Under the Mafia Boss's Protection R18

I heard a series of knocks from outside my room so I immediately adjusted my uniform and looked in the mirror before opening it.

And I suspected correctly, it's Saint. I looked at him with bored eyes.

"Listen Klea, you won't use your name the whole school year if you still want to be alive. Don't call me Saint, Angelous, or even my surname in public. Do you understand?" He said with authority. I am really afraid of him. Even when we were young, he was never nice to me.

I know I'm just an obstacle in his life but he can't do anything because his Daddy bought me from him.

"This will be your new name. New identity to be exact." He said again and gave me an ID. I accepted that.

Danica Sy? That's a nice name. "Don't you ever talk to anyone about our relationship, just say we are childhood friends? Got that?"

I nodded. "Don't make friends. Tell me who is introducing you. I am not being hilarious to you or what I am just protecting you got that?"

I couldn't say anything to him so I just nodded. "Use a mask when you go outside."

That was his last reminder before he left my presence. Today is my first day in school. All my life I've been homeschooled for safety purposes.

Many people hunt me down because of what I did to kill my own father, I just killed the highest person in the underworld organization and they are hunting me to shut me down. And to make me the heiress of that organization.

But Grandpa Santino won't agree to that, Saint's father. Grandpa Santi is my Dad's friend. And Dad asked Grandpa Santi to never give me up to the mafia bosses. And he agreed even though he belonged to them.

Grandpa Santi guaranteed everything was going to be alright. That I'll have a normal life just what my Daddy wanted.

"Klea! We're getting late. Hurry up!"

I grabbed my things and immediately followed Saint who was waiting for me and leaning on his car.

He's not going to use his Porsche? And he's going to settle for a low-quality car? A Chevrolet.

"Just to keep you safe we ​​need to lay down at school. We can't be a show off to everybody. Everyone will suspect." I nodded and entered the shotgun seat.

He started the engine and maneuvered to the school.

****

While in the car, I couldn't help but think that maybe it wouldn't be bad if I had a friend, right? Saint will have friends too right? He's a catch.

He's handsome. Smart. Talented. I think he can do it all and it is not unlikely that he will make many friends here.

"If you're thinking about having friends. No." I immediately looked at Saint because he suddenly spoke.

He fixed the eyepatch he was wearing and looked at me with his brown eyes.

"Don't call me by my name. I have a new identity too, I'm Rozen Alcantara from now on. Do you get it?" He asked and I nodded.

I got out of his car first and entered the school first. A lot of people are staring at me now because I'm a new student.

'I heard she comes from a Chinese family..'

'She's white...'

'Bro she's beautiful! Let's go.'

I heard whispers from people around me. But that stopped immediately for reasons unknown to me.

I turned around at the gate and I could clearly see how Saint simply walked and was also looking at me. He motioned me to walk so I immediately did.

A few hours passed and I was very thankful that no one tried to approach and talk to me.

It's lunchtime and I don't know where to go. So after I bought food, I went straight to the classroom and ate there.

But I was very surprised when suddenly someone entered our classroom and I looked at him. It's my seatmate, sitting behind me.

What is its name again? Ah! Psalm correct.

"Hi Danica, why are you eating alone?" He suddenly asked me and smiled while walking towards me.

Suddenly what Saint said came to my mind. 'No making friends.' But he's not here, right? Maybe it's okay

"Ah, I don't know anyone here..." I answered shyly, this was the first time I talked to someone outside of Saint's mansion.

"Well, I'm Psalm Axel Sudalga. And you're Danica Sy, now you know someone." He said with a smile.

This guy has a bright aura, I can tell. His curly hair and bright round eyes tell that he's a bright and jolly person. I love meeting this kind of people.

All my life I've been surrounded by negativity.

"Ah, thank you for talking to me. I appreciate it." I said with a smile

. He nodded at me and smiled again. He's cute.

I was surprised when he suddenly took a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped the corner of my lips.

"Sorry, it has ketchup." He said with a smile.

I just shook my head and continued eating.

