C6 Want To Meet Her

Adira knows she has done another mission, the result of which is definitely a mission accomplished.

I was close to the warehouse where I was staying when I saw the shadow of a person in front of the door of the warehouse. As I approached it, it turned out to be Simon, and he seemed to be waiting for me. I stopped in front of him and didn't leave my seat on the motorbike. "It's already midnight; why are you still there?" I asked.

He came closer to me, and the only light between us was the moonlight. "Someone wants to talk to you," Simon said.

I frowned. "Who?"

"Mrs. Torres."

"Why?"

He just shrugged. "I don't know why, but she called earlier while you were doing your mission." He took a small piece of paper from his pocket and gave it to me. "You two will meet at the address written on the paper." She didn't mention what it was for. She just said she just wanted to see you. "

I folded the paper and grabbed the steering wheel of my motorbike again and started it. "Alright, I'll go." and completely left in front of Simon to park my motorbike at the back of the warehouse that also has a door.

The next day, in a small restaurant that has a written address in the paper.

As soon as I entered the restaurant, all the people's attention was on me. I was dressed from head to toe in black, and my hair was braided again. What they see is a poker face that looks arrogant, so that's just the way people look inside. I sat near the transparent wall and saw the person outside. I just focused on that while waiting for Mrs. Torres.

A woman in a white dress came in and she immediately saw Adira. She immediately came to her and sat down in the opposite seat without any permission. "Good morning!" she greeted Adira.

I turned to the woman in front of me. "Mrs. Torres?"

"Yes, I am, but please call me Carina." She even smiled, showing her white teeth.

I just nodded, but I was thinking of Mrs. Torres's looks as I see her now. "Impossible! How did Mr. Torres manage to cheat if his wife is this beautiful?" A gentle face that if it didn't move, it looked like a beautiful doll. She also has no make-up on her face but has long eyelashes like a doll and narrow eyes, a small nose, but sharp and thin lips.

"My partner says you want to talk to me." I asked.

"Yes."

"About what and how did you know that I was Adira?"

She smiled. "The person I talked to told me to look for the one with all black clothes and an emotionless face. I saw you right away, so I knew you were Adira. "

I folded my arms and asked again. "Why do you want to talk to me then?"

"I'm sorry, but I'm curious about your identity and why you're popular among all the gangsters."

"You know anything about gangsters?"

"I have a friend who is a police officer, and whenever he catches people breaking the law, he encounters a so-called gangster."

I nodded. "I thought I was going to see a bad woman today, but based on what I see, you seem kind." I avoided looking at Carina. "But thank you very much for what you did because I woke up. Sebastian is already at home in the other room."

My forehead gradually wrinkled. "Other room? "

She smiled sadly. "Yes, you probably also read in the details written on the paper what the state of our marriage is."

"If the only thing he wants to take is your child, why did you agree to marry him? Shouldn't you have refused to agree rather than simply not showing up with him because you have more rights to your child?"

She sighed. "Yes, I can do it even if it's just me and my son, but my heart can't handle heartache if my son doesn't know his father. I guess it's okay to see Sebastian be a father to his son even if he doesn't treat me as his wife anymore. "

"How did you have a child if he doesn't love you?"

Her tears were forming, and at any moment they would flow down her cheeks. "One night we both got drunk because of a company party. I was his secretary at that time. We were in a hotel, and when I was about to enter my own room, someone suddenly pulled me when I was about to enter my hotel room."

I stared at Carina carefully. "You look like you've been loving your husband ever since."

"I have to admit that I had a crush on him when I was his secretary, but I knew he had a girlfriend at the time, so I hid my feelings and continued working even though it was wrong."

"If you were pregnant at that time, why didn't you use your pregnancy as an excuse for him to choose you and your child all along?"

She smiled as tears flowed down her cheeks. "I would not force myself just because of the child I was carrying so that he would have pity and choose us, so I decided to resign and start over with just my son and I, but I could not fully imagine that he would find us and want to take my second life that came from me!"

"Why did you agree to get married?"

"I had no other choice but to not accept the marriage at that time because of Sebastian's mother. Yes, she was kind to me but she threatened me that if I didn't marry Sebastian, she would take the child and I would never see him again. "

I nodded. "What if the two of you don't have a good relationship while your child grows up?"

"If that's what happens, I have to start telling my son what is going on around him and why his mom and dad aren't together."

