Nero by Angelique Jones

Author:Angelique Jones [Jones, Angelique]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-05-31T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

“Happy birthday, Tori! Welcome home!” Nero said as she walked through the door. Rose had gone to pick her up. Taking her in his arms, he hugged her stiff form. Pulling back, she smiled sadly up at Nero while her eyes darted around the room as if she expected someone to jump out at her. Taking a step back, Nero looked at Rose. She gazed helplessly at her beloved granddaughter. Knowing that he couldn’t put off the inevitable, he said, “Rose and Tori, will you join me in the study? I have something I have to tell you.”

He turned and walked to the study, where Matteo was waiting.

Going straight to his desk, Nero sat and waited for them to be seated as well. Looking at Matteo, Nero shook his head.

That asshole’s been smiling nonstop since word came last night.

Pulling his attention away from Matteo, Nero let a grim smile form on his lips as he said the words. “There is no point in drawing this out: Enzo is dead.”

“When?” Rose asked in shock.

“Last night. Enzo fell over at his pre-engagement dinner. The doctor that he had on staff said it was a heart attack from a preexisting condition.”

“How can that be, at his age?”

“Rose, it doesn’t matter. The death certificate is issued. Tomorrow we will be heading to the law offices of Greenburg, Greenburg and Lavowich for the reading of Enzo’s will.”

“Enzo would never have left anything to you or Tori.”

“Yet we have all been invited…” Nero said, smiling a real smile.

The meeting with those shitty lawyers was so extremely satisfying. The fuckers actually thought that they had gotten away with their betrayal because I didn’t strike at them right away.

Nero had spent years gathering what he needed to take them down. Using the information he had gathered, he had “persuaded” them to do the right thing in regards to Enzo’s will.

They actually thought that they were just going to go back to business as usual. They had no clue what was coming.

Before Rose could ask anything else, Tori spoke. “Nero, is he really dead?” she asked hesitantly, as if she was afraid to say the words.

Hating the fear and hope he saw her wearing in her eyes, Nero told her softly but firmly, “I swear, Tori. He’s dead. It isn’t a mistake.”

“Thank god,” she said just as softly. Then she stood and left the office.

“Nero, do you know what really happened?” Rose asked as soon as Tori was gone.

“Let it go, Rose. Much like the circumstances surrounding my father’s death, it should just be let go,” he told her, knowing that she would understand. “Why don’t you go get Tori settled? Tomorrow’s going to be a busy day.”

“Yes, I’ll go get Tori settled. Then I’ll start making the arrangements for Enzo.”

“Don’t bother. I won’t waste my time acting like I’m sorry he’s dead. I’d let the county bury him except I want to put him next to his father so the Devil knows right where he is. I want the two of them to burn in hell together.

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