Undressed By The Mafia God novel Chapter 196

Chapter 196: Send Her In

"Hey, Rick!" Ben poked his head into the office.

Ricardo was leaning back in his chair. His mind wasn’t on work.

It hadn’t been all day.

"A lady is here to see you," Ben added.

That got his attention.

Ricardo’s gaze lifted slowly. "One of the girls?" he asked.

Ben shook his head quickly. "No, no. Scalese or something."

"Shit." His hand came up to his hair, fingers dragging through it roughly. "Send her in," he said quickly.

Ben disappeared just as fast as he had appeared.

Ricardo exhaled sharply, sitting up straighter now. He adjusted his shirt collar, smoothing it down. He hadn’t expected her. They hadn’t spoken since that night.

A bit of swagger slipped into the way he settled into the chair.

Breaking up with her had been the right decision.

At least, that’s what he had told himself, over and over.

It didn’t mean it hadn’t cost him anything.

The door opened.

Ricardo straightened instinctively, his mind snapping out of its spiral as his attention moved to the door. Anticipation flickered through him. He thought it would be Valentina.

"Miss Scalese!" He was already on his feet.

Veronica stepped inside, closing the door behind her.

"Ricardo..."

"Uh—hi," he said quickly. "Is everything alright?"

"No."

Ricardo’s stomach tightened. "What? Valentina—"

"She is why I am here."

"She told you we broke up, I’m guessing," he said.

"She did a whole lot more than that."

"She is pregnant."

"Oh my God."

The chair behind him creaked as he took a step back, his hand instinctively reaching for the edge of the desk to steady himself. His thoughts scattered, collided, reformed too quickly for him to keep track of any single one.

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