The Mafia Prince And His Reincarnated Nemesis
Chapter 81: Bruno Leo: Captured!

Chapter 81: Bruno Leo: Captured!

Bruno was feeling restless in the car as he rubbed his palms together. It’s been more than thirty minutes and the assailant hasn’t come back yet. He got nervous as he started to tap his feet against the floor of the car.

"Should I send someone else?" He grumbled.

"Boss, I’m sure he’ll be back soon. He’s one of the best men we’ve got" one of them assured Bruno, but he still wasn’t convinced enough.

He wanted to hear the news of Eduardo’s death as soon as possible.

"Boss! He’s coming!" One of them announced.

Bruno raised his head and saw him approaching the car, with his face covered. He even buried his burnt hand in the pocket of his hoodie.

He opened the door and sat in the passenger seat.

"How did it go?" Bruno asked.

"It... It went well, boss. He... that slave is dead" he stuttered, nervously.

"Good job! Now that he’s dead, Marcello will finally look at me. I can’t imagine how miserable he’ll be once he finds out he’s dead" he grinned from ear to ear.

"Oh and... I saw Marcello heading into the hospital" The assailant snapped his finger as he lied.

"Huh? He’s here?" Bruno threw the door open and stepped out. He adjusted his suit and re-styled his hair with his fingers.

"Hey! Take me to where he is. If he sees me, I’m sure he’ll stop grieving about Eduardo’s death"

"Yes boss"

The assailant walked out of the car and followed Bruno into the hospital. He followed behind, trembling in fear.

Just while they were about to reach the elevator, a group of men approached him. He froze and tried to step back, but they surrounded him.

"Mr Bruno Leo?" One of them called.

"I... Yes? That’s me" he replied.

"You’re under arrest for the attempted murder of Eduardo Rizo," he said.

"Huh?" Bruno shot his eyes wide open, his expression darkening.

Nikolai and Alessandro appeared from nowhere. They had huge grins on their faces. Of course, Bruno was very surprised to see him. He never expected that Nikolai would be around. He didn’t understand what was happening at that moment.

What he wanted to do was go to Marcello and watch him grieve. But, a word caught his attention.

"Hold on, did you say attempted murder? Not murder?" He asked.

"Yes, attempted murder" a cop approached him from behind and cuffed his hand. Bruno shook his head in disbelief.

"No! No! No! No! No! Eduardo can’t be alive. How can you arrest me, when he’s just a slave?" He shouted.

"Eduardo Rizo is a citizen of Italy" one officer stated firmly.

"Quit spouting trash! He hasn’t lived in Italy for four to ten years. Did... Did you all get bribed? Did the Diabolos pay you to do this?" He looked around, looking devastated. Nikolai was getting irritated by his attitude. He approached Bruno and punched him in the face.

Bruno fell on his butt, with his hands cuffed behind.

"Ow," he shook his hand nonchalantly as if he was hurt. "That should shut you up for now. The Diabolos aren’t cop-friendly. But, since you’re not a citizen here, I’ll hold myself back from spilling your guts right in front of you. Consider this your last chance to leave this country in one piece"

"I...I didn’t do anything. You have no evidence"

"But we have a witness"

Nikolai pointed at Bruno’s assailant, who was still trembling in fear. Bruno gritted his teeth in rage. He was betrayed by his own man.

"Eduardo shouldn’t be alive. He must be dead. Let go of me. I must go in there and finish the job myself!" He screamed.

Nikolai waved his hand. The cops understood the sign and they grabbed Bruno from the floor and his assailant, who was thankful for not getting killed. They were taken away. Bruno kept on screaming at the top of his voice.

Nikolai and Alessandro watched them leave.

The underground pack became silent.

"We should have tortured and killed him so he wouldn’t come back", Alessandro said, with a regretful look on his face.

Nikolai slipped his hands into his pockets.

"You helped me today, thank you"

"Save it. I’m heading home" he walked away.

Nikolai followed him behind.

"Do you want me to drop you off?"

"I’d rather take a bus with a hundred smelly men than ride a car with you," Alessandro said.

"What if I’m one of the hundred smelly men?" He asked. Alessandro paused and glared at Nikolai. Nikolai saw the look on his face and froze.

