Beautiful like a rose 🌹 but... fragile like a bomb 💣

Cap 64

Maya: Massimo you understand me wrong, I'm not afraid.

Listening me until the end and you will understand what I'm trying to say.

You carry two guns with you all the time, and at less 6 bodyguards accompany you every step of the way, and they don't move more than 200 meters away from you.

But it's normal you're Don!

You are a strong man, many people respect you, but there must also be many who want to hurt you.

The 4 adults in the room remain unresponsive to what the little girl said.

After a few moments of silence, Domenico approached Massimo and little Maya, letting himself to Maya's level, so that the little one could look into his eyes.

Domenico: Angel, why do you think that? Who told you that someone wants to hurt Massimo?

Maya: ( smiling ) Why are you all treating me like a baby?

Uncle, the answer to your question is obvious!

A man who has the power and influence of Don, also has a lot of enemies, who are watching his every step, waiting for the right moment to take his place.

I know you all misinterpreted the phrase "your world" that I used earlier.

What I wanted to say is that I didn't expect Massimo to lie when I asked what happened to his hand.

Because "in his world", a world of which you are also a part, uncle, you both know very well that you cannot allow yourself to have vulnerable points.

Massimo and Domenico looked at Maya with amazement.

Maya: (in a serious voice) Uncle, Massimo, I want you both to listen to me carefully.

In your world, the most important rule is that there are no secrets from those you love.

Massimo you told me earlier that sometimes we hurt the ones we love the most, even though we don't want it.

But do you know why we hurt the ones we love?

Massimo: Why?

Maya: Out of the desire to protect them, to make sure that they are safe, we decide to hide things from them, thinking that we are doing it for their good.

But this is the biggest mistake!

When we hide things from a person, sooner or later the truth comes out.

And then that person loses his trust in us.

And from that moment, nothing absolutely nothing we will do will be enough to protect them.

You cannot protect a person that no longer trusts you.

Uncle, do you remember when you were seriously injured and you ended up in the hospital?

Domenico: (confused) I remember

Maya: Auntie called Mommy and told her that she is taking Matteo and coming to us.

Do you know why Auntie got so angry then?

Domenico: Why?

Maya: Because you hid from her that you are seriously injured.

You wanted to protect her, not to scare her, but the opposite happened.

The fact that she found out from someone else and not from you that you are in the hospital, scared her even more.

She lost her trust in you.

Fortunately, Auntie chose to come to us and everything ended well!

But what would have happened if, in those days when Auntie refused to speak to you , an enemy  would he have tried to hurt Auntie or Matteo?

What could you do?