Ch. 201..205: Love Slave to the Mafia Boss's Passion Chapter 201-205

Chapter 201: Like Husband and Wife

My body felt half dead the next morning. One of these days, I’m going to get used to the after effects of having rough sex with Hayden; however, that day wasn’t going to be today. My body felt so sore that I could hardly move without wincing slightly at the pain. My head hit the soft pillow again as I quickly gave up on the idea of getting up from the bed.

Hayden was already awake by the time that my eyes had opened this morning. I could tell without asking that he was in a splendid mood. His blue eyes seemed to shine brighter than usual, and he had a smug smile on his lips almost all the time. Despite his injuries, I could also tell that Hayden did not suffer from any physical damages from our session last night. Our bodies were clearly not made equal.

"What’s the most expensive painting that you’ve ever sold?" he asked suddenly, catching me completely off guard.

"Around 800 dollars," I replied after some thought.

"I see. Let’s see if we can push that up at least by ten times," Hayden said before smiling confidently my way.

"How?" I asked cluelessly.

For me art wasn’t about money but if I wanted to be a professional artist, I knew that I had to make art pay the bills and get ends to meet.

"You’ll see…" Hayden replied vaguely.

"I guess I should quickly finish the website…" I muttered.

"Definitely. You already have photos of your past works, right? It shouldn’t be that hard…" Hayden said carefreely.

"I guess…" I mumbled.

It probably wasn’t hard, but I believed that it wouldn’t be that easy or simple either. There’s no point in telling Hayden this though. I’ll just work harder and get the website finished as soon as possible.

I could tell that he had some plan in mind, but he wasn’t willing to share it with me right now. It would be useless for me to press him further, so I decided to wait and see. I never thought that his plan was already well in motion.

…

"You’re going to work?" I asked, slightly shocked.

"Why are you so surprised?" Hayden asked with a teasing smile.

We shared a meal together peacefully after getting out of bed but after showering and getting dress, Hayden was all ready to go out. He was fit enough to have sex with me and all that last night but is he fit enough to go out? Suddenly, I started to worry again…

"Aren’t you supposed to rest and recover?" I asked.

"I’m fine. Didn’t I already prove it to you last night?" Hayden asked as he pulled me into a hug.

"That’s…" I began arguing as I started pushing against his chest with my hands.

"Stop worrying. I’m bored of telling you that I’m fine. Work on your website. I expect to see a lot of progress when I’m back tonight," Hayden said firmly as he unwrapped his arms from my body.

"Sure…" I mumbled.

"Why don’t you walk me to the car like a good housewife?" Hayden suggested playfully as he grabbed my hand in his.

"I’m not your wife…" I murmured softly.

"You’re right about that. It could be good practice though. Come along, Malissa," Hayden replied cheerfully as he pulled me along behind him.

This was the first time that I was sending Hayden off to work. Usually, he would leave on his own. This new experience brought about mixed feelings for me. I didn’t want Hayden to go out to work because of his injuries and partly because I wanted to spend more time with him. His casual joke about me playing the role of a housewife made me feel slightly uneasy inside.

I wondered if Hayden was thinking about marriage and then realized that he probably wasn’t seriously thinking about it if he thought about it at all.

As I followed him out of the mansion towards the parking area, my mind started to dissect my own feelings as well. Did I want to marry him? If he proposes to me, will I say yes?

Before I could figure anything out, we arrived at the parking area where many luxury sports cars were parked. Undoubtedly, they all belonged to Hayden. All the cars were magnificently outstanding in appearance and were all sparkling clean. All except for one.

"Oh…is this the car you drove the day you got into an accident?" I asked after gasping in shock.

The car seemed so beaten up that I got scared when I thought that Hayden was in that car when it happened. I glanced over at Hayden, and he nodded solemnly at me to confirm my hypothesis.

"Maybe you should get a driver…" I suggested before trailing off.

"There’s no need," he replied casually.

"What if you get into another accident? You need to drive more carefully. No speeding…" I warned.

