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

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

"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

"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

Luca didn't wait for a second more to take Emma away from those people and that place. He nodded at the 9 and led Emma straight towards his car.Marco is in driving seat with Smithy and Emanuel in another vehicle behind them.Once Emma sat inside their car and they sped away from the Hotel premises, she breathed a sigh of relief.'I never wanted to see their faces ever again ' she thought.Luca too relaxed considerably.He looked at Emma, who looked relieved as well."Are you happy now?" he asked her.Emma beamed at him, displaying his favorite dimples after so many days.He pulled her towards him and kissed her dimpled cheeks. "My favorite" he mumbled with his lips grazing her cheeks."Hmm"Emma giggled when he started tickling her."Luca stop, Luca" she is laughing so hard, that she couldn't finish her sentence properly."Luca" she gasped out of breath.That's when Luca decided to stop his as