#Chapter 150 The Road Ahead

Stella One Year Later… The beach breeze is warm against my skin. The sound of laughter and light conversations fill my ears, causing me to smile more than I have for in the past. My brother's sit on the opposite side of the table, while my parents, Lillian, Adrian, and I are on the other. We decided to take a vacation as one big family. We landed on a place that means a lot to Adrian and I, the same beach resorts that we almost reconnected at before things fell apart. This time around, though, we do not have the distraction or problems of Clara and our wild emotions to stop the fun. My mother and Adrian's mother, Lillian, smile and talk with one another. They both have a glass of wine in front of them, their laughter is infectious while Adrian and my father talk about his business and how he can provide medical services to my father's mafia. He even suggests ways to legitimize my father's crime organization, to change it to work for something good instead of evil. My brothers