Chapter 206 - Heart Of A Child

"Busy with studies," Romeo shrugged. "He had exams scheduled this week. And insists that I should stay away from him till his exams end as I distract him." 

Persephone and Lara ended up laughing. They could imagine Emmanuel dramatically reuniting with Romeo after the end of his exams. Romeo might appear a bit proudish but he was very petty when it came to Emmanuel. 

"What would you like to have?" Lara asked him. Romeo and Emmanuel were frequent visitors. Moreover, she knew Romeo since he was a baby. 

Romeo shook his head. "I'm here to see Mr V. He has a new job scheduled for me." 

She just hoped that these boys knew what they were doing. 

"Well, your Mr V is in his study, barking orders at some poor fella. I wonder who is at his mercy today, "Persephone sighed out. 

She wouldn't want to admit but she was now worried about seeing Villain swamped with work. It was Sunday and the poor man didn't even have the chance to have his breakfast. But he has enough to ask Lara if she had her meal on time or if she had taken her medicine. 

… 

On the other side. 

"Yes, Nash. Now I can hear you?" Santiago said, his brows furrowed as he glanced at the screen. "I get it. When will you be returning?"

Actually, Nash never made it back. He was still stuck in New York. However, this time not for his lady love but for work. He was doing Santiago's job in New York when the latter was handling the mess King Leonardo had made. 

Who asked King Leonardo to announce his marriage with a commoner like Giselle and that too with a questionable background? 

"Perhaps, in a month," Nash muttered. "I can't believe His Majesty used this tactic. He is basically being a romantic hero." He added with a scoff. "I am tired of reading the headlines 'King Leonardo's Cinderella' and what not! How on earth did he manage his people with his decision? Worse, how did he convince Giselle to marry his stubborn Royal ass? If I was her, I would dump him and never return. Fuck, she is hot as hell why would she still cling on to him?" Nash paused for a moment and then cursed out again. "Fucking hell, did I just call another woman hot in front of my brother-in-law?" 

"Who the fuck is your brother-in-law, Nash?" Santiago growled. 

"Jeez. What crawled up to your stubborn ass, San? I'm talking about Cameron. Not you," Nash muttered. "You know what brother if your baby brother snitched on me, I would be left bachelor with no cure for my dick." 

"Nash, if you don't want me to punch the hell out of you, then shut the fuck up," Santiago cursed back. "And you talk about my sister like that see how I kill you." 

"Come on, Santiago. I didn't talk about your sister at all. Moreover, Valencia refused to acknowledge yours as her brother which means I don't need your blessing, my friend. But don't worry, I will send you wedding candies. So what if you don't get to be the best man?" 

Nash was now intentionally infuriating him. Who asked Santiago to shove his leg into his love life? He was muddle-headed then. That's why he didn't understand at that time what he was losing. He would rather get punches and kicks from Santiago than lose Valencia. 

He had recently gotten to know about Santiago's weakness. It was that he couldn't stay mad with the three of them for a long time. Santiago might appear a big bad villain but he was nothing but a coconut. Hard on the outside, soft from inside. 

This, he would first win Valencia and then the Vitello brothers. 

As for Valencia's son, he quite liked him. 

Apparently, both the Santiago's could be controlled by one woman -- Persephone. 

So, as long as he got Persephone to like him, he would get the little guy's blessing in pursuing his mommy. 

"You know what Santiago?" Nash suddenly said with a chuckle. "Sometimes, you don't need to win a woman's brother to get her, you just need to win her son. And that is what I am going to do. I will get a son with my woman. Wouldn't I be the luckiest bastard if I married your sister?" 

"It wasn't King Leonardo who wanted to marry Giselle," Santiago couldn't help but murmur. "But Princess Beatrice. She found out the truth regarding Giselle being her birth mother and is now threatening her father to marry Giselle, not Sabrina Hawthrone. I tried to persuade her saying it was a bad decision forcing her parents to marry when they don't want to marry in the first place. But she didn't understand. "

"I can understand that the little girl wants her mother," Nash sighed out. "The heart of a child is fragile. He needs both of his parents equally." 

Santiago was quiet for a moment and then agreed. "You are right." 

However, he didn't tell anyone how princess Beatrice said she was choosing the lesser of two evils. He couldn't see love for Giselle in her eyes. 

Princess Beatrice's empty eyes had scared Santiago that day. What if one day his own child looked at him? She made him realize that he didn't want to be an absent parent in his child's life. He wanted to be there for his child at any step or hurdle.

It was his promise to himself that he would never leave his children. No matter where his life took him to, he would always be there for his child. 

They further discussed more issues and how troublesome it was to work with Salvatore Marino while taking down Edward Kingsley and Alessandro Marino. 

Although he was unhappy with Salvatore Marino and his unconventional methods, he was more pleased with the fact that Persephone trusted him enough with the evidence she had collected against Alessandro Marino and Lorenzo. She didn't know how greatly she had helped him. 

For the first time in life, he was genuinely happy with his life.