"Can you prove it?" Justin, another head mafia councilman asked.
Alexi is not liking this. He paid for that girl, and he wants to have that girl. He knows Luca is playing games. Even a stupid person can understand how much Luca likes the girl.
He is willing to bear Alexi's insults, to protect that girl.
The fact that Luca likes her so much is tempting Alexi, even more, to go after her. He wants to see the agony on Luca's face when he takes the girl away from him.
Luca knows this is coming. The reason he revealed who Emma is to him is to provide respect for her and that would give value to his argument.
The most important part now is to prove that, Emma is not Frank's daughter, but Gio's sister and his wife.
Luca half-turned and nodded his head to Marco, who is standing behind him, a little farther away from the table.
He knows Ivan is standing behind Alexi as well.
The lights in the Banquet hall dimmed and the screen in front of
"You?" Amber gasped with surprise.When Emma saw the recognition flash In Amber's eyes, she panicked.'She identified me? But how is this possible? Did my father show my pictures to her as well' Emma panicked.She looked at Luca, in a panicked gesture. It's not obvious to the others that she is panicking, but to Luca, it's clear as a day."It's under control. Don't worry" he whispered in her ear, only for her to hear.Emma nodded a little at his assurance. But her heart is still on edge.Frank and Alexi became hopeful that she would identify Emma as her stepsister. But their hope proved to be short-lived when Amber opened her mouth again."I thought you are Luca's girlfriend? When did you become Mr. Vitiello's wife?" Amber asked, oblivious to the tension in Emma.Emma looked at Amber with puzzlement.'What is she talking about? They are both the same.' Emma thought.When Emma didn't answer Amber immediately and started look
After the council heard Amber's words, they decided to interrogate everyone from the Costello villa.Nina, Frank's wife, and Emma's stepmother repeated what her daughter told about Emma's identity.Soon the pattern was followed by everyone who ever worked and lived in the villa.'The girl on the screen is Emma. We don't know who this girl on his lap is' this was the standard answer.Alexi is getting aggravated by this whole ordeal. He is glaring at Frank, thinking he cheated him. Luca's plan worked too well, and everyone was convinced that his wife is not Frank's daughter.Alexi's anger is getting out of control.He slapped Frank hard enough for him to fall on the ground.Alexi started kicking and punching Frank with anger. Frank cried with pain and agony.Everyone looked at Alexi's outburst with disapproval. They felt like he is insulting the council time and again.Emma gasped with shock. She looked at her father, who
"She is my daughter. You can do a DNA test to prove the same" Frank pleaded one last time.Those words are like a time bomb in Emma's heart.'What? A DNA test? If they agree to this, then there is no way I can escape. It would be proved that I am his daughter. Then they will command Luca to give me over to Alexi' Emma started to hyperventilate.'What to do now? Oh my god' Emma is shivering with fear.Luca is forced to stop from going away from this room by Frank's words.'Bas*ard' he cursed frank in his head.The council too stopped to consider Frank's words."A DNA test should be done" Chan demanded."Yes, I want it to be done" Alexi looked at Emma, who is now standing beside Luca, with her back facing him.Alexi has a smugly satisfied look on his face.The 9 too stopped behind Luca in shock. Everyone thought, their plan worked out well. But in the last moment, it shifted like a twisted pretzel.Emma look
Luca looked at the retreating figure of Emma and sighed. He is on the edge. He is not sure how this DNA report will be coming.But he has a plan in motion and he can tell that it's a gamble. But he is willing to play at anything, to protect Emma.The 9 are confused as well. They settled down on the couches and are trying to read what is there on Luca's mind."What are you thinking? That doctor listens to only the head council members. There is no way we can influence him in our favor. How do you plan to change the report? Moreover, Alexi's brother and underboss Ivan were ordered to stay with the doctor until he finishes the testing. It's impossible to do anything with him present there. What is the plan now?" Peter asked Luca."Yes, we are wondering the same. Why did you agree to the testing in the first place?" Matteo asked Luca in confusion.Luca stood with his back facing them and his palms in his pockets. He is looking through the glass wall, which
Luca received a message from Marco, at the same moment when he was telling the 9 about his plan.'Done. Bringing original samples' it read.Luca smiled with satisfaction.The 9 noticed his satisfied look. They understood what that meant."The look of your face is telling us that the work is done. So he decided to help you to replace the original samples?" Adam asked with a smug look.Luca smirked."He did" Luca agreed.He never thought that him saving Ivan's Ex, would benefit them this way. Luca never liked to force a woman against her will.He got a tip from one of his men, saying that, they saw Alexi in their outfit. Alexi was not yet the boss of the Russian mob. He used to do his father's bidding.Luca wanted to give Alexi a good scare. So he sought him out to scare him, but he never thought he would find that scum trying to force his own brothers girlfriend.Luca know about that girl. She is a nice girl, who
"You should relax for a little bit. You must be exausted. There is a party downstairs near the pool area for all the council members. That would keep them busy for sometime. I have to go and spend some time in the party. You don't have to come with me. I don't want you anywhere near them, when it's not nessasary" he told her softly.Emma sighed with relief. She felt like she is on pins and needles, as long as she was in that council meeting.The vile comments of Alexi made her shudder with fear. And the moment he bargained with Luca to give her away to him is the moment, she thought she would burst out laughing.She know Luca wouldn't give her away to him. It's impossible. But the nerve of that guy to ask such a question is laughable."Hmm, when will you go?" Emma asked him.The feeling of staying alone in here with out him is giving her bad vibes. But it's better to stay here than go down there."In an hour. Emanuel and Smithy along with a
After Luca stayed at the party for 2 hours, he slipped away from there. He nodded towards the 9, who decided to stay behind and keep an eye on things around here.Luca knows the 9 is more or less staying here for the drama, that would unfold once everyone drinks too much to remember what they did after that.Luca was never interested in any of that in his life. Moreover, he is itching to go check on his kitten, who he knows must be still awake.As Luca expected, Emma tossed and turned for 1 hour and gave up on sleeping.She is too scared to fall asleep. So many mafias bosses are staying in this hotel and it's making her feel on edge to relax. Moreover, Luca is also not there beside her.His presence always gives her peace and comfort. But now, she is too tensed to sleep. So she decided to call Lizzie and Elijah. She knows they would be worried about her.She found her phone laying on the bedside table. She scrolled for Lizzie's number and th
"He is not that bad" Luca heard Emma talking to someone.He assumed she must be talking to either Lizzie or Elijah. Apart from Luca, she would talk to only Lizzie, Elijah, Smithy, and Emanuel.Smithy and Emanuel just left from their guard duties to relax in another room along with Marco in the same penthouse apartment. Other guards took their shifts instead.So that left only Lizzie and Elijah. They both like Emma so much. They must be worried about what is going on In here. So they must have called to talk to Emma or it must be the other way around.Luca unlocked their bedroom door and watched Emma fiddling with the blanket absently, with her phone still glued to her ear."Ok, will talk to you tomorrow. Goodbye. Yes, ok, Take care" she disconnected the call and put it aside on the bedside table."Who is not that bad?" he inquired softly.Somewhere he is jealous that she must be talking about some other man. He trusts her too much and he kno