Mafia's Babygirl

Chapter 1 The thick paintbrush caressed the smooth surface of the canvas as the word 'silence' could only be used to describe the atmosphere of the small, yet well-organized room. A warm, happy smile and a focused look revealed the current state of Catherine's cute, yet attractive face now. Painting might be tiring since it requires so much to do, but all the peace she found was doing that. Being an 18-year-old teenage girl, as a hobby, painting was all she admired doing studies. Leaning closer towards the painting canvas, her hand held the right corner of it as she pulled her cute glasses up with a crunch in her nose. Meanwhile, her other hands' fingers were busy running the paint brush on the sketch she drew for the perfect outlines in the first place. Soon, she felt someone's presence beside her which made her to turn her head in that direction, only seeing a lady figure which was none other than her non- biological mom, Mrs. Wang. She flashed a smile instantly at the lady and in return, she earned a chuckle from her. Mrs.Wang : " Catherine dear, haven't you finished your painting yet?" Catherine : " No, mom. Only a few parts are left to finish". She replied with her innocent, yet cute voice which made her mom pat her head and smile, gazing at the unfinished painting. Her heart was dancing proudly, seeing her non-biological daughter to be this talented. Soon, Catherine's eyes landed on the clock placed on the wall. A gasp left her mouth as she stood up from the floor after soaking the dirty, paint-smeared brush in the water cup. Catherine : Oh no it's already 6:00 pm! I gotta go now, mom. I need to open my shop by 6:30 pm. I will finish this painting there. Mrs.Wang : Catherine, I already told you that you don't have to do this. You are only 18, dear. You don't need to earn money and I'm looking for a job. Catherine shook her head and sighed before she held her mom's hand with a small smile, only finding concern in her eyes. Catherine : No, mom. I want to be self-independent from now on. I want to help you to run this household. Maybe this way, I can repay all your favors you have done to me since my childhood after my selfish parents left me in the streets all alone that day. Mrs.Wang : Noo! Don't ever say that! I'm not doing any favors to you. I consider you my own daughter and sweetie. You are just 18. It's now the time to enjoy and explore your life rather than earning money just to help me in our financial problems. Catherine : No, it's okay. All teenagers enjoy their lives at my age , right? I want to be different from all of them. And by God's grace, my shop is running well. People are buying my paintings more and I'm happy with that. Anyways, I gotta go now. See you soon, mom. I will be back at 9:00 pm, bye. She flashed a smile while her non-biological mom just shook her head, knowing she couldn't convince her. Slowly, taking the paintings she made, Catherine waved her small hands at her and left. Mrs.Wang : Aish, take care too and come back home safely sweetie. A sigh left Mrs.Wang's mouth as she sat down on the bed. Mrs.Wang : How could parents leave such a sweet, cute, innocent girl like Catherine on the streets like that? I am glad that i found her, raised her so beautifully and took care of her all these years. My Catherine is a precious gem. She is a type of girl which is hard to find in this cruel world nowadays. She deserves the whole world's happiness. I pray to God that nobody does anything bad to her ever. At night, 9:00 pm Guy : Tell us where he is? The guy said as he pointed his gun at the other man's head. Rolling his eyes, the man just smirked, laughing like a psycho with blood and bruises visible on his body. Man : Hahahahhah, n-noo, I'm not going....to tell you about my boss, hahaha...... Running out of his breath, the man dropped his body on the floor, still laughing like an absolute maniac. The other guy just gave a pissed-off expression as he went to his own boss. Guy : Boss, that man isn't saying anything! That guy's boss curved a smirk and stepped towards that lying man on the ground, who had blood smeared on his body. Sitting down on his feet with one of his hands on the ground for balance, the guy's boss spoke with his deep scary voice. ??? : Do you want to live or die? Man : Who are you, hahahaha? Guy : What?? You don't know who he is? He is the most dangerous Mafia Boss in Asia, Shawn Elliott. That guy said, introducing his boss to that man, who was still laughing. Man : But my Boss deserves to be the Mafia Boss. The man got cut off by a hard punch on his face by Shawn. With a smirk, he sat on him, grabbing his collar. Shawn : Oh, really? You are telling me this in front of me??? I really think you want to die, don't you? He gestures to one of his men to hand him a gun. Pulling the trigger, it didn't take much time for the bullet to hit that man. Seeing his hand drop on the ground, Shawn curved his lips into a satisfied smirk. Shawn : This happens when someone crosses his limit. Bury his body somewhere, Alex. He ordered his men as they instantly bowed to him, picking that dead body from there. Shawn