Daughter of the Mafia's Consigliere

MARIANNE.

I couldn't eat anything anymore after Giovanni left me at the dining, I was very pissed.

I'm sure Ricardo must have known about this dinner I had with his father. Why should I be the one to try and make things work out when I'm the victim here? Ricardo is not helping matters so he should better go talk to his son instead. I'm sure Giovanni doesn't know about the open marriage Ricardo suggested.

No one is talking about the wedding that is going to be held in less than a week. Why do I even bother when it's just a marriage that is going to be done to please some people?

I called on one of the maids to clear the dining table before storming out immediately. I headed straight to Ricardo's office. I needed to ask him some questions on how we were going to go about this open marriage stuff without letting anyone know about it.

As I got closer, I then remembered that Giovanni made mention of Ricardo going for a mission so I guess he won't be available.

Just as I was about to retract my steps, I heard voices which caught my attention. I immediately recognized the voice to be that of Giovanni since it sounded so commanding and boisterous.

I heard another voice and this time, it sounded like Ricardo's voice. Giovanni sounded very angry. I followed their voices and it led me to Ricardo's office. I met someone else at the door that made me almost jump.

I wasn't expecting to see someone by the door, it wasn't Kathy this time but a male. He kind of looks familiar, I think I met him at the engagement party.

"Good day Milady," He greeted with a slight bow. I could notice the worried look on his face.

"I think we are just meeting for the first time, right?" I asked, still trying to figure out who he was.

"No but I haven't introduced myself properly, I'm Enzo, Ricardo's Righthand man."

Now it seems like Ricardo and his father are the worst persons I have met so far since I was brought here. His sister is nice and even his right-hand man is not rude, proud and snobbish like him.

"Who are you to decide that? Who gave the orders?" Giovanni shouted from Ricardo's office such that I flinched.

Wait, were father and son having a fight?

"If you're here to see Ricardo, he is not available for now so you should return back later." Enzo said but I wasn't ready to leave, even from his facial expression, I knew something was wrong.

"Is everything alright? What's going on between them?" I asked Enzo and he ruffled his hair.

"It's a misunderstanding and it's going to be taken care of, you shouldn't be here, don't worry, everything will be taken care of. Just return back later, this isn't the right time to see Ricardo. I would tell him you came to see him," Enzo muttered and I sighed.

"Shut up your mouth! I still wonder today if you have the blood of Giovanni D'Onofrio running in your veins!" Giovanni shouted again, this is more serious than I thought.

I never believed father and son would be caught up in a serious misunderstanding or have they always been like this before I came here. What could be the problem?

I know I shouldn't be bothered but I couldn't help it, Giovanni sounded like he was really going to pounce on his son.

"I'm sure you know what happened, I deserve to know what is going on so..." I was in the middle of asking Enzo a question when I heard a loud gunshot.

My heart jumped and I heard to cover my mouth so I wouldn't scream loudly. Enzo immediately grabbed my hands and pulled me into a corner.

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"I told you to leave and return back later, Boss is always violent anytime he is greatly annoyed, that's why you need to be careful and avoid being in situations like this."

I was in total shock, who just got shot?

Ricardo can't possibly do that to his father, Giovanni can't do that to his son also so who shot?

I can never get used to a gunshot sound, it scares the living daylight out of me.

“Hope...no...one.....I mean...who...pull the trigger?" I stuttered, still shaken by the sound of the gunshot.

"You should leave already," Enzo advised and just then, the door was pushed violently and I saw Giovanni storm out holding a gun while sweating profusely.

I gasped in shock as realization hit me so hard, let it not be that Ricardo got shot by his own father, hell no!

"I think I would be left with no choice but to take you back to your room myself," Enzo suddenly grabbed my hands but I released it immediately.

"Let me be, I would be fine."

I immediately rushed into Ricardo's office and met him standing and looking out the window. I could hear him breathing heavily. My eyes fell on his right arm which was gushing out blood. "Oh my goodness!" I suddenly gasped out loudly in shock.

Giovanni actually shot his own son!!! Like what the actual fuck! How could he do that to his own blood? No matter what he must have done, he was never supposed to do this!

I stood there in shock and I could sense Ricardo was in so much pain but he was trying to suppress it as he was fuming with so much anger.

"Hey...you're... bleeding, you should get it treated or at least get a doctor to help you out with that before you bleed to death!" I suddenly yelled at him and he slowly turned to face me.

I shifted back in fear when I saw the deadly expression on his face, his eyes were red and veins were visible at the sides of his head.

"Are you scared I would die?" He asked with a smirk.

My goodness! He still had the strength to talk and smirk?

I have never heard a sound of a gunshot before but I know how excruciating the pain is, people fucking die of a gunshot wound but he is busy acting like he just got a tiny scratch. He wanted to probably yell at me but the pain didn't allow him to as he held his bleeding arms and groaned in pain.

"Stop trying to be the hard guy, swallow your pride and at least ask me for help or do you want to bleed to death!" I suddenly yelled at him. I am being considerate, I know I shouldn't but he is human at least, and his life is also involved.

I looked behind me, and Enzo was no longer in sight, he must have gone to get the doctor. I looked back at Ricardo and he was holding the wall for support and groaning while his arm kept bleeding. I began looking for a piece of clothes I could use to stop the bleeding.

"Your presence is making everything worse, I don't need your stupid help or whatsoever! Just get the fuck out of my sight this minute!" He screamed madly at me and I shuddered.