The Criminal's Love

Chapter 21

"Sounds familiar." I lied, watching her carefully.

"It does?" She asked, almost as if mocking me. "Happy to know Walid mentioned me." She smiled, causing my mind swirl with all kind of thoughts.

"Natasha!" Another woman called out as she made her way towards us. "What are you doing here? Let's get going, Zarina is waiting." The middle aged woman spoke.

"I saw her with Walid." Natasha said, motioning towards me, making the older woman look at me, taking in every part of me. "I just wanted to introduce myself but it seems like Jasmin here doesn't want to talk to me."

"I-"

"Walid came here for a meeting, she's probably just someone from work. Come on honey, let's go." The middle aged woman interrupted me, pulling Natasha with her.

I watched as they disappeared from my sight before letting out a sigh in relief.

Maybe it was Walid's sister and the woman his mother?

Shaking away the thoughts I looked around and noticed Walid making his way towards me, his three friends beside him.

They were all dressed in dark formal clothing. You could see how much power they had by just one glance at them...

My eyes fixed on Walid. He was talking on the phone, yet his eyes were set on me. The bright sun made his eyes the lightest brown and I stopped myself from smiling.

"How are you feeling now?" Isak asked once the three men stopped in front of me, Walid a bit away from me still talking on the phone.

I realized he was asking because of last night's events and instantly felt nervous. He had been there too when all that drama had occurred.

"I'm okay now thank you for asking." I managed to say.

"It's a shame." Isak said abruptly while shaking his head, seeming very serious. His words caught everyone's attention.

"What do you mean?" I asked, confused.

"You choosing Walid over me. You have very bad taste." He spoke in a matter of fact tone.

Both Rashid and Zaid let out a sigh as they shook their head at him. I felt relieved too. I had thought for a moment he was planing to fight me because of last night's incident, but thankfully he was only playing around. Most probably to annoy Walid.

Before I could say anything, a loud sound echoed and Isak jumped away. I bit my lower lip to stop myself from laughing after Walid smacked his neck.

"Say that again after you've stopped coloring your hair, you ginger." Walid exposed him while Isak grunted, scratching his neck.

Isak was actually very tanned in complexion but you could tell it was a fake tan.

I wouldn't even know that his sandy blonde hair was not his natural color if Walid hadn't mentioned it.

"Make sure to come see me when your tan and hair color has faded. I want to see the ginger you." This time I was the one teasing him, making him huff.

"Both wife and husband is bullying people. Match made in heaven." Isak muttered, his words made my heart do a flip and I looked at Walid.

His gaze was already fixed on me and I felt like we were thinking about the same thing.

"Whatever, I'll let it slide. You're too beautiful to be punished." Isak added.

Walid's  jaw tightened and his eyes turned hard. Isak was grinning, as if he had hit the jackpot. But his grin faded quickly when Walid moved towards him.