The Croesus’ Bride [Completed] - 129 Chapter 25

Flora Kent-Summer’s POV

I just saw my boss coming into the room as he was grinning from ear to ear. He and his wife were greeting Danial’s parents as they have known forever. Maybe I was missing something about them.

“Valentino, I did not know that you were here. And Ali as well. How are you my darling?” Danial’s mum said as she was approaching them. Danial cursed under his breath before Val turned to look at him.

“Hello, Flora,” he said as he was regarding the wedding bands on both of our hands.

“Ah! I see that I have been right all along. Dear, you owe me 20 bucks,” Val said to his wife. She smacked his shoulder playfully that I turned to look at Danial. He was frowning at them.

“Well, this is rather a surprise, Danial. Care to tell me what was going on?” Mr. Summer said as he was regarding everyone in the room. Danial sighed before he guided me to the sofas as well as other of his family.

“Well, since I married Flora, I wanted her to know that I was related to her boss, Valentino Bianchi, and my stepbrother,” he said as I looked at him. He was stern as he was regarding his dad.

“Well, you could just tell her over dinner or something,” his dad said before Danial holds out his hand.

“Yes, I can but I also have come to a decision that I can no longer keep you guys in the dark,” he said as he took my hands before he looked at me.

“We have decided to work and live in Albania for good,” he said.

“I’m sure you have someone else to do the job for you,” Danial said with his eyes narrowed at his dad. I did not like what was going on right now. Was Danial trying to cut his ties with his family?

“Love, why don’t you take a deep breath before speaking?” I whispered to him as Danial turned to look at me. His eyes softened as he noticed that I was asking him to calm down. He drew a sigh.

“Danial Summer, I wanted you to go back to the USA so that you can handle the company. It was due time for me and your mother—”

“I don’t wish to be the CEO of the Summer Empire. You know I would do anything for you dad, but this responsibility was too big for me. And I wish to live a simple life after all,” my husband said as he squeezed my hands. I returned the favor to him.

“Well, who will be doing the job then?” My father asked before Val cleared his throat.

“Can we talk for a second, dad? In private,” Val said as he motioned the old man to the study room that I don’t know he knew. Maybe he has been here longer than I was.

“So, shall I make some tea?” Danial’s mum said before standing up. I went to help him.

“Here, Iris. I think you might need to sit down for a while. Val would be longer than usual,” Danial regarded his stepsister-in-law. She thanked him as they went to chat. I was in the kitchen as I was pulling some cups and a teapot.

“He’s good, you know?” His mother said as she was looking at me. I smiled at her.

“Well, he is. Otherwise, I would have not fallen in love with him,” I said as I was arranging some cookies and crackers to be indulged with the tea. His mother laughed at my statement.

“How so?”

“Well, he loves to help people and he cares about them. I saw it ever since I was in college with him. He’s friendly and helpful. Not everyone can be like him,” I said as I was regarding my husband when they were laughing at something.

My mother-in-law was humming something before she put some tea bags in the teapot and put some hot water in it. I was trying not to be awkward with her but everything was not going great. I was nervous as I never talked to his parents before.

“I saw what you did to my son,” she said as she was stirring the tea. I turned to look at her.

“You did?” I asked her. She nodded.

“He listened to you. I know we might be strict with him and all but it was for his best. I thought about his engagement to Celine Lebrun, but it turned out to be horrible,” she said as she was eyeing me on the side.

“You were the better choice,”

“How so, ma’am?” I asked her before she laughed at me.

“Please, call me Ma. You called me like we were strangers. We are family now. I have two daughters now,” she said as she turned to look at me. Her eyes softened.

“You have a beautiful heart and Danial knows it. Let him know every single day,” she said before she took the cookies and crackers out. I carried the teapot and set it on the table before I poured some into the cups. I handed it out to the people in the living room as I can hear some noise from the study room. I wondered what they were talking about.

Valentino Bianchi’s POV

It was nice that Danial asked my father to come. It would be horrible if I have to go to the States to meet him. Besides, the CIA did not yet rest my case after what happened with some organization that I helped Alfred conducted.

“So, here we are again, dad,” I said as I was leaning onto the desk. Danial kept it clean that it urged me he was a clean freak.

Well, maybe except for sex. He was a monster in bed.

“What do you want, Val? I thought you have quit to disturb me,” dad said as he was looking around the room. I can see that he found it irritating as he loved a messy place. His mind works better that way.

“Well, you see Danial. He’s happy. I’m happy with my wife. Aren’t you going to ever let that go the fact that your sons were happy?” I asked him as he was rubbing his neck.

“And will you please stop eyeing the women like they were built for assassination? It irked Danial. You know he doesn’t know that you used to be an assassin or a spy for that matter,” I said as I was pinching my nose bridge. My dad still has his old habit of eyeing women to gather and produce the assassins that we don’t need in our new lives right now.

“What can I say? Old habits die hard,” he replied as he was sulking at me. I chuckled before I went to take his hands.

“Dad, I know. You were a nice guy but that life was behind us. Mia, Anna, Alina, Camila, and Sabrina are fine. They even have their own families to take care of. You also have yours. Your wife needs you and your love. Not a part of you but the whole you,” I said as I was looking at his weary eyes. They were softened before I squeezed his hands.

“Can you at least try for me? For mum?” I asked him as he was nodding at me.

“Well, I can try and I hope Danial will love it too,” he said as he was looking at me. I smiled before I turned to regard him.

“So, about that CEO position,” I said as I was smiling wickedly at him. He arched his eyebrow as he knows I always up to something. And this time, it was for my stepbrother who I have called him my blood.

Danial Summer-Kent’s POV

Alfred and Val have been taking for so long. We have been having some conversation about our honeymoon that I was not a part of that. Flora has been doing great with my sister-in-law and my mother. They looked very happy as I was trying to relieve the tension that was eating me alive right now.

Then, the two of them walked out of the study before the chatter was done. I turned to look at my father and brother as they have that wicked smiles on their face. I did not like it.

I did not like it one bit.

“So, we have decided on our company,” My father said as I just leaned on the sofa. I wondered what Val has done this time.

“So, if Danial wished to stay here and do not want to take the position of the CEO, I will merge it with Bianchi’s Tech.” He said as he looked at me. I arched my eyebrow.

Now, this was unexpected.

“However, I want Danial to be the one that was in charge to oversee the Bianchi Tech as it was the most renowned PI firm and I don’t think I want anyone to have it. Not outside of our family,” Val said as he was looking at me.

“So, I will be going to the States and be the CEO after my wife’s first labor,” Val said as he went to kiss his wife’s hands. They were smiling at each other and my heart swelled at it.

“But, don’t you have been blacklisted from the country?” I asked as I know his secret. Flora’s eyes were big as Val shot me a dagger look.

Damn it, I forgot that he never told anyone about that.

“Well, I have to do it anyway. Maybe spend some time in prison before I can serve to my companies,” he said as I felt something stirred in me.

I cannot let my brother went to jail and leave his wife all alone with his first child. He will miss everything. And I don’t want that in my conscience. I sighed. It looked like I have to take that position after all.

“No,” I said as I stood up and looked at them.

“No? Why not? You told us you don’t want that position,” Val said as he was pretending to be surprised as I can see a smirk on his face. Damn him!

“Well, I have to do it. I don’t want you to be away from your wife and child. I will go back to Albania but after my one year is up, as we promise, father,” I said as I turned to look at Alfred Summer-Bianchi. He was smiling wickedly. So, that’s their plan after all.

“Fine by me, son,” he said as his eyes were twinkling with mischief.

Well, this can’t get any worse than anything.