CHAPTER SEVENTY-TWOBruce was a formidable Commander, but that didn’t stop him from feeling the heat that erupted from Vera’s threatening words.“How does she have so much power?” He asked himself, taking a deep breath.He was able to get rid of the tension that had crept into his body, looking her in the eyes.“I wasn’t talking about myself, Lady.” He said with a wry smile, and Vera couldn’t deny the fact that she was curious to know who he was talking about.“Who then are you talking about?” Vera finally asked, turning to face Elias, whom she saw as a lesser threat.“I was talking about him.” Bruce pointed to the Godfather without getting rid of his wry smile.Vera scoffed. “Him?” She pointed to Elias, and then she took a deep breath.“Why should I be scared of him? He is just an ordinary man in a suit.” She snorted, turning to face her daughter.“Maybe he has a little power because he is holding onto my weak daughter, who has refused to learn anything from me. But that will only be

CHAPTER SEVENTY-FOURElias looked at her, and then he turned to the Commander.“Put them together.” He pointed at Fiona, and Bruce wasted no time in grabbing the young lady.He forced her to her knees beside her mother, leaving both of them to tremble at the sight of Elias.The Godfather took a deep breath, and then he cleared his throat.“I have one question to ask, and I hope for your sake that you don’t lie to me.”Fiona and her mother looked at each other, and then they nodded almost at the same time.They returned their gazes to Elias, and Vera broke her silence. “Anything at all you want to know! I will tell you!”Elias nodded, and a wry smile appeared on his face.What happened to Elena’s mother?” He asked, and the eagerness that was etched on their faces vanished at once.Fiona turned to her mother while they both shared the same guilt that simmered through their veins.“Did you kill her mother?” Elias decided to go directly, but that seemed like a tougher question for them to

CHAPTER SEVENTY-SIXWhen they finally drove away, Elena sighed heavily, and then she turned to Elias, her eyes burning with annoyance.“I never want to see them here again, Elias. They are no longer my family. Not after what they did to me.”Elias nodded, and then he gestured to her to come close.“I am so sorry, Wifey. I will make sure that you never see their faces again. But I am sure that they will never come back. Not when I have warned them not to ever come near to this place.”Elena was satisfied with his response, but it seemed very hard for her to say it.She wrapped her hands around her husband, looking him in the eyes.“Thank you so much for coming to my rescue, Elias. Thank you.”Elias chuckled softly, and with a calm tone, he retorted, “You don’t need to thank me, Wifey. I am your husband, and it is my duty to protect you no matter what it is going to take.”Elena nodded, and then she groaned at the pain that reminded her that it was yet to be tended.Elias noticed this a

CHAPTER SEVENTY-EIGHT“What did you just say?” Elias asked, turning to Tony who was as shocked as he was.“You heard what I said, Elias.” Talia took a deep breath, and then she walked up to Tony, grabbed his hand forcefully and dragged him closer to Elias.“Can’t you see the resemblance? Can’t you see that she looks so much like you?”Elias turned to look at Tony, and even though his mind was so occupied to think straight, he could still feel the connection with the teenage boy.“You are lying, Talia.” He said, trying not to fall for the thoughts that crawled inside his mind.“He is your son, Elias.” Talia insisted, taking a deep breath.“I had Tony and his sister after you left me. You abandoned me, Elias.” She had tears in her eyes, but she was able to suppress them before they dropped.She put up the resistance, glaring at Elias.“All I wanted was for you to love me, but you chose to flee because of your ambitions.”Elias was frozen, completely soaked in silence.He took a deep bre

CHAPTER EIGHTYWhen she eventually saw the coin and realized that it was what hit her, she was stunned, wondering how it was possible for Elias to make her fall with that piece of bronze coin.Crawling with strained efforts, she picked up the coin, and then she pushed it closer to her eyes, staring with wide eyes.“How?” She muttered, returning her gaze to Elias.“We don’t need to fight over our son, Talia.” Elias said calmly, and then he took a deep breath.“Don’t do it.” He warned the moment he saw that Talia was trying to pick up the dagger that fell from her hand.“It’s of no use.” He continued, taking a deep breath. “There is no need for violence, Talia.” He said calmly, but Talia ignored him, pushing forward to grab the weapon.But before she could get to it, Elias had already kicked it aside, causing her to watch as the dagger slid to the corner of the living room.She grunted, returning her fierce eyes to Elias.Then she pushed herself up, taking a deep breath.Elias held onto