The Asmara Jugar the Mafia
A Little Time

Francesca wiped away the tears dripping down her cheeks. The girl then picked up a pillow and a blanket and then immediately arranged it on a sofa, which was deliberately placed in Coco's room for her to sleep on. Before closing her eyes, Francesca had noticed the face of the lover for a while, until finally the girl fell asleep. Francesca looks pretty exhausted. During her stay at Casa de Luca to take care of Coco, she had already forgotten all her makeup tools.

Shortly after Francesca fell asleep, Coco opened her eyes. He saw the beautiful face of the girl who had always been the idol of his heart all along. The face looked so natural, just like the first time he saw it. The love story with Francesca, indeed feels so different for a Giovanni Francesco Ricci. He had never sacrificed for any girl, other than the owner of the hazel eyes. Coco was even willing to wait when Francesca was in a relationship with Fillipo.

What happened to her relationship this time? Tired and disappointed he could no longer avoid the heart, when thinking of the endless rejection that Francesca put on him. "I'm sorry, Francy. Please allow me to restore the self-esteem that had been neglected for continuing to beg of you. After all I was a man," after saying so, Coco turned her attention to the ceiling of the room. The thirty-two-year-old man continued to drift in an uncertain direction.

Coco could not close her eyes, until it felt like the night was getting late. She looked back at Francesca's beautiful face for a while. She also smiled a little. When the clock is pointed to the number three, then Coco can fall asleep.

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As usual, busyness is always seen in Casa de Luca, although the day is still fairly early in the morning. So also with Miabella who has been running around looking for Adriano, which turned out to be in the backyard of the magnificent building. At that time, Adriano just finished exercising.

"Daddy Zio, I'm looking for you everywhere" cried the little girl. His wide smile was clearly visible, when he managed to find the man who was considered as a filler from the absence of Matteo's figure all along.

"What's up, Principessa?" Adriano lowered his body, then spread out his arms to greet the little princess he loved dearly. The man considered it as if Miabella was his own flesh and blood.

"I want to eat ice cream, but mom strictly forbids it. He said it was too early. I asked to be replaced with gelato, but my mother still would not allow it" reported Miabella who stood up as she wrapped her hands around Adriano's neck. Miabella also put on a face that suddenly frowned and looked very adorable, making Adriano have to hold back her laughter.

"Then, what should I do?" adriano asked, moving his eyes to the right and to the left.

"Help me to persuade mom. He'll definitely obey you, Daddy Zio," whined the little gray-eyed girl. He let go of his embrace, then pulled Adriano's hand to stand up immediately. Just as the man was straightening up, Miabella immediately took him running towards the interior of the Casa de Luca building.

"Hey, be careful, honey," said Adriano. He just complied with what the little girl wanted without much protest. They only stopped when they were in front of Mia who was standing while folding both hands on the chest.

"Good morning, beautiful," said Adriano warmly. He glanced at Miabella for a moment, after seeing the look on Mia's face that looked unfriendly. "Are you in trouble, my dear?" his question then while raising a charming smile towards his beloved wife.

"It will be a problem if you are willing to cooperate with him" said Mia as she moved her eyeballs towards Miabella, who immediately hid behind her firm body. Mia was convinced that her little daughter had complained to Adriano.

"What's wrong with these two beautiful girls?" Adriano pretends to know nothing. He moved his hand back, grabbed onto Miabella's tiny body and held her. At least, it can make the child feel protected.

"It's time you took a shower, Bella. Go, hurry!" take Mia in a very firm tone. It was obvious that he was upset with the boy.

"I don't want to!" reply Miabella no less firm. He dares to oppose Mia, as she is under Adriano's protection.

"You're starting to dare refute my words, Bella? Come on, let's take a shower! Don't wait until my patience is gone" said Mia again scaring her daughter into complying.

"I'm not afraid. There's daddy zio who's gonna help me fight Mom" Miabella said confidently.

Immediately, Adriano turned to her little girl. "How dare I go against your mother, dear," he said, making Mia immediately pout her lips as she held back the laughter that almost escaped. Adriano then turned around and aligned himself with the height of Miabella. He then gently stroked the long hair of the gray-eyed little girl. "Listen to me, honey. You better follow what your mother said. If you want to eat ice cream or gelato or whatever, then I'll take you out today. We'll go for a walk, and you can eat anything as much as you can. However, surely after you take a bath," Adriano sniffed the tiny body. He then clucked while shaking slowly. "Do you remember Uncle Russell's iguana?" tanyakanya.

