Chapter 112Nurse Lilli walked up to the doctor. Emilio was still in Vincenzo's hospital room.“Thank you for coming mio figlio. I really appreciate it.”“Of course I'd be here Father. You are not well. So it's important that I come check on you. There's really nothing to thank me for Father”, Emilio said, laughing a little at the end of his last statement.“Even if. Thank you. It means a lot. I wish I could have seen my sick father before he died but… I was too busy. I thought I was too busy. But you can never be too busy for the ones you love. If really love them, you'll make out time for them.”Emilio nodded. There was not one doubt about that. “Family is forever… whether you like them or not, whether they are always going to be here or not, they are always going to be family”Forever.Emilio sighed but not too heavily. “Yes Father. That's absolutely true”“It is. It really is”“What is it, Nurse Lilli? Why are you here and not at your duty post?”, The doctor asked softly, finall
Chapter 113“So… what was the minister doing here?”“The minister?”“Don't play games with me child. You know me too well. I should have had your head off by now”The doctor swallowed hard. Fear tickling his throat.“I don't know how he got to know but he came here specifically to see Mr. Vincenzo. He to was expecting the minister and they seemed to have some serious business to discuss. I didn't have any logical reason to object?“But I'd already given you an instruction Doctor. Was that not logical enough for reason?”Nio had no reply. There was nothing he could or would say that could save him.Maria gave a short pause before she spoke again.“Your skeletons still lay very fresh in your cupboard, Nio. You know that, right?”, She said, turning to face him even if he couldn't quite make out her facial expressions in the darkness of the car.“And the allowance I have for your foolishness is rather thin, don't you think?”, She asked, pausing momentarily before she continued.“But that
Chapter 114“Looks like the rumors are true after all”“Rumors?”“Yes sir. It's been on the internet for a while now- some people think Emilio's capable of killing his father.”“That's just jobless blogs for you Nathaniel. You shouldn't be a party to such, as an investigative officer. We work with reason and evidence. For all we know so far, he could have been framed”“Yes sir”, the young junior investigator said, in a rather less excited tone.The district head took the bag from him and handed it to the other policeman to seal it and add it to the rest of the evidence. “Something isn't right”The district head thought. He knew there would be a chance of Emilio getting framed but he didn't want to come to the conclusion that he had the wrong suspect in mind. Maria had too much on her plate for her to not be onto this one too. It made too much sense to say she was behind the attacks on Emilio and for poisoning Vincenzo. All he needed was more information and in this case- more eviden
Chapter 115For the next few days, Vincenzo spent his nights in his study. The adjoining room was a well furnished bedroom and thay was where he slept. Since Vincenzo had a rule that no one cleaned his study, Emilio had to oversee the cleaning of the bedroom. Emilio made sure he took his medications on time and that he didn't take any food liquid or solid without his knowing. The guys and he spent more time in the kitchen, overseeing Vincenzo's meals.“ I am going to kill Nio”Maria took out her phone and dialed his number.Doctor Nio picked up the buzzing phone on his desk. Comfort eluded him as soon as he saw who it was.Doctor finally picked up the call. “Buongiorno Signora”“What exactly is your problem Nio? Have you suddenly gone daft? I asked you to inform me when Vincenzo was strong enough to come home! I was supposed to pick him up! You were supposed to give him the drugs wrapped in diclogomate!”, Maria ranted on the phone in the bathroom.Nio's soft voice came from the other
Chapter 116The Rolls-Royce pulled up at the Oril Cartel, the majestic five floored casino- the largest in Vernice.Maria stepped out, shades on, her bodyguards escorting her.The glittering entrance of the casino, known to high rollers and A-list celebrities, was as bustling as ever. The doorman, an imposing bulk of muscle, nodded silently and gestured to his partner to let Maria in. Walking past the public gambling floors, roulette wheels spinning, dice tumbling and slots chiming, a feeling of deja vu overwhelmed her. Scantily clad women in sequined leotards, sky-high heels, and dramatic smokey eye makeup strut amongst the gambling tables. The pole dancers gyrated their toned bodies to pounding club music under the colorful strobe lights of the casino. Their real purpose was to entice high roller clientele to spend even more exorbitantly after hours for private personal entertainment. Maria remembered her past life - a life that now irritated her. They got to the elevator and the b
Chapter 117Maria's blood went cold on hearing that. For the first time she felt uncomfortable. How did he know he had a son? “I don't know what you are talking about, Wyatt”“Don't try to play smart with me Maria. You wanted us to get into business - this is business. I want my son”“You don't have a son, Wyatt”“Don't play with me, Maria. Don't you dare try to play with my head.”“What makes you think you have a son?”“I don't think so. I know I have a son. That was the one reason why you tried to kill me, Maria. Don't try to play dumb with me.”Maria was quiet. Wyatt was the wrong person to try to manipulate. “What do you want, Wyatt?”“I told you. I want my son”“He is not your son, Wyatt”“Don’t piss me off Maria…”“He is of Rodriguez blood, Wyatt. He is not your blood. He is not your son. He's nothing of you. He has a lineage and a promising inheritance ahead of him, Wyatt. Your son died a long time ago”“How dare you!”, Wyatt roared, banging the table before him. Maria squi
Chapter 118The district head was at the door of the house when Maria's Rolls-Royce eased into the compound.“What the hell is this idiot doing here again?”The driver got the door and Maria stepped out rather hastily. The door man came down to take her bag from her and walked up the stairs behind her. Opening the door, she met the district head standing in the visitor's lounge and Vincenzo in the adjoining living room.“She's here already”, Vincenzo said as she walked in.“Buonasera Mrs. Rodriguez (good evening). You are right on time.”“What's the problem exactly?”she asked, taking off her glasses.“I’m here to take you and Emilio in for questioning”“Questioning?!”, Vincenzo and Maria exclaimed simultaneously.Maria scoffed. “You must be joking, officer. This is completely ridiculous”“I mean no jokes, Signora”“What?”“But officer, I don't understand”, Vincenzo said, quite baffled.“Yes, Signore. Based on the evidence we got, we've come to conclusions that your wife and your son a
Chapter 119The detective paced in the dimly lit room, the faint thump sound of his steps interrupting the silence in the room. His suspect kept her head down, her fingers fidgeting. The detective stopped moving suddenly and his face came into the light that the dim lamp provided. “We found you in possession of this”, the detective said, holding up the pendant in the air. “Can you tell me how you got this?”“I…I …I was..gi…gi… given”“By who?”“My madam”“And why do you think Mrs. Rodriguez gave you something so valuable?”Maria hesitated. Her voice was shaky making her stammering even worse.“I…I…don't know”“You don't kn…kn..kn..know?”*Was it your birthday?”“No”, she said in a low tone. “So why? I mean, this is worth over hundreds of thousand of euros. Do you think your madam would just dash it out just like that?”“Sh…sh..sh..she..”“She what?”Madeline wimped, her body quivering with fear. She didn't want to go to jail but she wasn't dumb to not realize she'd been set up. Mad