"What?"
The young woman furrowed her brows in confusion and disbelief. She just could not believe her ears. "I am interested in you" Ezekial spoke. His words made the young woman shook her head. "No, you do not like me. You can't like me. I am not the one you should like"
Mara said with a stone face. Ofc,how could she accept it? Ezekial was the second male lead, the one who was supposed to fall for the female lead of the novel. "Then who is the one I should like?" the man questioned as he stared into the young woman's eyes.
"You will know later... she is the one who you have met before. The cute girl who needs to be protected at all cost" Mara spoke as she broke the eye contact, ready to go back to the company. However Ezekial's words stopped her. "But I can only see you in my eyes"
Mara blinked twice. When did the second male lead become so flirty like that? He was like an ice who melted so fast. He did not look like the one Mara knew. "You are so different from the rumors. They say you are a heartless ice cube. But I don't think so"
The young woman furrowed her brows. Something was wrong. This was not the second male lead she knew. This was not the novel she knew. The novel was changing. Was it because the Mara Athena who was supposed to be dead was still alive?
"Believe whatever you want. It doesn't change the fact that I am interested in you" Ezekial's lips formed into a small smile as his eyes showed full of affection. "What if I am not?" Mara raised her eyebrow, questioning with a cold face.
"I still like you"
Ezekial spoke as the young woman frowned. "No... please excuse me, I have a meeting today" Mara stood up from the seat, ready to leave. "I will be waiting for your love" Ezekial said with a smile, not stopping the young woman who was leaving.
Mara furrowed her brows and stepped out of the restaurant but the reality hit her. "I don't have car.." she murmured furiously and put out the phone from the purse. "Come pick me up. I will send the location right now" The young woman called the driver.
She walked onto the road, not letting the man in the restaurant see that she had to wait for company's car for a few minutes. "Ezekial.. why the heck are you interested in me?" Mara murmured furiously as she squeezed her eyes.
There must be a way to change the second male lead's heart. He had to like the female lead no matter what. She did not want to meet death flags. "Finally.." the young woman sighed in relief at the sight of the car stopping in front of her.
"Thanks" she thanked the driver for opening the car door. There was a tightened frown on her face. Feeling tired of the mess. When the young woman left, Ezekial let out a sigh. He knew it. He knew that she was going to reject him.
But he could not accept it.
The rejection from the young woman was what he expected, but still he hated it. He thought she would give a chance at least. However, she only said he was not supposed to like her. it was as if he already had the owner. As if he already had a girl to love.
"Mara..." Ezekial said under his breath. No matter how much the young woman rejected him, he could not stop giving his all attention to her. She was getting his attention without trying. He was the one who was crazy about this young woman.
His heart was the one which was racing like drums. His lips were the ones which were smiling like a fool whenever he saw her. His eyes were the ones which could not look at others except her. His mind was the one which could not stop thinking about her.
He fell in love really hard. He fell in love at first sight. He fell in love with someone for the first time in his life. He fell in love with the woman who did not give attention to him. Ezekial stood up from the seat, not giving up on chasing the woman.
He would never give up.
"I thought you would come back with him" Kylo spoke as his eyes were on the young woman who was sitting at the swivel chair with a gloomy face. "Nah.." Mara shook her head and leaned back on the chair, thinking about Ezekial's confession.
"Seriously?! What is your problem Ezekial?!" Mara straightened her back and spoke out loud her thought, causing Kylo to narrow his eyes in suspicion. What happened between them? Why did the young woman look like she just jumped out from the mess?
"Did something happen?" Kylo questioned as he stood in front of the table, facing the young woman who was sighing for hundred times. "Ezekial said he is interested in me" the young woman murmured and closed her eyes.
Her words made Kylo furrowed his brows in displeasement. "Did you accept him?" he raised his eyebrow and asked in curiosity. "I did not give answer" Mara spoke under her breath, seeing the scene of Ezekial and the female lead hugging each other tightly.
Kylo did not respond. His lips formed into a small smile without noticing himself. So the young woman did not like Ezekial. Since she said she didn't give answer, that meant she did not like Ezekial, right? "I understand.." Kylo spoke and stared at the young woman's face with a smile.
"You can go work now"
Mara opened her eyes and looked at the man who was smiling at her like a fool. "What are you smiling for?" the young woman's question made Kylo dropped his smile immediately. "I am not smiling though" he lied through his teeth. "You were clearly smiling just now"
Mara furrowed her brows and spoke. "I was not. Please excuse me" Kylo said with a stone face and left the office, leaving the young woman in ocean of thoughts. "Ugh!" Mara facepalmed herself and she sighed loudly.
