The Mafia King's Unknown Doctor Wife novel Chapter 189

Chapter 189

Mrs. Grasso chuckled. “Then you can call Jill for today, too. I hope you have fun today.”

As the tea party began in earnest, Elena was very glad she attended. Jill Grasso had picked out very polite young women to be her guests–women who also happened to be connected to very powerful mafia men. Though Elena was surprised to see Don Abano’s daughter, Lucilla, considering how insistently she had flirted with Massimo.

“I can’t stand smoking,” Lucilla complained. “But my dad never agrees to a deal if his partner doesn’t smoke with him. It’s so stupid–and it drives my little sister crazy.”

“That’s nothing,” a young blonde woman replied. If Elena recalled correctly, her name was Amelia and she was the wife of Don Zegna–the man who handled most of the drug trade in the Northeast. “My man has to have a drink with his business partners–you wouldn’t believe the amount of times I’ve found him black–out drunk in his office!”

“Men run their offices poorly,” Jill chimed in. “My Tom is at least a bit more sensible–he’s got to sit on a deal for a week before he signs it. Says that if a man is in too much of a hurry, he’s just leading everyone to trouble!”

The rest of the women laughed along. This is apparently what passed for small talk in these circles, and Elena couldn’t be more pleased. Surely some of these little details would help Massimo out!

All too quickly though, the small complaints of mafia men turned into catching up–apparently most of these women were already close friends. Or they at least acted like they were.

Elena did her best to fit in without giving away too many details.

“So do you still practice medicine?” Amelia asked.

“She better,” Lucillia stated. “She was still practicing a few months ago. Massimo was practically showing her off the whole cruise trip–without saying they were together, mind you.”

Elena quickly steered the topic back to herself. She didn’t want anyone thinking badly of Massimo.

“Yes, I still practice,” Elena said. “And it’s true I worked at the Ferraro’s family hospital before I started working for them directly.”

Several women looked impressed.

“That place hasn’t ever had a female doctor before,” Jill stated. “You should take a lot of pride in being the first -I bet you were ten times better than your male coworkers.”

“Thank you for the kind words but that’s too much,” Elena replied.

“It’s not,” Jill insisted. “You’re opening all sorts of opportunities for mafia women. Just take dear Lucilla’s sister for example.”

Elena turned to Lucilla, who looked a bit annoyed about being called out.

“She’s studying to be a doctor,” Lucilla said simply. “Our parents weren’t happy by it, but they figured she’d just do it as a hobby until she got married. Now with the Mafia Queen being a doctor though, no one has grounds to refuse that path for any other woman.”

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“Oh,” Elena replied. She was too overcome by joy to say anything more.

The idea that she had inspired another woman to be a doctor made her pleased. And the fact that she was changing mafia norms for women made Elena even happier.

As more tea was poured and the elegant snacks were slowly devoured, talk slowly turned back to people’s husbands and love lives. Apparently, many couples were vacationing overVZ VOOR

“Will you and your Boss of Blood and Ice be going anywhere?” Lucilla asked with a gia

“We’re not sure yet,” Elena replied.

She hadn’t heard Massimo called by that nickname in quite a while. It was an ill–fitting name, in her opinion Anyone who actually met Massimo knew the man was of flesh and blood–he wasn’t some ice monster abo killed people left and right.

“So you didn’t marry him for the money then,” Lucilla said.

“Lucilla!” Amelia chided.

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