"Alright. I will. I’ll see you later tonight…with the website…" Hayden said quite seriously.

"Ok…" I replied.

He bent down and planted a quick kiss on my cheek, and I waved goodbye to him as we drove away. Now that was a very husband and wife scene, wasn’t it?

…

By midafternoon I had been sitting in front of the computer for so long that my back had started to hurt. This is probably why all those ergonomic chairs are selling so well nowadays. I must have sat in the wrong position or something because my back felt stiff and so did my neck. Perhaps it’s time for me to spend some hard-earned money on an ergonomic chair as well.

I cocked my head slightly from side to side as I stared intently at the website mockup that I had on my computer screen. Based on the design that Hayden had chosen, I created the website using a simple website building package that I bought online.

Although I would like to say that I had some secret skills up my sleeves, the truth was it was simply dragging around boxes to where I wanted them and adjusting the size and color.

It was supposed to be easy, but it still took hours, and I revised the boxes many times until I thought that I would go crazy. I guess this should do for the layout. The links in all the button worked as well, linking the buttons to the right pages when clicked on. Now all I had to do was upload photos of my past art works into the boxes and add details about them.

 

Chapter 202: Requesting for a Tour

I stretched both arms above my head and heard my back make small cracking sounds. Please tell me that this isn’t proof that I’m getting old. Fortunately, I had uploaded photos of my past artworks online so I could just download them and put it on my newly created website. I was right, once the photos were added in the website came to life.

Black and white sketches looked chic and minimalistic against the black and white color tone of the website while colored photos of my paintings added color and life to the website.

Smiling a little to myself, I clapped my hands together happily to applaud my own achievement for the day. If only my grandmother was still around, I’m sure that she would be the one applauding me for my effort and hard work right now. If heaven really does exist, then she’s probably watching me from up above…

After a few more hours, it began to get dark outside as the sun had set. Hayden should be back soon, hopefully. The website mockup was pretty much completed. I liked it and I prayed that Hayden would as well. I’ll find out his reaction to all of this very soon.

The real problem starts now…

I still didn’t have a pseudonym that I wanted to use as an artist. So far, I’ve been using my name. It wasn’t all that strange to use my name, but a pseudonym is probably cooler, I guess. I shook my head from side to side. Who am I kidding?

Although I didn’t want to admit it, I believed the reason Hayden suggested for me to take on another name was to conceal my real identity and my relations to Torex. The Torex corporate is legal in its own right but since everyone practically knows that they’re a mafia gang, everyone is especially scared. Even I knew all about that before I got involved with Hayden and the boss.

Back then, my reaction was the same as everyone else. Intimidated and scared.

I wondered if my association with the mafia would have an impact on my career as an artist…

…

"I’m on my way back…" Hayden informed me casually.

"Are you driving right now?" I asked suddenly feeling very panicked.

"Yes, of course I’m driving now," he replied like it was supposed to be obvious.

"Can you not talk on the phone while you’re driving? You know, you should concentrate on the road…I should hang up now…" I said quickly.

"Enough worrying. I can drive just fine. I’ll see you soon," Hayden said curtly before hanging up.

He can drive just fine? Says the guy who just had a car crash recently.

There was a knock at the door and Auntie slowly popped her head in through the door. She beamed a smile at me, and I knew that she was here to set up the dinner table. Hayden had been eating in the room with me instead of eating in the main dining room of the mansion.

I thought that worked well because the smaller room felt homier while the main dining room of the mansion seemed more suitable for holding a ball or a banquet.

Now that I thought about it, apart from the rooms that I’ve casually passed by, I haven’t seen much of the mansion yet. Since I’ve been too focused on working on the website, I haven’t gotten around to asking Auntie to show me around. Tomorrow might be a good day for that if she’s free.

"Auntie, do you have some free time tomorrow?" I asked.

"I can always make time for you. Honestly, at my age, I’m not that busy like the other younger maids. They just keep me here because I’ve been here a long time and all," Auntie replied too honestly before laughing.

