The Mafia King's Unknown Doctor Wife novel Chapter 140

Chapter 140

“I’m not proposing to her,” Massimo said firmly. “I’ll spend as much time with her as I can, but she’s already a married woman.”

“Haven’t you young whipper–snappers raised the divorce rate up higher than the sky?” Fabio questioned. It was a joke or what passed for a joke by his grandfather’s terrible standards. “Being married shouldn’t get in the way of love.”

“It’s not that simple,” Massimo insisted.

Massimo didn’t want to ruin Elena’s happiness, even if that happiness came from being married to a different man. He may not like Joshua Miller but even Massimo could admit he was a good man. And if he made Elena happy, Massimo would have to tolerate his existence.

“It could be,” Fabio replied. “Your grandmother was a divorcee.”

“You never talk about her,” Massimo said. “Why are you bringing her up for another joke?”

“I would never joke about Mary,” Fabio said seriously. “And I don’t talk about her because a man shouldn’t just casually talk about the love of his life–haven’t I taught you anything?”

Fabio shook his head, trying to clear his frustrations. “Anyways, don’t count yourself out just yet. Love works in mysterious ways.”

Meanwhile, Aria and Elena were looking at apartments. Unfortunately, none of them seemed right for Elena.

“It sucks that you can’t just keep our old place,” Aria said with a frown. “Couldn’t you just ask Massimo for a raise so that you can afford the rent?”

Elena shook her head. “It’s a waste of money–I need to be saving up if I want to leave the mafia. And that means finding a cheaper apartment.”

Though Aria was worried for her, Elena wasn’t concerned. Sure, they had looked at dozens and dozens of apartments and Elena had declined all of them, but Elena was still hopeful.

She had survived much more dangerous and stressful situations than apartment hunting. Elena would find a new place eventually.

The looked at a dozen more apartment complexes, but Elena wasn’t happy with any of those either. Eventually, Aria drove them both back to their apartment.

“I gotta run,” Aria told Elena. “I’m meeting up with someone at the park to sell some of my stuff.”

“Be careful,” Elena warned. “And text me when you get there.”

“I will, you big worrywart,” Aria teased.

They exchanged goodbyes. All by herself, Elena let herself get lost in her thoughts.

Of course part of her wanted to keep the apartment. Part of her really wanted to just pay next month’s rent by herself and renew the lease. There were so many sweet and fun memories associated with this place–it felt more like home than the Vitale family’s humble estate ever had.

But Elena was, by necessity, a practical person. And she knew leaving wouldn’t destroy any of her precious memories. Elena could keep those memories in her heart–even if Aria was moving away and even if Elena went on to live somewhere else.

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Elena was startled by her thought by a loud knock at the door. She hurried over to answer it.

Massimo was interrupted from his work by Luca knocking on his office door.

“Come in,” Massimo called. “And it better be important, Luca.”

Luca opened the door. In his hand was Massimo’s phone. He handed it over to Massimo.

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