THE MAFIA HEIR'S HIDDEN WIFE

Chapter 2

AGATHA

It was already noon when Crista came out of the room, followed by the man I saw earlier when I peeked into her room. I don’t think I will ever forget the wide tattoo on his back, as well as his big body that seemed like it was built in the gym and rich in exercise.

I immediately looked down when I saw the man with Crista looking at me. I tried my best not to look at him because I still couldn’t get the sensual scene I saw earlier out of my innocent eyes.

“You already have a company here, Crista.” I heard the man say to my sister.

“Yeah, she’s my new maid. I got her from our town to keep me company here at home. You know, I can’t cook and cleaning is not my thing. It will ruin my skin and beautiful hands,” my sister casually replied, her attitude towards me suddenly changing now that we’re facing someone else.

“She’s beautiful,” the man said, so I looked at him but immediately looked down because I was scared of the grin I saw on his face.

I felt scared of the man in front of me, which was intensified by the sour expression on my sister’s face, perhaps due to what she heard her boyfriend comment on me.

“My service is done. Interrogating every person you see here in my house is not part of it, so please, don’t waste my time. Leave. You can go now because I’m busy.” Crista forcefully dismissed the man.

Her boyfriend quickly hugged Crista and shamelessly kissed her lips in front of me, before leaving and saying he’ll be back tomorrow.

“Crista—” I couldn’t continue what I was supposed to say. My sister raised her right hand to stop me.

“I have rules in my house, Agatha. Listen carefully and I want you to remember, because I won’t repeat myself to you,” my sister said seriously, and I nodded.

“First, when you see a man come to this house, hide. I don’t want them to see you or for you to talk to any of them. Do you understand?” she asked, no smile on her face, arms crossed over her chest.

“Yes, Crista,” I immediately replied.

“Second, no one should know and you should tell them that we are siblings,” she said, confusing me as I looked at her.

“For your own safety, that’s why I’m doing this. Don’t make any mistakes because something bad will surely happen to you,” Crista explained with a threatening tone.

I suddenly felt extreme fear and unease in my chest. I couldn’t understand why Crista was telling me these things because I thought that my life with her here in San Francisco would be normal, but apparently not. It seems like it was a big mistake to come with her.

“Follow me,” my sister ordered.

“Starting now, you will clean the house. I don’t want it messy. And no more complaints, especially if you’re being stubborn.” Crista paused for a moment and looked at me.

“Above all, I want you to follow what I want because this is my house. If you don’t want to, you can leave. It’s your choice, Agatha.”

Biting my lower lip, I nodded to suppress the tears threatening to well up in my eyes. I needed to obey and do everything Crista said and wanted because I was more afraid of being thrown out and wandering the streets.

I have no other family except her. So, if this is what she wants, I’ll do it. I won’t lose anything if I follow her. I’ll have a roof over my head and won’t become a beggar wandering the streets.

“Yes, Crista. You can count on me to do what you want,” I softly replied, bowing my head.

“Okay, start now,” Crista said without any smile, so I did as she wanted.

I ate only two pieces of bread with cheese filling for breakfast. I didn’t know how to use Crista’s fancy kitchen here in her luxurious house. I endured having only water in my stomach and tolerated the hunger as my stomach growled. Even though it was difficult, I had to endure it because I didn’t want to go back to the living room where another strange miracle was happening. I heard someone arrive. Just by his voice, I knew it wasn’t the man I saw in Crista’s room. I was shocked to see them kissing in the living room, and then I heard loud moans and other noises again. It was like a nightmare that I didn’t want to hear. I am now squeezed behind the door with both hands covering my ears.

The man who visited earlier also slept here in the house, so I locked myself in the room all night to avoid him. I don’t know how many boyfriends my sister has, but I’m sure they’re not just one, because someone called her and Crista said she couldn’t go out and meet him because supposedly the man’s wife attacked her and demanded a large sum of money.

