All Chapters of Hail the Mafia Queen: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

“We still held the attacker as a hostage. My men are watching over him. He’s unconscious. Once he wakes up, we will interrogate him,” Karlo explained to me.I furrowed my eyebrows. “Do you think Helen is behind this?”Karlo sighed and massaged the bridge of his nose. “Well, I received news from Timothy about Ritz, your clone,” he started, and sadly looked in my eyes. “She was found dead in your mansion. That must have been the confirmation reported by her killers that that was not you.”Just the idea of having someone dead because she’s pretending to be me is terrifying. I could not imagine the number of people chasing me, satisfying them to see me lying on the floor, bleeding, and desperately catching my breath until it is hard to catch it now.“I believe Helen now knows that you are out of the country, and she has found you here, Minerva,” he said, and he tightly clenched my hands. “Do you still want to continue your MBA? Even online will do. I will ask your university to offer you

There was something about the frigid voice of Kristine. It was so unusual that I got goosebumps when she ended the call. It was obvious that she had been crying, and I don’t even know the reason. Even our friends are confused. Birthdays should come with joy, not with tears.“Is everything okay? Why do you look worried?”A hand from Karlo on my shoulder was the reason why my thoughts got obliterated. I turned to him. Even Victor, behind him, was watching me silently while carrying some of the things to bring to the top floor.“It’s alright. I just spoke with Shiela and Kristine. They are coming here,” I said and lifted the sides of my lips. “Let’s go? I think we should help the guys in the pool area.”He was about to say something, but he was suddenly halted by the phone call he was receiving from his phone. Without getting away from me, he answered it with his discreet eyes still darting on me, conscious that I would be gone from his sight.“Yes. Now? Sure. I’ll go there,” he quietly

“No, no!” I mumbled as I was glued to the floor with Victor's fall.“What have you done?! I told you not to hurt Victor, you psychopathic bitch!” Kristine shouted at Helen.Helen didn’t even budge and just blew off the smoke from the tip of her gun. “Ooops, wrong target…”I felt anger seething through my veins. My body shaking, my lips trembling, and my fists clenching. Helen cackled and pointed the gun at me again. I wasn’t threatened. I just glared at her, making sure she was not out of sight.“You will pay for this, Helen. Your blood will drench my hands. Watch it,” I said, compromising her future.“Ooooh, I’m scared. What could a spoiled brat like you do? You couldn’t even defend your parents when they were ambushed?”“Yes. Ambushed by your organization.”She bestowed a confused expression with a still grin on her lips. After a second, I could hear a chopper from outside the building. I didn’t take my eyes off her while Kristine was still crying below me with Victor in her arms. S

I was alone training in the backyard, even though it was getting darker. Karlo installed a boxing bag in the middle of the yard that I could play combat with. The sun was already down. The wind was getting colder every twenty minutes. There was no hunger possessing me yet, because I am too focused on punching and kicking the mannequin.Months have already passed by, but the blood-pale face of Victor and the attempted killings for me were still fresh. Those memories were my nightmares every night. I will not forget the evil smile that was plastered across Helen’s face as she shot Victor, who protected me.That bullet was for me. Victor is a good guy. He didn’t deserve to be dead by now. I should have died. Not me. Why did I have to live?“Aahhhh!!!” I exclaimed as I jumped in the air, turned, and did a flying kick on the mannequin’s face. “K.O…”Next time, I will make sure that it is Helen’s face.I sensed a presence from the kitchen’s open door. Before I could even regard it, the pers

Clearing my throat, I raised the towel to Karlo’s face and began wiping his sweat away. I am better masking my anxiety by making my expression straight and stoic. I don’t want him to see that I am nervous as hell just by touching his body, but the shaking of my hand was evident, betraying every ounce of my dignity. Still, I continued.“Wow,” I heard Timothy comment again, just like he always does. “You’re making fun of my marital status again…”“Who told you, anyway, not to get a girlfriend? You have the free will to do so,” Karlo replied to him without breaking his eye contact with me.Timothy scoffed. “As if I would find a perfect lady like my cousin. You are very lucky to marry the princess of the family, Karlo.”I cringed at what my cousin said, so I pouted and glared at him. I was surprised when Karlo chuckled. I looked up to him again.“I definitely know how lucky I am,” Karlo agreed.“Boo! So corny! Do you have juice inside your ref? I’m so thirsty,” Timothy complained before w