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

The morning was bright and promising, although the climate revealed subtle signs that it might rain, but Antonio ignored the warnings altogether.

"Pff! It's late July. Why would it rain at all in July? And in Palermo? Nope! I might be a Dumb-ass but not dumb to not know that it won't rain at all today," he blurted and focused his gaze on the horizon in the far distance ahead.

By this time, Antonio was seated on the short staircase just by the entrance of the building which housed about five to six separate apartments in it. Of all the paid rentals, Guillermo's flat happened to be the cheapest in cost as well as the smallest in terms of room size, and number of rooms.

However, Antonio appreciated the tiny staircase where he could sit on, every once in a while to bask in sheer admiration of the fading evening sky.

Chapter 109.