Sophie’s POV
“Did Vincent leave already?” I asked Venom as soon as I arrived at the dining room for breakfast. We don’t have any classes that’s why I will also stay here in Vincent’s mansion.
“He already left early this morning, Miss Sophie. He told me to go with you to the mall.”
I sat on the chair and looked at her. “I already have enough clothes in my closet, anyway. I will just stay here, I guess. Oh, maybe I’ll just call Sab and ask her to come over.”
Venom just nodded. “I understand, Miss Sophie.”
“By the way, you can take your leave if you want since I won’t be going anywhere.”
“No, Miss Sophie. I don’t have anything to do so I’ll just stay here with you.”
“O-Oh, is that so? Okay. By the way, have you eaten yet? Let’s have our breakfast together.”
I saw the surprised look on her face. “Huh?”
“Let’s have our breakfast together. There are too many foods here, I can’t eat them all.”
“But—
“Come on now, Venom.” I said as I forced her to sit beside me. “And you can just call me Sophie. For sure we’re the same age so you don’t have to be so formal to me.”
“Boss told me to treat you the way I treat him so I should not—
I reached for her hand. “It’s alright. I want us to be friends, Venom. Can I be your friend?”
“M-Miss Sophie.”
“Is that means you don’t?” I pouted.
“N-No, Miss Sophie. It would be a pleasure for me to be one of your friends. But I don’t think you should befriend someone like me.”
“And why shouldn’t I?”
She averted her gaze. “Because I’m not like you, Miss Sophie. I’m just one of Mr. Hastings’ men.”
“I don’t care about that, Venom. I want to be friends with you, I would like to know you more too. Besides, I didn’t get to talk to anyone when I’m here, at least if you become my friend, I would be able to have someone to talk to.”
“Y-You can talk to me whenever you want, Miss Sophie.”
I smiled at her. “Thank you. That means we’re friends now, right?”
Venom hesitated at first, but then she nodded shyly. “I-If that’s what you want, Miss Sophie.”
A huge smile then appeared on my face and she got even more surprised when I hugged her. “I’m so glad to be your friend, Venom!”
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“It tastes so good, Miss Sophie.” Venom said when he took a bite of the apple pie that I made. I didn’t have anything to do and Sabrina also told me she’ll be going somewhere today that’s why she wasn’t able to come over.
I heaved a sigh of relief. “That’s good to hear, then. I thought it would taste bad.”
“No, it’s so delicious, Miss Sophie. For sure Boss would love it.”
“Really?”
“Of course.”
I smiled as I leaned on the sink while looking at her. “You know what, Venom. I tend to cook or bake whenever I feel sad or lonely. After doing it and seeing the smile of people as they taste what I cooked gives me happiness.”
“That means you feel lonely today, Miss Sophie?”
“I always feel lonely. Even when I was still at my father’s house, I don’t even know why, but I always feel like I’m alone. Ever since my mother died, it feels like I was never whole again. There’s always something missing.”
“I think I understand what you feel, Miss Sophie.”
I looked at her. “Huh?”
“My father died when I was just ten. Because of that, my mom remarried again to a clerk. We were okay at first and I almost thought I could already have a new father but turns out that my stepfather has been watching me since the first day that we met. He tried to rape me one night when my mom was away, good thing I was one of the taekwondo players in our school back then.” I could see the sadness in her eyes while she was telling me her story. “I tried to tell to my mother, but she didn’t believe me. She even accused me of lying and being paranoid thinking that I’m just making up stories. Because of that, I just decided to leave our house and find a job at a very young age.”
“Poor Venom…” I whispered.
“Then I met Mr. Vincent’s parents when I was fifteen. They took me in and made me one of their maids. Then later on, when Boss knew that I’m good at fighting, he then decided to take me as a member of his mafia gang. Without any hesitation, I joined them.”
I blinked.
“Vincent’s parents… are they kind? I mean, what kind of people are they?”
“They’re kind people, Miss Sophie. Although they are not that close with boss. They treated me as if I’m one of their family. I’m sure they’ll like you too. But then the only problem is that…”
“What?”
Venom hesitated at first. “They don’t agree about Mr. Vincent being a mafia boss.”
“Well, if I’m his mother, I probably won’t like it if I find out that my youngest son is a mafia boss.” I said.
“I understand, Miss Sophie.”