At least I made a friend today.

***

When we got home, Saint was speechless. He just went straight inside his mansion. But he immediately stopped as if he saw something he didn't expect.

"Sister?" I immediately smiled. Sister Mary is back! I missed her so much.

I immediately ran into the house and saw him smiling and waiting for me. I immediately greeted him with a hug.

"How are you doing? Sat?" Sister Mary asked me with a smile.

I noticed Saint going up to his room so I smiled.

"I made a friend today!" I exclaimed silently because Saint might hear.

"Really? Is it a she or he?" He asked with a smile while combing my long hair.

"A he. Sister Mary, actually he's cute and I like him as a friend because his aura is bright!" I said smiling. I told Sister Mary how she introduced herself to me earlier.

And he was smiling at me. "My baby girl has a crush." He was teasing.

"No Sister Mary, I just like him as a friend. He's a good friend Kasi." I said smiling.

"Really? Why are your eyes blinking while you're talking?" I immediately covered my eyes and Ate Mary just laughed at me

"It's normal, Sab. You're twenty. It's normal to like someone." I nodded, Ate Mary was right.

Of the two of Saint, I really like Ate Mary more because she's smart. While Saint is always rude to me. As in, always.

"But Saint might get angry if he finds out, so I should probably end it," I said sadly.

"Why would he be?" Ate Mary asked confused.

"Because he said I shouldn't talk to anyone. And I shouldn't make friends unless he agrees." I said and scratched the back of my neck.

"Oh c'mon. You two are already in college. Just don't mind him okay? He's just being a lunatic and overprotective. He's like his brother too." I just nodded. Right. Saint is just protecting me

"Besides, he won't know if no one tells, right?" Sister Mary asked and winked at me. I smiled at her widely.

"Thank you, Sister Mary!" I said and hugged her.

Sister Mary brought me a cellphone from the US. It's my first one because Saint never gave me one because people who want to take it might trace me.

But now I have it! I am so happy. Sister Mary helped me create an instant account, it's a social media. And because I can't use my real name. I used Danica.sy as my username.

Sister Mary even helped me take a photo and made me beautiful. Some of my classmates followed me, most of them were my schoolmates who

even Psalm followed me. I smiled and I followed him back. And after that, he dm me immediately.

psalm.axe: Wow. Do you have social media now? You said earlier that it's not allowed because your parents are strict.

I smiled and replied.

danica.sy: they realized that they were too strict so they let me go.

And he replied immediately.

psalm.axe: Nice to know! Have to go nice talking to you for a short time. G'night ♡

My face burned when I saw the heart emoticon at the end of his message. I immediately typed back.

danica.sy : goodnight : )

My day was about to be complete when suddenly a notification appeared on my phone.

r.ozen just followed you.

the fuck?!

***

How did he find out? I was nervous so I immediately followed Psalm. Sorry Psalm. I'll explain it to you tomorrow. I stalked Saint's account and saw that I was the only one on his follow list.

And I was amazed when I saw how many people were following him. damn, He was new to our school but he immediately grabbed my attention. 7.6k followers? Even if he just did it now?

Well, I'm only 1.3k. I just shook my head and immediately followed him back because otherwise, he might scold me. I know Saint when he's mad, and I don't want to see that again.

The next day Saint was just quiet while driving, he didn't have any reminders or say anything.

I went to school first and he followed like yesterday, I was surprised when Psalm suddenly appeared out of nowhere and immediately approached me.

"You're bad, you suddenly unfollowed me when I was sleeping." He said and pouted in front of me, I just laughed at what he said.

I looked again at Saint's location and I was very thankful to see that he was no longer there. I turned my attention back to Psalm.

"Sorry, my mom got mad because she thought you were my boyfriend because you were the only one on my follow list." I am ashamed to say, I hate to lie. But it's necessary.

"Yeah. But the talk of the school is on your follow list now," he said. Talk of the school?

"Who?" I asked him confused.

"Who else? This is Rozen Alcantara. Many people like him even in junior highs" what? Is he that famous? That even in the high school department he reached?

