Chapter 16

John's POV

It is a week now to me being a new rookie. I don't get the big deal about me handling this cold case, everybody has to hold a party up for me in my father's patio.

"LETS PARTY BEFORE YOU GO TO KNOXVILLE MY SOULMATE!"

My brother Robert shouts before going up on the chair, screaming with a bottle of Zima, at the top of his lungs and ripping his shirt off.

'Why did Mama allow this party to even happen?'

I facepalmed as Robert went as far as pulling Lydia up with him and poured the drink on them both, getting super wild with each other that I feel like I want to hide somewhere.

"Come here."

One of my closest friends from school, Jean, brings a girl up to me. It took me a while to compute in my brain that that girl is Agent Raussen.

"Hey my man, meet my friend and colleague from church, Diane Jane Raussen." Jean introduces her to me. "And Dia, meet my good mate from school, John Charles Daniel McForbes." He soon introduce me to her.

"Nice to meet you. Miss Raussen." I put my hand out for a handshake. "Just call me Diane Jane or Dia. Nice to meet you." She returns the handshake back.

"Very nice name you have."

I compliment on her name whilst being mesmerized by her beauty, the off-duty uniform she is now wearing, that blue-white dress, never I seen somebody fits those colours those perfect in my eyes.

"Thank you."

She smiles. "Very funny considering my parents are German." She continued. "You are in for a treat since Analyst Rhineburg is half-German." Jean tells her and she looks at me in shock.

"I know my face doesnt scream that I have German blood but hehehe."

I chuckled awkwardly and so did she as we continue the conversation with some slight indulgence from the good matchmaking friend of mine.

Keona's POV

"I love the way you make me feel~"

Henri says stretching and smiling away as we cuddle on our bed after we both finish work. "I love the way you make me feel as well~" I smile back hugging him.

"I still remember the first time we met, I thought America is a homogenous society but it isn't~"

He then starts talking about the old times. "You still look like a beauty even after having 3 children." He adds on. "Do you feel like I was a scam?" I then look at him asking jokingly.

"Noooo of course not~"

He laughs a little before pecking me on the nose as we continue talking about the old times. "I just couldn't believe that I can meet a beauty like you~" He continues giving me a small peck on my lips.

~FLASHBACK~

"Bonjour~ (Hello~)"

"Y a-t-il...quelque chose que je peux aider, Monsieur...? (Is there...something I can help, sir...?)"

"You speak French?"

"A little...studied it before as a kid but not very fluent..."

"Its alright. Your French pronunciation is at least better than I pronounce some words in English."

~•••~

"Something bothering you?"

Henri snap me out of my flashback thoughts asking me. I shook my head softly. "What a silly lovely you always are~" He giggles and starts tickling me, filling the night with much laughter and joy.

-2 Days Later-

Letizia's POV

"You two silly lovely weaklings! Go get some exercise and then you won't be getting hangovers that last over a day..."

I told my younger son Robert and his girlfriend Lydia off because they are still experiencing the hangover from the patio party I have allowed to be for John a few days ago.

"Or even better, don't take a whole bottle of vodka and stuff into your throats for bets."

I added on as my son coughs in response to what I have said. "There's better games to prove yourself over getting yourself wasted for a couple of bucks." I sighed at how stupid these games they playing were.

"A couple of tips do hurt after all."

John my older son shook his head at his twin coughing. "Its our generation's stuff Mama" Robert whines as I continue driving us all to the airport.

"Watch all y'all trends heading for the worst."

I told Robert off. "If Letti and Lulu be learning off you especially, I will not let you go that easy Robert James Ferdinand McForbes." I added on, warning him sternly about his younger sisters.

"Hehehehe"

The younger twin girls giggled softly at my younger son who gives them both the tongue rolls. "Watch you guys learning how to drink next year." He tells the girls rolling his tongue that got Lydia smacking him at the back of the head.

"WHAT WAS THAT FOR LYDIA MARIAH OWENS?! WHAT HAVE I EVER DONE TO YOU YA HOTTIE LASS!"

Robert shout-whines at his girlfriend as much to John and my annoyance, this charade between them and the twin girls continue until we arrive at the airport finally.

Vincent's POV

I was lecturing Rodrigo for what he did with his recruits while my sons Matteo and Antonio are watching on the sidelines, knowing how much fans they are not of him, wont be surprise they are giggling to themselves softly like schoolgirls.

"ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?! SHE'S NOT LIKE THOSE CRIMINALS YOU TALKING! WE ARE TALKING ABOUT ONE OF THE HEIRS TO THE PADILLA TEA COMPANY YOU SON OF OF A LOWLIFE!"

I scolded Rodrigo back that got him and my sons looking at me in shock, when he tries to bring Laura's Puerto Rican roots into the picture for his mistreatment.

It's horrific enough about his racist views about Puerto Ricans, he has nothing better to do but to mess with the heiress of the best tea company in Puerto Rico.

"ARE YOU TRYING TO TELL EVERYBODY HERE THAT I, VINCENT MONTESSORI, HAVE A TERRIBLE CHOICE OF STUFF?!"

I took the tea packet and threw it at Rodrigo angrily. "Please forgive me, Chief! I'm sorry for my actions have let you down" He got down on his knees begging me.

"WELL NOW YOU'RE SORRY CAUSE SHE IS THE NIECE OF THE PADILLA TEA CEO. GUESS WHAT DEPUTY CHIEF HAN?! YOU'RE STILL UNDER MANDATORY PAID LEAVE TILL THE END OF NEXT WEEK!"

I continued before chasing him out of my office and my sight. "She's the niece of the Padilla Tea CEO...Impressive!" Matteo my oldest boy comment amazed.

"Knew her surname rings a bell...I will also fly in next week to give the CEO an apology for what happened."

I said to Matteo and his brother. I don't know what got into that kid's head to throw me this question that took me surprise:

"You sure won't be wanting us on the marriage market that soon right Papa?"