"When that happens, maybe I’ll give you a chance," he said and walked away. His pace was faster than before and he didn’t even look back at all.

Nikolai bit his lower lips.

"His ears were red. How cute" he chuckled.

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It was already late in the Ivanov mansion. The clock struck 9 P.M. The mansion was quiet, not a single soul was felt in the house. The maids had all returned to their quarters after serving dinner to those who were interested.

The guards were roaming about, protecting the manor from any kind of attack. Viola remained in her room, staring at the laptop screen. She was looking through the CCTV camera, to make sure everyone had gone to bed.

She had to carry out a secret mission that night, and that was to infiltrate Catherine’s office. It’s been a few days since she returned to Ivanov’s mansion. Apart from constant pestering from her father who wanted her to become the head of the family, she has been busy watching her every move.

She noticed a few things about Catherine. She loved spending a lot of money on unnecessary things like cars, clothes, and jewellery but she rarely used them. She was always in the house, receiving her massage, her make-up, or any kind of service she could receive outside.

She doesn’t have friends at all and no social life. She was mostly on her own. Or, she’s probably sticking close to her son.

The most important one she noticed was that whenever she was expecting a call, no matter how important or less important it was, she went to her office to answer the call and speak to whoever was on the line.

"She’s hiding something big, huh?" Viola was sure of that. She was skilled enough to hack all the computers in the whole mansion, but there was not a single camera in her office. Everything about her and that office is kept a secret.

That’s the reason why she just checked for herself what Catherine was hiding in the office.

She looked at the laptop screen again and watched Catherine walk out of her room with her phone in her hand. Viola followed her movement through the CCTV. She was cautious as she walked up to the second floor, where her office was. She entered and shut the door behind her.

"Fuck! I must find out what that witch is hiding" she said and wore her nightwear. She sneaked out of her room, which was on the third floor and slowly creeped out. She didn’t want to attract any kind of attention from Fabio by making noise.

She headed down to the second floor.

Looking around for anyone. She got to the door and her heart started thumping in her chest. She wanted to pull the door open, but she paused when she could hear what she was saying inside the office.

She thought the door was soundproof. She pressed her ear against the door and was finally able to hear something.

Catherine’s voice was sharp and impatient.

"I just said you have two weeks to wrap everything up. Do you want me to add more days? Are you out of your mind?!"

She screamed.

Viola couldn’t hear anything from the person on the phone, but with her conversation and responses, she was able to understand what Catherine was discussing with the stranger.

"I trusted and gave your wretched family a simple task. Your father failed, just like the loser that he is. I’m counting on you, Rossi. Don’t be like your father. You have two weeks to prepare and bring what’s mine from Italy. Do you understand,?""

"...."

There was silence.

’Is she done? I can’t hear anything else’

"Huh, Viola?" She heard her name from behind. She turned around swiftly and saw Fabio waving at her. She groaned in frustration. She had forgotten his room was on the second floor.

"Fuck!" She cursed under her breath.

In a panic, she ran away from the door and grabbed Fabio before pushing him into his room. She followed after and closed the door.

Catherine opened her office door and scanned the hallway. She stood there for a moment, listening.

"I swore I heard voices. Is it just me?" She wondered. Since the hallway was quiet, she stepped out and walked back to her room.

Viola made sure she was gone before heaving a breath of relief.

"How could you yell my name like that?" She yelled.

"I’m sorry", he pouted innocently.

Viola remained calm. Getting angry at Fabio would only make her feel worse, almost similar to bullying a child.

"But... What were you doing in front of my mother’s office?" He asked.

"Nothing serious," she replied, averting her gaze from him.

"Are you playing games with me, sweetheart? Don’t lie to me... Tell me what information you found... If it’s about Eduardo, I’ll do anything to help, "he said, slowly touching her hair.

Viola’s eyes widened in shock. She never thought Fabio would want to go against his mother just because of Eduardo.

"What kind of help can you offer?" She asked. He leaned in, pinning her to the door.

"Any sort of help. Something difficult for you to do" he said.

Viola was a bit pleased to hear that, though she couldn’t bring herself to trust him just immediately.

"So, what’s in store for you if you help me?" she asked. Of course, he’s the kind of person that would always want something in return.

"You tell me" Fabio smirked, dragging his lips between his teeth.