Meet The Mafia Queen

xxxix. necklace

Vanessa's POV

WE STEPPED inside the house. It isn't big compared to my mansion but this is a very fresh place to stay at

"Is he here?" I asked and looked around. He might be here, maybe hiding?

"He's not here," I glanced at him "I made sure na wala siya dito ngayon kaya inaya kita."

"Hm." I nodded and walked slowly to observe "Have you visited this house, before?"

He shooked his head "Just right now." He said "Wait, before I forgot." I turned my head to look at him

"—we should check the rooms." My left eyebrow raised. What did he say?

I looked around to find him, and there I saw him beside Lennox's car. Playing with his gun.

"What about the room?" I glanced at him again

"We have to see his guns. Nasabi sa akin ni Charles na ang alam niyong dalawa ni Jaime na hindi siya marunong gumamit, hindi ba?"

Oh.

"Yes. He told me." Why do I feel nervous? It's just Lennox and besides . . . he's here.

We started to go upstairs to check the second floor. Good thing, Lennox knows the passcode of this house. They—Lennox and Miller had prepared this before, perhaps?

When we reached the second floor, I didn't expect what I saw. Everything's simple, there's no antique vase just simple decorations!

But he owns Pentagon, Hexagon and Octagon! How come—"Mafia Queen?"

"Yes?"

"Andito ang kwarto niya." I looked at the doorknob his holding "Tara na?"

'He won't do something, right?'

Of course, he won't. I have my gun here in the pocke—wait, where the fuck is my gun?

I panicked with that. Damn! I didn't bring my gun or even my fuckin' phone!

"Mafia Queen?" I forced myself to nod

"Coming." I answered and walked inside the room

My eyes widened "Is this h-his bedroom?"

he shooked his head "Nope but let's consider this as his secret room."

"—because all of his secret? Is here."

My knees almost melt as I felt my tears on the side of my eyes

"These are the gun," he pointed the wall "He collected them and use them since he made Pentagon."

"Alam mo ang Pentagon, hindi ba?" I didn't respond "After he made Pentagon and the other branches, he started collecting . . . these,"

I looked away after I saw the bombs and the swords. Tons of swords are placed on the bed, it occupied the bed that made me look away even more

'Was everything he told me a lie?'

I couldn't take it anymore. I ran away the room even I heard Lennox voice. I continued to walk away as I open a door and locked myself

I cried, I cried silently. Until now, I can't believe how Eric fooled me!

He was a friend! A best friend perhaps!

While removing the tears, I saw a familiar letter on a necklace. It's on the bed, I've decided to walk towards the bed to observe the necklace

My brows furrowed "E-E?" I held it

My eyes widened as the necklace fell on the floor

I cannot be wrong! This i-is . . .

I looked at my reflection on the mirror, "N-no . . ." My body trembles

"E-eric," I murmured "H-how . . ."

"A-are you," my tears fell, again "The E-emperor's son?"

Third Person's POV

THERE WAS a man who's resting his left shoulder on a side of car while playing with his gun.

He stopped from playing his gun when he noticed that someone's coming, instead of getting ready, he smiled

"Hey, Vanessa bab—"

"Was it true?"

His smile disappeared "What do you mean?" He asked while his brows are furrowed

"You! You sent me the letter right?!" Her voice echoed "You, y-you even told me that my enemy's son is close to me!"

"Hm." He nodded "Yes, that's right. I was the one who sent you the letter about your greatest enemy." He crossed her arms

"Aren't you happy that I gave the informations you needed?" He smiled sweetly

"Stop this, you moron!"

"—tell me, what the fuck do you want, huh?!" Vanessa grabbed his collar "Why are you making me think like this?!"

"I told you, I'm your future husband." He smirked

'That's fuckin' right, baby. I'm you future husband, believe it or not.'

Vanessa looked away "Will you j-just,"

"—tell me the t-truth?" She almost cry

All she can do is to cover her face using her both palms

The man she was talking to bit his lip, without any second he leaned closer and hugged her

"I shouldn't have told you the informations I knew." She hid her face "Don't you dare lie to me when I know you're crying," he scolded her

"T-tell me," she cried "E-eric's not an e-enemy, right?"

He looked away and sighed on what Vanessa said. In this situation, he has a new reason why he should protect Vanessa even more