Refusing the Love of a Mafia Boss
54. Vanity

Ilina put on the gloves as soon as the entire guard in front of Benedict's room died. He hints at Ryo to kick the door, and Noah naturally hugs him from the onslaught of consecutive shots.

Again, when Ilina glanced, she just smiled.

The fact that he was wearing a shirt as if he wanted a concert instead of a war meant that he didn't even think the shot was capable of killing him.

Arrogant.

But unfortunately Ilina also had that kind of arrogance.

So Ilina flicked a finger, for a consecutive shot coming from behind them.

Noah shut his ears from the noise. Then pulled Ilina to follow him, arriving inside the room Benedict was in.

Ilina's eyes squinted at the remaining number of people. Throwing the needle before there is a defensive reaction until it completely falls without waste.

Now Benedict was really in front of him, sitting arrogantly as if he was not losing.

"I admire the hubris." Ilina walked over. Beware of something like a hidden weapon or a gun.

But his vigilance recedes when Ryo jumps behind Benedict, pointing a gun at his head as a threat.

"Lia Bumantara." Benedict looked at him with an interested smile. "I didn't think Arman's son really existed."

Then he looked at Noah.

"And after decades, come together the filth from Palmer for revenge."

Ilin took out a needle box from her pocket. The faint sound of screaming was still heard, signaling now that the massacre was still ongoing. But this man did not care, either because he knew he had lost or because he did not care.

"I didn't know that Benedict Palmer was a ludicrous poet." Ilina shuffled a small bottle of the most special poison and only for Benedict. "Come for revenge? Who is this revenge for? Do I look vengeful to you?"

Noah kissed Ilina's hair. "My Ilina doesn't have time for a grudge on shit. Right, Ilina?"

Ignore her.

"No." Ilina approached. Stop right in front of Benedict's desk. "I killed them one by one too, like your family."

His expression changed somewhat. So he misunderstood Ilina from the Bumantara family. Meaning until the end Xavier did not divulge the fact that Ilina had no relationship with the Bumantara family.

"I don't actually like talking to dead people, but I'll do it one last time." Ilina showed her true form as a heartless human being. "Benedict Palmer's. What does arrogance mean to you?"

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Noah did not like Ilina's eyes. There was a cold feeling in his heart when Noah never felt someone over this cold heart.

That question, don't know why, Noah doesn't want to hear the answer.

"Ride." Benedict drew a smile before he burst into laughter. Her face looked disgusting to Noah as she looked at Ilina with interest. "What is your arrogance, Young Girl?"

"I'll answer you when I hear you."

Noah held Ilina's hand. "Why talk to someone like him for too long? Ilina, don't make—"

"The pride is the robe and the crown of power." Benedict just stared straight at Ilina even though Ryo pressed the gun against her temple. "Confidence is something that will not follow kindness. Pride is selfish. And pride is beauty."

Ilina pulled a thin smile. "You're right."

"Ilina—"

"My pride," Ilina extended her body, "is to make sure the world goes my way."

The next thing was something that no one could have imagined happening. When Ilina's hand reached out to Benedict's neck and the man pointed the weapon at Ilina, something moved first.

Noah slashed vertically through the air between the two men, followed by the sound of Benedict's groans losing both eyes.

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