Chapter 4 - The Yellowed Paper
Teresa looked up at the terrifying mafia boss. She didn't look afraid of him; she looked profoundly, deeply heartbroken. Her hands were shaking uncontrollably as she reached into the pocket of her navy cardigan.
She pulled out a faded, yellowed piece of paper that looked like it had been carefully folded and unfolded a thousand times.
"Mr. Luca," Teresa whispered, her voice cracking with raw emotion. She reached out and gently handed the old paper to the ruthless boss. "Your father... he told me to give this to you if the day ever came when the family forgot."
Adrian scoffed nervously from the background. "Forgot what? Luca, don't listen to her! She's a crazy old woman trying to scam us out of rent!"
Luca completely ignored his brother. He slowly unfolded the delicate, yellowed paper.
It was a handwritten note on old Moretti family stationery. The handwriting belonged unmistakably to Vincenzo Moretti, the legendary, ruthless patriarch who had died three years ago.
Luca read the short, cryptic message.
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In a fraction of a second, his natural micro-expressions shifted from calm observation to lethal, cold anger. The temperature in the diner seemed to plummet.
👉 What exactly is written on the old note that makes Luca's blood run completely cold?
