Chapter 22. No Congratulations

MAXIMILIANO

[Valle Astra, Italy]

"What kind of questions did they ask?"

"Nothing important." I scratched my forehead as my mother and I walked past the quiet and dim living room.

Before reaching the bottom end of the stairs, Mamma turned around to give me a perplexed gaze. "Did they ask about her staying over?"

"Yeah. Just some stupid questions about her address and last job."

"That's it?" she muttered with furrowed brows.

"It's fine. I handled it."

"They didn't ask about anything else?"

"No. They're just being paranoid." Although the chances of Adreana being a spy for the DEA or some other government agency remained kinda high, I shouldn't give my mother another reason to worry about me. About us.

Eleana Falco had enough problems to deal with on a daily basis, in and out of work.

I was one of those problems. "Sorry, Mamma."

My mother frowned. It drew fine lines on her small, naturally tan face and pale lips. "W