Dangerous Secrets: My Mafia Stepbrother

At this moment, Elisa watched Isabella chatting with Evelyn. In fact, she didn’t observe them too closely. Both Isabella and Evelyn were trustworthy people. Just casually watching, however, as she did, Elisa began to feel that something was off about Evelyn’s demeanor. It was too strange! Isabella said she wanted to take Evelyn to her parents’ place to reunite with them. Why would Evelyn be so afraid? Afraid of seeing her parents? Or afraid of leaving the apartment? In any case, Evelyn’s reaction was indeed peculiar. Shouldn’t she be happy to go back and reunite with her parents? Evelyn seemed more like she was afraid. Isabella comforted Evelyn, and Elisa couldn’t intervene. She walked over to Tony and said, “I think Evelyn is very strange.”

“Is she? What’s strange about her?” Tony replied.

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“I haven’t paid much attention,” Tony answered. He didn’t care much about such things. For him, his task was simply to ensure Isabella’s safety. Other matters, he basically didn’t care about.

“You’re really boring. Do you just stare blankly inside the apartment every day? You don’t care about this, you don’t care about that.”

“Elisa, being so concerned will make you very tired.”

Elisa shrugged. “You don’t understand. This is the nature of women, enthusiastic about gossiping about everything.”

She watched Isabella and Evelyn chatting on the sofa. Evelyn and Isabella started to chat and laugh again. She wondered if she was just overthinking things. However, after experiencing Isabella being kidnapped from right under her nose before, Evelyn couldn’t ignore any issues related to Isabella’s safety. Although Evelyn was Isabella’s friend, she had also been involved with William in the past. It was difficult for her to be certain whether Evelyn still liked William. This was a dangerous factor. Elisa decided to talk to Isabella.

At noon, when they were both preparing for a nap, Elisa followed Isabella into her room. Emanuele usually only came back at night, and during the day, while Isabella napped, Elisa stayed by her side. Today at noon, when Isabella returned to her room, Elisa followed. When Isabella took her nap, Elisa would rest a bit or pick up a book to read. There was already a small bed nearby where she could rest.

“Isabella, I think you should let Evelyn go back to her parents’ house.”

Elisa thought that as long as Evelyn went home, regardless of whether Evelyn had issues, she wouldn’t need to worry. She only cared about Isabella’s safety, resolving anyone or anything that could harm Isabella. Then Isabella would be safe.

“I originally thought Evelyn’s emotional issues were because she missed home, so I asked her today if she wanted to go home. Who knew her reaction would be so intense? It was as if she was afraid I would abandon her,” Isabella said.

“Isabella, I also find it very strange. Why would her reaction be like this? Does she have some problem?” This was Elisa’s intuition. She always felt that Evelyn was definitely hiding some secret.

“I also find it very strange, but she said she can’t bear to leave me. Because she was previously imprisoned by William for a period of time, her emotions are a bit unstable. She feels that living here is the safest, although I also promised to help arrange some bodyguards to protect them. However, Evelyn still feels it’s not safe enough.”

In fact, Isabella knew that currently, their place was the safest option. Elisa furrowed her brow. Evelyn’s reasoning actually made sense. However, she still felt that something was amiss.

“Isabella, do you plan to let Evelyn stay here all the time?”

“As long as we wait for William to be caught, it’s fine. I think Evelyn is now anxious and afraid, definitely because of William. She was tormented by William for so long before, and you know, after finally escaping, she definitely doesn’t want to be caught by William again.”

“Alright, but Isabella, you should also be careful.”

Elisa saw that Isabella insisted on letting Evelyn stay, so she didn’t dare to drive Evelyn away. Evelyn’s explanation was indeed reasonable. Isabella had been friends with her for many years, and she believed Evelyn was also normal. However, she still had some concerns. Because she felt that Evelyn was always a potential hazard. It wasn’t that she didn’t trust Evelyn, but she truly felt that Evelyn’s current state was very suspicious. Her professional sensitivity told her that Evelyn had a problem, so she decided to keep an eye on Evelyn.

Evelyn had been feeling very anxious, trapped in a state of anxiety. It was as if a knife was hanging over her head, and she didn’tknow when the blade would drop and stab her. No, she did know. Tomorrow was the deadline, but Isabella still wanted to send her away. Did Isabella suspect her? She hadn’t done anything. Isabella shouldn’t suspect her, right? But Isabella shouldn’t suddenly say such things. They must have noticed something unusual, right? Yes, she felt Elisa’s gaze on her was somewhat strange. She must have noticed something.

In that instant, Evelyn felt as though countless eyes were watching her. It wasn’t just William watching her; everyone was watching her. Evelyn threw herself onto the bed, wrapping herself tightly in the blanket, trembling inside its folds. This made her feel a little better.

After a while, Evelyn felt somewhat calmer, but when she looked up and saw her reflection in the mirror, she couldn’t help but want to scream. She felt like she was going mad. The woman in the mirror had disheveled hair, devoid of any luster, with a vacant look in her eyes and no color in her face. She looked like a female ghost, lacking the liveliness she once had. Evelyn lay back down on the bed, wrapping herself in the blanket and closing her eyes.

Stop, Evelyn, stop thinking. As long as you don’t think, nothing will happen. You must be strong, you must be calm, you will definitely figure out a way to solve this!

But now, there was only a day and a half left. William would kill her parents. Just the thought of her parents, living such peaceful lives in Chicago, running a small business, all these years, living so peacefully. But now, their peace had been shattered because of her. Tomorrow or the day after, once William realized she wasn’t obedient and didn’t do as he said, he would kill her parents.

Thinking of this, Evelyn gripped the blanket tightly, twisting it forcefully. Should she tell Isabella? Have Emanuele send people to protect her parents? But how could she get her parents out of William’s sight? William’s men could already enter her parents’ room. She was really afraid William would notice that something was amiss and just shoot them. That’s the kind of person William was-cruel, ruthless, and brutal.

Thinking of this, Evelyn took the packet of pills out of her pocket. Did she really want to drug Isabella?