Maybe lay down, he still knows how to lay down because he doesn't want to be tracked by the enemy, but here he is so famous that it's only one day of school.

"Oh? Bad mood? Do you have a crush on Rozen?" I immediately frowned and immediately shook my head.

"Never in my life will I like Rozen, if everyone dies I will not like him." I immediately said.

"Wow, you hate him so much. Is it your ex?" He asked again, you slapped him jokingly.

"No! Never." I said and immediately entered our classroom.

All my classmates are looking at me whether they are girls or boys.

'Is that him? The only one on Rozen's follow list?'

'Yes she is, who else is Danica Sy at school?'

'Can Rozen do them?'

I sat down in my chair and took a deep breath. Saint needs to unfollow me, it's annoying! Why did he become famous here?

I was surprised when the person next to me suddenly turned to me. It's Allison. The queen of the school is said to be the owner's daughter.

"Danica right?" He suddenly asked. I nodded.

"Unfollow Rozen on interface and tell him to follow me." He suddenly ordered, I raised an eyebrow at what he said.

"You want something, don't you? What did you do? Disabled?" I said and rolled my eyes at her.

But I was shocked when he suddenly touched the side of my hair and pulled my head closer to him and whispered.

"Do it or I'll cripple you as you say." She said and pushed my head back with force.

No one saw that because they were busy with what they were doing. I sighed. The second day someone threatened me with what more for the rest of the year?

I was quiet all day, no one spoke to me except Psalm. Every time I meet him, he smiles at me, but I don't return his smiles. Because I shouldn't really have a friend, as Saint said. What went through my mind and I agreed to be friends with Psalm?

This afternoon we are all in the quadrangle because we are being asked to choose the club we want to join. For the whole semester, I decided to pick a boring club so there was nothing to do. Journalism Club only becomes active when there are school activities to make school papers.

I am now standing at the door where the Journalism Club is posted. Saint wouldn't be mad right? Because he will also choose his club. I entered the room and I could clearly see the smile on the faces of the people there.

"Finally! After three years, someone also showed interest in our Club." A happy promise from a girl with short hair.

There were only six of them in that room. "Hi! Do you want to join our club?" A girl a little taller than me asked.

"Ah yes, because I want a club that doesn't do much," I said.

"It's good, almost all the students here don't want the club to be boring." A man said smiling as if his hair had not been combed.

They are four boys and two girls. Are they really like this? "Anyway, just fill it up here. I'll give the adviser the copy of the other one."

I followed what they wanted and filled in two papers. They kept one copy and gave me the other.

"Wait. Are you Danica Sy?" The Chinese man asked in surprise. I nodded.

"Woah, what I heard was right, you're beautiful.ㅡ" the girl with the short hair immediately elbowed him.

"Sorry about that. I'm Odette Smith. I'm a first-year college student and I've been loyal to our club since junior high." I nodded to him and accepted his hand. His club was also journalism in high school.

The girl with short hair approached me and introduced herself. "I'm Cassidy Grace Gomez. I'm a senior high student."

"I'm Eren Lee." The man who said something nice to me earlier said with a smile.

"Pierce Calvin Jimenez." The other said.

"Lawrence Rivera."

"And I'm Constantine Furrer or Stan." I smiled at them all.

"I'm Danica Sy. Nice to meet you all." I said st and they all smiled at me.

Lorence made me sit in the empty seat next to Cassidy. We talk about the activities that will be done for the whole semester. This club isn't bad.

"Danica, do you know that Odette likes Rozen? You know that, don't you?" I immediately looked at Odette who was now blushing.

"What are you doing, Rence? You know Rozen's girlfriend is Danica." Cassidy's words almost made me cry.

"He is not my boyfriend, we are just childhood friends." I said immediately, they all got 'o' and nodded.

"Then no one will be angry if I date you?" I was just stunned by what Eren said, Stan immediately whispered something to him that immediately disappeared the smile on Eren's lips.

"Sorry, I understand why you don't want to." They all shook their heads at Eren.

