Dangerous Secrets: My Mafia Stepbrother

Only the three of them were dining, yet it was a lively affair.Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

“Grazia, many people have sent gifts for you and the child. After dinner, you should take a look,” he said.

His friends knew Grazia had given birth. Some were too far to visit, while others wanted to come but were refused by him. He felt that at this stage, Grazia and the baby were most vulnerable. He worried they might be in danger, so he firmly declined others’ visitation requests.

Those people couldn’t come, but they still wanted to express their feelings, so they sent many gifts.

“Goodness, then I absolutely must take a look!” Grazia was eager. She looked at Isabella. “I love the surprise of unwrapping gifts the most.”

Because the gifts were all wrapped, you never knew what kind of gift you would unwrap. Moreover, thinking that these gifts were all carefully selected by others, carrying their thoughts, Grazia became a bit impatient.

After dinner, Grazia went to see the gifts, and to her surprise, they filled an entire room.

“Oh my, this is too much,” she exclaimed.

“If I didn’t know how much you enjoy unwrapping gifts yourself, I’d want to help you unwrap them directly,” Rocco chuckled.

“Thank you, Rocco. It’s thanks to you that I have so many gifts,” Grazia said, and then began to unwrap the presents.

It was clear that the gift-givers had put a lot of thought into the presents. Most of the gifts were neatly packaged in boxes, very exquisite. Some were not wrapped, and Rocco had the servants sort them out, placing them to the side, so Grazia could see them at a glance.

“Wow, this is a monitor, you can see what’s inside the children’s room. I never thought about installing a monitor? That’s really good.”

“And this is a box of diamond necklace? Goodness, it’s so beautiful, so delicate, I love it.”

“And there’s this, outfits for our family of three! Matching outfits, cute dinosaurs. Rocco, will you wear it with me?”

As Grazia unwrapped the gifts, she interacted excitedly with Rocco. Rocco held the child in his hands, standing by the door, with a gentle expression. Isabella stood beside him.

She watched Grazia and Rocco’s interaction, listened to Grazia’s chatter, and felt a real warmth. Although Grazia would surely think of Andrew, her current life was also very good. She had a husband with whom she got along harmoniously, a lovely child, and Rocco had already gained complete control of Italy. He was very powerful, very formidable, and Grazia didn’t need to worry about any life-threatening danger.

Isabella was now only worried about Emanuele. Emanuele had sent her to Italy, where she was quite safe, but Emanuele was not safe in Chicago.

Ah, hopefully Emanuele can resolve things as soon as possible, then come to Italy to take her home.

Over an hour had passed since Grazia finished unwrapping the gifts, and she was still quite excited. She looked at Isabella. “Isabella, why don’t you pick some to use? There are too many, I can’t possibly use them all.”

She handed the diamond necklace she had just unwrapped to Isabella. “This is for you.”

Inside the box, the diamond necklace lay quietly, sparkling under the light. Isabella quickly said, “No, I don’t really like wearing jewelry.”

She couldn’t possibly accept something so precious.

“No, Isabella, this is my thought for you. You’ve been with me all this time, taking care of me. This is my thought for you, please accept it.”

“It’s also because Chicago is unsafe that I came to shelter with you. Grazia, I’ve always regarded you as my sister, my friend. When I’m with you, it’s also you accompanying me. If I have to accept your gift, what kind of person would I become?”

Seeing that Isabella wouldn’t accept it, Grazia knew the diamond necklace was indeed very precious, but she wished she could give Isabella the best. Perhaps Isabella didn’t know that her arrival had been the happiest time for Grazia lately. Because she didn’t have many friends in Italy. Although she could receive meticulous care, emotional interaction was still necessary.

After thinking for a moment, Grazia finally said, “Then you don’t have to take this. You can pick two items from the gifts in this room, just to make me happy, can you?”

Grazia had already given in, and Isabella wouldn’t be polite anymore.

“Okay, I’ll pick a few.”

In the end, Grazia chose a set of cups and a perfume gift box, things she didn’t really need.

After selecting the gifts, Grazia asked Isabella to accompany her for a shopping spree. Today she wanted to be a little extravagant, to indulge in some crazy shopping. After spending so long in the hospital, she felt like she was going crazy. She wanted to go out, to walk around everywhere. Now, she was finally free, so of course, she wanted to indulge a little.

“Can I go?” Rocco asked, holding the child.

“No, this is a girls’ outing with Isabella and me. Rocco, just stay at home and take care of the child,” Grazia said, then pulled Isabella into the car.

As Rocco watched their departing figures, he sighed helplessly. Well, Grazia taking Isabella out for a stroll was also good. He knew Isabella was very worried about Emanuele. Emanuele had just called him, saying he was fine but had been injured and couldn’t come to pick up Isabella for a while. He asked Rocco to keep Isabella for a while and not to tell her about his injury.

He agreed.

He could tell that Emanuele was genuinely in love with Isabella. He had known Emanuele for many years, but it was the first time he had seen him so devoted to a woman. He didn’t know if this was a good thing or a bad thing.

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Chicago.

The night was as dark as a curtain, shrouding the entire world. But the lights inside the VIP ward were still bright.

Outside the VIP ward, the bodyguards were stationed in layers. At this time, a few people walked over, and after a conversation, they let someone in.

Emanuele was lying on the hospital bed reading a book. He was in slightly better condition now than before, able to move a little more, but still unable to get out of bed casually.

It was troublesome; the injury to his knee was too serious, and he didn’t know when it would heal.

Emanuele saw two figures as the hospital room door was pushed open.

It was Michael and Karen.

Seeing Emanuele’s condition, tears fell from Karen’s eyes. “Emanuele, are you okay? You look so serious.”

“I won’t die,” Emanuele said mockingly. “Why are you here?”

He didn’t want to see Karen.

“Karen is worried about you, Emanuele. It’s my fault for not keeping an eye on Mathias, letting him cause trouble in your territory,” Michael said.