The third point of view

Maya was disappointed, why wasn't he revolted at her behavior? If it had been Andrew, he would have bolted by now. Even Niklaus couldn't stand this level of repugnance.

But she was not distraught, the night wasn't over yet; there were still lots of opportunities for her.

Maya almost jumped out of her skin when Sakuzi grabbed her hand without warning. She tried to pull it back but he wouldn't let her, yet Maya didn't give up thus, they began a tug of war - only that her hand was the rope being pulled at.

"I would really love my hand back," She told him with an uneasy smile.

"Don't worry, you're having dinner with me so I don't have plans of amputating it," he said.

What?! Maya's fighting spirit died at once. So if they weren't having this dinner, the next they would have this kind of game is when her hand's being cut off.

Christ, why was this man so violent?! Doesn't he have a family, a child her age? How can he look at his children's faces after cutting someone's hand away?

Yes, she didn't have a father but Maya thanked her God this man wasn't her father. Prank or not, she wouldn't be able to accept such horrific news.

"It's quite obvious, your hand should be smaller" Sakuzi smiled while fitting his palm with his daughter's. Unlike his big, long, callused ones, hers were much smaller yet prettier.

Maya frowned, she couldn't understand this man at once; he was getting weirder as the time passed.

When he took her hand, she was expecting him to intertwine their hands together and caress the top of her palms in a way that would disturb her.

She had already grabbed the edge of the table to prepare herself for this dreadful experience and to keep her from punching him and taking her arm back, who knew he had other plans in mind.

Maya watched him skeptically, what was so fascinating about her hand? He stared at it like a boy who found a profound love for his new toy?

Her eyes narrowed, there was something different about Sakazi today. The first day they had met, he had treated her well but there was this ominous aura surrounding him, she couldn't speak out of line then.

But today, it seems he brought the barrier down which was puzzling, why? Was it because of his sudden romantic affection for her?

Then this was bad. If she turned him down today, his mood would be the opposite of this.

Maya looked around, where was Niklaus? His arrival was the only thing keeping her from rejecting him.

"What are you looking for?"

"Nothing" she briskly answered. Gosh, this man was so suspicious.

Sakuzi smiled without her noticing, he knew she was anticipating the arrival of that son of a biscuit so he changed his plans at once.

He had initially planned on confessing his identity to his daughter but since she doesn't trust him yet, he would postpone that.

Niklaus can't know that he's her father yet, he knew what would happen afterward. Once that old fox Adam gets that knowledge, he would propose an alliance- a marriage between both sides to strengthen the families and seal all rifts- but that wasn't his goal.

This is why he can't involve himself deeply with the girl's life yet. Maya has to thirst for revenge desperately, only then can he take her away and return for the grand finale.

Everything has been planned, he has been watching from the sidelines all this time and predicted the outcome, now all he has to do is wait for the right time.

Maya was relieved when he released the once-prisoned hand but she ended up asking, "Why did you rescue me from Gerald?"

"Who said I rescued you?" Was his question that left her confused.

"Y-you-"

"Gerald has been giving me problems, I just saw a good opportunity and struck when he least expected it," he said.

"How do you sleep at night knowing how many people you killed?" Maya took a bold risk by asking that and saw his hand which was about to reach for the bottle of wine hesitate.

Sakuzi glanced up, their eyes meeting, "Yin and yang ." Came his curt reply.

"Without evil, there would not be good?"

"Bingo" He lifted his wine to her

"The universe needs people like us for the earth to be complete"

"I disagree with you" Maya debated, "Without you guys, we wouldn't need to worry about wars, robberies and a whole lots of it, we would live peacefully"

"Without us villains, what's the fun of life?" Sakuzi argued with his daughter," What would the so-called righteous warriors fight against?

"You claim there would be peace? Yes, you're right. But there would come a point where everything becomes predictable and boring because the future is certain. But we, bring the fun and the uncertainty, the twist, the balance"

Maya was stunned, did she just discuss a sensitive topic with this man, and her head's still intact on her body? Well, maybe, he has changed ….

