The Shark Mafia Boss novel Chapter 90

Raphael POV

I stand there. Not moving with my arm on my chest. I keep my eyes on them and I realise what happened. Either Olivia died or we lost our baby girl. Either way, I can’t handle it. I can’t face it. I need to get out of here.

I turn around and start walking looking for the exit. I find the lift and I get in going to the ground floor.

I find easily the exit door and no one stops me. Even if they tried they wouldn’t be able to stop me. If I die at least I won’t be suffering anymore.

I get out of the hospital and I start walking around. I find a hidden street and I fall on my knees crying. I would never let anyone see me cry but today I couldn’t give a flying fuck.

One of my girls died. If not both. I can’t deal with it. I stand up and keep walking without realising where I was going.

I don’t know for how long I have been walking in the streets of New York, but when I notice I am in Central Park. I walk around to the area where I first saw Olivia. Where that guy was trying to steal her bag.

I start to remember everything that we’ve been through. She has been through a lot to be with me, hell I even got shot.

I sit on the grass near a tree and I just stay there looking around seeing the tourists appreciating the sights and me, I’ve lived here for a long time and I’ve always taken this city for granted. It is time to stop.

I look around and I can see couples passing, talking and laughing. I wish that was us. But I could’ve never done this. We would have the press all over us. And when I start to think about the press I see one of them.

Shit. This is one of the times I would kill to be anonymous. Not to be Raphael Lockwood. To be just a normal person. Not a billionaire.

I stand up and give the paparazzi a bright smile while I walk to him.

“How much for the photos?”

“I... I beg your pardon?”

“You know who I am, how much for the photos you just took of me?”

“They are not for sale” - he says

“Of course they are, for the higher bidder, how much?”

“Fifty thousand” - he says

“Go to my office in the morning and collect the check” - I say ripping the camera of his hands and throwing it on the floor

“I will leave another twenty thousand for the camera” - I say as I walk away from that rat.

As I am about to exit the park Joseph finds me.

“Raphael” - he says getting closer

“How did you find me?”

“We have a good man”

“You had me followed?”

“You are always followed, boss”

“Fine, what do you want, I am not in the mood”

“Olivia” - when he says her name I make him stop talking.

“No, stop, don’t say it”

“Say what?”

“Why are you here?”

“Olivia is awake”

“She’s what? Is she okay?”

“She is asking for you” - Joseph says and I take a deep breath. I can feel tears falling down my face.

“Hey, are you okay?”

“I thought she was dead” - I say

“No, she is fine, she needs you”