Arranged Marriage: Miss Innocent and the Mafia Boss

Chapter 16: Quinton Adeo Dawson vs Octavia Alexandrite Valmont: The Dragon's Den

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Alonso was starting to get bored as well as I. Sabi 15 mins pero wala pa din si Valmont dito. She's getting suspicious yet I have to set aside my gut feeling. Detective ako at ang trabaho ko ay di biro

Just as I thought hindi na siya sisipot, Octavia entered the building with Elaina. Octavia smiled friendly to me "Detective Dawson, we meet again. Anong maipaglilingkod ko ngayon sa iyo?" pormal na sabi nito at inilahad ang kamay niya na tinanggap ko naman

"Ms. Valmont, I just passed by for some questions sa kaso ni Nikitin" sagot ko. I was observing every move she's making to make her a person of interest but for now, she's not suspicious "Ahh, Leonid Nikitin, yung nasa balita? Grabe, he's a big man in the underworld" hindi makapaniwalang ani ni Octavia

I glanced at the woman behind her. Kahit anong tingin ko sa pagmumukha nito, sobrang kamukha niya talaga ang babaeng nasa CCTV footage. However, I'm uncertain if the woman she was helping is Octavia Valmont. I'm still trying to investigate the guy's identity in the footage

"Mrs. Valmont, it's a pleasure to meet you" bati ko. Napatingin naman sa kin si Octavia at tumingin kay Elaina, the latter only stared back at Octavia's eyes

I could see how Elaina forced herself to smile "Good day to you, Detective Dawson. Ano palang sadya niyo po dito at nadamay si Octavia sa kaso ni Nikitin?"

I breathed heavily "Actually hindi lang si Ms. Valmont ang involved, you too as well" Napansin ko ang pag iba ng expression ni Elaina. Something's off with her while Octavia flashed a confident aura yet her eyes are mysterious that I cannot determine if she's lying or not

Octavia chuckled "I'm sorry but how can two teenagers be involved in such an interesting case? Isa pa, sinabi na sa balita na si Leonid Nikitin ay konektado sa infamous Italian and Spanish Mafia. How can we, a 16 and 17-year-old teenagers, be involved in such a crime that was professionally orchestrated by someone with great intelligence?"

"Wag niyo nang itanggi, kitang kita sa CCTV footage ang pagmumukha ni Ms. Clavero na may tinutulungang babae kasama yung isang lalaki at ikaw yon" Alonso butted in kaya pinatigil ko na siya sa pagsasalita by glaring at him. Octavia raised a brow and I knew she got insulted by that

"First, it's Mrs. Valmont. Second, show us your evidence na nakita niyo ang asawa ko sa Elysium Rise Tower nang maganap ang krimen. Do not accuse such crime to my wife without giving us a concrete evidence" naiiritang sabi ni Octavia. Napansin ko ang paghawak ni Octavia sa kamay ni Elaina

Guilty or innocent, my hypothesis between these two is that Octavia will not let anything happen to Elaina

"Plus, anong basis niyo na ako ang nasa footage? Is it because I'm wealthy enough to buy a whole country? Hell, kung ganon lang din ang basehan edi sana hindi na kayo nagpulis" tanong nitong muli at sinuway ni Elaina ito, causing her to stop from insulting the police department even more

I sighed "I guess we'll have to do this some other time, Ms. Valmont. I apologize on my colleague's remarks. Hindi niya yon sinasadya" ani ko. Medyo kumalma naman siya nang magsalita ako

"Sure, let's set up a schedule for this, and please, refrain from insulting my wife" She seems overprotective when it comes to Elaina and I understand it. However, suspicions rose nang mapansin kong humawak siya sa gilid niya

Napansin ko rin ang pagkagat niya ng labi na para bang pinipilit niyang tumayo ng normal but it only lasted for a minute and every trace of that was wiped clean

"Mauuna na kami sa inyo, Ms and Mrs. Valmont" sambit ko, bowing my head a little at umalis kasama si Alonso. I'm not looking forward to seeing them again, their actions and interactions are already enough that I should watch them from now on lalo na si Elaina, she's very suspicious, acting timidly and such habang nakakapagtaka naman si Octavia dahil sa paghawak niya sa kanyang gilid

According to the forensics' report, nanlaban si Nikitin dahil may humalong dugo na hindi sa match sa kanya therefore nasugatan niya ang attacker niya. Whether it is Octavia or anyone, I will make sure that this case is solved in the name of justice

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Pagkaalis nila ay agad akong tumukod sa upuang nasa harapan ko, holding my side as I winced in pain silently. Elaina was holding me again para hindi lalong sumakit ang sugat ko. You've pushed yourself too far, Octavia

"Are you okay?" tanong ni Elaina as I nodded. Ayokong pag-alalahanin pa siya lalo. I could see her frown and I assured her again "I promise, I'm okay"

"Darling, if you lie to me again, I'll make you sleep on the couch" banta nito. Her voice was ice cold that it made me shiver. I don't mind actually sleeping on the couch but I knew she would ignore me

"Hurts... so bad..." I quietly spoke. It's hard to admit to being vulnerable at times like this. After all, any time maaari akong patayin at ayokong madamay si Elaina dito. Kasalanan ko ang lahat ng 'to and I will not forgive myself if something happens to Elaina

Nagulat ako nang buhatin niya ko pa-bridal style. I'm way taller and stronger than her and I have zero clue on how she could carry me! "Put me down!"

She shook her head "No, baka bumuka pa yang sugat mo" at pinagpatuloy ang pagbuhat sa akin. All eyes are on us pero hinayaan ko na lang. She was still carrying me kahit na nasa loob kami ng elevator