There were a lot of things that were going on in Nick's mind, at first he was shocked to realise that he made it out alive of the incident that just happened but then he looked around himself and sure enough both him and Romi were alright, though his sister looked a bit terrified because of what happened, she was completely unharmed. Only then did he heave a sigh of relief and then turned to look at the blonde girl who saved his life, he felt a bit awkward.. two times he got entangled in a mess two times and each time he was saved by this girl.
He really couldn't bring himself even to look at the girl's eyes, he was a man and yet he was being protected by a girl like this, how embarrassing.
" I am fine," though his leg was hurting a little, he didn't dare to show it. The last time when she carried him in a princess carry, the two of them were alone but if she did that now, then the two of them would make it to the trending list of the social media and not in a way, that he would like. So, Nick suppressed the dull ache in his ankle and smiled at the blonde girl. " Thank you, for what you did just now… I mean, we could have got seriously hurt if not for you… how can I repay you for what you for us?"
' Marry me!' was what Vanessa would have loved to say after looking at Nick's smile up so close. There were times when she used to scoff when her friends use to say that roses seem to bloom every time their husbands/boyfriends smiled but now that she was seeing it for herself, she had to admit that they were indeed right!
Roses did bloom when her man smiled!
Just look at him, he was ever so beautiful while smiling. Just as she was admiring Nick's good looks a harsh voice came from the earpiece, snapping her out of her daze. " What are you eyeing that man for like he is some sort of eye candy that you want to gobble up? Restrain yourself, at least for my sake! I don't want to be known as the brother of a lecherous woman!"
Vanessa kept smiling but in her mind, she was already thinking of a way to get back at her brother as soon as they returned home. Though she refused to admit that she was eyeing Nick like he was an eye candy, she still snapped out of her immoral thoughts and stood up, as she stretched her hand out for Nick to take. " Here, I think you are still shocked after what happened so take my hand."
Nick wanted to refuse but when he saw the girl's earnest expression, he couldn't say 'no' to her help and took her hand. She helped him up and then tucked a lock of hair behind her ear as she simply smiled at him. " There is no need for you to thank me, after all, I can't just ignore someone who needs my help can I?"
Her words were sensible making her look like a really smart and caring young woman but that was only for those who didn't know the truth. It wasn't Vanessa who was speaking these words, she was reciting what Charity was telling her through the earpiece.
Now that the situation was different from the one they had in mind, Derren and Nolan had to change the script that they came up with and by changing the script, it meant literally changing the script as the two sat on the floor behind a big pillar as they hissed and griped new dialogues to Charity who relayed it all to Vanessa.
" Ask her to look shy."
" Young miss please make yourself look shy."
" Now ask her to be a bit hesitant."
" Be a bit hesitant, young miss."
" Now tell her to ask for that guy's Kiki chat!" Though Derren could have easily found Nick's number, he didn't because if they did that then he and his sister would have become creeps in Nick's eyes, that was why they had to go through this entire song and dance to get his number.
Charity relayed the message to Vanessa who prepared herself, even though she was brimming with excitement, she still pulled a hesitating expression. After all, she worked in the mafia world, she has worked as a secret agent many times and knew how to act well, though she was imagining a lot of fantasies in her Lalala land, she still acted like she was a delicate woman as she parted her lips. " Actually, if you don't mind can I get your——"
" Sister you are so cool!" Just as she was going to say 'number' , Romi who has jolted out of her reverie hurriedly rushed to Vanessa and held her hands. " You were like a superhero, not only did you garb by my brother, you also grabbed me and rushed us out of the danger zone, oh my gosh! It was like watching a martial arts movie, the way you leapt and soared!"
Vanessa: "….."
Derren: "…."
Charity & Nolan: "….." Excuse us, can you please according to our script?
Derren who watched Vanessa getting interrupted, threw his head back as he covered his face with his hands and let out an angry roar. " This girl…who is this girl?"
From behind him Nolan cleared his throat and answered, " She is master Nick's sister."
When Derren heard Nolan's answer, he paused and jerkily turned to his assistant as if asking, 'are you sure that annoying little thing is his sister?'
Nolan nodded and then the two of them looked at each other before coming to a silent conclusion.
Well, sisters were born annoying weren't they?
Vanessa didn't know that she was grouped with Romi for being annoying, she was still trying to talk to Nick but his sister was shooting questions one after another and she couldn't get a word out.
" Sister, did you learn martial arts?"
" From whom did you learn?'
" It was really cool will you teach me too?"
" You are really strong, sister! You were able to pick my brother with one hand!"
Vanessa: "…."
Derren: "…."
Well, f*ck! Their hard work just went down the drain, didn't it?