Chapter 5
THIRD POV
Mario noticed Evelyn's eyes resting at the entrance, making him look in the direction, and he saw his father.
"Oh, dad," Mario said, unwrapping Evelyn, who lowered her gaze as she held her arm and rubbed it nervously.
"I need to see you in my office." Adrian's husky voice placed Evelyn on the edge again.
"Okay dad," Mario said.
Evelyn glanced at Adrian, locking eyes with his, but he averted them right after.
"Now," he ordered, and walked away.
Evelyn let out a breath she didn't know she was holding as Mario turned to her.
Mario furrowed his brows at Evelyn's unsettled look. He waved it off as he took her hands, claiming her attention.
"You have nothing to worry about, Evie."
Evelyn stared at him.
"I am allowed to call you that, right?" He asked, smiling.
She nodded, giving a lazy smile.
"Cool. Like I said, you have nothing to worry about. My dad is not a threat. I mean he is a threat to bastards out there, but not to you."
Evelyn's heart reacted after he said that. Adrian is the Don. That means the boss of their Mafia.
"I mean he gave me the permission to give you a guest room. So see? You don't have anything to worry about," Mario said.
Evelyn nodded slightly.
He reached for her hair and moved a strand behind her ear.
Evelyn gave a tiny smile.
"I have to go. Mimi will....."
"I am here," Mimi chipped in, walking into the room with some clothes in her hands, getting their attention.
"Right on time," Mario said to Mimi, who smiled at him. His eyes moved back to Evelyn.
"Take a shower and relax. I might not see you for the rest of the night, but I will see you at breakfast tomorrow morning. My aunt, Dolores, makes the sweetest pancakes. You will enjoy it." He said, caressing her hair and smiling at her.
Evelyn smiled as well.
"Promise me no tears," he said.
She nodded slightly.
"Cool. Good night," he said, rubbing her arm slightly before walking out of the room.
Evelyn stared at him as he left.
"He really likes you," Mimi said to her, handing over the clothes to her. "This is my first time seeing him like this for someone." Mimi added.
Evelyn forced a tiny smile, feeling awkward as she stared at the clothes in her hands.
"Oh, well, just get settled in and get some sleep. You look tired." Mimi said.
Evelyn nodded. "Thank you,"
"You are welcome. Good night," Mimi said, walking out of the room.
Evelyn let out a sigh as she raised the clothes to look at them properly. It is a pink night gown with a deep pink teddy bear design on it and some new underwear.
She felt comfortable holding the things and grateful that Mimi got her some new underwear. She is sure this night gown will be a perfect fit because she and Mimi are almost the same body size.
She walked towards the bed and placed the clothes on the bed. She walked towards where she guessed to be the bathroom.
Entering it, she closed the door behind her and her eyes roamed the shiny and spacious bathroom with a large bathtub and a bathing side. Her eyes moved to the left where she stood, and she saw herself in the mirror.
She took in her pathetic face, making her heart ache.
Sighing, she stripped off her clothes and packed her hair.
Along the hallway, Mimi was walking cheerfully, humming a song by Taylor Swift. She stared at her feet, admiring her new polished nails as she walked. She smiled at it till she bumped into someone who held her arms protectively.
It was Lucas, one of Mario's loyal friends and allies. But he wasn't alone. He was with Manuel.
Mimi whimpered slightly.
"I am sorry, ma'am." Lucas said, withdrawing his hands from her arms.
Mimi shook her head, feeling her heart racing as she let out a slight scoff. "No, it is my fault. I uh...I wasn't looking," she said, moving the strand of hair behind her ear nervously.
"I hope I didn't hurt you," Lucas asked worriedly.
Manuel stared at them unpleasantly, as Mimi couldn't get enough of Lucas' enchanting blue eyes.
"N..."
"Please excuse us, ma'am," Manuel chipped in, grabbing Lucas and walked past Mimi.
Mimi stared at them as they walked, heaving a sigh of disappointment as she continued heading towards her direction.
"The hell is your problem, Manuel?" Lucas asked, sounding annoyed as they walked.
"Nothing. Let's just keep going." Manuel said.
"Fuck off," Lucas muttered, releasing his hand from Manuel's hold and walked ahead of him.
"Hey, wait up," Manuel called, following him behind.
Back in the living room, Candela is pacing the room in a fuming rage with a glass of wine in her hand. Dante is still seated on the sofa, sipping whiskey nonchalantly.
Dolores is seated on the opposite sofa, getting worked up by her sister's rage.
"How could he disrespect me like that in front of that dirty..... piece of....ugh," Candela groaned, gulping her drink.
"Can you calm down, Candy?" Dolores asked.
"Don't tell me to calm down, Dolores. Don't you dare!" Candela snapped.
"You are getting worked up over nothing," Dolores said.
Candela scoffed. "Shut your mouth, stupid. I have a dirty stranger in my house, and you say I am getting worked up over nothing? Seriously?"
"You heard what Mario said. Her parents were killed, and their house was burnt down. The poor girl was almost killed as well. He is just helping someone in need. And Adrian was thoughtful enough to let her stay." Dolores said, feeling her heart react after she mentioned Adrian's name.
"Do I look like I care, Huh?!" Candela asked, glaring at Dolores, who just looked away.
"I don't bloody care about some dirty stranger, okay? Mario should have let her die for all I care." Candela said, placing one of her hands on her hip.
Dolores furrowed her brows at her.
Candela let out a breath and flipped her hair.
"He should have let her die instead of bringing her to my fucking house." Candela added.
Dolores shook her head in disbelief.