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“Okay, I love my sister, and I know my sister, and I want to keep the ability to father children.I might not be married now, but one day I will, and my sister will turn on me faster than anything.You’re on your own.”And with that, he hung up.
“Fuck!”He got to his feet and turned to his friends.“They’re at Diego’s,” he said.He was already out the door.
Diego’s was the first bar he owned, and since it opened nearly fifteen years ago, it had grown.At the time, his father had not seen the value in sinking money into anything legal—bars, restaurants, even casinos—but Diego had a bigger picture in mind.He knew money meant power.Wealth came from different sources, and with business, he got to meet a lot of powerful men and women.This is what also garnered Francesco’s respect.Also, the fact he killed mercifully, without blinking an eye.
He was the only one who hadn’t drank a single drop of alcohol, so he drove them all the way across the city to Diego’s.He didn’t have a clue how Liana and the others had even gotten here.
Arriving, his men made sure the line of people didn’t interfere, and he was able to get inside without any trouble.This was his bar, after all.There was a VIP section, and this is one of the reasons the bar was always so full.People wanted to come to see what celebrities they could stumble across.There was always some big name at his bar, and he was more than happy to have them.
Stepping inside, he looked toward the VIP, and he saw Enzo Jr., with a woman on his arm, raise his glass.There was no sign of Liana, but then he looked to the commotion on the dance floor, and sure enough, that was where he saw her, along with the three others.
They were all dressed in ways he had never seen before.Liana wore a dress that fell to her knees, but there was a slit up the side, showing off some thigh.It was cut low across the chest, showing off the tops of her breasts.Her long blonde hair was pinned back.He didn’t care how the other women were dressed.He only had eyes for one woman, the one that belonged to him.She was absolutely stunning.
In the six months they had been married, he had seen her in pleated pants, blouses that were on the large size, and dresses that were not exactly flattering.In their world, she blended in without standing out.
The woman before him looked like someone who wanted to gain attention, and right now, she had it.She had his full undivided attention, but he also saw that several other men were admiring her.However, she was not dancing with any of them.No, she was with her friends, but that didn’t stop the beast rising up inside him.
No other man was allowed to look at her.They were not allowed to even touch her, and it pissed him off that they were close to her.
Chapter Four
Diego was proving tobe a challenge to Liana.So far, it didn’t seem to matter what she did, he was not even close to approaching divorce.She had attempted to reason with her father, but he had told her these matters were out of his hands, and his only advice was that she should try to make it work.Make it work!Her husband had called her a doormat.
So, escaping her guards was all part of the fun.They didn’t seem to know what to do with themselves when they found her gone.They always called Diego.Sometimes he would find her, other times, she would just go home without a word spoken.She would find any excuse to be gone.
This was not just about the divorce.The truth was, she was gutted when she was alone with her thoughts, and what she heard in front of her friends.She felt like a damn fool, when moments before, telling her friends her marriage was going great, and that she truly felt like she might even be able to fall in love with him.Then, she heard what he had to say.His three friends.Her three friends.
The horrible truth was that she thought their marriage was going strong, but it was actually fake.
“You know, I’m not sure about this,” Mia said.
“What’s not to be sure about?”Tatiana asked.“We’re not at an unknown club.We’re at one of Diego’s clubs.We’re all here together, so we have our group number, and we’re not doing anything wrong.We’re not going to find a male mistress to screw.No, it’s all good.”
Liana felt for Tatiana.
Emilio hadn’t come out and said that he was regularly fucking his mistress, he had only implied it.Even still, she knew Tatiana was hurt.
