Heart of the Hustle by A'zayler

Author:A'zayler
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2018-11-13T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

I don’t hide my love

“Empress, you’re so beautiful.” Vinny’s voice could be heard before Angel rounded the corner.

“Thank you, my love.”

“Move away with me and be my wife.”

Empress gasped. “Of course I will, Vinny.”

Angel stopped in his tracks before hearing his mother break out into a fit of giggles. Being around his father on the days he couldn’t remember his life wounded Angel deeply, but there was nothing he could do. He’d bent over backward trying his best to be there with them whenever he had a free minute, and though that didn’t help much, it still gave him time with Vinny.

He didn’t know how Empress was holding up as well as she was, but she was making it happen, and for that he was grateful.

“All of my cousins are going to be jealous. I’ll have the prettiest wife in all of California.”

Angel walked around the corner just as he heard his father’s voice again. When he walked into the kitchen, D’Angelo was at the table scarfing down a plate of fruit. Vinny was also seated at the table with a large plate of food in front of him, while Empress leaned against the counter with her arms folded. Her face lit up when she saw Angel.

“Well, well, well, look who decided to show up.”

Angel smiled before walking to her and circling one of his arms around her neck. “Stop that. I told you I was coming.”

Empress looked at her watch. “Yeah, hours ago.”

“I had to make a few stops first.” Angel walked over to his father and held his hand out.

Vinny shook it and nodded at him. “I keep telling her you’re a busy man. Being a doctor isn’t easy.” He smiled at Angel before looking at Empress.

“Right. Everybody can’t practice medicine and run an entire drug corporation.” The bitterness in D’Angelo’s voice couldn’t be missed, but versus correcting him, Angel smiled and addressed his father instead.

“It’s okay, Daddy. You know she doesn’t listen.”

Both men laughed together before Empress joined in and took a seat at the table with them. The three of them talked for a little while while D’Angelo scrolled on his phone completely out of their family conversation. Since it was somewhat the norm, Angel disregarded his brother’s jealousy for the day and continued to converse with his parents.

He needed to do everything he could to make sure the conversation kept going. He already knew that the moment it stopped, Empress would be asking about Snow. Unfortunately for him, Snow hadn’t gotten that memo and came walking into the kitchen.

Her hair was pulled back into a bun with a few strands falling around her ears and neck, while her face frowned slightly. The shirt he’d purchased her from the mall earlier was covered by a black jacket, while the jeans hugged her curves just as sinfully as they had that morning.

The way the large gold earrings meshed with her dark skin had stars in Angel’s eyes. She moved with so much grace and authority at the same time that her presence commanded the room without her even having to say anything.

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