While Nathaniel was still In his Bedazzled state, Emilia faced Alessandro who was now walking up to them.
She glared at him "I thought you would have told him everything before bringing him here, how do you think he felt when I bombarded him with all the news thinking he knew already?"Alessandro sighed "Young miss, I couldn't have possibly tell him everything at once. He might have refused to come with us then" He was just doing a good deed, okay."So, you mean my uncle, who happens to be your Father is the one who wants to see me?" Nathaniel asked after finally taking in all the data he had gathered."Yes. We are only three left in the DiPietro familigia now, so we have to stay together"He really had to see his supposed uncle so he could get a clear picture of all that was going on. At least, it was clear that Emilia was kin because people shouldn't look this much alike if they weren't related. It was close to impossible.He followed them inside the first building, merely looking at the surroundings you can easily tell it belonged to a multi billionaire and that was when something came to his mind. He decided to wait until they got into the living room before he asked.The living room was a mixed colour of Gold and white which gave one the impression of entering a royal palace and not a family's living room. There were rows of servants all bowing at one side like they were waiting for someone."Welcome, young master!" They chorused at the same time the moment he stepped into the living room. Everything was looking surreal to him and he had to pinch himself in order to confirm if he was still in the same world he was few hours ago."Mr Morrow, please get my Papa, tell him Cousin is here" Emilia said to the man who seemed to be the head of the servants."On it" The man albeit middle aged, moved very swiftly and was soon out of the living room."Nate, let's take our sit in wait for him" Emilia took her sit and he sat beside her because for now, she was the second person after Alessandro he was familiar with."I hope me calling you Nate is fine?" She asked him after they had taken their sits."It's fine, everyone calls me that" He replied her then remembered he wanted to ask something."I received a payment into my account few minutes before you arrived, was that your doing? How did you get my account details?" He asked Alessandro who was standing beside him. Alessandro grinned before taking his hand to the back of his neck to scratch it like he had been caught in the act."Pardon me, young master but the young mistress said you would need some money so I had to somehow find your account details and send that to you. It was all her idea not mine" He immediately pushed the blame to Emilia.Emilia giggles instead "So, how was that cuz? If you want more you can just say. I was really excited when I heard you've been found that I thought about what I could do for you but money was the first thing that came to mind. I'm not really used to any other things except gifting people money"Nathaniel stared at her like she had grown another head. Surely, she was the daughter of a multi billionaire so it shouldn't be that surprising but he was still surprised. He wasn't sure he could finish spending that amount of money in his lifetime yet she was asking of he wanted more? What will he spend it on exactly?Soon, he could hear footsteps coming from the stairs and he turned his attention there. There was Mr Morrow who had gone to call his uncle, followed by another man dressed in all black attire. He looked like an older version of him. The man was really good looking and doesn't look really old. He looks to be in his thirties but clearly he was older than that if he has a daughter as old as Emilia.The man stopped on his track when he noticed Nathaniel, then his eyebrows slowly raised before his lips curled into a smile."Papa! Cousin is here" Emilia exclaimed as she rushed towards her Father as though he couldn't see Nathaniel."I know" He then walked up to where Nathaniel who was now standing, was. He stood in front of him for a while like he didn't know what else to do and Nathaniel did the same. He didn't really need a DNA taste to confirm he was related to Emilia and her Father, just seeing them was a DNA itself."My Brother and Sister in law would have been so happy to see you so grown up like this" That was to say his birth parents were dead. He could already guess that from the moment Emilia had said there was only three of them left in the family.He knew he had been adopted when he was young as his adoptive mother had told him he was rescued from a fire of some sort but he had never made an effort to find his birth parents because he didn't even have the means in the first place. And again, he remembered nothing before the fire, so it would have been a futile attempt."I was told you are my Uncle and actually I'm curious as to how I got lost" That was a story he had been desperately looking for someone to tell him about."Indeed I'm your uncle, your Father, Luca DiPietro was my older brother and I'm Mateo" He then pointed at the wall where there were several pictures in order to show him the evidence of being who he said he was.Nathaniel hadn't noticed the pictures earlier and now he got interested so he moved there and started looking at them.He saw two young men standing and he could guess who was Mateo and the other person would be his father. Is it that every members of the DiPietro family had to look alike or something? They all looked like they were carved from same mold.Looking down, he could see a beautiful woman with Luca DiPietro, they seemed to be a couple. Then he saw them in wedding attire, their wedding day. Definitely the woman was his birth Mom. Following that was the same woman with baby bump and Luca DiPietro was standing with her as they shop for baby stuff, it was in a grocery store. It looked like the person who took the picture sneaked up to take the picture.He could see the picture of The woman with a baby boy who had grey eyes and dirty blonde hair, then the boy who was supposed to be him around three, then five, then the boy was with a baby girl whom he recognised as Emilia. Then the boy when he was like eight, and that was the end of the pictures of his parents and him.He glanced at Mateo with one question in mind but before he could ask, Mateo beat him to it."As you must have guessed, your parents died in that same fire you survived from"Nathaniel froze, even though he had guessed that he couldn't believe it was Indeed as he had thought. "Why don't you take a rest tonight and I'll tell you about everything that had happened tomorrow. It's late already" Mateo suggested when he saw the forlorn look on him."Yes yes, we should go to sleep now. But have you had dinner yet?" Emilia asked him. It was like she had been waiting for the opportunity to buttt into their discussion."I did" Even if he hadn't, he didn't think he had the stomach to take anything in after knowing his parents were burnt to death while he survived. He couldn't wait to know how the fire had happened, who were those responsible for it and for him to get his memories back because he didn't even know what emotions to have when his biological parents are dead. He needed his memories in order to recall the type of people they were. He was supposed to be sad but instead he felt numb and Nathaniel realised it was all because he didn't remember them yet as h
