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 woman then contorted her face into an obstinate stare. Everything that had happened until then had been carefully strategized. Also since she had done the most of what she was sent to do, all that remained was the counterattack.

Thus, before Humberto could open his mouth to say more words, she instantly put up the best act she could possibly have to express her next words.

"You-" she cast her gaze first on him, then at Belinda before muttering, "... And her are just as hypocritical but very soon..." she used her hands to gesticulate at everyone around her before speaking, "... everyone around here will come to learn of the truth hidden behind this hotel's luxury."

She ended her speech defiantly before twitching her face into a pitiful one to make the onlookers believe her words.

Belinda couldn't have things lie low.

Chapter 129