Dangerous Secrets: My Mafia Stepbrother

Isabella was video chatting with Emanuele. Only his face was visible, nothing below the neck. His complexion appeared normal, healthy, rosy, showing no signs of post-injury fatigue. He had been recuperating well in the hospital, eating and sleeping well, and naturally had a good complexion. However, Isabella noticed something odd in the background behind Emanuele. It wasn’t their apartment.

“Emanuele, where are you?” she asked.

“I’m at Phillip’s place now. I was too tired last night, so I just stayed over at his house,” Emanuele calmly lied.

Isabella didn’t suspect Emanuele, but she felt that the decor in Phillip’s house seemed familiar, like she had seen it somewhere before.

“When will things be resolved over there? I want to come back. Although Grazia and Rocco have been treating me well, I miss you,” she said.

She missed Emanuele, missed everything about Chicago. As Isabella watched the video, a hint of worry clouded her face. Her brow slightly furrowed. Truth be told, Emanuele also felt distressed. He loved Isabella so much, he wished to give her all the happiness, make her carefree and content. However, he suddenly realized his limitations. He couldn’t even manage this situation.

At the thought, Emanuele was overwhelmed by a sense of helplessness.

“Isabella, don’t worry. As soon as things are sorted out, I’ll come to Italy to pick you up, alright? Just have fun there for now.”

However, Emanuele knew that his recovery would take at least another two weeks, and that was just for the physical wounds. His leg injury wouldn’t heal that easily.

Thinking about this made Emanuele feel agitated, but he knew he had to keep calm and reassure Isabella.

“At most, a half month, Isabella. Trust me, within two weeks, I will definitely be able to resolve the issue.”

“Okay, I trust you,” Isabella said, although she felt that half a month was a long time. She didn’t dare rush Emanuele, she was worried that his impatience might lead to danger.

After chatting for a while, Isabella showed Grazia’s child to Emanuele. Emanuele smiled happily, “It’s hard to imagine, I’ve become an uncle.”

This was his nephew, and in all likelihood, the future head of the Italian mafia.

“Yes, he’s very cute and well-behaved. Emanuele, I really hope you can come and see him soon.”

After they finished their call, Isabella ended the video chat. The days without meeting were truly agonizing. Despite being able to video chat, it wasn’t enough. She longed to hug and cuddle Emanuele, to feel his warmth, his breath, and his sturdy muscles. These were all things Isabella yearned for. She hoped that in half a month, Emanuele would be able to come and get her.

Suddenly, Isabella remembered something. Wait, she had just noticed that the wall behind Emanuele was snow white, the bed was also white, and the bedside table next to it, although only partially visible, seemed oddly familiar to her.

Earlier, she had just felt it was familiar, but now, she suddenly remembered where she had seen it before. This place looked remarkably like the hospital she had been in before! Because of her previous miscarriage, she had stayed in the hospital for a while, and that’s why she found it so familiar just now.

Now it all came back to her.

Why was Emanuele in the hospital? Was it because he was injured? Because he was ill and had been admitted?

Countless thoughts swirled in Isabella’s mind. Was Emanuele unwilling to tell her the truth because he was afraid she would worry?

Even though during the video call, Emanuele seemed fine and didn’t look injured, he was such a deep thinker that it was normal for him to disguise his condition so she couldn’t tell.This belongs © NôvelDra/ma.Org.

At that moment, Isabella suddenly felt a bit flustered.

Don’t panic.

Don’t panic.

Stay calm.

Isabella took a deep breath, gradually calming herself down. Then, she called Evelyn.

Recently, Evelyn’s relationship with James had improved, but having gone through previous emotional traumas, she knew she couldn’t be as hasty as before. She had agreed with James to take things slowly. This was why, even though they had been dating for a while, they hadn’t moved in together. After each date, they went their separate ways. She hadn’t told her parents about her relationship with James yet. James looked like a jerk, with a large build and covered in tattoos. He didn’t seem like a good person.

Her parents also worried about her. Now she knew she had to first calm her parents’ emotions and meetJames privately. At this moment, Evelyn received Isabella’s call.

“Isabella, I heard you’re still in Italy. Are you okay?”

“I’m fine, it’s safe over here. By the way, Evelyn, how are things with James?”

Isabella suppressed her inner desire to ask directly. She knew that Evelyn and James were in a romantic relationship, and James was a part of Emanuele’s circle. If Emanuele wanted to keep something from her, he would have instructed James to keep it from Evelyn as well. Even though Evelyn was her good friend, if Evelyn thought it was for her own good, she would definitely go along with keeping it from her. She could only inquire indirectly from Evelyn.

“It’s good. But I haven’t told my parents for now. They were quite shocked before,” Evelyn said, her face displaying a happy smile when she mentioned James.

“That’s good. How is James? Is he gentle? Have you been on any recent dates?” Isabella asked.

“Yes, we have. We even went to see a movie together yesterday. Can you believe it? He actually cried while watching a romance movie,” Evelyn couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

Upon hearing that Evelyn and James went to the movies together yesterday, Isabella knew her guess was true. It seemed that Chicago was completely safe now, and Emanuele had resolved the crisis. Otherwise, if James, Emanuele’s most important assistant, would be on the front line, how would he have the mood to go to the movies with Evelyn?

With this in mind, Isabella chatted with Evelyn for a few more moments before ending the call. Turning to Grazia, she said, “I want to go back to Chicago.”

She didn’t know how serious Emanuele’s injury was at the moment, but she would feel very guilty not being by his side during his most vulnerable time. In fact, she was very sad now. Emanuele was injured, and he had kept it from her, even though she was his wife, his closest person. Regardless of the reason he kept it from her, it made Isabella feel angry.