Chapter 164: Why is she going?

Rauf watched her leave. His gaze followed every one of her movements until she was out of the training ground.

He groaned, punching the wall beside him.

He continued hitting it until the pain numbed every other feeling in his body.

If there was someone he wanted so badly, it was June.

He wanted her as if he were thirsty in the desert.

Yet, he knew having her like that would result in her hating herself.

And he would hate for her to hate herself.

He picked up the gun and casually put it in his pocket.

He needed to do something, anything that wouldn’t make him continue thinking about June.

He left the training ground and went to his office.

At first, he treated the injury, running water over it and letting the pain satisfy him.

After washing the wound, he applied a bandage to cover it and prevent infection. Then he settled into his seat.

The moment he was seated, his mind went back to that moment, the fire in June’s eyes and how she had said she wanted him. At that moment, all he wanted to do was pull off the clothes she was wearing and take her right there.

But he knew it wasn’t the right path. Chris had told him to be patient with her, and it finally seemed like June was starting to trust him again. If he acted like that, it would just look as if he was trying to throw away the months of trust they had finally started building.

Now she was comfortable around him without avoiding him. She even came to his office readily to discuss things with him. She was now accepting his help. All he had to do was be a little more patient until she accepted him completely.

He was still lost in thought when the door opened and Henson came in.

"Boss, I have something to report to you."

Rauf looked up, his attention on Henson.

"What is it?"

"It’s your mother," he said. "I think she is trying to retrieve something from Samir. Recently, she has been paying boys to follow Samir and get information on him, but most of them have come back empty-handed."

"Interesting," Rauf thought. "Do you think Samir is blackmailing my mother?"

Henson couldn’t say a word. It was wrong to say bad things about his boss’s mother, so he kept quiet.

Rauf nodded, as if his silence was an answer.

"Fine. I think it’s time I meet Samir and Mother again."

Finally, June was able to get over her emotions. She started her research again, not looking forward to returning to the main mansion and bumping into Rauf, even though she rarely bumped into him on a normal day.

Her fingers moved fast on the keyboard, and she remembered Amie getting a dress yesterday.

If there was something she knew about Amie, it was the fact that she had countless designer dresses.

So why would she be needing a new dress all of a sudden?

June typed furiously on the keyboard, focusing her research on Amie.

Amie lived for social media, so the first thing June did was check her social media accounts. However, there was nothing new there apart from her flaunting her newly acquired bag, the fact that she was working at Vassari Group of Companies, and the fact that her mother was the Mafia Queen.

Amie was doing nothing to hide how connected she was, but all that still didn’t give June a clue as to why she might be needing a new dress all of a sudden.

Then a light bulb switched on in her head. She remembered that the celebration party was going to hold soon. It was the reason she had gone shopping, and from what she had heard from Rauf, she knew that Amie was somehow connected to him.

Instantly, June picked up her phone and dialed her mother’s number. After the Vassari family and the Salvador family had found out that the threat against June had reduced, they had started allowing her to call her mother without worrying about anyone monitoring the phone.

It beeped once, and then Serena’s voice filled June’s ears.

"My darling daughter," she said, and June could easily hear her smiling. Ever since Serena found out she was her daughter, she was almost always smiling whenever she spoke to her.

June greeted her too, exchanging a few pleasantries before going straight to the point.

"Mother, did Amie mention going to any party to you?"

"No," Serena responded. "Why do you ask?"

"Well, Mother, I think Amie is going to the Monterrios’ party."

"What? Why would she?"

"I have no idea, Mother. Maybe Amie is hiding something from you."

She heard Serena take a deep breath on the other end of the line.

"Fine. If Amie wants to keep a secret, that’s all up to her."

June frowned slightly.

"Mother, are you not worried about her getting involved with the Monterrios?"

"Why should I be worried? She is an adult, and she is free to make her own decisions."

June paused. She knew her mother wasn’t someone who would easily overlook things, especially when it concerned the Monterrio family.

"Still, I think you should be careful, Mother. I don’t know what Amie is planning, but I don’t think getting involved with the Monterrios is a good idea."

"I understand, darling. Don’t worry about me. Just focus on yourself and the baby. I will handle whatever needs to be handled."

June smiled faintly.

"Okay, Mother."

They exchanged a few more words before ending the call.

June placed her phone on the table and leaned back in her seat.

She still couldn’t understand what Amie was trying to achieve by getting close to Dante. Did she know about the rivalry between the two families? Or was she simply interested in his wealth and influence?

Whatever her reason was, June knew one thing. The upcoming celebration was going to be more complicated than she had initially expected.

And she had a feeling that seeing Amie there with Dante would only make things worse.