Chapter #6

Reins Eiser

I walked into the mansion to find the woman already exploring every inch of it. 

She truly was a wild cat in every sense of the phrase. 

“Seriously? I’m going to stay here?” she asked as she approached me, limping slightly on her injured leg. 

“Yes. Only temporarily.”

Because I had no intention of returning to this mansion either, not until tomorrow night’s party, when I’d be forced to face those people again. 

“I wouldn’t mind if it wasn’t temporary,” she said, stepping in front of me. “I thought your penthouse was already amazing, but this mansion is absolutely insane.”

I stopped and looked at her, tilting my head before giving her a faint smile. 

“Trust me, you wouldn’t last here even if you had no choice. My penthouse is much better.”

I wasn’t lying. 

Bella would never be comfortable here. Her presence alone would probably disturb the peace of quite a few people. 

Especially when she would be standing beside me at the party. 

No, I didn’t feel guilty for using the unfortunate woman. 

Consider it fair compensation for saving her life. 

“Listen.” I grabbed Bella’s hand. 

She looked up at me. 

“Don’t wander too far, or you…”

My words died in my throat when I noticed someone approaching. 

Instinctively, I turned around. 

“Carron.” 

My eyes narrowed. 

“What are you doing here?” 

Carren, my mother’s personal assistant, was already standing there. 

What a surprise. 

I had assumed this mansion wouldn’t receive any visitors until tomorrow evening. Those gate guards were getting far too careless. 

Carren’s trademark smile appeared. 

“How have you been, Mr. Eiser?” She greeted me politely. 

I clenched my jaw. 

Doing my best to keep my expression calm. 

Mother was truly something else. 

She had already predicted that I would arrive a day before the party and had sent the one personal assistant I disliked the most. 

I immediately pulled Bella into my arms. 

Tightly. 

My hand settled possessively on her waist. 

“I’m doing very well,” I replied with a crooked smile. “You should meet my girlfriend, Carren.”

I felt Bella’s body tense the moment I said the word girlfriend.

She quickly looked up at me, her brows furrowing deeply. 

Her expression made it painfully clear that she didn’t approve. 

Trust me, I didn’t approve of this either. But instead of letting her go, I pulled her even closer. 

Damn it. 

My hand rested against her slender waist, and something inside me stirred unexpectedly. 

Carren merely smiled at us. 

“Does Madam know about this?” he asked calmly, without showing any particular reaction. 

I clicked my tongue and flashed him a mocking grin. 

“You can tell her for me, Carren.”

I fixed him with a sharp look. 

“Just like you always do.”

Carren’s lips pressed into a thin line.

She didn’t respond. 

Because he knew exactly what I meant, and it wasn’t something he wanted to hear. 

“In that case, I’ll take my leave. I only came to welcome you, Mr. Eiser.”

She gave a polite nod. 

“Welcome back to your little home.”

After saying that, Carren turned and walked away. 

His words did nothing to please me. 

This mansion had once been my childhood home. 

Now, it was nothing more than an empty building filled with memories. 

I hated coming back here. 

***

Zara Lang

I instinctively stomped my foot and glared at Eiser. 

“Girlfriend?” I scoffed, placing my hand on my hips. 

Eiser chuckled softly. “Why? Got a problem with that?”

I frowned. “Of course I do. Since when did I ever have a mafia boss for a boyfriend?” I shot back. 

He seemed offended the moment I called him a mafia boss. I instinctively stepped back, trying to keep my distance. My hands dropped to my sides. 

“Never say that word again! Like it or not, you belong to me now. So, behave.”

Just like that, Eiser walked away, leaving me frozen in place. 

Behave?

He actually expected me to obey him. 

Ugh, this was unbelievably irritating. 

If this weren’t a mission, I would never have agreed to any of this. But could this even be called a mission anymore? He still hadn’t managed to contact Danny. 

Oh God!

I had completely forgotten that I was supposed to contact Danny myself. I let out a heavy sigh. How was I supposed to call him when I didn’t even have a phone?

As my eyes swept around the room, I realized something I hadn’t noticed before. 

There wasn’t a single telephone in sight. 

Damn. 

A mansion this luxurious, yet not one telephone. They probably only used personal devices and deliberately chose not to install landlines. 

Oh God…

I rubbed my face in frustration. I’d already cursed a dozen times in my head. At this rate, I had no choice but to go along with Eiser. 

And being obedient was definitely not who I was. 

I clenched my fist and punched the air, only for a man to suddenly appear and catch my hand. 

“Whoa, easy there, beautiful. You almost punched me,” he said with a sweet smile. 

I quickly pulled my hand away. 

“Who are you?” I asked warily. 

The man flashed another charming smile, the dimples on his cheeks becoming more obvious as he leaned closer. 

“I should be asking you that. Who brought you here? It couldn’t have been Reins. You must be Bastian’s new girl, huh?” he said, winking at me. 

New girl?

And who the hell was Bastian?

Actually, that didn’t matter. This guy was unbelievably rude. Who was he?

“I’m here with Reins Eiser,” I answered.

The man immediately straightened up. 

“What?”

He looked genuinely shocked. 

“No way. There’s no way you’re with Reins. Since when has Reins ever had a woman?”

I wrinkled my nose.

“Does that really matter right now?” I replied. 

“Of course it matters. Are you sure you came with Reins and not Bastian?” he asked again. 

I had no idea how many more times I had to explain myself. Besides, why should I explain anything to someone I didn’t even know?

“Whatever. I’d rather know who this rude and childish man standing in front of me is.”

My eyes scanned him from head to toe. 

He chuckled softly before putting on another sweet smile. 

“I’m Sam.”

“Sam?” I repeated. 

“Sam Eiser.”

Oh my goodness. 

Sam Eiser?

Then he was part of the Eiser family. A brother? A cousin?

Dear God, how could I overlook information like this? I hadn’t realized that capturing Reins Eiser meant dealing directly with his entire family. 

But then again…

Maybe that wasn’t such a bad thing. 

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