SOLD TO MR. MARIANO

CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT: SUSPICIOUS

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"We've arrived, Mr. Mariano" announced my driver as he pulled up in front of my house.
Once the car had come to a stop, I exited, immediately making my way towards the door.

Upon my return home, I am usually greeted by the greetings of my Butler, Mr. Barkley, but today was a little different.

Unfortunately, Butler Barkley has some important family matters that he has to take care of, so I sent him away for a couple of days and because of this, things weren't the same.

It's never and I don't think will ever be the same when his presence is absent but even though I will admit that things are less difficult to deal with when he is not around, I always put him to the back of my mind and try to focus on more important matters that have to do with my job as a mafia lord.

"fingerprint detected. Welcome back Mr. Mariano"I removed my hands as soon as the voice spoke and waited for only a few seconds before the door was opened, welcoming me inside.

The first thing I did was made my way to the kitchen, where my servants should be, finishing up their work for the day.

It has always been my priority to hear the reports of my servants on how their day went.
This way I can always keep track of how much work is completed by them because as I said earlier, I do not put any of my money to waste.

So, I make sure that I'm paying them the money that they have worked for.

"Stephan!" A loud scream was heard as I stepped foot into the living room. Abruptly halting in my footsteps, I shifted my gaze to the woman that sat in one of the couches in my living room.

She uncrossed her legs, A smile appearing on her lips as she rose to her feet before taking quick steps towards me.

"You're finally home. I miss you" She says as she grabs onto my arm, pouting her lips.

"You must be so tired. How about we go to eat? I made the servants prepare something special for you" She added to her earlier statement and that's when I broke my silence, shaking my head.

"I need a minute with my servants first" I spoke, unwrapping her hands from around my arms.

The pout was still on her face but it was soon replaced with an angry one and she rolled her eyes at me when I did not give in to her words.

"I have other important things to do first. I will have dinner afterward" I spoke in a tone that said enough. That I needed no more of her attitude and I don't want to hear any more words leaving her lips, at least for now.

Bianca groans in annoyance but did not once open her mouth to say another word since she knew pretty well that I was not playing around when I warned her.

As I said before, no one is exempt from my rules, so Binaca knew that she would get herself in trouble if she decided to disobey my orders.

"Yes, Mr. Mariano" A familiar voice called and I finally moved my gaze from Bianca to the entrance of the living room.

I watched as my servant's entered one after the other and very soon, the room was almost filled, telling me that it was my time to speak.