Dangerous Secrets: My Mafia Stepbrother

“Didn’t Karen offer to take care of me voluntarily? Then let her take care of me,” Emanuele said indifferently.

Michael frowned, “Emanuele, you know Karen too. She has never done any work her whole life. How could she take care of you properly?”

“But she proposed it herself. Didn’t you see how happy she was when I agreed?”

“She likes you, but Emanuele, you don’t like her. It’s meaningless.”

Even when Michael said this, Emanuele still seemed determined to have Karen come over.

“I think it’s quite fun. Besides, Isabella is in Italy now, and there’s no one here to take care of me. It’s good to let Karen stay in Chicago to take care of me,” Emanuele said.

Michael looked at Emanuele, “Are you really going to do this?”

Emanuele, who had been smiling, suddenly became serious, “Michael, you can’t protect Karen forever. With her personality, if you don’t let her give up, she will think of me for the rest of her life. Michael, I’m helping you.”

Suddenly, Michael felt that what Emanuele said made sense.

Even so, Emanuele was already married, and Karen still had such an infatuation with him. She even offered to take care of Emanuele voluntarily.

He had been stopping Karen, but what was the use of taking her back? Karen’s heart was still with Emanuele; she still liked Emanuele and would find ways to meet him. If Emanuele could really make Karen give up on him, that would be great.

“But, Emanuele, I’m really worried she might get hurt.”

“Don’t worry, I will handle it properly. Michael, I consider you a friend, and your sister, I used to regard her as my sister too. I won’t hurt her.”

Of course, if Karen hurt herself, that would be another matter.

Michael nodded. If Emanuele did this and could really make Karen see the truth, that would be great.

He didn’t understand why Emanuele suddenly had such a kind heart. He had a good relationship with Isabella, so he shouldn’t care whether another woman liked him or not. It was really unexpected that he wanted to help Karen.

“Thank you, Emanuele. Take care of yourself, I’ll come to see you again later,” Michael said, then turned and left.NôvelDrama.Org © 2024.

Outside the door, Karen was still waiting quietly. When she saw him coming out, she immediately approached him, “So, brother, what did you talk about with Emanuele? Anyway, no matter what you say, I must stay here.”

“I agreed, you stay, and I’ll go back to Russia tomorrow.”

Karen was ready to resist, but she was taken aback by Michael’s words. Then she immediately hugged Michael and kissed his cheek firmly.

“Brother, thank you, thank you for understanding me. I knew it, Emanuele must need me. That coward Isabella, I don’t know where she has run off to. She must have been scared when she saw Emanuele seriously injured. I told you, she’s not from the world of the Mafia, she hasn’t experienced these things, she must be scared. I don’t know if Emanuele will regret it. Clearly, Emanuele and I are meant to be together. Isabella isn’t part of our world, how could she help Emanuele? If Emanuele had married me, he wouldn’t have been so seriously injured.”

Listening to Karen’s excited words, Michael just felt a headache.

“Emanuele is worried about Isabella’s safety, so he sent her to Italy. When he recovers, he will go and bring Isabella back. As for you, you’re just taking care of his life. When he’s better, he will have someone send you back to Russia.”

When Karen heard the words Michael said earlier, she was very unhappy. But when she heard Michael’s last sentence, she suddenly became happy.

“It seems that Emanuele really cares about me, otherwise, he wouldn’t want someone to send me back to Russia.”

This was insane. Michael looked at Karen’s excited face and honestly wanted to give her a good knock on the head to see what was going on in her mind. Emanuele was handsome and capable, but he wasn’t suitable for Karen. He really didn’t understand what Karen liked about him. Even though Emanuele was already married, Karen still liked him so much.

Michael sighed. Some people have very stubborn personalities. Without experiencing much hardship, they won’t let go.

Before, because of his and his parents’ protection, Karen had never suffered any setbacks. She thought that as long as she liked something, they would get it for her. But Emanuele was different. If she liked an ordinary man, perhaps they could help her, but Emanuele was the head of the Chicago Mafia, someone even he had to respect.

Seeing Karen’s excited expression, Michael couldn’t help but sigh.

“Karen, Emanuele cares a lot about Isabella. Even though she’s not by his side right now, she’s still in his heart. I hope you don’t say anything reckless in front of him. If he gets angry, it won’t be good.”

“I understand, brother, you can rest assured,” Karen said with a smile on her face.

“Hey, I’m already thinking about what breakfast to make for Emanuele tomorrow, and lunch and dinner too. I have to make sure Emanuele enjoys his meals.”

“For now, let’s not think about that. Come back to the hotel with me, and rest well. We’ll talk about it tomorrow.”

“Brother, can you get me a chef? Otherwise, if I cook, it will definitely taste bad.”

“Alright, I’ll find one for you,” Michael sighed. He wished he could go back to Russia immediately and not have to deal with all of this. Some people had to face hardships to realize that the path they were on wouldn’t lead them anywhere, and only then would they understand to take a different path.

Italy.

Since talking to Emanuele on the phone, Isabella and Emanuele still called each other at regular intervals, just like before.

Isabella’s mood had improved a lot since then. She was waiting for Emanuele to come and take her back to Chicago.

Although her days in Italy were pleasant and beautiful, she still preferred to return to Chicago. Even though Chicago wasn’t very safe, it was her true home. No matter how good Italy was, it didn’t give her the same sense of security. She only felt at ease where Emanuele was.

Isabella didn’t know she had become so dependent on Emanuele. She, a strong and independent woman, worked hard and earned her own living. When she was single, she didn’t think being alone was bad. However, after spending a long time with Emanuele, she had grown accustomed to him. That was why leaving him made her feel so uneasy. Habits were truly a dreadful thing, Isabella thought. She didn’t know if her current dependence on Emanuele was a good thing or a bad thing.

When she didn’t speak to Emanuele, she couldn’t help but wonder what he was doing. She worried about him and wondered if he was in any danger. But she couldn’t do anything besides worry. Isabella felt utterly useless. She felt like she couldn’t help Emanuele at all.