"You, Danica, don't approach Eren, he wants to flirt with everyone, there's no choice." Pierce teased. So they all laughed in that room.

I couldn't help but laugh. Saint will think of them as my co-club members, but for me, they are already my friends.

When I got home, I went straight to the parking lot to wait for Saint. But I was immediately surprised when Psalm suddenly appeared everywhere.

I was immediately nervous, Saint might see him!

"You, I'm about to sulk. You've been ignoring me for a while now. Are you mad at me?" He suddenly asked and I immediately shook my head.

"Why should I be angry with you?" I asked him.

"Well, you don't pay attention to me anymore. You really have a grudge against me." He insisted, I just laughed because he was cute.

"No, I'm not mad at you," I said.

"Why are you ignoring me?" he asked. Saint might get angry!

"I'm ashamed of you in public, what will they think?" That's all I said, Psalm laughed and I was surprised when he suddenly squeezed one of my cheeks.

"You're so cute. Oh okay, if you're not really mad at me I'll invite you to wander this Saturday." He said with a smile. My eyes widened, is he asking me on a date?

"But no ㅡ" he cut me off. "Nah-ah, you can't say no. If you say no, it means you're really mad at me and I'll be sad."

"Yes!" I forced myself to say and he smiled.

"I'll wait for that. Bye! Go home." He said and turned his back on me.

How do I say goodbye to Saint?

Until I got home, all I could think about was how to tell Saint. Because if I say I'm with someone else, he'll definitely come too. It's not that I don't want to be with him, but it's awkward, isn't it?

Saint is really overprotective. I know that her Daddy bought me from her, but maybe this is too much right? I will not be destroyed because of my association with Psalm. He is a nice guy. He is harmless.

I just lay on my bed and stared at the ceiling. Tomorrow is Wednesday, but maybe it would be better if I let Saint know early.

I mustered up my courage and stood up from the bed. Maybe he won't be angry. This is just a simple hang out, Daddy wants me to have a normal life and wandering is part of normal life.

I walked toward Saint's room and I could feel the nervousness enveloping my whole body. I know how scary Saint is when he's mad. He isn't the Mafia Boss for nothing.

I took a deep breath and knocked softly. "Who are you?" I heard him ask.

"It's Saturday," I said. He opened the door and his cold gaze immediately went down my spine. Be calm, Sat.

This is just simple, just ask him what you need

I roamed around the canteen and made sure that Saint was not there. He will be angry when he sees that my friend is with me. I really don't understand him. He is banning me, there are many people who know him.

I walked closer to Odette's table and sat next to her. They all smiled at me.

"Are you eating in the classroom?" Rence asked, I nodded. "Why?"

"Because...I'm avoiding my crush here." I lied. Psalm isn't here, he is eating in the classroom. I'm sure he's looking for me. But I want to be with them as much as Odette.

"Who do you have a crush on? Rozen? He doesn't have lunch here." I immediately frowned, isn't Saint having lunch here?

"Where?" A mischievous smile immediately appeared on Eren's lips. Huh? Why? What did I say?

"You, you have a crush on Rozen, right? You can follow him on the interface because you have a crush on him, right?" Eren teased. They all immediately looked at me.

"Rozen? Will I like it? That will never happen. I want something else!" I immediately said, why would I like Saint? That did nothing but mean to me and treat me like a child.

"What?" Cassidy asked with a smirk and she and Stan were still together. I did nothing but shake my head.

I looked at Pierce who was just quietly eating and staring into nothingness. Weird. They told me many more stories and that's when I found out that Psalm has been studying here since elementary school.

And he is a swimmer. He didn't tell me and it wasn't obvious either. That's why Psalm is a bit dark. They also said that Psalm is smart and popular in the Business Ad department.

"Where did you study then? Danica?" Odette asked me.

"Um, I was homeschooled," I said. He nodded and Rence's jaw suddenly dropped.

"So, your wealth? You've been homeschooled since kindergarten?!" He asked almost shouting, wait, what's so surprising about that?