got inside of his car and drove away. Meanwhile, Wearing the helmet, Catherine wore her bicycle gloves before she sat on it. With a smile, she looked at her surroundings, which were only found dark by her. Soon, her 20-year-old friend Jiya spoke, stuttering with fear visible in her voice. Jiya : Catherine, aren't you scared girl? This street is so silent and dark. Catherine : Hahaha, Jiya. Why should I be scared? Jiya : Girl, you are unbelievable! But you know, we have the Mafia in our country. Catherine : Yeah, i do. But why should I be scared of them? Jiya : Don't you know they kill people and you would faint if you ever saw the most dangerous Mafia Boss, Sha--- Catherine : Whatever it is, Jiya. Having the Mafia in our country doesn't stop us from living a peaceful life. The Mafia are living in their own world, and we are living in our own world. So there's no need to be scared and you are 2 years older than me, but are you still scared? Hahaha. Jiya : Shut up, girl. Stop making fun of me. Jiya said with a pout while Catherine chuckled, placing her feet on the peddle with her hands resting on the bicycle's handlebar grips. Catherine : Now, let's go home. It's already 10:00 pm. Mom is going to scold me and, moreover, someone is scared of staying in this street. Jiya : Catherine!!! Shut up..! Letting out a soft giggle, Catherine started riding the bicycle while feeling the cold breeze hitting her body. Jiya shook her head and rode her own bicycle too. Soon, they saw a car coming towards them but they didn't bother to stop since it was quite far away from them. Jiya : Catherine, come to the side! Jiya said while raising her voice a bit for Catherine to hear, since she was behind her. Hearing that, Catherine nodded and went to the side of the road while riding her bicycle. After some seconds, out of nowhere, a cute little puppy, walking on the side of the streets caught the sight of Catherine. Catherine : Hey, puppy! How are you doing? Catherine said with a broad smile while looking at the puppy on her right side, not in front & riding her bicycle, not noticing the car 10 meters away from her now. The car driver was giving slow horns but Catherine got lost in the cuteness of the puppy so that she didn't really hear it. Staring in front, Shawn kept driving and giving slow horns with a straight expression. His hands were resting on the steering as he looked around the dark street, giving a scoff. Shawn : Why is this street so dark? Maybe people are afraid of coming outside because of me. But I don't harm anyone innocent. I only hurt people who try to mess with me. Then, why are people afraid of me? No, they should be afraid of me since I'm the Mafia Boss. He let out a chuckle with his lips already curved into a smirk and fixed on his eyes in front when suddenly his eyes widened, seeing a girl on a bicycle just a meter away from his car. With a loud screech, Catherine stopped the car, preventing it from hitting the girl's bicycle. Shawn : What the heck!!! He said in disbelief, thinking about that girl's carelessness while staring at the front with his eyes grown big. Gritting his teeth in anger, he came out of the car with rage blowing out his head. Shawn : You stupid!!! Don't you have eyes? Your i***t bicycle would have got hit by my precious car if I didn't have stopped it at the right time. With a scary expression, Catherine placed her feet on the ground, stopping her bicycle from going any further as she immediately got off it. She looked up to see Shawn with an innocent expression, really sorry for what was about to happen due to her carelessness. Shawn : How can someone be so f*****g careless? You were talking to a puppy while riding a bicycle. Do you really think that's okay?? What would you have done if my car had got hi---- Words suddenly got stuck inside his throat, seeing Catherine's beautiful face with her attractive features on it. Her long eyelashes over her innocent eyes, her nose hardly visible because of her glasses, her red-pinkish lips, everything was enough for Shawn to admire her. Catherine walked up to him with a small step and asked with her sweet voice, which was too much of perfection for Shawn to handle now. Catherine : I'm sorry. I didn't notice your car was coming at that time because I was busy talking to that little puppy. I am really sorry. I will focus on the road from the next time I ride my bicycle. But are you okay, bro? Catherine said, checking out Shawn's body with concern in her eyes, which made Shawn smile a bit. He took his steps towards Catherine and caressed her cheeks, making her startle all of a sudden. Meanwhile, Jiya was shaking with fear of seeing the dangerous Mafia Boss, Shawn. She wanted to pull Catherine and runaway from there but didn't even dare to move a bit seeing him in front of her. Shawn : You are so beautiful and cute. He whispered while making her awkwardly smile. Catherine : T-Thank you, Bro. Catherine replied as Shawn pulled her closer by holding onto her shoulders. His gaze soon fell over her red-pinkish lips as he started leaning down while he whispered again. Shawn : I'm not your bro, so don't