[Comprehensive] The family has waste wood and is beginning to grow

To be warm is simply nonsense.

It's just that in the past few months, whether it's direct confrontation or secret observation, he found that he couldn't understand her more and more.

He even felt that she was like the girl who had instantly amazed him when she first met seven years ago.

Had she gone back in time, or had he never really understood her?

……

Across the red carpet, the two pairs of eyes met together silently.

Looking at each other for a moment, the eyes of the two were unexpectedly calm as water, indifferent but strange.

It seems that it doesn't matter, and it seems that they are suppressing something, but they don't want to let the other party see it, because it means a kind of surrender.

"Mr. Gabrione, let's go in."

Seeing Enzo stop on the spot and turn around to look at Laura for a moment, Catherine put on a soft smile on her face to conceal the uneasiness and anxiety in her heart.

"En." Replied absently, Enzo also looked away, turned around and continued walking towards the infield with Catherine.

……

And after noticing that the two had entered the infield, even though there was no reaction on the surface, Laura could not deny that she was relieved in her heart.

She worked hard to make her heart stronger, but now she can only protect herself, and she really can't be that strong, and her heart is always uneasy.

It's just that she doesn't want anyone to see her uneasiness.

25. chapter 25

In the central hall of the dinner, everyone was already seated, waiting for the announcement of the next awards.

Although this ceremony is not star-studded, not all the top Italian superstars will gather tonight, but as long as Laura and Catherine are here, there will definitely be no shortage of exciting news.

The reporters sent by the entertainment media are already ready to move.

"You said, who will be awarded the best actress tonight?"

In fact, most of the awards in this awards ceremony have basically been determined, and it is unlikely that they will be unpopular, but the award for Best Actress will probably be the biggest suspense this time.

"Didn't the two TV series starring Laura and Catherine both aired last month, what do you think?"

"Tsk, who doesn't know that Catherine is a famous vase in the circle, does she have acting skills? Laura's works when she first debuted can crush her."

"Then Laura should win for sure? The competitors are so weak."

A senior entertainment reporter who was adjusting the lens couldn't help laughing at this naive junior after hearing the words of the rookie next to him:

"An actor with zero acting skills like Catherine can have such good resources, and can make headlines in newspapers and magazines every now and then. What do you think is the reason?"

"Uh...this..."

"And this kind of domestic film and television awards, do you think it's just for the promotion of art? Have you thought about the game behind it?"

"No, no..."

"Hmph, little guy, let's learn slowly. But... no matter who is the last laugh of the two actresses tonight, our newspaper tomorrow will not lack hot spots that catch people's attention."

……

Sitting quietly in her seat, Laura quietly listened to the speeches of the host on the stage one after another, the awards announced one after another, and the ensuing bursts of excitement in the venue. applause.

Fortunately, this time the organizing committee did not make a fuss, and did not arrange her and Catherine to sit together.

Otherwise, if the pair of scumbags and sluts sat beside her together, she really couldn't guarantee that she would not be able to suppress the disgust in her heart and leave the venue directly.

Before entering the venue, she received a text message from Romario. The plane had already landed in Milan, and they were rushing here with Dino.

The venue was already dimly lit, and Laura also felt that her brain was a little muddled at the moment, and the air here made her uncomfortable.

At the moment, she just wants to end the dinner quickly, and then go out to wait for her son and celebrate his birthday.

As for the competition for the best actress award she was nominated for tonight...it is of course impossible to say that she doesn't care at all.After all, in order to finish the film on time, she had been working continuously for nearly a month and put in the best effort she could.

As for Catherine's play... She couldn't stand it after watching one episode a while ago. Catherine can really ruin a play by herself.

But if that kind of level can be shortlisted for the best actress candidate, I'm afraid there is something behind it that can't be put on the table.

His hands were folded on his thighs, and his fingers unconsciously grasped the hem of the skirt with a little force.

