Smitten: A Mafia Romance — Chapter 49

"What the hell do you mean you are in England?!"

"Korina, you are screaming?" Cole said.

"Well, I don't care Cole." She growled, "You cancelled on me last minute and fly out immediately like I mean nothing to you. You didn't even give me a notice nor did you tell me anything."

"It was an emergency."

"What emergency was it?" She queried.

"I...look Korina, it was important." He replied.

"That's not the fucking answer to my question." She held the phone to her ear with her shoulder and bent to pick her purse, "What emergency was it?"

"My mum had a heart attack."

"Uhmm...I am..." She stopped before she could say the sorry on realising something, "You just said your mum had a heart attack."

"Yes."

"Really?" She scoffed, "You constantly brag about how she is very healthy and you are surprised she ain't have none of those old age illnesses."

"Oh." He said and he was beginning to infuritate her, "I said my mom? I meant my dad had a heart attack."

"What?!." She screamed, "You are unbelievable Cole, I am not stupid." She put an end to the Call before he could lie further.

How the hell do I manage to get entangled in messy relationships? She growled falling back on the chair, "I always end up with stupid ass men." She was interrupted by a knock on the door.

Korina walked to the door and opened it, she was met with the image of a badly bruised, beaten up and swollen faced Daniella at the entrance with her luggage.

"What the hell happened to you sis?" Korina asked her cousin as she handed her the pain relievers and a glass of water.

"Thank you." Daniella muttered as she received them.

She waited and watched as her cousin put the tablets in her mouth followed with the water. She scrunched her face as she swallowed. Korina allowed her get settled and rested before she began probing her.

"What happened to you Dan?" She asked not expecting her to say the truth.

"I got in a fight with my neighbors." Daniella lied not meeting her cousin's eyes.

"And your luggage?" Korina questioned obviously not believing her one bit.

"I decided to leave to avoid trouble and besides my boyfriend wasn't around when it happened." She answered and Korina knew it was a well revised line that she must have practiced repeatedly on her way here.

"Daniella, I can only help you if you come clean with me." She moved closer to her and took her hand in her's, "We have shared a lot, we have been through a lot together. Why not just tell me the truth?"

Korina didn't get words as a reply from her. Instead, she laid her head on Korina's shoulder and broke in loud sobs, not a single word came from her mouth.

"You know where everything is right?" Korina asked as she got ready for work, she was running late again.

"Yes, I do." Daniella replied her cousin, not taking her eyes off the Television screen.

She was putting up at Korina's place now and she still didn't tell her the truth about what happened. Korina and Anne decided not to drill her further with questions. They thought she needed more time to let it all out.

"I wouldn't be back early." She reminded her while grabbing her keys.

"Okay." Daniella nodded, "Just get me something to eat on your way back."

"No problem." She looked at her cousin, she was a shadow of herself now, she almost cried out that she needed her annoying, loud and bubbly best friend back but maybe all Daniella needed was time.

Time passed and Cole had finally returned, Daniella also moved back to her place and she was gradually bouncing back to her normal self. Anne was real busy as there was a new fashion season, Korina had work as usual, luckily her boss was on a vacation, less screams, less troubles and all workers were joyous she was gone exactly Sandy who missed her and made an effort to whine about how much she did.

The girl was getting on Korina's nerves daily with her loquacious attitude.

Korina had avoided meeting up with Cole. She ignored all his texts and calls, she didn't know if she wanted to break up with him but she knew definitely that she needed space and that she couldn't ever trust him anymore. Aunt grace the cheerleader of the relationship was nowhere to be found and now she didn't know what to do as she stared at Cole's annoying, stupid but handsome face.

The dude was right in front of her and she wanted to punch him.

"I am sorry." He said again, the same three words he had been repeating over and over again, she slept to those words and woke up to them, she was tired.

"Babe, I swear, I am sorry." Cole repeated and she was completely unaffected, she just stared at him not batting an eye lid and not an emotion showed on her face.

"I know my behaviour was actually stupid and uncalled for but..."

"What's your point?" She asked not letting him finish, he was beginning to bore her out.

"I know I messed up big time." He said, "I mess up a lot."

"Of course." She nodded, "It's your super power."

"Look." He sighed rubbing his face, "I am sorry."

"You use the words, 'look' and 'Sorry' too often, it's irritating."

"I just want to ask for one more chance." He pleaded raising his index finger, "Please babe, one more chance and I swear I would be a better man."

Korina looked down at him and heaved with a sigh, "Fine, I forgive you, just explain what the hell is going on, you obviously look stressed." She had noticed the really dark circles under his eyes.

"I would in due time." He said, "But first babe, I need your help financially."

Daniella stared at Korina in horror and Anne was still speechless.

"Where in the world do you want to get more than five hundred thousand dollars from?" Daniella asked.

"I don't know." She muttered.

"Did he even explain what he needed such amount for?" Anne asked.

"He said stuff about debt and things to clear up in London and he said a lot of things that I couldn't quite process."

"What do you want to do now girl?"

"I honestly don't know."

After much deliberations and suggestions, the girls finally came up with a plan.

Korina walked to her closet and opened the locked up and untouched part of it. She stared at all the extravagant presents her stalker had gifted her.

She accessed them, time to trade these babies.