HER REVENGE

26.

Chiara shook her head, snapping out of her reverie. "No, I can't use this against him. That would be the lowest, most childish thing to do."

Chiara scrambled to hide the documents as the door opened and Massimo walked in."What are you doing here?"

Massimo sat down in the chair across from her, his expression cold and hard. He didn't respond, just stared at her intently.

Chiara's heart pounded in her chest. She could feel the sweat forming on her palms."I just asked you a question, Why are you here?"

Massimo leaned back in his chair, crossing his arms over his chest. "I thought we had a deal, And I haven't heard from you since then, so I decided to come see you."

"I never agreed to your deal," Chiara said,

"Of course you did, You took the drugs from me. Have you started using them on him?"

"You're mistaken, I never agreed to your deal, and I didn't use the drugs on him. In fact, I threw them away."

"I find that hard to believe, I think you're lying to me."

"I'm not lying to you," Chiara said, her voice rising in frustration. "I know what I want, and I don't need your help. We're after different things, and I want to do this my way. So please, Massimo, just leave."

Massimo sat back in his chair, his eyes narrowed."Don't tell me you're actually in love with Alessandro! After everything he's done, after he killed your family?"

Chiara's face flushed red with anger. "You don't get to tell me what to do, I'm not your dog. Now get out!"

"I'll leave, but let me tell you something first. If you don't kill Alessandro within three weeks, I'll do it myself."

"Get out!" Chiara said again, her voice rising in frustration
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Massimo hesitated, then spoke again. "Do you really think Alessandro will keep you alive if he finds out you're  rivers daughter?"

"That's my problem to solve, It's not yours."

"I'm just trying to give you some advice Do you know what Alessandro did to Michele when he found out he was a spy?"

"What?" Chiara asked, her brow furrowed.

"Michele is dead,"

Chiara gasped. "What?, What do you mean?"

"That's why I'm telling you to join me in fighting Alessandro, We need to take him down."

"Mr. Massimo, Michele deserve to die because a betrayal don't live for long" Chiara said, her voice rising, "Please humble yourself and get out. I've heard enough."

Massimo stood up, his movements stiff and angry. "I'll be back,"

"Don't you dare come back here,"

Massimo smirked, then turned and walked out the door. Chiara watched him go, her heart racing.

"That bastard," Chiara muttered to herself.

Just then, Francis, entered the room. "Mrs. Perez, you have a meeting with the board in 15 minutes,"

"What's my schedule for today?" Chiara asked, trying to focus on her work.

"You have a full day," Francis said. "There's the meeting with the board, then a lunch meeting with the investors, and then a conference call with the other board members."

"That's a lot," Chiara said, rubbing her temples. "Thank you, Francis"

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Luica's Cafe was in ruins. Diego and his gang had destroyed everything in sight, tearing the place apart.