Her mind was a mess, it was full with thoughts about Ezekial's confession. Should she hide from that man for months so he would change his mind and fall for the female lead like the novel? "I don't need to run away.."
Mara sighed, giving on trying to run away from Ezekial. If he was interested in her then let it be. When the time came, he would forget her and chase the female lead instead. So it was better to remain silent and cut the connection with him.
The weekend came as the young woman walked into her house after working for three hours straight at the company. Her eyes were unfocused, drowning in the ocean of thoughts. Lila grinned and ran towards the young woman. "Welcome back!!" She spoke.
Mara only smiled, she went up to her room but Lily's words stopped her. "We tied him in the storage room" The young woman furrowed her brows and turned around. "Him? Oh! The one who is stalking me?" Mara raised her eyebrow. She literally forgot that.
Lila nodded with a smile. "Yes. We saw the phone number of Remy Horper in his phone contacts. He is actually sent from Remy Horper to stalk you" Lily said with a stone face. Mara nodded in understatement as her lips formed into a smirk.
"Good job, baby girls"
The twin sisters beamed with big smiles at the compliment of the young woman. "I will come down after showering. Give me twenty minutes" Mara winked at the twin sisters and ran up to her room, completely regaining the energy.
The young woman stepped into the bathroom as a big smile was seen on her face, feeling excited. Mara took a look at her reflection in the mirror. "Remy Horper... Wait and see your mother crying in pain tomorrow morning" she murmured with a smile.
Looking like a psychopath at the moment. She already made a plan for tonight. The plan to scare Juliet Horper until she lose consciousness "Let's go" the young woman spoke to the twin sisters. She just finished taking shower.
Lila furrowed her brows at the sight of the young woman in black strapless ball gown as if she just came out of the Cinderella movie. "Why are you wearing like that, Miss?" Lila questioned with a frown. Mara smiled innocently. "I am going to meet Juliet Horper tonight"
She spoke with an innocent smile as if she was not planning anything cruel. "Are you breaking into Michael Jude's villa?" Lila gasped in disbelief. The young woman shook her head. "No, Juliet Horper is not in the villa of my asshole father tonight. She is at the jewelry shop"
Mara spoke as a smile appeared on her face. Lila furrowed her brows and tilted her head in confusion. Lily who noticed her sister's confusion, explained. "Juliet Horper always plays poker at the jewelry shop on weekends. There are many rich women and men who come from strong families"
Lily said as Lila nodded in understatement. "Then are you going there alone?" Lila questioned with a frown. Mara nodded. "Please take me with you then. I will protect you" Lily said as she furrowed her brows, worrying for the young woman. "No, it is fine. I am going alone"
Mara smiled, making Lily to sigh tiredly.
If the young woman made up her mind, there was no turning back. "I understand, please follow me" Lily spoke as the young woman and Lila followed her. Lily opened the door as the sight of the man sitting at the chair fell in front of Mara's eyes.
The man's legs and wrists were tied with clothes tightly. His eyes were covered with the black color cloth. His mouth was also tied with the cloth. He was breathing softly, seemed like the twin sisters beat him up. "Hello!!" Mara shouted excitedly.
Making the man flinched in surprise. The young woman's sudden shout scared the man who was trying to sleep since his whole body was beaten by the girls. "Ugh!!" He groaned loudly. "Shut up!" Mara raised her voice as she stood in front of the man.
Lila flinched when she heard the young woman's shout. But she quickly brushed away the scared face and acted like a cool girl. "So Remy Horper sent you to stalk me huh?" Mara tilted her head and stepped forward.
Her hands reached to the cloth as she untied the cloth which was wrapped around the man's eyes. When the black colored cloth fell onto the ground, the man's eyes met the young woman in strapless black ball gown which only revealed her beautiful neck and shoulders.
There was no smile nor smirk on her face, just a cold face like an ice. Her fox eyes were staring down at him as if she was going to gouge his eyes out in next second. "Nod your head if I am right. Shake your head if I am wrong. Do like I say or I will choke you till the death"
Mara said with a normal smile. Her cold and sharp words gave chills down the Lila's spine. Her Miss really was a perilous woman. The man did not respond. He stared into the young woman's eyes fearlessly. Causing the young woman to sigh tiredly.
"So courageous huh?"