A Mob Boss's Heirs (Book 3 of New York Mafia Trilogy)

96. Loving the Outsider

Emanuelle raised an eyebrow and turned to Antonio "Really? He came here for this... Wow, Antonio... I dont think Francesco would be very pleased to hear about this,...." He then turned around to  look at Vincenzo as he took the verdict paper and had a look at the paper" And my son has allowed you to do this or you are just doing this yourself? .... That is not very likely for this to get the approval stamp from my wife if my son doesn't back this up."

Vincenzo nodded " He had to say yes because I was going to start a war and my sister broke up with Tristan and took my side. So he had to get Vienna back by agreeing."

Emanuelle rolled his eyes as he was reading through the paper " Of course .... Your sister is your mother's daughter.... But don't get used to this. The son I have raised doesn't give into black mail."

Vicnenzo retorted " This was no blackmail... I stated a fact to him... As for my sister, I wouldnt have let her get involved if I had known. I would have spoken to her to call this off. I was proud of her for sticking up for family but it was unnecessary for her to break up with your son..."

Emanuelle looked thoughtful as he looked up at Vincenzo's eyes " Do you know what i think? I think he must have not pushed this because he doesn't care if your girl lives or dies... That's right son... If you don't let your girl learn a lesson on school grounds, she would face a backlash off the school premises from someone else... Whatever you decide is at Letizia's peril... My son wouldn't mind seeing her dead body appearing in the desert after she crosses the wrong people so he must not be too concerned so he would let you have control.... But you can't come to her rescue every time she gets into trouble..."

Vincenzo whispered " I am not trying to rescue her.... This verdict is too unfair. It must be adjusted..."

Emanuelle laughed darkly " I agree. Son. This is not fair. Your girl deserves the firing squad as my son pointed out. She dies if she assaults those she can't take on. This is not Italy... Your girl's family's influence is not as great as the Rosarios overe here in America... She must understand the hierarchy.... Next time she won't get away if she pulls any stunts outside school.... If your father doesn't kill her next time because of your mother then someone like me will do it... Then you will have to accept it or come after me. Then a mob war would break out... Is it worth starting a war over her?"

Vincenzo didn't like this to be used against him in this manner in an argument. Emanuelle was right. But he hated to admit it. So he didn't answer the question. He looked up and stared into Emanuelle's eyes " I won't let it go that far ... She won't touch my sister again. I will make sure of it."

Emanuelle spoke sarcastically " Of course. That's why you called your uncle who is an expert in the field to help you... You call a lawyer for her to help lessen her sanction, not add to it... That tells me that the prospect of your girl blowing the candles on her cake on her eighteenth birthday party is highly unlikely. You will fail to protect her if you don't let people teach her lessons..."

Vincenzo whispered " I won't fail..."

Emanuelle spoke " You teenagers are way too dramatic and emotional. You keep missing the point... Failure comes when your girl dies young.... You need to be making sure that this girl does not take on people she shouldn't. My son has told me enough about your girl's antiques and I have seen how she treats others. You ignore it... That's understandable. You now have a quest to make sure it doesn't happen again and you didnt think she would dare raise her hand on your sister but she has... You did succeed in making sure she is lead to a situation that she learns the hard way.. So you have achieved some success.. Some students dont respond to theory. They only respond to practice... If you want your girl to live, you must let her learn... I have been a teenager before... I know how it works. But my girl never hurt my family. I never had to teach my girl any lessons because she didn't take on anyone she couldn't beat..." He then through to himself " Including your father."