Come To Me Instead

The silence that fell upon the penthouse was deafening as all Enea Morelli did was narrowed his eyes at the familiar box that was laid out before him by Evan. As the latter calmly waited, Carlo who was standing still in his place felt quite the pressure.

After what felt like hours, the Don finally shifted his gaze from the heirloom to his son. "I show up again after 5 years and this is our first meeting after the same," he said; his voice was surprisingly low yet patient.

"Do you know how hard it was for me to even wait for a month, let alone years? I hold back because you were still so young and I was afraid that you wouldn't be able to deal with my reappearance," Enea Morelli firmly continued. "Now... you want me to stop?"