Filed to story: Bring It On My Mafia Life Novel (Rhea & Lukas)
With Mimi’s complaint overruled, Hannah turned her whole attention to her future son-in-law. If only she knew that “future” was kind of around the corner.
Seeing her inquisitive look, Victor knew that the woman wanted an answer to her question.
“Oh, I’m catholic. Although, I’ve been backsliding lately, having not gone to church for a while. And yes, that can be rectified,” if that’s the condition for marrying your daughter, he added in his mind. He would do anything her parents wanted just to marry their daughter.
“Oh, I’m sure, Mimi wouldn’t mind accompanying you to the church this Sunday?” Hannah said.
Mimi turned to her, “I do?”
Her mother gave her an impassive expression.
“Of course, I do.”
Mimi wanted to tell her mother not to try so hard in shipping her with Victor, it was already sailing strongly and a new one would be sailing on board nine months later. Not to mention the ship would wreck once they hear of it.
“So what do you do for a living Victor?” Roger asked him.
Mimi and Victor’s eyes met across the table, tensed, however, he assured her he could take care of it. He is a man and it was his responsibility to take care of situations like this one.
“Honestly, I do a bit of everything, sir.” He answered.
“Care to elaborate,” Roger had his full attention on him this time. If it wasn’t for the fact his wife had told him a bit about Victor, he would have thought he was jobless.
Victor scratched the side of his face, how was he going to put this? Well, he had to give the man something.
So he said,
“I’m not trying to boast or anything, but my family is a bit well off [ A known crime family]. My cousin is the CEO
[Mafia Don] and I am his advisor [Consigliere]. It’s my job to sniff out potential businesses [partners], secure properties [weapons], and follow it up
[Services delivered]. ” He gave them a censored version of his occupation.
[Bonus Chapter] Scammed By Her Parents
Hannah and Roger were very happy for their daughter. They had been worried about Mimi’s future since she had no interest in the company and preferred a much simpler occupation – running a coffee shop. But they had nothing to fear now, Victor would take care of her.
The family settled down in the living room after they were done with their meal and Hannah got the opportunity to interrogate Victor all she wanted that if he was a chicken, his feathers would have been plucked clean by now.
It was at that moment that Mimi and Victor looked at each other and with a nod of her head, she signaled him that it was time.
“Hannah, Roger there is another reason why I’m here today,” Victor said and that made the parents look at each other in wonder.
However, seeing the solemn looks on their faces made them readjust in their seats and waited for him to break the news. Something told them that it was important.
“What is it? Speak up, Victor.” Roger demanded, hating the tension.
Before their very eyes, Victor got down to his knees, startling everyone. He bowed his head to her parents,
“I didn’t mean to do it but it happened, and I would happily accept any punishment you decided to give me afterward.”
“Huh?” Hannah looked at her daughter Mimi for an explanation, but when it became obvious that she was going to offer her anything, her attention shifted to her husband in confusion and then back to Victor.
…..
Victor confessed, “I got your daughter pregnant and I want to marry her. Please give me your blessings!” He kowtowed before them.
“What?!” Hannah and Roger shouted at the same time after Victor confessed the truth.
Both of them whipped their heads in the direction of their daughter with accusation, but when they saw the bashful look on her face, they understood at once that it was true.
Mimi held her breath, waiting for the moment her parents exploded over the news. Victor still had his head lowered to the ground remorsefully to get their forgiveness. Her parents must be very disappointed in her now, Mimi thought.
As the only child, they had always wanted the best, and that included marrying a capable man and settling down with him to start their family. Unfortunately, Mimi failed all of their expectations, she studied business administration and even worked part-time in her father’s company once, but there was nothing to show for it.
Nor does she even have a Café to show off her progress so far with her barista skills. No, there was nothing. She just lived in the moment. All the men she dated in the past were assholes and none of her relationships lasted. Thinking about it now, it was quite a surprise that they even accommodated her shift. It showed how much affection her parents had for her.
But what does she do with it instead? She falls in love with a member of the Mafia and is having his baby. Not that Mimi was ashamed of Victor’s occupation, but it isn’t exactly ideal and acceptable to society at large.
It was illegal.
Mimi could only imagine what her parents would do when they find out the truth because she can’t hide this from them forever. They would surely find out about Victor in one way or the other, and when they do, her parents would definitely flip.
And yes, her parents did explode over her pregnancy news – Just not in a way that she had expected.
It felt like a movie to Mimi when she saw her mother and father jubilanting. Wait a minute, why were they happy that she was pregnant?
Crap, why does it feel like she was just cheated on.
Apparently, Mimi was not the only one shocked, because Victor lifted a brow from the position where he was kneeling when he saw the parents who were supposed to be scolding the love of God into him, celebrating instead.
Okay, what was he missing here? Was he seeing things or was this really happening? Mimi’s parents were celebrating? Was this the latest trend for parents these days? Or was this the dance before they killed him? Victor was still trying to wrap his head around it.
He slowly rose to his feet, moving towards Mimi who was as perplexed as him and couldn’t give him a proper explanation for this happening.
“Mimi!” Hannah was the first person to step toward her and took both of her hands into hers with a proud look.
“You’re not angry, Ma?” Mimi scrutinized her intensely, wondering what happened to her mother. Had a foreign spirit taken over her parents or what?
It was weird.
Her mother gave her the look, “Angry? At who? You? For what? Because you got pregnant?” Hannah laughed as if it was the most ridiculous question she had ever heard.
“God, Mimi! You are our only child and I would have birthed more if I could, but God knows the reason for everything. However, what I have ever wanted was for you to give me grandchildren to continue with the lineage and to his glory! I lived to see the day?! It is good news. It’s amazing!”
Whoah, whoah whoah, slow down. Mimi was trying to get something here. Did her parents just say that they had been waiting for her to get pregnant? Nope, her mother did say that one, what about Pa?
So Mimi looked at her father, hoping to see something different, at least he should be realistic about this. But then, it was the same overzealous expression her mother had and she was stunned.