74. Family Ties & Weddings (Part 5)-2

O'Neil spoke with a sad smile " Let me think.... Your brother is a failure in his love life and your cousin is a traitor. Your brother doesn't know what's good for him but you do. Costanzo wants to forgive and forget but in the process he forgets too much and you know his peaceful ways don't necessarily end well for him. He is losing his woman and it's all down to him.... He is just occupied with himself that he has missed the point about why you showed up here in the first place. The plan was to get your mother out of here safely. Then the plan was to show your old man and your uncle a taste of justice. But Costanzo doesn't get it. He actually doesn't mind your mother getting back with your father but you do.... And that hurts you.... Right?" Francesco nodded " What else is on my mind?" O'Neil spoke " Antonio of course is another issue. Your dear cousin doesn't know where his loyalties lie. He is picking a losing side and he doesn't know it but you do.... You can't rely on your brother and cousin right now even though they manage sixty percent of your business together. You are questioning the future ..... How will you manage it?" Francesco spoke " Wrong. My business is the least of my worries. I lead my business. I don't need to manage it 24/7." O'Neil spoke " Of course. You will handle it all either way. But am I referring to your business or personal matters." Francesco spoke " You tell me." O'Neil spoke " You can never forgive and forget Francesco. Your brother does. Your cousin does. Maybe you should teach them a lesson ... today." Francesco spoke " Today is my wedding day. Just my wedding day. Later on when we get back to New York, I will sit the two of them down and will teach them some lessons. But not today. I would not dignify their misconceptions by responding to them. I have Adele and that's what matters the most to me. I will blank out everything that bothers me when I stand next to her in that church...." O'Neil sighed " I think it works for Costanzo. But what about your cousin? What if Antonio stays behind? What makes you think that Antonio won't stay here and guard his father? What if he resigns from your organisation?" Francesco laughed bitterly "No. He doesn't act so irrationally. He knows that as long as his father does not leave Sicily I can't touch him. It's the same situation with my father. This place is fully protected as you know. Antonio knows it too. So he would leave tomorrow morning with us. Besides, Antonio knows if he stays here guarding his father and does not leave his father behind, I would see him as a traitor. He is not reckless enough to risk Georgina's life." O'Neil raised an eyebrow " So if he defies you, you will make him kill Georgina one day. Huh? That would make Georgio the last Canavaro standing. The odds are against that family's survival." Francesco spoke "Tell me.... Did you go to hospital today?" O'Neil nodded "Yes. I went to see Angelo. He has put in place a care plan for your father. Other doctors here would follow the treatment instructions. He is ready to come back to New York." Francesco spoke "I never thought he would be my father's breathe of life." O'Neil spoke "Neither did I. But he is a doctor. He is sworn to treat anyone. Even criminals. You don't need to add him to the list of people you would be blanking out of your mind at the wedding. So let's see....... You will be blanking out Antonio and Costanzo. But .... Will you blank out your father's presence and your uncle's at the front row?" Francesco spoke " I can blank out my father and my uncle. That is what I have been doing. But if my father touches my mother in front of me again, I am not sure that I will endure that very well. I may take time out for that." O'Neil spoke "Let me get rid of your father and your uncle for you. All you have to do is ask. They won't make it to your wedding..." Francesco shook his head " Thank you but no. I don't want anyone else to get involved in this situation. You are my best man. I only ask of you to be there at the church and look out for Adele and I. You don't have to do anything else." O'Neil spoke "So, you are just going to act like nothing has happened at your wedding? How can Adele let this happen? You allowed her to make the guest list. She could cross out your father's and your uncle's name...." Francesco spoke " Adele didn't put my father's and my uncle's name there. My mother did. Adele approached her and asked if she would mind if she did not invite my father or my uncle. My mother said she won't come to my wedding without my father and said her sister won't leave my uncle's side." O'Neil was shocked "Your family is messed up.... What is wrong with your family?"