The Mafia King's Unknown Doctor Wife novel Chapter 195

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Elena wanted to question Aria’s statement, but her voice failed her. She didn’t want to overreact in such a quiet, peaceful coffee shop. The most Elena could do was simply raise an eyebrow.

“Seriously,” Aria continued, “you need a clean slate. That’s worked out super well for me, y’know?”

“I see,” Elena replied hesitantly. Aria did certainly seem happier right now. Maybe she was onto something?

“Oh, and, El, finish up your coffee, okay. You don’t want it getting cold.”

The way Aria was staring at Elena felt all–consuming. Without realizing it, Elena resumed drinking her coffee.

Aria had insisted she grab the house blend special while Elena found a nice quiet spot to sit, but Elena wasn’t thinking about that at all. She was focused on the unique flavor of the house blend of coffee–how sweet it tasted but also the smooth, almost bitter medicinal tang hidden underneath. It reminded her of how patients described the taste of recreational drugs.

Elena felt like she was floating. The rest of the world was melting away as she drained her cup of coffee.

“Good girl,” Aria purred. “But like I was saying, El, all these men are complicating your life. You should just start over fresh somewhere, y’know?”

Aria’s words made a lot of sense to Elena. She couldn’t recall why she had thought differently mere moments ago. Elena couldn’t find any reason to disagree at all.

Aria snapped her fingers, drawing Elena’s wandering gaze. “Oh, I know! You could stay with me while we look for a real catch–a man who’s actually worth your time.”

“Okay,” Elena replied.

“Great,” Aria replied with a smile. “Stand up, El. Let’s go to my car.”

Massimo arrived at the coffee shop just as the two women were about to leave. He went up to Elena’s side.

“We’re ready to leave,” he told her. “Let’s go.”

Elena turned to follow, but Aria immediately protested. “El, don’t you want to stay here a little longer?”

“We need to get back on the road,” Massimo argued. “You can say your goodbyes, but we need to leave now.”

“Goodbye,” Elena said airily.

Aria wrapped Elena up in a hug. “Just wait one more minute–I have a present for you!”

Aria released Elena and dug through her purse. She pulled out a bag of coffee beans.

“Since you like their coffee so much,” Aria explained. “Use them for special occasions or if you miss yo friend too much, okay?”

“Okay,” Elena repeated.

Massimo found his patience growing thin. “Can you just grab the bag and go? We need leve.

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To his great surprise, rather than shooting him a dirty look, Elena simply grabbed her present and turned back to him. After a moment, she started walking off in the direction Massimo came from, leaving Massimo himself to scramble after her.

When they arrived back at the limo, Luca and Gavino were finished getting all of the injured men in the car. For once, Massimo’s limo was almost full. Though there weren’t many survivors, some of them needed plenty of personal space so that none of their injuries would get worse on the drive to the hospital.

This left Massimo, Elena, Gavino, and the few less seriously injured squished together in the back row.

“This will be a fun drive,” Gavino joked. “We’ll at least get more comfortable with each other.”

“That’s for sure,” one of the subordinates replied. “Though our boss already knows his lady pretty well, right?”

“If that’s the case,” another said, gesturing at Elena, “she should have no problem sitting in the don’s lap and giving the rest of us some extra room.”

Massimo rolled his eyes at his men’s antics. He was about to tell them off for their behavior when Elena unbuckled her seat belt.

“What are you—”

But Massimo didn’t get to finish his question. Instead, Elena sat on Massimo’s lap like it was no big deal.

The men softly cheered and thanked Elena as the limo started moving.

Massimo’s mind was racing. He could hardly believe what was happening. Elena was sitting in his lap!

This was the third time Elena had automatically slid into the role of wife perfectly–and the second time she broke one of her boundary rules. Elena had said how much she hated mafia men pulling their wives or girlfriends into their laps like some prized pet, but here she was, smiling contentedly. She wasn’t bothered in the least.

Could it be… Elena had really fallen in love with Massimo?

Massimo didn’t want to get his hopes up, but why else would Elena change her mind so drastically? His mind ran through countless explanations, but this is the only one that made sense.

As the drive went on, Elena quickly fell asleep. To prevent her from falling whenever the car hit a pothole or rough patch in the road, Massimo held her tightly around her waist.

Massimo was struck by how delicate this normally stubborn and feisty woman really was. He already about dragging her away from her tea party, where she appeared to have been making friends, just the aftermath of a bloodbath. But now, as he realized how tired and small she was, Massimo resc after her better.

The car rolled to a stop in front of their first destination–the hospital. Luca opened the limo’s w did a double–take at Elena’s new seat but wisely didn’t comment on it.

“Don Massimo,” Luca said. “We’re here. Should I fetch you the intake paperwork and ret. em take the injured subordinates?”

Massimo thought for a moment. If he got up now, he’d definitely wake up Elena.

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