The uneasiness in my heart spread more and more.

……

The applause rose and fell, and the winners came to the stage to express their own speeches, and the time was passing by little by little.

When the party went on for more than an hour, the climax of the whole party finally arrived.

In the middle of the stage, under the spotlight, the hostess in an elegant evening gown held a card letter and showed a mysterious smile to all the guests and the cameras of countless media, her red lips were slightly parted, ready to announce the "Best Actress" attribution of awards.

"Get this year..."

As soon as the words were spoken, the atmosphere in the audience instantly became tense and intense.

Catherine's eyes were shining, and she was determined to stare at the host in the center of the stage.

Laura, on the other hand, looked calm and normal, but only she knew about her gradually accelerating heartbeat.

"The best actress of the year in an Italian TV series is..."

Of the two protagonists, one can no longer hide his desire and expectation, while the other is silently waiting for the final result.

"... Ms. Catherine Graziano!"

With the host's formulaic smile, the final winner was announced, and there was due applause at the scene.

"I invite Ms. Catherine Graziano to come on stage to accept the award, congratulations to her!"

……

On the stage, Catherine, who was wearing a pale pink backless evening dress, held the trophy and happily and proudly delivered her acceptance speech, looking like a glorious princess.

Silently looking at the woman on the stage, Laura's expression was normal, and she didn't seem to be in any mood of collapse or loss.

Because she knows that the cameras of countless media are looking at her now, trying to capture any trace of lonely expression on her face, even if it is only a little bit.

So she has to continue to act, and continue to act with the same look as before.

She won't let anyone see her in a mess again.

"You seem to be fine."

A voice suddenly sounded beside him, the extremely magnetic voice was full of jokes, and of course it did not contain any kindness.

Laura, who was concentrating on her performance, didn't notice that someone had just sat down on the empty seat beside her, and this voice...

Turning her head slightly, it was indeed the man she least wanted to see right now.

I saw Enzuo resting his head on one hand, sitting lazily and willfully, not only his tone of voice, but even the eyes he looked at her were full of teasing.

"So, you came to my side specially now, are you looking forward to seeing my disappointed and sad expression and laughing at me so that you can have fun?" Laura replied coldly without changing her expression.

"Yes, yes, but your acting skills are really good. It seems that I can't get enough of this fun." Enzuo smiled a little mischievously, raised his eyebrows again, and the mockery in his playful eyes was even stronger: "If I told you earlier, if tonight’s Best Actress winner is definitely not yours, you don’t have to work so hard to get out of that TV series with only four hours of sleep a day.”

When he was working in Greece, Laura was working overtime in Milan to film the TV series that was about to win awards.He has seen entertainment newspapers on the street report that Laura has put in a lot of effort in order to finish the filming as scheduled and catch up with the Italian TV drama awards of the year.

"So, for this year's TV drama award, you used your influence to operate behind the scenes, so that your lover can win the championship smoothly?"

When it comes to the ironic value of the eyes and the smile on the corner of the mouth, Laura is not weak, and she doesn't seem to be irritated by the other party's behavior at all.

"That's right, as the boss of Gabrielone's family, it's not difficult for me to do this." I deliberately showed an arrogant attitude that I can do whatever I like, and continued to provoke: "How, my own It feels like all your hard work has gone to waste.”

After a speechless sneer, Laura looked at Enzo disdainfully:

"I don't need to prove myself every time I make a film for the purpose of winning awards, because I am not the kind of pitiful person like Catherine who wants to win affirmation from the outside world to create the self-deceiving illusion that I am outstanding. What's more, you still have to rely on your own body to replace it."

Seriously, Enzo wants to applaud Laura's words... It's very interesting, much more interesting than the crazy woman who only yelled hysterically, threw things, and even threatened him with her son in the past few years .

But on the surface, Enzo still maintained his image of a jerk: "You said it very chicly, you really don't feel sad at all, and you haven't been hit at all?"

