CARINA

7: NUISANCE

DANTE'S POV

   WALKING fully into the office, I looked at the desk and saw the files I asked my secretary to bring. Huffing tiredly, I walked towards the desk and halted when my phone rang. I pulled it out and looked at the caller ID before answering

"Any news" I said into the phone

"Hello to you too, Mr Moretti. And I'm fine what about you?" A shrill voice said into the phone. I huffed again and scratched my brow

"Kimberly, I'm fucking exhausted so you either give me some news or I look for another investigator for this damn job" I warned nonchalantly

"Can't you take a simple joke" I could tell she was pouting at the other end

"Ki..."

"Okay fine! I've got news but I'm not sharing it with you over the phone. How about we go to the club tonight and discuss this" She said cutting me off

"I'm not going" I said flatly

"C'mon today is Friday, get drunk and rest up for the weekend. You can choose the club and invite Adriano as well. Let's reminisce about the good old days" She hadn't been a fan of Enzo since we were kids...actually no one had been. We only tolerate him and I do that with the little patience I never thought I had

"An hour and I leave" I simply agreed

"An hour is okay. Perhaps, I can convince you to stay a little longer" She said happily

"Keep dreaming" I hung up when I heard a knock on the door

"Sir, your mom called" My secretary said and I was starting to get tired of hearing her voice.

Maybe I should get a new secretary

"She called to remind you of the family dinner. She said it's still next two weeks in case you have forgotten the date" She continued when she received no response from me

"You can go" I dismissed her without giving an answer to what she said

Fuck! A dreadful week I never asked for

Mackenzie's POV

"MA'AM he isn't expecting me but I'm sure he'll be ecstatic to see me. Can you please let me in or you can call to inform him. I can wait" I repeated the statement for the nth time and my voice was getting hoarse from begging for the past two hours

Jay had finally gotten me the Moretti guy's office address and I was here to see him but this unimaginable big boobs woman didn't want to let me in

She gave me a dirty look and I was sure it's because I called her ma'am severally. She looked old and I couldn't refer to her as anything aside that. The unnecessary heavy makeup still couldn't hide the wrinkles on her face

"Kid, I'm sure school is still in session. Can you leave before you get punished by your teachers?" She offered a sarcastic smile

Why is she been saucy?

"I'm not a kid, I'm just cute" I said almost angrily. She could use some of my cuteness to cover all that crumpled skin

Why try so hard to look young when she's so old. Ptff

I walked away from her desk towards the huge glass door. This was what I'd been doing since I arrived. I go in and plead, come out after being unsuccessful. Formulate another plan and go in with a different personality and come back again with more anger in me just because that rude oldie does nothing but throw shades at me