The Capo’s Daughter Needs No Permission Chapter 07
She grabbed my mother’s hand.
“Don’t blame Romy.”
“She must have had her reasons for secretly accepting an offer from a school in California.”
“If you go now, she’ll only be upset when she sees you. It’s better to wait until she gets home and let her explain.”
It sounded like she was defending me.
But the moment my father heard the word “secretly,” his face darkened even more.
“What right does she have to be upset?”
“She’s a Vitale. In public, she represents this family. If no one from her family shows up to her graduation speech, the only thing people in the Family will think is that I have failed in my duty to protect her.”
“Is she trying to make everyone think we haven’t fulfilled our responsibilities to her?”
Marco took out his phone.
*Romy, how long are you going to keep this up?*
*Why wouldn’t you tell the family about something this important?*
*Dad’s blood pressure is high. If people in the Family start talking, he’s the one who will pay the price.*
One after another, little red “failed to send” icons appeared next to his messages.
Marco froze.
Only then did he remember that after blocking me on the night of my surgery, he had never added me back.
My mother said nothing.
She just grabbed her coat and headed for the door.
The whole family squeezed into a taxi.
The ride was silent.
Ava tried to speak several times, but each time, the thunderous look on my father’s and Marco’s faces made the words die in her throat.