All Chapters of BOUGHT: A Mafia Romance Story: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

“What is going on?” Kara asked Evan when the police took Nico away. “Let’s not talk here.” Evan nudged her to go in the direction of the hotel, but she did not want to leave yet.  “What about Nico? Are you going to let him go like that?  The Police got him. They could put him in jail!”  Kara could feel the panic in her voice while she watched Nico slide into the waiting police car nearby. Her mind boggled with the thought that he did not look unconcerned that the Police arrested him. “Ms. Baxter.  Go with Evan and report for work.” This time, it was Bruno who told her off.She was confused. She and Nico had just made up.  They were good.  Until this happens. Evan’s phone rings. She vaguely heard Evan talking while she watched the receding figure of the police car. Then, Evan thrust his phone at her.

Kara held her chin up when she passed by Nico. She heard Marmie greet him, but Kara did not spare him a glance, unhappy with what he forced her to do. Kara knew he was looking at her, waiting, but she could not fake what she did not feel. They went to their assigned floor and started work. Kara fished out a key card to open a unit. “Housekeeping,” Kara called out to alert a guest of their presence. When no one answered, she signaled Marmie, and they came in. They went in opposite directions, forming a letter v. Kara went to the bed while Marmie went straight to the bathroom.Kara went to arrange the bed, picked up scattered clothes, used bathroom robes and towels, and put them in a basket. “This looks like a pigsty,” Marmie complained. Kara shushed her. “Somebody might hear you.” She said in reproach. Marmie put her hands on her hips. “Let them hear me. This place does not look like people live here. Ewww!” Marmie added, shuddering.The wiggling and the look on Marmie

Nico watched the CCTV footage from the monitor. As far as he knew, Kara had gone to the third floor to throw her necklace away. The third floor was her last stop.He requested the security personnel to show him the footage only to find out, to his annoyance, that they do not have any recordings on file that would suggest Ms. Baxter's last stop before she disappeared was the third floor. Mario was also there. His man was shaking his head, and from his body movements, Mario could glean that he wanted to say something but was reluctant because of Nico.“You can say what you want to say. The boss will listen.” He advised Pedro.Pedro hummed. He clicked on his computer and checked several clips before muttering, “I do not think Ms. Baxter ever stepped foot on the third floor.” Come Pedro’s reply. “What are you implying? Her necklace, the one with the bug, was found on the third-floor dumpster. Are you saying that Kara deliberately misled me?" Nico’s voice sounded gruff. He was angry

When Kara woke up from her drugged state, she had no idea where she was. Fear gripped her as she sat up groggily, clutching the comforter to her chest.  She tried to recall what happened earlier.  Kara shuddered when she remembered the fright she involuntarily felt on the stairway while being chased.  As the distance between her and her pursuer narrowed, she felt terrified that she almost passed out, until finally, her pursuer gained on her.  He held her hand, and she felt repugnance like she had never felt before. Tears streamed down her face.   She opened her mouth to cry for help, but her pursuer immediately covered her mouth with his gloved hands.   Her vision became blurry, and right after, she passed out. Kara checked herself. She was still in her barmaid uniform, and apart from feeling limp, she did not hurt anywhere.  She sighed, feeling grateful that at least, he did not touch

Kara huffed and puffed in exhaustion. Her muscles complained everywhere everytime she hit the cylindrical-shaped punching bag in front of her and missed. She kept trying until sweat pooled on her forehead and drenched her cotton sports shirt. She was tired. Her muscles complained from too much exertion, but Evan would not let her stop.  Evan harangued her to keep going and going and going to a point where she lost track of time. She did not know how long she and Evan had been at the boxing gym, but the latter kept nagging at her, making her ears ache and her mood extra lousy.It did not help that she had a rough night. She kept tossing and turning on her bed back in the guest room. When she realized that the woman who happily greeted Nico with an exuberant embrace was his first love everybody presumed dead, Kara felt a numbness all over her body.  She does not know what to