I nodded. "Wow. You're so rich." Cassidy said.

What's rich about homeschooling? They are a mess. I just shook my head at her and continued eating. After lunch, I went to the girl's washroom.

I looked at myself in the mirror, I'm so pale. Sister Mary is really right, I should use some lip balm. And blush to color my face.

I was about to leave the washroom when three women suddenly entered. One of them is Allison. He was my seatmate who ordered me to unfollow Saint. He had two women with him.

"Oh my god, did I just smell something gross?" A woman said that the lipstick was thick on her face.

Allison looked at me and slapped my cheek without saying a word. I bit my lower lip. Grandpa Santino trained me in taekwondo, but he said I should never use it in public unless it's a life-and-death situation.

I clenched my fist and looked at her. "What's your problem?"

"Oh me? Nothing, I'm just bored and I really want to get rid of every trash in this school." He said with a smile, is she referring to me? I shot up an eyebrow and laughed.

"Then you should get rid of yourself," I said laughing. I saw him blink and couldn't believe what I said.

"Are you aware that I can expel you just because of what you said?!" She shouted. She raised her hand to slap me again but I immediately stopped it.

"Woah. Slapping is your habit? That's sad. Try, trying it to yourself so you can have a little fun." Her face is so mad. So he immediately snatched his hand from my grip.

I looked in the mirror and fixed my hair. But I was very surprised when she suddenly pulled my hair and threw me to her henchman.

"How dare you answer me? Well, you're not a beauty. Maybe they're right, Rozen is a good guy." He said laughing.

In an instant move, she slapped my right cheek. "Stay away from Rozen. He's mine." And slapped my left cheek again. "Besides, reduce your bravery, you don't know who you bump into."

She said and left the washroom together with her henchman. I felt so exhausted as if all my energy had been drained. I looked at myself in the mirror.

I looked like a mess. I immediately took out my cell phone and the one at the top of my contact list was blank.

"Help me...I want to go home."

I just woke up because of the cold I feel, I'm sure this isn't my room. My room is not this cold. I looked around. It's Saint's room. Why am I here?

Did I lose consciousness earlier? Allison did that bad? That's just a slap. I was about to get up when I felt pain in my shoulder. Right. Saint's grip.

I took a deep breath and forced myself to get up, I can't stay in Saint's room. I was about to get out of bed when suddenly Saint came in with a tray. He looked at me with his cold stare and sighed.

He placed the tray on the bedside and adjusted his eyepatch. He looked at me and sat on the end of the bed.

"What happened to you?" He asked. I bowed down. He's right. Humans are never good, they have done nothing but hurt others.

"W-no, I was hit by a ball..." I lied. He looked at me and stared at me for a minute.

"I hate liars, Clea and you know that." I gulped. This guy's instinct is too good. I almost forgot that this person is almost perfect, except for his attitude.

"Your cheeks and arms are swollen, that's not just a hit from the ball." He said calmly, this is the first time I have talked to Saint calmly and I feel no fear.

"Because Allison is my classmate. I didn't follow what she wanted me to do so she slapped me several times in the girl's washroom earlier..." I explained. He stood up and grabbed a chair and sat in front of me.

I was surprised by what he did because we were so close. I can almost hear him breathing. And I just realized that Saint is really handsome up close. Now I wonder why he is wearing an eyepatch.

"And your arm?" He asked. Shall I tell him? "Who the heck just did that to your arm, drop the name and I'll destroy his face."

I smiled a bit. "You have something to do." I laughed a little. "Can you destroy your own face?"

He was surprised by what I said. He sighed and took a cold compress from the tray he was carrying. He gave it to me.

"Just rest. Be absent tomorrow, your arm is so swollen Klea. Why didn't you tell me?" He asked as he helped me lie down on his bed.

He carefully applied the cold compress to both my cheeks. He took some ointment and put it on both my arms.

This is new. Saint was never like this to me, he was not caring. If something bad happens to me, they are the only ones who take care of me. Now, it's him. What's new?

