“What do you want?” I said when I opened the door a crack and looked through it with one eye.
Hayden suddenly forced his hand in and yanked the door fully open. Great…talk about unmatched strength.
“You’re coming to work with me as of today,” Hayden proudly announced before smirking a little at me.
Come…again?
“No…I can’t…I’m busy…” I managed to say as I attempted to close the door in his face.
Obviously, that didn’t go very well. A battle of physical strength wasn’t what I excelled at, apparently. I have to visit my grandmother at the hospital, and I’ve got work to do for university which meant that I couldn’t just go to work with him every day.
“You’re busy?” Hayden asked, curiously.
“Yes. I have to visit grandma in the hospital and then I’ve got to work on my artwork…” I replied honestly.
“Oh, I see. We can drop by to see your grandma during the day, and I’ll try to get off work early…like in the afternoon or something…so that you can come back and work on your art. Sounds good?” Hayden quickly proposed with a smile.
That sounded too convenient and easy for me to be convinced.
“I…I’m not sure…” I said, suspiciously.
“Let’s try it out for today. I’m sure it’ll work out,” Hayden said confidently.
The key point that I wasn’t getting was why he wanted to take me to work with him in the first place. It wasn’t my life’s goal to study up on how to manage a mafia gang.
“I don’t…” I began to protest.
“Shower and get dressed. 15 minutes. If you’re not done, I’m dragging you out even if you’re naked,” Hayden stated as he looked at his watch.
“You can’t be…” I said in shock.
Ok...he’s serious. He is dead serious!
Without wasting another second, I turned and almost ran into the bathroom. 15 minutes!
…
The Torex Company headquarters. I never knew that it was this big and grand. Arching my neck back, I looked up at the sparkling skyscraper that stood in front of me. It’s so high that I couldn’t see its peak and so big. Everyone, including me, knew that the Torex was a very successful conglomerate. However, it was hard to believe that the mafia ran their business in a place so out in the open like this.
The building looked like any normal state-of-the-art business complex, located smack in the middle of the business district. Standing proud and tall in the midst of other legitimate corporations was the Torex mafia gang’s headquarters for business operations.
“Impressed already?” Hayden asked from behind me.
“I guess…I’m impress at how this place looks so legit…you know…” I replied.
“Are you suggesting that my family business isn’t legit?” Hayden asked, feigning shock.
“Well…” I whispered. What more can I say?
I mean, you guys run a mafia gang and other shady-related business. So, don’t blame me if I don’t think that it’s legit stuff.
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Love Slave to the Mafia Boss's Passion 18