Nancy_Jim

What are the odds that a young man at the mercy of peasantry living for survival, would come to be the most affluent Hotel owner in one of the biggest cities in Italy? 
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Meet Santo Martini: 
A poor young man from Sarco Paraceno who finds himself in Palermo. His initial plans of getting a regular job at a restaurant get thwarted the moment he accidentally witnesses the death of the famous owner of the grandest hotel in Palermo —'Hotel Magnífico'. 

He makes a pact with death and in return, gets all the luxury and fame he always dreamed of. But with a mission to complete and a faceless mafia lord on his track, will he be able to cheat death for so long? 

Stay tuned with me as we unravel the mysteries surrounding the ominous death of the actual owner of the Magnífico. While, we observe Santo journey through the routes of deep-rooted secrets, brutality, life threats, guilt, love, and deceit, to attain the zenith of mouth-watery luxury and stability. 

Cover art not mine. [Temp. cover]

Love and Deceit

Sebastian struggled to hold back from whining so much as he slowly picked himself up from the floor.

"What are you idiots looking at?!" He barked at the on-lookers, and they knew better than to turn away, which they did.

Making his way out of the kitchen area, he murmured some curses as he got a handkerchief to support his nose from falling off his face.

"Bloody moron! You can't get away from me so easily!" he mumbled, as he made his way through the spectating crowd of diners.

"What the hell happened to you, señor?" One aged woman muttered with her sapphire eyes displaying utter confusion and deep concern.

"Did a war happen back there?" Another man of the same age as the first speaker, the woman, questioned in severe fright.

"Someone should call the medics! Jesus! That looks bad!"

Sebastian signalled for everyone to stay calm and dipped his hand into his pocket, and picked up his phone.

Chapter 78.