call me that. Catherine : I call everyone bro, so I called you bro too. A chuckle left Shawn's mouth as he smiled. Shawn : You call 'bro' to someone whom you don't even know? Cute, hahaha. Catherine awkwardly moved back while looking down, pulling her glasses up, as if she didn't know what to say next. Shawn : What's your name? Catherine : My name is Cath--- Catherine's phone started ringing, cutting her off as she immediately took out her phone from her bag pack placed on the bicycle's handlebar grip. It was from Mrs.Wang, so she picked it up quickly. - On Phone Call. Catherine : Hello, mom? Mrs.Wang : Catherine, Where are you, dear? It's 10:15 pm already. I'm worried. Catherine : Yeah, mom. I'm coming. Don't worry. Mrs.Wang : Hmm come home quickly, sweetie. The call soon ended as she threw her phone inside her backpack while instantly sitting on her bicycle. She gazed at Shawn with her iconic innocent smile which literally touched his heart. Catherine : Bro, I gotta go now. Mom is going to scold me and I'm very sorry for the incident which happened earlier. Take care, goodbye. Saying that, Catherine waved at Shawn with a smile and rode away with her bicycle, being followed by Jiya next. Shawn was staring at her until her figure disappeared in the dark. Her innocent face was flashing in front of his eyes while her cute voice was lurking inside his ears. Shawn : You seem 19/20 but the only perfect girl I have ever seen. I hope we see each other again. He said with a smile but with a playful smirk, sitting inside his car and he drove away. Next Morning Shawn : Cool women, why do we need to change this? He said to his grandma with a frown while gazing down at his phone. Giving a buzz, his grandma came with the dirty and ruined painting in her hand. Mrs.Suryeon (Shawn's Grandma) : Shawn, can't you see how dirty this painting is? Shawn smacked his lips, glancing at his grandma as he took it and ordered the maid to throw it away, but his grandma stopped him again. Mrs.Suryeon : No! Don't throw it away!! I want the same painting as this. Shawn : Alright then. I will ask one of my men to get it for you cool women. Mrs.Suryeon : No, I want to go and make it by a nice painter to do this painting us special. Shawn : What's so special about this painting? Mrs.Suryeon : Your dad made it. Hearing that, Shawn's expression changed as he looked at his grandma emotionlessly. His facial expressions could express that he was thinking about his bitter childhood which he never wanted to think about. His childhood became his worst nightmare because of his dad, who was a painter. One painting ruined his whole childhood. He hates his parents and paintings, but he bears with it only because of his grandma. Gulping down his saliva slowly inside his throat, he looked away as he was about to immediately walk away from there, but was held back by his grandma. Mrs.Suryeon : Shawn, dear. I know you might feel bad after hearing what I said but he was your da--- Shawn : I didn't have dads before. Cool women. It's better if you don't talk about this. He said with a straight expression as he walked out of there with his bodyguards following him. Mrs.Suryeon just sighed as she gazed at the painting with her fingers caressing it. Mrs.Suryeon : A painting ruined my grandson's childhood and that's why he hates it. He hates everything related to painting and his dad, but his dad did those just to save Shawn, but he won't understand it now. Jiya : Catherine, listen to me. Catherine : what is it, girl? Tell me. Catherine replied while focusing on sprinkling some white paint on the galaxy painting she had just drawn. Jiya smacked her lips and sat down beside Catherine. Jiya : Yesterday night, that guy was the Mafia Boss, Sha-- Catherine : Girl, why do you always talk about the Mafia? Jiya : No! That guy was really the Mafia Boss Catherine! Catherine : Why would such a handsome man like that bro be a Mafia? Jiya : I admit he is handsome, but he is the Mafia Boss! He kills people and I think he likes you. Catherine : Why would he like me? Jiya : He was staring at you like there was no tomorrow, girl! Catherine : I was also confused about why he was staring at me, but it's okay, I guess? Jiya : Huh? Can't you understand how weird it is that a Mafia Boss was staring at you??? Catherine : No, girl. It's Okay. I'm cute, maybe that's why he was staring at me? Jiya : You are too innocent and naive, Catherine. That's why you do not understand. She said with a sigh as Catherine flashed a small smile at her, carrying the painting and placing it on the shelf. Catherine : Maybe, Anyways let's get to work, girl. Could you bring that painting here? Jiya nodded as she brought the painting to Catherine. Soon the door opened, revealing an old lady with two bodyguards following her as they approached towards the paintings displayed on the shelf. Catherine : Hello, Grandma. Mrs.Suryeon: Hello, young lady. Catherine : How are you doing, grandma? Mrs.Suryeon : Oh, I am amazing. So could you please make me the same painting as this? She said as she showed the old painting to Catherine as she flashed a smile before taking