Chapter 263

Chapter 263
Alia POV

In work matters, Giulio was essentially Marco's mouthpiece. When Giulio spoke up, it was equivalent to Marco speaking.

I understood this point. I seized upon Giulio's loyalty to Marco, having him return to the company to handle affairs and suppress the news of Marco's coma.

Luca also wanted to exploit Giulio's loyalty, finding ways to make him stop trusting me. If that happened, I would truly be isolated and helpless.

The farm.

Leo hung up the phone and reported the situation to Andrea nearby.

"Andrea, news came from Luca's side - the young master is truly unconscious now. Sir is also accompanying Madam in New Zealand for her recovery, so news from here won't reach their ears for the time being. With none of them in Portano, this is your best opportunity to regain control of Black Eagle."

Leo's voice reached Andrea's ears clearly, word by word. Andrea heard everything clearly, but didn't respond for a long time.

After a long while, Andrea sighed and said slowly: "Leo, over these decades, how has the Vittorio family been? How has Black Eagle been? What kind of person am I in others' eyes?"

Leo was Andrea's confidant. A sigh from Andrea, a look, a gesture - he could tell what Andrea wanted to express.

"Mr. Andrea, I only know that in the twenty years I've been by your side, you've worried endlessly about the Vittorio family and Black Eagle. Without your past efforts, Black Eagle would never have achieved today's success."

"The young master used to be extremely filial to you, and loved the young lady dearly. Now the Vittorio family has become divided, with family bonds broken - we all know clearly why it became this way."

"Mr. Andrea, I know you have a compassionate heart. You're unwilling to hurt others, you're soft-hearted, but your enemies won't show mercy."

"Don't forget - Nicolo Paladino's daughter holds evidence in her hands. If she releases that evidence... what will you do then? What about the young lady?"

"Mr. Andrea, you must think about the young lady. She's only in her early twenties - she has a very long road ahead. Her parents died early; you're her only relative."

"Mr. Andrea, you should know that the young master's methods for dealing with enemies are extremely cruel. You must have seen it with your own eyes."

Leo said all this in one breath without pausing once. Few people could match his eloquence.

"Leo, go prepare. Spread the news of Marco's mysterious coma - make it sound as serious as possible. It would be best if you could release the medical records the doctors have documented." In handling this matter, Andrea had originally had some hesitation and wavering, but after hearing Leo's words, all his concerns disappeared.

He wanted to protect the Vittorio family, to protect Black Eagle, and didn't want generations of the Vittorio family's hard work to fall into others' hands.

Andrea told himself that this was his intention in doing this, but he also understood that he was doing this not because of these reasons.

He feared the evidence in my hands would be exposed, so he wanted to use every possible method to prevent it, to find a way to get the evidence back.

But where exactly was that evidence?

Currently, his people hadn't found any leads.

Hearing Andrea agree, Leo couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, saying: "Mr. Andrea, leave this matter to me. You can rest assured."

Andrea asked again: "What about Sabrina? Where has she been these days?"

Leo said: "The young lady went to a remote scenic area to film a period drama. The signal there is poor, the internet isn't widespread, so she can't receive news of the young master's serious illness either. She probably won't return for about a month. By the time she comes back, everything will already be decided."

Andrea nodded, then waved his hand, saying: "Go handle it. The sooner this matter is settled, the better. To prevent complications from arising."

For himself, for Sabrina... he had to regain control of Black Eagle. Only then would he not be controlled by others, could he do what he wanted to do, and could ensure Sabrina lived better in the latter half of her life.

He was already in his eighties - honestly, he didn't have many days left.

Originally, he thought that in his lifetime he could see Sabrina marry Marco, could see them have children... then he could peacefully leave this world.

But he never expected that Marco, who had always been obedient, would suddenly marry another woman, and not a whisper of it had reached his ears.

That year when he returned to Portano for Spring Festival, suddenly hearing Marco introduce that woman as his wife, Andrea felt as if his dream had shattered. The beautiful dream he had been having was crushed by them, turning into bubbles.

Especially when he learned that the woman Marco married was Nicolo Paladino's daughter, he was furious.

He believed that Nicolo Paladino must have left some dying words, which was why his daughter came to approach Marco, wanting to expose what happened years ago.

At that moment, he had only one thought in his mind: eliminate Nicolo Paladino's daughter, don't give me a chance to stir up trouble.

When everything was ready, just when he was about to eliminate Nicolo Paladino's daughter, Kane found him.

It was precisely because Kane, that good-for-nothing who succeeded at nothing but failed at everything, found him that things developed into the current situation. Otherwise, Alia would have disappeared from this world years ago.

...

With Marco bedridden, I didn't dare leave for even a moment. I was afraid that if I left, Marco would be stolen away, and I would never find him again.

So for this day and night, I stayed by Marco's side, barely closing my eyes, until Nicola came to the hospital again the next morning.

Seeing me forcing myself to stay alert, Nicola lovingly ruffled my hair and said: "Alia, Marco's condition won't improve in just a day or two. I'll watch over him here. You go home, take a shower, sleep for a few hours. Prepare some clothes and daily necessities, then come back to keep him company."

Yesterday I had rushed to the hospital and hadn't prepared anything. I indeed needed to go back and get some things to better care for Marco in the coming days.

With Nicola here watching over Marco for me, I could feel at ease.

The reason I trusted Nicola unconditionally was probably because the same blood flowed in their veins.

I returned to the Victor villa and, following Nicola's hint, found the voice recorder he had left behind. After listening to what was in the recorder, I was absolutely terrified.

I had always thought the evidence in my hands was proof that could incriminate Andrea for murder. I never expected that besides evidence of Andrea's murders, the recording also contained information about Andrea's true identity.

But this recording was from too long ago, and having been transferred, the audio quality was damaged and unclear, making it very difficult to identify who was speaking.

So if my brother and I wanted to use this recording to incriminate Andrea, it would probably be impossible.

Unless I could find an expert to restore this incomplete recording - not necessarily to use as murder evidence, but at least to make some people believe it and create some public opinion.

[Black Eagle Godfather poisoned and unconscious, life potentially threatened.]