บททั้งหมดของ The Mafia's Chosen Girl: บทที่ 21 - บทที่ 30

Arash’s anger surged once again after he heard the news about the raid on one of the bases that served as a camp for most of his mafia members. He was still with Demian, searching for books that had once been donated by Ekram Adolf in the library. Their focus shifted into shock when Demian’s phone suddenly rang loudly, drawing the attention of everyone in the library that day. Demian, startled, panicked and quickly pulled his phone out of his jacket pocket, while Arash, who was still reading a book beside him, could only shake his head at his friend’s ridiculous behavior. Arash had almost hit Demian’s head with the book he was holding, if only Demian hadn’t suddenly changed his expression and forcefully dragged Arash away from that place. The man had to hurriedly put the book back on the shelf while half-running out of the library, heading toward a corridor located outside the library building itself. “What the hell is wrong with you!” Arash shouted, trying to pull his arm free fr

Zaya’s body tensed the moment she heard Arash’s question over the phone. She had never expected that he would want to see her so badly. There was a brief pause before Zaya regained her senses and gave an ambiguous answer, while Arash waited calmly on the other end of the line. The man seemed to enjoy this call with the girl who had recently captured so much of his attention—even if all he could hear was the sound of her breathing. “I… still can’t go out of the house, sorry…” Zaya replied. She was slightly confused by her own answer, especially the part where she apologized, as if she felt guilty for disappointing him. “Ah… I see,” Arash responded. “Hmm… why do you even want to meet me?” Zaya asked back. “I just want to see you. To make sure you’re really alright and not hurt.” Arash’s answer once again startled her. “That’s strange…!” she replied, hiding the faint blush spreading across her cheeks. “What does it matter whether I’m fine or not? What would you do if I wasn’t? And

The dawn prayer congregation had just exited the mosque and begun going about their respective activities. There, in one corner where female worshippers usually performed their prayers, Zaya tried to find the man who had brought her to this place.Who else but Arash.In Turkey, it was not common for women to join congregational prayers in mosques alongside men who were not their mahram. That was why only Zaya and two other women—who seemed to be backpacker tourists—had prayed in that area.They had even performed their prayer in a rather hidden corner, almost unnoticed by anyone present.“Hey… are you looking for someone?” one of the women who had prayed with her asked Zaya in English.She even tapped Zaya’s shoulder and looked around as well, trying to spot Arash.“Oh… I’m looking for, uhm…” Zaya hesitated, unsure how to explain the nature of her relationship with Arash to a stranger.The girl then lowered her head and scratched the back of it, even though it wasn’t itchy at all.“Yo

Just as he had promised Zaya, Arash truly seemed unwilling to make the woman feel uncomfortable with his presence over the past few hours.So after they reached an agreement to search for the novel Arash had mentioned—where Zaya agreed to help find out who might have such a book in another language besides Indonesian—Arash appeared ready to let her go on to her original destination.“We’ll part ways here, Zaya,” Arash said as he stood by the front entrance of the fast-food restaurant, idly playing with his phone, for whatever reason.“When will you start looking for the novel?” Zaya asked in return.“I’ll go with you. Whenever you have time to search for it with me, just let me know. Later… we’ll meet at a place we agree on,” Arash replied.Zaya simply nodded faintly. She felt relieved that she could finally move freely without having to tell Arash where she lived in Izmir.“Thank you, Arash,” Zaya said again. “I know… saying thank you won’t be enough to repay all your kindness. And i

Hasan, Yatif, and the other members were utterly shocked when they finally returned. They did not find Arash waiting to welcome them at the main headquarters. Instead, only Demian and several other mafia members stood there, equally stunned to see them all return safely without a single injury on their bodies.Demian, who received the Yakuza representative as well as the driver who had escorted the members back to headquarters, accepted an official letter signed by Yamamoto, along with a flash disk inside the envelope.“Our Young Master sent this for the members. Inside, there is a message as well as an explanation of what happened to them,” said the driver.After handing the letter to Demian, the driver intended to leave immediately. However, Demian grabbed his arm and stopped him, forcing the man to turn back and face him directly.“You already know our main headquarters. Wouldn’t it be better if you stayed here for a while until we confirm a few things first?” Demian asked with a f