Chapter 71 Dreadful Possibility

• Instead of it being completely impossible, I knew that I was just desperately hoping that it wasn't true. If what Rosabella told me was true, then somehow my mother had ended up marrying the ex-boss of the largest mafia gang in the country, and we were now a part of that family. Just thinking about it sent a shiver running down my spine and made my throat go dry. A lump formed in my throat, and it was difficult to swallow as anxiety built up inside of me. As I returned to the office building, it felt like I saw everything from a completely different perspective and in a very different light. The luxurious and modern office building felt like it had a mysterious secret that it was desperately trying to hide. I couldn't help but stare at every single person I walked past as I wondered if they were actually mafia gang members. The men and women dressed in pristine suits who hurried about their duties didn't look like they belonged to the underground world at all. Although I hadn’t been running or exerting myself, I felt oddly out of breath by the time that I arrived back at Raphael's office.
• "You're back. What took you so long?" Raphael asked the moment that I entered the room. I almost jumped out of my skin when his intense gaze landed on me, and I realized that he must have been waiting for me.
• "Is it time to go home now?" I asked while evading his question.