I closed my eyes because I didn't want to see Saint's eyes staring at me. I pretended to be asleep, I thought he was going to leave but I didn't hear any noise.

And then he spoke. "Klea...I'm sorry."

"I didn't mean to do it. I was just furious. I'm sorry for being overprotective to you, I know you can defend yourself. But..." he paused. I kept my eyes closed. "I'm afraid. I'm afraid that one day you'll find someone else to protect you. I'm used to being the one you come home to when something happens to you."

"I can't accept the fact that your heart is slowly drifting away from me. I'm sorry. I know you won't hear this but, please...stay with me. You and Ate Mary are all I have left ."

In a blink of an eye, I found myself hugging Saint. He was surprised by what I did and I was even more surprised by what I did. I snuggled myself into his chest.

And whispered "I won't leave you, Saint. Trust me. Even the world will tell me, even if everyone will hate me. I will never leave your side."

And later on, I felt his arms snake into my waist and hug me back. We stayed like that until our limbs felt numb.

I woke up still in Saint's room. I saw him at the end of his bed facing his laptop and I knew he was serious about what he was doing.

I carefully moved my body, and I flinched. It still hurts. He looked at me with his usual stare. He's still wearing his eyepatch, seriously? What's with his eyepatch? Is he hiding something in his left eye?

"Just rest Klea, your cheeks are still swollen." I nodded to him and lay down again.

Later on, I heard his phone ring. I looked at his back, and because of the silence, I could hear what he was talking about. Am I eavesdropping?

"Hellion you need to report here in the underground, asap." It was the voice of the man who was Saint's assistant. Hellion? Who's Hellion? His codename?

"Why? Why do you need me?" Saint asked in a cold tone.

"The mafia bosses are now livid, they know that the heiress is in your power." I felt Saint approaching me so I immediately closed my eyes.

"You don't scare me with that statement, Luther," Saint said with a very dark voice.

"Oh Hellion, I know you when you're angry. You and the heiress need to escape." Luther said it clearly to Saint.

"If you want to protect the heiress until your last breath, you need to report here ASAP and bring the heiress," Luther said.

"Are you fucking out of your mind, Luther? Klea is fragile and you know that!" Saint exclaimed. I want to leave his room. But he could see that I was awake and just listening to him.

"Yes, Hellion. I know, just come here a'right?"

"Fine!" Saint said and ended their call. I felt Saint sitting next to me. I tried my best to act like sleeping.

"I'll be back." He said and immediately left.

When I heard the door open and close, I relaxed and slowly opened my eyes. Can Saint handle them? Will he be okay?

I went down to the kitchen to drink water first. I saw Sister Mary also drinking milk, she smiled at me and I smiled back.

"Why aren't you asleep? And, what happened to your cheeks and arms?" He asked worriedly, I sat next to him and smiled softly.

"Some girls bullied me because of Saint.." I said softly, Ate Mary's eyebrows immediately raised.

"Who are they? Drop the names, I'll crush their lives." I smiled, he and Saint are indeed brothers. Both have the same attitude.

"They will stop, Sister Mary. Saint will handle them." I said smiling. "By the way, this Saturday I have a tour with Psalm," I promised with a smile.

Sister Mary's mischievous smile came out. "You don't know what to do! Our Sabrina is really getting older."

"That's not a date, Aunt Mary," I said laughing, Sister Mary immediately raised her eyebrows because of what I said.

"Weh? Really? Well, if you can smile at that, it's okay." He was teasing.

"Well, not really, Psalm is just my friend," I said, Sister Mary just shrugged and patted my head.

"Just be careful, right? Even though it's kind, it's also hiding something." He said and I nodded. Psalm is the very opposite version of Saint.

And I like Psalm more than Saint. But Saint means a lot to me. Especially because of what he said earlier, that he was afraid I would leave him. But that will never happen.

I will always need Saint in my life because he has trained me to always be by my side. That he is my support in everything, and I really appreciate him so much for that.

"Sister Mary? I have a question." Sister Mary looked at me.

