Filed To Story: Dumped by Scumbag Adored by Billionaire
The third POV
There was no trace of laughter on Reina’s face as she took a seat on the couch in her father’s spacious cozy office with a touch of modernity.
She looked suave crossing her leg over the other yet the frown was still present with her arms crossed against her chest.
Her father deserved harsh treatment at times, he was just so stubborn. How could he still shamelessly chase after those girls her age? How could she face them? What was she going to call them? Mom? Stepmom? Who should greet who?
“Princess baby, look at daddy” Valentino came to sit beside her in a morose manner. Anyone who saw him at that moment would be shocked for eternity.
The cruel, powerful Sakuzi was begging for his daughter’s mere attention; looking like a dog wagging his tail just to attract his master’s interest.
“Stop calling me that father, I’m not a child for christ’s sake,” she complained, throwing her face the other way.
Reina wished there was a way she could remove “Princess” out of her name, it was so damn girlish, cringeful, and annoying. But that man called her father wouldn’t let her do so, how frustrating!
When she was abroad, people would always ask if she came from a royal background because of her name? Funny but no, she came from a criminal background.
Sadly for her, it turned out that the “Princess” was indeed a title given to the treasured miss of the Armani family, just like “Sakuzi” was given to her father as leader of the Falcon mob.
“How did you know I would be back by tonight? By chance, did you send someone to spy on me again?” Reina changed the topic, knowing she couldn’t stay angry at that sneaky old man forever.
“Do I even need to spy on you, Princess? The last man I sent to keep you safe, you sent his chopped fingers back to me” he reminded her.
“You mean that peeping tom you sent to monitor my activity? He should be lucky I didn’t gouge his eyes out instead,” she said.
“Tut-tut,” Sakuzi made a sound of disapproval, “I trained you to be a proper princess but all you do is follow your brother’s footsteps; flirt with men, speak vulgar words, so aggressive and unfitting of a lady,” he complained.
“I’m sorry father but I can’t be that girl; that wears pink and a bow on her head or that girl; that wears a skirt and awaits her prince in shining armor to come to rescue her in time of distress. I’m just me and I love being me,” Reina poured out her feelings, hoping her father would get to see things from her perspective.
“Fine, anything you want princess,” he conceded easily. Well, it wasn’t all that surprising, he had always pampered her beyond measure.
“By the way, how are my grandchildren and when are they coming over?” Sakuzi asked, envisioning the face of his beautiful grandkids – notwithstanding, that son of a bastard was their father. As far as they had a pint of Sakuzi blood in them, they were already family.
Valentino swore to train them up without him, his grandchildren deserved better than him. Once their revenge was over, he would have Reina choose a man to settle down with.
It wouldn’t matter whether the supposed future husband came from a rich background or not – after all, they had all the money they could ever wish for- once his precious daughter made her choice, he was hers to have.
“They’re fine, father,” she answered,” But they won’t be coming over here till I’m done with this mission,”
At the mention of a mission, Sakuzi’s countenance changed,
“You came back too early, our enemy is still not yet in the country,”
Reina smirked,” Oh, don’t worry, father, he would be returning soon if not tomorrow,”
He was intrigued, “What did you do?”
With her hand, she made a calm down gesture, “Settle your nerves father, I haven’t killed anyone,” she added, “Yet,”
“Princess, you don’t need to soil your hands. If you need any difficult job done, there are many of my men to – “
“All those years I spent away wasn’t for nothing, father. I found a way to make him return to the country- legally, of course,” She Informed with a self-pleased smile.
“He’s the father of your children, princess. Are you sure you’re going to be alright dealing with him?” Sakuzi tested her on purpose, checking to see if she was in line with his plans.
Her face expressed anger and she shot up to her feet,” He’s a bastard, scumbag, womanizer, and an asshole who doesn’t deserve to be part of my children’s life,” her chest heaved with emotion.
“Moreover, time is running out,” Reina went on, “It’s no longer a matter of being alright or not, I have to get him before he settles down,”
“He’s getting married?” Sakuzi was surprised.
“There’s no official news regarding that yet but rumors are circulating. There’s no smoke without a fire, father. It must be true, I have to act fast,” Reina said to him yet couldn’t understand why she was so bothered by it.
It doesn’t matter to Reina whether he got married to another woman or not, all that matters is that he gets his fair share of punishment.
He manipulated and used her and he would pay for that, alongside killing her older brother. A Sakuzi sees revenge to the end.
“Well,” Sakuzi shot up to his feet, “If you say so, then I’ll have you know that all my resources are at your disposal,” he gave her permission to carry out anything she wanted.
