The Mafia's Temptation

Apologize

~ Celine's POV ~

“What the hell! If you wanted to end your life then go and find some other place or do one thing, jump from a height.

The pain will be doubled”, asserted a strange guy who walked out of the car which was almost going to hit me.

I don’t know why, but the man was yelling at me while I was sitting down on the road, covering my face with my hands, breathing heavily and trying to process everything in my mind and assuring myself that I was not hit by the car and that I am still alive.

When I glanced at the man he was fuming in rage. I think that this guy is not too older than me. He has a masculine body with a broad chest and wide shoulders.

He then pulled back his brown hair with his hand whilst he again started to yell at me.

He doesn’t even have the decency to help me to get up, but I have stopped expecting things from this kind of person.

I then gathered some stamina and tried to get up from the floor, but I couldn’t feel a thing on my feet. I don’t know why, but for some reason, I was unable to stand up on my feet.

I thought in mind that I should apologise to this person, but he was not ready to listen to me as he was continuously yelling at me for no reason.

“You want to do suicide then why don’t you do one thing, huh? Buy some poison. It’s the easiest way”, he yelled at me whilst he was glaring at me with an angry expression on his face. There is no end to his blame game.

He then smirked at me whilst he crouched down on the road and after that, he accused me with some other baseless accusations by grabbing me by my wrist, “It must be your plan, right? You intentionally came in front of my car, am I correct?

I am certain that you wanted to blackmail me with all this accident drama, but you have tried to blackmail the wrong person, sweetheart as I am not someone with whom you can play this dirty trick of yours. You want money, right?”

I want to punch this guy for saying such things to me, but I am listening to all his bullshit because the one who is wrong here is me, but there is a limit of what I can let go of and what I can’t and he had crossed that limit.

 “Enough!

I am not saying anything to you, but that doesn’t mean that you will start to accuse me of such things which is not even making any sense to me.

You may have money with you, but you don’t have manners.

So, stop yelling at me as I didn’t purposely come in front of your stupid car. My focus was somewhere else and I agree that I should have focused on the road instead of my mobile phone.

I apologise for my mistake, but I will not listen to any of your bullshit”, I asserted to him in a cold voice whilst I glared at him. I tried to remove his grasp from my wrist, but his grip was kind of strong around my wrist.

The man then pulled me closer towards him and after that, he asserted to me in a deep and husky voice while his warm breath was fanning my face which was enough to make me shiver in fear, “You have quite a sharp tongue for someone who was going to lose her life because of her stupidity.

I can’t believe that I came across someone stupid like you who can’t even use her brain properly. Next time if you desperately wanted to jump in front of someone’s car then find someone’s other car, alright?

This time I applied for the breaks, but I can’t promise anything for the next time. So, don’t even think to cross my path for your own safety.”

This man dared to threaten me! Well, I don’t know that if I should sympathise with him or if I should laugh at him, but I am certain of one thing that this is not going to be our last meeting.

I only smirked at him and he then twisted my wrist behind my back by pulling me closer towards him, “Don’t you dare to show that expression to me, alright?

I have already wasted my time on you, but I won’t tolerate this insolent behaviour.

Your apology didn’t sound sincere to me so, apologies to me one more time and that too by running your nose on the tip of my shoes and then maybe, I will think to  forgive you.”

I just pulled my hand from his grasp and he only glanced at me with a confused look on his face. I immediately stood up from the ground and so did the man.

I tried to clean off the dust from my clothes, but even then I could feel his gaze fixated on me.

“Maybe in your dreams. Why would I rub my nose on your shoes? You seriously need to stop watching dramas, Mr.

Take this positively and try to move on in your life. Believe me that it was not at all nice to meet you. If we are done here, I am taking my leave”, I told him in a low voice whilst I picked up my mobile phone from the ground.

The screen was cracked so, I tried to tap on it to see that if it’s in working condition or not?

“Thank God! It’s still working or Krystal might have seriously killed me for not replying to her texts”, I mumbled in a low voice to myself while I sighed in relief, but before I could take my leave the man again pulled me by the left arm and after that, he grabbed my waist with a smile on his face.

What the heck is he trying to do?

“Leave me right this moment or I will make sure that you will regret this action of yours”, I warned him whilst I tried to walk away from him, but he only forced me to walk towards his car and suddenly my back hit his car.

He then tucked my loose hair strand behind my ear whilst he was not allowing me to go.

“Have I allowed you to go anywhere? Nah, I don’t think so. Umm, then where exactly are you running off to without even taking my permission, sweetheart?

At least, try to win my heart with your beauty. Who knows, I might let go of you with a great surprise”, the man whispered in my ear in a husky voice whilst he tried to move his hand on my waist.

When suddenly, my mobile phone started to vibrate and when I saw the name flashing on the screen, I immediately tried to create some distance between us by pushing the man away with all my strength. 

I then picked up the call and when I kept the phone in my ears, I heard a familiar voice, “Tick-tock. Your time is running so, come fast as your uncle desperately needs your help.

You see, I tried to help him, but he doesn’t have any money left and now he has a huge amount of loan on his head. If you don’t want to see your uncle behind the bars then come fast as I am waiting for your arrival.”

After saying those words that man ended the call and after that, I received one more message which has my uncle’s location.

What!

Uncle is being captured by some unknown man and that too because he has no more money left with him.

I need to get out of this place, but how?

Suddenly, an idea struck me and I immediately kicked hard between that man’s legs and he started to cry loudly.

This is the only chance that I have to leave this place.

The man was groaning in pain while he was rolling on the ground, but the moment I tried to leave that man grabbed me by my legs and I only gasped in shock as he was just not ready to let me go.

I thought for a while and finally, I decided to kick him hard as I don’t want any hardships to fall on my uncle and that too because of me.

After kicking him on his hand, he let go of me and I just took my leave without even looking back. I stopped a cab and then I asked the man to take me straight to the location and the cab driver only nodded his head.

I just prayed for my uncle’s safety and after driving for a while the cab finally stopped in front of some lavishing casino.

Who was that man who talked with me on the phone call? Why do I feel that I have heard his voice somewhere?

I then gave the fare to the driver and after that, I headed straight towards the casino’s entrance door. I don’t know why, but for some reason, the guards bowed their heads in front of me and I only glanced at them with a puzzled expression on my face.

‘Why exactly are they all behaving in such a strange manner?’, I mumbled under my breath whilst a man came forward to help me to walk inside the casino.

I tried to ask him the questions about his owner, but he didn’t tell me anything. I am not able to understand why exactly the whole casino is empty and where is this man taking me?

After walking for a while the man finally stopped in front of a closed door and before I could ask him anything he just took his leave.

I don’t know why, but for some reason, I feel that they all are trying to ignore me.

The moment, I opened the door, I just gasped in shock as on the other side I saw Daniel Kingston who was smiling in my direction for no good reason.

Should I turn away?

Before I could say or do anything, I heard my uncle’s painful voice which was enough to tell me that he must have beaten him.

“You...”, I tried to say something to him, but he stopped me by taking out some piece of paper.

“We have a whole evening to fight, sweetheart. So, do one thing for me. Sign on these papers and we will then do everything according to your wishes, alright?”, asserted Damien in a calm voice whilst he looked straight into my eyes with a smirk on his face.

What kind of papers are those and why exactly does he want to sign those papers? Is there still any secret left that is yet to be disclosed?