SWNOVELS Chapter 63
Chapter 63
“What he said was right.”
His confession left me momentarily speechless. I had a doubt on him when I visited that police officer but I didn’t know that he himself had killed my parents.
But how is that possible?
He must be a child by himself when my parents died. How could he kill them? They died in a car accident. It is not possible for him to drive a car at such a young age. Or is there still anything else which I need to know related to my parents?
“But it is not me who killed them” his next words clarified the confusion.
A silent followed his words. There was a lot that he wanted to say and I was waiting for him to spill out everything. My heart pounding, for him to continue. The truth that I wanted to know my whole life was just going to be in front of me. I never thought that it would come out in this way.
“It was my parent”
I felt a mix of emotions flood over me–shock, sadness, and confusion. I searched his eyes for any hint of deceit, but all I saw was honesty and vulnerability.
“Your- your parents?” I felt my words getting stuck in my throat as I tried to process the words he just said.
Closing his eyes he simply nodded his head. When he finally opened them, I saw at world of pain and loneliness reflected in their depths.
“This is the reason why I don’t like to talk about them,” he admitted quietly, his voice heavy with emotion.
My eyes started pricking with tears. I could feel my nose turning red due to all the emotions I was feeling.
“Why… why did they kill my parents?” I choked out, my voice barely above a whisper as I struggled to make sense of the situation “and when did you come to know about this?”
“I was also small when your parents died and I never had an idea that my own parents were the reason behind it. When I came back from abroad I came to know that my growth was not the reason for them to send me away. They were entangled in their own web. They were trying their best to cover their sin. They didn’t have time to look after
1/5
Chapter 63
me that is why the decided to send me away”
I gulped. I could clearly see the pain in his eyes. The story that he has never shared with anyone. Despite having a family, he had spent his entire childhood alone, burdened by the weight of his parents‘ sins.
“When I grew up and found out the way your uncle and aunty were treating you, I was enraged. I wanted to know about the murderer of your parents and when I looked for it, they turned out to be my own parents”
He drew a deep breath.
“Believe me, it was the worst day of my life. I already maintained my distance from my parents the day they sent me abroad for further education and when I came to know about their sin, I was completely broken.”
I listened in silence, my heart aching for the pain he had endured. To discover that his own flesh and blood were responsible for such a heinous act must have been an unimaginable blow.
“But why? Why they did that?” My voice came out barely above a whisper.
“When I was still small my father wanted to grow his business as soon as possible. He wanted to dominate the world of business, to become a powerful figure in the eyes of society. But despite his efforts, he couldn’t achieve the success he desired. And then, one random day, he stumbled upon the world of mafias.”
He paused, a bitter huff escaping his lips as he recalled the events of the past.
“He learned about their operations, their methods, and he saw it as the quickest path to wealth and power,” Luciano continued. “He began associating with them, learning their ways, and incorporating their illicit activities into his own legitimate business”
As he spoke, I felt a surge of disbelief rise within me.
“Meanwhile, my mother passed away, but my father didn’t seem to grieve much,” Luciano recounted, his voice tinged with bitterness. “It was only me who felt utterly alone, as if my world had crumbled around me. Within six months, he brought his current wife home, and that’s when I began to understand why my father had seemed so indifferent to my mother’s death.”
He paused, the pain of his memories evident in his eyes.
“I refused to accept her as my mother, but my father insisted that he had a whole life ahead of him, and she was going to be a part of it,” Luciano continued. “As I grew older
2/5
Chapter 6
and delved into the case of your parents, I discovered that Mrs. De Luca Is the daughter of a mafia king. When my father used to visit them, she fell in love with him. After my mother’s death, her father proposed marriage, offering a significant portion of his business in exchange, as she was his only daughter.”
Luciano’s voice trembled with emotion as he spoke of the woman who had become his stepmother, a constant reminder of his father’s betrayal and his own loneliness.
“She never treated me well,” he confessed, his gaze falling to the floor. “I always missed my mother, longing for the love and warmth that she had provided. But instead, I was left to a world filled with deceit and betrayal, with no one to turn to for solace.”
His eyes flicked to me.
