Chapter 23 He is a businessman
"A man who doesn't spend time with his family can never be a real man." ~ Mario Puzo
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Irina's point of view:
I woke up to an empty bed. My husband was nowhere. His side was empty. What was I expecting? I was expecting him to be in bed.
I should have known this was going to happen.
It is not like he cares about me. It is not like we love or care for each other so I shouldn't be disappointed.
But why did I feel hurt?
That's a question I couldn't answer.
I stood up from the chair and went to the toilet to freshen up. After taking a shower I used his towel to go out of his room to my room but not before packing my clothes and underwear. Thank God his room is opposite my room.
On getting to my room, I met Loana packing my clothes inside a traveling bag.
"Hey." She greeted me as she looked up from what she was doing.
God, this is so embarrassing.
I hope she doesn't tease me about this.
"Good morning," I said in a low voice. I feel so embarrassed.
"I hope you are not angry that I am invading your privacy. I just wanted to help you with packing your clothes for your honeymoon." She said to me, without diverting her attention.
"It's okay. Thank you anyway. I haven't even thought about packing my loads and even the honeymoon as a whole." I told her sincerely.
"Oh! You should start thinking about it. You are going tomorrow." She said as she stood up.
"Sure," I muttered.
"I can see that you are uncomfortable with me being here. I will go out now." She expressed my thoughts to me.
"No, no. I will just go to the closet and dress up. I am okay with you here. You can stay here if you want." I said to her, It is a total lie. I am not okay with her being here. I want her to leave so I can dress up. I am not used to having people around me when I want to dress up.
"I will go out so that you can dress up. I will come back later and will have it packed together. Moreover, you need to rest. I am sure it was a long night." She teased me and she winked at me on her way out.
Gosh, I know she was going to tease me.
I jumped on my bed and lay down.
This is so freaking embarrassing.
"I should just dress up and go out," I said to no one in particular. I was talking to myself.
I went inside my closet and dressed up. I wore jeans and a shirt as always. I packed my hair in a ponytail. I used my earring and went out of my room and made my way to the kitchen. I am freaking hungry right now.
When I got to the kitchen, I saw my husband and his twin sister talking.
"You look stunning." Loana complimented me.
"Thank you." I appreciated her.
I ignored Roman and went to the gas cooker.
"What did you make?" I asked Loana.
"Nothing much. I ordered pizza for us." She said.
I should have known that she couldn't cook. I am even better than her. At least I can make some American breakfast.
"I am sorry for waking up late. I would have made breakfast if I woke up earlier." I apologized to her.
I felt his stare on me. Will he just stop glancing at me?
"It's okay, at least we ate something. Anyway, your portion is inside the fridge.
I don't really feel like eating pizza this early morning but I couldn't reject her kindness.
"Thank you," I said as I went to the fridge and brought out the pizza. I microwaved it and munched on it.
"It's delicious," I said.
"Hmm. That's Roman's favorite pizza. " She said as she smirked.
Why is she smirking?
"Hmm," I nodded in response.
"She looks so pretty and cute at the same time even when she is eating. Am I right, Roman?" She looked over to Roman as she asked him.
"Hmm," he hummed.
"What hmm? Answer, yes or no" Loana said sternly.
"It's okay" I said to her, I don't really want him to answer that because his answer might be bad.
"She always does," he said as fast as he could.
My cheeks are freaking red right now. I couldn't stop blushing. My God, this is the very first time he would say something so nice to me. That's really so cool of him.
"Thank you," I muttered. Our eyes met, and I was so quick to look away from him. I am still embarrassed about what happened between us last night and also pissed about what he did this morning.
"You see I am right. You always look pretty. You are so beautiful. If you weren't born into the mafia world, you would have been a model or actress, or even a singer. But I think modeling should have fitted you better. You will have men lining up to date you. And you have a great body for modeling. You will have so many endorsements waiting for you to sign them." She explained to me.
I love that. It sounds good.
"Thank you. Is it too late for me to become a model? I love that. It sounds good." I said thoughtfully but jokingly.
"I don't know. You are already married. You can ask your husband for permission but it is too dangerous for you. If the opponent knows who you are, your life is in danger. And they can also use you to get hold of anyone." She told me.
"I was only joking," I said as I looked over to Roman. His face seems relieved. He smirked as he now had his head on the ground.
"Good morning." Someone behind me said. I turned to see the person. The person turns out to be Ruslan.