Lifting her sexy and delicate red lips, Laura just said a word slowly, with an unshakable arrogance on her face:

"Wasmiichtumbringt, machtmichstarker."

Enzo narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he wanted to see her heart through those green pupils.

"Nietzsche wrote a sentence in "Twilight of the Idols"—whatever doesn't kill me will eventually make me stronger." Interpreted the famous German quote word by word.

In the movie "Midnight in Rome", which won her the Venice Film Festival, she played a female college student in the philosophy department.

At that time, she was only sixteen or seventeen, and it was very difficult for her to play this role well. For this reason, she worked hard to supplement the works of many philosophers.Although she was really not interested in philosophy and it was difficult to read those books, only Nietzsche's works aroused her enthusiasm, which was integrated into her performance and into her bone marrow.

After hearing this, Enzo didn't seem to have any feelings, and even whistled frivolously, just saying...

"mazuletztseinebegierde, undnichtdasbegehrte."

The sexy voice actually speaks the hard and rigid German as lingering as Italian.

"Nietzsche also said this in his "Beyond Good and Evil", people ultimately love their own desires, not what they want."

Laura looked at Enzo in a daze for a while. She didn't expect that her vulgar, violent and cynical husband would be interested in reading philosophers' works, and the original German was spoken immediately.

"Hey, Laura, do you really have no passion for this award? I think you also like this award, otherwise when the host announced the winner just now, your heartbeat wouldn't suddenly speed up."

Although her facial expression was well controlled and as indifferent as water, as a standard mafia, the moment he got close to her, he instantly felt her breathing disorder caused by the rapid heartbeat.

"So what?" After receiving repeated provocations, Laura didn't want to pay attention to him at all, "What does my ** have to do with you?"

Tapping the arm of the chair with his fingers, Enzo smiled softly: "But my desire at the moment is related to you."

Laura didn't answer, just looked at each other with disgust.

"For example..." The light was dim, and half of the handsome face with sharp edges and corners was sunk in the shadow: "Kiss you."

With iris-colored eyes, his eyes moved to Laura's alluring red lips with passion.

In the next second, he quickly stretched out his right hand and pressed Laura's left hand firmly, ignoring the anger gushing out from Laura's body.

"Don't be impulsive, there are so many media cameras watching you all the time, if you rush out of the venue now, tomorrow's headlines will definitely exaggerate how jealous you are of Catherine's award...Come on, keep your original expression, it's best Put on a little smile to show your generosity."

Laura struggled angrily with her left hand, trying to get out of the shackles.

Of course, she will restrain herself from such a gaffe of leaving the scene angrily... What she wants to do most now is to pinch this damned man with her long nails.

"Let go!" He lowered his voice and gritted his teeth to warn the man with a hideous smile.

"Let go..." Enzo prolonged his voice on purpose, and then suddenly let go without warning: "Okay."

Ben struggled desperately, and the palm that was pressing on him was suddenly removed. Under the action of inertia, Laura swung her left hand empty.

On the other hand, Enzo smiled even more complacently, and even leaned into Laura's ear and whispered like a lover: "Catherine's acceptance speech is coming to an end, I have to go back, see you later."

See you later?Better never see you again!

Laura just gritted her teeth and replied fiercely: "Get lost!"

……

26. chapter 26

As soon as the extremely depressing dinner was over, Laura walked out of the venue quickly without giving any media a chance to interview her.

She knew it was unwise to do so, so she just left, and the major entertainment newspapers would not know what to write about her tomorrow.

However, sometimes knowing clearly in her heart does not mean she will act so rationally in action, and there are times when she doesn't want to bear it any longer.

In fact, in a certain sense, she was originally a very willful and stubborn person, especially when she was in the show business circle.It's just that after becoming a mother, many edges and corners in her character were smoothed out, and she gradually learned peace and patience.

It's just that tonight, she just wants to get out of here quickly, out of this space where that man exists.