Miabella did not answer. The little girl just stared fixedly at Adriano while nodding softly.

"Well, that's how your body smells right now. I don't want to take you out if you stink, because I'll be embarrassed, '" persuaded the blue-eyed man. Looked at how Adriano treated the princess. " Come there, follow your mother before she takes out the long fangs from her mouth."

"Like an elephant?" miabella asked innocently.

"Oh, no. It's not fangs, it's like it's called ivory" Adriano explained. He ended his seduction with a warm kiss on Miabella's forehead. "I'm going to take a shower too. We see, who deserves to be the first champion," he challenged, making a pair of eyes Miabella immediately wide.

"I love you," Mia said with a big smile, as she followed Miabella.

"It should be" Adriano replied as he breathed a sigh of relief. At the very least, he had a reason to leave without having to argue first with Mia.

Moments later, Miabella is already beautiful with a dress that makes her look very cute and adorable. So did Adriano. He had appeared neatly dressed in a white shirt with two top buttons left open.

"Mom sure you don't want to come with us?" miabella asked after sitting in her chair comfortably.

"No, Principessa. It's both of us's days. I don't want my attention to be shared with that beautiful mistress. You know why? Because you're so much prettier than her today. I like your shirt, honey," Adriano looked back, where his little girl was.

Miabella laughed broadly while clapping her hands. While Mia looked to be glaring at Adriano. "Alright, Handsome. It looks like the sofa will be a comfortable place for later tonight," said Mia with a threat.

"Of ...." Adriano was facing forward. He doesn't want to talk much anymore. It was immediately ignited by the Ferrari car engine that had been taken from Milan a few days ago. The luxurious vehicle was also drove with a wave of Mia's hand.

After the death of her daughter and husband, Mia rushed back inside. Just then, he saw Francesca who had just come out from the kitchen. Mia saw the look on her sister's face that looked so grim. He immediately greeted her. "Hi, Francy. Are you busy?" tanyanya.

Surprised, Francesca immediately turned her head. However, the girl still looked evil. Apparently, since then he did all the activities while daydreaming. "Hi, Mia. Since when were you there?" Francesca asked back.

"Adriano took Miabella out. I just drove them out of the yard" explained Mia. He then approached his sister. He stared at the beautiful hazel-eyed girl for a while. "Are you okay?" ask Mia. His closeness to Francesca, made the inner bond between the two of them intertwined very strongly. "If you need a conversation partner, then you can count on me" Mia said again.

Without saying much, Francesca immediately hugged Mia while crying. The uncomfortable feeling that was suffering from him at this time, he was unable to hide.

"Tell me, Francy. I'm your sister," comforted Mia as she patted her back

"I'm not okay, Mia," isak Francesca with her voice sounding quivering.

"Is this about Ricci?" ask Mia again. Slowly, Francesca let go of her embrace. The girl then nodded slowly.

"What else is it? Didn't you leave your career to take care of her?" asked Mia again in surprise.

"Yes, Mia. But the truth is, it doesn't mean anything to Ricci. He told me to go and stop taking care of him" Francesca explained, wiping away the tears that had been dripping down the corner of her lips.

Mia did not immediately respond to the words of her sister. He then grabbed the girl's hand, then took her to Matteo's study. There, they can speak more freely. "Tell me what you're gonna do next?" ask Mia. He became restless because of the problems faced by his sister.

"What do you think I should do? Of course I won't follow his will. I promised to keep taking care of Ricci until he made a full recovery" replied the hazel-eyed girl confidently. "However, it turns out I can't be as strong as I expected, Mia. I'm too weak" he said again full of regret.

"What makes you feel that way, Francy?" ask Mia again. He cupped his sister's pretty face. Mia's gaze was so gentle she gave to the twenty-six-year-old girl.

"The feeling of love being too big makes me feel so weak, Mia," Francesca replied with her two eyes that looked adorable. She's been crying too much.

Mia shook her head immediately, as she disagreed with her sister's words. "No, Francy! You're wrong" the mother of Miabella argued firmly. "Feelings of love are present to strengthen a person, not to give him weakness. You're mistaken if you have such thoughts," he argued again.

Looking at the beautiful face of Francesca who now looks very chaotic. There was no more cheerful hue in his days, from the time he returned to Italy. "Take yourself in, honey. If you love Ricci wholeheartedly, then I'm sure that Ricci feels the same for you. Give him time," Mia softly advised.