Lu’s face remain mute and clueless as ever, he just kept looking at Amara then Gio. Seconds before he interrupted, he knew what he has to say and was about doing what he thinks every father should do until now.
“Sooooo?!”
He dragged the words as he moved closer. His blue eyes kept moving like they could not focus on a direction until he cleared his throat and folded both hands behind him.
“How was school today?” He asked.
“Today is Saturday,” Amara said immediately “Even if it’s a school day, it’s still morning to ask ‘how was school'” she fold her hands and tilted her head to her left “I am supposed to be at school if…” She trailed off.
Her gaze focused on her pink canvas as she moved her toes beneath the lace, the look on her face seems like she was expecting it to move. She continued doing it until she felt her father’s warm finger raise her jaw up.
Their gaze locked for a while, it could be possible for them to mind link but they had no super powers.
“I am sorry, Patata dolce” Lu tried to be cheerful “Common! Don’t give daddy that face ” he bent to pinch her nose.
“I am not a sweet potato and you need to apologize properly,” Amara said sternly.
Lu rolled his eyes and scoffed, he went on his knees and gave a fake smile. His eyes were still on Gio who would not look up from his legs as he pulled his daughter into a tight hug.
“I am sorry, daddy has a lot going on lately,” he said in remorse “You!” He wiggled his smallest finger towards Gio “Come here!” He ordered.
For a moment, Lu thought the boy’s legs had been glued to the floor until he sigh and moved. It took Gio about a minute to get towards Lu that was just a few steps away from him.
Immediately Gio got close enough, Lu pulled in by his shirt and squeezed him in the hug.
“I am here now!” He said.
The hug was getting uncomfortably long when someone always in component busted into the room.
Jordan cleared his throat noisily and waited for their reaction but nothing happened. After waiting for a longer time, he turned to go.
“Has she boarded the taxi?” Lu asked as he left the kids, he stood up to stare at Jordan who was staring at Amara “She knows” he rolled his eyes.
“If my estimation is correct” he checked his phone screen “she should reach her father’s house in the next 25 minutes” he rolled his eyes as if trying to re-estimate the time.
Lu didn’t reply, he just took the kids hands and walked out of the room. First thing first, his first motive was to get the kids away from him and get them busy in the meantime until Amara untangle her hand from his.
“I need to check my homework,” she said.
Lu raised his brows, he stared intensively at his daughter until she could no longer stare at him.
“Fine!” She frowned “I forgot to do my homework” she looked at her shoes again “Can Gio come with me?” She pouts.
For a quick moment, Lu glared at Gio, His grip on the boy’s hand tightened as he gave a fake smile. His free hand shattered the boy’s well-combed hair, it was obvious that he is looking for what to say but nothing seems to come forth.
“I have to check something with Jordan” Gio suddenly said “Right, Jordan?” He looked up at Jordan who had a confused look on his face “Right!???” He asked again.
Jordan only nodded, his gaze was at Lu who seems to approve of what Gio was doing. Like he could not get why the young boy would lie to maybe get something from them when he can just ask for it.
Well for Amara, she just shrugged and walked away. Funny enough she looks more better than she was minutes ago and that alone is a huge relief for Her father.
On getting to Lu’s room, Lu took his usual position on one of the couches while Jordan took the one opposite. Gio remains standing as his confused gaze won’t leave Lu.
“I will stay away from her” Gio mumbled.
“I wasn’t going to talk about that but I will approve that,” Lu said “She is your sister, whatever you have for her should die” he paused for a while then sigh “Come seat here” he slapped his left side.
Slowly, Gio went to him. He sat and they all waited in silence. No one said anything, not even Jordan that can never do without talking said a word.
Their faces look like they were in grief.
Regularly, Jordan would check his watch or phone screen. It’s just so intense how he was timing Arianna as if the girl won’t want to do what’s in her mind.
“I can’t believe you let her go, sir” Jordan broke the silence “What if she open up to her father?” He folds both hands.
His worried face looked for Gio to Lu. It’s obvious that he was scared, he was scared of what might happen if Zeno should find out that his nephew came into his daughter’s party to kidnap her.
Since they were not on good terms, he would want to use the opportunity to strike and really strike hard.
“What if Zeno-”
“I am not scared of Zeno” Lu interrupts Jordan “I only respected him as my uncle and an elderly person in my so-called family but if he tries to cross his boundaries, I will be glad to pull a trigger in his head and feed his corpse to his crocodile,” he said dreadfully.
As if he was just noticing Gio’s presence, Lu flinched a bit. A fake smile appeared on his face as he cleared his throat awkwardly.
“Just saying what happened in a movie I watched last night” he lied.
Still yet, Gio kept staring at him as he had grown extra heads or as if he had become a monster. If he call Luciano a monster, he wasn’t mistaken because there is no one that could think of doing what he had said to a human being.
The silence continued until Jordan suddenly flinched, he dipped his hand into his pocket and brought out his phone. A faint smile appeared on his face as he stretched to give Luciano the phone.
“What have you been doing with my phone?” Lu asked on noticing that the phone belongs to him “You have been with my phone for all this while?” He voiced sternly ignoring the vibrating phone in his hand.
Jordan rolled his eyes, he looked at Gio who had a confused look on his face. Even a blind person could see that his smile was fake and mischievous.
“Arianna needs to talk to you,” Jordan said instead as he pointed at the phone.
“Hello” Lu’s rusty voice answered the phone “Hello??” He said again after nott hearing anything.
His confused gaze homed on Jordan and he was about to end the call when he heard someone’s voice.
“Luciano!” Arianna sounds distressed “Ugo had murdered my father!” She stated.
Lu went silent for a while, he looks at his screen to be sure that he was talking to the right person before he placed it back on his left ear.
“What do you mean?” He stood up and moved away from the couch area.
“I came back to see my room blown up and my father drowning in his pool of blood” Arianna broke down “Ugo killed him,” she said in a harsh whisper “He stabbed him in the neck with a freaking fork!” She yelled the last part.
Although Lu had always wanted Zeno dead, he didn’t expect him to die in his son’s hands. Something wasn’t adding upright and it’s becoming a huge problem especially now that he has no idea if Alita is with them.
“What about Alita?” Lu asked.
“She is not here” Was Arianna’s harsh whisper “She is still with -”
The line went silent as not even Arianna’s harsh whisper.
“Arianna?” Lu called out in confusion “Ari are you there?”
“Yes!” A different voice replied “Hello, Luciano” Ugo’s rusty bass sneered.