Chapter 273: Chapter 273

273 Gathering With The New Underboss

Riches? Glory and Fame? Sure, Arianna couldn’t give him that because he had all of it already. Not that he was going to tell Cindy that.

“Fine,” Elijah said, stepping closer, “Tell me then, why do you like me so much? Who knows, if I hear what I like, I might consider dating you,” He intentionally teased her.

There was a glint in Cindy’s eyes, this was the moment she had been waiting for. She had to convince him by all means.

She took a deep breath, cleared her throat, and then began, “For starters, you’re handsome – incredibly good looking. We would make a perfect match when seen on the outside and you know, as a celebrity, I make a lot of public appearances. Appearance matters.” Cindy was smug about her achievements.

Of course, Elijah knew he was handsome, he has been hearing that since the day he could comprehend speech. So he simply nodded, his lips pulsed theatrically, and gestured for her to go on.

“And.... ” She trailed off, thinking of more reasons only to find out that her head was blank. Cindy thought she knew that much about Aziz, but it was lacking.

“You have a tremendous sex appeal,” Cindy could only come up with that.

She said in a deep, husky tone, attempting to seduce, “You drip of manliness and I love that because when we get married, you could teach me a lot of things.”

Cindy used sexual innuendo that made Elijah’s brows raise in surprise. Don’t tell him that this kid was serious about getting married to him because he was feeling pretty uncomfortable right now.

.....

Even at that, Elijah still kept his calm and went on to ask, “And...?”

Cindy blinked, thinking over it, “Well, I’d make a good wife. I’ll make sure of it. And by the end of it, you can still leave the marriage if you don’t want to be with me anymore. That’s all.” she concluded, biting her lips and hoping that the bait was enough.

Elijah didn’t say anything for a while causing a weird tension to fall over them and Cindy could hear the sound of her heart beating against her chest.

“Your offer is an interesting one” Elijah finally spoke up, breaking the tense silence. They were standing on the sidewalk with the guards and her car not too far and ready to spring into action if a threat appears.

“But I would have to turn it down,”

“What?! Why?!” Cindy shouted, unable to believe what she just heard.

“I told you to give me reasons which you did, but all of them were superficial. My handsomeness? Sure. But for how long do you think they would last? Four? Ten? Fifteen years? This sex appeal you speak about, would you still see me that way when I’m bald and pot-bellied?” he asked her.

Cindy tried to protest, telling him that he was wrong and all but no words could come out of her mouth. Her mouth only opened and closed on its own.

“We would get married, huh?” He mused, then reached out and lifted her chin.

Upon that gesture, Elijah noticed movements from his left and saw the captain, there was a tick on his jaw. This scene just confirmed what the captain thought of him, not that Elijah cared.

He held Cindy’s jaw gently, his thumb caressing her skin that almost made her sigh in bliss, “Such youth... such vigor..... such naivety..”

Cindy’s gaze which lidded instinctively upon his touch, flickered up at that last word. Did he just call her naive? She was anything but that!

However, Cindy couldn’t say that because Elijah’s electric blue eyes held her spellbound. The girl was young and immature in the first place, having little defense against an experienced man like Elijah. Hence, it wasn’t hard for him to wrap her around his finger.

“I can leave the marriage if I want to?” Elijah tested the words she spoke to him on his lips and it tasted like shit. His grip around her chin tightened but not to the point of hurting her, “How many Mafia marriages have you seen divorced?”

Cindy was flustered as she thought over it. As much as Elijah’s touch was soothing, his tone said the opposite, it was sharp and cutting. She had seen little to no divorced mafia marriages. Because of the secrets each partner carried, most mafia families preferred to stay together even if it was heaven or hell.

“What are you trying to say then?” Cindy finally asked instead of answering his question.

“There’s a time for everything, sweetheart. Love yourself a little bit more, Cindy. You are at an age where the world is in bright colors and you have to treasure that because it won’t last long.” Elijah said to her and almost immediately, his phone beeped with a notification.

“Excuse me.” He said and checked his phone only to see that it was information from his group – the newly recruited Mafiosi. Then he read it and came to know that they had a meeting tomorrow with the new underboss, Adele. It was mandatory to attend.

Elijah’s brows furrowed at once, something doesn’t seem right here. Adele hasn’t cared about them since the initiation, why now? Also, they were newbies, why would she be interested in them?

There was an intelligent glint in his eyes as Elijah concluded that the gathering was to lure him out. They must have found out something about him, what is it? He had been sure to be careful.

Elijah wouldn’t have gone to the gathering, using working for Cindy as an excuse, however, it would seem more suspicious if he didn’t come.

Adele was not like her dumb half-sister, Cindy. She was as vigilant as a viper. That meeting tomorrow would be challenging but he has never been the one to run from one. Trouble was his middle name. They should bring it on.

“What was that?” Cindy asked him as he tucked the phone into his pants.

“None of your business and a reminder that it’s late and I need to go home.” He told her.

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