"You love him, right? You can endure the pain even when you're hurt. "

A silence passed, and Mrs. Torres was stunned before she smiled. "It's possible, but apart from everything, I love my son more. I can do everything so that he doesn't suffer in pain. Even if I'm the only one who will be crushed by the pain of Sebastian, my heart is whole for my son."

I showed a small smile at her courage for her son. "Then good luck to you and to your son, but I hope that when we meet again, you will be a complete family."

I noticed that Carina took something from her bag, which was a bank check, and placed it on the table near me. "This is my payment for what you did. I didn't give it to the man. I was talking to your partner because I also want to see you."

I took the bank check and looked at the written amount. I frowned at the amount I saw. "You put the wrong amount here. The payment for my missions is not this amount, especially since what I did was easier for you. "

"Don't worry, the amount written there is correct. Something happened because he came home, which he hasn't done since we got married."

I just shrugged. "Then thank you very much for this." I put the bank check in my jacket pocket.

Suddenly, someone knocked on the transparent wall next to us. Carina smiled at the person outside. A man is holding a child who I suspect is Carina's child because they both look alike.

"Your child?" I asked her for confirmation.

"Yes, and my police friend that I was telling you about earlier. I will leave first. I'm so happy that I met a gangster like you. " Then she smiled.

She got up and so did I, but I just remained standing next to the transparent wall while Carina left the restaurant. I was just looking at the child while the person holding it was looking in another direction. When the boy saw Carina, he was so happy and clapped his hands as if he knew exactly who was approaching. Carina carried her child from the man and turned to me and waved before leaving.

I sighed. "Why do they look more like a family? And I feel like a heart that has not been reciprocated by love again. " I just shook my head and left the restaurant, and left that place.

I first exchanged the bank check that Carina gave me at a bank branch. I got almost the amount, then I went out right away, but I saw some clothing stores with low prices. I walked and went to the clothes stand. I bought some clothes that I would definitely use to take before she comes back to the prince's country.

I soon left after that and drove home. When I got close to my house, I stopped in front of Simon's house. Fortunately, I saw him outside having coffee. I walked over to where he was and sat in the chair opposite him.

"What did you and Mrs. Torres talk about?" Simon asked immediately.

I first put the things I bought on the table. "She gave me the payment and it was just a little conversation."

"Is that so?" He looked at the plastic on the table. "You went shopping. Why so many?"

I pushed the plastic closer to him because I actually bought the ones inside the plastic for Simon. My other purchases are on top of the seat of my motorcycle that I will take with me when I leave. "For you," I said.

He was surprised while looking at me. "For me?"

"Yes."

He smiled while looking inside the plastic. "Why so many of them now?"

"More is better." Every time I finish a mission, I buy Simon clothes, food, or whatever he needs. This part is not yet included in his payment either. He is alone and old, so as much as I can give, I give to him so that he doesn't feel sad or lose something to eat every day. He has been my mentor to become a gangster since my parents passed away, so even by simply buying clothes, food, or going to his house, he will feel that he has me even though he doesn't have children. It's not obvious from my face or actions, but I value him because Simon is the only person I usually have together time with and also, he is my partner in missions.

"I'll be gone and I don't know how long I will stay in King's country, so you better have a lot of things at home before I leave." I took the envelope from my pants pocket and gave it to him. "This is your part payment for the mission to Mrs. Torres."

Simon took it and opened it. He immediately frowned. "Why is it so big?"

"Mrs. Torres also paid me too much, so the amount of your part is that."

He smiled while still holding and waving the envelope containing the money. "Then thank you very much for this."

I got up to leave. "My flight will be early while the sky is dark to back in King Stephen's country. Be careful here and you will take care of our place first until I'm not here. I'm sure when the other gangsters find out that I'm not here in our place, they will start to mess up again."

"Don't worry, I can still handle them even though I'm old, and you also know that I've been your mentor, right?" He smiled while raising both eyebrows.

I finally smiled. "Well, you're right."

"Also be careful, Adira, because even though you are the one who is feared here, the battle will be different from the country you are going to, especially if there is a war going on there."

I nodded. "Noted, I'm leaving." I walked to my motorbike and left immediately.

Simon just watched until Adira left. "I hope you have a good stay in that palace, Adira," he said softly, before taking the plastic and going inside the house.