Chapter 24 – Unexpected Luxuries

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Inside the SUV, I could see Mr. Alex making a few calls and giving instructions.

After a while, he turned towards me and said, "You can rest now. We still have a long way to go," as he glanced at his phone.

"Why didn't we use the helicopter if the place is still far off?" I questioned.

He smiled and replied, "What good will it do to leave Canada undetected if we're discovered here?"

"Right!" I whispered loud enough for him to hear, while Avanska pretended to be asleep beside him.

Despite denying it, it seemed that my watching and reading about the Mafia had actually paid off. I could read some of their expressions like a book. Since I was fully entering the gangster world, these skills might come in handy.

"I don't like you," said the red-haired person called Rick, glaring at me.

Great, this person sure would be a bother. He doesn't 'like me,' he says. Like I give a fuck about that.

I wonder what he would do when he finds out about my background. Mafia members know how to read