Even though I felt hungry and tired, I endured the whole night without eating and decided to just sleep, hoping that when I woke up the next day, the situation would be different and my sister would treat me better.

In the morning, I woke up early to shower and clean the whole house. This is what Crista wants, but while I was in the kitchen heating water, I was surprised by the sudden arrival of some men.

“Crista!” I shouted loudly in surprise as someone grabbed my arm while pointing a gun at my head.

My whole body trembled and tears welled up in my closed eyes because I felt intense fear at that moment.

I was dragged by an armed man out of the kitchen while my long, wet hair was tightly pulled.

“James, what does this mean? Why did you just enter my house like that?” Crista asked the man harshly and in succession.

I saw no fear in her eyes when our eyes met. I looked at my sister in fear, seeing her only wearing a short robe that I think barely covered her body.

“You know what we need, Crista, and if you don’t give it to us, I’ll blow both of your heads off!” The man wearing glasses and a black hat said loudly.

“I told you I don’t have the money, it’s with Hudson,” Crista replied loudly, but she received consecutive slaps.

It felt like the world stopped for a moment and my vision darkened. If I hadn’t heard the loud click of the gun, I might have collapsed to the floor.

I felt the cold and hard pressure on my forehead, so I stood up straight out of fear that something bad would happen to my sister and me with the group of men in front of us now.

“Ten million, Crista. I’ll give you two weeks, and if I don’t get what I want, I’ll bury you both alive, along with this woman!” The man who I think is the leader of the group shouted loudly.

My eyes widened as the man holding Crista’s arm pulled her robe. I wanted to scream loudly and ask for help, but I couldn’t. Suddenly, my sister was pushed down on her knees in front of the man she was speaking to, who removed his belt and lowered his pants.

I looked away, unable to watch what was happening. I couldn’t do anything at this moment except secretly call our parents for help, while praying that they wouldn’t do anything bad to both of us, Crista and me.

“As always, you’re good, Crista. I would still favor you if you hadn’t betrayed me. I guess now you know what I do to people like you, because it was a big mistake for you to toy with my fate and then take away my millions!” The angry man shouted, and my sister knelt before him, now performing an act on him.

I couldn’t bear to witness everything happening in the living room. I closed my eyes, praying for this scene to end, but it seemed like God didn’t listen to me. Crista was simply thrown onto the sofa without any protest from her, even though the man slapped her and pulled her long hair.

“f**k her roughly!” the man ordered loudly, sitting on the sofa and adjusting his pants.

“What about this girl, boss?” the man near me asked, aiming the gun at my head.

The man who I think is their leader smirked and told me to come closer. “Who are you?” he asked me sharply, scanning my whole body with sharp eyes.

“I-I’m Agatha!” I stammered. The man in front of me grinned, so even though I could hear muffled and loud moans, along with the collision of naked bodies, I couldn’t look in the direction where Crista was, afraid that the man in front of me would do something bad to me. “What relation are you to Crista?” the man in front of me asked with a frightening tone.

“I-I’m a housemaid, sir,” I nervously replied, bowing my head.

I was extremely afraid. I couldn’t even look at his face because I knew the danger he brought upon me.

“I don’t like housemaids, but maybe I’ll make an exception for you. You’re beautiful,” the demon in front of me said, grinning and licking his lower lip, as if he had just seen a delicious meal and was tempted.

“Alright, finish up here and then take her away, James. This way, I can at least lessen my debt to you,” Crista suddenly said, causing my eyes to widen as I looked at her.

I immediately averted my gaze, only to be met with a lewd scene, surrounded by the naked figures of the people Crista called James, as she indulged with them.

I couldn’t believe Crista would say something like that, especially offering me to the man she owed a debt to. I regretted trusting my sister to join her. It was a mistake, but what chance did I have against them?

What will I do if they take me? I can’t go with them. Never, because they bring danger, and I know I won’t be safe in the hands of any of the men we’re with now, here in Crista’s spacious living room.