My mafia | Daerin

30.

POV: Danielle

It was weird watching Haerin do these things to him, but I couldn't take my eyes off of the scene. Blood dripped down his face, and screams bounced off the walls as Haerin didn't get an answer from him. Meanwhile, I was standing behind the one-way glass observing the scene, focusing on both the stone- cold look in Haerin's eyes and the way my ex-coworker, Taki, reacted.

I decided that if he wasn't willing to talk with Haerin's method of persuasion, I would try talking to him. I was hoping he wouldn't be to involved in this business that he wouldn't talk at all. From what I remember, he was a completely normal guy at the company. But then again, I see Haerin as a normal woman even though she's the leader of all this. Sometimes I even forget she is even involved with the mafia.

Taki wasn't talking, so Haerin let her underling take over for a bit and came out of the room to meet me. I took a few seconds to scan over her figure. She was wearing one of her regular suits minus the jacket and tie. The sleeves of her white button up, which was stained with fresh blood, were rolled up to her elbows and the top few buttons were undone. Her hair was messy, a few strands falling over her forehead.

Then, I met her gaze with my own. The once stone cold expression shifted to the warm one I'm used to. A small smile formed on her face, and I matched it with my own. Haerin stopped in front of me without wrapping an arm around me, probably because she didn't want to get blood all over me, so I met her and wrapped my arms around her.

"I'm glad you haven't run away yet," she whispered.

I pulled away to look at her in the eyes. "Why would I?"

"Because you haven't seen me like this."

I sighed. "I know you only hurt people who deserve it," I placed my hand on her cheek. "And, besides, I've always known what you do."

"Knowing is different from seeing," she said.

"Either way I'm staying with you."

Haerin smiled again and kissed me. God, I could never get tired of her kisses.

Once we pulled apart, I decided to tell her my idea. "I was thinking I could talk to him."

Suddenly, that smile turned into a straight line. "No."

"Baby," I whined, giving her the best puppy dog eyes I could. "I just want to talk to him. I think since he sort of knows me, he might talk."

She thought about it for a moment before she sighed. "I'm going to be in the room."

"Yay!" I cheered before I hugged her tighter with a huge smile on my face.

"After all this is over, I'm taking you on a damn good date," Haerin mumbled.

"Where did that come from?" I asked.

"It's another apology for getting you involved in all this. Plus, I need a break from worrying about you."

I giggled while shaking my head. "I'm looking forward to that."

***

I waited outside while Haerin was making sure all the ropes and handcuffs that were holding Taki down were tight. Knowing her, she was probably going a bit overboard, but at least I know I'll be the safest person on the planet.

Once Haerin was satisfied, she opened the door so I could come in. I made my way inside and the first thing I noticed was the way Taki's expression turned shocked. After looking at me, he glanced at Haerin and then back to me a few times.

I decided to speak first. "Why my restaurant?"

He sighed. "I was told to destroy yours."

"By who?" I questioned.

"I can't say."

"But you can,"

"Nope."

I sighed. That's not going to get anywhere. "Okay. What exactly were you hired to do?"

"I was first hired to test you."

"Test me?"

"I was supposed to see if she came for you," he motioned to Haerin. "I was supposed to see if she cares."

"So, that day at the restaurant," I whispered.

"Was to see if she would get jealous," he finished.

I turned back to look at Haerin. She was leaning up against the wall with her hands in her pockets. "Just say the word," she told me.

"Not yet," I replied.

"Why would whoever hired you want to know that?"

"All he said was his boss needed to know if you two knew each other."

He.

"Why did you even agree to do it?"

"A favor for family," he shrugged.

"Family?"

"Yes," he stated.

"And he hired you again to destroy my restaurant?"

"No," he chuckled. "He couldn't,"

"Then, why did you do it the second time?" I asked.

"Because I wanted to."

"Why? What did I ever do to you?" I decided to start provoking.

"You took away everything."

"What is wrong with you! I worked so hard to make that restaurant perfect! What made you think it was fine to destroy something I loved?!" I started yelling, hoping he would take the bait.

"Did you ever think how many people would get hurt by you being with her?!" He started yelling. Perfect.

"No one has gotten hurt!" I defended.

"What about my cousin?! She just killed him to protect you! How could you be with a woman that kills people for no reason?!"

Cousin.

"Because she doesn't. She always has a reason," I smirked.

"You're just as fucked up as she is," Taki shook his head.

"Baby," I turned back to her. "Did your men find out who his cousin is yet?"

Minji took out her phone, quickly checking for new messages. "Yeah, they found him."
"Okay, good," I walked toward her and placed a quick kiss on her cheek.

"What do you want for dinner? I'm thinking Thai food."

"Thai food sounds good, Love," she quickly pecked my lips.

"Okay, Have fun!" I cheerfully walked out with a smirk on my face.

Who knew this would be so fun?

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