Chapter 3 - Giovanni Interrogates The Tropical Travel Destination Tags
Giovanni ignored his son’s pathetic whining, stepping slowly toward the matching leather suitcases resting near the center aisle. He bent down with deliberate slowness, his weathered fingers brushing against the bright yellow airline tags dangling from the handles.
“Nassau, Bahamas. Flight 402 departing yesterday morning at precisely eleven o'clock,” Giovanni read aloud in a low, dangerous growl. The entire congregation shuddered as the true destination of the vacation was broadcast across the solemn funeral hall.
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“While your mother was drawing her final breaths in the intensive care unit, you were packing swimwear,” Giovanni whispered coldly. He stood back up to his full height, his dark eyes burning with a lifetime of unforgiving authority and disappointment.
Clarissa opened her mouth to speak, but no words came out as Giovanni’s gaze shifted entirely toward her trembling frame.
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