Chapter 202: A Secret Deal
"She looks happy," Dante told his wife. His face bloomed with happiness seeing Marcella at the distance.
Both of them were looking from the window of their bedroom. In the olive garden, they could see Marcella riding a horse and playing with her husband who was chasing her around.
"She chose well, didn’t she? I saw him supporting her well," Margaret said offering him a cup of tea.
Dante nodded. "Don’t you think their happiness is worth losing some millions over?" he asked.
After Paul Romano’s death, he heard that Andrew Mellon was planning on retaliating against his niece. He interfered and talked with the Mellon family to make a deal. He suffered losses. But it was worth it for his niece’s happiness. The Mellon family vowed their support to the couple. Talks are going on in the Mellon family about publicly disowning Andrew from the family.
He heard Andrew might get booked on some white-collar felony charges.
The next-in-line to the Mellon family throne promised him that his family would support Crawford in his future plans the best way they do—behind the scenes.
All in all, Dante was happy about the deal they made. If they break their word, he knew of ways to nudge them to keep their word. He was not going to stay still when it came to the remaining daughter of his dear brother.
Margaret smiled. She might not agree with her husband over everything but he was right in this. Whatever they have, they owe it to Joeseph DeAngelo. Losing some millions for the safety of his daughter should be their duty.
"I regret not watching over Mellissa. I shouldn’t have trusted that snake with my brother’s precious daughter," Dante fisted his hands.
He trusted Paul Romano a lot. Her death was a wake-up call for him. He decided to keep a closer eye on his niece from now on. His brother’s bloodline should live on.
Margaret leaned on his arm. "Her son lives and through him, a part of your brother lives," she said. She had no other words to comfort her husband. Her husband was broken hearing of Mellissa’s death. He didn’t speak about it but she knew that he was still carrying the burden in his heart.