"I disagree with that. I think you contribute so much to this place. At least, you take care of Hayden and me very well," I replied comfortingly.

"Well, thanks for your kind words. What can I help you with tomorrow?" Auntie asked curiously.

"Hayden mentioned that you can give me a tour of the mansion. I think it might be fun to take a little tour around too. Would tomorrow work for you?" I asked brightly.

"Sure…if that’s what Hayden wants then…" Auntie replied.

For some reason that I couldn’t phantom, she seemed quite confused that I had requested for a tour of the mansion. Perhaps, she’s been here so long that she doesn’t find the mansion new and exciting anymore.

"Thank you!" I thanked her cheerfully.

…

Hayden is running a little late for dinner and I started feeling uneasy. I stared at the food laid out in front of me on the table as I clutched my mobile phone tightly in my hand. My brain started a debate whether I should give him a call or not. I knew well what this feeling was called and since Hayden’s accident, I have been experiencing it more often than ever before. Paranoia…

He was probably caught up in traffic but no matter how many times I told myself that my brain would stray off to conjure up more gruesome scenarios. I closed my eyes and threw my head back. If I want to spend my life with Hayden, I’m going to have to come to terms with his high-risk lifestyle or I’ll be worrying about him all the time until I went insane.

The door opened and my eyes immediately went to the man walking in through the door.

"Hayden!" I cried out his name happily as I got up from my seat and approached him.

"You look so happy that I’m back…" he said before smiling at me.

"I guess I am quite happy that you’re back. Was the traffic bad today?" I asked.

"A little…" he replied.

Together we walked to the dinner table where dinner was waiting for us. I wondered if the food had gotten cold already. Maybe I should get Auntie to heat it up for us.

"Is the food cold? Should I get Auntie to heat it up?" I asked.

"There’s no need. I want to spend time alone with you," Hayden replied so straightforwardly that I couldn’t help but blush a little.

Chapter 203: Are You Lonely?

"Alright…" I mumbled.

We ate dinner and shared casual conversation until we finished eating. It was then that I thought that I should let Hayden know about my plans with Auntie tomorrow.

"I haven’t gotten around to it yet because I’ve been working on the website, but I’ve asked Auntie to show me around the mansion tomorrow," I reported dutifully.

"That’s good. Harvey’s wing is strictly off-limits," Hayden said as he looked pointedly at me.

I could tell that he was dead serious and so I just nodded in acknowledgement. However, the curiosity within me couldn’t help but wonder why exactly that was so. By Harvey’s wing, he must be referring to the part of this mansion that his elder brother used to live in.

"Show me the website?" Hayden requested.

Oh right, I need to show him the website mock-up.

"Can you come over to the table over there? I’ll show you on the computer," I said as I got up and led him to the table.

I opened the window and began showing him the mockup of the website that I had created. It was still a mockup offline, but it had almost everything just like the real thing. I glanced over to watch Hayden’s face so that I could see his reaction to the work that I had tried so hard to put together. Frankly, I think he looked slightly impressed at the outcome of my efforts.

"So, what do you think?" I asked, fishing for compliments.

"Looks fine," he replied flatly.

Just that?

"Is there anything that you think I should improve on?" I asked.

Hayden thought it over for a little while before turning to look at me.

"Is it possible to add a form for people to put in their requests if they’re interested in your work or want to order a commission?" he asked.

Oh, that’s right, I forgot about that.

"Actually, I was thinking about that. I found another artist’s website that had that function and I thought that it was quite useful. Hold on, let me show it to you now. I think I can add it in," I said as I opened the website that I saw before.

"Looks good. I think if you add in that form the website should be close to perfect," he said with a nod.

"I’ll do that tomorrow then," I replied happily.

A fulfilling feeling of accomplishment filled me. Although it was just a tiny step forward to putting myself out there as an artist on the online world, it was still a good step to take. I was certain that I was heading in the right direction.

Now that I had more time on my hands, it might be a good opportunity to produce some artwork to add to my portfolio and also to test and try out new techniques and styles.

