Chapter 71

No Need

“What are you doing here, Matteo?!” Alessandro questioned instead of replying.
Matteo’s face contorted in rage. “I tried to call you last night because there was a problem with a business contract I was reviewing, but you ghosted me completely. Not only that, you never return my emails and texts. What’s going on, Alessandro?” he retorted furiously. “Aren’t you supposed to be in your office?” Alessandro questioned again, sounding bored.

“Are you serious? I couldn’t sleep the whole night, and you’re still not telling me where you were last night?!” Matteo demanded, but Alessandro remained silent. Matteo knew how moody Alessandro Valentino could be and that he wouldn’t answer if he didn’t want to. This made him even more infuriated.

“I asked John and Micah last night, but they didn’t tell me anything about you. Did you intentionally tell them to keep it a secret?” Matteo’s voice grew more irritated as Alessandro continued to ignore him.

He had been scared to death when he couldn’t reach out to the Italian don, knowing he had countless enemies who wanted to see him dead. But when he found out that John and Micah knew where he was and were with him, he was relieved to know his friend was safe. “So, it means my security is really good at keeping my whereabouts a secret,” Alessandro said with a sharp Breath as he left his room and walked down the hall.

“What is going on, Alessandro? Are you going to answer me clearly, or have you planned to drive me mad with your silly indifference?” Matteo kept ranting, but Alessandro paid no heed to his whines. “This morning, I went to your office in the hope of finding you there, but your secretary told me you wouldn’t be coming in today. Then suddenly, I got information that you had returned home,” he breathed out in exasperation.