Page 124 of My Mafia King

“Got something for yourself that might pull your mind away from the Russians, Boss?”

Smiling, I lower myself in my seat.

“You’re looking for trouble,” I joke.

“What did I miss?” Vito asks.

“It’s nothing new,” Gianni offers. “He likes that woman.”

I gesture dismissively.

“There’s nothing to like.”

They go quiet, and there’s no way they believe me.

When I lift my gaze, they both flash knowing smiles.

“I don’t want to hear a word. She could be the biggest headache I have ever had.”

“It’s up to you if she’ll be a headache,” Vito comments.

“Yes. It is. Speaking of that. What’s her ex doing?”

“See, I knew it,” Vito says, elbowing Gianni.

They both laugh.

“Did you bet on me saying that?” I toss at them.

Vito tilts his chin down, acknowledging softly.

“He owes me money. I said you’d ask about it first.”

“It wasn’t that hard to guess. How could you bet against me?” I throw at Gianni.

“I didn’t think you’d be so obvious about it,” he says, reaching inside his pocket, retrieving some cash, and handing it to Vito.

“This is not about her.”

They don’t seem to believe me.

“It’s not,” I say again, moving my eyes to Vito. “So?”

His smile fades.

“Beau Anthony and two other men broke into the house of a Jennifer Morrow. She wasn’t home, although her car was there. They left and met with R.J., aka our friend, Joe’The Lizard’later that night. They met at a secret house and didn’t walk out of that place until the next day. It wasn’t Joe’s residence for sure, my men said. And after that, they vanished.”

“They’re most likely at another‘secret house.’Who is this Jennifer Morrow? Current girlfriend?”

“No. She works at a restaurant not far from Venice Beach. Carmina Leto worked there, too.”

“So that’s her friend.”

“It looks like it.”

“Okay. Keep an eye on that guy and his reptile friend. I have a feeling they’re trying to pull this woman into something nasty. This is more than Carmina’s jealous ex-boyfriend trying to get back at her.”

My mind goes adrift as I stare blankly at the table.

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