"Good morning" I said to him as I continued devouring my pizza.
Before I knew it I stole a slice of pizza from the carton. That was the last piece.
"Don't you dare. Return it," I said with a deadly face. Forget being classy and beautiful right now. I can't afford to lose that slice of pizza.
I got down from the stool I was sitting on. He started running around the kitchen, and I had no choice but to pursue him. I have to take the pizza from him.
He stopped on his tracks suddenly which made me bump into his chest. I frowned as I looked at him.
"Frowning doesn't fit you one bit. You should smile as I eat this delicious pizza." He said. He raised his hand that contained the pizza knowing that I won't be able to reach that height.
He slowly put the pizza inside his mouth. I kicked him where the sun doesn't shine. He groaned in pain. I used the opportunity to collect my pizza from his hand and put everything in my mouth at once.
"Oh man!" Roman commented behind me.
"That must be painful," Loana said as she rushed to her husband. Ruslan went straight to the floor as he kept grunting in pain. I quickly ate my pizza and rushed to him.
"You will soon be a mafia leader and you can't still bear a little pain like that." Roman chuckled as he went out of the kitchen.
"Are you okay?" I asked him. He glared at me as he stood up.
Loana was not ready to let go of him.
"I am okay now." He said as he looked at his wife.
"Okay." She let go of him and went out of the kitchen. I guess she is still pissed at him.
"I can order pizza for you if you want. I am so sorry. I didn't know it was going to hurt to that extent." I paused. "That was my breakfast, what do you expect me to do? I was so damn hungry" I glared at him.
"I was so damn hungry" he mimicked me.
"What did you just do?"I asked him, ready to bounce at him.
"You are too violent. There is no need for you to order pizza. I just came to pick Loana up." He said and went out of the kitchen. I followed behind him.
We all settled down in the living room.
"I never knew Irina could always fight for her things. She was so damn determined about getting her pizza back from Ruslan. Have you ever seen her in that kind of situation, Roman?" She asked as she faced him.
"Yes, not really but kind of." He replied referring to the day I dared him to bring home his Mistresses.
"Oh!" She exclaimed.
"She is always like that. She is just pretending to be gentle." Ruslan lied.
"It's a lie. I'm always harsh to you alone and that's because you are annoying." I frowned.
"Whatever. You will never know yourself until someone tells you about your personality." Ruslan fired.
"Whatever" I said as I sat beside him. I snaked my hand around his shoulder.
"You know I can't do without you, so bear it all," I said evilly. I smacked his head and went away from the seat. I then sat beside Loana. I totally forgot that Loana and Ruslan were inside the living room with us.
"If that's the case then. I am the only one she hasn't dealt with. I guess I have to watch my way from now on." Loana said as she raised her hand in the air dramatically.
"That's not the case." I chuckled.
"I brought your passport. Here you go." He removed it from his back pocket and threw it at Roman.
"What the fuck, man?" Roman said aggressively as he quickly caught it before it smacked his face.
"You are always being so stiff. Loosen up a bit. It is not like I will kill you anytime soon." Ruslan said to Roman.
"As if, Alexei. That's a dream that will never come true. Go and hunt another mafian but not me." Roman smirked.
"Okay, since you guys are going tomorrow. Let me finish packing your loads, Irina." Loana said as she stood up.
"Let me follow you and assist you," I said as I stood up.
"No, no need. I would like to do it alone. Anyway, you can use that to clean up the kitchen." She said as she went away.
"I am going to my workplace." Roman stood up as he left the living room and went out of the house.
"Does he even work?" I muttered under my breath after his departure.
"Let me take a nap until she finishes her work here," Ruslan said as he lay his head on the couch and closed his hand.
He is avoiding discussions with me. I glared at him as I went inside the kitchen. There was nothing much to clean there. After tidying up the whole kitchen, I headed to my room to see what Loana was up to.
I opened my door and entered.
"Oh! You are here. I am done packing." She informed me.
"Wow! Thank you very much. I really appreciate it." I hugged her. The bag has been packed. I don't need to pack any bags or anything.
"You are welcome. You don't have to mention it." She said as I released her from my hug.
"Does Roman work?" I asked her.
"Yes, he is a businessman. He is majoring in oil and gas. But he does a lot of work and he has many companies apart from his mafia business. You can search him up on Google." She explained.
"So he works?" I asked him.
"Yes, he works. He is a popular and successful businessman after your dad." She informed me.
So my husband is a businessman? That's wonderful.
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