“Isn’t this a bit much for one evening?” I asked, in confusion.
“One evening? Oh no, Miss Malissa. The gala is held on a cruise and will last for three days and three nights,” Auntie quickly corrected me.
“What?” I exclaimed before turning to stare at Hayden accusingly.
Why…didn’t he tell me these things?
“I guess Master Hayden…forgot to tell you about this…” Auntie mumbled. I couldn’t believe how she was still coming up with excuses to protect Hayden.
How can he possibly forget to tell me something as important as this? Instead of just an evening event, I will be stuck on a cruise with him for three days and there nights…along with many other mafia bosses and members…
What is happening to my life again?
“You have to come along anyways. What’s the point of knowing and panicking?” Hayden said flatly before shrugging like he couldn’t care less.
“You could have at least told me…” I said in exasperation.
“Let’s go. Your complaints will give me a needless headache…” Hayden said, implying that it was my fault.
Unlike other days when Hayden and I travelled alone, today, there were many gang members accompanying us in their cars. We travelled in what was like a small parade of cars. Thankfully, I still rode alone with Hayden in his car. Hayden had refused to have anyone else drive for him and that helped me calm down about everything that was going on, somewhat.
I didn’t know any of the gang members that came along with us, apart from Luka. It was a long drive, but we finally arrived at the port where we would board the cruise ship for the three-day gala event. When we got to the port, I could already see the massive ship that was going to be used for the event. It was so big that no one could miss seeing it.
“Be careful and don’t die,” Hayden whispered close to my ear as he stood at my side.
We watched as the gang members loaded our various baggage onto the cruise. I turned to face Hayden, shocked at his words. Please tell me that he’s just joking around with me.
“Huh?” I said, completely taken aback by his words.
“They’ll just throw you off deck and feed you to the sharks,” Hayden said followed by a loud laugh.
I just couldn’t tell whether he was serious or if he was just joking.
“You’re joking, right?” I asked for confirmation.
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