Chapter 403 Brush Off

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Chapter 403 Brush Off

Samuel's questions didn't stop as they continued down the hallway with what Richard hoped would be the right question.

"Is that something that runs through the family, or did something trigger it?" Richards shrugged in response to the question.

"I don't make a point of studying other mafia families to find out why they are fucked up or what's wrong with them. If I had any say, I wouldn't be a part of this world anymore." Almost twenty years later, though, he still hadn't found a way to get out and make his own decisions. Once in hell, always in hell, he supposed. This thought lingered around the back of his head as he directed Samuel to turn down another hall. The ordeal would've been much easier if Jovani had kept his phone on.

"You're not here by choice?" Something about that tidbit of information seemed to catch Samuel off guard as he stopped walking, causing Richard almost to bump into him. However, a gentle nudge from the back got the other back into motion.

"Who is? Most people join because they don't have an option, are born into it, or are sold into it. No one says it out loud, though. Who wants to risk getting killed for speaking their honest opinion?" Richard's case was a bit different...

"I'm only partly here because I want to be. Call it paying back an extended debt to a friend I haven't ever been able to give back enough to. I planned to leave this side of the world when I was younger than you. However, one thing leads to another, and I am still so many years later. I wouldn't call everything about it hell, but it hasn't been any walk in the park either." No thanks to Zane, for that matter. Hmph. If it weren't for him, Richard would have vanished long ago.

Jovani may have hard a time getting his eyes to focus fully but that didn't stop him from fixing Richard with the best glare that he could muster. One which Richard returned full force.

"I don't care what it is you decide to do with your own life and your pieces when you're left to yourself. I do however expect that you will at least have enough common sense to not make stupid mistakes such as this one. Willing to involve someone else that you know Marcus has been interested in for some time without any warning? That crosses things even a hair above what I thought was possible for." Jovani swiped at Richard to push the other off from touching him. He flopped back on the bed and shut his eyes once more and he retorted that the other said.

"I don't think that you have any right to be talking in this matter. There may be al to of things that I don't know what I am doing with but this certainly isn't one of them. Marcus and I already made an agreement before he came here. He could stick around if he behaved." Behaved? Richard out let out a low, harsh laugh in response to Jovani's words.

"Behave? I hardly think based on what I have been seeing that Marcus even knows what that means. If you're state is anything to go by not to mention the havoc he was causing just moments before. You know if it wasn't for Emily, he would have already forced Samuel to go with the induction whether or not everyone else necessary was there."? Jovani fixed Richard with a look that clearly said? he didn't belive what the other.

"We had agreed that the induction would be taking place at a different time. Marcus already knew what I had planned." Jovani brushed it off.

"Marcus did intend to go through with the induction. He even spoke with Lena on the phone regarding whether she would be coming or not." Jovani would have continued to brush Richard off if not for Samuel interjecting.

"He didn't seem to want to change his kind on that matter until Emily managed to somehow get him to go along with her. He is still wanting to go about getting it done tomorrow though." The older cousin raised one eye brow as he opened his mouth to spoke but Samuel hadn't finished yet.

"If Lena isn't here either tomorrow, he's saying the engagement will be called off and there won't be an alliance between the two families." Something about the look on Samuel's face caused Jovani to sober up.

Well Damn.