My Stepbrother's Dirty Little Secret novel Chapter 684

Chapter 684

Giovanni smiled, “I wouldn’t be too sure of that.”

I leaned forward, “You know what’s funny?”

Giovanni looked at me.

“You keep talking about what you need. What you planned. What you trained. What you lost. You’ve mentioned Gianna at least twenty times. Not once, have you asked what she wants.”

Giovanni’s eyes narrowed, “I know what my daughter wants.”

Adriano laughed, “No, you know what the sixteen-year-old wanted. The woman sitting in Chicago today? You barely know her.”

Something dangerous flickered behind Giovanni’s eyes, “I know my blood.”

Vincenzo answered before Adriano could, “And I know my sister. Hazel made me one promise before she died. Keep Gianna safe,” he looked Giovanni directly in the eyes, “So understand me, you’re asking for my sister. And my answer is still no.”

Giovanni slowly pushed his chair back and rose to his feet. The scrape of wood against the floor echoed through the room. Vincenzo stood as well. Adriano and I rose beside him.

Giovanni looked at each of them in turn before returning his attention to Vincenzo, “I was hoping this meeting would end differently.”

“So was I,” Vincenzo answered.

Giovanni gave a slow nod, “Then I suppose the next move won’t be made in this room. I suggest you pay close attention over the next few days. Some conversations have a way of continuing long after everyone has left the table.”

Giovanni held Vincenzo’s gaze for one last second, then he reached for his cane.

“I’ve said everything I came here to say. What happens next,” he glanced between the four of us, “…is no longer entirely in my hands.”

Without waiting for a reply, he turned and walked toward the exit. Two Toricelli soldiers immediately fell in behind him. We watched through the restaurant windows as he stepped outside.

One of his men opened the rear door. Giovanni climbed into the black sedan without looking back. The door shut. A moment later the convoy pulled away from the curb.

Adriano folded his arms, “Well, I fucking hate his guts.”

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