Ignoring the banquet and dance after the awards ceremony, she took the lead in going through the special internal passage specially prepared for the guests, and left through the back door, without giving the media any chance to entangle her.

It wasn't until she completely left the venue and felt the cold night wind that Laura felt the bloatedness and irritability in her chest gradually dissipate.

Looking up at the dark and vast night, the stars are dim and dim, like a distant dream.

With a long sigh, he stepped on his high heels and walked down the steps.

Just after taking a few steps, when she looked up, she saw someone watching her quietly, waiting for her silently.

It was Dino brought by Romario and his party.

"Sorry, ma'am, because the traffic is not very good tonight, so I'm here now." Romario explained to Laura.

And Laura just shook her head, indicating that it was okay.

Then, he forgot all his negative emotions, showed his warmest smile, and stretched out his arms to Dino.

Dino, who was in the period of changing teeth, looked funny and cute when he grinned.He smiled and ran towards his mommy... although he still fell down halfway.

……

Under the reflection of neon lights, the fountain is shining magnificently, and the regular splashing of water droplets is like a movement played in a quiet night.

On the platform in front of the fountain, the mother and son sat leisurely.

"Mum, you... didn't win the prize tonight, did you?" Dino held back his mouth, his little face was full of worry: "Don't be unhappy."

Seeing her son's serious expression because he was concerned about her mood, Laura smiled and shook her head: "Mummy is not unhappy."

"really?"

In Dino's child's thinking, shouldn't it be a very disappointing thing to not get a reward?Just like in kindergarten, he always didn't get the candy rewarded by the teacher because of his poor performance. Looking at other children who got rewards, he was actually very envious.

"Really, I'm not unhappy." Rubbing her son's hair, Laura whispered, as if speaking to her son, but also to herself: "If you can do your best to complete a job you like, I am already very happy. Success is not judged by others or by an award. Moreover, to be able to embark on the road of acting is an unexpected luck bestowed on me by fate.”

"Accident? Lucky?" Dino frowned and muttered, "Mummy, didn't you ever think about becoming an actor?"

When asked by her son, the memories of her childhood in Laura's mind were inadvertently recalled, and there was also nostalgia in her smile:

"Yeah, I never thought about being an actor when I was a kid. When I was your age, my biggest dream was to be a ballet dancer. I thought that one day I could be like those dancers on the stage in the theater. Be a beautiful and elegant white swan just like the others."

This was the first time she talked about her childhood dreams with someone, and the person who listened was her son.

For his mother, Dino has never been stingy about expressing his praise from the bottom of his heart: "Mommy, you are very beautiful now."

"Hey~ baby, you are indeed an Italian boy, your mouth is sweet enough." Laura winked at her son slyly, then bent down and kissed his son's tender little face: "But, thank you baby."

No one would dislike compliments from others, let alone from the person she loves the most.

"Then, Mommy, did you learn to dance later?"

"I went, because I really wanted to be a ballet star. Everything went well, but then I had to give up."

"why?"

"Because of the size~ the height of female ballet dancers is generally not more than 1.7 meters, otherwise it will be difficult to complete many movements. But when Mommy was 12 years old, her height reached 1.7 meters, and she continued to grow. "

She basically stopped growing when she was 16 years old. At that time, she was now 1.7 meters eight.In fact, such a height is quite common among Nordic women.

"It's a pity... Mommy, you must have been very sad at that time." Hearing what happened to his mother when he was a child, Dino's little mouth drooped.

"Yeah, it was very sad at the time, the feeling of shattered dreams, I really hated my height at that time. However, my fate also turned around because of this, and the height that brought me misfortune ended up bringing me unexpected Luckily. Because of my outstanding stature, I was discovered to be a model when I was 14 years old. And in a shooting, I was discovered by the uncle you met before, and then he led me to start The job of an actor." She doesn't know how much the little ones around her can feel, but she really wants to share her story with her children.