When I shifted my eyes towards Hayden, I found him staring at me with a slightly troubled look on his face. I wasn’t sure if he seemed worried or was it just imagination. Was he stressed about work?

"Hayden?" I called his name questioningly.

Hayden seemed like he had something that he wanted to say but he hesitated. This was quite new to me. Usually, Hayden didn’t hesitate to say anything. It was either he would say it, or he would flat out refuse to say it. I wondered what he was debating with himself about.

"Hayden, is something the matter?" I asked with a mix of curiosity and worry.

"Nothing much…I was just wondering if you…feel lonely during the day," he said very hesitantly.

I see, so he was worried about me. He probably realized that I was pretty much alone in the mansion during the day. Sure, there were men and maids here with me, but they didn’t really talk to me. Hayden had given me tasks to work on and that was probably because he was afraid that I would be bored and have nothing to do while he was away during the day.

In the evening and at night, Hayden would be with me so that was all fine and good.

"Well, a little…I guess. Oh, but it’s ok. I’ll start painting or something…so you don’t have to worry," I said reassuringly.

I smiled at him sweetly. It warmed my heart just to know that he thought of me even if it was just a little. Hayden can be so sweet sometimes.

…

The next morning, I went to send Hayden off to work again. Somehow walking him to his car became a new routine that was added to my daily life. I didn’t mind getting up in the morning to send him off at all. The best reward was that he would kiss my cheek or forehead tenderly before he left.

"Have a good day at work. Hope things don’t get too busy," I said.

"Behave yourself well while you’re home," Hayden replied before bending down to kiss my forehead softly.

"I don’t want to hear that from you…you better behave yourself too…" I muttered.

I spent the remaining time in the morning figuring out how to add the commission form to my website. After almost two hours of struggling, I managed to add that in and that was thanks to the tool having a similar ready-made option. Otherwise, I couldn’t imagine how I could achieve such a feat. Technology clearly wasn’t my thing. The next step was to put the website online.

This part wasn’t so hard after I had paid for the website hosting.

Hayden would be so surprised to see the website ready to go. I hoped that he would be more impressed than when he saw the mockup. His lack of appreciation and reaction was a little of a letdown to be honest. I stretched my arms above my head and twisted my body from side to side after I was done with my website work for the day.

Just like magic, Auntie knocked on my door softly before poking her head in. It was the most perfect timing ever because I was now free to go on my long-awaited tour of the mansion. However, the maids started rolling in a trolley filled with food. My stomach sank a little when I realized that I had to eat lunch first before my tour could start.

Chapter 204: Where He Lives

"I guess the tour comes after lunch…" I said with a depressed sigh.

"That’s right. Eat up. I don’t want to tell Hayden that you haven’t been eating much…" Auntie said with mock scorn.

Hayden again…

"Ok ok…" I said before I started eating.

The food tasted great now that I was in the mood to have an appetite. I placed a hand over my tummy and wondered if I had started to gain weight. Auntie is spoiling me with so much food and dessert as well.

After finishing lunch, I urged Auntie to take me on a tour of the mansion straight away. I didn’t want to put it off anymore and now that the tour was about to start, I felt oddly excited about the whole thing.

"Follow me closely…" Auntie instructed as she led the way.

I followed her obediently from the long hallway that seemed to stretch out endlessly. The mansion was large and seemed to have many sections. I didn’t know why the boss or whoever it was in Hayden’s family decided that they needed a place this enormous.

"First, I will take you through the commonly used rooms on the first floor and second floor. These rooms are conveniently located at the center part of the mansion. You’ve seen some of the rooms before since you’ve walked past them, but I’ll show you again to make sure that you’re aware of all the rooms," Auntie explained.

She guided me to the first floor at the center of the mansion. The commonly used rooms were just as she had called them, they were rooms that were in use daily in the mansion.

