Love Slave to the Mafia Boss's Passion

Chapter 206: Unexpected Little Gift

"Hayden?" I called out questioningly.

The door opened but no one walked in. Who opened the door just now?

Usually no one would open my door without knocking except for Hayden. I stared curiously at the door as if waiting for something to happen. There was a brief moment of silence while nothing happened, and I debated with myself if I should get up and check. Hopefully, no one was playing a silly prank on me.

I called out Hayden’ name once more, and once again, I didn’t receive any type of reply. By this time, my curiosity had completely taken over and I decided to stand up from my seat and approach the open door. Honestly, I wasn’t sure what to expect so I was extra shocked when suddenly something ran in through the doorway.

It all happened so fast that I wasn’t sure what had just run inside at first until I looked down and found a small fluffy puppy standing right at my feet.

How did this little guy get here?

The adorable little thing stood at my feet and stared up at me with round puppy eyes. This was probably why people called this look ’puppy eyes’. The puppy continued staring up at me before it got closer and began licking my ankle. It’s warm and wet tongue lapping at my ankle and feet, making me feel slightly ticklish. This little guy is so cute, I thought as I bent down to get a closer look at him.

I wasn’t a dog fanatic or anything but if I wasn’t wrong, judging from this little guy’s appearance. Puffy roundish body, short legs, light brown and white fur and very long upstanding ears.

"You’re a corgi, aren’t you?" I asked with a bright smile.

The puppy barked softly a few times as if to answer my question and I reached out my hand and started petting its head. Its fur is so soft, and I felt immediately happier just stroking it. The puppy wagged its short tail frantically as it danced around in front of me. The little guy seemed so excited, and I found myself laughing carefreely.

I’ve seen photos of puppies like this on social media quite a lot based on the trends, but I didn’t have a lot of experience interacting with real puppies like this.

Wait…that’s not the issue right now. Why is there a puppy here? Whose puppy is it anyways?

"How did you get here? Where’s your owner?" I asked the puppy before I started to feel quite dumb.

Why am I asking the puppy? He probably had no idea what was going on and even if he did, he couldn’t speak and tell me all about it.

"You’re its new owner,"

I turned at the unexpected reply to my question. My eyes widened when I saw Hayden leaning against the doorframe with his eyes on me. When did he get there and how long has he been watching me?

"Umm…what do you mean by that?" I asked to confirm if I understood things correctly.

"It’s as I said. That puppy is yours now…unless you don’t want him," Hayden replied casually.

"You bought this puppy…for me?" I asked, still not quite sure if I understood the situation correctly.

It was just so sudden, Hayden never mentioned anything about getting a puppy or anything along those lines. On top of that, it just felt very weird to see something so small, cute, and fluffy around someone as intimidating as Hayden. I glanced over at him with an uncertain look on my face as I wondered what he had planned.

"Of course, I did. Did you think the puppy would appear out of thin air or something?" Hayden replied sarcastically.

That wasn’t what I meant at all…

I looked down at the puppy that was now licking my fingers busily. I wondered if it was hungry or if it just wanted to play. Without knowing it, I had started smiling as I lifted the small puppy into my hands and cradled it in my arms like a baby. It’s so adorable and soft. The puppy seemed to like the attention that it was receiving.

I could feel Hayden’s eyes on me as I walked the puppy over towards the sofa. Hayden approached me after I sat down on the sofa with the small puppy on my lap. The sofa shifted a little under his weight when he sat down next to me. He leaned over and stared down at the puppy on my lap. At that exact moment, the puppy whimpered like it was scared or in pain.

"Don’t stare at it so much. I think it’s scared of you…" I said as I quickly petted the poor thing.

Hayden’s brows knitted together, and a scowl graced his angelic features. It seemed like my warning only made him more irritated than before.

"This dog probably doesn’t like me or something. It barked all the time when it was in the car with me and when I tried to touch it, it almost bit my fingers off. Dangerous little thing…" Hayden complained accusingly.

"Really? He seems sweet and very docile. Are you sure that you didn’t do anything to it that it didn’t like?" I asked, not quite convinced at what Hayden was saying.

"You’re blaming me? I knew it, I shouldn’t have believed Luka when he told me to get a puppy…this is all a big shitty mistake…" Hayden muttered as the aura around him darkened miserably.

He turned to stare back at the puppy and the poor thing whinnied in fear while a shiver ran through my body. I hugged the puppy close to my chest as if to shied it from danger. That stare was so scary. Is this what they called a death stare? I could feel so much murderous intent in that light blue gaze…

"Not at all. I’m very happy that you bought me a puppy. It was just…a little unexpected. Oh, but it’s completely fine. It’s a…super pleasant surprise. I am very happy, and I really appreciate all that you’ve done.

Thank you so much, Hayden!" I quickly expressed my joy before he turned the poor puppy to pulp.

--To be continued…