Chapter 58 - he crossed me first

"That is not what I meant." When Sasha left the room with her sparkling aura, Seraphina turned her head to Alexander Han who had his mischievous brows inclined.

"I know. That's why I butted in." Alexander Han's red plum lips curled upward as he replied in a knowing tone. He stood up to his seat and left the room languidly. He knew that those two needed to discuss something and whatever it is, he's must not get himself involved.

"Ey, boss. Are you really alright?" Riggs indistinct tone inquired.

"Hmm."

"Uh. right! I settled everything, you needn't worry." remembering his main agenda, he reported. Seraphina's brows arc with his imprecise report.

"I said, Petrov's men won't come back. You know how reliable I am. Also, I asked that Marga girl to not say anything to Chairman Yue." sounding glorious, he went to the major points of her main concerns.

"You mean you threatened her?" she nonchalantly corrected him. Knowing his personality -- that's the only possible route to keep everything his way smoothly.

"Ey, boss! I didn't! I just told her that she would be the one reliable to what happened to you if chairman Yue find out."

"Is the kid fine?" cutting to her real concern, she asked.

Primarily, Seraphina did not plan to attack Petrov's territory nor go for a killing spree as it's not her job to clear up this island's mess. But during her exploration inside the maze-like forest, she accidentally saw the kid that sells the wood carving souvenirs. He was hanging in one of the men's shoulder -- unconscious.

The two men conversing about how naive this kid was; looking for a girl that fell off the cliff whom they're sure that she won't survive the fall. With their mocking laughs -- She snapped. Which led her to a complicated situation.

"You mean your playmate? He's fine now. I was actually surprised why would he be there."

"What did you do to Petrov's men?" diverting his attention, Seraphina was relieved that the kid wasn't harmed. She was more concerned into this matter than Marga's pretentious worries.

"Hehe. Eazy. Told them it's yours now." He winked and clicks his tongue referring to his parting words to the only survivor he let go.

Seraphina pinched her brows as if deep in thought.

"Eh, boss? Isn't that a good idea? Rumors about you being dead will 'pop', disappear." demonstrating an imaginary bubble then acted as if he poked it then made a sound when it popped.

"It's not." she sighed. Not knowing the meaning of her sigh, Riggs brows knitted and his eyes squinted in confusion.

"At least he'll never have a good sleep, now." thinking of the bright side from the unexpected outcome, she murmurs.

Unluckily, Riggs had his senses heightened, thus, hearing her murmurs -- he was much more puzzled than he already was.

"Huh? Who's he? Petrov?" he heedlessly inquired.

"No. Dragon."

"Ohh... Wait, hold up! tell me the dragon you're referring isn't the man in my mind right now?!" not believing his ears, he cleared yet seeing her roll her eyes as she shakes her head lightly -- he gasped. Her forthright 'truth attack' was just like he remembered.

When Luciano wanted to keep something hidden; no matter what digging he'll do, no one will never find out but when he is being honest -- just like this time, it could only make him gasped in disbelief.

"BOSS! Of all people! Why would you cross that man?!" exasperated to every bomb that she throws at him, not to mention --his boss now want to face someone who's untouchable.

"He crossed me first. Why did you think I died?" as if she doesn't have even a little worry, she justified her reasoning in a trivial manner.

"Ohh..." Riggs thought she was referring to her temporary death called 'comatose'.

It's not that he is scared about Dragon but even her; Luciano, admitted before that she didn't want to meet Dragon nor be on his bad side. Moreover, knowing that man's bottomless power and unimaginable connections-- he just couldn't understand why would Dragon nor Luciano would even bother to even glance at each other. He could imagine the incoming world war III happening!

In contrast to his imagination getting wild, reality struck him. Now that the tables have been flipped -- she wanted to make trouble for him.

Pondering about Seraphina's condition before he met her after her recuperation, he realizes why would she be in that condition knowing that she is Luciano and with her capabilities, how could he end up in a pathetic state?

Probably due to the unexpected revelation Seraphina revealed one after another, Riggs couldn't be more shock about the fact that this delicate looking missy would be Luciano — his boss.

It's already baffling how did Seraphina become Luciano and entangled with the underground society. Knowing her family background, there is no reason why would she end up on this side of the world.

"Eh, boss… how you ended up being Luciano anyway?" his curiosity was piqued enough and even to his exhausted body, his mind couldn't stop functioning and thinking of the how's and why's did she ended up being a mafia boss.

"I was trick… by the previous Luciano." again, her plain response made his thoughts rumble.

"Trick?" Riggs' eyes twitch hearing her brief explanation. How can someone simply trick others to be their heir? Isn't that quite absurd?

"No more. I'm tired." shooing him to leave her alone, Riggs mindlessly left not saying a word as he was preoccupied with his thought trying to connect the dots that Seraphina unhanded.

Staring at the cream-colored ceiling, her mind wandered mindlessly.

For some unknown reasons, she was not relieved of waking up nor being alive. She condones her recklessness during her massacre to those syndicate leading to unfinished business. Probably, part of her still thinks that everything was not real.

Though she knew it is not a good idea --now that the news about her being back on track would reach Dragon sooner than expected -- she couldn't just stay still and wait for him in her doorsteps.

Laying out another blueprint of her plans in her head, she squinted her heavy eyes. Though she can't feel the pain of her injuries --her body was exhausted.

"I should hasten my plan…" she uttered before dizziness hit her.