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“Throwing a tantrum won’t get you anything in this house. Best you learn that as soon as you can,” the guy says. “Only gonna make it worse for yourself.”
“What the hell do you know!” I scream, turning on him. He doesn’t seem to care I’m naked or yelling.
“I know if you stand out here for much longer with no clothing or sunscreen, you’ll get burnt. I know the bottom of your feet are likely bleeding, if not definitely blistered. I know there’s no way in hell you’re getting through this gate unless the boss wants you to.”
The boss?
The boss?
“Fuck him!” I scream, flailing my arms. “And fuck you too!”
And all I hear in my head is his voice…
“Mind your language.”
It makes me cry harder.
Chapter Fifteen
Vincenzo
My phone rings the moment I step inside the house. A glance at my cell tells me it’s my father. Odd time for him to call, but I answer because something could be wrong. I don’t ignore his calls anymore.
“Are you back home from your frivolous vacation?”
Ah, so he remembered…
“It was hardly a vacation,” I tell him, heading up the marble staircase to my office. It’s the place I spend most of my time, where I’m most comfortable.
“There’s been a war, mia mucca bella. At the ice cream shop.”
I pull the phone from my ear to stare at the screen, as if it’ll tell me what the hell that nonsense is about, and take a moment to process what he said.
Mucca bella?
My Italian isn’t the best, but I’m pretty sure that isn’t right. I sigh away from the phone.
“Is that so?”
“I need you to handle it, Amadeo, and quickly!” he growls.
I shake my head. Why the hell is he calling me?
“Papa, where is the nurse?” I ask as I enter my office and sit at my desk.
“What nurse?” he snaps.
“The nurse. The house maid. You know, the cleaner?”
“That bitch is scrubbing the chickens, figlio. Why do you concern yourself with the help?”
What the hell has he been watching lately?
“Just put her on the phone.”
“You kids have no respect. No goddamn respect.”
His chair squeaks, and his breathing grows heavy as he walks to find Bianca.
