Filed to story: Bring It On My Mafia Life Novel (Rhea & Lukas)
Also, what has she got to lose except gaining a partner? Well up until tonight, she had been suspecting that Aziz was Elijah. Well, that suspicion has been killed by what happened tonight. Aziz even risked his life for her, he deserves the truth at least.
With a renewed determination, Adele began, “His name is Elijah, and debuted into the industry months ago and got the title already, he’s famously called the phantom ghost. He’s a freelance mercenary who’s known to find his targets, they don’t find him. His record is clean and untraceable. Unfortunately, I’ve been tasked with finding this ghost and I believe that’s the reason he came after me tonight. ” She explained to him.
However, Adele muttered under her breath,” I must be close to uncovering him, no wonder he wants to take me out, ” She said and didn’t notice the deep look on Aziz’s face.
Yes, she was indeed close to finding him, that was why he had to push the attention from him, and as well, gain her trust aka killing two birds with one stone. He reasoned.
“But then,” Her face flickered back to him and Aziz’s expression returned to normal. She told him, “Since you’ve heard of this now, it means we’re in this together. You, Aziz, are going to help me find this ghost, Elijah. Let’s see if he’s as dead as he rumored.”
Unfortunately, no, he’s very much alive and standing in front of you, Elijah fought back the urge to laugh hard till tears escaped his eyes.
If he had known his actions would get to this point, he would have assumed a more comic personality so it wouldn’t seem suspicious if he laughed now. You know Joker style, ‘ I have a laughing condition’ shit.
However, he only expressed shock as he pointed to his chest, “Me?”
“Yes, shocker, right?” Adele gestured animatedly, “And before you reject this offer, let me inform you that if we pull this off well, you might be working your way to becoming Lukas’s right-hand man. Yeah, you’d be working with that boss directly without any intermediary,” She knew it would shock him and it did.
“Slap me!” Aziz couldn’t believe it, happiness spreading over his face, “That would be like a dream come through.” At last, his plans came to fruition.
“Yes, indeed. A dream come true for both of us. I have a good feeling about you, Aziz and I know we would work out fine.”
His Unsettled Affairs
Adele left the room after she received information that Lukas was there. She met him in the clinic’s hallway and sat down right beside him on the bench.
Lukas, who had lowered his head, lost in his thought, lifted his face the moment he sensed her. He looked at her thoroughly, scanning for injuries that he thankfully couldn’t find. Adele might not be his sister but she was family and he took care of his own.
“They said you got shot,” He pointed out.
“One of the boys took the shot for me. He’s the promising newbie I’ve been trying to introduce to you. However, he’s handicapped at the moment, I guess the both of you would meet at a better moment when he’s recovered.”
Lukas didn’t say anything but she could tell from the look in his eyes that he gave assent. He asked her, “There was no trace? “
“Nothing as usual. His plan was clean which was not surprising since he had the element of surprise. I think he orchestrated the other gang’s infiltration into the club to distract and lower my defenses. I looked down at them, and got careless. I forgot I was dealing with a dangerous man and almost got killed. However, I’m sober now and he wouldn’t get away with it the next time, ” Adele promised him, her cheeks burning with embarrassment. She failed Lukas and the thought didn’t sit well with her.
“No,” Lukas told her instead, ” I should be the one apologizing for putting your life in danger,” His gray eyes bored into her dark ones, “He must know that you’re looking for him.”
“And I must be close to finding him,” Adele added with determination, “For Elijah to react this way, I must have dug too deep enough that it made him comfortable.”
Lukas sighed, “This is dangerous,”
…..
Adele frowned, and sensing what he was about to do, said immediately, “I’m not taking my hands off this investigation.”
“I’m not going to say that when I know you’d only work behind my back and endanger your life the more. You don’t know what Elijah is capable of. The fact that you’re still alive means Elijah doesn’t want you dead yet, he merely rattled you,” He added, looking her dead in the eyes,” The phantom ghost never misses. “
Adele let out a grotesque snort,
“That was a warning then, “A warning that Aziz was currently suffering the aftermath,”How merciful.”
“I’m just saying you should be careful,”
“Fine, dad.” She sassed and he glared at her.
Lukas finally stood up, his mission here was fulfilled. However, he remembered something at the last minute and said to Adele, “One of these days, you should hang out with Rhea, I’m sure the both of you would work out fine.”
“I’m a busy woman.” She retorted.
“A busy woman in need of friends. Rhea needs company. It’s a nice setup.” He demanded.
“Fine, I’ll come around like an obedient chaperone and entertain your lovely girlfriend.”
“She’s not -“
Adele raised her brows, as if challenging him to deny her feelings for Rhea.
“… my girlfriend yet,” He said instead.
“I’m not trying to butt into your affair, but as a fellow woman, I suggest you clean your gardens first before you decide to play house,” She reminded him of his betrothal to Clara and his affairs with other women in the past that may or may not have been settled.
Adele stood up to whisper into his ears, “Hell has no fury for a woman scorned. Don’t wait until you learn to make your move because experience is a painful teacher.” And with that, she left.
Perhaps, because of her warning, Lukas’s expression changed when his phone flashed and a name he had forgotten for so long appeared on his screen on his way home back to the base.
Macy.
And she’s one of his unsettled affairs.
“Hello?” He said with a deep voice devoid of all emotions as if he was speaking to a stranger for the first time.
Perhaps due to his unfriendly response, Macy changed her way of addressing him at the last moment, “Hello, Mar-boss.” She said,
“What is it?” He asked without inquiring how she was doing and that alone was a stab to her chest.
The Lukas she knew would have called her since the day of that incident. He was slipping through her fingers and she knew that and was desperate to crawl her way back into his grace.
“I-I just wanted to inform you that I would be back to work soon. I’m fully recovered now,” She said and Lukas finally remembered that Rhea broke her nose that day when Macy tried to kill her.
Fierce, little thing, even in the face of death, she didn’t forget to leave her marks on the enemy, Lukas was so proud of her. At that moment, if Rhea was beside him, he would have reached out and patted her head, complimenting her for a work well done.
Honestly, Lukas had forgotten all about Macy after that day and even thought he fired her. Turns out that she was merely recovering from the wounds his baby girl gave her. His baby girl? He felt like grinning at the endearment.
“You don’t have to worry about returning so soon, Macy, have more breaks.”
“What?” She was not expecting that.
“Take advantage of all the leave that is due and you missed out on because of your dedication to work. Don’t worry about money, you’d be compensated immensely and funded right after this call. Travel around the world, have all the fun you want, two months? Three months? Six months? Take it all and return later. Good luck on your vacation.” He ended the call.