Filed to story: Bring It On My Mafia Life Novel (Rhea & Lukas)
Damn.
What was going on, Lukas became uncomfortable with what was going on.
“I would call him,” Clara offered to do the favor and was on her feet already before her mother could stop her.
It was Lukas’s duty to call his father, not Clara else that would make her seem desperate – for this marriage to work. And Diana made him know that by glaring at him further.
Sadly for her, even Lukas didn’t have his father’s number stored in his phone – because he had the evil man’s number in his head instead and wished to erase it forever.
With Clara gone to call the father-in-law of the year – note the sarcasm – it was just Lukas and his mother-in-law, and she didn’t talk to him which made Lukas begin to wonder what he did wrong.
Sure, he didn’t show much interest in her daughter and she knew from the start that this was an arranged marriage, so why look at him that way like he committed a terrible sin against her.
But before she could bore a hole in his head, Clara thankfully returned to save the day. However, the look on her face made Lukas highly uncomfortable. Clara should be over the moon after speaking with his father, but that wasn’t the case, she was nervous.
That couldn’t be bad news, right?
“It seems that we might have to reschedule the dinner for another day. Daniel is not feeling well and is having a bed rest.”
At once, Lukas shot up to his feet and both women looked at him in concern, thinking that he was worried about his father. If only they knew that it was someone else that he was worried about.
Rhea.
And she must have arrived there already.
Oh, God.
Lukas’s blood ran cold.
He had to get to his father’s place at once.
“Lukas! Are you alright?” Clara asked in concern when she saw him scrambling for his things on the seat.
He must be worried for his father which was a surprising development – he hated his father. But then, it seems that even in the face of death, hate cannot stand. Lukas must have realized what his father meant to him all this while.
Lukas’s brows were furrowed, lips set on a thin line as he took his phone and key, “I need to get….” And then he looked up, his eyes slightly widening as an idea hit him and his body language changed instantly.
He asked Clara immediately, “Certainly, you wouldn’t mind coming with me to visit my father who is suddenly down with an illness?”
Lukas knew that coming to his father’s place all of a sudden would be deemed suspicious. However, if he had Clara by his side, the man wouldn’t suspect a thing. Instead, he would think she dragged him along and was trying to make a good man out of him – and that it was working.
At the same time, asking her to come with him would please Clara who thinks he’s going along with the act, and her mother, who finally thinks he’s warming up to her daughter. So yeah, it’s a massive win for him.
“Sure!” Clara answered, stunned by his sudden offer, “I would go with you… and see my sick father-in-law,” She said in such a way her mother wouldn’t have any protest. And Diana didn’t.
Lukas sighed in relief, it was time to go.
The House Of Doom
Rhea and Mimi arrived at the company and thanks to the guidance from Luca, they were able to locate their team. In total, they were a team of six – two men and four women.
“You must be Jade and Layla,” One of the men in the team stepped forward to welcome them, his gaze fixed intently on Rhea and staring over her body in a way that made her a bit uncomfortable. It was one thing to admire her body, but it was another to give her that lecherous gaze Kenith usually has for her – when he was alive.
And yes, Jade and Layla was the name they were using for this mission. The name “Jade” was derived from her eyes while Mimi simply thought of any nonsense in her head. She previously wanted to be called “Lala,” but seeing how childish it was, settled for Layla instead – thankfully.
“And I’m Fred, your fellow cleaning partner for the day, you look more beautiful than on your portfolio,” The man was quick to introduce himself before Rhea could even say a word.
“Thank you,” Rhea only said, dismissing him as she settled her gaze on the other team members.
Rhea knew she was a beautiful woman and would surely draw attention, but she never thought one of them would be bold enough to hit on her before they even started. Thankfully, she was the supervisor today and she would assign him as far away from her as possible once the cleaning starts. The least she wanted was some dude ruining their mission just because he couldn’t keep his dick in his pants.
Suddenly, Fred was pushed aside by some petite figure who introduced herself as grace. She said, “Don’t mind Fred and his ways because the information reaching my ears is that he has herpes,” She pointed out that he was a player.
“Grace!” He glared at her but the girl only chuckled because the deed had been done already. Not that Rhea didn’t know his type in the first place, but it’s nice to see someone looking out for her even though they hardly know each other.
Rhea decided she liked the girl and they would have been friends except that they weren’t permitted to make one because as soon as this mission was over, they would disappear from the surface of the earth as if they never existed.
…..
Mimi didn’t have a hard time mixing with them because she already got the other two people talking and her friend had never had problems socializing in the first place – hence it didn’t surprise her.
After getting acquainted with one another, they settled down for business. Their cleaning equipment and chemicals had been loaded in the back of the bus already, hence they just did the last check before getting into the company bus.
They were to work in the company uniform which consists of a t-shirt that had the company logo printed on them with pants, shoes, a cap, apron, and a yellow-tinted safety goggle for their eyes. But then, they came to the facility with their normal clothes and would change their uniform at the site aka Daniel’s house so they don’t have to worry about stains on their clothes.
On their way to Daniel’s place, unlike what Rhea thought, there was nothing but loud chattering on the bus as Mimi and her new friends made use of their time discussing.
Rhea had never been big on making friends and would rather have her thoughts to herself while keeping a clean head for this mission, unlike Mimi who talked the stress off. It was her own way of battling the nervousness else she would be a jittery mess.
“Nice ring you got there, oh my God, it seems the diamond is real,” Grace tried to touch it when Rhea jerked her hand to her chest defensively, stunning the girl. Just one push at that diamond in the center and she would have discovered something was wrong with it.
Seeing her reaction, Grace apologized instantly, “I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have done that without your permission,”
“It’s alright, I’m not used to people being too close,” More like pushy, she didn’t say out loud.
“You must be engaged then,” She said.
“W-what?” Rhea choked out, eyes wide.
“The ring? That must be your engagement ring, no wonder you treasure it,” Grace said and Rhea looked down at the ring and nodded immediately.
“Yeah, it is,” Rhea affirmed. Who was she to disagree with that without creating suspicion? How she wished it was true though.
But then, Rhea caught herself at the last minute. How could she be thinking of an engagement when they hardly even started dating. Not to mention that she and Lukas hadn’t defined this relationship yet.
“It’s so beautiful,” Grace swooned, “I bet your fiancé must be so rich, lucky you.”
Was Lukas rich? Probably, else how does he manage his luxurious lifestyle, not to mention the fact that illegal activities pay more. However, she didn’t care if Lukas had money or not, those were just superficial and a bonus to their relationship. She liked Lukas because he’s Lukas, nothing else.