Chapter 37: Chapter 37

"You can be the moon and be jealous of the stars."

-Gary Allan-

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Phoebe's P.O.V

"So, mind to tell me what happened?" Edgar is driving the car back to our mansion, apparently his business in there is finally done, he completed his lifelong desire to kill a man who ruined his life.

In the car, there are him, Nikolai, Elodie, and me, and I already know this way back home is going to be an interrogation session.

Well, it wasn't my fault that I wanted to go there cause my heart was feeling really uneasy.

But the more I think about it, maybe it's partially my fault, but I was just worried.

Worried about my sister, worried about Edgar, and worried about everything and anything.

"I told you already, Anna drove me here because I asked her to, I even pleaded her to bring me here and she lets me after a while."

"I should have known, you and Anna are basically partner in crime" he sighs deeply as he turns the car to the left. Before staring at me again, with slight confusion on his face.

"Phoebe, how do you get pass the Beneventi's men? Didn't they try to hurt you or something?"

"Actually..."

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~Flashback~

I thank Anna for driving me here, she tells me to be careful, and tells me to do what she taught me to in case any of them catches me which is most likely to happen.

I nod, and I get inside the building, as I expected, a few of them have noticed me easily, and they approached me and quickly interrogating me and my identity.

I lie to them and tell them I was summoned by Mr Beneventi here, as I take off my jacket to expose the black latex top that shows a part of my cleavage and fortunately, their eyes widen slightly as they stare at each other, I give them a seductive smirk, and they fall for the trap, they seem to believe me easily, as I put on my best seductive face.

"Men, no matter how tough they are, will always be men." Anna told me before driving me here.

It is not my character or something I feel comfortable doing, but I have to do this for the sake of my own sanity.

They bring me inside, and because I am with them, all of the other men leave me alone thinking I am one of those type of women probably wanting to get laid, which slightly hurts my pride and pain me at heart, but I have to do this smoothly, and I suddenly hear a scream, I ask them what that scream is all about, and like fools, they willingly tell me about my sister and the basement. And before they can bring me further with them, I tell them I have to go to the bathroom, female stuff, and they doubt me at first but I run my fingers across their body and give them my pleading eyes and they let me.

I quickly put on my jacket back to cover this shameful clothing I have on and go toward the basement which wasn't too far from where i was at, and when I arrive in front of the door, I see Pietro pointing a gun at Elodie, while Edgar points a gun at him, but he is hesitating, and I think I know why.

I pull out the gun I've been keeping in a gun case in a secret section of my jacket and I quickly insert some ammunition and recall the gun using lesson I learned with Edgar a while back.

I point the gun at Pietro and make sure that my way is correct, before triggering the gun, hoping it hits him, and the lucky star is on my side as it really hits him.

All eyes turn to look at me, but Edgar takes this chance to shoot Pietro to death.

~End of Flashback~

"Did any of those men touch you? cause I swear if they do I will find each and every one of them and make their lives a living hell."

"No, no, I was fortunate enough to escape from their grasp."

"You shouldn't have gone through that, Phoebe. Damn Anna for suggesting that method for you, it's such a low method, what if any of those low lives bastards touch you, I... I can't imagine."

"Calm down, Edgar, I'm fine now." I say as I touch his thigh, trying to calm him down.

"Still, I hate the thought of random men touching you, you are mine, Phoebe, only mine."

"Uh, excuse me, who are you to claim my sister as yours?" Elodie who has been silent in the backseat with Nikolai opens up her mouth.

"Lady, I suggest you don't anger him now, he is not in the mood to argue with he future sister in law." Nikolai says as he touches Elodie's shoulder, I can see it all from the mirror inside the car.

"Don't touch me, you Mafia-" before she can say anything else, Nikolai pulls her in presses his lips toward her, in attempt to shut her up, and I turn around to look at them, and they are actually kissing.

Nikolai pulls away from her, leaving my sister speechless, it takes a few seconds for her to realize what has just happened, and when she does, she is about to say something before Nikolai cuts her words.

"Silence would be wise unless you want another kiss?" She remains silent, and he smirks.

"It's an effective way of silencing a woman, indeed."

My sister turns to look at me and mouth words without any sound.

"Why are you always involved with these kinds of people?" I shrug my shoulder, because I also have no idea why I am involved with them in the first place.

I guess I would call it fate.

***

We arrive at the mansion and when I open the door, my eyes widen at the sight in front of me, he is standing there, smiling as his eyes meet mine, and as soon as I get out from Edgar's arm that has been wrapping me ever since we get out from the car, he fastens his steps and he walks toward me before opening his arms and pulling me in his embrace.

"Henri, what are you doing here?"

"Gosh, Phoebe, I miss you so much, I thought I would die without you." He says as he pulls away for a moment, and he presses his lips against mine, and at the same time when he pulls his body away from me, a blow lands on his face as he falls from the ground.

"Who the hell are you and why are you kissing my woman?" Edgar punches him and he shouts at him as he wraps me around him, as if he is trying to make sure I am never out from his arms again.

Henri coughs for a bit, before standing up, and faces Edgar.

"Your woman? Don't kid me, she is my fiancée." I can see as I look above, Edgar's eyes widen as he hears this absurd statement from Henri, I want to quickly deny it, before Henri speaks again.

"Yes, also, I am taking her back to France." He steps closer toward me, and he holds out his hand.

"Phoebe, let's go home."

What do I do?