THE MAFIA KING'S DESIRE - CHAPTER 4
{One–sided love}
“You shouldn’t dress so classy, if you don’t want to be robbed around here,” Caterina smiled.
“This is just for show, I’m not rich…” He winked.
Caterina laughed.
“You are just pretending,” She laughed.
“Yeah, I’m trying to look good for the ladies,” Dante smirked.
“Well, you look like a rich guy and your voice is weirdly familiar…”
Dante didn’t expect her to recognize something about him, he was wearing a mask on the night she saw him.
“I must sound like a handsome actor,” Dante muttered, brushing his hair stylishly.
Caterina rolled her eyes and laughed, “You are so full of yourself, anyways you truly look like a celebrity,”
“You look like one too,” Dante smiled at her.
Caterina simply nodded and smiled back.
“Thank you. My parents own a restaurant, would you like to have some coffee?” Caterina asked.
“This is Venice, who wouldn’t want a hot cup of coffee or tea,” Dante shrugged.
“Let’s go!” Caterina giggled and took him to her parents’ restaurant.
“It took you hours to throw the trash,
Che razza di ragazza sei tu (What kind of a child are you)” her mother scolded.
“Mama, I was saving someone’s life,” Caterina pouted.
“Good morning, ma’am. My name is Luigi and Caterina saved me from being robbed,”
“Oh really, that’s nice. Please have your seat,” Mrs Rizzo smiled. “Do you want anything?”
“A cup of black coffee would do,”Dante smirked.
‘So, this is her parent’s restaurant. I have entered the first phase of her life,’ Dante thought and smirked.
“Here’s your coffee, Mr Luigi,” Mrs Rizzo smiled. “You are such a fine young man,” She dropped the coffee.
Mrs Rizzo would like someone like him for her daughter unknown to her that he had ulterior movies.
“Thank you for the compliment, you are also beautiful, ma’am,” Dante complimented.
“Thanks, if you need anything else, please tell me,” Mrs Rizzo smiled and went to welcome other customers.
“This coffee is good,” Dante chuckled.
“I’m glad you like it,” Caterina said and wanted to walk away.
Dante grabbed her hand and pulled back.
“Wanna be friends?” Dante grinned.
Caterina wondered why he wanted to be friends with her, but she accepted. Since he seemed like a nice person.
“Alright, let’s be friends,”
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Two days later, Caterina was taking coffee to Adriano in his office, she was about to reach there when she saw Mrs Maya at the door.
“This rude woman again,” Caterina cried.
“Good morning ma,” She greeted as she got to the door.
She wanted to enter but Mrs Maya blocked her path.
“What is your deal with Adriano? Why does he call you his darling, what’s your relationship?” Mrs Maya asked, trapping her to the wall.
“There’s…nothing between us,” I shivered.
“Liar!” Mrs Maya hissed at her.
“I saw how you blushed, you were happy,”
‘Did I blush? I didn’t even realize that..’
“What does he even see in you? You are poor while he’s so rich. You are not of his caliber. He’s so much out of your reach. Does he like you because you could be a vîrgin? Why would he like someone with a body odor!” Mrs Maya sneered and stepped away from her.
“You’re disgusting and so…skinny, eww,”
Caterina pouted her lips angrily and suddenly splashed the hot coffee on her, luckily, it had become warm.
“How dare you?” Mrs Maya gasped..
“I might allow others to bully me but I won’t let an old, ugly, undersÄ—xed hag with a smelly mouth to insult me,” Caterina pouted, tears in her eyes.
“You bîtch!”
“Maya, that’s enough,” the door opened and Mrs.Maya’s hand hung in the air.
“Adriano, she spilled coffee on me,” Maya complained.
“You insulted her first, I heard half of what you said. I’m glad she spilled it on you, so that next time you will respect people. Now please leave my company, our partnership is over. I’m glad that we haven’t signed any papers yet,”
“Adriano, you can’t do this to me!” Mrs Maya cried out.
“It’s Mr Salvatore to you, now leave or I will call the security to kick you out,” Adriano commanded.
Mrs Maya looked at Caterina with h@??d.
‘I will deal with you so terribly that you will commît suicide, you will even regret being born,’
Mrs Maya stormed off and made e call on her way out.
“Are you okay, Tesoro mio,” Adriano asked, taking his hand to her cheek. “I’m so proud of you for defending yourself,”
Caterina lowered her gaze and suddenly smiled, “Thank you, sir…”
As he caressed her, she felt this instant heat rush into her cheeks.
Fabio suddenly saw them and was surprised at the display.
‘What is going on between them?’ Fabio thought, feeling shocked that Adriano could be interested in Caterina.
“Hm!” Fabio cleared his throat as he walked to them.
Caterina was so shocked that she moved away from Adriano. She tried talking to Fabio but he ignored her and entered into the office with Adriano.
‘Oh no, I hope he doesn’t think badly about me,’
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At night, it was raining but Caterina made some hot yummy soup for Fabio.
She wore her rain coat and left the kitchen with the food.
“Where are you going in this rain?” Mr. Rizzo asked.
“I’ll back, papa,” Caterina said and rushed outside.
“Caterina! Cat!”
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Caterina got to Fabio’s house in a flood with the rain still pouring. She knocked on his gate and rang the bell.
“Fabio!” Caterina yelled. “I have to explain to him that there’s nothing between Adriano and me,”
“Fabio!”
The gate opened and Fabio was shocked to see her.
“Fabio, I brought this food for you…can you please let me inside as well? I didn’t think that the rain would get this bad,”
“This is just your plan to sleep in my house, so you can seduce like you’ve done to our boss, you are such a whøre, get away from here,” Fabio slammed the door in her face.
“Fabio, I’m scared…the flood is getting too much, Fabio, don’t do this to me. Fabio!” Caterina sobbed.
“Papa.”
She had no choice but to head back home but the rain kept falling. As she took steps forward, she didn’t know that there was an open sewage.
She suddenly stepped inside and slipper.
“Ahhh!!!” Caterina screamed but someone grabbed her hand.
She was getting drowned by the water but Adriano didn’t leave her hand. He kept fighting against the water that was trying to pull him in too.
“Fanculo!!!” Adriano yelled and pulled her out.
Caterina coughed out the dirty water and fell into his arms.
“It’s okay, you are safe now,” He muttered and took her away from the sewage.
Caterina coughed again and saw someone coming towards them. It was Fabio. He was holding an umbrella.
“Fabio,” Caterina gasped. “You came from me,” Caterina smiled and coughed again.
She wanted to go but Adriano held her back.
“Where are you going?” Adriano yelled.
“Leave me!” Caterina yelled, desperate to be with Fabio. “This was all your fault,”
Fabio began walking away and her heart dropped.
“I said leave me alone, I don’t like you, why can’t you understand that!!” Caterina yelled and kicked his leg, before pushing.
Adriano lost balance because of the rain and slipped into the water. He gasped in shock.
Caterina ignored him and ran,”Fabio wait for me,”
Adriano looked at her and smirked, “So, this is how if feels to get hurt…”
TBC…