Hearing the change in his mother's fate, Dino also regained his excitement: "Mommy, you like being an actress very much!"

Although he is not clear about the specific process of his mother's work, he can still clearly feel that his mother likes his work very much.

"Yeah, I like the job of an actor very much. Fate took a turn and brought me an unexpected happiness." He looked at his son tenderly, with expectation in his eyes: "So, Dino, don't treat yourself Disappointed. Maybe you feel that the bad things about you now will bring you luck in the future, and you still have a long way to go.”

She knows that her son has never been a confident child, but she hopes to take him to see the excitement of life bit by bit, and to know the real self, the wonderful self in this excitement.

Even though this process will be very long, she will hold his hand and move forward bit by bit, as long as she is still by his side.

The young Dino nodded with a vague understanding. Although he didn't know if he would really become lucky in the future, he knew that he was very happy at the moment.

"Okay, my dear baby, I haven't done the most important thing today." Laura smiled, and took out a long and thin box from her handbag: "Happy birthday , already six years old."

When he received a birthday present for the first time, Dino had already moved his little head excitedly, and then carefully opened the box his mother handed him.

Inside the box lay a necklace with a cross pendant.

It's nice, but it just looks like it's aged a bit, not new.

"This is the first time Mommy was a model when she was 14 years old. She bought it for herself after earning the first sum of money. Mommy has been wearing it all these years, and now... it's yours."

Although not expensive, it is a very meaningful necklace for her.

Even though she lost her memory for six years, she still did not discard this necklace and cherished it all the time.

This is what she bought with her first salary, and it was her first foray into the entertainment industry, which symbolized a new beginning of her life.

And now, she gave the necklace to her son.Because becoming his mother represented a new beginning in her life.

……

Dino eagerly asked Laura to put the necklace around his neck, and Laura readily agreed.

It was only when he put it on that he realized that Dino was already wearing a chain around his neck.

It was the necklace made of the ring engraved with the family crest that Enzo gave Dino at Christmas.

And the chain was longer than the necklace Laura gave Dino, and it just wrapped Laura's necklace in it.

After putting it on for Dino, looking at the two pendants, one inside and one outside, Laura's fingers stiffened for a moment.

Dino was quite happy, because the chains around his neck were given by both his mother and his father.

It's as if no matter where I go in the future, my mommy and father will be by my side.

He also happily said that when he grows up and his fingers are wide enough, he can wear the ring his father gave him.

Although thinking of that man made her feel blocked and angry, but seeing her son so happy, Laura didn't say much.

If the image of "father" is not bad in Dino's impression, that's fine.

No matter what that man's true face is, as long as his presence can make Dino's childhood more beautiful, then she will naturally not deliberately destroy their father-son relationship for her own personal anger.

After all, every boy yearns for his father to be a hero he yearns for.

"Mommy, shall we go home now?" After recovering from the excitement of receiving the gift, Dino also cared about his mother's work tonight: "I heard from Romario that your business is not right tonight, Mommy. Is there a lot, there seems to be a dance or something. Mommy, do you want to go back to that building again? It’s okay, I will go to the car and wait with Romario, I will be very good.”

No matter how humiliated she was for one night, Laura never had the urge to cry, but at this moment, her nose was really sore.

Being able to have this son is really her greatest luck.

"Mommy won't go in." Laura shook her head, then held Dino's little hand: "For the dance... Dino will come and dance with Mommy, okay, Mommy will teach you."

"Eh? But... I'm stupid." Simple social dance steps, he had been taught in the mafia-style aristocratic kindergarten, but he was always clumsy, so few girls were willing to be his dance partner.

"It's okay, take your time, Mommy will always be with you."

……

In front of the radiant fountain, one big and one small dance together, and the beautiful woman patiently teaches her lovely children little by little.

Not too far away in a hidden dark place, Enzo, with his hands in his coat pockets and leaning against a stone pillar, watched the scene quietly.

