contract.
She gave him a grim look. “It’s been a difficult few days. Maybe we can discuss it more later in the week.”
J was about to say something when Bob stood.
“Please excuse us. It has been a long day and my wife and I need to turn in. It was nice meeting you all.” Tomorrow they would be meeting with Mr. Choi to go over legal documents and then the next day would be the funeral. If Robin thought it was difficult for her, it was truly going to be difficult for Bob Chancellor and his wife.
Everyone said their goodnights and then Belinda looked at J pointedly. “See you tomorrow James.”
The older man inclined his head and then left.
When he was gone and it was just Belinda, Robin and Amberly present, Belinda placed her hands on her hips and stared at the frail young woman. Amberly looked at her with a guilty expression, already knowing what was coming.
“So you kept a secret that big?”
Amberly shrugged and limped into the kitchen where she began stacking the dishes into the dishwasher. Robin helped with the clean up, if for no other reason then to listen in on the conversation.
“It wasn’t my secret to tell.” Amberly said.
Belinda placed the salad dressing back into the refrigerator. “Your husband is a member of an organized crime syndicate and you don’t thinks it’s worthy to mention after all of these months?”
“I …” Amberly said, at a lost for words.
“When did you find out?” Belinda asked.
“He told me before we got married.”
“What possessed you to marry him, Amberly?!” Belinda stated.
Two red spots appeared on Amberly’s cheeks. “Belinda, Y is more than just his connection to that family,” she stated refusing to say the word Yakuza. “Besides, he’s not really even a member. His father is but because he had an affair with Yagano’s mother he was turned away and cast out as one of the lowest people in the Japanese order. Burakumin is what they call him and his mother. He grew up having people look down their noses at him. Because he wasn’t truly Yakuza everyone was free to shun him but not physically hurt him.
“That man grew up with no friends and no family, just an uncle that makes him do the dirty work so that the Yakuza can keep their hands clean!”
“What kind of dirty work?” Belinda asked.
Amberly turned away and then continued filling the dishwasher.
“Amberly-“
“I don’t know. Y just says that I wouldn’t want to know.” Amberly lowered her eyes.
Belinda inhaled deeply. “I like Y. You know I do. But you need to find out what he’s in to.” Belinda placed her hand beneath Amberly’s chin and raised her face until her troubled eyes met Belinda’s stern ones.
“I know how much you love Y, but you two can’t have this big secret between you. What if he’s involved in trafficking women?”
“He wouldn’t do that-“
“I’m sure he wouldn’t but it could be something just as distasteful.”
Amberly placed her hand over Belinda’s and then moved her hand away. “Y and I are very happy. Don’t worry about us.” She turned away and returned to cleaning up the kitchen.
Robin looked at Belinda and then the two of them left the room.
They went up to the theater room to watch the live stream, waiting for their men to begin their sets.
Robin took in Belinda’s worried expression. “You don’t think Y is a danger to Amberly, do you?”
“No. But his lifestyle might be.” She suddenly began to chuckle. “Amberly as a mob wife. Who would have thought it?”
Robin smiled. “Its so unreal that it’s crazy.”
Belinda looked at Robin quickly. “You should NOT tell Jason.”
Robin frowned. “You think I should keep a secret like that from him?”
“Why not? Now that Akita Tom is gone, Jason has no reason to be around Y. The two of them will be living here in Japan.”
“True.” Robin conceded. Besides Jason could be very protective of his friends and in all honesty she didn’t want him to be involved in
She gave him a grim look. “It’s been a difficult few days. Maybe we can discuss it more later in the week.”
J was about to say something when Bob stood.
“Please excuse us. It has been a long day and my wife and I need to turn in. It was nice meeting you all.” Tomorrow they would be meeting with Mr. Choi to go over legal documents and then the next day would be the funeral. If Robin thought it was difficult for her, it was truly going to be difficult for Bob Chancellor and his wife.
Everyone said their goodnights and then Belinda looked at J pointedly. “See you tomorrow James.”
The older man inclined his head and then left.
When he was gone and it was just Belinda, Robin and Amberly present, Belinda placed her hands on her hips and stared at the frail young woman. Amberly looked at her with a guilty expression, already knowing what was coming.
“So you kept a secret that big?”
Amberly shrugged and limped into the kitchen where she began stacking the dishes into the dishwasher. Robin helped with the clean up, if for no other reason then to listen in on the conversation.
“It wasn’t my secret to tell.” Amberly said.
Belinda placed the salad dressing back into the refrigerator. “Your husband is a member of an organized crime syndicate and you don’t thinks it’s worthy to mention after all of these months?”
“I …” Amberly said, at a lost for words.
“When did you find out?” Belinda asked.
“He told me before we got married.”
“What possessed you to marry him, Amberly?!” Belinda stated.
Two red spots appeared on Amberly’s cheeks. “Belinda, Y is more than just his connection to that family,” she stated refusing to say the word Yakuza. “Besides, he’s not really even a member. His father is but because he had an affair with Yagano’s mother he was turned away and cast out as one of the lowest people in the Japanese order. Burakumin is what they call him and his mother. He grew up having people look down their noses at him. Because he wasn’t truly Yakuza everyone was free to shun him but not physically hurt him.
“That man grew up with no friends and no family, just an uncle that makes him do the dirty work so that the Yakuza can keep their hands clean!”
“What kind of dirty work?” Belinda asked.
Amberly turned away and then continued filling the dishwasher.
“Amberly-“
“I don’t know. Y just says that I wouldn’t want to know.” Amberly lowered her eyes.
Belinda inhaled deeply. “I like Y. You know I do. But you need to find out what he’s in to.” Belinda placed her hand beneath Amberly’s chin and raised her face until her troubled eyes met Belinda’s stern ones.
“I know how much you love Y, but you two can’t have this big secret between you. What if he’s involved in trafficking women?”
“He wouldn’t do that-“
“I’m sure he wouldn’t but it could be something just as distasteful.”
Amberly placed her hand over Belinda’s and then moved her hand away. “Y and I are very happy. Don’t worry about us.” She turned away and returned to cleaning up the kitchen.
Robin looked at Belinda and then the two of them left the room.
They went up to the theater room to watch the live stream, waiting for their men to begin their sets.
Robin took in Belinda’s worried expression. “You don’t think Y is a danger to Amberly, do you?”
“No. But his lifestyle might be.” She suddenly began to chuckle. “Amberly as a mob wife. Who would have thought it?”
Robin smiled. “Its so unreal that it’s crazy.”
Belinda looked at Robin quickly. “You should NOT tell Jason.”
Robin frowned. “You think I should keep a secret like that from him?”
“Why not? Now that Akita Tom is gone, Jason has no reason to be around Y. The two of them will be living here in Japan.”
“True.” Robin conceded. Besides Jason could be very protective of his friends and in all honesty she didn’t want him to be involved in
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