it. Catherine : Sure, I can do that. Mrs.Suryeon : That's great. So, please make it and send it to me by the day after tomorrow. Catherine : Umm, sorry grandma, but I can't send it to you by the day after tomorrow because me and my friend are the only ones who run this shop. We have more orders but I am sure that I can send this to you by 3/4 days. Mrs.Suryeon : Oh, sure. It's not a problem and, my dear, you are very talented and I am kind of shocked to see a young girl like you run this whole painting shop. Catherine : Thank you, grandma. Please give me your address. I will send it to you there. Mrs.Suryeon gave her address to Catherine as she wrote it down. She gave her shop's visiting card to her as she gladly took it with a warm smile. Mrs.Suryeon : I will see you soon then, dear. Take care. Catherine : Take care too, grandma. By the way, can I hug you? Hearing that, Mrs.Suryeon's heart melted, seeing Catherine's sweetness. She gave a broad smile and immediately embraced Catherine into her arms. Mrs.Suryeon : You are so sweet, dear. May I know your name? Catherine : Thank you so much, grandma and my name is Catherine. Mrs.Suryeon : Such a sweet name. Anyways sweetheart, I may take your leave now. Catherine : Sure, grandma. Have a nice day. Bowing respectfully to Mrs.Suryeon, Catherine flashed a smile at her before she saw her leaving. She now gazed at the painting in her hands. Catherine : This painting is beautiful. It says so many things inside it. I will try my best to recreate it. Suddenly, the door again opened, revealing a handsome man with attractive eyes as Catherine ran towards him and hugged him tight. Catherine : Liam Brother!! Liam let out a soft chuckle as he hugged Catherine back. Breaking the hug, Catherine smiled as she pulled him beside the chair and guided him to sit. Catherine : Brother, where are you these days? You didn't even come to meet me. Liam : I am sorry, my sis. I was busy with work, but how are you? Catherine : I'm okay like always, brother, but you know you shouldn't have come to meet me. Liam : Why sis? Catherine : Jennifer sis doesn't like it when you come to meet me. She thinks that I will snatch away her boyfriend. I mean you from her. Liam : No, sis. Don't say that. I don't care about what she says. You are like my baby sister and I can come to meet you whenever I want. I don't need anyone's permission. Catherine : Yeah, brother, but I don't want to be the cause of problems in your and Jennifer sister's relationship. She already hates me because I have stayed in her house since my childhood and her mom raised me up, so I don't want her to hate me even more. Looking down sadly, Catherine pulled her glasses up with a pout which made Liam just hug her. Liam's POV I wish I could tell you that you are my biological sister and I'm your biological brother, Catherine. That day when our parents left you on the street, I couldn't do anything to save you. 12 years later, I found out about you. I am pretending to love Mrs.Wang's daughter, Jennifer, so that I can take care of you and see you, my little baby sister. I am so sorry that you couldn't live a happy childhood. I couldn't be a good brother but I promise I will make up for it all. I am a secret Mafia and I will take revenge on all of them for whom our parents left you and you had to stay alone all these years. END OF Liam's POV 4 days later -At Shawn's Mansion Crossing one leg over the other, Shawn shook his hands with the dealer as his man handed him a big suitcase filled with money. Shawn : Here is all the money. I want the imported guns by this week. Hope I don't need to repeat. Dealer : No, Sir. I will make sure that you will get your imported guns by this week. Shawn : Hope it happens. Anyways, you should leave now. He said as the man bowed to him and left when Shawn's phone started ringing. Running his hand through his soft hair, he picked up with his usual straight and cold face. Shawn : Yes, Alex? Alex : We found out a thing about your secret enemy from that man we had killed some days ago. Shawn : What is it about? Alex : When we were beating that man, we saw the letter "LM" tattooed on his wrist. I saw all the footage of us beating that man through the CCTV footage and then my eyes caught the sight of it. I felt like it might have some connection with your secret Enemy. Shawn : "LM"? What's this? Is it the first letter of his name? Alex : Maybe or it is a code or something else, boss. Shawn : Alright, wait at our place, I'm coming. He said as he hung up and stood up before walking towards the door to leave. His guards opened the door for him to leave, but as soon as it opened, Shawn's straight expression changed as he saw Catherine standing there, holding onto a painting. Catherine was also kind of surprised to see him there too. Catherine : Bro from that night? She mumbled under her breath as she tried to look away but couldn't do it, because her eyes were not moving from his handsome face. Soon a realization hit her as she looked down awkwardly. Admiring Shawn's innocent face, Shawn lost his words, seeing her beauty like he did last time. Shawn : You.....??