"This is the main dining room and in the corner is a bar. The next room is the living room for when we have guests. This one here is the private living room. As the name implies, it is strictly for family members and guests are not allowed in this living room. Master Hayden spends a lot of his time in this private living room when he’s free," Auntie explained.

All the rooms that I’ve been led to were too big for their own good and luxuriously furnished. Auntie led me to a few other rooms including a study room, a library, a mini movie theatre, a fitness and so many other facilities that I thought were probably not needed at home. After a long walk, I began dragging my feet.

My initial excitement at finally being able to see Hayden’s home had all but vanished at that point.

The real problem was that apart from the first few rooms, I felt like the other rooms didn’t have any personal connection to Hayden at all. I mean, how often does he actually visit the library. Maybe he does but Hayden doesn’t look like a bookworm kind of guy at all. I found it very hard picturing Hayden sitting still and composed as he read a book in the library.

I shook my head to clear that strange and unfitting image away from my head before it began to stick. That was when I realized that I wanted to know more about Hayden’s lifestyle and how he spent his time in the house.

For instance…

"Auntie, where is Hayden’s room?" I asked very straightforwardly.

It wasn’t like I was planning to sneak into his room or anything like that but I just found it weird that he knew exactly where to find me, but I didn’t even know where his bedroom was in his mansion. Now that I thought about it, I have never seen his bedroom either. He did take me to his living room, and he did mention that he occupied that set of room but was that where he usually stayed?

"Oh…that’s right, I guess you’ve never been to Master Hayden’s wing before. He spends some time there but not always. I can show you. The boss and his sons used to live here together before…you know…" Auntie explained before trailing off with a sad look on her face.

I knew that she was probably referring to Harvey’s unfortunate and early death. I see, so before Harvey passed away Hayden lived here with his father and his elder brother. That’s news to me, I wondered what life was like for him as a child and when he grew up. This mansion was huge and the Torex were loaded so he must have lived a very privileged life. He still does by the way…

"After that…the boss moved out? He lives in the other mansion now, right?" I asked.

"That’s right. The boss moved to a new place and Master Hayden inherited this mansion from his father. I think he was the one who insisted on staying here," Auntie said as if recalling some old memories.

Auntie led me along a very long hallway and soon we arrived at a fork in the path. This was where the mansion was split into the various wings.

"Master Hayden’s wing is this way. Please follow me closely, the place is quite large so please don’t wander off or you’re going to get lost," Auntie warned sternly.

She led the way and I quickly followed close behind her. Hayden’s wing of the house seemed to have been remodeled because the modern luxury style of decoration was quite different from the rest of the house. A lot more marble of shades of white and grey was used here in Hayden’s wing of the mansion. It felt like walking in a modern five-star hotel, and I had to say that I was very impressed.

If this was his taste in interior design, then I was glad to say that I shared the same tastes.

"Each wing in the mansion was built to house its own sets of room so that it can act as a standalone mansion in terms of function. The boss had it designed so that when his sons got married and had their own families, they could all still live in this mansion while having their own private space with their families," Auntie explained.

I nodded at how much that made sense. While looking around at the various rooms, I wondered if Hayden thought about starting a family too and if he wanted to spend time with them here in this wing of the mansion.

 

 

Chapter 205: Off Limits

"This is Master Hayden’s study. He uses it very often when he decides to work at home. Although, he’s been going out every day since you came here," Auntie explained.

I peeped my head into Hayden’s study and was no longer impressed at how overly large every single room seemed to be in this mansion. Auntie didn’t step into the room and that made me feel like I shouldn’t step a foot in there as well. Maybe Hayden didn’t like people going into his study while he wasn’t there or without his permission.

"This is Master Hayden’s bedroom. He spends most of his nights here…" Auntie explained as she stopped at a large pair of double doors.

Unlike his study, she didn’t even open the door for me to peek inside. Clearly, this room was considered a very private space. I guessed that made sense since it’s his bedroom. He’s never brought me here before either…

"What about the rooms that he brought me to before?" I asked curiously.