"You are here!" Mateo says when he saw Nathaniel and Emilia walking down the stairs. He was sitting on one of the single couch with a Tablet on the side table, he was putting on a reading glass and seemed busy so early in the morning. "Good morning, uncle""Morning, Papa" Both of the greeted him concurrently as they went to take their sits on the couch beside him. "You seem so busy this morning, is something wrong at the company? " Emilia asked with concern as it was rare for her Dad to be busy during the weekends that he even needed to work in the morning.Mateo shook his head and smiled because of her concern "Actually, I'm just handling the paperwork for Nathaniel, it's nothing serious""For me?" Nathaniel asked, a little confused as to why he needed a paperwork In the first place. Mateo chuckled "You are the rightful heir to my brother's company, I've only been handling it temporarily because you were lost but now that you've been found, there's no reason for me to continue le
Nathaniel sighed because after all, she was only doing it for his sake. It was just that he wasn't used to people doing things for him but then he realised he needed to get used to it because he wasn't alone anymore. "So, what am I getting trained on first?" He asked as he eyed the various equipment, if that was the right term, that were being used to train. "How about training your stamina first? You should start by running some meters. You seem to be the type to easily collapse from little things" Nathaniel glared at him "What do you mean by that? I work out regularly alright!" He couldn't believe he was being looked down upon just like that. Alessandro grinned "I'm not sure if I should call your one hour exercise work out but at least it's something. You'll still need to run the meters though" Alessandro then started running, a cue for Nathaniel to follow after him and he did. It wasn't even up to fifteen minutes later and Nathaniel was dead tired while Alessandro gave him a m
It must be a psychological problem. Nathaniel concluded then returned his attention back to Mateo and Don Gambini who were having a discussion he knows nothing about. They seemed to be talking about an incident that happened recently. It was said that an Italian family was brutally murdered leaving not a single descendant and Nathaniel wondered if that was how it was always was. "I have an idea who it might be" Mateo says and that got Don Gambini's attention. "Are you thinking who I'm thinking too?" Mateo nodded, confirming they were thinking the same thing. "They have been running wild lately and I wouldn't be surprised if it's them again. We need to take care of them before they grow out of hand" Mateo sighed at the end of his statement and Nathaniel could see it was a serious problem. He leaned closer to Emilia "Is it always like this? Families getting killed for no reason?" Emilia nodded "Which is why everyone needs to be equipped and be at alert because even your friends co
Nathaniel scoffed when he heard what Alessandro had said. "I don't remember having a Fiancée, where did that one come from?" Alessandro shrugged with his back leaning against the elevator's wall. "Don Salerno had been telling everyone that you were to marry his daughter so the girl had been calling herself your fiancée"Nathaniel, however, was surprised by that revelation. How come he had never heard of that? Or was it because he was too closed out from the world? "How come I'm the last person to be aware of my so called Fiancée?" He couldn't believe something like that was going on without his knowledge. Who knows what the hell that delusional man was thinking by claiming his daughter as his Fiancée, he hardly even knew the man not to talk of getting engaged to his daughter. "You never know, tonight might be your engagement party" Alessandro grinned but Nathaniel gave him a glare. He knew his underboss would never let any opportunity to mock him pass by without using it to the ful
It was totally ridiculous for the man to even assume such rumours could force him into doing what he doesn't want to. He had lived at the mercy of others for a long time that he was now allergic to it. The him five years ago was always worried about public opinions and that was the reason he never improved in anything he does. If he's been spoken badly off, he just cower and hide like a coward. But now, he couldn't even afford to let anything bother him because he had the responsibility of protecting the hundreds of people under him. Seeing everyone still watching them, Nathaniel scoffed. People still don't mind their businesses "Anyway, I'll forgive you for your blunder this time because this would be your first offense against me. There would be no next time" There had to be no next time. Seeing that the man had heed to his warning, he then walked away.Though he might be a Don with hundreds of soldiers under him, Salerno wasn't strong enough to be one which makes Nathaniel wonde
"Whatever" She slammed the file she had snatched from him earlier on the desk angrily. "Don't you know there's a rule that a man shouldn't be having a discussion with a woman about her age?" Nathaniel grinned at her change of topic and then choose to ignore her so he could focus on his work, he had lots of paperwork to do. Emilia started grumbling when she realised he was ignoring her, which caught his attention. He finally looked up.He smiled on seeing her pouty lips which she did to make herself look aggrieved. Nathaniel loved his Cousin to bits and he would gladly burn down the world if she so much requests it. She was the only one who could bring out his soft spot and he wasn't complaining because he'll do anything for her. "Emmy, you should go back to rest first. I need to leave for Chicago in few hours""Why?" She asked with creased brows because she didn't know he was going to Chicago beforehand. But before Nathaniel could reply, the door swung open and Alessandro came in
Nathaniel was changing out of his work cloth so he could head for the hotel where he worked part-time, when one of his co- workers came to meet him. "Heading for the hotel?"Julius asked even though it was obvious where he was heading. Regardless, Nathaniel nodded with a smile. "Don't worry, I'll be back before 10 pm so you wouldn't have to cover my shift for me" Sometimes his shift lasts longer than he was signed for because of some unforseen situation and Julius had to cover for him. Julius scoffed "Covering your shift is no big deal, after all you'll do the same for me if need arises. I'm only wondering if you have time to sleep at all, your mental health matters more" He was worried about his colleague who literally worked himself like a dog just because of money. He could tell Nathaniel rarely have time for himself at all. "Of course, I get time to sleep before my shift here, right?""Well, I wouldn't call sleeping for two hours everyday as getting enough sleep. Does your girl