The King's Beloved Mafia Concubine
SKKM CHAPTER 4 - Sold

Izek's hand stretched out toward Grace which made the girl close her eyes. Grace has always locked herself away and never interacted with anyone else.

So, when dealing with new people, he must always be afraid.

Until Grace felt Izek's big hand touch her head.

Lothawat! This rotten monster will definitely eat me

But, Grace was wrong because in a second later she felt that the big hand was rubbing her head.

Grace opened her eyes and ventured to look at Izek.

"Don't be afraid, I'm in charge of you now. I could have thrown you on the street if I wanted to but I wouldn't have done that on humanitarian grounds" Izek said.

Izek thought of a way to quickly escape his responsibilities until he remembered that Grace could paint.

"Do you want to make money?" asked Izek who made the girl's eyes sparkle.

"If you want, raise your five fingers and nod your head!"

Hesitatingly Grace raised her five fingers then nodded her head slowly.

I swear by whatever Grace's expression was so adorable that Izek made a mistake.

"Ehem!" Izek cleared his throat to take control of himself again then he ordered Grace to take his best painting. "Hurry and bring it here!"

According to Grace, the girl walked into her painting studio and took out two paintings that she thought were her master pieces.

"If your painting is worth it, you can sell it and earn money" Izek said, observing the landscape painting that Grace drew.

"Lumayan, I'll take him," Izek commented later.

The man asked the servant to wrap the painting, he would take it to De Servant's palace and he would take it to the village where there was an artist Izek knew.

"I go home first, when the painting is sold, I'll come back here" Izek said.

Quick go there! Hus... Hus...

Grace looked at Izek who was preparing to leave, there was a bodyguard waiting for her outside.

Without many more words Izek walked out of the house just like that.

Grace breathed a sigh of relief as she was freed from Izek.

If I get the money, what should I do?

I'll buy a lot of chocolate

Grace had already imagined the chocolate flavor she liked. He could taste good food when picked up by Draco.

Then Grace beckoned to her servant because she wanted to go to her room.

Inside the room, Grace was still thinking about what she had experienced. At the end of the day, everyone doesn't want him.

I need to paint more

...***...

Izek returned to De Servant's palace and headed straight for his room. His intention was to clean up but in the room there was already his cousin waiting for him - Akash.

"One De Servant is already celebrating so that's enough" Izek said lazily. The mafia king took off his shirt and left his trousers alone.

Akash has always made Izek his rival, he has always been number two.

"It would be different to celebrate with me, after all King Draco is too soon to give you his throne, do you not feel strange?" ask Akash.

Izek couldn't have told Akash that one of the reasons was Grace's whereabouts.

"I want to take a shower so you can get out of my room, in the future be more polite to your leader," Izek said as he passed to the bathroom.

"Ck!" Akash could only cluck. He wanted to get out of Izek's room but his attention was sidetracked by something Izek had brought before.

"What's this?" he muttered while opening the cover to wrap the thing. When it opens, Akash sees it turns out to be a painting. "Iz, where did you get the painting? Since when do you like things like this?"

Actually Izek heard that but the man did not answer, he chose to finish his bath and came out refreshed.

"You're not back yet?" ask Izek when he comes out of the bathroom.

"Who painted this?" Akash asked back.

"Why are you curious?" Izek folded his hands on his chest. And the man just remembered that Akash really liked art. "Do you think the painting is good?"

"So you intend to sell it? Then let me buy it" Akash said earnestly.

Izek nodded immediately. "Well if that's what you want, you can buy it so I don't bother looking for who would buy the painting!"

"No art is expensive, I'll pay it a fair price" said Akash, who loves Grace's paintings.

...***...

The next day, Izek held an important meeting with the council members for the transfer of power over him.

Izek had a lot to deal with that day until he forgot Grace.

"I will check everything" said Izek, who intends to go overtime to finish his work.

Izek glanced at his assistant-Giel to sort out all the files he had to check after the meeting was over.

"King, the household affairs of the palace are now no one to handle so it was temporarily taken over by Miss Izzy," reported Giel.

"Izzy must have learned a lesson from my mother so he must help me" Izek said.

"But it's better if a Queen can handle the business" Giel said trying to advise. There was no way the Queen's seat would continue to be empty.

Somehow Izek immediately remembered Grace, indirectly the girl is his concubine now, if Izek raises the status of the girl to be a legal wife or Queen, it seems Grace will not be able to be beside him with the demands that exist.

"Why am I thinking about him" Izek muttered. The weak girl made Izek want to always protect her.

Soon Akash entered the council room with some money.

"It's painting fees last night" he said.

Izek stared at the money brought by Akash, quite a lot, this way Izek will be able to release Grace easily if the girl can find her own money and be independent.

It's impossible for Grace's entire life to lock herself up and not know the outside world much less Grace has talent.

"Giel, get the vehicles ready, we'll go for a minute!" the Izek command later.