Lisa was going down the stairs faster than I was, anger clear in her movements. Why was Nancy here anyway? She and Hanbin were supposed to be catching the wife of the Raven's Don. It had barely been a week. How did they find her so fast?
That is, if they found her.
And as soon as we turned the corner, I realized they did,A girl was being held between them, a bag over her head. Her body sagged in a way I was familiar with and her head was bowed to the ground.
"May I present, Angel Claurisse," Nancy announced and pulled the bag off the woman's head.
Large and fearful brown eyes snapped to meet mine and Lisa's before looking at Nancy and Hanbin. I noticed the way she flinched away from her fellow red head and my interest peaked.
"How did you find her so quickly?" Lisa asked, crossing her arms.
"Well... it's a long story -"
The sound of the elevator opening cut Nancy off as Ryujin and Wendy walked into the room, chatting but stopped once they saw the situation.
"Uh..." Ryujin mumbled. "Bad time?"
"You think?" Wendy said nudging her. "We'll be in the kitchen but I wanted to talk to Jennie."
"Sure, I'll be with the two of you in a sec," I said to them and off to the kitchen they went. My attention went back to Nancy. "Go on,"
"When you gave me and Hanbin the mission, it was kind of hard to finally find this girl's name. It's so odd, honestly. Hanbin managed to track her down and she was about to be killed."
"What?" I asked confused.
"Yeah, I know. Turns out, this one's hubby loved her so much he sent his best assassins to help her leave this life," Nancy rolled her eyes and pushed Angel forward. "She owed me for saving her life."
"You saved her life?" I asked Nancy, not believing a single word that came out of her mouth.
"I just said that," Nancy cockily replied, pulling out her phone and settling down on the couch.
"Have you questioned her yet?" Lisa asked, moving closer to the red haired woman who began to shake like a leaf.
"She's keeping her lips sealed," Hanbin commented coldly, glaring at her. She turned to him for a split second and I swear, there was familiarity in her gaze.
"Right..." Lisa mumbled, wrapping her hand around the red head's neck, squeezing. She choked and clawed at Lisa's arm but the Italian didn't seem fazed. "Who's your husband?"Angel's face began to turn red.
"I-I can't t-tell you," she gasped out.
"I don't think you're reading the situation very well. You don't talk, you die," Lisa said simply and tears spilled over Angel's cheeks. I just pinched the bridge of my nose.
"Angel... darling. The man you're trying to protect has been having an affair on you since he signed the marriage papers. Just do yourself a favor and snitch," I said softly but her face was now completely red and she wouldn't stop crying.
"Lisa, let her go." I said with a sigh and not a second later, the pretty red head was gasping for air on the floor. "Can I talk to you?"
I pulled Lisa with me to the kitchen, motioning for Ryujin and Wendy to leave. When they did, I turned to her with crossed arms.
"She's not talking which was expected and we are not torturing her, it seems too messy. We should just wait for the mafia convention at this point," I suggested and Lisa sighed.
"And what do we do with the red head?"
"We are not killing her," I said with a glare at her. "She could still be useful, so we should just assign her some guards and keep her around. Hopefully her husband thinks she's dead."
Lisa's jaw ticked. "I say, we torture her."
I sighed. "It'll do no good, she's clearly scared of something. We just have to find out what it is..."
"And how do you expect to do that?" Lisa asked.
"Your mother. She -"
"No," Lisa quickly protested, cutting me off. "My mother stays out of all this,"
"But she is really good at getting to people with her kindness and stuff. She could pull the truth from Angel and -"
"I said no, tesoro. My mother will not get involved in anything concerning my mafia as much as I can help it. She's already been through enough."
I sighed, finding it cute Lisa cared so much for her mother. I did care for Chitthip too, she was awesome but I did think she would have been great at getting information from Angel.
"Fine. We'll keep Chitthip out of this," I mumbled, leaning against the counter, crossing my arms and thinking about our next move.
We had the mafia convention, I still had to get to my parents and the Crimson Rave to kill Jiyong... I run a hand down my face. There was so much to do and yet, so little time. We had about four weeks to the convention, that was more than enough to find my father, track him down and kill him, right?
"What's going on in that pretty little head of yours?" Lisa asked and I blinked, finding she has caged me against the counter.
"You think my head is pretty?" I asked because what other response was there?
"SÌ, among other things," the Italian whispered, her face coming closer to mine. My heart hammered in my chest at the thought of what was going to happen and what had happened just minutes before in my room.
Lisa's head dipped and she pressed a kiss to my jaw, trailing down to my neck. My eyes closed in bliss and I moved my head back and to the side to give her more access. My hands tangled on the shirt she was wearing as I pulled her closer, and her arms wrapped around my waist.
Meanwhile...
Unknown's POV
"I'm going to the bathroom," I said standing up from the couch, getting tired of waiting for Lisa and whatever that girl's name was to come back. I walked up the stairs, my eyes momentarily looking down at the others below.
I noticed the door to Jennie's room was open. I glanced down the hall before I slipped in. I looked around, my eyes trying to find something I could use to report back to my boss. Then, I could finally get out of this fucking mafia. Sucking my way up to the top was no easy feat and I hated every second of it.
They all treated me like I was a dirt under their shoes. I'll show them.
I saw a stack of documents on Jennie's bed and when I moved closer, I stepped on a pen. I picked it up before standing and placing the document in my hand. I whistled lowly. It was a marriage contract. Lisa was one smart fucker that's for sure.
I flipped through and saw a section Jennie hadn't filled out yet.
Do you want to provide an heir to the Manoban Familia?
Yes
No
Chuckling to myself, I used the pen to check yes, smiling at the contract. This was sure to cause some trouble. I'd share them with the boss when I felt like it.
He didn't treat me much better than the assholes here. Why should I give him all the information I have? I lied to him a few times before for one reason, and one reason only. I want this mafia to myself. My boss thinks he can just take out Lisa? I've been working with her for years, I know she's one tough fucker to deal with.
My boss was going to lose and I was going to make sure he did because after the mafia convention, things were all going to be just laid down for me. I smiled and set everything back before going downstairs again.
Ryujin looked back at me with a frown. "I thought you were going to take a leak. That was pretty quick,"
"Couldn't find the bathroom so I just came back down here. I can hold it until I get back to my room," I said moving past them to the kitchen. I knocked on the door twice before pushing it open to find Jennie and Lisa standing away from each other, the younger girl looking a bit breathless and untidy.
"You good?" I asked her.
"Peachy!" she responded with a bit of a snarl in her tone.
"Great. Time for a meeting then."