Despite his skepticism about love at first sight, Daniel never thought it would be true. Before signing Lydia's contract, he went on many blind dates; the contract stated that she would be his wife for three years after which they would continue to live together. Once the contract was concluded, neither of them would affect the other until the due date. They only saw each other five times over two years. Neither of them mentioned registering as a married couple at the civil affairs bureau. His feelings were unknown to him. Was he attracted by her beauty or is he a teenager who has fallen in love for the first time?
His gaze was drawn to the pretty girl in front of him, who he thought was too innocent for this world.
{Author: She might be innocent, but you don't know for sure.}
{Daniel: I want you to shut up, you're a miserable author, and let me stare at my beautiful attraction.}
{Author: Yes captain I mean, yes sir >.<''}
Upon being touched by him, Lydia's heart wanted to escape her body. Lydia's mind was swimming with many dirty possibilities that could occur once he kissed her. However, she could not let her honour be sullied by a man she saw for the fifth time. Even though they only had a husband-and-wife contract, she wouldn't let him cross the line when she wanted to.
He kept staring at her pink lips while touching her upper lip with his thump. He thought he would get an answer after he kissed her. He approached slowly, so close to Lydia that she could feel his breath on her lips. While she didn't know what was happening, she did know what to do, should she back up or just accept her fate and let him do whatever he wants?
As time passed, he started getting closer. The distance between their lips was only one millimetre when Lydia pushed him away with dominating force.
"W-what are you doing?" Her action surprised her since she suddenly felt something more intense would happen if he kissed her.
He found an answer to her question so quickly and it didn't seem fake at all. He said, "Earlier, you were so excited to see me perform the role of a husband. Now that I am doing it, you turned me down.".
She was trying to put him in a tight spot by asking, "You aren't even my husband. If so, where is the marriage certificate?".
He simply replied, "Let's get one then.". He wasn't even concerned at first, but then he realized she was tricking him, but she ended up falling into the trap she dug.
She asked him, "Why would I want to marry you?". As he rose from the bed, his hands were in his pockets. As he stood proudly, he turned around to look at her and said lazily.
"I'm handsome, rich, nice, I have a house, I have companies all over the world. But where can you find a husband like me who would accept a stubborn wife like you?" he asked while leaning forward and inching closer to her.
"A word from my mouth would make any man fall on his knees in begging for me. I wonder where you would find a wife like me who would accept a cold-hearted, stone face husband like you? Hmm." she replied as she crossed her arms.
I dare you to try me and see how many women will come around my bed just to kiss me. You are running around in an infinite circle that has no end. Tell me what you want and I'll do it for you."
"Are you sure you will do anything, even if it is impossible?" She asked. She had a perfect plan.
"As long as I can do it, then yes." He leaned back and sat down on the couch that was in front of her, three meters away.
"Fine. Then divorce me. After all, you're the one who did it, so you can always breach the contract, right?" she asked. The statement she made just now was way beyond the limit.
There was a sudden temperature change. Lydia felt as though she was on a frozen planet. The smile that was on Daniel's face dropped. He gazed at her. She would have many holes in her body if gazes could kill. The room turned dark, the light blue eyes turned dark. After rising from the couch, he took three long strides and threw his hand in the air.
With her arms around her face, Lydia quickly covered her face.
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Song recommendation: Lily by Alan Walker
Anime recommendation: Hakuoki