I thought of the first night that I arrived here and the rooms that he brought me to. Quickly, I forced my thoughts to a stop before my mind would recall what happened later after I entered those rooms.

"Oh, he stays there sometimes too. He likes to complain that his wing is too large for him to occupy alone so sometimes he would live in those rooms for convenience," Auntie replied like it was the most normal thing in the world.

We visited a few more rooms in Hayden’s wing that Auntie thought was important enough to point out. Overall, Hayden’s wing was like another mansion in and of itself and was clearly too large for one person. The boss was right in thinking that it was supposed to be for a family instead of for one man. Although it probably would still be too big even for a family to live here.

"That’s it for Master Hayden’s wing of the mansion. Now, I’ll take you to see some of the common facilities that you can use if you want. Master Hayden rarely uses it though, but it is well maintained. We have the saunas, the outdoor pool and such…" Auntie continued with her briefing.

She led me back along the hallway where we came from, and I followed after her dutifully. This mansion was so big that I wondered how many maids it took just to keep this place clean like this. It felt like such a waste resources and money, but then again, who was I to judge?

We arrived back to the point where the path forked into separate paths. My eyes couldn’t help wandering to the other path that Auntie hadn’t led me on. I wondered where that hallway led?

"That’s the way to Master Harvey’s wing…" Auntie stated sternly as she followed my line of sight.

Her words trailed off and it was clear that she wasn’t about to offer any more explanations. In addition, she didn’t invite me to follow her to show me that wing of the mansion.

"Oh, I see…" I mumbled.

"It’s completely off limits. No one is allowed to enter that part of the mansion. Please do not even think of entering Master Harvey’s wing. Is that clear?" Auntie asked and her eyes were dead serious as she stared at my face.

"Yes…" I replied with a firm nod of my head.

The way Auntie spoke so strictly as her eyes stared at my face only made me more curious about Harvey’s wing of the mansion. Although I guessed that there was probably nothing there that was worth seeing. Since he was gone now, it probably made sense that Hayden didn’t want anyone entering his brother’s rooms.

"Did Hayden prohibit people from entering this wing?" I asked curiously before I could stop myself.

It was off limits but was it based on Hayden’s orders or the boss’s orders?

"Yes. Master Hayden has ordered everyone to stay away from Master Harvey’s wing. Please forget that you’ve been here," Auntie said as she quickly walked back ahead of me.

With one last glance at the dark and long hallway, I followed after Auntie to enjoy the rest of the tour. The remaining part of the tour was eye-opening enough for me to appreciate. It was also good to walk around a little bit after being stuck in a chair for too long while I worked on the website. The mansion was large, and I got plenty of walk during that tour.

I had to admire Auntie for being in high spirits all throughout the tour. Before I knew it, I had started to truly like Auntie and appreciate all her efforts.

When I returned to my room, I realized that I had received a text message from Hayden.

’I’ll be back a little late today. Start dinner first.’

A depressing feeling of disappointment filled my heart when I realized that Hayden would be late for dinner. He said that he’ll be late but that might mean that he might not join me for dinner at all. I always looked forward to our private dinner together every evening like it was the highlight of my day. This wasn’t good news to me at all.

I wondered what Hayden was working on now and if the situation outside had improved.

By the time that dinner was ready and served, Hayden was still no where in sight. I stared at the food and decided to do as he had told me to. I picked up a fork and started eating the food. Auntie watched me silently from the side. Honestly, I didn’t understand why Hayden was still worried about my diet. I’ve been eating decently well for a while now.

Unconsciously, I was eating very slowly as if I wanted to drag my meal out. The food had gotten cold, but I was still slowly eating at the dining table. Every once in a while, my eyes would glance over at the closed door. Where is Hayden?

I was too full to eat anything else anymore and had resorted to playing around with the food in my plate, pushing it around here and there with my fork. It was a dirty display of my lack of table manners; however, there wasn’t anyone there to watch me anymore since Auntie had already left earlier. That was when the door finally opened; however, Hayden didn’t walk in like he usually did…