The plate of food fell from her hand to the ground. All eyes turned to her, and Lilith had a confused look on her face. The look made Leonid confused and worried; he wondered what was going to happen next."You found who?""Dad, I found him. I was almost killed, but he saved me." Leonid lowered his gaze as he continued. "When you called, I was at the hospital. I didn't travel."After what felt like hours, Lilith finally responded to what Leonid said."Are the remaining four guys his sons too?"Leonid shook his head. "No, they are our bodyguards.""Where is your father?" She demanded loudly."He is also your husband." Viktor muttered.She glanced at him. "Stay away from it, carrot kid, or I will ask Nid to punch you like last time.""Ouch." Anger muttered, clutching at his heart."That hurts." Satan mumbled."I never knew until now that Mister Rizzo was called the carrot kid." Saint whispered. Viktor gulped down nothing and went quiet. Leonid wanted to take a bite of his food, but Lil
Leonid frowned at his mother. "You can't divorce dad. I know he hurts us a lot, but you can't divorce him. It is not his fault that this all happened in the first place."Amelia frowned back at him. "I can divorce him, and I have to."Viktor's and Amelia's eyes were practically popping out of their sockets. The rest of the men who were eating paused to stare."Mom, why? You can't do that. He came back for you and Leonid." Amelia said."And he loves you both." Viktor added.Lilith was not hearing any of it. She shook her head. "He left us 20 years ago; we are better off without him.""I want him to be here with us." Leonid said. "Aren't you happy that he came back after all these years?""I am not." Lilith grumbled. "He can't just walk back into our lives like nothing ever happened.""I know…""He put you through stress, made you the target of bullies, and made you skip college.""I own a company now," Leonid said.''From the look of things, you have forgiven him." Lilith said. "You ca
Leonid paced to and fro, waiting for the doctor. The doctors were still attending to his mother; his heart was racing, and he was blaming himself. He shouldn't have visited her today; he was the cause. Everyone else was sitting nervously, waiting for the doctor."Leonid." Shelby called. "Calm down.""How can I?" Leonid yelled. "Why are you so calm?""One of us has to be." Shelby replied. "She will be alright.""Alright?" Leonid snarled. "Did you see how she was bleeding?""I did." Shelby calmly responded.Leonid felt like he was drowning and couldn't breathe. The waiter was turning his brains upside down. He couldn't bear to lose her; she had been there for him when no one was. His mother was his first love and his first support. The one who cheered him up, the one who taught him how to endure the endless struggle and bullies Her smile had made his heart flutter and was absolutely the most beautiful thing he had seen."It's your wife in there, and you are acting calm." Leonid mumbled.
The house was quiet when they got in, and Lilith was furious that they had taken her to Shelby's house instead of hers. Saint and Satan still smiled at her and led the way, even though her tongue was practically cutting through their ears."How could you bring me to this place?" She screamed. "Did he ever visit me at the hospital?""Mom, calm down." Leonid muttered. "You don't have to scream at him; he was only doing his job.""His job?!" Lilith yelled, turning to face him. "He has no right to bring me here."Viktor held Leonid and pulled him along with him. Amelia followed suit, while Lilith kept yelling as she was directed in a different direction."What's going on?" Leonid asked as soon as Viktor pushed open a door and entered."I have to tell you something." Viktor muttered, taking his seat."Okay?" Leonid asked, raising his eyebrows."Dad discovered something." Viktor pointed to a seat.Leonid sat on it, and Amelia sat on the couch that was not close to them. She took out her pho
"Italy?!" Leonid yelled, bewildered. "That's literally flying over the Atlantic Ocean to get to Italy from here. I am not going with you."Viktor gave Leonid a look. "You have to go with us; besides, you are Shelby's son, and you have to help us."Leonid's shook his head stubbornly. "If it deals with flying over the Atlantic Ocean to help Dad, I'm out."Amelia got up and approached them, saying, "Nid, it's not hard flying over an ocean.""Did you forget about my Phobia? Never would I fly over an ocean, not in a thousand years."Leonid began walking away from them. "Tell Dad I will stay here.""What about we go by the private yacht?" Viktor called out "It would take at least 10 to 14 days to get to Italy from Los Angeles, but it's worth it. Since our macho man is literally scared of flying."Leonid turned around and glared at him. "Is it fun laughing at a man's phobia?"Viktor and Amelia shook their heads at the same time."No, it's no fun, but..." Viktor trailed off."Can I come with
Satan ruffled his hair. "She said she wanted to come along, and I wanted to stop her, but she locked me inside this box."Leonid didn't look convinced; there was no way his skinny wife was going to lock a fully-built man in a box without his consent. There was no way he was going to believe that lie. Reaper slapped Satan on the shoulder."Dude, I can't believe you let me carry you all the way here. No wonder the bag was so heavy," Reaper scolded."That's not the point," Viktor said. "We told you to watch the young miss at home, didn't we?"Amelia got up from the ground and stood to her feet. She rubbed her arm."Don't take it out on him; it is all my fault," she said. "I have to take responsibility for what I did; I made him bring me here. I just wanted to go with you; I won't cause any trouble or be a burden. I will stay out of your path."Leonid shook his head and turned to Viktor. "How far are we from shore?"Viktor checked his phone. "Twenty Miles. We can't send her back; we have
"Leonid, wait," Amelia called after him.Leonid wasn't ready to listen to her; he walked into a room and locked the door. Amelia banged on the door."Hey! You can't ignore me. Fine, I'm sorry. I just wanted to go with you."Leonid chuckled as he heard those words. He glanced around the room; his eyes were drawn to the luxurious surroundings. The bed was tucked in a corner of the room, and there was a large glass window through which he could see a pool.He completely forgot about Amelia, who was banging on his door, and he jumped onto the bed, falling asleep, engrossed in its comfort.By the time he woke up, it was already dark. He rubbed his eyes as he got off the bed and headed to the bathroom. Turning on the lights, he splashed water on his face and stared at his reflection in the mirror. Even though he had cut his hair shorter, it was still long. He grinned and turned away from the mirror.After changing into something casual, he opened his door. He suddenly remembered that he had
They spent a couple of days in the sea, playing different games and exploring different parts of the yacht. Soon they were in Venice, Italy. The yacht came to a halt, and they all ascended. Cars were lined up waiting for them."Are these all ours?" Amelia asked.Viktor nodded. "We have to get to the base and have some food and a nap before investigating anything."Leonid frowned at him. "We just finished eating, and we are not wasting any more time. When we get to the base, we start."Viktor shook his head. "Okay, it's not a big deal. I just thought you might be overwhelmed by the stress.""I am not. Can we go now?"Viktor led the way to the car; the men standing beside the car opened the door for them to enter. Satan and the rest took one car, while Leonid, Amelia, and Viktor took another. Viktor was driving with Leonid beside him, and Amelia sat in the back."The base is pretty big, located on the Amalfi Coast. When was the last time you've been here?" Viktor inquired."I don't reme