Chapter 69 Kade
SIXTY-NINE
KADE
I seethed as I walked out of Evelyn’s apartment. How could she not see this was tearing me up inside? I knew she was torn up too. As the door closed behind me, I rested my back against it and closed my eyes.
I needed to prove to her that I was now all in.
There was still some risk of Stefanos stepping out of line, however I would cross that bridge when it came to it.
With Ricci gone and the stress of Stefanos a mere memory at this point, I was finally at a point where I could allow myself to be with the girl of my dreams.
I pulled out my phone and called Machine who was still in the parking lot of Evelyn’s apartment building.
When I walked out, Machine had a cigarette in his hand and was twirling it between his fingers. I slapped it out of his hand before stomping on it. “Cut that shit out. No smoking.”
Machine rolled his eyes. “I was just looking at it.”
I gave him a knowing look. “Don’t bullshit me, I know you.”
Machine waved me off before changing the subject. “So what are you going to do about Evelyn’s brother?” He leaned on his car and opened and closed his zippo lighter.
I scrubbed a hand down my face. “I honestly don’t know.
I don’t want to let him get away with this.
But then again, Ricci is dead and no one’s information got out.
” I paused for a moment. “I’ll have Bodhi keep an eye out on him and if he doesn’t do anything else that’s suspicious, then I will let it lie. ”
Machine’s eyebrows raised to his hairline. “Damn, fratello, I never thought I would see the day when you would let something go. Especially someone targeting the company.”
I clapped a hand on his shoulder. “Neither did I, buddy, neither did I.” I looked down at the ground and then back up at my friend. “But I also never thought I would fall in love with my arch nemesis.”
That made Machine laugh. His phone chimed indicating a text message was coming through. Machine furrowed his brows and then smiled.
“What is it?” I asked, a little too sharply. My annoyance was still simmering below the surface.
“Our bid was accepted for Olympus.”
I gave him a matching smile. Now that Ricci was dead, his Power of Attorney was beginning to sell some of his less legitimate businesses. As Ricci Enterprises crumbled alongside the demise of their leader, the expansion of my own empire began to come to fruition.
Not only did I have eyes and ears everywhere looking for Sarah, but I was also taking any chance I could to take down all the businesses that she would be overseeing now that Ricci was dead.
Maybe tonight wasn’t going to be as bad as I thought.
“What do you say we go celebrate?” I asked Machine.
Machine replied with a huge smile on his face. This was such a contrast to the man I found on the floor. I wondered if part of his good mood was due to a beautiful blonde?
I wouldn’t ask. I knew full well how that conversation would go.
“How about we go see our new club?” I asked instead.
“Fuck yeah! Let’s do it!” Machine fist-bumped me and off we went to scope out what we’d just acquired.