Flash Marriage: Shrewd Wife, Devious Husband
Chapter 148: Protective Love

Chapter 148: Protective Love

"I’ll tell you exactly what happened there, Tony," Marcella held her hand.

She didn’t understand why her mother reacted pretty strongly back then. It was one of those rare times her sister and she heard her mother being so loud with her father. Thinking back now, Marcella could understand the kind of trouble she was in and why her mother gave hell to her father about bringing her with him.

Tony leaned closer.

"It was that time when my dad... He stopped bringing me with him a lot because my mom was against it. That day, however, I sneaked out with dad. Henry and Randy were with us. Dad was pretty excited to bring me along to meet some rich businessman. He loved kids, dad said and..."

Marcella looked down as that day’s incident became more and more clear to her. Tony’s grip on her hand tightened thinking she was affected by her memory.

"I’m fine," she met his eyes. "You’re so cute, Tony..." Even in that time, she couldn’t help but appreciate her husband.

Tony chuckled. She didn’t appear to be traumatized by that incident so nothing bad must have happened. He leaned back leisurely.

Marcella patted Joey back to sleep while humming a soft tune.

"I was waiting outside as that man wanted to talk to my dad privately. Henry and Randy were stopped by the door as it was the procedure. My dad later told me that he wanted to invest his money in something and that was the meeting about. Maybe he wanted to invest in the movie industry..."

Tony nodded.

"I was waiting, and that tall guy asked me to move to another room. I was what..? 14? I had a habit of not leaving the place my dad asked me to sit. So, I refused. At first, the guy was gentle and tempted me with this and that. When I refused, he grabbed me."

Tony furrowed his brows and leaned closer.

"I put up a fight. He ended up carrying me on his shoulders but I kicked a big fuzz and shouted as loud as I could. I think the room my dad was in was sound-proofed and he didn’t hear me. That door didn’t open for a long time... Or maybe it felt like a long time..." Marcella took in a deep breath.

Tony took his handkerchief and offered it to her. Her hand had gone cold. Her forehead was wet with perspiration. Marcella accepted his handkerchief.

"Dad came out storming. That guy dropped me and tried to attack me. By then Henry and Randy were in. Dad asked them to bring me out. I didn’t understand what was going on then and wanted to stay with dad. But he roared at me to get out. Henry and Randy took me to the car. They were stressed but tried to keep me calm. They sat in the back and the car was running. Dad came back after a minute. He was wearing a dark grey suit and the suit was wet...His hands were in his pockets and...Now that I think, it could be blood..."

Marcella looked at Tony. "Dad never sits in the front but he sat beside the driver that ride. He didn’t say much but I can see that he was sorry. ’No one will trouble you like this again, la Mia Bambina. I swear,’ he said. I nodded not understanding what it meant..."

Marcella’s eyes watered. Not thinking of that traumatic incident but thinking of her father’s words.

"That tall guy had a prosthetic hand," Tony said. It was not obvious but he noted it as he walked out. Was that Don? Did he cut the hand that touched his daughter? Don would have done that even if it was some other girl. It wouldn’t be a surprise if he did it for his daughter.

"Well," Marcella shrugged. "That’s my dad!"

"David Schmidt was scared of the DeAngelo name. I did nothing today. That guy left because she was friends with you," Tony said.

He didn’t know if Marcella knew more of the details. There was no mention of Schmidt in any of the ledgers he came across. Whatever deal Don wanted to make with Schmidt must have fell through after that incident with Marcella.

Don cut off his arm in the heat of the moment but he must have known that the lackey did what his master asked of him. There was no way Don let Daniel go.

What check did Don put on Daniel Schmidt? Why is Daniel still scared of the Don’s name?

He couldn’t be scared of Marcella that much. There must be more to it.

"Scared of DeAngelo name?" Marcella raised her brows. She was surprised too. "Maybe someone he is scared of is a supporter of my dad...still..." She said.

Tony cleared his throat. That is possible too. Maybe he should check the ledger once more.

"I’m glad you were safe," Tony hugged her.

He didn’t know about this. Henry and Randy never mentioned about it either. He understood them. Don must have put on a gag order on that incident since it involved Marcella. If this incident was out, he couldn’t even imagine the rumors that would be circulating by now. People tend to embellish the details as they gossip and it would have ruined Marcella’s reputation. Maybe that’s why Don didn’t retaliate openly.

As always, Don chose protecting Marcella over anything else.

"I’ll check on that," Tony patted her hand. He needed to know what the dragon is scared of.

Marcella let out a sigh and bowed her head.

"What is it?" Tony asked. She looked down.

"Some Codex I am," she scoffed dryly. She thought so much of herself. She thought Tony was circling around her for the Codex too. What use is she to anyone? She couldn’t even remember such an important detail.

"Where is that coming from?" Tony hugged her.

"Don’t squish the baby," Marcella pushed his chest.

Tony held her cheeks and looked into her eyes. "I love you, Marcella. Isn’t that enough for you? For me, nothing else matters."

He didn’t care truly. Whether she remembered it or not, it didn’t matter. She had helped him a lot and he was grateful for that. The last thing he wants is to see her in tears.

The tears that were held back in her eyes rolled down her cheek. How can he love her this much?

"Silly Birdie," he kissed her. "I know you love me too."

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