After reading the note, I was shocked beyond words. Now, I know it's the American mafia that's after me because Dante told me a few days back.

But, why ? I haven't done anything to anger them. Maybe they want to take revenge on me for something that my parents did to them ?

I decided to tell Liam and Kim about who I really am and about my whole life. Liam probably knows because he is Dante's friend.

I'm still not sure if he knows that his best friend is the Don of the Italian mafia.

I have to tell them because I want them to be alert. If people are after me, they're probably going to go after the people that I know too.

Hell, they even know where I work. I can't put the whole company at risk.

I left my office, and started my journey to Liam's office while looking around at everyone, suspiciously.

When I reached there, I saw Isabelle outside at her desk. She gave me a smile and said, "You can go in. He's not busy now."

Nodding, I knocked on the door and went in. Liam looked up from the papers he was writing on.

"So, Juliet. What brings you here ?" He said with smirk on his face.

I smiled nervously, taking a seat on the chair opposite him.

"Hi ?" I said doubtfully.

I really wanted to tell him but I was a little afraid of his reaction.

Sensing my worry, he stood up from his desk and sat on the chair next to me.

"Are you alright ?" Liam asked, his voice laced with concern.

"I have to tell you something." I said, playing with my fingers; a thing I do when I'm scared or nervous.

Liam side hugged me and said, "Hey, you can tell me anything."

"Well, um...you probably already know this but...um..." I say, stopping in between.

"So, my parents were criminals. My dad was Andrew Martinez and my mom was Anastasia Martinez."

"Wait...as in...." He says.

"Yes, the criminal couple that was all over the news a few years back." I sighed.

"You're their secret daughter !" He squealed.

"And....I have a brother." I said, in a bored tone.

He furrowed his eyebrows. "Huh ?"

"After they died, I decided to clean their house. I found a handwritten letter from my dad, dated on the day they died.

He told me that I have a brother. He told me that I could find him and said that he was the only family I had remaining.

Since then, I've been trying to find him."

"Well, did you find him ?"

"Yeah.....he's Nikolai Ivanovo."

His jaw visibily dropped. "As in the heir to the Russian mafia ? Dmitri's son ?"

"How do you know that ?" I asked, narrowing my eyes.

The way that he was going too react would tell me whether he knows who Dante is or not.

"I know who Dante is, if that's what you want to know.

He didn't tell me much. He only said, and I quote 'Azalea has been through a lot. She is being threatened by the the American Don because her late parents were associated with criminals. But don't worry about her, she is a strong woman.

I know that she is like a little sister you never had, so I'm telling you. Don't ask her about it, she'll tell you when she's ready.'

So, I waited. I'm happy you came to me."

"There's actually a reason I'm telling you now. I found this taped to the laptop in my office.

I even saw a man with a hoodie in the lift this morning. He looked a little off, but I didn't think much of it." I said, handing him the paper that was in my pocket.

After he read the paper, his hands curled into fists. His eyes were burning with anger.

Oh, my ! Whoever wrote that, better watch their back. Liam looked like he was going to kill someone.

Note to self : Never make Liam angry.

"Has anything like this ever happened before ?" He asked.

I debated on whether to tell him about the attack on that night or not.

"Please, don't keep anything from me anymore." Liam pleaded.

I then told Liam about what had happened a few weeks back, about the ski mask dude.

"Oh my God !" Liam exclaimed and gave me a tight hug.

I hugged him back, wrapping my arms around his torso.

"I'm so sorry you had to go through that. Next time please tell me. I want to be there to comfort you and just there for you, alright ?" He asked, pulling away from the hug.

I nodded and smiled, "I will."

"Okay, so...I will get more guards, and increase the security in here. No one without an employee ID should enter. If someone else does enter, they better have a good reason."

"Well, someone's getting protective. You don't have to do all that for me, but thank you.."

"Don't thank me.......Juliet..." Liam said, pausing for a while after the word 'me'.

"Alright.....Romeo.." I said, using the same tone he did.

We looked at each other for a second and started laughing.

"I'm....gonna...go now." I said, catching my breath.

"What do you mean ?"

"I'm going to work ?" I said, but it sounded more like a question.

"You still want to work after what just happened ?" Liam questioned.

"Yeah. If anyone, that I don't know, comes close to me, I'm gonna beat their ass. Don't worry about me." I said, giving him and assuring smile.

"Hm.....fine. But I'll increase the security on that floor." He said, picking up his phone.

"Okay." I said, knowing that arguing with him would lead to nowhere.

I walked back to my office looking around at people cautiously.

Sitting at the desk in my office, I looked around, checking objects here and there.

When my parents were on missions, they normally planted cameras or voice recorders or to other people's belongings to spy on them.

The person had access to my whole office. What's to say that they didn't do anything else around ?

I sat back on the chair begins the desk and sighed. I should tell Dante to get one of his people to check this place. Maybe they they would be able to find something.

The door swings open all of a sudden and I am meet with the sight of an angry, but worried-looking Dante.

You know what they say, 'Speak of the doofus and he shall appear'.

He walked towards me quickly and soon, we was next to me.

"Liam told me what happened. Are you alright ? Did anything else happen ? Are you hurt ?" Dante asked, placing his hands on my shoulders and bending down a little.

His hair was messy; like he ran his fingers through them a million times, his voice was filled with worry.

His eyes roamed all over me, he was probably searching for injuries.

When he didn't find any, he slightly smiled.

"I'm fine, you drama queen." I said. "No one can get rid of me that easily."

"Well, you freaking scared me !"

"What did I do ?" I exclaimed. "Anyway, I checked my office for bugs or something but couldn't find any."

"Don't worry about that. I'll get someone to check this place." Dante interrupted me before I could ask him the same question.

"Thanks." I said, smiling warmly.

"Don't thank me." He said, putting his hands in the pockets of his suit.

"Wanna go for lunch ?" He asked after a while.

"Are your asking me out on a date ?" I asked, wiggling my eyebrows.

"No...I only offered to pay for food. Besides I'd rather go out with a cactus." He teasingly.

"Oh ! You better take that back Mister." I said pointing my index finger at him.

"What if I don't ?" He challenges.

"I will punch you so hard, you will reach the Moon."

"Oh yeah, I forgot that you're The Hulk." Dante said, sarcastically.

"Come on. Let's go." I said, taking my purse and walking towards the door.

"Alright." He said following me.

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