Simon looked up at the huge building in front of him. The magnificent building stood a thousand meters from the ground. It was located at the heart of Manhattan where people talked only about money and luxury. A place of elegance and power.Sky Palace. A chain of condominium buildings owned by Morelli Real Estate. Yes. They owned this high-end condominium that only the wealthy could afford to pay for the very expensive price.“You ready?” Giov spoke at went beside Simon. They were in front of the building as Simon took the liberty to inspect the business that he has to manage soon. It was years ago since he last saw this building. Although he was just around New York City, he didn’t dare go near any of the businesses they own.Simon took a
Simon’s condo unit was not as luxurious as the penthouse, but it was decent since the condominium was high-end, a building intended only for the wealthiest families in the city. Simon inserted both of his hands inside his pocket as he stepped inside the threshold. The place was screaming wealth and power. He nodded in appreciation as he scanned the whole unit. The design is very minimal and masculine. He liked how the interior was painted in a combination of pale blue and gray, very pleasing to the eyes. “So, you will have your office here instead of going to the Morelli Tower?” Giov was looking at every piece of artwork that hung on the wall, checking if there was any bugging device that was hidden. It became his attitude to check the place before settling into it. In their line of work, they had to be very careful, especially now that they had a traitor on the loose inside the clan. Morelli Tower is a twenty-story building built by his father. It is the main office of Morelli I
It’s been a week since Simon moved to his new condo unit, and everything was running smoothly. All he did the whole week was to study all the past transactions in both Morelli Inc. and also in the activities involving the underworld. He needed a piece of strong evidence that there was some discrepancy going on in the records. He just had to find the culprit of it and let him pay.The Morelli crime family dominated the underworld for the sole reason that they feared how vast the connections they have. They practically have all eyes and ears in all departments of the government, and not only that but they were also affiliated with the mafia clans from other countries. Not to mention that most of the mafia bosses from other families trusted them the most than other families. There were five crime families in New York, and though they had created a separate body to enforce the law between themselves, the Morelli clan dominates almost all of them because they were much wealthier and more
Emiliano Morelli threw a party to welcome back his son, Salvatorre. The old man can’t stop talking about it and was so excited to announce to the world that Salvatorre will take over the company for he will soon retire from his position. It is not just Emiliano who’s excited, everyone in the business industry wanted to meet Salvatorre. Everyone was curious about what he looked like and what will be his contribution to the business sector. And of course, there were those who dig up his past and dirty secrets. Simon or Salvatorre, as his family calls him, didn’t want a grand party, but his father wouldn’t agree to it. They fell into a brief argument and Simon he would not win against his father. This leaves Simon no choice but to agree with his father. On one condition, it must be a masquerade party. Those who will be invited will have to wear a mask, and Simon will be able to hide his face from the public. He has no pictures uploaded on the internet since his mother was so adamant a
As Simon scanned the crowd before him, looking for some suspicious-looking person. His eyes stopped at the woman who was standing. Or the proper to describe the woman was that she’s hiding from the shadows. She may be trying her best to hide, but she got Simon’s attention, simply because she looked so regal and beautiful in that black dress. From the looks of it, it’s not an expensive dress like what most of the women at the party wore. Simon had an eye for expensive and cheap things. That only means that she’s not invited to the party. A gate crasher. Simon ended his speech with a smile, and the crowd applauded. The moment he exited the stage, he was greeted by several businessmen who wants to get to know him. They swarmed him like he was a sweet candy and they are the ants who wanted to have a taste of him. “Congratulations, Mr. Morelli. Your father must be so proud of you!” An old man approached Simon and offered his hand for a shake. He took off his mask, revealing his wrinkl
Addie was about to utter a word when suddenly the lights of the whole mansion went off. Panic shot through her as she can't see even a single thing. "Great! What the hell happened? Why did the lights go off?" That was her initial reaction. She can't be alone in the dark with this strange man with an Italian accent, it reminds her of those sexy Italian mobster movies she used to watch with her asshole ex-boyfriend. Whispers of panic can be heard as the visitors tried to grab out in the dark. “Cazzo!”Addie heard the man curse in hard Italian. She recognized the word since it’s a famous cuss word. Salvatorre Morelli is from a long lineage of wealthy Italian businessmen, so it's not a surprise his men were also Italians. She was instantly on her feet and tried to pull the hand that the stranger was holding. “What’s going on?” She asked the man again, absentmindedly. There was definitely wrong with these people. She can’t see a single thing, and in a mansion owned by one of the wea
Simon stared at the body of the dead cat that was placed on the buffet table. His face was void of any emotions. Behind him were Marcus and Giov. In the background, his father uttered different curses. Emiliano was beyond angry because of what happened. Simon, on the other hand, remained silent and calm, even if the whole clan was in panic.Federico was standing beside Emiliano, trying to say sensible things to the enraged mafia boss. All the other members of the family were also there, witnessing the rage of their leader. Everyone except Emiliano was cursing, no one dared to say a thing while their boss was in the heat of rage. “Merda! They fucking dare to do this on my son’s welcome party! I will not tolerate this!” “Whoever did this, they must have people inside the clan. This is not the work of a single person, that I am sure.” Federico assumed. All the guests had already gone home. After all the panic and ruckus, Simon still had thoughts in keeping all of the visitors safe.
Addison was biting her lips as she stared at her boss, Kirk Woods. She just gave to him her paper and now he’s reading it. Her heart was beating faster than it usually does. Her hopes were high that Kirk will approve, and even though she had doubts, she maintain a high spirit. After all, she believed in the practice of a positive mental attitude. As expected, there was no news about what had happened last night at the mansion of the Morellis. Addies had expected this since. Wealthy people always have the power to control the media. What’s the use of having a lot of money if you can’t buy it with anything?Addie firmly believed money could buy anything, a perfect example of that was the life of her younger brother. If her boss will approve of the paper, then she will be the first one to release such news, and of course, her name will make noise, just as she wanted it to happen. She glanced at the clock mounted on the wall. Kirk had been reading her paper for a straight ten minutes,