"Yes? What is it?" This question has been bothering me for a long time, even when I was young. But I couldn't ask because I was afraid.

"Why is Saint's left eye covered? Why is he wearing an eyepatch? Even at school he still wears an eyepatch..." I was surprised that Ate Mary almost threw up just because I asked. What's wrong?

"I can't answer that question, Sat. Only Saint has the right to answer that. But it seems like he won't answer.." Sister Mary said. Why? Is there something wrong with his left eye? Are his eyes not the same size?

"Why?" I asked in confusion. "Only Mommy and Daddy know why he covers his left eye."

"He doesn't let anyone know, and whoever finds out without his permission, he'll kill him." I blinked at Ate Mary's words.

"Oh he, I'm going to sleep. You too." She said and left me alone in the kitchen.

Should I ask him about his eyepatch? Or not?

I followed what Saint told me not to go in today. And since he left last night he still hasn't returned, what if something happened to him? What if he is doomed?

But, he will handle them. Saint is the boss. He's strong enough to beat them. Besides, they won't hurt Saint because he has many connections.

I sighed. Sister Mary went to work. So now I'm alone in Saint's mansion. What can I do here? Cleaning up? But Saint's mansion is clean.

I was almost surprised when the house phone suddenly rang. I looked at him and he immediately approached and answered.

"Hello?" I said.

"Hello? Who is it? Is Saint there?" I frowned when I heard a woman's voice. And who is it?

"You, who are you?" The woman on the other line laughed a little.

"I'm Saint's girlfriend, you? Are you a maid there? Please reach out to him." I suddenly felt nervous because the woman said, Saint, has a girlfriend? Then..he knows Saint's real name.

"I'm sorry he's not here," I said and immediately hung up the phone.

Who's that? It was vaguely from school because he knew Saint's real name. Maybe that's his girlfriend...wait, what's the point?

Saint has the right to have a girlfriend, I don't control his life. I asked. I knew Saint was going to have a girlfriend, but I wasn't informed this early!

"Oh? Hija? It's good and the swelling on your face is gone." I immediately looked at Manang Cillia, I smiled at him and nodded.

"Ah, yes. Because Saint took care of me yesterday." I said weakly, Manang Cillia just smiled at me and nodded.

"Oh, there's your snack, eat it." He said and placed the food in front of me.

"Thank you, Manang." I thank him. He left in front of me and I was dumbfounded. What am I going to do now?

I don't have any friends that I can approach or send here to the mansion. Besides, Saint might get angry if I send someone to the house.

[FAST FORWARD]

It was already 5 pm but Saint is still not there so I immediately smiled when I heard the sound of the doorbell. I hurriedly walked towards the gate and when I opened it I was surprised by what I saw.

Why is he here? I didn't send him to the mansion, how did he know the address of Saint's mansion? Is he spying on me?

"Psalms?" I can't believe it said. He immediately smiled at me and I was even more surprised that he was with more people.

"Odette? Cassidy? Rence? Stan? Eren? And Pierce? Why are you all here?" I can't believe it said.

"Because we were worried about you, we immediately looked at the form you sent us and went to the address you entered," Cassidy promised with a smile. "And we didn't know you were really rich."

"Do you have a lot of food, Danica?" Odette immediately elbowed Eren because of what he said. They all laughed.

Do I let them in? Well, what if Saint suddenly appeared? Will they know we are in the same house? I turned to the double door of the house and saw Manang Cillia coming out of there.

"Oh, Hija? You have guests to let in." I immediately approached Manang Cillia and whispered.

"But Manang, Saint might knowㅡ" she cut me off. "I'll take care of it."

I immediately smiled. "Thank you, Manang!"

Manang just smiled at me and let Psalm enter. I could clearly see the sparkle in their eyes when they entered Saint's mansion.

"Wow, Danica. You're so rich." Rence promised happily. I laughed weakly at what he said.

"Come on, let's go to the poolside," I said smiling.

"You have a pool?!" Eren's eyes widened when he asked that. I nodded. "I should have brought swimwear!"

