Dangerous Secrets: My Mafia Stepbrother

She remembered James had been busy with work recently, always following Emanuele, and she hadn’t heard of him taking time off for a date.

Evelyn shook her head, “I miss my parents. It’s been a long time since I’ve been home. I want to have dinner with them.”

“I’ll have Tony take you,” Isabella offered.

Isabella felt that it had indeed been a long time since Evelyn had been home. When they were in college, Evelyn would always go back as long as she didn’t have classes.

Evelyn immediately waved her hand, “No need, I’ll go by myself.”

“Evelyn, you’ve finally broken free of William’s control. Now that William is missing, no one knows where he’s hiding. I’m really worried about you going out at a time like this. Please, agree to let Tony take you back,” Isabella pleaded.

Evelyn nodded at the words. She knew that if she didn’t agree, Isabella would surely be worried.

Isabella looked at Tony, “Tony, please take good care of Evelyn.”

“Don’t worry, ma’am.”

Heading out, Evelyn didn’t need too many bodyguards with her. She generally wouldn’t be a target unless it was someone like William.

Feeling conflicted, Evelyn let Tony drive her to a place near her parents’ house. She wasn’t actually going to see her parents but to find William.

However, Tony had been following her, and it would be suspicious if she went to a hotel to find William.

Realizing this, Evelyn could only message William, “The bodyguard has been following me all the time. It would be strange if I went to a hotel.”

After a while, William replied, “You must have told them you’re going to your parents’ house. In that case, go to your parents’ house, and we’ll meet there.”

Home would definitely be the safest place, and the bodyguard shouldn’t suspect Evelyn.

Meet at her parents’ house?

Evelyn hesitated. That was just an excuse, but did she really want to go?

However, she was afraid that William would harm her parents.

In this situation, Evelyn couldn’t think of a better plan if she didn’t go.

Soon, Tony drove Evelyn to her parents’ house.

Evelyn looked at Tony, “I’m afraid my parents will worry. If they see me entering the house with a strange man, they’ll definitely be suspicious. How about you go to a nearby restaurant to have dinner and come back later?”

After a moment’s thought, Tony nodded, “Okay, whenever you’re ready to go back, send me a message, and I’ll come to pick you up.”

“Okay.”

Tony watched as Evelyn got out of the car, knocked on the door, and her parents came out, ushering her inside. Seeing that nothing untoward had happened, he turned the car around and found a nearby restaurant to have dinner.

“Evelyn, you said you were too busy to come, but now you have time in the evening?” Evelyn’s mother, Skye, was surprised to see Evelyn, embracing her tightly and planting a kiss on each of Evelyn’s cheeks.

Evelyn also hugged her mother tightly.

Skye called into the house, “Billy, guess who’s here?”

“Oh, is it our friend? Good Lord, Evelyn, you’ve actually come back.” Evelyn’s father, wearing reading glasses, was reading a newspaper. Hearing Skye, he came out slowly, his hand shaking with surprise when he saw Evelyn.

He hugged Evelyn immediately.

“Evelyn, do you know? Pippo has come over, and I was about to make him a sumptuous dinner. I didn’t expect you to come back too. This is wonderful, Evelyn. I think Pippo is very kind and polite. He can help us with cooking. I really hope you two can reconcile, darling. Pippo is much better than that jerk you dated before.”

Skye knew about Evelyn’s previous boyfriend, a man who often frequented bars and had little employment. She preferred Pippo over a man like that.

At this moment, Evelyn saw William slowly walking out. It had been some time, and his appearance hadn’t changed much, except perhaps for a slightly pale complexion, a result of being shot by Isabella before.

At the sight of him, Evelyn felt every hair on her body stand on end, like a cat with its fur standing on end in the face of danger.

This was her body’s uncontrollable response to danger.

Jesus, could this devil be sent to hell?

At this moment, William adopted a gentle demeanor, saying to Evelyn, “I’m sorry for coming to bother you and your family after we’ve broken up. Evelyn, I genuinely like you. Can you give me another chance?”

“Evelyn, Pippo is truly kind and warm-hearted. Why don’t you give him a chance?” Skyeseemed to have been moved by Pippo and couldn’t help but speak up.

“I agree, Evelyn. It’s normal for couples to have conflicts, but if you easily part ways, you’ll definitely regret it.”

Regret? No, no, no. She would regret staying with Pippo.

But her parents didn’t understand. They only saw the false appearance that Pippo put on. He was too good at pretending, using this facade to deceive everyone.Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

Including her.

At this point, Pippo stepped forward, took Evelyn’s hand, and kissed the back of it. The warm sensation made Evelyn want to vigorously scrub her hand and disinfect it with alcohol. It was crazy how much she had developed an intense physical aversion to this man standing in front of her.

Yet she still had to go along with William’s charade.

“Evelyn, can we start anew? I promise I’ll love you for the rest of my life.”

He had a smile on his face, but his eyes emitted a warning.

Evelyn knew he was warning her. Although he hadn’t said anything, his eyes conveyed the message that if she dared to disobey, she would pay for it.

Evelyn dared not move, but William was still waiting for her answer. In the end, Evelyn could only force herself to say, “Alright, Wi… Pippo, I’ll give you another chance.”

Oh God, she almost called him by the wrong name!

William didn’t mind and pulled Evelyn into his embrace.

Afterward, they had dinner together, and William claimed to have made a few of the dishes, encouraging Evelyn and her parents to try them. Evelyn, however, was too afraid to eat. Who knew if this devil had poisoned the food?

She remained stiff, not daring to move. William seemed to sense her concerns and took a few bites himself.

“Mmm, I think it’s delicious. You should all try it,” he said, looking at Evelyn as if to assure her that he had already tasted it, and she shouldn’t have any concerns.

Evelyn watched as her parents ate, but she still didn’t want to touch anything.

In the end, William cut a few pieces of meat and put them in Evelyn’s bowl, “Why aren’t you eating? Evelyn, don’t you like the food I made?”

Evelyn shook her head and took a few bites, resigning herself to her fate.

After dinner, they watched TV in the living room for a while. Evelyn received a message from Tony, asking if she wanted to go back.

William saw it and approached Evelyn, saying, “Tell him you’re not going back tonight. Ask him to come pick you up tomorrow morning.”

Evelyn’s breath caught, feeling suffocated.