Chapter 31

Chapter 31
The panicked knocking on the heavy oak door had Dante Severino springing up from bed, his eyes searching in the darkness for any intruders but his room remained free of any attackers but the loud knocking continued on his bedroom door.
The old man glanced at the grandfather clock hanging on the wall and realised it was almost midnight.
With sudden alertness, he got out of bed and grabbed his robe and went straight to his bedroom door to find out the reason for this racket so late at night.
He found his chief of security Armand, when he opened the door, the hulking man had a wild look in his eyes that immediately told Dante Severino that all was far from well.
"What is it?" Dante Severino asked, his deep voice sounded firm and authoritative.
"There was an attack on warehouse 1 and everything was destroyed, every last man killed and then everything set ablaze" Armand said.
Dante Severino was not a man who was usually surprised but this particular news surprised him greatly.
"Who could be so stupid as to attack any of our warehouses, that is declaring war on the Severino family" Dante Severino said as anger shot through his body.
"I don't know who would dare to do something like this, over 30 lives were lost and good worth over a 100 million dollars were destroyed, they weren't there to steal, they were there to destroy" Armand Said.
Dante was well aware that he had many enemies but none would be so bold as to attack them like this, there was only one family bold enough to attack them like this and that was the Ferrari family, Dante Severino pushed the idea away immediately, Emil Ferrari may be young but Dante was certain the boy's word could be taken seriously, there was no how he was responsible for something like this.
Dante Severino stormed out of his room and headed straight to his study, Armand following closely behind him.
"Do you have any thoughts Don Severino?" Armand asked.
"I can't think of anyone who would so blatantly declare war on us like this, no one will be that stupid" Dante Severino said as he pushed open the door to his study and walked in, he settled in his chair immediately.
Armand cleared his throat and said "I have an idea, could it have been the Ferrari family?"
Dante gave him a look and said "We have come to a truce with the Ferrari family, they have no reason to break their word"
"And what is to say they will keep it Don Severino, the Ferrari family is known for being unforgiving, they never forgive and what makes us believe they have truly let go of their past grievances" Armand said.
Dante Severino refused to believe it but Armand was right, there was no other family who could do this except for the Ferrari family.
"Where is Angelo? Has he returned home yet?" Dante asked.
"Not yet Don Severino, he is still at the Ferrari mansion, reports say that the party is still going on now" Armand said.
"Call him now and ask him to return home immediately" Dante Severino said.
If it was true that the Ferrari family was responsible for this attack then he did not want his heir wining and dining with his enemies.
"Do you think Miss Andrea will be okay?" Armand asked.
The thought of Andrea always made him sad and if he had asked to get married to people who still considered them enemies, he will never forgive himself for that.
"I will invite Emil Ferrari here tomorrow so we can discuss this, then I will know the next step to take but for now, ask Angelo to return home, we have work to do" Dante Severino said.
"Yes Don Severino" Armand said and quickly left the room.
Dante Severino sat there for what seemed like forever thinking about how he was going to react if he found out that the Ferrari family had really broken their truce.
"I will kill every single one of them" Dante Severino swore to himself.
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Since her encounter with Lorenzo, Andrea's mood had been ruined, she could not stop thinking about his claims and what he accused Emil of.
She found herself wondering if Lorenzo had always been so adamant and she hadn't noticed it because she was blinded by what she had been feeling for him.
"Andrea are you listening to me?" Angelo asked.
Andrea's head snapped upward in the direction of her brother's voice.
"I am sorry Angelo, I wasn't paying attention, my mind was a little occupied" Andrea said.
She heard her brother chuckle before he said "Was your mind perhaps occupied with thoughts of your husband?"
Andrea felt a blush creeping into her face "I have never known you to be tease me Angelo" she said.
Angelo laughed and said "Because I had nothing to tease you about but now, I do"
Andrea smiled and said "Shame on you brother, teasing your poor blind sister"
A laugh escaped his lips and he said "Shame on you sister for using your blindness in an argument"
Andrea laughed as she thought about how nice it was to have a nice simple chat with her brother.
"Father sends his regards" Angelo said suddenly.
Andrea felt a tinge of sadness when he said this "How is father doing?" She asked.
Angelo shrugged his shoulders and said "He is just the same but I am worried about him these days, I can't explain it but I just worry for him"
"Take care of him Angelo, you are all he has now" Andrea said with a smile.
Angelo wanted to say that Dante Severino was not a man that wanted to be taken care of but he simply said "I will, I will always try to take care of him"
Andrea smiled and said "Thank you Angelo, you really are an angel"
Angelo smiled and said as he patted the top of her head "And God bless you dear sister"
Just then, the sound of phone pierced the semi silence and Angelo quickly reached into his pocket for his phone.
He answered it immediately and raised it to his ear.
"Yes Armand, what is the matter?" He asked.
Armand spoke a few words from the other end and Angelo visibily paled.
"I will be there soon" he said and disconnected the call.
"Is everything alright Angelo?" Andrea asked because she was certain something was wrong.
"One of the warehouses was attacked and father wants me back home, I need to go, take care of yourself Andrea" Angelo said and quickly kissed her forehead before turning around to leave.
Andrea's heart pounded in her chest as her mind suddenly raced back to Lorenzo's words.
It could not be, it definitely could not be.