Dario
- What do you think of the new nanny?
- Great! The fact that she is 60 years old and is not hitting on me instead of taking care of my son is already excellent, the nannies that came all had the profile of cheap prostitutes.
The adaptation in the mansion was not difficult for me or for my son, on the contrary, I felt comfortable even with her memories. I could see her in every corner of this mansion but unlike what I thought it was not painful, here there was the good aura that only came from her, the intelligent words, the always smart and realistic answers, I miss her a lot but I think I need to live with her memories to maybe be in some parts like her.
- That's good, brother, Mrs. Olga was very well recommended, I need to share some information with you about the Vitorino family.
Caetano out of revenge sent Tomas to Brazil since he refused to tell where he had interned Luana, my head of security couldn't forget the maid as he was obsessed with her. Tomas would serve Bernardino one of our capos outside the country, the man can't stand me and the feeling is reciprocal, he does not agree with my methods and whenever he can he makes it clear however I have to admit that he is one of my best capos, thanks to him we have free access to the main trafficking routes in Latin America having also a good relationship with the main traffickers of these routes. My brother, who has more contact with that ilk due to the fact that he is an excellent foreign relations officer, unlike me, I can't even speak Portuguese.
- Tell me what happened in that fucking hot land!
- Bernardino got an advantageous association with the Colombians to distribute and sell their drugs, on the day they were going to sign the agreement there was an attack in the shed, several soldiers were killed, including Tomás Vitorino. Despite being in truce with those scum, the person responsible for the attack was Gian Tolentino, the nephew of old Tolentino.
This truce exists for mere illusion, since all movements against us always have the finger of those damned, going to war now would not be ideal because of my son, but I don't believe that this false peace between our families will last very long.
- How will the Brazilians solve this?
- I don't know! The territory is his so the man has autonomy to do whatever he wants, even the Colombians want Gian's head, which for us is excellent but I believe that Bernardino has something in mind that he himself will do without the participation of the Colombians. The Brazilian is cunning, I have no doubt that soon we will have news about this matter.
Bernardino has always had autonomy in his territory but he has a duty to be accountable to me, my father has always taken his father's opinion into consideration especially after what happened to Bernardino's wife in our territory and the disappearance of the youngest member of the family. Rosália Bernardino was never found, I imagine that the Tolentinos must have killed the girl, from that unhappy family you can expect anything, including the murder of a baby girl like Rosália.
- Since you like so much to observe the movement of your future wife's land, follow the unfolding of this story. But of course, from afar, let Bernardino have the independence that his old father fought for. Your time is running out, Saul!
- You know very well that it's not that simple! Lidia is mine and I won't give that up, and I can't deny it, but I have many obstacles like the fact that she is still a minor and her damned aunt fills Lidia's head with shit about us. I need to plan well so that I don't get caught up in it, it is not yet the right time to act but I believe that time will come soon. Lydia is becoming a beautiful woman, which I always imagined she would be and every year that she stays away from me and the place where she really belongs the harder it will be to conquer her as a knight should do, I don't want to act like a monster with her, Lydia has known the worst of me, I don't want to have to show it to her again. I know you don't understand these things, but Lydia to me is different from all the others, especially now that I have seen her grow, she is too good for me and for our world, yet she is part of our family and of who we are.
As unbelievable as it seemed I could understand Saul, Cecilia was also very good to me, even though she died as a worthless girl, she was an enlightened being that never even deserves the honor of knowing.
- Saul, I understand all the difficulties and complications that having Lydia by your side brings, but a year has passed so the time I gave you is getting shorter and shorter, I really don't want to have to share with our father why you haven't taken your place by my side yet. The old man knows that something is wrong, and I know that it won't take long for him to go after the truth with you.
I got up from my chair ready to leave the office to go visit my son, a habit I created to try to be closer to him. It hasn't been easy being a good father because it is still complicated for me to understand that Valentine only has me to take care of and to love, but I imagine that with time I can get used to this.
- Get your life together or at least talk to our father, Saul! Even though we have our differences I can't deny that he is very good at mafia matters that I am terrible at, like maintaining a good relationship with our capos outside the country, I don't want to see someone else take his rightful place.
My brother knew that he couldn't run away from this subject for much longer. Sooner or later, he will have to tell about the blood pact with Lydia, I go to my son's room noticing that he had already woken up, in some way that I didn't understand Valentine knew the time he was going to see him waiting anxiously for me.
The nanny was not in the room but he was quietly just waiting for my arrival, my son has already realized that I do not like him to cry at random or to be sly, our bond is being slowly created, today I do not see him as the cause of my frustrations, I see my son as an opportunity for change even if it is difficult, at least I would try to be different with him.
- I see you are already awake, Valentine! That's good, it shows that you are punctual, I'm going to finish that book about Alexander the Great, this was one of Cecilia's favorite books, I have already told you about her, she was very intelligent and even very punctual like you, my son.
I didn't know anything about Nina, I know it was because I didn't want to and I didn't see anything pleasant in her so I decided to make Cecilia the female reference that Valentine would have, it's my way of showing her wherever she is that she will never be forgotten. My son would know who Cecilia was and how special she was to me even if I didn't give her the proper value, I hope Cecilia can see how much she misses me and how important she was to me even if I realized it too late.