Reputation: Seen Differently (Book #1)

• Part. 26 • ~ "Hospital" ~

"Cynthia?" I ask and she nods.

"You weren't here for the worst of it. They had sex and it was horrible."

I feel my anger rising. "You should've fucking called me. I don't care who she is, I would've fucking kicked her out."

"Can we just leave?" She asks and I nod.

"Let's go to Liam's house."

We walk to his house and the guards let us in, I walk in through the door to see his dad talking to a guard. Kate instantly goes towards Jameson.

"Alessia, I didn't know you were coming over!" His dad says dismissing the guard.

"Neither did I. It was last minute. Where's Liam?"

"He's in his office. Are you hungry?"

"No thank you. I'm going to go!"

"Mhm hmm." He says nodding his head.

I walk up the stairs and into a room at the very end of the hallway. I knock on it and I hear his voice saying to come in. I do and he looks up from his computer.

"What are you doing here?" He asks

"Am I not invited?"

"You are. I just didn't expect you coming over today!"

"Cynthia and Andrew are in the house. Kate didn't want to be there so we came over. What are you doing?" I ask

"Going through paperwork. Something's not adding up. I made less money than any other month, but that's impossible. I trafficked drugs and weapons, I should be making more than other months."

"So someone is stealing money from your Mafia."

"Someone on the inside. This could only be done as an inside job. I just need to find out who and why. I won't have a mole working for Unknown on my Mafia. But that's tomorrow's problem"

He gets up from his chair and shuts off his computer. He opens the door and I walk out, then he does flicking the light switch off and locking his office. We walk down the stairs and into the kitchen. He grabs a piece of pizza from a box in the counter and starts eating it. I scrunch my nose, he should heat it up before eating it. I lift myself up and sit on his counter.

"You thought of leaving?" I ask randomly

"Leaving what?"

"This house, and getting a new one just for you!"

He shakes his head. "I don't know. I don't feel like I need a new house. Look it's not that I don't want you here, but I was planning on picking up money from someone who owed me and well now you're here and I'd feel bad if you stay alone!"

I smile at him and take out the gun from the holster in my jeans, waving it at his face. "Let's go collect your money then."

He chuckles. "Are you sure?"

I nod my head and get off the countertop.

"Alright. Let's go!"

We walk out of the house and into his car, we drive for about five minutes when my Liam's phone starts ringing. It was connected to the car's vehicle. He answers.

"It'll be your turn soon. She doesn't have much time."

"Fuck you." Liam replies vibrantly

"You'll regret that soon, when I kill her in front of you all."

Then they hang up. Liam turns to look at me and I stare at him. I shrug not knowing what to say. We pull up into a club, music booming through the walls of the place.