Chapter 7
Before Santino got arrested…
" Good morning, Mr. Jayden. " The Alexander's official chauffeur greeted with a smiled immediately the young man joined them in the car, before igniting the car.
They were parked in front of the Alexander warehouse, where they waited for the young man.
"Morning, Mr. Harrison." Jayden smiled before turning towards Mr. Alexander.
"Have you got information on the bidding area?" Mr. Alexander asked.
" Yes. You were right, uncle, the Duncan's are after that particular area, but I have got the worst news…" Jayden said it with a serious face.
Mr. Alexander looked at his nephew, raising his brows.
"They met with Mr. Amorino's son last week in Italy. I am still trying to figure out what exactly they discussed, but it was a closed meeting… He finished.
Mr. Alexander clenched his jaw, trying to overcome his anger.
"How could we be so careless? If he forms an alliance with the Amorino's, then it's going to be over… Mr. Alexander yelled, making tension fill the whole car.
Mr. Harrison looked back through the rear mirror. The one thing he hated the most was seeing his boss like this because it was also going to affect all their days.
He put his attention back on the road, driving them back to Alexander's mansion.
Mr. Harrison immediately stepped out of the car once he parked it in front of the mansion. He opened the back door for Mr. Alexander to step off.
He took a breath of relief as he saw his boss walking away without any complaints.
Jayden chuckled at the other side of the car.
"You should see yourself some minutes ago, Uncle Harrison; you looked like you were going to shit your pants." The young man said he was walking towards the chauffeur, patting his back.
"Don't worry; we are all going to survive." He added with a smile before walking off into his car, parked in front of the mansion.
After Santino got arrested
"Uncle! Uncle!" Jayden barked, running into Alexander's mansion.
"What's the hell is the problem? Calm your horses down." Mr. Alexander yelled, leaning on the rail on the top floor.
He walks down gently with his arms folded behind his back, while Lina and Sasha go to the hallway to also find out what's wrong.
"Is everything alright, dear?" Mrs. Alexander asked, walking out of the living room.
"I wish." Jayden said, using his palm to clean the bead of sweat that had formed on his forehead.
"We have a massive problem, uncle." Jayden said, his face clouded with fear, making the ladies panic, while Mr. Alexander stood there curious as to what had happened.
"I received a call from one of our resorts, the one where Mr. Duncan was meeting Mr. Amorino." He's said this before, taking a deep breath.
"Mr. Amorino is in custody; our employees called the police on him, saying they got a report for involvement in an explosion that affected some areas of the resort." Jayden finished, making everyone's eyes go wide.
…
Santino walked out of the prison cell, rubbing his wrist slightly as he tried to circulate blood to his fingers.
"The handcuffs here are terrible; I almost forgot the feeling." He said he was walking towards the police desk.
"I think you must have made a massive mistake." Lina whispered and yelled at the police, trying to settle this.
"Look, we don't have time for this. Say something about this to the public, and you will see our lawyers." Sasha threatened with a glare.
She was down, attempting to settle this like some gentle lady, she thought to herself, before taking a look around the station.
Her eyes caught the figure of a man she had never expected to see.
"Huh. " A loud gasping sound was heard, making Santino look up, his face turning blank for a second, before he quickly put on a big smile on his lips.
"Justin?" Sasha is more like a question than a call-out.
"Well, if it isn't my beautiful second family." Santino said, walking towards them.
He stopped at the front of the ladies, waving his hands in front of them.
"Well, honestly, I wasn't expecting that the next time I saw you guys, it would be in a cell." Santino said with a smile, while they all stood there shocked.
" What? No one's going to say anything."He shrugged his shoulders, dipping his hands into his pocket.
"What the hell are you doing here?" Lina asked with a scornful look on her face, deciding to take the lead before her shocked sister recovered.
"Well, you guys put me here, so…" He shrugged his shoulders again with a nonchalant look on his face.
"Whatever this is about, we can settle it later." Lina whispered, walking closer to him.
"Okay." Santino stated, quickly raising his hands in mock surrender, stands, a mocking smile dancing around the edge of his lips.
Rico walked into the station with some men beside him. He was about to walk towards Santino when he noticed the two ladies beside him.
Rico turned and whispered something into the ears of the men with him before walking towards Santino.
"Justin." Rico called out, rushing towards Santino, with the other men dressed in suits following him.
"II, nostro team legale americano è qui." (Our American legal team is here.) Rico said, standing in front of him, ignoring the presence of the other two ladies.
The men step forward towards him, pulling their hands out for a handshake. "Hello, I will be taking over the Amorino Vittorio case." The men greeted me warmly.
Lina and Sasha's eyes widen, a gasp escaping their lips. They both turned to look at each other, wondering what exactly was going on.
"Are the defendant legal team here already?" The police officer asked, typing on his system.
"Yes," Rico answered, going along with the lawyers to settle with the officers.
Lina thought for a while before shaking her head, as if trying to convince herself, while Sasha stood there frozen.
Lina walked towards Santino, grabbing his arm and trying to pull him aside, but he stood still, not moving an inch.
He stared down at her hand wrapped around his arm before looking back at her, her eyes clouded with a dark look.
"Get your hand off me." He barked, staring at Lina, and she quickly removed her hands in fear.
"Justin! " Rico quickly went toward him.
"Scemo." Santino whispered, glaring at the lady in front of him.
"Is everything over?" He turned to ask Rico, who nodded his head.
"The legal team would take care of the rest." He answered before picking up Santino's Casare Attolini suit jacket and handing it over to him.
Santino turned toward the ladies. "Is the offer to talk about this still open? I would love to discuss it with my family." He said it with a smirk before leaving.
"I will call." He shouted while walking out of the station doors.
"II signor Duncan pensava di essere intelligente, quando in realtà mi ha semplicemente reso il lavoro più semplice." (Mr. Duncan thought he was smart, when he honestly just made my work easier.) Santino said it with a smile.
"Now find him." The smile on his face instantly dropped, and a very dark look covered his face.
He puts on his glasses before walking towards his car.