enough that I almost wondered whether I’d hit my head on the way over.

Then his eyes lifted, and they landed on me. The smile disappeared instantly. His face returned to its usual level of irritation, “What the fuck are you doing here?” he asked flatly.

“I came to see my aunt. So if you could avoid shooting me before breakfast, I’d appreciate it.”

He rolled his eyes, “I was having a perfectly peaceful morning until you showed up.”

I glanced at Isabella, who had started chewing determinedly on the sleeve of his shirt, “I won’t tell anyone.”

Remo frowned, “Tell anyone what?”

“That you speak fluent baby,” I added, “You seem remarkably persuasive when negotiating with someone who weighs less than a bag of flour.”

He looked at Isabella, then back at me, “I can still shoot you.”

“I don’t doubt it,” I nodded once toward the baby, “But I’d rather preserve your reputation. You’ve spent years convincing Chicago you’re impossible to reason with. It would be unfortunate if word spread that you also conduct diplomatic discussions about milk.”

Remo stared at me for three long seconds, then his eye twitched in irritation, “Fucking Capone Bastard.”

I looked at him evenly, “The fact that bastard is still the sharpest insult in your vocabulary explains why Isabella has already contributed more to this conversation than you have.”

Before either of us spoke again, the front door swung open.

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