Chapter 813 - The Rescue (2/2)
Immediately, all three faces darkened.
Zack began telling her who was behind it and what they wanted. Beatrice listened intently.
”What about the fact that they thought I was Stephanie?”
”We already anticipated the girls may do something to you, so we put out the word on the street that you were to be untouched,” Yuri explained.
”Ah,” Beatrice said, catching on, ”So they fooled the doofus.”
Then she stared at them, ”So, who are you then, really?”
Upon hearing this question, Grandpa Anton patted the boys on the shoulder and said, ”I'll be going now. This is something you young ones need to talk it out.”
”Thank you, Grandpa,” Beatrice said, smiling at him.
He opened his mouth to say something, then changed his mind. He nodded and walked out, closing the door.
”Well?” Beatrice asked, tilting her head.
She could sense their nervousness and she sighed.
”Come here,” she commanded, patting the side of her bed. Zack and Yuri came obediently, standing on the opposite sides of the bed.
”Sit,” she said, frowning at them.
They sat.
”Come closer,” she said.
They did, and leaned down towards her.
Beatrice patted their cheeks and said, ”Thank you for saving me.”
Then, she took their ear and twisted it, saying, ”So tell me, how come you could put word out on the street like that? Hmmmm? What is your connection to it?”
Faces grimacing in pain, Zack began, ”We work for Nitocris.”
”I know that,” Beatrice said, ”Get to the point.”
”He's the King of the Underworld,” Yuri revealed.
Beatrice blinked.
She let go of their ears.
”You mean to tell me that Xing Han's beloved is *the* King of the Underworld? As in, the big boss? Top? Not just the Head this City?”
Yuri and Zack nodded.
”Boss is Country Tz's Underworld King. The President may govern the surface, but Boss rules what's below,” Zack explained.
”And you're his right-hand men,” Beatrice said, taking it all in, ”You're not just company employees. You're the mafia.”
”Does it matter?” Zack asked softly.
Yuri had been quiet this whole time, not able to speak.
This was the one thing that they were worried about. They never intended to let her know of their world, and would have spent the rest of their lives protecting her from it.
”This is a lot to take in,” Beatrice said with a sigh.
”We're still us,” Yuri said, his voice low.
”We never pretended when we were with you,” Zack said earnestly, his eyes pleading.
”We love you,” they said together, ”And we'd never hurt you or let anyone hurt you.”
Yuri touched her face, looking so sadly at her as he said, ”This will never happen again.”
Beatrice looked down at her hands, not answering.
Having her suspicions confirmed was rather mind-boggling. She was a typical straight-laced law-abiding citizen. Who would have thought something like this would happen?
She thought having two men after her was already going against the norm, but two mafia men?
It's like a policeman marrying a criminal.
”Beatrice?” Zack called out worriedly, ”Do you not want us anymore?”
Beatrice still didn't answer, and their hearts plummeted, shattering on the ground.
”It's okay,” Yuri said dejectedly, ”We understand. We won't bother you anymore.”
The moment he said that, Beatrice reached out and twisted their ears again.
”Can't you give me time to sort out what I want to say?!” she hissed. She was so annoyed that she applied more force than expected, turning their ears red before letting go.
”It's too late to back out now, you hear? You made me fall in love with you, so you better take responsibility!”
The twins' were so overjoyed at her words that the pain didn't matter. They flung themselves at Beatrice immediately, hugging her tightly to them, their faces buried at the crook of her neck on each side.
Beatrice hugged them back, cherishing the love and comfort that they gave her.