My Second Marriage with the Mafia Kingpin novel Chapter 122

Chapter 122: All The Best

Meanwhile, just outside the coffee shop, Red and Rum stood by the entrance.

From their spot, they could see Ashley and that silver-haired trash talking.

"The hell?" Rum grumbled in disbelief. "How in the world does she know someone like that?"

Red didn’t answer, keeping his attention on Ashley and the man with her. His expression remained stern and grim as he studied the tattoo peeking from the man’s neck.

"Say, Rum... am I tripping?" he asked without looking away. "Isn’t that tattoo the symbol of the White Serpent?"

Rum raised his brows and glanced at Red’s side profile.

It was true that Ashley told them to wait in the parking lot. She was just going to send Shyaan off and didn’t plan to stay long. However, no matter how questionable Ashley’s reputation and image were in their minds, protecting her was still their job.

So, they came to check on her.

Then, they saw her bump into someone.

They intervened when the man approached Ashley—not because they recognized his tattoo, but out of instinct. They could smell danger from him.

Now that they were observing him more closely, the large tattoo peeking from his exposed skin reminded them of that organization.

"White Serpent, huh?" Rum rocked his head. "It does look like it."

"They say the bigger the snake, the higher the rank," Red muttered. "Considering how massive his is, doesn’t that make him at least an underboss?"

Rum nodded, then shrugged. "But why would they send someone like that into Dominion? They wouldn’t dare."

Red slowly shifted his gaze to Rum, already regretting bringing him along. He should’ve brought Gin—the brain of their group—instead of this loudmouth.

"Red, you know people these days get tattoos just for aesthetics," Rum argued. "There’s nothing wrong with that! But in the underground, no one would dare step into Dominion’s territory. Especially people like that. Otherwise, they’d just be picking a fight with us!"

"They’re not that stupid, are they?" he added with a shrug.

Red listened, rocking his head slightly. Although he wasn’t convinced, it made some sense. The ground they stood on was under Dominion’s protection. Someone from the White Serpent wouldn’t casually walk into it.

"We’ll see," he hummed, keeping his eyes on Ashley. "What the hell are they talking about?"

"He’s seducing her, isn’t he?"

"Shut up."

Rum narrowed his eyes, darting his gaze between the two figures inside. "He’s definitely hitting on her. I’m gonna tell Master!"

Red shot him a look. "If he’s innocent, do you really want him dead?"

Did Rum forget Lucian was ready to skin June alive not long ago?

*****

Ashley sat in the backseat, deep in thought.

Red glanced at her through the rearview mirror, noticing how unusually quiet she was. She had been staring out the window in complete silence.

It made him uneasy, like she was planning something again.

To his surprise, Ashley suddenly snapped her gaze toward him.

"Do you know what kind of ice cream Lucian likes?"

For a few seconds, silence filled the car. Red’s face twitched, mentally hissing.

For a second, I thought she was planning another grand escape... damn it!

Rum chuckled awkwardly from the front passenger seat, glancing back at her.

"Hehe... from what I know, Master doesn’t like sweet things."

"Eh?" she tilted her head. "But he keeps telling me I’m sweet."

"..."

Both Red and Rum deadpanned, staring straight ahead.

Meanwhile, Ashley rubbed her chin, genuinely thinking about it. What she didn’t know was that the two men silently sympathized with Gustav and the driver from last night, having been trapped in the same vehicle as Lucian and Ashley.

"I’ll just get him anything!" she declared, leaning back with a sigh as she turned to the window again.

"Silvestre. That’s the name I go by now! And I’m part of the White Serpent’s Seventh Division. Meaning, we’re ranked seventh!"

He really changed, she thought. He’s not the same quiet kid... like a wild, wounded animal.

Not to mention... that fool came into Dominion because of me.

[From: Unknown

This is my number, Boo. <3]

[To: Unknown

I’m really glad to see you. Knowing you’re well puts my heart at ease. However, please don’t contact me again. If you know I’m part of Dominion, it’s best we don’t stay in touch. What you did is risky. I hope you don’t do this again.

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