“My only hope was you. After the death of my mother you were the only one who understood me. When we first met I was too young to understand the concept of love. The only thing I knew was that I was constantly craving for your presence and soothing voice. I wanted you around me all the time”
As he spoke, I felt a rush of emotions flood over me. There was no need for words to explain how much he love me. His eyes were already saying it all.
“One day in the night at deserted roads your father was on a mission” he sniffed and continued “My father and his wife were up to something… something sinister. All I know is that they were involved in smuggling drugs abroad, concealing them within the mattresses they sold through their legitimate business. Your parents stumbled upon this illicit operation, witnessing the entire scene unfold before their eyes.
“As you know your father was a lawyer by profession so he was already working on bringing down the Mafia gangs working all over the city. He gathered the witness and was going back when one of the men of my father saw him and told the entire scenario to my father”
He paused, swallowing hard as he struggled to continue.
“My father reached out to your father and asked him to remove all the evidence, but your father refused,” Luciano recounted, his voice heavy with sorrow. “He presented all the evidence in court and filed a case against my father. Despite my father’s repeated attempts to persuade him, your father remained resolute in his pursuit of justice.”
He paused, his expression darkening as he continued.
“When all else failed, my father made a fateful decision,” Luciano continued, his voice. filled with bitterness. “On the night before the final court hearing, your parents were
3/5
12:10PONT
Chapter 63
traveling along a deserted street. It was then that my father and his wife saw an
opportunity. She suggested that they end the lives of your parents to silence them once and for all, and my father did as she said.”
Tears that were welling up in my eyes, dribbled down my cheeks. I couldn’t hold back
my parents. my emotion every time I remember that dreadful night when I lost
“Your uncle knew about this and he was ready to fight against my parents but then my father filled his mouth with enough money and he decided to let it go. He took your guardianship so that he could cover all the evidence. He did the same with offices that were involved”
I coughed as the emotions stuck in my throat making it hard for me to breath. Luciano rubbed my back and offered me water to sip. He kept on rubbing my back which helped me in drawing deep breaths and calming down.
“Why didn’t you let that officer to tell me that truth?” I asked.
“Because I was afraid,” Luciano confessed, his gaze downcast. “I was afraid that if you knew the whole truth, you would never forgive me. I feared losing you forever. I knew that once you learned the extent of my family’s sins, you would see me in a different light. I couldn’t bear the thought of losing you, so I chose to keep the truth from you.”
He paused, his expression filled with regret.
“I wanted to tell you myself, to explain everything and let you decide,” Luciano continued, his voice barely above a whisper. “But I couldn’t bear the idea of you finding out from someone else, someone who might twist the truth or paint me in a negative light. I wanted you to hear it from me, in my own words, even if it meant risking everything.”
As he spoke, I felt a surge of empathy for him, understanding the depth of his fear and the lengths he had gone to in order to protect me. I realized just how much he truly cared for me, and for my feelings.
“But believe me, Dove,” Luciano continued, his voice filled with sincerity, “I learned the true meaning of love from you. You were always in my heart and on my mind, every moment of every day. I had never been with another woman before, and even Sabrina was forced upon me by my parents for their own selfish reasons. I never cared for her, nor did I want her around me. You, on the other hand, have always been my one and only. To me, you are the most beautiful and pure soul I have ever known, and I cannot bear the thought of losing you.”
He glanced down, his expression filled with emotion as he struggled to hold back his
4/5
Chapters
tears, afraid to reveal the depth of his vulnerability.
“I just want you to be with me. I want to give the best life to our baby. I want to make a happy family with you that I have always craved my entire childhood. But everything depends on you. The decision is yours” he spoke under his breath
“I will. I will stay with you, but only under one condition,” I replied, my voice wavering slightly as I struggled to articulate my demand.
His head snapped up, his eyes locking onto mine with a mix of anticipation and apprehension.
“Just tell me, Vanessa. I am ready to do anything for you,” he said earnestly, his determination evident in his voice.
I drew a deep breath before looking into his eyes.
“I want you to help me in fulfilling the goal of my life”
I blinked up at him. The words that came out of my mouth were completely unexpected for him.
“I want you to see your parents behind the bars. I want them to pay for their crimes‘
5/5