In an instant, a hint of envy flashed across the iris' pupils.

I envy Dino, and I also envy Laura.

Just when he wanted to lift his footsteps inexplicably with an impulse, the vibrating mobile phone in his pocket stopped his action and pulled back his reason that had been out of control for a second.

"Hey, what's the matter?"

The person on the other end of the phone reported in a professional manner: "I have already checked and summarized everything here. Do you want to confirm the specific items and amounts again?"

After pondering for a while, Enzo gave a definite reply: "Well, I'll go right away."

He glanced at the scene not far away, then turned and walked in another direction.

Over there, it is not his world.

27. chapter 27

Late at night, early in the morning.

The newspaper office was supposed to be busy writing, typesetting, and preparing for printing in order to grab the headlines the next morning... The whole building was dark, and only the editor's office was lit with a small lamp on the desk.

The editor-in-chief of this Italian entertainment newspaper with a high circulation is holding a pen in his hand at the moment, tremblingly writing the first draft in his hand.

On the opposite side of the writing desk, Enzo rested his elbows on the desk, his fingers crossed, and he looked very loose.

Hei Chao on the bridge of his nose covered half of his face, only a careless smile could be seen on the corner of his mouth, as in the engraved tone of voice:

"The birth of a TV queen with zero acting skills, the shameful night of Italian TV series..."

This is thousands of miles away from the content of the manuscript that the editor-in-chief originally wanted to draft, but I still have to bite the bullet and write it down... The two-headed baby standing on the table next to his right hand is pointing a gun at his temple, ready to go. Ready to pull the trigger!

Enzo, who was sitting across from him, continued his "editing":

"It is reported that the management team behind Catherine Graziano has already opened up the key personnel of the jury, and in order to gain pressure from other forces on the jury, Catherine has already carried out various hidden operations. Has it been a secret in the circle for a long time... Uh, what should I write next? Do you have any suggestions, reborn?"

Reborn continued to hold the gun in one hand, while smiling innocently: "I heard that she once had a threesome in order not to offend the two benefactors."

"Is that so—" Enzola raised his tone, and then turned to the editor-in-chief, "Oh, are there any photos of that incident?"

"Yes, yes... I have photographed it before, but it was suppressed by Catherine's economic team at that time, and it didn't explode..." The editor-in-chief trembled cautiously.

Although the other party's words were inquiries, they were in a statement tone. How dare he lie!

"Oh, that's just right, let's take this opportunity to publish it." Enzo's tone was calm, as if he was just saying don't forget to add headers and footers to the newspaper that will be published tomorrow.

He obviously said this with a smile, but the editor-in-chief felt like he was breaking out in a cold sweat... Is it true that I am about to pee out of fear.

……

After the manuscript was "finished", Enzo even smiled softly and said, "I don't want the manuscript fee, it's fine, you're welcome."

When I left the newspaper office, it was exactly one o'clock in the morning, and the dark streets were completely silent.

"I thought you'd seen that person, who would go straight back to Sicily after checking the amount of the project, yet he came here to make a fuss." Li Baoen, who was walking on the street wall, said inexplicably.

Enzo answered quite concisely: "On a whim."

"Hey, did you really help Catherine get that award for her?"

"Oh, I don't need to make a move at all. Tonight's award has long been assigned to Catherine. That woman has long been in bed with countless men to get her current status, holding all kinds of money behind her back. There are plenty of people in the Lord." He said disdainfully, but in the moment of emptiness, his hands were itchy and took out the cigarettes and lighters that he carried with him.

Li Baoen looked ahead, raised his hand and lowered the brim of the gentleman's hat on his head: "Then why don't you help Laura regain the award that should belong to her?"

"Why would I do that?" With a cigarette in his mouth, he pressed the lighter with his right finger, and leaned closer to light it: "I'm not some kind of justice envoy who upholds fairness, and... doing that, it's like how much I like her .”

