Hate is the New Love

Chapter 4

Chapter 4

Eyes focused on a distanced object, Emma stared mindlessly out the window in the bakery. Her sharp mind twisted and turned trying to put together the puzzle Angelo managed to construct around her in the past fifteen minutes or so minutes.

Ethan

Why was this name being mentioned to her so oftenly all of a sudden? Consider her apperent hatred towards him, nobody dared to mention his name before. Now all of a sudden everyone wanted to discuss him, from her parents to employees at home. But why and for what?

For some reason it feel as if everyone's conjoined effort were directed solely towards familiarize her with him. As if he was appearing there very soon.

But even if he showed up, what was the big deal anyways? It's not like she was going to hire a snipper and shoot him on site.

Be like this is my area son. You dare to cross it. You die!

Emma thought, quickly covering her mouth when she coughed on her own breath.

" What's wrong?" Angelo asked, shoving another spoon full of chocolate cake down his throat.

Pathetic, can't even be a real gangsta in your mind.

"Nothing" she whispered, shaking her head at the older man with chocolate smeared all over his face. Any other she would have laughed her ass off at him or tried to collect some evidence for blackmailing him later. But at the time she was preoccupied with her own thoughts.

Emma sighed in annoyance. Placing her elbow on the table, she placed her head on her hand and stared outside the window at speeding cars on the road.

You're probably letting your hysteria get the best of you.

She whispered in her head as a chant to keep her wits together.

It had been years since they last each other and considering the circumstances how they parted the last time, it would be quiet awkward to even acknowledge each others presence let alone fight.

And even if things ran beyond any control, she could just go to another city for few days or just deal with him like she dealt  with him in the past. No biggy right?

" What are you thinking so hard about?" Anglo asked, finally after scoffing down three slices of cake. His eyebrows furrowing at the confusion on Emma's face.

"Nothing much. Only that how profitable that place over there would for a modern  commercial building?" Emma offered, pointing through the window towards a run down restaurant across from where she sat.

Following her site, Angelo turned in his seat to look over his shoulder at the site Emma was pointing to.

"Hmm... does have a lot of vacant space around it. Not a lot of buildings around it either. Seems pretty run down too, probably cheap to acquire it too. A modern design building will definitely transform the entire block. So go ahead kiddo, If you truly want that. I mean after all you are the CEO now" Angelo offered, flashing her a proud smile.

"I will then" she beamed, already devising a mental plan to transform the area. Her eyes remained fixated outside, scanning the area surrounding the desirable property.

The door to the bakery shop slammed closed with a loud bang as Jake Emma's assistant stumbled inside at a dead sprint.

" Ma'am..." Jake spoke urgently, snapping Emma's attention to him. He moved towards the table to inform his boss about the file he dicovered when he noticed  senior Casiraghi's presence and he immediately closed his mouth.