Arranged Marriage: Miss Innocent and the Mafia Boss

Chapter 14: The Case of Nikitin

𝒱𝔦𝔬𝔩𝔢𝔱𝔱𝔢 𝔈𝔩𝔞𝔦𝔫𝔞 ℭ𝔩𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔬

Nakaupo si Octavia ngayon sa wheelchair habang pinapanood namin mag ensayo ang mga batang reaper. According to Kreios and Octavia, some of the reapers that are here are the descendants of the former reapers and some of them are orphans who have decided to join the mafia for a better future. Octavia said and I quote "Hindi naman kami katulad ng ibang mafia na gustong ikulong ang mga reapers on their entire life at kung sabihin man nila ito tungkol sa mga pulis, we dispose them easily"

"Last night, before I killed Nikitin, he was talking to your father" sabi ni Octavia sa akin which made my eyes widen. Si Dad? Why is he talking to a person who's formerly affiliated with the Russian Mafia?

"He was trying to dispose me using Nikitin's connection to retrieve you" dagdag nito na mas lalong ikinagulat ko? Didn't he want me to be connected to Octavia? Bakit ngayon gusto niyang patayin si Octavia para kunin ako?!

She lowered her head "Hahabulin ako ngayon ng Spanish at Italian Mafia. After all, Nikitin is a very important person to them so I'm giving you already a choice, Elaina. Leave and go back to your father-"

"No. I will never go back to him. Ayoko, Octavia" I insisted kaya napatingin siya sa akin, her eyebrows furrowed "You do know you're married to someone who's the leader of a mafia, Elaina, right? I made a lot of enemies. Hindi ko kayang makita na pati ikaw masasaktan-"

"The same to you! You haven't realised na sobrang nag-aalala ako para sayo! You didn't realize that the moment I saw you bleeding, I was scared! And to think na binibigyan mo ko ng pagkakataon na iwan ka after I saw you in that state, hell no, Octavia!"

She closed her eyes and gulped. Hinawakan niya ang kamay ko "I'm sorry, Elaina, ayokong mapahamak ka kaya gusto kong bumalik ka na lang sa Dad mo"

I scoffed "What difference will it make, Octavia? Hahabulin ka pa rin nila kahit nasa tabi mo ko o wala" sambit ko. This girl, she's really thinking about my safety?! Eh siya nga kahapon ang nabaril at hindi ako!

"They'll come after you, Elaina" she replied "Let them come, hindi ako natatakot. Plus, I've received too many kidnaps, death threats, and blackmails. Give me some credit, geez"

She chuckled sadly "This is different. This is the mafia we're talking about. They can get away with it and I will never forgive myself kapag hindi kita naprotektahan ng maayos" Octavia said. She was really insisting na bumalik ako sa tatay ko na walang ginawa kundi ipakasal ako sa mga influential people for his own gain?!

I kissed her forehead "I'll stay by your side, whether you want it or not, Octavia. We're married. I'm yours and you're mine"

Octavia smiled softly, a light blush spreading on her face "I really hate the fact that you're so stubborn, do you know that?"

I smiled back "Of course" We looked back at the young reapers nang lumapit si Mnemosyne, if I remember correctly, holding a folder. Tumigin si Octavia dito "Chineck na namin yung case Miss and everything Nikitin told you is credible. Artemis and Apollo are still trying to remove the CCTV data na nakuha ng mga pulis sa management" Mnemosyne informed

"How long will it take them?" seryosong tanong ni Octavia "An hour" What the fuck?! An hour?! Ganun ba sila katrained para magawa lang ang mahirap na task ng isang oras? Octavia took the folder from Mnemosyne at binasa ito. I fought the urge to look at it. I already learned the existence of the Syndicate, baka mas lalong mapasama kung sosobrahan ko pa

Still, ano kayang nasa loob ng folder?

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𝕯𝖊𝖙𝖊𝖈𝖙𝖎𝖛𝖊 𝕯𝖆𝖜𝖘𝖔𝖓

Napahinga na lang ako ng malalim habang tinitignan ang mga ebidensya na nakalap namin sa Elysium Rise Tower. It's been only hours when we got the result from the forensics at base doon ay binaril ang tatlong bangkay na nakita ng mga bumbero sa room 302

We identified the bodies. One of them is Leonid Nikitin and his two bodyguards. Si Nikitin ang nagsumbong sa mga pulis na si Dimitri Zhakarov ay ang Mafia Lord ng Russian Mafia

He is connected to the Italian and Spanish Mafia that he is that popular in the underworld. Malamang marami na siyang death threats na nakukuha sa Russian Mafia pero nasa ibang bansa sila, sino naman sa Pilipinas ang malapit sa Russian Mafia

Ako nga pala si Quinton Adeo Dawson. 25 years old at isang detective. I've solved many cases sa isang araw lang pero hirap talaga akong tukuyin kung sino ang pumatay sa Nikitin na to

Tinignan kong muli ang mga CCTV footages na nakalap namin sa management ng Elysium Rise Tower. Kanina ko pa to pinapanood pero wala talaga akong makitang kahina-hinala nang may mapansin akong tatlong tao na sumakay ng kotse

Isang matangkad na lalaki at isang babae. May inilalabas silang babaeng nakaitim na nakahawak sa gilid nito. Hindi kaya ito ang pumatay kay Nikitin?

Ang body frame nito ay hindi pang lalaki kaya malamang ay babae ito. Ilang beses ko itong inulit ng mamukhaan ko ang babaeng inaalalayan ang isa

Si Miss Clavero to ahh?

Hindi kaya si Miss Valmont ito?

I shook my head. Focus, Adeo. Tumayo ako at tinawag si Alonso upang puntahan ang bahay ng mga Valmont. If I cannot have any evidence, then the least thing I could do is confront them

"Boss, saan tayo papunta?" Alonso asked nang makapasok kami sa kotse ko. Tumingin ako sa kanya at ngumisi "Sa mga Valmont" sabi ko

"We're going inside the lion's den"