Chapter 41
Dante Severino sat at the dinner table, the food was spread out before him and Angelo was by his side, having his dinner but Dante's mind was somewhere far away.
His mind had been far away from the moment he had that conversation with Emil over the phone, Lorenzo DeLuca, that name had not left his mind Emil had mentioned it.
He had always believed in the saying that the ghosts of one's past will always come back to hunt him and this was definitely one of the ghosts of his past.
Alvarez DeLuca and Isabel DeLuca had been friends of his, they had not been very close but at least they knew one another on a business level.
They did a lot of businesses together and usually came by the mansion sometimes, Dante had always been a stoic man, not really caring much about people or their lives and so he had never really bothered to know much about the DeLucas other than what was required on a business level.
He remembered their death very well, it has all been an unfortunate accident, that night he had given orders to his people to handle a particular family that had duped him of a lot of money.
What he hadn't informed them was the exact DeLuca family he was talking about, there were two DeLuca families and they had gone for the wrong ones that night.
By the time he found out, it was too late already, the deed had already been done, it had taken two weeks to find the actual perpetrators and their deaths had been satisfying.
Dante Severino was not a man that felt bad but he had felt horrible after the death of the DeLucas, so he had people find out if they had any debts and he had made sure to clear it up, he had deposited a lot of money in the family account, money he was certain will last the children left behind.
After that, he had left them alone but now the son of that family was after his family and he found himself confused and unsure as to what to do, he doubted the boy will listen to reason but then maybe he could apologize to the boy and tell him that he was genuinely sorry for the death of his parent.
"Father" the sound of Angelo's voice cut through his thoughts and Dante turned to look at his son.
Angelo was looking at him with a look on his face that clearly said he was worried.
"Are you okay father? I have been trying to get your attention for a while, your food is getting cold" Angelo asked, the concern was etched on his face.
Dante Severino realised that he had been lost in his thoughts, he cleared his throat and said "I am fine, I just had a lot on my mind, that's all"
He reached for his spoon and began to eat.
Angelo watched his father for a while, he was certain something was bothering the old man and he wasn't sure if it was wise to ask him or just let him.
Remembering his promise to Andrea, he cleared his throat and said "I can see that you have something on your mind father, can you tell me what it is?"
Dante looked at Angelo and he realised that he was probably younger than Lorenzo by a few years, he really was just a boy, he had his whole life ahead to live, he realised that it will break his heart if anything should happen to his children because of a mistake from his past.
He placed his spoon down and pushed his plate away, he had suddenly lost his appetite.
"Are you bothered about the attack on the warehouse?" Angelo asked.
Dante was not ready to have the conversation about Lorenzo just yet so he simply held on to Angelo's suggestion.
"Yes Angelo, I am really bothered about the attack, I feel bothered" Dante said.
"It was really unfortunate the number of people that were murdered, I sent compensation to the families of the bereaved, I visited some of them to give our condolences as well, they all hope the culprit will be found soon" Angelo said.
Dante felt proud of Angelo for thinking to visit the families and thinking to compensate the families, it was something a kind leader would do, he was not a kind leader but he was glad Angelo was different from him.
He smiled and said "Well done Angelo, thank you for doing that on my behalf"
Angelo could not believe he was hearing a compliment from his father, Dante Severino was not a man that thanked people and complimented them so he was surprised but nonetheless he was going to accept it because who knew when next he will be hearing another compliment from his father.
He smiled and said "Thank you father, I just did what I thought was right"
Dante smiled and nodded before he said "You did well son"
"You shouldn't worry so much father, I am certain the culprit will be found soon, our people are working tirelessly to find clues that could lead to finding the person responsible for daring our family" Angelo said.
Dante nodded and said "I don't doubt that the culprit will be known very soon but for now, have your dinner, it's getting cold"
Angelo smiled and said "Yes father" before turning his attention back to his food.
Meanwhile Dante Severino was thinking of the best way to handle this situation before Lorenzo DeLuca decided to attack again and heaven only knows what he was planning next.
Something had to be done as possible but the question on his mind was what exactly.
Should he get rid of the boy? Or perhaps try to form a truce with him but then he could not be sure what manner of man he was, was he a reasonable man who could be bargained with?
The thoughts were never ending and he felt he was running out of time, what if he decided to harm either Angelo or Andrea? Dante was certain he would never forgive himself if that happened.
He just had to swallow the bitter pill and take the first step, he needed to speak to the boy, one and one, from there, he could decide what action will be most suitable.