Luca’s POV
“Which reminds me, I met Richie today, at the hospital.”
The car finally came to a stop and I breathed out a sope and long sigh as I lifted my head from the car’s head rest and turned my head around for a few seconds before proceeding to quickly dig my fingers into my left shoulder cord which felt stiff and cramped up as fuck.
“The fuck was he doing there, he spoke to you?”
“Yeah. We rode the same elevator down and as I was leaving, he informed me that he needed my help with something.” The car door got pulled open by the guard and I stepped out of the car with my phone deep in my pocket once again. I didn’t shove my hands into my pocket this time and instead allowed it to drop on my sides as James came to stand beside me, his suit jacket completely unbuttoned, and his undershirt first few buttons currently undone.
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Luca’s POV Taking another huge gulp of the vodka and letting the chilled liquid to slide down my throat and into my lungs, I placed the bottle on the counter once again and reached for the knife and chopping board on the other side of the counter before laying it on the table along with the knife. And then I began to slice the sausages into small dices but not into too tiny shapes. Once I was done, I scraped it all into a small bowl and pushed it aside before rinsing the red peppers with warm water and proceeded to chop them into extremely tiny pieces, and scraped it all into a smaller plate once I was done.The water was already boiled and so I opened the lid and inserted the two noodles into the steaming water, adding a few seasons and covering it to start boiling once again.I reached for my bottle of vodka and chugged in two mouthfuls before fishing around in one of the cupboards for onions.
Luca’s POV Why was she even still feeling pain?Weren’t the doctors supposed to have taken care off all these?She moved again in her sleep and I winced as she moved her injured arm once again, sending another pang of pain through her body and resulting in the scrunched up facial expression getting more prominent and defined on her face.I watched as her eyelids fluttered once before her face eased into a relaxed expression, right before it fluttered again and finally slid open after two more flutters. I watched as her sleepy lidded eyes blinked open and I watched for a second longer, marking her last facial expression in my head right as I allowed my eyes to slide shut as if I was already fast asleep.I didn’t hear any other sound that would signal that she was either trying to get out of the bed to probably go the bathroom, but nothing sou
Luca’s POV “What happened to him? He showed up with fight wounds?” James asked and I made my way towards the car and opened it immediately before sliding in and starting the car.“Worse. He was floating on molly and some other shits.” I replied to him and glanced sideways as the bodyguard who usually rides with us in the first car tugged the door open and slid into the passenger’s seat.“Jesus. This early?”“I can fucking relate, man.” I replied as I started to slowly ease the car out of where it was parked.I ended the call with james after exchanging a few more with me and dropped the phone into the console as I drove the car towards the gates which slide open after a few seconds of me waiting behind it and I drove out of the compound immediately, easing into the busy roads and navigating thr
Luca’s POV My mafia was one of the most respected of the Italy and I wouldn’t want that to change, to avoid us falling to the bottom drastically.“So, how are we going to do it?”“That’s the thing! We’re going to observe and observe as if the prices of the first set of diamonds showcased were all way too expensive. We’ll only come in when it’s at the very last diamond and then, we’ll drop a higher price. If the person that was about to receive the diamond before we come in decides to up his price, we’d up ours with millions immediately, and on and on until the person gives up and the diamond would finally be handed over to us.” James started to say and I nodded my head in understanding as he went on and on until he arrived at the last part.“Wait. When we finally get the diamond, what’s goi
Luca’s POV I alighted the car the moment one of the guards who had ridden in the other car pulled open the door for me on noticing that I was about to leave the car. James got down from the vehicle as well and we both stood at the side of the car while quickly scanning our eyes over the whole premises.I beckoned the three guards forward and they stood around James and I in the next second.“You’re going in there with us.” I pointed to the guard in the middle and watched as he nodded briskly, his hands folded behind his back.“The rest of you are to stand beside the two cars the way every other guard is doing, huh?” I continued and they both nodded their heads in understanding.“Be alert and do not leave your various spots for any reason.” I paused and stared pointedly at the two guards I was referring to. “If you notice anything strange and weird going on here during the auction, give me a text, and a call if I don’t reply to the text immediately. Got it?” I brushed my hair backwar
Luca’s POV “Thirty thousand dollars for the ocean drop necklace.” Jake announced into the mic with the said necklace raised high in the air by his index finger. “Going to the Darta mafia… going…”“Thirty one thousand dollars!” An average height man called out immediately he got to his feet and the leader of the said Darta mafia scowled at him before adding an extra thousand dollars to it, topping the average height man’s bargaining price.It ended up getting sold to the Darta mafia and he sat back down with so much pride oozing off his body, I didn’t miss the way he threw a scowl at the man that had attempted to get the necklace at a higher price.It went on and on and with time, I started to imagine Sofia in all the displayed diamond accessories and how it would look like on her. It was hard to concentrate and pay attention to whatever the Jake dude was saying because an image of Sofia wearing one of the ocean drop necklaces that just got sold out was messing with my head.The ima
Luca’s POV This first and final level was indeed tough like Hayley had explained. The lowest piece of jewelry that has gone for the cheapest price was the earrings, and thst has gone for one and a half million dollars after over fifteen people started bargaining for it all at once. The wrist watch ended up going to a man sitting a seat away from mine, and it ended up going for two million dollars.I watched as so many stood up for the waist bead. It was one and a half million at first, because it consisted of a lot of diamond crafted into beads shapes, hence the price. Over twenty people started bargaining for it and it finally got handed to a man whose mafia wasn’t all that far from mine, although we were not in good times for as long as I could remember. It ended up going for four million dollars.And now, we are currently in the top three.The remaining items consist of the pyramid shaped gem, a diamond ring and the tiny chain.James nudged my arm and I leaned into him instantly
Luca’s POV I signed as I sank into my seat at the office. After a few seconds of me just sitting and catching my breath, I stood up and took off my suit jacket before hanging it on the back of my seat. I thumbed open my first few buttons and sighed out again.It’s been a really stressful day and the day isn't over yet. I was super thankful the appointments for the day were over, and that all that’s left for me to do is to create proposals and timetables, a chore which I’ve been putting off for about a week now.All in all, the auction was the most stressful of all the appointments today and like I predicted while I was still there, I had slowly developed a headache as the day slowly went by. It was currently a little bit after eight in the night and I’ve already had something to eat on the way back from my last appointment for the day.Now, all I wanted to do was to go home, take a cold shower and fall asleep… preferably pressed up against a certain woman who has been occupying my b