"So, why did you go to the newspaper office to make such a fuss just now? Suddenly want to be brave?"

Raising his eyebrows, Enzuo said half-truthfully, "I'm in a good mood for my son's birthday."

Sometimes, even Li Baoen couldn't see how much of his bad friend's words were true or false.

"So, what are you going to do now?"

"Nothing... I'm tired, go home and sleep."

……

It was almost five o'clock in the morning when Enzo flew from Milan to Palermo in his own private plane and returned to Gabrielone's castle.

In the late winter season, the sky dawns late, and the sky has not yet shown the first ray of light, and it is still dark.

The family members who were on duty at night in the castle had long been accustomed to the irregular work and rest habits of their own boss, and they didn't express much surprise to Enzo who had been away for a long time and came back at this point.

On the contrary, it is fortunate that Enzo did not drink this time, otherwise he would not be able to touch the key or find it troublesome and shoot directly to solve it.

In the empty hall on the first floor of the castle, there is a eerie silence in the darkness, only the sound of the hands on the ancient clock hanging on the wall moving forward second by second.

Standing quietly in the middle of the hall, feeling the coldness of being alone wrapped around him.

This feeling has long been accustomed to him in his 25 years of life.I never felt anything, because it had already become part of my state of mind.

It's just that when I was surrounded by this silence for the umpteenth time, the smiling faces of Laura and Dino in front of the radiant fountain last night appeared in my mind inexplicably.

The kind of warmth that he had never had or even felt made him lose his mind and envy for a moment.

People are probably like this. When they live in darkness all the time, they accept that state and don't have any other emotions.

And once there is a glimmer of light in that darkness, even if it is only a little bit, it will make people have a desire to break the original state, and then that desire will expand into greed, and eventually become a poison.

Sighing lightly, he rubbed his sore temples.

He is also really...a little tired...

Too lazy to go upstairs and go back to the room, Enzo lay down directly on the sofa in the lobby on the first floor.

When I closed my eyes, my head still hurt so badly that I couldn't fall asleep.

Frowning, he took out a small medicine bottle from the inner pocket of his clothes, poured out a piece of tranquilizer that Shamar specially prepared for him, and swallowed it dryly.

The quality of his sleep has always been poor. If coupled with the nervous discomfort caused by physical exhaustion, he must rely on this specific medicine if he wants to fall asleep.

There has never been such a thing as a good night's dream, and it is the same tonight.

……

Just sleeping carelessly on the sofa in the lobby, naturally none of the subordinates dared to wake him up.

And what awakened Enzo from his uneasy sleep... was the sudden pain in his hand.

Unsteady sleep and extremely high sensitivity, Enzo instantly opened his eyes and turned his head to look at the source of the pain...

"Where did the turtle come from? Hiss..."

I saw a green turtle crawling to his hand at some point, and then biting the middle finger of his right hand.

Since when did he have turtles in his castle?

The kite-colored pupils stared at each other with the small mung bean-sized eyes of the turtle biting his hand.

He stared at the tortoise, but said something for others: "Who owns the tortoise, take it away quickly, or I will hand it to the kitchen and stew it directly. I heard that there is a cooking method in the east that uses tortoise soup, which is very nourishing."

As soon as the words fell, Dino, who had been hiding in the side hall for a long time, hurried over and stumbled.When he was almost running to the sofa, he fell again, and then slid on the polished floor and drifted to it.

Enzo couldn't bear to look directly at such a vigorous performance at a distance of less than 50 meters.

The moment he woke up, besides seeing the turtle, he also noticed Dino who was holding the door frame at the back of the side hall. Naturally, what he said just now was for Dino.

"Your turtle?" Enzo shook his hand, trying to shake the turtle off.

Dino nodded timidly, and his milky voice faded slightly: "Well, it's mine, Antrio."

Antreo?to the turtle