The Maid: Mafia Romance (Series)

The day didn’t turn out as bad, nor as stressful as he had anticipated. Not having his underlings here had made their whole experience feel more normal, like they were just an ordinary couple going on holiday.

Even though his underlings were back home, there were still Dawson’s bodyguards who had accompanied them, even though he hadn’t a clue who they were. He just knew he’d be safe here with Jay.

But something did happen in Cloud Forest. He’d had this niggling feeling since the moment he saw Jay almost falling off the rail. The problem was, he didn’t know what.

Dawson’s bodyguards should have gotten the memo by now. He’d used the opportunity to call their boss when he went to collect the wet towel from the front desk.

He checked his phone. Almost four. They should have found some answers by now. He dialed his friend’s number. On the third ring, the answer came through.

“Hey.”

“Did you find anything,” he asked.

“Yep.”

“I’m listening.”

“I think it’s best if you come over to my place. It’s something we should talk about in person. I’ll call Justin over, too.”

“Is it that serious?”

“You could say that.”

“I’ll be there in an hour.”

Fuck! Giovanni was furious with himself. If only he’d caught on earlier. Jay was not safe here. They needed to move out of here fast.

He searched for his girlfriend and found her at a spot among the flowers.

His heart calmed down a bit.

Jay, his lover. He thought he had to employ massive power to make her happy, but just small, simple things like the act of smelling the flowers and taking pictures of plants put a smile on her face.

She was beautiful to look at, so natural among the flowers. She caught his eye and waved at him.

There it goes again. His heart was acting like a fucking teenager whenever he was with her.

But more so because he was afraid to lose her.

He needed to get to the bottom of this, but without scaring the shit out of her. The best way would be to ask her about it.

In the distance, he could see Jay running back to him.

“Tired?” he asked.

“Yes. I’m exhausted.” She sat and rested her head on his shoulder. “Wanna see the pictures I took?”

She didn’t wait for his answer. She flicked through and showed him all the different ones she took. All he could do was smile while trying to calm his shit down.

“Are you hungry?” he interrupted her.

“Yep. Famished.”

“Let’s go to Dawson’s house. He just ordered some Chinese. You like Chinese, right? Let’s have dinner there tonight.”

“Really. That sounds cool.”

Dawson was there to greet them at the door when they arrived. That was what he thought, though. His friend rushed past him and crushed his girlfriend with his massive bear hug.

“Little one, you came to see me.” He laughed, swinging Giovanni’s girlfriend around. If he didn’t know Dawson was gay, he would have smashed his face already for touching his girlfriend like that.

“Hello, Dawson,” he heard Jay say. Shaking his head at their idiotic interaction, he went inside and was glad to see Justin.

“Hey,” he greeted.

“Hey,” the quiet man replied.

“So, what did Daw find out?”

“Best if we talk about this later. Your girlfriend is still in earshot.”

They grouped at Dawson’s kitchen, silently downing beers.

“I’m going back to the States,” Justin said.

Giovanni looked up at his friend. “I thought you didn’t want to go back home.”

“Yeah. Thought it’s high time I should quit running.”

“I’m sure Giuseppe would be glad to have you back home. He missed you a lot. How long has it been now?”

“Four years. I missed the old man, too. Don’t see enough of him.” Justin stared at that ring again.

“You miss her?”

“Who?”

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There was no answer.

Giovanni didn’t probe further. Every time the subject was brought up, Justin would stay silent. He was a stubborn mule.

Talking about stubborn mules, where was Jay? The last time he saw her was with Dawson. Where the hell did his friend take his girl? Justin and he had been sitting and drinking their beer for over fifteen minutes now.

At that moment, Dawson came around the corner, minus his girlfriend.

“Where is she?” he asked.

“Busy exploring my anime man cave,” Dawson explained. “I thought we should have a bit of time to talk before Mindy brings her back here.”

Jay was into those Japanese manga and anime series. Dawson was smart to distract her with his massive collection. His friend had too many faces to count. In public, Dawson exerted his superior rich power as a billionaire man. Behind closed doors, he fiddled away his free time by being a fanboy of Japanese culture.

“So, tell me. What’s the status report?” Giovanni asked his friend.

Giovanni did not expect to hear the next words that came from Dawson. But when he did, it made his heart drop. “It’s Lorenzo. He’s here in Singapore. More specifically, he was there with you guys in Cloud Forest.”