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

He had just dropped the call on his wife—Barbara, wrapped a semi-thick shawl about his neck, and skedaddled to catch up with Gioia, who had walked quite a distance by now.

"Hey! Hey, lady! Please excuse me!" he called out to her as he hurried on.

'Why does she walk so fast anyway? Where is she desperately heading off to in a hurry?'

Meanwhile, Gioia had deliberately increased her pace when she suspected that the stranger was calling out to her. She was freaking out internally.

'It's so early, and I don't think I know this man calling out to me. He must be a stranger because things are not done this way in Saraceno . . . If so, then why am I running from him? I shouldn't be doing that,' she said internally and halted at once.

Turning around, she had thought up a rather feisty approach at confronting him.

Chapter 116