The CEO's Assistant
Chapter 48-2

"You have no idea buddy but that guy back there.... The Romero...he...he..... is kind of a legend. Yeah I know he is a mafia but still. He saved the weaker section of our society and claimed a lot of respect for himself being a native of Italy. You do remember those dark days right? Back when they had a fight between Romero and Dioli, so many of the innocents died and the government did nothing. They were powerless in front of these Mafia guys. I so wanted to meet him and I got to do that today but what I didn't expect was that James was a mafia too. Wow!"

"Oh so you were having a fan moment or something?" Max asked chuckling. "Totally...!" Baxter said while grinning. Idiot!

We all discussed the matter with dad, Ashton and Derek. They were shocked to hear all about it but glad that everything turned out alright without causing more harm to anyone. We all had gathered around in the patio area. Now the most heartbreaking matter was when I told my Dove about her mother. She was on tears and I somehow comforted saying her mom will always be there within her and she is proud of her daughter for whom she is today. Sera came and sat beside my right as Dove was sitting in my left, she was as sad as her sister. Hence, I hugged them both and comforted them. Taylor and Estelle quickly came towards us and grabbed both the girls besides me to cheer them up. They headed towards the front of the house where Ethan and Emily were playing around along with my mother in the garden.

"So...I don't understand why was James helping us so much?" Ashton asked with a thought.

"Well, I asked him to. Luca Donati had messed up his deal once due to which he lost one of his family members very recently. Obviously he won't sit quiet for that matter and was waiting for an opportunity to strike. When I told him about our situation he was happy to help. I guess by now both of them are dead. Good riddance!" Max said.

"So you're saying this guy is untouchable. He can murder or do anything but the law will never punish them?" Derek asked this time with an interest.

"Mafia clans are the strongest groups which no law can get them behind bars. They are kind of rulers, dangerous if involved and lifeless if you be a part of their family. Mafia are called heartless humans of this world but they've got a code i.e. protect their family." Ray said as he is pretty much aware of such people. He has friends who are into FBI and undercover agents who deal with such ones.

"Feels like pretty badass to me!" Derek said with a smile.

"Oh you wish. It's pretty from outside but being into a mafia is not a piece of cake kind of thing. It's dangerous and kind of survival of the fittest thing." Max said with a serious look.

"Hey what war was he talking about back there?" Ray asked curiously.

"A war..?" Ashton asked alarmed.

"Are we all in trouble?" Derek asked and I could see dad was really worried with all these mafia talks.

"Is this acquaintance with James going to put us all in trouble in near future?" Dad asked with concerned etched face.

"Be assured sir, no one will be in danger. They won't let anyone harm you guys. If you are in trouble by any chance because of them then they will protect you with their life." Max said with a reassuring smile.

"I don't like the sound of it, Mafia protecting us and what about the war?" Ray asked annoyed and even I wanted to know that.

"It's for world dominance; mafia people have a craze for power. They have this aggressiveness to take on the world and rule it like a king. There are several clans from different part of the world to be that ruler. The Dominant Clans are: Russia, Britain, India, USA and Japan. Ruler can be only one and now these clans are going to clash for that one power which leads to have world dominance, giving immense authority to rule the world mafia."

"What? Is this a joke? We never knew anything about this. Feels like a novel series from a famous author coming to life." Derek said with a frown.

"You are saying....this is like World War all over again." Ashton said with a thought and continued.

"And in this war people like us...normal people, innocent children and all will die. What is wrong with these people?"

"This war basically will take place no matter what...like it will be an alternate universe all together. They have territories. They have set up societies separated from our normal living area. So it's their people who will have impact rather than us. People who are poor, weak, have no money to live a luxurious life and completely depend upon them. People like us will only have small impacts because we can afford security and take help from law."

Ashton was staring at him angrily now because he meant the same. Innocent people will die. Dad was sighing and was thinking about this problem more intensely. Ashton must be even planning to make a strategy to keep family safe while Derek was also thinking all worried about it. Ray was also tensed regarding this.

"I know. People will die especially innocents. Heck, even if they survive it will be a problem if the ruling power comes into the wrong hands. They are seriously doomed. That's why we have four families working together to take on the ruling power, change the rules and have minimum impact of the war. Balance out the equations among each of the countries to live in peace."

"Who are they?" This time I asked him with curiosity, four families which can help us to attain peace. That's huge.

"You have already met two of them." Max smirked. Ray figured it out and it clicked me too.

"Oh! Him... Them." Father, Ashton and Derek also yelled in response.

"Yes they are The Knight's, The Romero's, The Benson's and The Stark's. They are the four families working together to attain world peace among the mafia clan. I believe in them and they will." Max said with all seriousness and in a firm voice. "The Stark's families are one of the strongest business families who are known for a long time. They have strong hold on Scientific & Technological inventions, which they develop to help the government to use for various purposes. While on the other hand The Benson's are relatives of the royal family in America and prepare Arms & Ammunition for the government plus other business in commerce sector. My god they are part of this. I had no idea." My father said and was surprised to hear this.

"Well, yes they are famous business families but have strong frienship among each other for centuries." Maximo said with a chuckle.

"Wow. So who are the Knight's?" Derek asked.

"They are one of the royal families in America. The first royal Mafia blood who aren't the bad guys here. The Knights were the royal ones, stepped out literally ignoring the society, helped the poor and deserted people from the slavery of evil people. They fought for the rights of those weaker sections of society and formed a whole territory with secured houses for them. They brought a major change forming much more like these in various states plus used royal power to protect the people." Maximo said with pride and respect.

That's a whole lot of information on this whole mafia thing. But the coming war is....well...unsettling. We all where pondering upon all these matters and wanted to discuss more but a sweet voice of my mother interrupted us from further discussion.

"Boys....Dinner is ready. Oh come on now, it's too late and we all are starving."

That said we all chuckled and went ahead to have our dinner...a complete family dinner.