Chapter 66
This was the last person Angelo was expecting to see today. He had just finished speaking to Don Massimo over athe phone a few minutes ago and now here they were face to face.
Don Massimo knew everything about him including his car and entourage and there was no way he could’ve escaped in that moment.
How had Don Massimo gotten to the hospital in Peru at such a short period of time, and he had lied that he was headed to the save Eva meanwhile here he was to see Elena instead.
From the way Don Massimo’s eye brows shot up at the sight of his car made him know he was in trouble. He steeped down from the car very quickly and walked up to Don Massimo who was waiting patiently for his explanation.
“Where did you say my daughter is again?” Don Massimo asked and Angelo felt that he had heard this questions more number of times in one day than he ever thought he would.
He was about to open his mouth and give a response when Don rose his hands shutting him up again.
When he spoke again, his tone was different, like an impressed boss who was proud of his worker but the look on his face remained the same. That was Don Massimo for you, you would never even guess what he was thinking.
“What do you take me for?” Don Massimo asked and from the tone of his voice, Angelo knew the question was rhetorical.
“I know everything Angelo, you don’t need to look like you were caught doing the wrong thing. I know you came here to see Elena but there’s no need to be so hideous about it. It’s okay check up on the one you love. I came here to do same. Hope you don’t mind.”
Angelo felt his blood run through his veins. There was no way Don Massimo will just come to see Elena just like that. It was the weirdest thing he had witnessed today.
” Come closer!” Don Massimo whispered with a hand movement to Angelo who stood speechless and surprised at how things had turned out, and even as moved closer to him cautiously his mind was racing in his chest.
” You know you can’t let me down, Angelo. I’ve heard of your good works, and I know of them too. I rarely compliment people and the fact that I’m doing that to you right now, should send a message that you are doing just well. Continue in this path and don’t let me down, okay?” Don Massimo said in a low voice and Angelo nodded his head in confusion, trying to make sense of the situation he had found himself in, as he whispered, “Yes boss.”
” Good! So, you’ll do me a favor and find Eva. As you can see, I’ll take care of Elena. She’ll be fine in my custody, okay?” Don Massimo continued.
” My men will take care of her and she’ll have the best medical attention anyone can think of. Not to worry. You can go on now with concentrating on looking for Eva while I take care of your distraction..” Don Massimo said in a concluding tone.
In that moment, Angelo recalled the conversation he had the other day with Don Massimo and he remembered vividly that Don had told him to get rid of this same Elena as she could be a bait for rivals. She was close to him and they had a soft spot for each other which involved emotions that could be used against him and that would spell doom for their business and organization as a whole.
And now he was saying he would take care of Elena for him. That sounded like a huge lie. With this conversation, Angelo knew that Don Massimo did not exactly mean his promises to take care of Elena despite his sweet tongue and this could actually be a bait for him or he meant the opposite of what he was saying. This wasn’t the first time something like this had happened either.
There was no way he would allow Don Massimo to take Elena. He knew very well that he did not mean well for her and so he wouldn’t allow a thing like that to happen. How would he even tell Don Massimo that he could not allow Elena to be killed because she was carrying his baby? Don would never listen to him, he knew that very well.
Just when he was about to speak, movement caught his attention just a few meters behind Don Massimo and he could see Elena being wheeled into one of Don Massimo’s numerous cars. His guards and men where all over her including a doctor whom he recognized as the one he had handed her over to.
He had to stop Don. But how?
“Not to worry, I will take care of her just as I have promised, Angelo. Go ahead and work on the task I have given to you. I’ll call my best doctor to treat her from the comfort of my home. She’ll be fine.” He said smiling at him, and then with a wink he took a step backwards retrieving from a very shocked and surprised. He knew that look too much and he wished he didn’t.
He stood there with sinking heart as he watched her being taken into the car. And even before Don Massimo said the next words, he already knew in his head that she had been taken as collateral and all along he had been mocking him with his speech of how he was a good worker and how he would take care of Elena for him.
“I know you need Elena by your side and had come to see her, lying to me in the process and even ignoring the task I had given to you, just to come and see Elena. Find my Eva, Angelo, and bring her to me, if not, consider Elena gone as well.”