I just laughed. Having friends is really good and at least I won't get bored because they are here.

I really hope Saint doesn't get angry.

Our laughter filled the entire poolside, almost late at night and almost all of them didn't want to go home. Odette even insisted on having a sleepover, but I immediately said that maybe my parents will come home today and they don't know that I have a visitor. It's good that they understood and didn't force them anymore.

"After you ate dinner, did you go home?" I told them, and they nodded.

"Are you coming in this Monday?" Psalm asked and I nodded. I really appreciate their care for me. Even though we have only known each other for one week, they are really worried about me.

Eren smiled mischievously at both of us. "Do you know, Danica, Psalm was excited to come here, he just had to ditch class to come here right away. Right, Rence?" He was teasing.

"Yes!" And Rence agreed. I bowed and smiled secretly. Does he really care for me like that?

"Yeeee, you guys." Cassidy was teasing.

"Oh, Psalm just takes it slow and maybe something will come of it," Eren said after, my face getting even redder.

Pierce was just quietly listening to us and eating chips. I looked at Psalm who was now holding his neck and laughing softly while shaking his head.

"Tell us, Danica, ah? If there's progress!" Odette said with a smile as she joined in the teasing.

"Huh? Well, Psalm doesn't intervene with us." I said shyly.

"Boom! Friendzone." Stan laughed as he patted Psalm's shoulder.

"No really Danica? Even a crush?" Crush? Who is my crush? Psalms? Psalm is fun to talk to, I'm also happy when I'm with him. And sometimes I love him.

But, I'm not sure if I really have a crush on him. Besides, if I say yes, I don't want to depend on Psalm if he has feelings for me.

"Nothing. My older brother will scold me when I like a boy." I am referring to Saint, I know he will be angry even if I just make friends with a girl or boy.

"Oh? Really? Your brother is super protective." Cassidy said. I just smiled at him.

"I'll put away what we ate first," I said, they all gave me thumbs up. I took the tray with the empty glasses.

I went straight to the kitchen and I almost dropped the tray I was carrying when I saw who was leaning against the refrigerator and staring at me as if he really expected me to come here.

"S-Saint.." I stammered.

"Who are they?" He immediately asked, I carefully placed the tray on the sink and faced him. Saint is tall so it's hard to look him in the eye so I bowed down.

"M-my k-friends..." I didn't like about who they are because I have no escape from Saint if I keep lying to him.

He tsked. "You have a walk tomorrow with Psalm...and then with your friends today. What else? Is there something you need to tell me that I don't know?"

It's unusual for me to hear Saint speak a single sentence with no English mixed in. "I didn't know they were coming today...they just suddenly rang the doorbell outside earlier, and it would be a shame if I didn't let them in."

"Oh, really? So you gave them our address?" He asked while crossing his arms. I immediately shook my head.

"It's on the form of the club I joined, Odette is our club leader and they were worried about me and why I didn't come in so they went to the address on the form..." I explained. I looked at him and I could clearly see the twinkle in his eye but it disappeared immediately.

"Don't let them go, Saint..." I said softly. He combed his hair with his fingers and picked up his coat from the kitchen counter.

"Do what you want, I won't interfere but tomorrow don't forget what I said I won't pick you up, and plus, be home before 7 pm." My smile immediately came out.

"Yes! Of course." I said smiling. That's the first time I smiled at Saint, it was genuinely not fake.

"And lastly, don't smile like that in front of me. I don't like it." My smile immediately fell and I felt a small pinch in my heart. Can he just appreciate it?

Can he be soft just once? I never saw him smile again since his parents died. Even Mary couldn't make him smile and laugh.

Right, he's a heartless man after all.

As soon as Saint left, Psalm suddenly entered the kitchen.

"It took you a while? Someone else is looking for you." He says. "Ah, I'm on my way there," I reply.

"Let's go?" I nodded and followed him walking but I still didn't want to get rid of what Saint said.

'Don't smile like that in front of me, I don't like it.'

I sighed. Maybe my smile is too annoying for him.