Chapter 66 Cristiano

• The appearance of Giovanni makes perfect sense. Every piece fits into the puzzle perfectly now. On my way here I kept wondering how she could have done it on her own. She only had Paulo and those two girls. Alone, they wouldn't have accomplished anything. Stealing merchandise from me required them to have a lot of money to begin with. They'd need trucks, a place to store the stolen goods and men. The kind that are trained and won't make mistakes. She would have also needed to pay them a good sum to work for her. I know she's Lombardi's daughter, but there's no way she would have had the money to do all that.
• Unless she'd been in cahoots with Carina. Now if they had my five million dollars, this could have been done easily. It wouldn't have been a problem. Except I've seen just how much Marianna hated her sister. She didn't want to live in the same house with her. Let alone striking deals with each other, I think they'd rather die than work together. But having Giovanni Balistreri on her side? I don't know how she managed to convince him to switch sides.
• The guy has been working for Lombardi for as long as I can remember. You don't work for someone that long if they don't trust you. Did Lombardi know about his betrayal? Is there even one or is this guy just trying to keep his former boss's daughter alive? If I had any children, I'd expect Nev to do whatever it takes to keep them safe. From the looks of it, Giovanni is doing the same. He's the kind of man who will work for the Lombardis until his last breath. Good for him and even better for Marianna. Since he's been working alongside Lombardi, he knows everything about the business. He'll teach her what she needs to know.