“Really? Oh, thank you so much,” Reina hugged her father tightly with joy,”Thanks for being there for me, Father,”
“Of course,” he said, finally launching that peck on her cheeks “Anything for you, my princess,”
Reina pulled away with a heart full of joy. Finally, it was time to exact her revenge on that son of a biscuit and she had all the power she wanted.
“Niles spencer, I’m coming for you,” her lips were tilted to the side in a smile as she sauntered out of her father’s office.
Sakuzi watched her daughter leave his office with a heavy heart, what was this prickling sensation in his heart?
Yes, he did lie to her but just in matters concerning Niles. Reina had an idea of her past including her name, everything! though she still hasn’t recovered her memories.
He just tinkered a bit of her past and lied about Niles being a casanova that did nothing but play with her feelings and there was uncountable evidence to support that – Niles’ past was just so …
Well, in one word, he pits his daughter against the father of her children. Reina was from the Sakuzi Clan and she would later understand the reasons behind his actions.
Reina’s POV
“Get out of the industry!” They all swarmed around her the way bees surround a honeycomb
“No, let me go,” she tried to move past them but she was pushed back against the bridge railing.
“You golddigger, we don’t need someone like you in the entertainment industry!”
“Ouch!” She cried in pain as someone grabbed her hair from the side. But she couldn’t tell who did that since they encompassed her all about, that there wasn’t enough air to intake.
“Leave me alone!” She screamed, trying to breathe; they were suffocating her.
“You’re a disgrace to this generation! Go away! We don’t need you, bitch,”
Then she felt someone push her and somehow lost balance, toppling down the bridge and plunging deep into the water.
“Niles, help me!” That was the last word from her mouth as she landed feet first in the water. But even with that landing position, it felt like she had hit a cemented wall, her entire body was in pain.
So she lifted her head, gasping for air, however, swallowed more water till her lungs felt like bursting. Her arm arched but she wanted to live so hard that she flailed wildly. Sadly, the water was impenetrable thanks to the darkness and she lost consciousness.
“No!!” I woke up with a startled scream and rushed to my bathroom, turning on the faucet and washing my face till I was sure I wasn’t trapped in that nightmare anymore.
I was hyperventilating, that I was sure of; my breath was coming in gasps and my hand shaking uncontrollably. Of all the memories that I could retain, it happened to be the traumatic one.
For seven years, I had been reliving that nightmare but I loved it anyway, it made me stronger and better.
I wasn’t Maria anymore; that weak, pathetic vessel that couldn’t stand up for herself. Now, I was Reina and sure wouldn’t let anyone step over me that easily- heads would be sure to roll off of bodies.
Returning to my room, I flopped down on my bed and took out my phone, scrolling through the news and stopped on one that featured Niles.
“What a waste of a handsome face,” I mumbled to myself, drinking in that picture.
Now, I could understand why my father said I fell head over heels in love with him. It wasn’t that difficult to comprehend, the man had great looks that could even make the strongest of woman buckle at the knee.
I felt like placing one or two kisses on that sexy pouty lips – Woah, Reina, dangerous territory. He’s your enemy, remember? Not snacks to eat. It was quite a pity that he was the most appetizing snack around.
I scrolled further down, my face scrunching up at the sight of the woman who latched on his arm as if he was her property.
“Jennifer?”
My brow raised in interest, so this was her? For some strange reasons, I decided I didn’t like her. Moreover, Jennifer, or whatever she called herself, looked too innocent. But don’t be mistaken, those seemingly naive ones are always the most dangerous. The Angels are not always who they seem to be.
“Whatever,” I threw my phone to the side of the bed and decided to go get something to eat upon hearing my stomach rumble. I had gone straight to bed when I returned earlier and now it was protesting.
Father must have known that I would skip dinner hence the refrigerated meal awaiting me. Sigh, what would I do without that old man?
I warmed the food in the microwave and sat down to enjoy my meal not minding the movement of guards observing their normal patrol. Living with Sakuzi meant a higher ratio of men to women.
The only women you could find around here were the maids and cleaning staff who maintained this mansion. There were women in the gang but you could count them with your fingers.
Though stepmom did come around to visit sometimes, we didn’t have much of a relationship. Apparently, she had divorced father because of his infidelity and not because of his line of work.
Her family wasn’t all that innocent either with their long chains of casinos spread across several cities and abroad- money laundering was their specialty. Apparently, their marriage had been an arranged one, you know politics and such.
We don’t talk much whenever she visits. Neither were we on bad terms, just learned to mind our own business. After all, I was just an illegitimate child like the other two and also the child of that woman.
I had always thought women were the gossips but no, welcome to the Falcon gang. It was through the men’s spirited conversation that I got to learn that my so-called mother was his favorite and supposedly the only one my father had genuinely been in love with.
But sadly for my father, Angela didn’t want anything to do with a mobster, so their relationship ended abruptly or so he thought.