Chapter 117 - One Hundred And Seventeen.

"You are talking about separating a child from her mother. That is simply inhumane " Vanessa shakily pointed her finger at him. "She is my baby."

'Let's not go towards inhumane,' he smiled, 'you won't like the conversation there.'

"No, she is the baby you abandoned." He corrected. "Do you what happens to babies that are abandoned by their mothers in the big bad world?"

Vanessa did not answer him. She had chosen not to answer him as the situation was going down on her and she realised that she was not in a position to demand something.

"In the big bad world," he answered for her, " babies get eaten. So to protect them we give them guardians. I am the guardian of your daughter and I am sure that you would not have a positive effect on her life."

Vanessa broke down at that, "I made one mistake and I was angry that's why did it. I had every intention to attend my daughter's wedding."

He glared at her. "And now your daughter is angry. She respected that you did not want to come and now you should respect that she does not want to come to you." He explained the simple logic. How daft could this woman be? When she, her mother, had chosen not to come, Alexis, had simply accepted the fact and moved on with the wedding. She had not thought regarding the matter because she simply did not bother to but that was according to him. He knew deep down that she was broken by the fact that her mother had chosen not to come to her wedding.

And to be honest what kind of mother was she? It was her job to make sure that her child was safe and sound, at least in her house and just the opposite had happened. Alexis was abused throughout her teens.

Vanessa should have been trying to make up to her daughter and here she was, making her decisions while being in anger.

Vanessa swallowed and then looked at him with a pleading expression, "please please you are her husband and my son in law you have to do something to get us together." She tried but to him, it was not enough. It was too late to even try and make up.

"I was neither your son-in-law nor your daughter's husband when you came in here trying to intimidate me." He then scoffed, "Do you even know who I am?" He did not want to play the power card but it always worked.

"A businessman." Vanessa confidently answered. "you have a lot of resources and also, many businesses. Not only that, his babe invested in any more. I have researched that about you."

"That is true, but only to some extent," his eyes twinkled with mirth as he continued, "but when you look below the surface you will find lost things about me they aren't really.." He made an uneasy face, as I'd he pained him to complete the sentence."..legal."

Vanessa breathing quickened, this visit was not going as she had presumed. "Why are you telling me that?" She felt her senses picking up the fact that this man was dangerous. He had no problem in admitting that if he had illegal businesses on the side as well. He must have a lot of connections to protect him.

Shrugging, he replied, "it felt funny to me when you were trying to intimidate me as you step into my territory. Somewhere, where I can make you disappear and no one would ask about you. Certainly not your French friend."

Blinking a little Vanessa wondered what her daughter had gotten herself into. Men like these who openly admitted to having illegal businesses but not afraid of anyone. And the horror, that her daughter was married to one. What had Alexis done? Was she even safe?

"What do you want?" She got to the point. Vanessa felt that getting out of here was the best option. She must talk to her daughter instead of him. "There must be a reason that you are telling any of this to me."

He grinned but it was a sarcastic smile. "There you go. I was wondering how long it takes you to figure it out."

A stern expression dawned on his face, his jaws clenched and his stare hardened. He meant business, he showed it and people understood it and so did the woman in front out of him.

Holding her eyes in a stare, he said the words loud and clear.

"I want you gone."

Vanessa blinked repeatedly. Was he serious? Want her gone?

"What?!" Standing up, she yelled at him. "What do you mean by 'I want you gone'? I am not going anywhere! I am her mother!" Outraged by the words he said and the demand he presented she wanted to kill the man to even think so.

She had made a mistake, scratch that, she had made many but now that she had realised it, she would try her best to make sure that she learned from them and stood with her daughter.

Angelo watched her throw another tantrum around in anger, just like always. She had forgotten whatever he had said and what he could do to her. Amusement danced in his eyes, "Quite a temper for an absent mother." He commented.

Upset with the accusations, she raised her voice, "I was not an absent parent!" That hit a nerve and this reaction had given that fact away to him. How convenient. Now he could use it to get on her nerves.

It seemed to be fun.

"Were you not?" He's mocked, "I believe that your child was abused by your husband under your care. That makes it a felony, does it not? Because no one would ever believe that you had no idea about it. I'd say that you were ignorant of it." His held threats. He was not afraid to carry them out. "I am sure that the judge would think so too. After all, child abuse is a matter of importance in a country and everyone hates a mother who turns a blind eye to it."

Staring at with tears in her eyes, she tried not to cry.

"Those big tears to do affect me, " he laughed them off. "What would affect me is, his promising not to contact your daughter anymore."

"If," she bravely started to talk, "I don't stop. What will you do?"

He leaned back into his chair with a sigh, "about that," he lowered his face and looked like he had not decided anything yet.

"I think I would get a restriction order towards you. Something legal, something that can be quickly done too. After that, maybe a jury."

Vanessa confidently whispered, "you can't do that. She would not ever stand for it. She may be Angry but Alexis would never cast me aside."

Swaying his chair left and right, he pursed his lips. "Perhaps, you are right."

"I know my kid and I am sorry. But I will work for her forgiveness." She vowed. "Please don't do anything to get us apart."

"I won't do anything," he said. "It would solely be her decision."

If she gets to know.

"Thank you." She said with a relieved sigh. Vanessa truly was not expecting him to give up so easily but she was happy. At least from his side, there won't be any resistance and she would be able to talk to her daughter and making persuasive efforts but she would still be careful to not let him know.

"I will be leaving now." She smiled a little and turn around and then left like a mouse.

Angela watched her leave the office. He was quite surprised when she had shown up thinking that he would help her in reconciling with her daughter after she was the one who broke it off.

Alexis might not agree but she had been hurt by her mother not being there. She was not even ready to speak on the topic itself and whenever someone talked about it to her she was ready to stop the conversation.

His phone pinged and he took a look at it. He had received the message that said 'done'. Finally, he thought for a moment it felt like he had employed every idiot in his organisation.

Pressing the intercom he called Blake inside. He was asked by him to come in today. 

"Sir?" instead of the usual fidgeting and nervousness of an assistant, Blake seemed to straighten himself up in the presence of the Don.

Nodding at him to come in, Angelo started to tell him what to do. "Alexis wanted a little getaway. So put the work of the restaurant on standby make sure of the current work that she has been doing is completed."

Blake nodded taking everything in notes. "Should I know when she would be back?"

Angelo smiled at him. somewhere it meant that it was none of his business but still Angelo was entertaining it.

"She will return when she wants to."