"And about that thing I wanted you to know about-"

"Sir, your orders" The waiter moved the food service cart to their table, serving them.

Maya breathed in relief, that waiter knows good timing and she would tip him later- if she survives tonight.

The waiter's appearance must have made Sakuzi forget what he had to say to her since he didn't bring it up even after the waiter left.

"Enjoy your meal," Sakuzi told his daughter without seeing the sleazy smirk that flashed across her features.

Maya knew it was time to get her plan accomplished- operation: be disgusting.

Sakuzi was cutting his steak gracefully with his table knife when out of the corners of his eyes, he watched his beautiful daughter grab the steak with both hands and took a huge chunk out of it. What in the name of disaster was going on?

"What are you doing?" He asked.

"Eating" Maya replied, glad that her act was finally eliciting a favorable response.

"Okay," Was all he said and resumed his eating.

Alright, wait- what? Just that? Wasn't he supposed to bark at her disapprovingly? How can he be okay with this? Even the woman at the table opposite to them was giving her strange looks.

It seems Sakuzi was cool with this level of discomfort, she would have to be grosser. Maya hoped no one takes videos of this, she had a movie to act and a reputation to protect.

Sakuzi didn't say much about her unusual behavior but there was a shift in his expression when she swallowed the whole meat and began to lick the sauce off the ceramic plate.

He dropped his fork and readjusted in his seat, his eyes connecting with the other people at various tables who were more disgusted than he was.

Perhaps he could take it because she's his daughter but he's not going to sit down and watch his bloodline disgrace herself in public.

"What are you doing?"

Maya heard the mafia lord repeat his earlier question but this time, his tone was colder.

Come on, Maya don't fear, this is your chance to escape his grasp now and forever.

"I'm disgusting, right?"

"Huh?" He was perplexed by her question.

"I have to be honest with you. Not minding the fact that I dressed well today, I'm a very gross person"

Sakuzi narrowed his eyes at her, he felt like he was missing a crucial piece of information which might explain her strange character.

Maya went on, "I fart a lot - you can suspect me if your nose catches a whiff of any offensive smell. Another thing, I tend to pick my nose a lot, it's a bad habit I can't stop and I don't wash my hair regularly- I only washed it today because I had dinner with you, so…"

" So…?"

"You shouldn't like me?"

" Huh?"

"I don't want to be your sugar baby, no, I won't make a good girlfriend at all, reject me now " she shook the head

It took Sakuzi a minute to fully comprehend what she meant but that duration was torturous for Maya.

Was he angry? Was he preparing my funeral mentally? She kept thinking. Where were Judy and the help?

Sakuzi burst into loud laughter that attracted the attention of other people in the restaurant but he didn't care.

His daughter thought he had romantic feelings for her? How crazy and dumb could she get? Well, he couldn't blame her since she had no clue about him, it was understandable to think that way.

But then, since she thought that way, why not go with the flow? Using the chance, he could spend time with his daughter without anyone suspecting she's biologically related to him until the time's right.

"What's funny about it?" Maya fidgeted in her seat nervously, she was not liking these usual sides to him.

Sakuzi reached out this time and grabbed two of her hands, saying, "I don't care if you're a pig because you're the one for me ever since I set my eyes on you"

Maya gulped, If Sakuzi had been creepy earlier, right now he has upgraded to level ten. She felt like bugs were climbing up her skin, it took her everything not to stand and get out of here with a scream. She would go mental at this rate

"Sir, your request" Her favorite waiter interrupted them again.

"Yes, thank you" Sakuzi took the food.

Maya caught sight of the spaghetti and meatballs yet the moment the scent hit her nose, bile rose to her throat. She stood, hurrying to the restroom where she didn't even bother to lock the bathroom cubicle, and vomited her guts out.

Maya spent about thirty minutes in the toilet before she could think of standing without feeling nauseous.

What the fuck just happened?