Dear Mafia Lord- Drag my ex-husband to hell!

Chapter 4

Paige's POV

It was quiet. Soundless.

A deafening silence was all I could hear.

I tried moving my limbs but to no avail, I couldn't move my head nor could I open my eyes. 

Am I dead?

That would be ridiculous, I can't die from grief, moreover I can't die now.

I definitely have to pay Jong Suk back in his own coin.

My brain calculating how I'm going to do so.

It suddenly felt like I was given some little amount of strength, I opened my eyes but it was blurry and painful. It was understandable, I had cried my eyes out.

My ears could pick up the soft clicking of shoes drawing near, which piqued my interest; the calculated steps grew louder, my heart beating faster with each step.

"Will you get up?"

A mysterious smooth voice said, the hair on my body standing erect, as a chill enveloped me. 

I had a clear vision immediately.

Locking eyes with a pair of dark, piercing eyes, a stranger's face came into view. It was devilishly handsome, but it darkened as my eyes were wide open with a fixed gaze on him.

I moved my right hand, but it was limited by something I could never have thought I would find on me. It was a handcuff.

What the--

"I'll prefer you go back to sleep for another three days if you ain't gonna talk" the stranger uttered with knitted brows, his extraordinary long legs strutting outside.

But wait- What the heck! Three days!

I got up from the bed immediately! I slept for three days!

I figured I was in the hospital, but was handcuffed. I slapped a hand on my head as I recollected the reason why I was handcuffed.

For evading tax?... Wasn't that what those backstabbing dudes said.

I licked my chapped lips, feeling thirsty. "Any... anyone there?" I said in a thin, throaty voice; I touched my neck, it felt awful clearing my throat.

A policeman rushed in with his eyes wide in surprise, he exclaimed, "you're awake!"

"I need water" I uttered with no regard to his reaction, the officer rushed out that instant after giving me a nod.

A grumpy tall dude walked in with a face like thunder, he had the face of the stranger that was here earlier, the same jacket, but something was different. This guy had a different physique from the one earlier, he had thin brows in contrast with the thick brows of the other man.

Who are these people?

They didn't look like the Koreans.

Why are they here? 

I don't know anyone that would visit me at the hospital since my husband had left me. So then, "who are you?" I uttered my thoughts out unconsciously.

"I was here when you woke up, remember?" The guy said in a gruff voice, with his two brows raised.

I almost rolled my downturned eyes but couldn't, my eyes hurt. He wanted to trick me by using that man's voice, but I was actually able to sense the difference in their voices.

"You are a different person..." I paused trying to gauge his reaction, "how do you know?" The guy's voice and face had taken a turn, as he let out a gasp.

"Wow! You are the first person to be able to differentiate between me and my brother!" His two hands were on his mouth as he spoke. He spoke Korean but it was kind of different.

"Who are you people?" I asked, my eyes following him as he kept moving about.

"You may not remember me... Was it four days ago?... Five days?" The guy contemplated, staring at the ceiling with a wagged finger.

"Can you stay put for once?!"

I almost yelled, my hands on my pounding head. 

The guy suddenly plopped down on his knees, bug eyed, rubbing his palms together, "please save my life!" He pleaded like he would cry. I seized him up and down in suspicion, "what are you saying?" I uttered and hissed.

"I can't believe I'm kneeling for a lady! Daniel you are such a shithead!" He whispered in English with his head lowered. "Will you cut to the chase or get out of here?" I uttered, already getting pissed at his behavior.

The guy took a white stool and sat beside me, "let me start from here..." He wiped invisible tears from his eyes, making me scoff at his exaggeration. "Do you remember when someone collided with you nights ago? At the reception in this hospital"

My forehead creased as I tried to recollect, I wanted to place my right hand on my chin but was stopped by the cuffs. "Darn!" I said frustratingly, "I can get you out of here! I heard about your situation!" The guy suddenly uttered hastily. There was a shift in my expression immediately, "how do you know about my situation? And why are you here?... Yes I remembered the collision with a doctor but how does that align with what you said?" I questioned with simple directness. 

He can't just barge into my house--oops! Hospital room! But this guy might be a fraud from Jong Suk and Hana!

My eyes widened in horror! "You have failed if you're here to defraud me!" I almost screamed. The guy stood up with a jolt, his head snapping towards the door. "It's not like that! Hear me out first please!" He begged stomping his feet like a baby, his face looking like a crying emoji. I wasn't ready to babysit a grown up man like him, a stranger for that matter, so I decided to hear him out, "tell me then" I said with a stretched out palm.

His face suddenly became serious, like the first man earlier. I blinked twice as I remembered the look in his eyes... My body had goosebumps immediately.

"So..."

The second guy's croaky voice called me back, his shoulders were slumped, his head lowered as he continued. "Due to the collision of that day, I lost something very precious to me and it seems you picked it up" he said and stole a glance at me. I squinted my eyes and crossed my legs, "actually, I'm in the Mafia" he whispered with his palm on his mouth.

Mafia?

I've only heard about the Mafia's when I was in The United States, but I haven't really come across them in Korea here, which verifies my guess that they were not from here.

But--

"I don't have any of your belongings with me"

"Fuck! You picked up my SD card with your jewelry!"

My eyes darted around in disbelief!

"That's impossible--"

"No! PLEASE! We need it urgently!"

The guy's face was horror-stricken as he lamented.

This was trouble! I knew my jewelry was metallic but how could it have gotten entangled with the Mafia's SD card!

I laid down on the bed, my eyes stuck on the ceiling. The Mafia's can do whatever they want with me, I don't even care anymore.

"Name it! Name whatever you want! I'll do it!..." The guy begged desperately this time, he was almost on his knees again.

I don't even know where the earring is, the only thing I remember is putting it in my pocket. But I don't really care...

Deep in thought, I turned my head to the other side, the guys' wails rang in the air, frustrating me the more. 

I couldn't believe that he was in the Mafia.

He's so dramatic!

Something shiny caught my eyes as I spotted my clothes above my head, on the bed.

The earring!

I shot up from the bed instantly, a mysterious gleam in my eyes, "are you sure you'll do what I want?"

The guy stood up nodding like an imbecile, "I don't want to die!" He sobbed. "Stop whining!" I almost gave him a slap but I remembered he was in the mafia.

"Sorry for being late--"

The police officer that was here earlier rushed in, "who is this?" He asked, pointing at the Mafia guy.

"Daniel D'Connell" The guy said, staring down at the officer, with a hardened expression straight in the eyes.

"Officer... The water" I called out to him, trying to distract him due to how he wanted to chop up Daniel's head. He handed an opened bottle of water to me, which I drank up.

"Tonight, I'll get you out of here" Daniel whispered into my ear, making me choke on the water at the intensity of his voice. I let out a cough as he walked out, gripping the bottle in my hand.

I know I have nothing now, I'm nobody now, so... This opportunity from my creator... I cannot lose it!

"Who's that guy? It wasn't visiting hours-- Ouch!"

I threw the bottle at the annoying officer, and turned my back on him, an ecstatic smirk on my face.

Jong Suk! Get ready for my upcoming revenge!