Chapter 17 - Giovanni Confronts His Son In The Underground Vault
Back at the estate, Giovanni walked down the stone stairs into the subterranean family vault where Emilio had been temporarily locked. Emilio sat on a concrete bench, staring blankly at the iron-reinforced walls as his father’s heavy footsteps approached.
“Federal marshals have your signed indictments, Emilio; your mother’s death won't even be the worst thing you face this year,” Giovanni said. Emilio looked up, his eyes bloodshot and hollow as he realized his father allowed the feds to take him.
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“You let them take me... you handed your own flesh and blood over to prison guards,” Emilio whispered brokenly. “You stopped being my flesh and blood the moment you packed those tropical suitcases while your mother lay dying,” Giovanni replied flatly.
Giovanni turned his back on his son, walking up the stone steps without looking back once.
