Chapter 11: Back To The Palace

I showed a small smile at her courage for her son. "Then good luck to you and to your son, but I hope that when we meet again, you will be a complete family."

I noticed that Carina took something from her bag, which was a bank check, and placed it on the table near me. "This is my payment for what you did. I didn't give it to the man. I was talking to your partner because I also want to see you."

I took the bank check and looked at the written amount. I frowned at the amount I saw. "You put the wrong amount here. The payment for my missions is not this amount, especially since what I did was easier for you. "

"Don't worry, the amount written there is correct. Something happened because he came home, which he hasn't done since we got married."

I just shrugged. "Then thank you very much for this." I put the bank check in my jacket pocket.

Suddenly, someone knocked on the transparent wall next to us. Carina smiled at the person outside. A man is holding a child who I suspect is Carina's child because they both look alike.

"Your child?" I asked her for confirmation.

"Yes, and my police friend that I was telling you about earlier. I will leave first. I'm so happy that I met a gangster like you. " Then she smiled.

She got up and so did I, but I just remained standing next to the transparent wall while Carina left the restaurant. I was just looking at the child while the person holding it was looking in another direction. When the boy saw Carina, he was so happy and clapped his hands as if he knew exactly who was approaching. Carina carried her child from the man and turned to me and waved before leaving.

I sighed. "Why do they look more like a family? And I feel like a heart that has not been reciprocated by love again. " I just shook my head and left the restaurant, and left that place.

I first exchanged the bank check that Carina gave me at a bank branch. I got almost the amount, then I went out right away, but I saw some clothing stores with low prices. I walked and went to the clothes stand. I bought some clothes that I would definitely use to take before she comes back to the prince's country.

I soon left after that and drove home. When I got close to my house, I stopped in front of Simon's house. Fortunately, I saw him outside having coffee. I walked over to where he was and sat in the chair opposite him.

"What did you and Mrs. Torres talk about?" Simon asked immediately.

I first put the things I bought on the table. "She gave me the payment and it was just a little conversation."

"Is that so?" He looked at the plastic on the table. "You went shopping. Why so many?"

I pushed the plastic closer to him because I actually bought the ones inside the plastic for Simon. My other purchases are on top of the seat of my motorcycle that I will take with me when I leave. "For you," I said.

He was surprised while looking at me. "For me?"

"Yes."

 He smiled while looking inside the plastic. "Why so many of them now?"

"More is better." Every time I finish a mission, I buy Simon clothes, food, or whatever he needs. This part is not yet included in his payment either. He is alone and old, so as much as I can give, I give to him so that he doesn't feel sad or lose something to eat every day. He has been my mentor to become a gangster since my parents passed away, so even by simply buying clothes, food, or going to his house, he will feel that he has me even though he doesn't have children. It's not obvious from my face or actions, but I value him because Simon is the only person I usually have together time with and also, he is my partner in missions.

"I'll be gone and I don't know how long I will stay in King's country, so you better have a lot of things at home before I leave." I took the envelope from my pants pocket and gave it to him. "This is your part payment for the mission to Mrs. Torres."

Simon took it and opened it. He immediately frowned. "Why is it so big?"

"Mrs. Torres also paid me too much, so the amount of your part is that."

He smiled while still holding and waving the envelope containing the money. "Then thank you very much for this."

I got up to leave. "My flight will be early while the sky is dark to back in King Stephen's country. Be careful here and you will take care of our place first until I'm not here. I'm sure when the other gangsters find out that I'm not here in our place, they will start to mess up again."

"Don't worry, I can still handle them even though I'm old, and you also know that I've been your mentor, right?" He smiled while raising both eyebrows.

I finally smiled. "Well, you're right."

"Also be careful, Adira, because even though you are the one who is feared here, the battle will be different from the country you are going to, especially if there is a war going on there."

I nodded. "Noted, I'm leaving." I walked to my motorbike and left immediately.

Simon just watched until Adira left. "I hope you have a good stay in that palace, Adira," he said softly, before taking the plastic and going inside the house.

The moment Adira got back to her house, she immediately packed clothes and some things such as underwear and two gloves. She always wears black gloves whenever she has a mission, but she didn't just wear them on the mission to Mr. Torres because it didn't fit what she was wearing, and the most important of all of it was her two wooden sticks, so all of the things she was going to bring were put inside the big bag. She checked again to see if anything was okay, and after that, the things that she brought were okay, she left the room again to eat.